Taryn Terrell

Taryn Terrell

Career[]

Diva Search (2007)[]

Terrell tried out for the2007 WWE Diva Search. Eventually, she made it to the Final 8. Taryn was eventually eliminated fourth. In the month of February 2008, WWE signed her to a development contract and she later debuted in their development facilityFlorida Championship Wrestling (FCW).

Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2009)[]

Terrell debuted in FCW alongsideBeverly Mullins, and they competed in various matches together, including lingerie matches. Soon afterward, Terrell and Mullins drifted apart, leading to Terrell receiving a larger singles wrestling role as she competed against various other FCW Divas, including Mullins (now renamed to Wesley Holiday),Miss Angela,The Bella Twins (Brie Bella &Nikki Bella),Alicia Fox, andRoucka. Terrell also started a sorority member gimmick and aligned herself withBrad Allen andNic Nemeth. Terrell made her FCW television debut when she competed in a twist contest which ended in a no contest. Since then, she and Angela have been the ring announcers for FCW. Later on, Terrell lost her first FCW televised match in a fatal four-way match including Roucka, Holiday, and Fox after Foxdropkicked her from the turnbuckle as Terrell was attemptingan aerial move. She then teamed with Nikki Bella andEve Torres on the December 14 episode of FCW to take on Roucka, Wesley Holiday, and Alicia Fox, which Terrell's team won after Eve pinned Holiday as the remaining Divas fought on the outside. Tiffany participated in the tournament to determine the inaugural Queen of FCW, and defeated Wesley Holiday in the first round before losing to Alicia Fox in the semi-finals. Since then Terrell has appeared various other times as an announcer and wrestler. She teamed up withAngela Fong on several occasions, and also competed againstSerena Mancini,April Lee, andAlicia Fox in a four-pack challenge to determine the new number one contender to theQueen of FCW, but was unsuccessful. Tiffany wrestled against the newly crowned Serena Mancini and injured her humerus bone, on the September 24, 2009 taping of FCW.

ECW (2008–2010)[]

On theJune 10, 2008 episode ofECW, Terrell made her debut under the ring name Tiffany as the on-screen Assistant General Manager underTheodore Long. Tiffany participated in the Halloween Costume Contest on October 26, 2008, for the pay-per-view,Cyber Sunday and was dressed as a nun. Tiffany made her in-ring debut in a16 Diva tag team match on the800th episode ofRaw (although she was never tagged in), which her team came up on the losing end.

On theMarch 30, 2009 edition ofRaw, Tiffany competed in an18 Diva tag team match, which she won for her team by pinningKatie Lea Burchill with an inside cradle. On April 5, Tiffany made herWrestleMania debut as she competed in a25 Diva battle royal atWrestleMania XXV to crown the first-ever "Miss WrestleMania". However, Tiffany was unable to win the match asSantina Marella last eliminatedBeth Phoenix andMelina to win the battle royal and thus be crowned "Miss WrestleMania". On theApril 7 edition ofECW, Tiffany was announced by Theodore Long as the new General Manager of ECW due to Long returning toSmackDown to once again become its General Manager. As the new General Manager, her first order was to announce an elimination chase to determine who would faceJack Swagger for theECW Championship atBacklash, with the participants beingMark Henry,Tommy Dreamer,Christian, andFinlay. Christian ultimately defeated Finlay on the debut of the new showWWE Superstars and then defeated Swagger for the title at Backlash. On theMay 26 episode ofECW on SciFi, Tiffany announced that the match between Jack Swagger and Christan for the ECW Title at the first-everExtreme Rules pay-per-view would be changed to a triple threat hardcore match to includeTommy Dreamer due to Swagger interfering in two of Dreamer's opportunities for the title. In late June 2009, Tiffany was "promoted" to full-time General Manager of ECW. However, Tiffany was absent from television due to a car accident withWilliam Regal substituting as ECW General Manager. In reality, Tiffany had injured her arm in an FCW match. On theOctober 6 edition ofECW, Tiffany returned to television. On thefinal episode ofECW on February 16, 2010, Tiffany spearedRosa Mendes after Mendes andZack Ryder interfered in the ECW Championship match.

