Jillian Hall
Jillian Hall | |
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Birth name | Jillian Faye Fletcher[1][2] |
Born | [3] Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.[3] | September 6, 1980
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 2 |
Debut | 1998[3] |
Jillian Faye Hall[10] (née Fletcher; September 6, 1980) is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE.
After debuting in 1998, Hall worked on the
Professional wrestling career
Training and independent circuit (1998–2003)
Hall was originally trained by Roger Ruffen in Cincinnati. Later she trained with
World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2003–2005)
In mid-2003, Fletcher began working for
Managerial roles (2005–2006)
Hall made her WWE debut on the July 28, 2005, episode of SmackDown! with a gimmick of a "fixer" for the villainous faction MNM (Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, and Melina).[6][16][17] She also had a "growth" on the left side of her face, which she referred to as a "blemish", the nature of which the announcers constantly speculated over.[18] The gimmick carried over to OVW, where the Blonde Bombers forced her to choose between them and MNM.[3][15] She eventually chose MNM, but did not stay with that group for very long.[3] As MNM's fixer, she, in storyline, helped them to obtain a photo shoot for the cover of SmackDown! magazine, and helped to fix a problem that Melina had with Torrie Wilson, by helping Melina defeat her.[16]
Hall was later approached by
That April, he fired her after Hall accidentally slammed a cage door on JBL's head during a
Singing (2006–2008)
Throughout mid-2006, she teamed with Ashley Massaro in a feud against Michelle McCool and Kristal.[30][31][32] In July, she participated in a Bra and Panties match at The Great American Bash which was won by Massaro.[33] She appeared only sporadically throughout the end of 2006, competing mainly in dance and lingerie contests.[34][35]
In January 2007, Hall began a scripted rivalry with Massaro centered on Hall's jealousy of Massaro's recent Playboy appearance; the rivalry turned Hall into a villain and matches between the two mainly resulted in losses for Hall.[36][37] During the feud, Hall attempted to prove that she was talented in areas beyond wrestling and being eye candy by creating a new in-ring persona, in which she sang badly at every opportunity, but thought she was a very good singer.[6][38][39] She later attempted to impress music producer Timbaland by performing a song she claimed to have composed herself, looking for a spot in a video he was preparing and a possible future collaboration on a music project, but he turned her down.[40] Massaro, with whom she had been involved in a rivalry, was one of the wrestlers who was chosen to work with Timbaland instead. Jealous of Massaro's recent successes, she attacked her and, in storyline, seriously injured her, with the reasoning that if she could not appear in Timbaland's music project, neither could Massaro.[41] Following this incident, she had a short rivalry with Michelle McCool, who had come to Massaro's aid, and was annoyed by Hall's singing.[42] She defeated McCool in a singles match on the April 27 episode of SmackDown!, and sang before and after their match.[43] They continued to compete against each other throughout May and June, with McCool coming out on top.[44][45]
Hall was drafted from SmackDown! to the
Divas Champion and departure (2008–2010)
At the start of 2008, Hall continued her alliance with Melina, both teaming with her and accompanying her to the ring on numerous occasions.[58][59] Hall was utilized mainly in a backup role throughout the next few months, teaming with Melina, as well as competing in a 12 wrestler tag team match at the Backlash pay-per-view in April, which her team won.[60][61] In mid-2008, Hall began a scripted rivalry with Mickie James and Kelly Kelly, teaming up with multiple partners, including Layla and Katie Lea Burchill to face them in tag team matches.[62][63][64] She continued to have a rivalry with Kelly throughout October, and was also a part of the winning team in a Raw versus SmackDown 10-wrestler tag team elimination match at Survivor Series in November, although she was eliminated by Maria.[65][66][67] On the December 29 episode of Raw, Hall competed in a number one contender Divas battle royal for the opportunity to face Beth Phoenix at the Royal Rumble for the Women's Championship, but was eliminated by Mickie James.[68]
In January 2009, she formed an alliance with the Women's Champion, Beth Phoenix to face Kelly Kelly and former ally Melina in tag team matches, which Phoenix and Hall won due to the interference of
On the October 12 episode of Raw, Hall defeated Mickie James to win the
Hall competed only sporadically throughout 2010, mainly in tag team matches. On October 2, Hall announced that she was taking a break from television as she had been assigned as a trainer for WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling.[78] On November 19, 2010, Hall was released from her WWE contract.[79]
Sporadic appearances (2019–2021)
On July 22, 2019, Hall appeared during a backstage segment at the Raw Reunion show and she also made an in-ring appearance later on in the show. After ten years of not wrestling in WWE, Hall returned to participate in the
Return to the independent circuit (2010–present)
After her release from WWE, Hall returned to the independent circuit in 2010, competing for promotions including
On September 27, 2012, Hall wrestled
A Jingle with Jillian
Hall released her first album A Jingle with Jillian on December 11, 2007, on iTunes nationwide. The album features five traditional Christmas songs covered by Hall in her character of a terrible singer.[6] The album itself reached number 20 in the UK Holidays Top 100 shortly after its release.[86]
Other media
Hall is playable in two WWE video games. She made her in-game debut in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007[87] and also appears in SmackDown vs. Raw 2009.[88]
Personal life
As a teenager, Hall was a cheerleader and also took gymnastics classes.[5] After graduating from high school, Hall attended college, but dropped out in order to train as a professional wrestler.[5] At nineteen, she legally changed her last name from Fletcher to Hall when she married Tim Hall (an independent wrestler named Tiny Tim).[2] She was a fan of Rick Martel.[5]
Hall is divorced and has a child from the marriage.[89] On September 10, 2010, Hall married Mike Farole in a Las Vegas wedding.[90] Hall announced in February 2011 that the couple was expecting their first child together, but suffered a miscarriage 14 weeks into the pregnancy.[91][92]
On April 23, 2012, Hall was arrested in Orange County, Florida and charged with battery.[10][93] Following her arrest, it was reported that Hall had separated from her husband.[93]
In 2020, Hall gave birth to her second child.
Championships and accomplishments
- Blue Water Championship Wrestling
- BWCW Women's Championship (1 time)[8]
- Canadian International Wrestling
- CIW Indy Women's Championship (1 time)[8]
- GLORY Wrestling
- GLORY Championship (1 time)[8]
- Hoosier Pro Wrestling
- Mid-States Championship Wrestling
- MCW Mid-American Championship (1 time)[8]
- Professional Girl Wrestling Association
- PGWA Championship (1 time)[8]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 24 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2010[94]
- Ranked No. 24 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the
- Pro Wrestling Xtreme
- PWX Women's Championship (1 time)[95]
- Southern States Wrestling
- SSW Women's Championship (1 time)[8]
- Superstar Wrestling Federation
- Women's Wrestling Alliance
- WWA Women's Championship (1 time)[8]
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Gimmick (2005)[97]
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- ISSN 1083-9593.
External links
- Jillian Hall on WWE.com
- Jillian Hall discography at Discogs
- Jillian Hall's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database