American professional wrestler
Nicole Savoy is an American retired
professional wrestler . She has performed in
Shimmer Women Athletes , where she was the longest reigning
Shimmer Champion .
Early life
Savoy is trained in
Muay Thai and
Jiu-Jitsu .
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Professional wrestling career
Shimmer Women Athletes (2015–present)
Savoy applies a
cross armbreaker on
LuFisto , 2016.
On March 23, 2015, Savoy participated in the
ChickFight tournament on
Volume 71 to determine the No. 1 contender for the
Shimmer Championship . She managed to defeat
Candice LeRae at the first round, however, was eliminated during the semifinals by losing to
Evie .
[4] Savoy received a Shimmer Championship match on October 11 at
Volume 78 , where she unsuccessfully challenged then-champion
Madison Eagles .
[5] On April 2, 2016, Savoy participated in a twelve-woman tournament on
Volume 80 to crown the inaugural
Heart of Shimmer Champion . After defeating
Kimber Lee and
LuFisto , Savot advanced to the finals where she defeated LeRae and Lovelace in a
three-way elimination match to win the championship.
[6] At the
Volume 93 taping on July 8, 2017, Savoy lost the championship to
Shazza McKenzie , ending her reign at 462 days with five successful title defenses.
[7]
[8]
Savoy defeated
Mercedes Martinez on
Volume 99 on November 12, 2017, to win the Shimmer Championship.
[9] On
Volume 100 on April 7, 2018, she successfully defended the title against Martinez in a rematch.
[10] She went on to retain the title against
Britt Baker ,
[11]
Cheerleader Melissa ,
[12]
Deonna Purrazzo ,
[12] and
Nicole Matthews .
[13] On
Volume 114 on November 2, 2019, she teamed with
Big Swole , unsuccessfully challenging Martinez and Melissa for the
Shimmer Tag Team Championship .
[14] On
Volume 116 on November 2, Savoy lost her title to Lee in a four-way elimination match, which also involved
Priscilla Kelly and
Shotzi Blackheart , ending her reign at 721 days with 17 successful title defenses.
[8] By the end of her title reign, Savoy had become the longest reigning Shimmer Champion.
[15]
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2015)
Savoy made her
World Wonder Ring Stardom debut on October 16, 2015, during Stardom's USA Tour, in a loss to
Mayu Iwatani .
[16] On October 18, Savoy, Brittany Wonder and Datura lost to
Oedo Tai (
Act Yasukawa ,
Kyoko Kimura and
Thunder Rosa ).
[17]
National promotions (2017–present)
Savoy competed for
WWE in their
2017 Mae Young Classic tournament .
[2] She defeated
Reina González in the first round but lost to Candice LeRae during the next round.
[18]
[19] On August 31, 2019, Savoy participated in the
Casino Battle Royal taking place at
All Elite Wrestling (AEW)'s
All Out , where she was eliminated by
Nyla Rose .
[20] On December 15, Savoy made her
Ring of Honor (ROH) debut at the taping of the second night of
Final Battle by defeating
Sumie Sakai .
[21]
In February 2020, Savoy was announced as a participant in a 16-woman tournament to crown the inaugural ROH Women's World Champion on April 27 at Quest for Gold .
[22] The event, however, was cancelled, and the tournament was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
[23] In August, Savoy participated in AEW's
Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament: The Deadly Draw under the name Lil' Swole , teaming with Big Swole. The two defeated
Leva Bates and Raché Chanel in the quarter-finals but lost to
Allie and
Brandi Rhodes during the semifinals.
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[24]
Savoy returned in 2021 to ROH to participate in a tournament to crown the inaugural
ROH Women's World Champion .
[25] On July 30, Savoy defeated Mazzerati in the first round of the tournament.
[26] Savoy lost the following round to Miranda Alize, thus was eliminated from the tournament.
[27]
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2018)
In August and September of 2018, Savoy competed in the Blue Stars block of the 2018
5 Star Grand Prix , in which she scored a total of eight points.
[28]
Major League Wrestling (2021–2022)
On the September 22, 2021, episode of
Fusion Alpha ,
Major League Wrestling (MLW) announced Savoy as part of their new women's featherweight division.
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Championships and accomplishments
Savoy as
Shimmer Champion , 2019
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