SmackDown and The Blondetourage (2010)[]

On theMarch 5, 2010 episode ofSmackDown, Tiffany made her debut for the brand in a backstage segment, being welcomed byRey Mysterio. On theMarch 12, 2010 episode ofSmackDown, Tiffany made her in-ring debut, winning a match againstMichelle McCool viadisqualification afterVickie Guerrero interfered. Following the match, McCool, Guerrero, andLayla attacked Tiffany, until she was saved byBeth Phoenix. Thefollowing week, Tiffany and Phoenix defeated LayCool in a tag team match, and the pair defeated LayCool again on theApril 2 episode ofSmackDown.

She then formed an alliance withKelly Kelly, with the pair being dubbed "The Blondetourage", and they continued to feud withLay-Cool. OnMay 21 episode ofSmackDown!, Tiffany teamed up withKelly Kelly in a losing effort toLayCool. On theJune 11 ofSmackDown!, Tiffany lost her first singles match to Layla after an interference fromMichelle McCool. On theJuly 2 episode ofSmackDown!, Tiffany managed Kelly Kelly where she defeated Michelle McCool, during the match Tiffany speared Layla after trying to interfere in the match. On theJuly 8 episode ofSuperstars, Tiffany teamed up withKelly Kelly in losing effort toLayCool after McCool interfered by kicking Kelly in the face. On theJuly 16 episode ofSmackDown!, Tiffany managed Kelly Kelly andChris Masters where they defeated Layla andTrent Barreta after the interference fromRosa Mendes. While being paired together she also managed Kelly in herWomen's Championship match against Layla at theMoney in the Bank Pay Per View. OnJuly 23 episode ofSmackDown!, Teddy Long announced that Layla would defend theWWE Women's Championship against Tiffany. It would turn out this was Tiffany's last match, on theJuly 30 episode ofSmackdown, Tiffany had her first title shot for theWomen's Championship against McCool but failed to capture the championship. She was originally scheduled to fight Layla, however, this was changed due to a decision made by Vickie Guerrero.

On August 13, 2010, it was reported that WWE had suspended Tiffany because of an incident involving her real-life husband,Drew McIntyre. Before she could return to WWE programming, Terrell was released from her WWE contract on November 19, 2010.

Independent circuit (2010–2011, 2013)[]

On December 4, 2010, it was announced that Terrell would faceAlissa Flash at thePro Wrestling Revolution'sChickfight event inSan Francisco on February 5, 2012 . OnJanuary 4, 2011 it was announced that Terrell was pulled out of the show for personal reasons. ChickFight would later claim that the promotion could not cater to Terrell's requests that she had made despite already having an agreement with the promotion. On April 5, 2013 Terrell made her debut for Powerslam Brewsky Brawl (PBW), where she teamed up with Jack Jameson in a winning effort defeatingBarbi Hayden and Houston Carson in a mixed-tag-team match. Terrell is set to appear at Maryland Championship Wrestling'sBodyslam Autism event on April 27, 2013. On April 8, Terrell made appearance at Coastal Wrestling Federation (CWF) where she teamed up with Sho Funaki in a winning effort defeating Barbie Hayden and Houston Carson. Following this, Terrell defeated Barbie Hayden in a singles match.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / TNA (2012–2016)[]

Ohio Valley Wrestling / Official Knockouts Referee (2012–2013)[]

On August 16, 2012, Terrell made her debut forTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), being introduced by theVice President of the Knockouts Division,Brooke Hogan as the special referee for theTNA Women's Knockout Championship match betweenMadison Rayne andMiss Tessmacher. Terrell later became the official referee for the Knockouts division.

