Tara

**Lisa Marie Varon** (née **Sole**; born February 10, 1971) is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor, and bodybuilder best known for her time as a WWE Diva under the ring name **Victoria** and her time spent as an Impact Wrestling Knockout under the ring name **Tara**. Varon held both companies woman's championships on several different occasions.

Varon began competing in fitness competitions and won ESPN2's *Fitness America Series* in 1997. In 1999, she placed second at a fitness event in New York City to earn her International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) Professional Fitness Card.

Through a chance meeting, Varon met World Wrestling Federation (WWF) performer Chyna, who encouraged her to become a professional wrestler. She trained in the WWF's developmental territories for three years before being moved to the main roster to compete full-time under the ring name **Victoria**. Her first television appearance came at WrestleMania 2000, where she portrayed one of The Godfather's "hos". She debuted in June 2002, and four months later she was pushed to win the WWE Women's Championship, a title she would go on to hold twice in her wrestling career. After leaving WWE in 2009, Varon debuted in TNA later that year as **Tara**. In TNA, she became a five-time TNA Knockouts Champion, making her a seven-time Women's Champion overall. She was also a one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion, with Brooke Tessmacher, collectively known as TnT.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Black Widow* (Sitout inverted front powerslam)
	+ *Tara Bomb* (Chokebomb)
	+ *Widow's Peak* (Gory neckbreaker)

* **Signature moves**
	+ *A-rack-naphobia* (Sitout backbreaker rack drop)
	+ Back body drop
	+ Bearhug
	+ Boston crab
	+ Bridging reverse chinlock
	+ Gorilla press slam
	+ Gorilla press gutbuster
	+ Headbutt
	+ Hip drop, to an opponent's midsection
	+ Japanese arm drag
	+ Multiple kick variations
		- Low drop, to a kneeling opponent
		- Roundhouse
		- Super
	+ Multiple moonsault variations
		- Springboard
		- *Victoria's Secret* (Standing, with theatrics)
	+ One-handed cartwheel followed into a hammerlock
	+ Plancha
	+ Pendulum backbreaker
	+ Slingshot somersault leg drop
	+ Scoop powerslam
	+ Snap suplex
	+ Surfboard stretch
	+ Slingshot belly-to-back backbreaker
	+ *Spider's Web's* (Fireman's carry spun out into a sidewalk slam)

* **Wrestlers managed**
	+ Alex Chamberlain
	+ Candice Michelle
	+ Cody Rhodes
	+ Damaja
	+ Doug Basham
	+ Jesse
	+ Kenny Dykstra
	+ Stevie Richards
	+ Madison Rayne
	+ Seth Skyfire
	+ Steve Bradley

* **Nicknames**
	+ "The Vicious Vixen"
	+ "Flower"

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **World Wresting Federation / Entertainment**
		- "Adrenaline Crash" by Bryan New and George Young
		- "All the Things She Said" by t.A.T.u.
		- "Don't Mess With" by The Hood$tars
		- "Don't Mess With" (Remix) by The Hood$tars
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling**
		- **"Broken"** by Goldy Locks
	+ **Independent circuit**
		- "All the Things She Said" by t.A.T.u.
		- "The Spark" by Kenny Wootton & Harley Wootton

## Championships and accomplishments

### Cheerleading

* **National Cheerleading Association**
	+ NCA All-American Award

### Fitness and figure competition

* **Debbie Kruck Fitness Classic**
	+ 1st (Tall Class; 1999)
* **ESPN2 Fitness America Series**
	+ 1st place (1997)
	+ 2nd place (1998)
* **Lifequest Triple Crown**
	+ Top 20 (1997)
* **National Physique Committee**
	+ NPC Inland Empire – 1st (MW; 1995)
	+ NPC Team Universe – 2nd (Tall Class; 1999)
* **Women's Tri-Fitness**
	+ Ironwoman Tri-Fitness – 4th (1998)
	+ Tri-Fitness Hall of Fame (2012)

### Professional wrestling

* **Master of Ring Entertainment**
	+ MORE Wrestling Women's Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ PWI Woman of the Year (2004)
	+ Ranked **#5** of the top 50 female wrestlers in the *PWI Female 50* in 2009
* **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
	+ TNA Knockouts Championship (5 times)
	+ TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brooke Tessmacher
* **World Wrestling Entertainment**
	+ WWE Women's Championship (2 times)

## *Luchas de Apuestas* record

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