Nico

Nicole Katz (born November 23, 1999) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Waifu Wrestling Alliance under the ring name Nico.
== Early Life ==
Nicole Katz was born in the town of Los Gatos near San Jose, California on November 23, 1999 to a 19-year-old mother and an unknown father. Her human mother has no idea how she conceived a catgirl child, just that it must have happened after getting extremely drunk at a Marilyn Manson concert in Daly City in March of that year. Nico's size is also a mystery as her mother doesn't share her extreme height or figure. 
Nico was raised alone by her mother in Los Gatos and was home-schooled by her after struggling to cope with being the only catgirl among her peers. This led to her forming an extremely close bond to her mother.
Nico decided as a teenager that she wanted to become a professional wrestler. On top of training in wrestling school she also started powerlifting as she felt that the physical strength it would give her combined with her natural size would help her in the ring. 
== Professional Wrestling Career ==
At the age of 18, Nico started training at a WWA-affiliated wrestling school in San Jose, continuing to train there for a number of years before moving to Spaghetti Town after signing a WWA contract. 
=== Waifu Wrestling Alliance ===
Nico debuted in WWA in February 2023. At 239 lbs, she is larger than most of the wrestlers on the roster, with her considerable bust and hips contributing greatly to this size. Her first match was a triple threat against Lightning Nika and Nikki Kade, dubbed "The Battle of the Nikkes" by some fans. Originally Nico had planned to separately fight Nika and then Nikki in singles matches. However, after being unable to find Nika she decided to challenge Nikki to be her first opponent instead. Nika then returned and proposed having a triple threat match instead, to which both Nico and Nikki agreed. 
After some delay, the match took place at Waifumania 66. Nico won the match after submitting Lightning Nika to her finisher, the Suffocator. Nika allegedly suffered a concussion during the match after taking a corner hip attack from Nico, but was medically cleared to wrestle and shortly afterwards had a match against Sola Fire. 
Nikki Kade disputed the legitimacy of Nico's victory, saying that her own loss didn't count as she wasn't pinned or submitted, and challenged her to a singles rematch in the future to settle the score. However, Nikki Kade was booked in a match with Priscilla Divine at Waifus Collide as part of a rivalry between the two, leaving the feud between her and Nico on halt for the time being. 
The rivalry between Nico and Kade was reignited after Nico being affronted by Nikki, who again stated her view that her loss wasn't legitimate due to her not being the one submitted in their last match. Because of her subservience to Priscilla Divine due to her loss at Waifus Collide, Kade had to ask Divine's permission to have a rematch with Nico, which she received. Nico was apprehensive to have the rematch so soon after Kade's loss at Priscilla Divine, believing that Nikki had suffered too much at Priscilla's hand and was not of sound state of mind due to talking to herself, but agreed to have the match anyway. The rematch was held at Waifumania 88, with Nikki Kade winning by pinfall. 
Nico later entered the Rookie Cup, with her first match to be against Corn Girl, who was making her in-ring debut. The build-up to the match was intense, with Corn Girl making repeated jabs towards Nico due to her weight. They fought each other in the second match of the tournament, with Corn Girl winning the close bout by pinfall in just under 11 minutes. After the match Corn Girl tried to make up with Nico by apologizing about her remarks, saying they were only to inspire her to fight hard in their match, complimenting her on her wrestling skill and giving her a bowl of corn grown from her family farm. Nico accepted the apology and corn bowl and the rivalry between the two ended. 
Nico would later form a brief friendship with newly-debuting wrestler Red Hands, after Red Hands expressed an interest in weightlifting and Nico offered to help her with it due to her own lifting experience. This would continue until Red Hands ended up getting arrested. 
