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1343: 6332: 6317: 6303: 6294: 6285: 6274: 42: 2313: 424:, and Funk invited her to attend his wrestling school, The Funkin' Conservatory. Dumas attended Funk's school alongside twenty-three men, graduated from the school in August 1999, and returned to ECW. Meanwhile, Funk and his wife compiled video footage of Dumas and sent it to the World Wrestling Federation. The Federation was sufficiently impressed, and on August 1, 1999, Dumas was signed to a WWF developmental deal. After six months with ECW, she made her final appearance on October 23, 1999, at 9135: 657: 975:, however, due to the months of humiliation and being verbally berated by Stratus, Lita was more concerned with doing as much damage as possible--she broke Stratus' nose and attacked her with a steel chair, promptly leading to her disqualification. This intense and violent match involved levels of physicality that had not been seen before in the women's division. The feud raged on, and on December 6, Lita defeated Stratus in the main event of 1697: 875:. Continuing the storyline, Holly interrupted as Hardy was about to propose to Lita, challenging the duo to face her and Bischoff in an intergender tag team match later that evening. Bischoff later added the stipulation that Lita would earn a title shot if she won but would be fired if she lost. Hardy and Lita lost the match after Hardy refused to tag in, with Hardy berating Lita for "selfishly" returning to 1052:

revealing the entire incident on his blog, only to be rehired several months later under constant outcry from fans from shows and pay-per-views every week for months on end. Lita had been one of the most popular performers in the WWE since the beginning of her association with the Hardy Boyz in 2000 and after Hardy was fired in April, her popularity had taken a massive dive. Starting with a

947:, Lita revealed that she was pregnant. One week later, it appeared that Hardy was going to propose to Lita, but he was interrupted by Kane, who claimed to be the father of Lita's child. Two months later, it was revealed that Kane was, in fact, the father. Hardy and Kane feuded for several months, culminating in a "Till Death Do Us Part" match on August 15 at 1061:

berated the crowd; after the segment Dumas was shaken by the experience. Hardy was rehired in July (by which time Lita had turned heel) and would engage in a three-month feud with Edge, while Lita, awkwardly watching and sometimes interfering in these matches from ringside continued to act as Edge's valet. On the October 3 episode of

255:. She retired from full-time performing in 2006. She then made a couple of appearances on the independent circuit before returning to WWE in 2007, making occasional appearances, sporadically wrestling matches and being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014. From 2022 to 2023, she performed on a part-time basis, with her winning the 1093: 1044:, Lita announced that she had filed for divorce, claiming Kane was like a 4th grader in the bedroom and expressing relief that she would no longer have to deal with his "sweaty body" and "stupid little laugh," and his wedding ring being flushed down a toilet. She then attempted to marry Edge on the June 20 episode of 906:. After the match, Stratus overheard Jericho talking to then-heel, Christian, about who could sleep with their respective woman first. One week later, Stratus and Lita confronted the men about their real intentions, leading to a feud between the two men and women which resulted in a "Battle of the Sexes" match at 4712: 4616: 1192:

after Cyber Sunday, Lita faced James in three non-title handicap matches, the first where James had one hand tied behind her back, the second where James had her feet tied together, and the third with James being blindfolded. Lita easily won the first (November 6) and third (November 20) of those

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Off-screen, at this time, Dumas had been involved with Matt Hardy romantically, but began an affair with Adam Copeland (Edge), who was one of Hardy's closest friends. WWE then began to use the real-life issues between the three as an on-screen storyline. In April, Hardy was released from WWE for

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With her pregnancy storyline over, Lita returned to the women's division in November 2004. She began a feud with Trish Stratus, who had constantly degraded her during her pregnancy storyline. When Stratus referred to her as "chubby" because of her weight gain, she retaliated by attacking Stratus

1521:. However, Lita was assaulted just prior to the start of the show, with Trish Stratus teaming with Becky Lynch to defend the title on her behalf. Morgan pinned Stratus with a roll-up, costing Lita and Lynch the titles. Stratus then attacked Lynch following the match. On the following episode of 1060:

where after hobbling to the ring on a crutch to do a segment with heel Trish Stratus, she was booed heavily and fans chanted "You screwed Matt!" and "We want Matt!"- and Lita was still a face at this time. The booing and jeering got so bad that Stratus, angered by the abuse, went off script and

