Mickie Knuckles

Mickie Knuckles
Mickie Knuckles
Ring name(s) Mickie Knuckles[1][2]
Isabella Smothers[3]
Izza Belle Smothers[4]
Moose[1][2]
Moose Knuckles[5]
Billed height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[6]
Billed weight 185 lb (84 kg)[6]
Born May 16, 1984 (1984-05-16) (age 27)[1]
Clarksville, Indiana[1][2][7]
Trained by Ian Rotten[1][2]
Chris Hero[1][2]
Debut August 2, 2003[1][2]

Mickie Lee Knuckles[2][8] (born May 16, 1984) is an American professional wrestler who has worked for a number of major independent promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Chikara and Combat Zone Wrestling.[9] She also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name Moose. She is most notable for her hard-hitting style and inter-gender deathmatches.

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Early life

Mickie graduated from Charlestown Senior High School.[8]

Professional wrestling career

Mickie has been a fan of wrestling since the age of 5. After seeing a Bubble Bath match at IWA Mid-South's Eyes Wide Open show between Holly Wood and Paige, she introduced herself to Ian Rotten and his wife Patti who suggested that she should train to be a wrestler (Mickie can in fact be seen in the crowd on the DVD release of Eyes Wide Open.[10]) Mickie started her training under Ian Rotten and Chris Hero, at the same time working security and refereeing for IWA shows.[7] Mickie became the final graduating student of the Ian Rotten Wrestling School, and would go on to wrestle against Ian in his retirement match.

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (2003–present)

Mickie's debut match was August 2, 2003 in a non-tournament match at the 2003 King of the Death Match against Hailey Hatred. During the match Hailey powerbombed Mickie across two bridged steel chairs. Mickie's neck hit the back of the chairs,[11] causing the match to be stopped. Undeterred, in November 2003, Mickie was booked into the Ted Petty Invitational tournament, losing to Ian Rotten in the first round, but becoming the first woman to be booked in either the IWA Mid-South Sweet Science Sixteen Tournament or the TPI.

Mickie continued to have intergender matches against wrestlers such as Cash Flo and Nate Webb, before Ian Rotten and Dave Prazak began to bring in more women to IWA Mid-South and their women's division (show segment) was formed.[12] In May 2004 a tournament was held to crown the first NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Championship, during which Mickie advanced to the semi finals before being defeated by Mercedes Martinez. One of her fellow entrants in the tournament, Traci Brooks, stated that she had "never seen a girl train as hard" as Mickie.[13] Mickie won the NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Championship on June 11, 2005 defeating MsChif and Alison Danger in a three-way match.[14] However, six days later NWA Midwest promoter Ed Chuman declared that the title match had been unsanctioned and returned NWA Midwest title to MsChif. Ian Rotten however still recognized Mickie as the IWA Mid-South Women's Champion, leading to the titles splitting into two separate entities.

As such Mickie became the IWA Mid-South Women's Champion, keeping the title for 5 months before losing it to her first ever opponent Hailey Hatred, on the 18th November 2005. Mickie would win the title back at an IWA East Coast event in February 2006, and held on to it until July 2007 before losing it to Chuck Taylor in controversial fashion, since Chuck is in fact a man. Mickie earned an IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship match against Chuck, but was met with disapproval from Chuck who stated that if he had to put up his title against a female, than the female should also put her title on the line as well. Mickie agreed and was defeated by Chuck who then became the men's and women's champion. Less than a month later, Mickie won back her title by defeating Taylor in a Falls Count Anywhere match to regain the Women's Championship for a third time. She would go on to hold the title until May 2, 2008, where she lost to by Daizee Haze in a triple threat match also involving Sara Del Rey.

Before receiving a rematch for the IWA Women's Championship, Mickie broke her right femur on July 6, 2008 after performing a diving crossbody off a platform onto Del Rey.

King of the Death Match Tournament

After losing to Ian Rotten, in a Fans Bring the Weapons Match in the 2006 tournament, Mickie once again was booked in the King of the Death Match Tournament in 2007, being the only woman to ever be booked for the show on multiple occasions.

On Night One, Mickie Knuckles beat Tank in a Barbed Wire ropes & Barbed Wire Baseball Bat Death Match, however she was defeated on Night Two in the quarter finals by Brain Damage in another Fans Bring the Weapons Match.[15]

Queen of the Death Match Tournament

At the inaugural Queen of the Death Match tournament in November 2006 an announcement was made to open the show that LuFisto would not be performing due to breaking her hand punching Necro Butcher during the finals of the Stranglehold KOTDM tournament show. In the first round, Mickie beat Ann Thraxx in an Unlucky 13 Staple Gun Death Match, and went on to defeat Rachel Putski in the semi-final in a Taipei Death Match. This put Mickie through to the final where she defeated Mayumi Ozaki in a No Rope Barbed Wire, Fans Bring The Weapons Steel Cage Death Match to become the first ever IWA Mid-South Queen of the Death Match. However, following match, LuFisto and Vanessa Kraven entered the cage and beat Mickie down, leading to Mickie swearing revenge against LuFisto.[16]

