Lady Frost

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Lady Frost
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Lady Frost in November 2019
Birth nameBrittany Rae Steding [1] [2]
Born (1985-03-14) March 14, 1985 (age 39)
Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. [1]
Family Tony Marino (grandfather)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Ellie Fredericks [3]
Jamie Frost [1]
Lady Frost [4]
Marmalade [3]
The Red Queen [3]
Billed from"Imperial, Iceland" [4]
DebutMarch 26, 2018 [2]

Brittany Rae Steding (born March 14, 1985) is an American professional wrestler, currently performing on the independent circuit under the ring name Lady Frost. She also makes sporadic appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and her sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH).

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Professional wrestling career

WWE (2018)

Steding made her professional wrestling debut for WWE on the March 26, 2018 episode of Raw , under the ring name "Jamie Frost", where she lost to Asuka in a squash match. [5]

Independent circuit (2018–present)

Steding began her independent career as the valet of her then [6] real-life husband Victor Benjamin. [1] Later, the two would wrestle as a tag team under the name "Pretty Proper", with Steding adapting the ring name "Lady Frost". [1] On September 15, 2018, Frost had her first title match when she challenged LuFisto for the Rogue Women Warriors Championship at an Atomic Championship Wrestling event but was unsuccessful. [7]

In March 2019, Frost made her Chikara debut, participating in the annual Young Lions Cup tournament. [1] On November 2, Frost made her debut for Shimmer Women Athletes during the taping of Volume 114 , where she defeated Jenna Lynn in a dark match. [8] She later lost on the same day to Thunderkitty during the taping of Volume 115 . [8]

In 2021, Frost won her first title in wrestling, defeating Heather Monroe to become Hurricane Pro Wrestling's women's champion. [1]

All Elite Wrestling (2020, 2023)

Frost made her All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut during the November 24, 2020 episode of AEW Dark , where she and Jennacide lost to the team of Diamante and Ivelisse. [9] She made another appearance on the following week's episode of Dark, where she lost to Red Velvet. [10]

On May 24, 2023, Frost made her debut on AEW's Dynamite program, in a loss to Taya Valkyrie. [11] On June 29, Frost unsuccessfully challenged Kris Statlander for the TBS Championship on Collision . On November 25 she unsuccessfully challenged Julia Hart for the TBS Championship on Collision.

National Wrestling Alliance (2021)

On August 7, 2021, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) confirmed that Frost would appear on their women's pay-per-view NWA EmPowerrr, as a participant in the main event NWA Women's Invitational Cup Gauntlet match. [12] At the event, Frost was eliminated by Debbie Malenko from the match. [13] On August 29 at the NWA 73rd Anniversary Show, Frost and The Hex (Allysin Kay and Marti Belle) defeated the team of Jennacide, Paola Mayfield, and Taryn Terrell during the event's pre-show. [14]

Impact Wrestling (2021–2022)

Frost made her Impact Wrestling debut during the July 8, 2021 episode of the promotion's titular television series, unsuccessfully answering Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo's open challenge. [15] On September 28, Impact Wrestling announced that Frost would compete in the 2021 Knockouts Knockdown Tournament. [16] Frost was eliminated from the tournament in the first round after losing to Rachael Ellering. [16] During the December 9 episode of Impact!, after Frost defeated Kimber Lee, it was revealed that she had become an official Knockout and would be the first entrant of the inaugural Knockouts Ultimate X match at Hard to Kill. [17] The match would be won by Tasha Steelz. [18]

On the January 20, 2022 episode of Before the Impact , Frost challenged Jordynne Grace for the Impact Digital Media Championship, but was unsuccessful. [19] On April 20, Frost revealed that she had suffered an injury which would require surgery. [20] On June 23, Frost announced on her Twitter account that she asked for her release from Impact Wrestling, [21] however, her request was reportedly denied. [22] On November 9, Frost was granted her release. [23]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2022)

On October 24, 2022, Frost made her debut for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), teaming with Alex Gracia and Ivelisse to defeat Hikari Shimizu, Mei Suruga, and Tae Honma. [24] On October 28, Frost participated in the 2022 CMLL International Women's Gran Prix, reaching the final two before being defeated by Dalys la Caribeña. [24] In December, Frost and Dalys won CMLL's women's Copa Bicentenario tournament. [25]

Ring of Honor (2023–present)

During year 2023 Lady Frost debuted in Ring of Honor (ROH) and had wrestled in several matches off-and-on in ROH ever since. [26] [27] [28] [29]

On December 27, 2023 it was announced that Lady Frost will participate in the inaugural ROH Women's World Television Championship tournament but never participated and was replaced in the tournament due to her having a tour in Mexico. [30]

Personal life

Steding was married to fellow professional wrestler Victor Benjamin. [31] [1] Steding is the granddaughter of the wrestler Tony Marino. [1]

Championships and accomplishments

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