Charli Evans

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Charli Evans
Charli Evans in April 2017.jpg
Evans (right) in April 2017
Born (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 (age 27) [1]
Central Coast, Australia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Charli Evans
Billed height157 cm (5 ft 2 in) [2]
Billed weight48 kg (106 lb)
Trained byAdam Hoffman
Jack Bonza
Madison Eagles
Debut2014

Evangeline Carey better known by her ring name Charli Evans is an Australian professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenures with various promotions from the British independent scene such as Pro-Wrestling: EVE, Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) and Progress Wrestling. She is also known for competing in American promotions such as Shimmer Women Athletes and Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), Japanese promotion Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, and Australian promotion Melbourne City Wrestling. [3]

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Professional wrestling career

Australian independent circuit (2014–present)

Carey made her professional wrestling debut at BMPW Night Of Heritage, an event promoted by Blue Mountains Pro Wrestling on December 13, 2014, where she fell short to Shazza McKenzie. [4] Carey has also competed for several other promotion from Australia such as Platinum Wrestling Enterprises (PWE), Newcastle Pro Wrestling (Newy Pro), Australian Wrestling Entertainment (AWE), Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) and Pro Wrestling Australia (PWA). [2]

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2023)

Carey competed for the NJPW Tamashii branch of events created by New Japan Pro Wrestling in order to promote Australian talent. She made her first appearance at NJPW TAMASHII III on February 3, 2023, where she fell short to her long-time tag team partner Jessica Troy. [5] At NJPW TAMASHII VIII on September 15, 2023, she teamed up with Kyla Knight in a losing effort against Cherry Stephens and Frankie B. [6]

British independent circuit

Carey debuted in the British independent scene in 2017, making Pro-Wrestling: EVE her main battlefield. She competed for various other promotions as a developmental talent sent by the EVE, having shared stint or longer tenures with Revolution Pro Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK) or TNT Extreme Wrestling (TNT). [2]

Pro-Wrestling: EVE (2017–2022)

Carey is best known for her tenure with Pro-Wrestling: EVE. She made her debut in the company at EVE Fearless on August 12, 2017, where she competed in a four-way number one contender match for the Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship won by Leah Owens and also involving Kay Lee Ray and Nina Samuels. [7]

During her time in the company, she mainly competed as a tag team wrestler alongside "Floozies/The Blue Nation" tag team partner Jessica Troy, alongside Millie McKenzie as "Medusa Complex", and as part of the "Four Nations" and "New Nation" stables. [2] She has won the Pro-Wrestling: EVE Tag Team Championship alongside McKenzie at Wrestle Queendom 3 on January 11, 2020, by defeating Emersyn Jayne and Gisele Shaw and The Woke Queens (Debbie Keitel and Lyra Valkyria) in a three-way match, and they are still the longest reigning champions till date at 756 days. [8]

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2017–2022)

Carey made her first appearance for Revolution Pro Wrestling at RevPro Live In Cardiff on October 15, 2017, where she fell short to Jinny and Veda Scott in a three-way match. [9] She competed in the inaugural tournament for the Undisputed British Women's Championship, starting with the first rounds from RevPro Live At The Cockpit 24 on January 6, 2018, where she fell short to Millie McKenzie. [10] She challenged for the same Women's Title at RevPro Live In Bristol 2 on April 28, 2019, where she came short to Zoe Lucas. [11] Carey made her last appearance for the promotion at the 2022 edition of RevPro High Stakes where she unsuccessfully challenged Alex Windsor for the exact same Women's Title. [12]

Progress Wrestling (2017–2022)

