Marti Belle

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Marti Belle
Belle in 2013
Birth nameMartibel Payano[1]
Born (1988-08-07) August 7, 1988 (age 36)[1]
New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Marti Bell[2]
Marti Belle
Izzy Belle
Billed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[3]
Billed fromDominican Republic
New York City
Trained byJohnny Rodz
Debut2008

Martibel Payano (born August 7, 1988)

Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU), for which she is a former WSU Spirit Champion and a two–time WSU Tag Team Champion.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2008–2009)

On June 12, 2008, Belle debuted for World of Unpredictable Wrestling as Tristan Spade's

valet.[3] She made her wrestling debut on November 7, 2009, for World of Unpredictable Wrestling, where she faced Tina San Antonio and Sweet Pea in a match that ended in a triple count-out.[3]

Women Superstars Uncensored (2010–2014)

Belle (right) and Jazz as the WSU Tag Team Champions in March 2011

Belle debuted for

Lexxus). On April 2, Belle competed in the WSU J-Cup Tournament, where she lost in the first round to Brittney Savage. The next day, Belle teamed with Danny Demanto competed in the WSU King & Queen Tournament, losing to Devon Moore and Alicia. On June 26, Belle competed in the Uncensored Rumble III match, which was won by Jazz.[3] On November 26, Belle and Tina San Antonio, collectively known as The Belle Saints, defeated Cindy Rogers and Jana to become the WSU Tag Team Champions, and they would defeat Jamilia Craft and Jennifer Cruz on the same night to retain the titles for the first time.[3] At WSU's 4th Anniversary Show, Belle retained the tag titles with Jazz as her partner replacing Tina (who was injured before the event) in a three-way match against The Soul Sisters (Jana and Luscious Latasha) and The Cosmo Club (Cindy Rogers and Amy Lee). On May 27, Belle lost the championships to The Boston Shore.[3] On April 14, 2012, Belle unsuccessfully challenged Jessicka Havok for the WSU Spirit Championship. On June 16, Belle defeated Havok to win the WSU Spirit Championship. She also competed in the Uncensored Rumble match, which was won by Lexxus. At Full Steam Ahead on October 13, Belle had her first successful title defense against Nikki Addams. Belle had another successful title defense against Ezavel Suena on October 12, 2013, but she would be attacked by Suena after the match, leading Belle to challenge Suena to a Title vs Mask rematch. At Mutiny on February 8, 2014, Belle lost the title to Suena, who later unmasked and revealed herself as the villainous Niya. Belle's reign lasted 602 days, which is the longest in WSU Spirit Championship history.[3]

Independent circuit (2010–present)

Belle debuted for

dark match for Shimmer Women Athletes on April 12, 2013, in a 6-person tag team match, and on the following day where she lost to Angelus Layne.[1] She made her televised debut at Shimmer Volume 64 in a losing effort to Christina Von Eerie. She earned her first singles victory with Shimmer on October 18 over Solo Darling.[3]

Total Nonstop Action Impact ! Wrestling

Knockouts Knockdown (2014)

Belle initially appeared at the company's

pay-per-view on May 10, 2014, where she defeated ODB
.

The Dollhouse (2015-2016)

In April 2015, TNA began airing vignettes promoting "The Dollhouse" (Belle and

Slammiversary XIII, The Dollhouse lost to Awesome Kong and Brooke in another 3-on-2 handicap match.[8] After Terrell lost the TNA Knockouts Championship to Brooke, Bell challenged Brooke for the championship on the July 29 episode of Impact Wrestling, where she lost after a distraction from Gail Kim.[9] On the Turning Point special episode of Impact Wrestling on August 19, Bell and Jade competed in a 2-on-1 handicap six sides of steel cage match against Gail Kim, which Kim would win.[10]

Singles competition (2016–2017)

In 2016, The Dollhouse officially disbanded after the three members turned on each other following Jade winning the Knockouts Championship. At

One Night Only: Against All Odds (2016), Belle competed in a Three-way match which was won by Jade
.

On January 18, 2017, it was reported that Payano's contract with TNA had expired and that she had left the company.[12]

WWE (2017)

On July 12, 2017, WrestleTalk TV revealed that Payano and several others will be competing in

Jazzy Gabert, Kay Lee Ray and Tessa Blanchard
.

National Wrestling Alliance (2019–2020; 2021)

On May 12, 2019, Belle returned to ROH where she unsuccessfully challenged

NWA Power, where she was victorious over Crystal Rose.[15] On the November 5 episode of NWA Power, Belle, who felt disrespected by Kay for saying she isn't ready for the championship, aligned herself with Thunder Rosa by attacking Kay, turning heel in the process.[16] On November 17, 2020, Belle announced her departure from NWA.[17] In August 2021, NWA announced the return of Belle alongside Allysin Kay, going by the team name The Hex, to participate at NWA EmPowerrr, on August 28, in a tournament to crown the new NWA World Women's Tag Team Champions.[18] At the event, The Hex defeated Red Velvet and KiLynn King in a tournament final to win the revived titles.[19]

Ring of Honor (2021)

During year 2021 Marti Belle made her Ring of Honor (ROH) debut and entered the Inaugural ROH Women's World Championship tournament but lost to Trish Adora in the first round via submission.[20]

Return to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2023-present)

On January 20, 2023, Belle alongside Allysin Kay, returned to

Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship from The Death Dollz.[22]

Return to Ring of Honor (2023–present)

On October 14, 2023, Belle returned to Ring of Honor in a losing match against Mercedes Martinez. On April 18, 2024, she lost to Lady Frost.[23]

Personal life

Belle is of Dominican descent.

Championships and accomplishments

References

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