 Austin in April 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | LeeAnn Adele Austin (1986-09-22)22 September 1986 (age 39) Manchester, England |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Lana Austin |
| Billed height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Trained by | Johnnie Brannigan |
| Debut | 3 August 2013 |
LeeAnn Adele "Lana"Austin (born 22 September 1986) is an Englishprofessional wrestler who currently performs on theindependent circuit. She is best known for her tenure withProgress Wrestling, where she became a one-timeProgress Wrestling World Women's Champion.
Austin has also wrestled around the world for promotions such asWWE,Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling,Revolution Pro Wrestling,Pro-Wrestling: EVE,Defiant Wrestling,Over The Top Wrestling, andTNT Extreme Wrestling.[1]
LeeAnn Adele Austin was born inManchester on 22 September 1986.[2]
After training with Johnnie Brannigan,[3] Austin made herprofessional wrestling debut at ahouse show promoted by Britannia Wrestling Promotions on 3 August 2013, where she defeatedNixon and Porsche in athree-way match.[4] She has since appeared in British promotions such asProgress Wrestling,Revolution Pro Wrestling,Pro-Wrestling: EVE,Defiant Wrestling, FutureShock,Over The Top Wrestling, and many others.[3]
Austin competed in the 2019 edition ofWestside Xtreme Wrestling'swXw Femmes Fatales tournament where she defeated Baby Allison in the first rounds, then fell short toLuFisto in the second ones.[5] She competed in the 2019 edition of theRevPro Queen of the Ring where she defeated Shax in the first rounds, then fell short to Lizzy Evo in the second ones.[6] AtROH Honor United - Newport on 26 October 2019, Austin unsuccessfully challengedKelly Klein for theWomen of Honor World Championship.[7]
Austin is best known for her tenure withProgress Wrestling. She made her debut in the promotion atProgress Chapter 78: 24 Hour Progress People on 11 November 2018, where she fell short toIsla Dawn.[8] She started with sporadic appearances in the promotion's flagship events, having had her next match atProgress Chapter 90: The Lonesome Death Of The One-Man Cabaret Act on 30 June 2019, where she fell short toCandy Floss.[9] Shortly after, she moved to the title scene as she eventually competed in a number one contendership match for theProgress Wrestling World Women's Championship atProgress Chapter 105: Bring The Thunder on 27 February 2021, bout won by Kanji and also involving Alexxis Falcon,Gisele Shaw, Mercedes Blaze,Millie McKenzie and Taonga.[10] She directly competed for the women's title atProgress Chapter 142: The Deadly Viper Tour on 25 September 2022, where she unsuccessfully challenged Kanji.[11] She succeeded in defeating Kanji to win the women's title four episodes later, atProgress Chapter 146: They Think It's All Over... on 27 November 2022.[12] She dropped the title after 329 days and seven successful defenses toRhio atProgress Chapter 158: The Long Halloween on 22 October 2023.[13]
Austin made her debut inPro-Wrestling: EVE atEVE Shevivor Series on 8 December 2018, where she teamed up with Kellyanne, Mercedez Blaze and Sierra Loxton as "Team Loxton" in a losing effort against "The Moths" (Erin Angel, Martina,Jetta andLaura Di Matteo.[14] AtEVE Wrestle Queendom 4 on 27 August 2021, Austin competed in aRoyal Rumble match for thePro-Wrestling: EVE Championship won by Jetta and also involving reigning champion Rhia O'Reilly,Zoe Lucas,Alex Windsor, Debbie Keitel and many others.[15] AtEVE Brawl At The Brewery on 5 March 2022, Austin fell short to Alexxis Falcon in a number one contendership match for thePro-Wrestling: EVE International Championship.[16] AtEVE 120: Women Behaving Badly on 8 March 2024, she teamed up with "The Decibelles" tag team partner Ivy as they unsuccessfully challenged Operation SAS (Nightshade and Skye Smitson) for thePro-Wrestling: EVE Tag Team Championship.[17]
Austin made a brief excursion to the Japanese independent scene where she made several appearances inTokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling. She made her debut on the first night of theTJPW Tokyo Joshi 2020 Winter Wonderful Harmony series of events from 2 February where she teamed up with Bakuretsu Sisters (Nodoka Tenma andYuki Aino) to defeat Magical Sugar Rabbits (Mizuki andYuka Sakazaki) andMina Shirakawa.[18] She made her last appearance at the 11 February event where she unsuccessfully challenged Yuka Sakazaki for thePrincess of Princess Championship.[19]
Austin briefly competed forWWE'sNXT UK branch as indie developmental talent. She made her first appearance atWWE NXT UK #26 on 13 January 2019, where she was defeated byNina Samuels.[20] She made her last appearance atWWE NXT UK #133 on 25 February 2021, where she fell short toAoife Valkyrie.[21]
