American professional wrestler
Billie Starkz
Billie Starkz in May 2023
Birth name Lillian Bridget Born (2004-12-08 ) December 8, 2004 (age 19)
[1]
New Albany, Indiana , U.S.
Ring name(s) Billie Starkz Pizza Cat Jr. Trained by Raul LaMotta Rudy Switchblade Debut October 13, 2018
[1]
Lillian Bridget (born December 8, 2004) is an American
professional wrestler known under her
ring name Billie Starkz . As of 2024,
[update] she is signed to
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and sister promotion
Ring of Honor (ROH). She is the current and inaugural
ROH Women's World Television Champion in her first reign. She has also wrestled in numerous promotions such as
Game Changer Wrestling ,
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling , and
Major League Wrestling .
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2018–present)
Starkz began training in wrestling at age 13 in
Jeffersonville, Indiana ,
[2] making her professional wrestling debut in October 2018.
[3]
[4] According to a 2023 story by local TV station
WDRB , during her first weeks at
Atherton High School in
Louisville, Kentucky in 2019, "a caring teacher pulled her into the hall to ask questions about her parents and home life" because she showed up with bumps and bruises resulting from wrestling.
[2]
In 2020, she began working for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) and on October 10 of that year, she competed in a 30-person battle royal at
Joey Janela's Spring Break 4 .
[5]
On June 25, 2022, Starkz won the H2O Hybrid Championship.
[6] On November 12, at BLP Slamilton, Starkz defeated
Calvin Tankman to win the BLP Heavyweight Championship.
[7]
[8]
All Elite Wrestling (2022–present)
On the December 27, 2022, episode of
AEW Dark , Starkz made her debut, losing to
Red Velvet .
[9]
[10] On April 7, 2023, at
Battle of the Belts VI ,
Jade Cargill defeated Starkz to retain the
AEW TBS Championship .
[11] Four days later, it was reported that Starkz had been signed by AEW.
[12]
[13]
On June 25 at
Forbidden Door , Starkz competed in the
Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament , losing to
Athena in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
[14]
Major League Wrestling (2023)
On the February 28, 2023, episode of
MLW Underground Wrestling , Starkz made her MLW debut, defeating Kayla Kassidy.
[15]
[16] On the March 21 episode of Underground Wrestling , she faced
Taya Valkyrie for the
MLW Women's Featherweight Championship but lost the match.
[17] Starkz then faced B3cca twice at
SuperFight
[18] and
War Chamber , both in a winning effort.
[19]
Ring of Honor (2023–present)
On the March 9, 2023, episode of
Ring of Honor Wrestling , Starkz made her ROH debut where she lost to
Trish Adora .
[20]
[21] Two weeks later, she had her first win in ROH when she defeated Miranda Alize.
[22]
In late 2023, Starkz along with
Lexy Nair became 'minions' to
ROH Women's World Champion
Athena . On the November 23 episode of ROH Honor Club TV , Starkz and Athena lost to
Ronda Rousey and
Marina Shafir .
[23] On the following episode of ROH Wrestling, Starkz defeated Shafir in a one-on-one match, with Starkz proceeded to attack Shafir after the match. Athena and Nair come out and feigned announcing that Starkz had graduated from 'minion training'. Athena then announced that only Nair was the
valedictorian . Starkz then got upset and attacked Athena. Starkz then met
Tony Khan backstage and requested a championship match with Athena, which Khan accepted. The match was then made for
Final Battle .
[24] At the event, Starkz was unsuccessful at winning the ROH Women's Championship from Athena.
[25]
In December 2023, Starkz was confirmed to be in the
tournament to crown the inaugural
ROH Women's World Television Champion .
[26] She defeated
Robyn Renegade in first round,
Diamante in the quarterfinals and
Mercedes Martinez in the semifinals to advance to the final at
Supercard of Honor .
[27]
[28]
[29] At the event on April 5, 2024, Starkz defeated
Queen Aminata to become the inaugural ROH Women's World Television Champion by feigning an injury and choking out Aminata, turning heel in the process.
[30]
Personal life
Shortly before her 2023 graduation from Atherton High School in Louisville, she had maintained a 4.0
grade point average while taking several honors courses, despite her frequent travel for wrestling shows.
[2]
Championships and accomplishments
2econd Wrestling
2econd Wrestling Championship (1 time)
[31]
Black Label Pro
BLP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[32]
Capital Championship Wrestling
CCW Global Fighting Championship (1 time)
[33]
Girl Fight
Girl Fight Championship (1 time, current)
[34]
Grindhouse Pro Wrestling
Grindhouse Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Alice Crowley
H2O Wrestling: Hardcore Hustle Organization
H2O Hybrid Championship (1 time)
[35]
Party Hard Wrestling
PHW Party Monster Championship (1 time)
[36]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked No. 52 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the
PWI Women's 150 in 2022
[37]
Ranked No. 96 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
PWI 500 in 2023
[38]
Ring of Honor
Spark Joshi Puroresu of America
The Wrestling Revolver
Women's Grand Prix (2023)
[40]
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