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in an attempt to prevent him from harming Lita, beginning a new storyline involving the trio. In the following weeks, Kane began repeatedly assaulting Hardy and attempting to seduce Lita. During the course of the storyline, he kidnapped Lita and held her tied up backstage, and he persuaded Eric

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squirted mustard in Lita's face. By this time, Lita had become so fed up with the continued negative intrusion for 18 consecutive months WWE fans had on her personal life, that she cut a series of intense promos, with the normally relaxed Lita yelling and screaming into the microphone over her

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for several months while still in a relationship with Hardy, who had been at home recovering from a knee injury. Following a public revelation of the affair, Matt Hardy was released by WWE. Hardy was rehired several months later and the real-life situation was translated into a storyline.

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on August 21, 2000, with The Rock as the special guest referee in which she captured her first Women's Championship, and the third against Trish Stratus on December 6, 2004, where she won her second Women's Championship. This was the first time women had main-evented

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in mid-2006, and they debuted in September 2006 at the rock and wrestling event Rock-N-Shock at The Masquerade in Atlanta. Dumas wore a top emblazoned with the symbol of the band during her final match in WWE. The band released their self-titled debut CD,

804:. The rehearsal required that she practice the hurricanrana that would be used in the episode, however, the stunt double Dumas was working with dropped her as she swung through the move, causing her to land on her neck and shoulders. After she underwent a 286:, to Christine and Michael Dumas on April 14, 1975. She is of Mexican American, Puerto Rican and French ancestry. She attended many different schools around Florida throughout her childhood and adolescent years and managed to finish high school at 4940: 910:, which the women lost. A rematch ended in a no contest the next night. On February 23, 2004, Lita was involved in a fatal-4-way elimination match for the Women's Championship which also included Molly Holly, Jazz, and Victoria, who won the match. 1048:, but the marriage ceremony was interrupted by a vengeful Kane, who emerged from beneath the ring, destroyed the ceremony, and as Edge and Lita escaped from the ring, Kane tombstoned their priest. The storyline with Kane ended shortly thereafter. 1136:

rating in over a year, leading Edge to call himself the "most watched champion ever". In 2021, Lita revealed that she was uncomfortable with the segment, but WWE threatened to fire her if she didn't do the segment. On the February 6 episode of

653:, on one occasion unsuccessfully challenging him for the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. Even after repeated rejections from Lita followed by savage beatings by the Hardy Boyz, Malenko was undeterred in his quest to win Lita's affections. 340:. She traveled to Mexico in 1997 to learn more about the sport and how to wrestle. Dumas financed her training by dancing in a club under the pseudonym Misty. During her stay in Mexico, Dumas trained under numerous wrestlers, including 773:

event in January, with the Hardys as participants and Lita accompanying them. The trio attacked The Undertaker, but were unsuccessful in eliminating him. Lita resumed her pursuit of the WWF Women's Championship and made her in-ring

627:. In retaliation for her frequent interference in their matches, Edge and Christian cost Lita the Women's Championship by side-slamming her into the mat, helping Ivory to defeat her in a four-way match on the November 2 episode of 1712:

was released on September 16, 2003. The book covered topics such as her family, childhood years, wrestling career, relationship with Matt Hardy, and her neck surgery and subsequent rehabilitation. Lita is considered to be a

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on December 9. Jeff won the match with a scripted finish that had Lita failing to notice that Matt had placed his leg on the rope during Jeff's successful pin attempt. Continuing the storyline on the following episode of