Carey made her first appearance in Progress Wrestling at PROGRESS Revelations Of Divine Love on October 2, 2017, where she won a one-night number one contendership tournament for the Progress Wrestling World Women's Championship by defeating Charlie Morgan in the first rounds, Chakara in the semifinals and Jinny in the finals. [13] She then stepped up to challenge Toni Storm for the title at PROGRESS Chapter 56: La Danse Macabre on October 29, 2017, but came up short. [14] Carey returned to the promotions two years later at PROGRESS Chapter 95: Still Chasing on September 15, 2019, where she competed in a Royal Rumble match for the inaugural Progress Proteus Championship won by Paul Ribonson and also involving various other notable opponents, both male and female such as Chris Brookes, Dani Luna, Ilja Dragunov, TK Cooper, Chuck Mambo, Eddie Kingston, Mike Bailey, Dan Moloney, Millie McKenzie and many others. [15] Carey made her last appearance for the promotion at PROGRESS Chapter 127: And The Word Was Progress on January 23, 2022, where she defeated Lana Austin. [16]

American independent circuit

Besides Shimmer and GCW, Carey also competed for various ther promotions from the United States. At Impact Wrestling/RISE RISE 9 - RISE Of The Knockouts, a cross-over event promoted by Impact Wrestling and Rise Wrestling on July 7, 2018, she competed for the inaugural Guardians of Rise Championship by teaming up with Jessica Troy and falling short to the winners Paradise Lost (Dust and Raven's Ash) and the teams of Fire And Nice (Britt Baker and Chelsea Green), and Wily Smilies (Kylie Rae and Miranda Alize). [17] On the second night of the ROH Honor Re-United from August 18, 2018, Carey fell short to Kay Lee Ray. [18]

Shimmer Women Athletes (2017–2021)

Carey made her debut in Shimmer Women Athletes at Volume 92 on July 8, 2017, where she fell short to Thunderkitty in singles competition. On the same night, she also wrestled in a pre-taped Volume 93 where she teamed up with her "Blue Nation" tag team partner Jessica Troy in a losing effort against Delilah Doom and Leva Bates. [19] Carey competed at the promotion's last-ever show before closure, the Volume 120 from October 31, 2021, where she fell short to Mercedes Martinez in singles competition. [20]

During her four-year stint tenure with Shimmer, Carey competed for one of the promotion's championships, however unsuccessfully, the Shimmer Tag Team Championship, having fought for the titles by teaming up with Jessica Troy and unsuccessfully challenging reigning champions The Totally Tubular Tag Team (Delilah Doom and Leva Bates) and the teams of Cheerleader Melissa and Mercedes Martinez, and The Killer Death Machines (Jessicka Havok and Nevaeh) in a four-way elimination tag team match at Volume 107 on October 21, 2018. [21] Carey alongside Troy once again challenged for the championships at Volume 116 on November 3, 2019, when they came short against Team Sea Stars (Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo). [22]

Game Changer Wrestling (2021–2023)

Carey made her first appearance in Game Changer Wrestling at the sixth edition of the GCW Nick Gage Invitational from November 13, 2021, where she defeated Kit Osbourne and Shlak in a three-way first round match, but fell short to Alex Colon in the semifinals. [23] On the first night of the GCW Homecoming Weekend 2022 from August 13, she unsuccessfully challenged Cole Radrick for the GCW Extreme Championship. [24]

Japanese independent circuit

Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (2019–2020)

Carey made her debut in Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling at a house show from May 18, 2019, where she teamed up with her "Medusa Complex" tag team partner Millie McKenzie to defeat Beauty Bear (Chihiro Hashimoto and Mika Iwata). [25] Roughly one week later at another house show from May 27, 2019, Carey and McKenzie defeated Hashimoto and Iwata to win the Sendai Girls Tag Team Championship. [26] They defended the titles twice before dropping them to Reiwa Ultima Powers (Dash Chisako and Hiroyo Matsumoto) on October 13, 2019. [27] Carey made her last appearance in the promotions at Sendai Girls New Year Senjo on January 5, 2020, where she teamed up with Yuu in a losing effort against Kaoru and Meiko Satomura. [28]

Championships and accomplishments

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