Jamie Hayter | |
---|---|
Birth name | Paige Wooding [1] |
Born | [2] Eastleigh, Hampshire, England [1] [3] | 23 April 1995
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Jamie Hayter |
Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) [2] |
Billed weight | 143 lb (65 kg) [2] |
Billed from | Southampton, England |
Debut | 2 May 2015 [2] |
Paige Wooding (born 23 April 1995), better known by the ring name Jamie Hayter, is an English professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where she is a former AEW Women's World Champion.
Prior to signing with AEW, she had wrestled primarily internationally, including in England's Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), where she is a former RevPro British Women's Champion, and Japan's World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom), where she is a former SWA World Champion and a former Goddesses of Stardom Champion (with Bea Priestley).
In 2017, Hayter participated in the Pro Wrestling Chaos company in the tournament to crown the first Maiden of Chaos Champion after defeating Dahlia Black in the quarterfinals and was eliminated in the final against Martina. [4] On 4 October 2018, Hayter defeat Ayesha Raymond to win the WWW Women's Championship. [5]
In November 2018, Jamie competed in Pro Wrestling Eve's annual tournament event named "She-1", a round robin block tournament which is styled after New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 tournament. Hayter became the "Ace of Eve" after defeating Toni Storm and Kris Wolf in the finals.[ citation needed ]
Hayter made her debut in professional wrestling on 25 May 2015 in a loss to Jinny Couture. At the end of June, Hayter debuted at Revolution Pro Wrestling in the RevPro Contenders 11 event defeating Zoe Lucas. In mid-2018, Hayter defeated Jinny to win the RevPro British Women's Championship for the first time in her career. [6] On 28 July, Hayter made her first successful defense of the British Women's Championship against Zoe Lucas. On 5 August, Hayter made her second successful defense of title against Bobbi Tyler. On 18 November, Hayter made her third successful defense of title against Kimber Lee. She lost the title to Zoe Lucas in her fourth defense on 2 December. [7] She would regain the title on 7 February 2021, defeating Gisele Shaw. Revpro would vacated the title on 27 June 2021 when Hayter accepted an offer from WWE for a try-out the same date RevPro hosted a show. [8]
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources .(May 2022) |
In August 2018, Hayter made her World Wonder Ring Stardom debut by entering the 2018 5 Star Grand Prix. Hayter scored a total of five points, which was not enough to advance to the finals. [9] In early 2019, Hayter joined the stable Oedo Tai run by Kagetsu. In January 2020, Hayter and Bea Priestley became the first foreign team to win the Goddesses of Stardom Championship, and Hayter would seven days later capture her first world title, defeating Utami Hayashishita for the SWA World Championship. However, she vacated the title in September 2020 since she was unable to work in Japan due to COVID-19 restrictions.
On 15 May 2019, episode of NXT UK , Hayter made her first appearance for WWE, losing to Piper Niven in a squash match. [10] [11]
On 23 October 2019 episode of AEW Dynamite , Hayter made her debut for AEW, losing to Britt Baker. During an interview backstage, Hayter was attacked by Brandi Rhodes. [12] On 6 November, Hayter picked up her first win teaming with Emi Sakura taking on Riho and Shanna. [5] Hayter was set to work more with AEW whilst wrestling in Japan; however, because of the COVID-19 pandemic that situation halted plans. [6]
Hayter returned to AEW on 13 August 2021 on the debut episode of AEW Rampage , assisting Baker in a post-match brawl against Red Velvet and Kris Statlander. [13] Shortly after, it was announced that she had signed with AEW. [14] She then aligned with Baker and her associate Rebel. [15] On 3 November episode of Dynamite, Hayter competed in the TBS Championship Tournament where Hayter defeated Anna Jay in the first round. [16] On Thanksgiving Eve special episode of Dynamite, Hayter lost to Thunder Rosa in the quarterfinals of the tournament. [17] In 2022, Hayter competed in the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament facing Skye Blue in a qualifying match on Rampage which Hayter won. [18] On 11 May episode of Dynamite, Hayter was defeated by Toni Storm in the quarterfinals of the tournament. [19] At Battle of the Belts III, Hayter challenged AEW Women's World Champion Thunder Rosa for the title in a losing effort, [20] and she suffered a broken nose during the match. [21] At All Out, Hayter, Baker, Hikaru Shida and Storm competed against each other to become the interim AEW Women's World Champion, which Hayter lost. [22]
At Full Gear, Hayter defeated Storm to become interim AEW Women's World Champion. [23] On the following episode of Dynamite, Rosa relinquished the lineal title due to injury making Hayter the official and undisputed AEW Women's World Champion. [24] Hayter's first successful title defense was against Shida in the main event of Dynamite special episode Holiday Bash. [25] The match received positive reception from AEW backstage. [26]
In 2023, At Revolution, Hayter defeated Ruby Soho and Saraya in a three-way match to retain her title. After the match, Soho attacked Hayter and joined forces with Saraya and Toni Storm. [27] During this time, Hayter and Baker began feuding with Storm, Soho, and Saraya who were known as the Outcasts. [28] On 3 May episode of Dynamite, Hikaru Shida helped Baker and Hayter to even the odds against the Outcasts. [29] At Double or Nothing, Hayter lost the title to Storm, ending her reign at 190 days. [30] Prior to that match, Hayter suffered an undisclosed injury and would be out indefinitely. [31] In a September 2024 interview with Renee Paquette, Hayter revealed that she had suffered two herniated discs in her back and nearly retired from professional wrestling. [32]
Following a hiatus that lasted over a year, Hayter made her return to AEW in August 2024 at All In, where she confronted Saraya. [32] On the following episode of Dynamite, Hayter made her in-ring return, defeating Harley Cameron. [32] In September 2024 at Grand Slam, Hayter defeated Saraya, finally ending her feud with the Outcasts. [33] On 13 November episode of Dynamite, Hayter's promo was interrupted by a vignette of Julia Hart, teasing a feud between the two. [34] On 14 December at the Collision edition of Winter is Coming, Hayter was defeated by Willow Nightingale in the International Women's Cup Qualifier. After the match, she was attacked by Hart. [35]
On 1 January 2025 at Fight for the Fallen, Hayter was defeated by Hart. [36]
In an interview with Women's Health UK in 2018, Wooding revealed that she has ADHD and how professional wrestling helped her deal with it. [37] She cited Saraya as one of her inspirations. [3]
Jazmin Benitez is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Mercedes Martinez. She also appears for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where she is a former ROH Women's World Champion. She is also known for her time in WWE, primarily on the NXT brand.