After Red Hands returned from prison and won the Hardcore Championship after winning the Hardcore Clusterfork, Nico was inspired to try her own luck by going after the Intercontinental Championship recently taken by Nikki Kade. Nikki mocked her for this challenge and instead challenged Sheila Foster for a title match at Onsen a Lifetime. However, Sheila agreed to have a match with Nico and promised her that if she won she's become the #1 contender for the IC title after Onsen. Nico agreed and in preparation for the match began vigorous training that involved spending hours at the gym and following a strict diet. They faced each other at Waifumania 201, shortly before Onsen. It was a hard-fought and close match that ended with Sheila winning after ducking Nico's Kitty Splash and taking her to the ground with a fallaway slam before submitting her to a chinlock. Shortly after their match Sheila Foster reviewed the ending and noticed that Nico had her hands on the ropes before tapping out. Hoping to right this error, she offered a rematch, which Nico won after hitting her Kitty Splash. Overcome with emotion after finally picking up a victory after a string of losses, Nico cut a heartfelt promo in which she thanked Sheila for giving her the rematch before embracing her in the middle of the ring. 
Looking to continue her training, Nico started going to Burger Bear Gym, where she met Ratasha. Ratasha had recently been banned from competing in the WWA and was trying to find a way back in, when she saw a promo from Bald Girl where she offered to put her ironclad lifetime contract on the line against anyone who wanted to face her. Ratasha confronted Bald Girl and got a match arranged with her at Clash in the Kingdom where she would get a WWA contract if she won. Nico offered to help her train in preparation for her match, and became her coach at Burger Bear Gym. 
Ratasha ended up defeating Bald Girl and earning herself a WWA contract. She decided to create a tag team with Nico called the Rat 'n' Cat Connection. 
The team of Ratasha and Nico started off well, first defeating the Disco Divas and then taking the team of Andi Kestrel and Robyn McDaid to a 20-minute draw. However, in the Derby, a 4-team tornado tag elimination match to determine the #1 contenders to the Tag Team Championship, Nico and Ratasha suffered an embarrassing defeat after being the first 2 eliminated after a total time of around two and a half minutes. Looking to restore honor to her team and prove herself able to deal with multiple opponents at once, Nico entered herself into an 8-woman battle royale being held at Judge, Yuri & Executioner. She won the match after last eliminating Mrs. Storm. 
Nico decided to enter the B1 Climax, seeing it as a great opportunity and a chance to represent her team at a high level. She was placed in block B along with 9 other competitors and her first match was against Kasumi O'Brian, which Kasumi won in controversial fashion after blinding Nico by spitting whisky in her face. Nico, who is completely teetotal and avoids alcohol at all costs, strongly resented Kasumi and the Widowmaker Society for this and swore to get her revenge on ones of their members, Kelly DiVanna, who was her next scheduled opponent. Unfortunately for Nico, she was unable to beat DiVanna, and her loss on Night 6 to Holly-Hope Again left her at 0-3 with no points, at the bottom of the tournament. 
Nico's luck changed however, when she managed to beat her next opponent Kuro Noire II in record time. Despite this win, she still had a chance of being eliminated from the B1 if she lost her next match against Ciel du Grenouille. Luckily for Nico, the match ended in a time limit draw and she narrowly avoided elimination. Unfortunately for her, she would lose her next match against LILLITH and be eliminated from the tournament. 
Nico would turn this around in her next match where she beat Jade Thorn, who at that point was second place in the B block and tied for most points. Nico's next match was against Cassie Kade, the leader of the Widowmaker Society and top of the B block. If Cassie beat Nico she would automatically go to the B1 Finals, however if the match ended in a draw Kade would be unlikely to finish at the top of the block, and if she lost she would be eliminated. Nico made clear in her interview after her match with Jade Thorn how much she hated Cassie and wanted to stop her from winning the block, not just because of the actions of the other Widowmakers against her, but because of Cassie's lifestyle as a drug dealer, the antithesis of everything Nico stood for. In the end Nico managed to submit Cassie to the Suffocator, preventing her from topping the B block which would eventually be won by Jade Thorn, much to Nico's delight. In her post-match interview Nico stated her plans to return to tag team action with her partner Ratasha. 
In a match that occurred shortly after the end of the B1 Climax tournament matches, Nico's tag partner Ratasha faced off in a match against newcomer Kobra Kaii. Kaii won this match by submission, and afterwards attempted to put her pet snake over the helpless Ratasha. Nico, who was ringside, pulled Ratasha out the ring to prevent the attack and carried her backstage to safety. Sensing feelings of affections for each other after this incident, Nico invited Ratasha back to her apartment, where the two shared a kiss and confirmed their feelings for each other, officially forming a relationship that had brewing for a number of months. 