5193: 4448: 5498: 762:, when they were both tossed off the stage by The Undertaker. The injuring of both his brother and ex-girlfriend led to a reconciliation between the members of Team Xtreme, and on the December 20 episode of 4932: 1525:, Stratus revealed herself as Lita's attacker, citing frustration with Lita appearing as Lynch's sidekick and overall anger at her legacy seemingly being forgotten. On the November 14, 2023, episode of 5384: 6108: 1459:, as a face, which led to a confrontation with Charlotte Flair. At the event, Lita entered at #26 and eliminated former rival Mickie James before being eliminated by Flair. On January 31, 2022, on 4514:"COMPLETE WWE WRESTLEMANIA 32 REPORT: THE WOMEN'S TITLE DEBUTS, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF RAW?, ANDRE THE GIANT BATTLE ROYAL, IC TITLE LADDER MATCH, AND MORE IN THE 6 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES OF COVERAGE" 668:

with the assistance of Matt Hardy. Following the match, Hardy kissed Lita, beginning their on-screen relationship and turning their real-life romance into a storyline. On the April 9 edition of

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to raise money for the pilot episode, however they were only able to raise $ 62,919.96 of the $ 400,000 goal. Following the failure of the campaign, the team cited the financial impacts of the

5224: 2301: 855:. Co-general manager Stone Cold Steve Austin later explained to Eric Bischoff that he had rehired Lita. Lita and Stratus went on to defeat Holly and Kim in a tag team match on September 21 at 3156: 6359: 1502:

after an assist from the returning Trish Stratus, giving Lita her first title reign since 2006. On March 6, Stratus, Lynch, and Lita challenged Damage CTRL to a six-woman tag team match at

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was ranked No. 3 by WWE in 2015 on the "10 greatest Divas Matches of all time" list. This match is also cited as one of the most unforgettable Divas matches, along with her match against

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in 2023, subsequently making her the first female Hall of Famer to win a tag team championship after her induction. She has also worked as a producer and a trainer with the company.

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on the independent circuit as Angelica. She made her wrestling debut in a match against indie wrestler Strawberry Fields on January 9, 1999, where she won the match. She worked in

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to the outside when she over-rotated by a fraction of an inch, barely escaping serious injury. This move was later used in the buildup to the title rematch she was booked for at

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After retiring from wrestling in 2009, Dumas bought a house in Nicaragua and splits her time between her home in Atlanta and her house in Nicaragua, where she enjoys surfing.

4361: 3813: 498:. In May 2000, a storyline was developed in which Lita found Rios cavorting with The Godfather and his "hos", causing tension between them. Rios eventually turned on Lita by 612:(her second main event in three weeks), Lita defeated Stephanie with a moonsault to win the Women's Championship for the first time, with The Rock as special guest referee. 2981: 5734: 1006:. Despite Lita's coaching, Hemme was defeated by Stratus. Lita continued to feud with Stratus by proxy over the following weeks, with Kane defeating Stratus' companion, 820:, beginning in October 2002. During her time recovering, Matt and Jeff split thus ending Team Xtreme; Jeff would leave the WWE the following year and Matt would move to 5926: 4785: 5201: 4812: 4459: 6352: 3125: 2410:

held a WWE Diva of the Decade tournament for voters to determine the best WWE Diva from 2003 to 2013. Lita was the winner of the competition bracket of 16 WWE Divas.

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Dumas made her debut for United Wrestling Federation (UWF) on April 21, 2007, where she served as a special guest referee for the match between Christy Hemme and

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by stripping their opponents to their underwear. Throughout The Invasion, Lita, Stratus, and Jacqueline feuded with Alliance members Keibler, Wilson, Ivory, and

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on June 13, where she was defeated by Trish Stratus in a Fatal Four Way match that also included Gail Kim and defending champion Victoria. The next night on

565:. The rivalry developed into an off-and-on long-term feud between the two women that lasted until Stratus retired in 2006. The storyline ended shortly after 6100: 4395: 2883: 1785:, announced "KAYfABE," a new wrestling show which was inspired by true events and was to blend scripted drama with pro wrestling. The production launched a 6345: 1708:. The video featured discussions of Lita's career to that point and showcased several of her matches. Dumas' autobiography, written with Michael Krugman, 1315:

in an intergender no disqualification, no countout match with the help from the WWE legends who had defeated Slater during the past weeks, as well as the

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held a World Cup tournament to discover the greatest female WWE wrestler of all time. Lita was declared the winner from a list of 32 female wrestlers.

