Portia Perez
Portia Perez | |
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Birth name | Jenna Grattan |
Born | Brockville, Ontario, Canada | October 26, 1987
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Faith[1] Portia Perez Xtasis Dr. Monstrous |
Billed height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[2] |
Billed weight | 123 lb (56 kg)[2] |
Billed from | Ottawa, Ontario[2] Hollywood, California Boston, Massachusetts |
Trained by | Dave Dalton Tyson Dux Max Alexander Adam Cage Cody Hawk Matt Stryker Mikey Whiplash Chris Hero Delirious |
Debut | December 2003[2] |
Retired | October 11, 2015[3] |
Jenna Grattan (born October 26, 1987) is a Canadian former
Professional wrestling career
Early career
Perez made her professional debut in mid-2004 for Professional Wrestling Entertainment. While still in high school, Portia took bookings with many companies in Quebec and Ontario, including the promotion she trained with: Universal Wrestling Alliance.[4] In 2005, Perez began accepting bookings in the United States, making her United States debut for Cleveland All Pro Wrestling. She also competed for several other American companies, such as Heartland Wrestling Association in Cincinnati, Ohio, and IWA East Coast in Charleston, West Virginia.
Shimmer Women Athletes
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Perez debuted for
Other North American promotions
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On December 15, 2008 Perez was defeated by Angelina Love in a dark match for TNA Wrestling. On January 10, 2009, Perez made her Jersey All Pro Wrestling debut defeating Jennifer Blake. On August 1, she unsuccessfully challenged the JAPW Women's Champion Sara Del Rey for her title. The following year, on January 9, Perez and Mia Yim lost to The Addiction (Angeldust and Brittney Force).
In Anarchy Championship Wrestling (ACW), Perez defeated Rachel Summerlyn to be crowned the first ACW American Joshi Champion on August 23. On January 17, 2010, at Guilty By Association, Perez lost the American Joshi Championship to Summerlyn. On June 27, Perez was crowned the 2010 ACW Queen of Queens and also captured the ACW American Joshi title for the second time. On November 12, 2011, Perez won the ACW Heavyweight Championship in the first round of the 2011 Lone Star Classic, defeating former champion Darin Childs and Summerlyn in a three-way. Perez lost the title on the same night, as she was defeated in the semi-final of the tournament by JT LaMotta, due to interference by Robert Evans.
In early 2009, Grattan took part in the first season tapings of Wrestlicious, which began airing in March 2010. In the promotion she appears as "Faith" and teams with regular partner Nicole Matthews, who portrays "Hope". She debuted on the fifth episode on March 31, teaming with Hope in a losing effort against the team of Charlotte and Paige Webb.[1]
Perez defeated Kylie Pierce at the debut show of
International excursions
In January 2006, Portia took part in her first international tour, spending four weeks in Ireland's
On September 23, 2011, Perez made her
Retirement
On October 10, 2015, Perez announced she would be forced to retire from professional wrestling due to a major neck injury that required surgery.[18] She wrestled her final match at the following day's Shimmer tapings, where she, Nicole Matthews, Kimber Lee and Lacey were defeated by Daizee Haze, Kellie Skater, Lexie Fyfe and Madison Eagles.[3]
Championships and accomplishments
- Anarchy Championship Wrestling
- ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- ACW American Joshi Championship (2 times)
- American Joshi Queen of Queens (2010)
- Great Canadian Wrestling
- GCW W.I.L.D. Championship (1 time)
- Main Event Wrestling
- MEW Women's Championship (1 time)
- New Horizon Pro Wrestling
- Global Conflict Shield Tournament (201[19]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 25 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2010[20]
- Ranked No. 25 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the
- Shimmer Women Athletes
- Squared Circle Wrestling
- 2CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jason Axe
References
- ^ a b Byers, Ryan (April 2, 2010). "411's Wrestlicious Take Down Report 03.31.10". 411Mania. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Shimmer Roster". Shimmer Women Athletes. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
- ^ a b Namako, Jason (October 12, 2015). "Results from the 10th Anniversary weekend of Shimmer". Wrestleview. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
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- ^ Martin, Adam (March 28, 2011). "Indy News #2: SHIMMER Vol. 37, 38, 39, 40 results". WrestleView. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ Namako, Jason (October 3, 2011). "Second report of the SHIMMER 43, 44 tapings". WrestleView. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ Namako, Jason (March 19, 2012). "Second report of SHIMMER Vol. 47 and 48 results". WrestleView. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ Namako, Jason (July 8, 2012). "Indy News #4: ROH Newswire, NCW Femme Fatales". WrestleView. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ Namako, Jason (April 14, 2013). "4/14 Shimmer #57 Results: Berwyn, Illinois (Allison Danger's retirement match)". WrestleView. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
- ^ "Résultats du Premier Gala de NCW Femmes Fatales" (in French). NCW Femmes Fatales. September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ^ "Résultats de NCW Femmes Fatales II" (in French). NCW Femmes Fatales. February 6, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ^ "Résultats de NCW Femmes Fatales III" (in French). NCW Femmes Fatales. June 5, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ^ "Real Quality Wrestling". Real Quality Wrestling. December 6, 2006. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ 【結果】レイナ9・23江戸川区. Ringstars (in Japanese). Ameba. September 23, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ 【結果】レイナ9・24横浜. Ringstars (in Japanese). Ameba. September 24, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Season10~" (in Japanese). World Wonder Ring Stardom. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ Namako, Jason (October 12, 2015). "Portia Perez announces retirement during Shimmer weekend". Wrestleview. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ "NHPW Roster". Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Female 50 for 2010". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
External links
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