Cherry (American wrestler)

Kara Elizabeth Drew(born July 15, 1975) is an Americanprofessional wrestlerandvalet, better known under thering nameCherry. She is best known for her tenure inWorld Wrestling Entertainment(WWE), as themanagerof formerTag Team Champions,Deuce 'n Domino.
After becoming interested in wrestling, Drew worked on theindependent circuitunder the ring names Miss Kara and Kara Slice. She was assigned to WWE's developmental territoryOhio Valley Wrestling(OVW) inLouisville, Kentuckyin 2005, to continue her wrestling training. While situated at OVW, she used the name Cherry Pie, and she was the manager of the group known as "The Throw-Backs" and later as "The Untouchables", consisting ofDeuce ShadeandDice Domino. Cherry managed them to three reigns asOVW Southern Tag Team Champions.
After signing with WWE, the group were called up to the SmackDown! roster in January 2007, where the team underwent a name change to Deuce 'n Domino. Cherry managed the team to one reign as WWE Tag Team Champions. In April 2008, she made her WWE singles debut and parted ways with Deuce and Domino the following month. She continued working in singles and tag team competition, before being released from her WWE contract in August 2008.
Drew grew up inMorristown, New Jersey.She became a fan of professional wrestling after watching the firstWrestleManiaevent in 1985. Her favorite wrestlers includedMiss ElizabethandMacho Man Randy Savage.Drew never thought she would get the opportunity to become a professional wrestler, but one of her co-workers was related to the founder and promoter of Stars and Stripes Championship Wrestling based inNutley, New Jersey,where she debuted under the ring name Miss Kara.
She was invited to attend Independent Wrestling Federation (IWF) shows by Kevin Knight and received an "up close and personal" look from a "behind the scenes" perspective.In January 1999, Drew began working as amanagerin IWF.She worked as a manager and an occasional wrestler in various federations on the East Coast,including East Coast Pro Wrestling (ECPW), the National Wrestling Alliance in New Jersey, ISPW, State-Side Championship Wrestling and Northeast Wrestling.
In 2002, she worked for National Wrestling Superstars,and later withPhoenix Championship Wrestling, where shefeudedwithAlexis Laree.By 2003, she was working primarily as a singles competitor.She wrestled in variousindependentpromotionsuntil September 2005. The same year, Drew started wrestling forOhio Valley Wrestling(OVW), thedevelopmental territoryfor World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and relocated toLouisville, Kentucky.
In late 2005, Drew began working for OVW. She eventually signed a developmental contract with WWE in January 2006.
Drew used the ring name "Cherry Pie" and was the manager of thetag teamThe Throw-Backs, comprisingDeuce ShadeandDice Domino, the latter of whom was herstorylinebrother, in OVW.She became part of their 1950s in-ring persona,wearingpoodle skirtsandroller skatesand chewinggumat all times.
In mid-2006, during their time together, the team underwent an image change, including changing their name to "The Untouchables" and dropping Pie, Dice, and Shade from their respective names.In late 2006, the team ofShawn SpearsandCody Runnelsdefeated The Untouchables in a tag team match and won the services of Cherry.Cherry accompanied Spears and Runnels to ringside, and soon Spears began to have a crush on her, which began interfering in their matches.CherrybetrayedSpears and Runnels, however, and helped Deuce and Domino win theOVW Southern Tag Team Championship.In January 2007, Cherry twice challengedKatie Leafor theOVW Women's Championshipunsuccessfully.
For their first match with WWE, where they debuted on theSmackDown!brand, the team underwent a name change to "Deuce 'n Domino". They debuted on the January 19, 2007, episode, where she managed Deuce 'n Domino in a tag team match, which Deuce 'n Domino won.During this time that Cherry was rarely physically involved in their matches. On the April 20 episode ofSmackDown!, Cherry was in the corner of Deuce 'n Domino when they won theWWE Tag Team Championshipby defeatingPaul London and Brian Kendrick.
On the October 12 episode ofSmackDown!, in a backstage segment,Jamie Noblerevealed to Deuce and Domino that he had heardJimmy Wang Yangmaking suggestive comments about Cherry. Later that episode, Yang defeated Deuce in a singles match. After the match, however, Deuce 'n Domino double-teamed him, and CherryslappedYang.This later developed into a feud between Deuce and Domino, and Yang and his partner,Shannon Moore.At the beginning of 2008, the team suffered a series of losses.
On the March 7, 2008, episode ofSmackDown, Cherry competed in a Swimsuit Contest, alongMaryse,Victoria,Eve Torres, andMichelle McCool.On the March 28 episode ofSmackDown, Cherry transformed into afan favoriteby teaming with McCool to defeat Victoria and Maryse.She made her WWE singles match debut defeating Victoria with aroll-up, following a distraction from McCool, on the April 18 episode ofSmackDown.On April 27, at theBacklashpay-per-view, Cherry made her pay-per-view debut in a12-Diva tag team match, which her team lost.
In a video posted to WWE's official website, she was dumped by Deuce and Domino for Maryse when they announced that they wanted nothing more to do with her after her unannounced departure from them. Maryse proceeded to provoke Cherry after their announcement, only to get slapped for her troubles.She went on to pick up a singles victory over Maryse.Cherry then went on into a minor feud withNatalya, who debuted with a win over Cherry via theSharpshooter, a submission move.Over the following weeks, Natalya continued to defeat Cherry, including atVickie Guerrero's wedding. As a condition of catching Guererro'sbouquet, Cherry won a match against Guerrero, but first had to face Natalya, who defeated her with the Sharpshooter.Following this loss, Guererro immediately had a match with Cherry, quickly pinning her for the victory.Cherry was released from her WWE contract on August 15, 2008.
After being released from World Wrestling Entertainment, Drew returned to the independent circuit.She began wrestling withNortheast Wrestlingunder the ring name Cherry Pie.On October 18, 2008, she teamed up withJerry Lawlerand defeatedRomeo RoselliandVelvet Skyin a mixed tag team match.
Thirteen years after the separation, Drew along with Treiber and Reiher have reformed theDeuce 'n Dominostable and now accept bookings on theindependent circuit.