| Barbi Hayden | |
|---|---|
 Hayden in 2019 | |
| Birth name | Callee Wilkerson |
| Born | October 2, 1990 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Barbi Hayden Abilene Maverick |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Billed weight | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Billed from | College Station, Texas |
| Debut | 2010 |
Callee Wilkerson (born October 2, 1990) is an American retired professional wrestler, known by her ring names Barbi Hayden and Abilene Maverick. [1] [2] She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling.
Barbi Hayden made her debut and on June 1, 2013, at Ring of Honor she debuted in a one on one match against Athena Reese but was not successful. [3] [4]
On January 25, 2014, Hayden won the NWA World Women's Championship for the first time, after defeating Kacee Carlisle. She made her first successful title defense on February 8 against Santana Garrett at WSU Mutiny. [5] Hayden held the title 378 days, when she successfully defended the title eleven times, [6] before losing the title to Garrett on February 7, 2015. [7]
On July 31, 2015, Hayden lost to Tessa Blanchard in the first women's match to ever be televised in China. [8] [9] On January 21, 2016, Hayden made her debut for Shine Wrestling at SHINE 32, defeating Renee Michelle. [10] The following month on February 26, at SHINE 33 Hayden defeated Leah Vaughan. [11]
Hayden appeared at TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 2016 Pay Per View. [12] At this event, Hayden defeated Raquel in a singles qualifying match, for a spot in the Queen of the Knockouts Gauntlet Battle Royal. Facing Jade, Allysin Kay, Allie, Madison Rayne and Marti Belle and Rebel and Rosemary, which was won by Jade. [13]
Hayden joined Women of Wrestling (WOW) under the name Abilene Maverick, The Governor's Daughter. After debuting as a face, Maverick began turning heel and started to bully Stephy Slays, committing acts such as spilling tea on her, [14] and feigning an injury to avoid facing her in the ring. Following Slays' victory over The Disciplinarian, the evil Maverick attacked Slays backstage, cementing her heel turn. [15]
On July 22, 2019, Hayden announced her retirement from pro wrestling to focus on performing stage shows in Las Vegas. [16] In 2023 Maverick made her return to Women of Wrestling (WOW) where she captured the WOW World Title.