The second Queen of the Death Match tournament show was held in October, 2007 and this time LuFisto was able to make her booking. Mickie was beaten in a first round Barbed Wire Ropes & Barbed Wire Baseball Bat Death Match after being pinned by Storm, however she was victorious in the Semi Final Losers Bracket, defeating B.B. Walls in a Barbed Wire Ropes & Deathmatch Bats match; following that with a victory over Roxie Cotton in a Barbed Wire Ropes & Taipei Death Match in the loser’s bracket final. This set up the final fight of LuFisto vs Mickie Knuckles in a No Rope Barbed Wire & Electrified Light Tubes Death Match in which LuFisto defeated Mickie.[15]

Chickfight (2005)

In October 2005, Mickie was booked in the Chickfight 3 tournament show in Hayward, California. After defeating Tiffany in the first round and Hailey Hatred in the second, Mickie lost out in the finals to returning champion Mariko Yoshida.[17]

Chikara (2005, 2006)

Mickie has also been booked on a number of occasions for Chikara, making her debut as a Tag Team partner for Eddie Kingston in the Tag World Grand Prix 2005. Later that year, she was booked in the Young Lions Cup tournament, becoming the first female wrestler to compete for the title. Mickie would go on to work for Chikara on several more occasions, including teaming up with her mentor Ian Rotten for the Tag World Grand Prix 2006.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2008)

In mid-2008, Mickie made her debut with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. She appeared on the June 5 edition of Impact!, coming to The Beautiful People's aid by attacking Gail Kim, O.D.B., and Roxxi. It was later announced that she would be in a tag match with The Beautiful People against the team of Kim, Roxxi, and ODB at Slammiversary. At the show, she made her in-ring debut under the name Moose, but lost the match when ODB pinned her.[18]

After Slammiversary, Mickie signed an official contract with TNA[19] and made her Impact! in-ring debut on the June 26 edition with a victory over ODB in a Bimbo Brawl. The following week, she defeated Roxxi in another Bimbo Brawl.[20]

Later that week at an IWA-MS show, Mickie broke her leg during a match. In order to take time off to recover, TNA released her from her contract.

Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2008–present)

Knuckles debuted in Juggalo Championship Wrestling as a referee in season two of the internet wrestling show SlamTV!. Tracy Smothers, who was facing his rival 2 Tuff Tony, won the match after a fast count by Knuckles, who was later revealed as Tracy's illegitimate daughter, Isabella Smothers.[21] Two weeks later, Tracy caught Isabella listening to Boondox, the rapper who sings 2 Tuff Tony's entrance music.[22] The following week, Tracy caught Isabella engaging in sexual actions with Boondox, through storyline, and assaulted him.[23] Tracy and Isabella were later scheduled to face Boondox and 2 Tuff Tony at Bloodymania II.[24] After Isabella broke her leg wrestling for IWA-MS, she was replaced in the match by Bull Pain.[25]

Isabella defeated Hailey Hatred in a Ladies 10,000 Thumbtack Deathmatch at Juggalo Championship Wrestling's event Oddball Wrestling 2009. At Bloodymania IV, Isabella lost to "The World's Tallest Juggalette" Isis in the first women's match in Bloodymania history.[26] By the end of 2010, she was put into a storyline in which she was seemingly dating Bull Pain. Smothers and Pain were then involved in a brief rivalry with the Weedman.[27][28][29]

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2011-present)

Knuckles made her Ohio Valley Wrestling debut on episode 610, under the name Izza Belle Smothers. She teamed with her (storyline) sister Jessie Belle Smothers in a losing effort to The Blossoms. On episode 612, Smother's Twisted Daughters teamed with Shiloh Jonze in a six-person mixed tag team match in a losing effort to The Blossoms and Johnny Spade. Smothers was part of an eight-woman gauntlet match for the at OVW's Saturday Night Special on April 15, but was unsuccessful in winning the title. On July 7, Smother's Twisted Daughters defeated Taryn Shay and Lady JoJo when Izza Belle pinned JoJo, giving her an opportunity to challenge for the title. On August 6, at the Saturday Night Special, Smothers defeated JoJo to win the Women's Championship.[4] On August 24, Smothers lost the title back to JoJo.[30]

Other media

Knuckles appeared in an episode of The Jerry Springer Show, along with xOMGx and Scotty Vortekz.

In wrestling

Wrestlers trained

Championships and accomplishments

  • Independent Wrestling Association Deep South
    • IWA Deep South Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ian Rotten[33]

1The IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship was held jointly between Knuckles, Abercrombie and Moore using the Freebird Rule.

Notes

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