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| 1999 Debbie Kruck Fitness Classic - 1st, Tall Class 1999 NPC Team Universe - 2nd, Tall Class 1998 ESPN2 Fitness America Series - 2nd 1998 Ironwoman Tri-Fitness - 4th, overall 1997 ESPN2 Fitness America Series - 1st 1997 Triple Crown Lifequest - Top 20 1995 NPC Inland Empire - 1st place, Middleweight (bodybuilding) | Honorable Mention: PWI's 2001 Rookie of the Year Contest All-American Cheerleader Award |
Victoria (Lisa Marie Varon) was born February 10, 1971, into an athletic family in San Bernardino, CA. All 3 of her older brothers were amateur wrestlers with two of them earning wrestling scholarships to college and her brother Bobby even went on to the Pan American Games in 1983 to win a gold medal. Picked with only a handful of other women to cheer at halftime during an NFL Pro Bowl, Victoria went on to win a bodybuilding competition, have a run as a fitness competitor and obtain her IFBB Professional Fitness Card. She has also appeared on television in cities nationwide as a fitness expert. Attending UCLA and Loma Linda University and studying Bio-Med allowed her to use her Pre-Med education in an unusual manner. After receiving certifications in Cryolife Tissue Recovery Training in Vascular Tissue; and Muscular Skeletal Transplant Foundation Educational Course Completion, Lisa Marie was employed as a Human Tissue Coordinator she began working at the Inland Eye and Tissue Bank in Redlands, CA where she became a Human Tissue Coordinator. She performed medical and personal background checks on potential donors, as well as physically examining the cadavers for suitability.
In January 2001 rumors started appearing almost weekly about her re-debut as the 'wrestling' Victoria. The rumors continued for what seemed like forever until she finally made a semi-debut on July 7, 2002 during a Heat broadcast where she wrestled a short match and lost to Trish Stratus. She didn't appear again until a RAW broadcast on August 8, 2002 when Molly Holly introduced Victoria to Chris Nowinski and William Regal, explaining that she had been training her.
Victoria's feud with Stratus continued for several more months, encompassing a street fight on the January 27, 2003 episode of RAW which was won by Victoria, considered by some fans to be among the best women's matches in WWE history. Varon's reign lasted until WrestleMania XIX when she lost to Stratus in a triple threat match which also included Jazz. Following the loss, it was speculated that she had dropped the title in order to allow for her to have surgery on her right knee, which she had injured some time earlier. However, instead of having surgery, Varon opted to wear a knee brace during matches, a practice she continues to this day.
In a November 2006 episode of RAW, Victoria dominated Melina, Torrie Wilson, Maria and Candice Michelle in a number one contender battle royal for the WWE Women's Championship (eliminating all the divas). She injured Candice Michelle's nose in the process with a kick to the face before hitting Candice with her signature Widow's Peak. Victoria was given a championship match at New Year's Revolution 2007, where she lost to Mickie James. |
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