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struck Kane with a chair, resulting in him falling on Lita. The miscarriage led to Lita and Kane joining forces in order to take revenge on Snitsky.

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In an interview conducted after the event, on WWE.com, Edge announced that he and Lita would have "hot, unbridled sex" in the middle of the ring on

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at that time, which targeted Lita for her attire and moves. Lita attempted to regain the title on several occasions, wrestling Ivory in a match at

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Dumas' hair is naturally brown, although she has dyed it red throughout her WWF/E career. She has a wide variety of tattoos: a three-eyed green

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for the Raw Women's Championship. At the event on February 19, Lita failed to win the title, but received a standing ovation after the match.

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show, and began dating a few months later. In February 2005, it was revealed that Dumas had been romantically involved with fellow wrestler

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main events featuring women. She won all three matches--the first on July 31, 2000, in Atlanta being a mixed tag-team match pairing her and

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against Stratus, who claimed, "Lita had to practically kill herself just to beat me." During the match, Lita legitimately tore her left

883:, claiming that this showed that she cared more about the Women's Championship than about him. Lita was rehired later that evening when 219:(ECW). Dumas then signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed to WWE in 2002) in August 1999, debuting in February 2000 as 7755: 6910: 4426: 3302: 955:. Despite being married to Kane, Lita thwarted him during his matches, constantly aiding his opponents. On the September 13 episode of 4864: 9191: 6861: 6641: 5162: 4323:"Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 12/12: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live three-hour Raw – Henry vs. Cena, Slammys, final TLC hype" 2985: 2591: 995:

off the ring apron, leaving her unable to continue the match and resulting in a rushed finish, in which Stratus reclaimed the title.

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against Jacqueline on October 9. In the course of her reign, Lita became embroiled in the storyline feud between the Hardy Boyz and

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contestants. From October 2015 to July 2016, Dumas was a creative writer and backstage producer for the WWE on a full-time basis.

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In late 2001, the Hardy Boyz began a storyline in which they were feuding with one another. Lita refereed a match between them at

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Lita continued to feud with Dean Malenko in early 2001, and she defeated him in a singles bout on the February 19 episode of

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as a reason for the campaign's difficulties and assured fans that the show would secure funding elsewhere at a later date.

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intense frustration of being treated the way she had been treated, insulting the crowd and the millions watching on TV. At

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for the WWF Women's Championship which had been vacated by Chyna earlier that month; Stratus won the match and the title.

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and this was an attempt to generate even more heat by beating up the most popular female wrestler in the WWF at the time.

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informed her that he had used his Survivor Series favor to get Bischoff to reinstate her. One week later, Lita lost to

859:. Lita feuded with Holly into late 2003, unsuccessfully challenging her for the Women's Championship on November 16 at 467: 5437: 4548:"Keller's WrestleMania 33 Kickoff show 4/2: Renee hosts panel with HBK, Lawler, Booker, Kickoff Match results ongoing" 7344: 6248: 6225: 6202: 6179: 5529: 4482: 3187: 2693: 1964: 1732: 681: 550: 523: 4578:"Jim Ross and Lita to announce the Mae Young Classic, streaming exclusively on WWE Network starting Monday, Aug. 28" 5785: 2000: 1928: 1878: 685: 616: 398: 6055: 2603:

Lita's finishing move, the "Litasault", was ranked No. 35 of The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History (2012)

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where Ivory cut Lita's lower forehead open with her boot heel and she bled heavily, and then another match at

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Lita made her in-ring return for the first time in five years as part of an eight-person tag match for

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and Triple H). They won, but Lita took a brutal beating immediately following the match, when she was

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by Triple H and hit four times in the back with a steel chair by Austin, who finished her off with a

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in Joppa, Maryland on March 3, 2017, where she teamed with The Bruiser, and The Hell Cats to defeat

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As a member of Team Xtreme, Lita developed a more "alternative" image, wearing baggy pants with a

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pay-per-view on July 22, Lita and Stratus defeated Keibler and Wilson in the first ever tag team

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As Lita and Christian appeared to be developing an on-screen relationship, so did Stratus and

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Why Lita Left WWE in 2006 & What Brought Her Back | INSIGHT With Chris Van Vliet Ep. #330

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about searches for collectibles related to various wrestlers for its second season in 2023.