Dori Elizabeth Prange is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Ruby Soho, and is a former member of The Outcasts stable. She is also known for her time in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Ruby Riott, and has also worked in World Wonder Ring Stardom as Heidi Lovelace, as well as extensively on the U.S. independent circuit for promotions such as Shimmer Women Athletes, Shine Wrestling, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and IWA Mid-South.
Toni Rossall, better known by the ring name Toni Storm, is a New Zealand-Australian professional wrestler. Since March 2022, she has been signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a record-tying three-time former AEW Women's World Champion. She also appears in AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). She also previously competed with the epithet "Timeless" Toni Storm. Prior to signing with AEW, Rossall worked for WWE, where she was an NXT UK Women's Champion.
Melissa Cervantes, known by her ring name Thunder Rosa, is a Mexican-American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a former AEW Women's World Champion. She debuted in 2014 and has also appeared in World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom), Impact Wrestling (Impact), and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).
Olivia Hasler is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Penelope Ford. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is also known for her work in Combat Zone Wrestling.
Samuel Guevara is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Sons of Texas and is a record tying three-time former AEW TNT Champion. He also appears in AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is one-half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions with Dustin Rhodes in their first reign. He has previously worked for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he is a former AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion with real life wife Tay Melo, and a former AAA Cruiserweight Champion.
Brittany Ann Baker is an American professional wrestler and dentist. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling—being the first woman to join its official roster when it launched in 2019—where she performs under the ring name Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.
Beatrice St. Claire "Bea" Terry, best known by the ring name Bea Priestley, is an English-New Zealand professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Blair Davenport. She is best known for her tenure in Japan, performing for World Wonder Ring Stardom from 2017 until 2021, and also made appearances in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) serving as Will Ospreay’s valet.
The AEW Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on October 2, 2019, the inaugural champion was Riho. The current champion is Mariah May, who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating previous champion "Timeless" Toni Storm at All In on August 25, 2024.
Michael Austin Wardlow is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he performs under the mononymous ring name Wardlow, and is a member of the Undisputed Kingdom stable. He is a former three-time AEW TNT Champion. He is currently on hiatus due to a knee injury.
Anna Marie Jernigan, better known by the ring name Anna Jay, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
Julia Hart is an American professional wrestler and former cheerleader. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a member of the House of Black stable and is a former AEW TBS Champion.
The 2022 Full Gear was the fourth annual Full Gear professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, marking AEW's first PPV to be held in the Tri-State area. The event also saw Saraya's return to wrestling and first match since December 2017, as well as the return of The Elite following their suspension as a result of an altercation that occurred during the All Out post-event media scrum.
The House of Black is a professional wrestling stable, performing in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The group consists of leader Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews, and Julia Hart. Black, King and Matthews are former one-time AEW World Trios Champions; while Black and King also wrestle for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where they are the reigning PWG World Tag Team Champions in their first reign. Hart is a former one-time AEW TBS Champion.
Mariah May Mead, better known by her ring name Mariah May, is an English professional wrestler, model, and actress. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the epithet "The Glamour" Mariah May and is the current AEW Women's World Champion in her first reign. She also won the 2024 women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament and appears in AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH).
The AEW World Trios Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a specialized tag team championship, being contested by teams of three wrestlers, referred to as trios. The reigning champions are the Death Riders, who are in their first reign as a team, while individually, it is the first for Castagnoli and Yuta and the record-tying second for Pac. They won the title by defeating previous champions The Patriarchy, Bang Bang Gang, and House of Black in a four-way London Ladder match at All In on August 25, 2024.
The 2022 Holiday Bash was the third annual Holiday Bash professional wrestling Christmas television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on December 21, 2022, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. The two-part event was broadcast as special episodes of AEW's weekly television programs, Wednesday Night Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage. Dynamite aired live on TBS while Rampage aired on tape delay on December 23 on TNT.
The 2022 New Year's Smash was the third New Year's Smash professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on December 28, 2022, at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The two-part event was broadcast as special episodes of AEW's weekly television programs, Wednesday Night Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage. Dynamite aired live on TBS while Rampage aired on tape delay on December 30 on TNT.
The 2023 Revolution was the fourth annual Revolution professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on March 5, 2023, at Chase Center in San Francisco, California, marking AEW's first PPV to be held in California.
The Outcasts is a villainous professional wrestling stable consisting of Saraya, Harley Cameron and Zak Knight. They are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where Saraya is a former one-time AEW Women's World Champion. Formed in January 2023, the team originally consisted of women who were formerly members of the WWE roster and considered themselves slighted and sidelined by AEW because of that previous association. Toni Storm was a member until she was ousted from the group in September 2023; she had also held the AEW Women's World Championship once while part of the group. Ruby Soho would leave the group as well in February 2024.