| Kenzie Paige | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kenzie Paige Henry |
| Born | March 5, 2002 Tennessee, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kenzie Paige Kenzie Paige Henry |
| Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Billed weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
| Trained by | |
| Debut | December 16, 2016 |
Kenzie Paige Henry (born March 5, 2002), known by her ring name Kenzie Paige, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where she is the leader of Pretty Empowered. She is the inaugural NWA World Women's Television Champion, a former NWA World Women's Tag Team Champion and the current NWA World Women's Champion, in her first reign.
Paige got her start in her father's Wrestling Promotion Kross Fire Wrestling in Sevierville, Tennessee. Paige made her national TV debut on the May 6, 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite losing to Nyla Rose in a squash match. [1]
On the June 15, 2021 episode of NWA Powerrr , Paige made her NWA debut, losing to Melina in a three-way match which also involved Jennacide. [2] Her next match was on the August 3 episode of Powerrr where, during the Champions Series, she defeated Lady Frost, marking Paige's first win in NWA. [3] During the NWA EmPowerrr pre-show, she lost to Paola Blaze (accompanied by Taryn Terrell) in a match that didn't air due to technical issues. [4] At By Any Means Necessary, Paige faced Kamille in a two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Women's Championship, only to lose the match two to none. [5] [6]
On March 20, 2022 at the Crockett Cup, Ella Envy and Paige, under the name Pretty Empowered, made their NWA debut together, losing to the NWA World Women's Tag Team Champions The Hex. [7] On June 11, at Alwayz Ready, Pretty Empowered defeated the Hex to win the World Women's Tag Team Championships. [8] This would lead them to a rematch against The Hex on the NWA 74th Anniversary Show for said championships, successfully defending in a Street Fight where Paige also turned heel alongside Envy. [9] On September 27, at Pretty Empowered Surge in which they hosted, Envy and Paige introduced Roxy as their third member of Pretty Empowered. [10]
On December 24, 2022, at NWA Christmas Special, Envy and Paige defeated The Renegade Twins who had made their NWA debut. [11] [12] On the February 7, 2023 episode of NWA Powerrr, Envy and Roxy lost to the Renegade Twins, which earned the latter a title shot at Nuff Said. [13] On February 11, at Nuff Said, the Envy and Paige lost their NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship bout to the Renegade Twins by pinfall. [14] [15]
Paige entered the NWA Women's Television Championship inaugural tournament, and on the March 14 episode of Powerrr, she defeated Ashley D'Amboise to advance to the final. [16] On April 7, at NWA 312, Paige defeated Max the Impaler in the tournament final to win the NWA World Women's Television Championship. [17] On the April 25 episode of Powerrr, she defeated Ella Envy to retain the title. [18]
On Night One of the NWA 75th Anniversary Show, Paige lost the title to Max the Impaler, but won the Burke Invitational Gauntlet later to earn an NWA World Women's Championship match the following night. On Night Two, she defeated Kamille to win the World Women's Championship. [19] [20] By winning the title, Paige became the youngest NWA World Women's Champions at 21 years old, and the first NWA Women's Triple Crown Champion. [21] On The September 12 episode of Powerrr, Paige had her first successful title defense by defeating Samantha Starr. [22] On the October 24 episode of Powerrr, Pretty Empowered turned on Roxy, kicking her out of their group. [23]
With NWA Returning to the territories system, Paige was announced on April 24, 2024 to helm their newest edition Kross Fire Wrestling (KFW), which based in Sevierville, Tennessee. [24]
