Natasha Armstrong

Armstrong posing for a photoshoot in 2018.

**Natasha Armstrong** (born February 25, 1999) is an English professional wrestler. She currently works on the British and US independent scenes, where she is a regular for International Female Superstars of Wrestling (IFSW) and competes for ARMBAR Wrestling.

## Early life

Armstrong was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on February 25, 1999. For most of her childhood, she was raised by only her mother, with her father being completely absent from her life. Due to her mother being a member of the Royal Air Force, Armstrong was often left in the care of her grandparents, though she still greatly looked up to her mother as a role model. When Armstrong was in her early teens, her mother married who would become Armstrong's stepfather, and Armstrong gained a stepsister whom she quickly grew close to due to their similar upbringings.

Armstrong graduated from Leeds City College and went on to attend York St. John University, moving from Leeds to York and studying Sports Science. However, due to her commitments to professional wrestling, Armstrong dropped out of university after one year.

At the age of 16, Armstrong began her professional wrestling training at Grapple Wrestling Academy. She also travelled across the country, attending various wrestling seminars from promotion-associated schools. Most notably, she attended a seminar conducted by Artemis and was immediately interested in her MMA hybrid style. Armstrong would attend every UK seminar Artemis held, whilst also completing her training at Grapple.

## Professional wrestling career

### **Early career (2016–2017)**

In December 2016, Armstrong would make her debut as a professional wrestler for a local Leeds-based promotion. Throughout the rest of 2016 and early 2017, she remained based in the Yorkshire area, competing for several small promotions. However, with how small the women's wrestling scene was in the Yorkshire area, Armstrong knew she would have to branch out across the rest of the UK.

### **ARMBAR Wrestling (2017–present)**

On August 13, 2017, Armstrong had her first match outside of Yorkshire when she debuted for London-based promotion ARMBAR Wrestling, a company that her inspiration Artemis had also competed for several times. She competed in a losing effort against Camila Scorpio. Armstrong would return to the promotion on September 10, where she defeated Armbar Academy graduate Natalie LaVey.

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### **International Female Superstars of Wrestling (2017–present)**

On October 15, 2017, Armstrong announced via social media that she would be taking an excursion to the U.S. along with several other UK-based talents. Armstrong made her first U.S. appearance for International Female Superstars of Wrestling (IFSW), where she competed in a losing effort against Charlotte Walker on their November 3 show. On November 16, Armstrong was announced as part of IFSW's line-up for their December tapings and was named a regular roster member.

On December 1, Armstrong teamed with fellow UK talent Alex Haine to defeat IFSW regulars India Monroe and Aja Storm in an upset victory. At the next day of tapings on December 2, Armstrong defeated another IFSW regular in the form of former IFSW Junior Champion Cara Mundo. On December 3, the final day of the December tapings, Armstrong was announced as one of the eight women who would compete in a tournament to decide the number one contender for the Junior Championship, which would take place at the February tapings.

On February 2, 2018, Armstrong defeated Haine to advance in the Junior Championship number one contender tournament. On February 4, Armstrong defeated Kris Kramer to advance to the final of the tournament. Later that night, Armstrong won the tournament by defeating Charlie Boston, with Haine coming to Armstrong's aid when Boston's tag partner, Ash Harley, attempted to interfere. Armstrong's Junior Championship match was set for the April IFSW tapings, where she would challenge champion Argentina Salvadore.

However, on the first day of the April tapings on April 6, Armstrong and Haine were attacked backstage by Boston and Harley, who were seeking revenge for the tournament loss. Armstrong demanded that her title match was put on hold after challenging Boston and Harley to a tag team match, which occurred on April 7. In the tornado tag team match, the far more experienced team of Boston and Harley were successful over Armstrong and Haine. After the match, Boston and Harley further beat down Armstrong and Haine until Armstrong agreed to put her title shot on the line the next day. On April 8, Armstrong defeated Boston in a no disqualification match, overcoming Boston and Harley's cheap tactics in order to remain the number one contender for Salvadore's title. The title match was set for the June and July tapings.

## Personal life

Armstrong's mother is a part of the Royal Air Force, and she pays tribute to this with the naming of some of her signature and finishing moves, her 'Spitfire' nickname, and the RAF patch stitched onto her gear. Armstrong is a second generation wrestler, though she refuses to name her father due to his abandonment of her and her mother, and her father has never come forward.

From a young age, Armstrong was interested in and played sports. She was a part of her primary school's netball team and played soccer for Leeds United LFC's U18 squad. She supports Leeds United F.C. and LA Galaxy.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing Moves**
	+ *Eye of the Storm* (Fisherman suplex backbreaker)
	+ *Airstrike* (Diving elbow drop)
	+ *Full Metal Jacket* (Octopus hold)
	+ *Tower Bridge* (Triple bridging German suplex combination)
* **Signature Moves**
	+ *Warhead* (Discus elbow smash)
	+ *Tsunami* (Two double underhook suplexes followed by a double underhook DDT)
	+ *First Light* (Stalling cradle-lifted sitout powerbomb)
	+ Flip-around gutwrench suplexes
	+ Flip-based reversals and transitions
	+ Fujiwara armbar
	+ Hammerlock arm snap
	+ Bridging hammerlock
	+ Pendulum swing
	+ Superkick
	+ Kneeling arm-stretched dragon sleeper
	+ Swinging neckbreaker
	+ Wrestling-style takedowns
		- Double leg
		- Single leg
		- High-angle
	+ Hip toss
	+ Elbow drop
	+ Penalty kick
	+ Multiple suplex variations
		- Belly-to-belly
		- Half-and-half
	+ Running DDT
	+ Cradle-lifted scoop slam
* **Nicknames**
	+ **"The Spitfire"**
* **Entrance Themes**
	+ **"Major System Error"** by Marmozets (2017–current)