Once back in tag team action together, Nico and Ratasha answered a challenge from Bubblegum Crisis, the former tag team champions. The match would end with the Rat 'n' Cat Connection victorious as Nico tapped out one of the sisters to the Suffocator in just over 10 minutes. After the victory the two of them would challenge the tag team champions the Birds of Prey (Andi Kestrel & Robyn McDaid) to a title match at the upcoming PWE, Cupid's Chokehold. The Birds of Prey would end up retaining their belts after Nico was counted out around the 16 minute mark. 
Deflated with the loss and unsure about their future, Nico and Ratasha struggled to figure out where to go from there. At one point during a conversation backstage about what to do at the upcoming flagship show, Waifus Collide, Nico left to go for a walk and clear her head. As Ratasha was left alone, she was ambushed by Kobra Kaii and her pet snake, angry about being denied her pet's meal after Nico saved her after their match together. Luckily for Ratasha, Nico was still close enough to hear her cries, and she rushed back to save Ratasha and confront Kaii. Kaii, looking to embarrass Nico and prove her skills as a submission artist, challenged Nico to a submission match at Waifus Collide II. Nico accepted, adding in a stipulation that there be no rope breaks and presenting Kaii with an ultimatum: If Nico won, Kaii would leave her and Ratasha alone, never confronting or talking to either of them ever again. If Kobra Kaii won on the other hand, Kobra Kaii could do 
==Professional Wrestling Style and Persona==
Despite not being near the tallest of the WWA wrestlers, Nico is one of the largest in terms of size. She fights a strong powerhouse style, using powerful slams such as powerbombs, German suplexes, Samoan drops and military presses. She also utilizes her heavy weight by using moves that involve her slamming her body into her opponent's, such as hip attacks as well as crossbodies and body splashes, both running and diving.
She's also known to use submission moves that involve using the strength of her arms, such as her finisher, a headlock variation she calls the Suffocator. Many say this name is due to her opponent's face getting pressed into her hefty bust, and that this smothering causes the tap more than the pressure from her arms. Nico hasn't commented on this claim.
While in the ring and especially when addressing opponent's in promos, Nico tries to hold a cool and confident demeanor. Outside the ring however, she has a much more friendly and relaxed personality. Despite her imposing size, she can often be quite shy and suffer from social anxiety. To the few people she does form relations with she is strongly attached and loyal.
Nico is incredibly close to her mother, living with her her whole life and choosing to stay with her whenever she has time off from the WWA and can travel back to California. She makes many phone calls to her mother and often feels homesick.
Nico has a strong passion for powerlifting, and often spends time in the gym doing exercises, although she often tries to go during the gym's least busy hours.
==In Ring==
===Finishing Moves=== 
*Suffocator (Side Headlock/Cravate)
*Kitty Splash (Diving Crossbody)
===Signature Moves===
*Cat Pounce (Running Crossbody)
*Vanilla Cake (Running Corner Hip Attack)
*Nico Press (Deadlift Military Press Slam)
*Triple Suplex variations
*Powerbomb variations
*Diving Body Splash
===Entrance Themes===
*"Black No. 1" by Type O Negative
==Trivia==
*Nico reportedly drinks over a gallon of milk every day as part of her training regiment.
*Her surname of Katz is taken from her mother and is unrelated to her species.
*Despite the stereotype of most youths who dress up in all black doing so to rebel against their parents, Nico's style was actually inspired at a young age by her mother (who has since grown out of it).
*Nico follows a straight edge lifestyle, abstaining from alcohol, smoking and drugs. This was also inspired by her mother who gave up drinking and smoking after Nico was born.
==Gallery==
File:Nico Jacket.png|Nico wearing her Dojo yellow jacket
File:Nico Easter.png|During an Easter egg hunt with some of the other wrestlers
File:Nico Locker.png|Nico in the locker room after a gym workout
File:Nico Ring.png|Nico in the ring
File:NicoChibi.png|Another chibi of Nico