On November 4, 2012, Terrell made her debut for TNA's developmental territoryOhio Valley Wrestling (OVW), at OVW'sSaturday Night Special event, being introduced by theDirector of Operations / General Manager, Tralier Park Trash as a special guest referee for theOVW Women's Championship match, betweenJosette Bynum,Taeler Hendrix and Heidi Lovelace. During the match, Terrell would began a feud withTaeler Hendrix after Terrell cost Hendrix the match after she put her hands on Taryn and Terrell pushed Hendrix down. On the November 10 episode ofOVW episode 690, Terrell was interrupted by Hendrix during an interview. Taeler Hendrix then provoked Taryn, only to get attacked for her troubles. Later that event, Terrell refereed the tag-team match between Lovelace,Jessie Belle against Hendrix and Epiphany.

Terrell made her in-ring debut on the November 17 episode ofOVW episode 691, where she defeatedHeidi Lovelace withTaeler Hendrix as special guest referee to become theOVW Women's Champion. Later that night, she appeared in a in-ring segment involving Trailer Park Trash and Josette Bryum. On the November 24 episode ofOVW episode 692, Taryn appeared in backstage segment with Hendrix. Later that night, she defeatedScarlett Bordeaux in a non-title match, but was attacked by Hendrix who threw animal feces all over her. On the November 28 edition ofOVW episode 693, Terrell attacked Hendrix during a in-ring segment trying to get reverge for the pervious week but was stopped by Bostic, but then Terrell would get in a backstage brawl with Hendrix OVW announced that Terrell issued a challenged to Hendrix atOVW's Saturday Night Special, for the OVW Women's Championship on the line with the stipulation that the loser will swim in a pool of animal feces. On the December 1 episode ofOVW Saturday Night Special, Terrell lost the Women's Championship to Taeler Hendrix in a specialpoop in the pool match. After the match, Hendrix tried to attack Taryn, but she gained a measure of revenge when she moved out the way and Hendrix fell in.

Feud with Gail Kim (2013)[]

On January 13, 2013, atGenesis, Terrell began a storyline withGail Kim after making a bad call costing Kim's chance become the #1 Contender to the Knockouts Championship. On the January 17 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell appeared backstage with Kim making accusations and telling Terrell not to make another mistake. Later that night, during Kim's match with Sky, Kim would argue with Terrell in the process costing herself the match. On January 26 at the tapings ofImpact Wrestling inLondon, England which aired on tape delay on February 21, Terrell helped Sky defeated Tara, Miss Tessmacher and Gail Kim in afatal four-way elimination match with Sky lastly eliminating Kim to win the TNA Knockouts Championship for second time after Kim provoked Taryn, only to get be costed the match in the process. On March 10 atLockdown towards the end of the TNA Knockouts Championship match, Terrell would spear Gail Kim after being fed up with her who Kim proceeded to slap her who believed that Terrell would try to interfere on Velvet Sky's behalf. After the match, Terrell was attacked by Gail Kim backstage during an interview. On the March 14 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Kim revealed that Hogan put Terrell on probation for putting her hands on Gail at Lockdown. In a tag-team match between Sky and James vs. Kim and Tara, Terrell would once again lose herself by attacking Kim.

On the March 21 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell was terminated as Knockouts referee by Hogan. Hogan then announced that she's officially decided to sign Terrell to the Knockout Roster which means she can get physical with anyone she wants whenever she wants including Gail. Terrell attacked Kim and chased her to the back. On the March 28 episode ofOpen Fight Night, Taryn called outGail Kim in a in-ring segment and Kim claimed that there was others who Terrell crossed leading to Tara coming out then attacked Terrell untilVelvet Sky made the save. Following this, Terrell and Sky appeared in a backstage interview then Terrell attacked Kim. On the April 4 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell teamed up with Knockouts ChampionVelvet Sky in a losing effort to the team of Kim and Tara after the special guest refereeJoey Ryan made a fast count on Terrell. After the match, Terrell gave Ryan a low-blow when Sky distracted him. On Twitter, TNA tweeted that Sky had suffered a knee injury when she landed on her knee after Kim performed a fireman's carry on Sky.

On June 4 atSlammiversary XI, Terrell defeated Kim in a Last Knockout's Standing match after hitting her with a diamond cutter off the stage. On the July 11 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell was defeated by Kim in a #1 Contender's ladder match for the Knockouts Championship. The following month, Terrell was granted time off of TNA due to a real life pregnancy.