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to win her second WWE Women's Championship. During the course of the match, Lita botched a

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Dumas contributed vocals to the song "From The Shadows" (appearing on the track alongside

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to become the number one contender for the Women's Championship on the April 5 episode of

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on the Hardy Boyz’ behalf- but her interference was often short-lived as she was brutally

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Michael McAvennie (2003). "WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition". Pocket Books. pp. 70–74.

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On May 9, 2018, Dumas debuted as the host of a series for the ASY TV web platform titled

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On April 10, 2023, Lita was scheduled to defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship on

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pre-show on April 2, 2017. She was also color commentator for the first edition of the

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while filming a fight scene for a role in the season finale of the television program

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Michael McAvennie (2003). "WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition". Pocket Books. p. 42.

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developmental territory, Dumas was given the ring name Lita and paired with luchador

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after she rejected his advances and his request that she follow in the footsteps of

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on her lower back neck, all of which she got in the 1990s. In 2007, she acquired a

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who always kept the WWE Universe on their toes. Whether she was flying high with

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Dumas dated fellow band member Shane Morton from 2006 to 2008. Dumas also dated

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The Tables All Were Broken: McNeill's Take on the End of Professional Wrestling

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on the announcers' table until Cena came out to Flair's aid and performed an

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in Lita's hometown of Atlanta, which was a tag team match between Lita &

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where she visits UFO-themed locations and examines the culture around them.

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The relationship between Lita and Kane lasted until the May 16 episode of

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Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition

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Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition

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Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition

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where Doring, as part of their storyline, proposed to her with a condom.

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Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation

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Steel Chair to the Head: The Pleasure And Pain Of Professional Wrestling

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Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation

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Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation

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where no men were involved in any capacity. In November 2003, she faced

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by her best friend and fellow wrestler Trish Stratus. The next night at

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Ranked No. 2 of the Top 20 Greatest Female Wrestlers of All Time (2020)

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Lita competed in the women's division throughout early 2004, winning a

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after winning the first-ever women's battle royal against the likes of

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M., Buzz. "Lita: The Story of an Undervalued and Overlooked WWE Diva".

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Ranked No. 49 of The Top 50 Greatest WWE Superstars of All Time (2024)

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On November 18, 2020, Lita made an appearance on a TV show along with

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backstage. Lita challenged Stratus to a Women's Championship match at

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Ranked No. 45 of The Top 50 Greatest WWE Wrestlers of All Time (2024)

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on her left arm, featuring Mexican skulls, one of which has the band

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from 2009 to 2010, and then again from late 2012 to September 2013.

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for the first and only time in her career. On the May 30 episode of

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After returning to the United States, Dumas continued working as a

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with Lita in a bed inside the ring until they were interrupted by

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on February 6, 2023, during a Steel Cage match between Lynch and

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pre-show on April 3, 2016, Lita announced the retirement of the

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Dumas also appeared on a variety of television shows including

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Ranked No. 20 of the top 30 WWE Superstars of the 2000s (2020)

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Ranked No. 23 of the top 25 Best Wrestlers of the 2000s (2010)

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Ranked No. 22 of the 30 Best WWE Wrestlers of All Time (2023)

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in a match in which Jazz retained her title by pinning Lita.

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In July 2001, Lita and Trish Stratus joined forces to combat

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Ranked No. 39 of the Top 50 WWE Wrestlers of All Time (2017)

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Storyline with Kane and feud with Trish Stratus (2004–2005)

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Ranked No. 23 of The Top 50 Superstars of the 2000s (2011)

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Return to World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2007–present)

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Dumas first became interested in wrestling after watching

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six months before graduation. She majored in education at

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Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW

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Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D. – The Reality of Amy Dumas

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Ranked No. 93 of the top 101 wrestlers of all time (2016)

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Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D. – The Reality of Amy Dumas

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Lita was featured in the June 2001 video and DVD release

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that night in the family-friendly amusement park town of

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Lita returned to WWE television in March 2005, mentoring

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