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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lindsay Miller (1987-01-15)January 15, 1987 (age 38)[6] |
| Alma mater | Simon Fraser University |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Hope[1] Nicole Matthews Nicole[2] Nikki Matthews[3] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[4] |
| Billed weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)[4] |
| Billed from | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada[5] |
| Trained by | Michelle Starr[3] Scotty Mac[3] Vance Nevada[3] Aaron Idol[3] Halo[3] |
| Debut | February 2006[4] |
Lindsay Miller (born January 15, 1987) is a Canadianprofessional wrestler better known by herring nameNicole Matthews. Matthews regularly wrestles forShimmer Women Athletes andElite Canadian Championship Wrestling among otherindependentpromotions. She regularlyteamed with fellow Canadian wrestler the now retiredPortia Perez as the Canadian NINJAs, and the pair former two-timeShimmer Tag Team Champions.
Matthews was originally convinced to try a career in professional wrestling by her friend, male wrestler Sid Sylum. She made her professional wrestling debut in February 2006 alongside fellow trainee Veronika Vice.[3][4] In March and September 2006, Matthews began wrestling forSuperGirls Wrestling, part ofNWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. On October 27, 2007, she defeatedNattie Neidhart and Vice in athree-way match for theSuperGirls Championship.[4] She defended the championship against Vice and Aurora in the following weeks. Vice, however, defeated Matthews for the title on April 21, 2007.[4] During this time, Matthews also formed a partnership with Sid Sylum, wrestling with him inmixed tag team matches and occasionally acting as hisvalet. Matthews continued to feud with Vice for the remainder of the year. In March 2008, Matthews regained the SuperGirls Championship in a match against Penni Lane.[4] She, however, lost the title to Veronika Vice on February 7, 2009.[4]
On October 29, 2010, Matthews defeatedTenille Tayla in a Tables match to win the SuperGirls Championship for the third time.[7] She lost the title nearly a year later, on October 28, 2011, to KC Spinelli.[7] In early 2012, Matthews formed a new stable known as The Riot in ECCW, alongside Ravenous Randy Myers, Alex Plexis and Andy "The Dreadful" Bird.[7]
Matthews sent a demo tape toShimmer Women Athletes in December 2006, but was not signed to the promotion.[3] In October 2007, however, Matthews was called to join the company whenPortia Perez needed a tag team partner.[3][6] Matthews teamed with Perez in Shimmer Volumes 15 and 16.[3] After three singles matches with Shimmer, Matthews once again began teaming with Perez as the Canadian NINJAs (National International Nation of Jalapeño Awesomeness).[3] On October 19, 2008, on Volume 22, the NINJAs challengedAshley Lane andNevaeh for theShimmer Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful.[8] On Volume 23, taped on May 2, 2009, she foughtDaizee Haze to a 20-minute time limit draw, before losing to her in a rematch on Volume 24.[9] On May 3, at the tapings of Volume 26, Matthews and Perez defeated Ashley Lane and Nevaeh to win the Shimmer Tag Team Championship.[3] On November 8, Matthews came back as a singles competitor by losing toCheerleader Melissa as part of Volume 27, but winning againstAllison Danger as part of Volume 28. After a reign of 692 days, Matthews and Perez lost the Shimmer Tag Team Championship toHiroyo Matsumoto andMisaki Ohata on March 26, 2011.[10]
On October 2, 2011, the Ninjas failed in their attempt to win back the championship, losing toAyumi Kurihara andAyako Hamada, but later that evening, Matthews attacked Cheerleader Melissa from behind after Melissa had won theShimmer Championship fromMadison Eagles.[11] As a result, Matthews received a championship match against Melissa on March 17, 2012, at the Volume 45 tapings but was unsuccessful.[12] The following night, at the tapings of Volume 48, The NINJAs participated in a four-way elimination tag team match, but were the final team eliminated byCourtney Rush andSara Del Rey, who won the Shimmer Tag Team Championship.[13] On July 7, The NINJAs defeated Rush and Del Rey at anNCW Femmes Fatales (NCW FF) event to win the Shimmer Tag Team Championship for the second time.[14] They lost the title to the Global Green Gangsters (Kellie Skater andTomoka Nakagawa) on April 14, 2013, at the tapings of Volume 57.[15] After drawing with Madison Eagles in a number one contender's match at Volume 67, both progressed to a four-way championship match at Volume 68 also involving Cheerleader Melissa andAthena. On October 18, Matthews won the match to become the new Shimmer Champion, making her the first Canadian to have held the title.[16][17] She successfully defended the championship againstEvie at the Volume 69 tapings, and retained the championship by disqualification against Tomoka Nakagawa at Volume 70 when Perez interfered.[18] On October 10, 2015, on Volume 77, Matthews lost the Shimmer Championship to Madison Eagles in a No Disqualification match.[19]
In early 2009 Matthews took part in the first season tapings ofWrestlicious, which began airing in March 2010. In the promotion she uses the ring name Hope and forms the tag team The Naughty Girls with partner Faith, played by Portia Perez. She debuted on the fifth episode on March 31, teaming with Faith in a losing effort against the team ofCharlotte andPaige Webb.[1]
On May 30, 2010 it was announced that Matthews was to make her debut forNCW Femmes Fatales (NCW FF) as a participant in the tournament to declare the first ever NCW FF Champion, replacing the injured Kacey Diamond in a match againstCheerleader Melissa.[20] Matthews, however, wasn't able to get the win in her debut on June 5, and Melissa advanced to the semi-finals.[5][21] She continued to compete for NCW FF, facing wrestlers includingMercedes Martinez in singles competition, while continuing to team with Perez.[7]
Matthews has wrestled in both Australia and Japan. In Australia she faced competitors includingMadison Eagles andJessie McKay inPro Wrestling Women's Alliance. She toured Japan with herCanadian NINJAs partner Portia Perez, with the duo facing opponents includingHiroyo Matsumoto and Saya.[7]
On July 30, 2018, WWE announced that Matthews would compete in the 2018Mae Young Classic tournament. She defeated Isla Dawn in the first round, but was eliminated byTegan Nox in the second.[22]
On September 27, 2018, Matthews was caught using a travel visa instead of a work visa to book independent shows and has been banned from working within the United States. She was banned from entering the country for five years.[23][24]
Matthews would become the 4th ever DPW Women's World Champion when she defeated then-championDani Luna at Victory Lap 2025.
Matthews played volleyball and swam in high school.[3] She attendsSimon Fraser University, where she is studyingkinesiology part-time.[3][7] She previously taught swimming and worked as a lifeguard, before becoming a full-time Aquatic Program Supervisor.[3][7]
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