Return and Knockouts Champion (2014-2016)[]

Terrell returned on the June 19 edition of Impact Wrestling and was welcomed back by former rival Gail Kim before The Beautiful People interrupted them. They were attacked byAngelina Love and Velvet Sky in the ring, but Terrell and Kim fought them off. On the following week, Terrell and Kim defeated The Beautiful People in a tag team match. On the July 24 edition ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell received her first opportunity at the Knockouts Championship against Kim, but both women were attacked by Love and Sky. On the August 7 edition ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell was defeated by Kim in a four-way Knockouts Championship match that also included Love and Sky.

On the August 27 edition ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell defeatedMadison Rayne in a #1 Contender's Match. She received her title opportunity on the following week, but she was defeated by Gail Kim. After the match ended, both Terrell and Kim were attacked by the debuting Havok. On the October 8 edition ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell was defeated by Madison Rayne in a #1 Contender's three-way match that also included Angelina Love, with Rayne grabbing Terrell's tights for the victory. After the match, Terrell was attacked by Knockouts Champion Havok. On the October 29 edition ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell teamed with Rayne in a losing effort to The Beautiful People, with the loss coming after Rayne turned heel and attacked Terrell during the match. Terrell defeated Rayne two weeks later on the November 12 edition ofImpact Wrestling.

On the November 19, 2014 edition ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell defeated Gail Kim and Havok in a three-way match to win her first Knockouts Championship. Terrell successfully retained her title in a battle royal on the January 7, 2015 edition ofImpact Wrestling; the first to air on Destination America. On the January 30 episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell successfully retained her championship against Gail Kim and Madison Rayne. On the February 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell once again defended her championship successfully, this time against Angelina Love. After the match, Terrell would start a feud with the recently returned Awesome Kong, after Kong attacked her. This led to a match between the two, with Terrell's championship on the line on the March 6 episode of Impact Wrestling, which Terrell won via disqualification. Kong would continue her attack on Terrell after the match, with Gail Kim making the save. This led to a three-way match, with Terrell once again successfully defending her championship against both Kong and Kim.

On the TKO: Night of Knockouts edition of Impact Wrestling on April 24. Terrell retained her TNA Knockouts Championship against Kong in a No Disqualification match after The Doll House (Jade andMarti Bell) interfered and attacked Kong. After the match, Terrell turned heel for the first time in her TNA career and aligned with The Dollhouse; revealing that she is friends with them. Terrell successfully defended the Knockouts Championship against Brooke Tessmacher on the following week's episode ofImpact Wrestling.On May 29, Terrell successfully defended her title againstGail Kim, after an interference from The Dollhouse. After the match, she continued the attack on Kim and broke her ring finger, taking her out of action indefinitely. AtSlammiversary XIII, The Dollhouse were defeated in a 3-on-2 handicap match againstBrooke Adams andAwesome Kong. On the July 1 edition ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell defeated both Brooke and Kong in a Triple Threat Match for the Knockouts Championship. Afterwards, Gail Kim made her return by unveiling herself as the owner of the cryptic videos sent out against The Dollhouse. Two weeks later on the July 15 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Terrell lost the Knockouts Championship to Brooke, ending her reign at 279 days.

After her loss, Terrell went on a hiatus citing a hand injury, courtesy of Kim but continued to appear in segments on the jumbotron, orchestrating attacks on various Knockouts. During her absence, Rebel joined The Dollhouse.

OnJanuary 4, 2016, Terrell announced that she has left the company.

Terrell appeared at Bound For Glory on October 2, 2016, joining Awesome Kong, Christy Hemme, and Dixie Carter in inducting Gail Kim into the TNA Hall of Fame.

Return to GFW (2017)[]

Terrell returned to the renamedGlobal Force Wrestling at Destination X on August 17, 2017; attacking Gail Kim during herUnified GFW Knockouts Championship match againstSienna, costing Kim the title and re-establishing Terrell as a heel. On the September 7 episode of Impact Wrestling, she had her first match back after her two years hiatus, Terrell teamed withSienna and defeated Kim andAllie in a tag team match. On October 20, 2017, it was announced that Terrell had parted ways with Impact Wrestling.

