| Nicole Savoy | |
|---|---|
 Savoy in 2016 | |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Lil' Swole [1] Nicole Savoy [2] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) [2] |
| Billed from | Sacramento, California [2] |
| Debut | November 5, 2011 |
Nicole Savoy is an American professional wrestler. She has performed in Shimmer Women Athletes, where she was the longest reigning Shimmer Champion.
On March 23, 2015, Savoy participated in the ChickFight tournament on Volume 71 to determine the No. 1 contender for the Shimmer Championship. She managed to defeat Candice LeRae at the first round, however, was eliminated during the semifinals by losing to Evie. [4] Savoy received a Shimmer Championship match on October 11 at Volume 78 , where she unsuccessfully challenged then-champion Madison Eagles. [5] On April 2, 2016, Savoy participated in a twelve-woman tournament on Volume 80 to crown the inaugural Heart of Shimmer Champion. After defeating Kimber Lee and LuFisto, Savot advanced to the finals where she defeated LeRae and Lovelace in a three-way elimination match to win the championship. [6] At the Volume 93 taping on July 8, 2017, Savoy lost the championship to Shazza McKenzie, ending her reign at 462 days with five successful title defenses. [7] [8]
Savoy defeated Mercedes Martinez on Volume 99 on November 12, 2017, to win the Shimmer Championship. [9] On Volume 100 on April 7, 2018, she successfully defended the title against Martinez in a rematch. [10] She went on to retain the title against Britt Baker, [11] Cheerleader Melissa, [12] Deonna Purrazzo, [12] and Nicole Matthews. [13] On Volume 114 on November 2, 2019, she teamed with Big Swole, unsuccessfully challenging Martinez and Melissa for the Shimmer Tag Team Championship. [14] On Volume 116 on November 2, Savoy lost her title to Lee in a four-way elimination match, which also involved Priscilla Kelly and Shotzi Blackheart, ending her reign at 721 days with 17 successful title defenses. [8] By the end of her title reign, Savoy had become the longest reigning Shimmer Champion. [15]
Savoy made her World Wonder Ring Stardom debut on October 16, 2015, during Stardom's USA Tour, in a loss to Mayu Iwatani. [16] On October 18, Savoy, Brittany Wonder and Datura lost to Oedo Tai (Act Yasukawa, Kyoko Kimura and Thunder Rosa). [17]
Savoy competed for WWE in their 2017 Mae Young Classic tournament. [2] She defeated Reina González in the first round but lost to Candice LeRae during the next round. [18] [19] On August 31, 2019, Savoy participated in the Casino Battle Royal taking place at All Elite Wrestling (AEW)'s All Out, where she was eliminated by Nyla Rose. [20] On December 15, Savoy made her Ring of Honor (ROH) debut at the taping of the second night of Final Battle by defeating Sumie Sakai. [21]
In February 2020, Savoy was announced as a participant in a 16-woman tournament to crown the inaugural ROH Women's World Champion on April 27 at Quest for Gold. [22] The event, however, was cancelled, and the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [23] In August, Savoy participated in AEW's Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament: The Deadly Draw under the name Lil' Swole, teaming with Big Swole. The two defeated Leva Bates and Raché Chanel in the quarter-finals but lost to Allie and Brandi Rhodes during the semifinals. [1] [24]
Savoy returned in 2021 to ROH to participate in a tournament to crown the inaugural ROH Women's World Champion. [25] On July 30, Savoy defeated Mazzerati in the first round of the tournament. [26] Savoy lost the following round to Miranda Alize, thus was eliminated from the tournament. [27]
In August and September 2018, Savoy competed in the Blue Stars block of the 2018 5 Star Grand Prix, in which she scored a total of eight points. [28]
On the September 22, 2021, episode of Fusion Alpha , Major League Wrestling (MLW) announced Savoy as part of their new women's featherweight division. [29] [30]
Jazmin Benitez is an American professional wrestler currently 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.
Brian Christopher Joseph Button, better known by the ring name Brian Cage, is an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of Cage of Agony and a former one-time FTW Champion. Cage also performs in AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former two-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion. He also competes on the independent circuit.
Allysin Kay is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where she was a former NWA World Women's Tag Team champion. She is also a one-time NWA World Women's Champion. She has also worked for Impact Wrestling under the ring name Sienna, being a two-time TNA/Impact Knockouts Champion and one-time GFW Women's Champion. She also wrestles on the independent circuit in the United States and Canada.
Deonna Lynn Purrazzo is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since January 2024. She is best known for her tenures with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2020 to 2023, where she is a former three-time TNA Knockouts World Champion and a former TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. She also appeared in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) from 2021 to 2023 and Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2015 to 2018, where she is a former AAA Reina de Reinas Champion and ROH Women's World Champion, respectively, making her a five-time professional wrestling women's world champion.
Women of Honor is a term used by Ring of Honor (ROH) to refer to its women's division and to the promotion's female talent. The term is applied universally to wrestlers, backstage interviewers, and managers/valets.
Toni Rossall, better known by the ring name Toni Storm, is a New Zealand-Australian professional wrestler. As of March 2022, she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she currently performs with the epithet "Timeless" Toni Storm, and is a record-tying three-time former AEW Women's World Champion. Prior to signing with AEW, Rossall worked for WWE. where she was an NXT UK Women's Champion.
Rachael Ellering is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Ring of Honor (ROH) and sister promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW).She is also known for her work in Impact Wrestling, where she is a former Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champion. She has also worked in WWE under the ring name Rachael Evers.
Priscilla Zuniga, better known by the ring name Diamanté, is a Cuban-American professional wrestler currently performing for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH). She is also known for her time with Impact Wrestling and on the independent circuit under the ring name Angel Rose.
Melissa Cervantes, known by her ring name Thunder Rosa, is a Mexican-American professional wrestler 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).
The Women of Honor World Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH).
Kiera Hogan is an American professional wrestler currently working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champion. Hogan has also worked in Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU), where she is a former WSU Spirit Champion.
Yuka Sakazaki is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is known for her tenure with Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, where she is a three-time Princess of Princess Champion, and a record-tying four-time Princess Tag Team Champion.
The Heart of Shimmer Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship in Shimmer Women Athletes. Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries. These narratives create feuds between the various competitors, which cast them as villains and heroines.
Aerial Hull, better known by the ring name Big Swole, is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in All Elite Wrestling from 2019 to 2021.
The ROH Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). The current champion is Athena, who is in her first reign, which is the longest reign in the title's history.
Brittany Rae Steding 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).
Paul Soren Gruber is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Wheeler Yuta and is a member of the Blackpool Combat Club and one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions. He also makes appearances for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former three-time ROH Pure Champion, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a member of the Chaos stable.
Danielle Paultre, better known by the ring name Willow Nightingale, is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a member of The Conglomeration and a former AEW TBS Champion. She also performs for AEW's partner promotions New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where she was the inaugural Strong Women's Champion, and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where she is a former CMLL World Women's Champion.
Abadon is the ring name of an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
Patrice Adora McNair, known under the ring name Trish Adora, is an American professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer, predominantly for All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor, where she is a member of The Infantry. She is the inaugural Pan-Afrikan World Diaspora Wrestling World Champion. She has also wrestled in numerous promotions such as Game Changer Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
