Elizabeth Kocianski-Copeland (born November 24, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Beth Phoenix. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where she is a former WWE Divas Champion, a three-time WWE Women's Champion and the youngest person to ever be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Background[]
Pre-WrestleMania[]
WrestleMania XXVIII (2012)[]
On the March 15 episode of Extra, Phoenix and Eve interrupted an interview between Kelly and Menounos, which resulted in a confrontation. Phoenix would then challenge Menounos to a match at WrestleMania, which the latter accepted. Later that night, WWE officials sanctioned a tag team match pitting Phoenix and Eve against Menounos and Kelly for WrestleMania XXVIII.
Match Record[]
| Winner | Loser | Location | WrestleMania | Stipulations | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Phoenix/Melina (with Santino Marella) | Maria/Ashley | Orlando, Florida | XXIV | Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjill match | March 30, 2008 |
| Santina Marella | Battle Royal | Houston, Texas | XXV | "Miss WrestleMania" Battle Royal with special guest timekeeper: Mae Young | April 5, 2009 |
| Michelle McCool/Layla/Maryse/Alicia Fox/Vickie Guerrero | Beth Phoenix/Mickie James/Kelly Kelly/Eve/Gail Kim | Glendale, Arizona | XXVI | 10-Diva tag team match | March 28, 2010 |
| Kelly Kelly/Maria Menounos | Beth Phoenix/Eve | Miami, Florida | XXVIII | Tag team match | April 1, 2012 |
| The Iiconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) | Beth Phoenix/Natalya, Sasha Banks/Bayley, Nia Jax/Tamina | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 35 | Fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship | April 7, 2019 |
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Beth Valley Driver (Samoan driver, sometimes from an elevated position)
- Flying Phoenix (Delayed cradle suplex)
- Down in Flames (Sitout scoop slam piledriver)
- Glam Slam (Elevated double chickenwing facebuster)
- Signature moves
- Atomic drop, sometimes followed by a running double axe handle
- Canadian backbreaker rack
- Dragon sleeper
- Glam Slam Stretch (Leg trap double chickenwing clutch)
- Military press transitioned into either a drop or a slam
- Modified full nelson
- Pendulum backbreaker
- Reverse chinlock
- Running hip attack, to an opponent seated at the corner
- Running turnbuckle thrust
- Slingshot suplex
- Sidewalk slam
- Wrestlers managed
- Aaron Stevens
- Brent Albright
- Chris Masters
- Santino Marella
- Nicknames
- "The Fabulous Firebird"
- "The Glamazon"
- "The Total Package of Women's Wrestling"
- "The Über Diva"
- Entrance themes
- "Count On It" by Jim Johnston (June 5, 2006 – September 24, 2007)
- "Glamazon" by Jim Johnston (October 7, 2007 – October 29, 2012)
Championships and accomplishments[]
Amateur wrestling[]
- North-East Wrestling
- Women's Champion (1999)
- New York State Fair
- Women's Champion (1999)
Professional wrestling[]
- Far North Wrestling
- FNW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- George Tragos / Lou Thesz International Wrestling Institute
- Frank Gotch Award (2015)
- GLORY Wrestling
- GLORY Championship (1 time)
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- OVW Women's Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 2 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2008 and 2012
- World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
- WWE Divas Championship (1 time)
- WWE Women's Championship (3 times)
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2017)
- Slammy Award (1 time)
- Diva of the Year (2008)
| WWE Women's Champions |
|---|
| Sensational Sherri ● Alundra Blayze ● Jacqueline ● Ivory ● Stephanie McMahon ● Lita ● Trish Stratus ● Beth Phoenix |