Television and film career[]

Terrell made a special appearance onThe Showbiz Show in 2007. Terrell was featured in a segment onLopez Tonight on August 4, 2010. She received her start in acting after appearing alongside Will Ferrell in the 2012 comedy filmThe Campaign. She was later hired as a stunt double for Kayla Ewell in the filmThe Demented.

Personal life[]

Terrell is attending the University of New Orleans. She is majoring in marketing. Terrell is a co-leader for a volunteer mission group called Hope Children's Home that provides love and time to children that have been neglected, abused, and discarded. Terrell is a founder for a volunteer mission foundation called Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Terrell previously dated Alfonso Ribeiro in 2008. Terrell got engaged toDrew Galloway, who appears on-screen as wrestler Drew McIntyre, in July 2009 and reports of their intention to wed surfaced in a January 2010 issue of Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The couple married inLas Vegas in May 2010. On May 24, 2011, Terrell announced that she and Galloway were divorcing.

Terrell first appeared in Playboy in the special College Girls edition of January 2007. She next appeared in the February/March 2010 issue of thePlayboy Lingerie Special Edition. The photos were an accumulation of previous photoshoots that she had done for the magazine prior to signing with WWE, and show her naked. She appeared again inPlayboy in November 2010, in the special issueBig Boobs, Hot Buns, with the photos having been taken prior to her signing with WWE. Terrell has appeared in an issue ofMaxim Magazine and onSky Sports.com.

In wrestling[]

• Finishing moves
  • As Taryn Terrell
    • Taryn Cutter (Diamond Cutter/ RKO Style Cutter)
    • Diving bulldog –OVW
    • Spear -OVW &TNA
  • As Tiffany
    • Diving crossbody

• Signature moves
  • As Taryn Terrell
    • Back elbow, sometimes to an upcoming opponent
    • Diving crossbody
    • Monkey flip
    • Multiplepinning variations
      • Backslide
      • Jacknife
      • Roll-up
      • Schoolgirl
    • Multiplesuplex variations
    • Corkscrew Neckbreaker
    • Running Dropkick
    • Spear (Sometimes as a Finisher)
  • As Tiffany
    • Dropkick, sometimes to a seated opponent
    • Drop toe-hold
    • Inverted atomic drop
    • Monkey flip
    • Mounted punches
    • Northern Lights suplex

• WithVelvet Sky
  • Signature Moves
    • Hollering Elbows (Double elbow drop, with theatrics) – adopted fromThe Beautiful People
    • Double shoulder block

• Wrestlersmanaged
  • Brad Allen
  • Nic Nemeth
  • Kelly Kelly

• Managers
  • Kelly Kelly

• Nicknames
  • "Skirt"

• Tag teams and stables

• The Dollhouse - withJade andMarti Belle (TNA)

• Entrance themes
  • World Wrestling Entertainment
    • "Chemical Mind" by WWE production theme (FCW; July 30, 2006 –October 26, 2008)
    • "A Girl Like That" byEleventh Hour (April 7, 2009 – February 16, 2010)
    • "Insatiable" performed byPatsy Grime and composed byJim Johnston (March 5, 2010 – November 19, 2010)
  • Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
    • "Hot Mess (Instrumental)" byDale Oliver (August 16, 2012 – March 15, 2013)
    • "Hot Mess (Lyrical)" byDale Oliver

Championships and accomplishments[]

• Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • OVW Women's Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked her#38 in the2010 PWI Top 50 Females
  • PWI ranked her#17 in the2013 PWI Top 50 Females
  • PWI ranked her#36 in the2014 PWI Top 50 Females
  • PWI ranked her#10 in the2015 PWI Top 50 Females

• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • TNA Women's Knockout Championship (1 time)

• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • ECW Assistant General Manager
  • ECW General Manager

External links[]

• Taryn Terrell profile at CAGEMATCH.net
• Profile