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==Personal life== |
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Stacy has refused three offers to pose for [[Playboy]] believing that it would be better if she would "leave something for the imagination." |
Stacy has refused three offers to pose for [[Playboy]] believing that it would be better if she would "leave something for the imagination." |
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During her days with WCW, Keibler was romantically linked with [[David Flair]], the son of legendary wrestler [[Ric Flair]]. After joining WWE, Keibler was in a relationship with [[Andrew "Test" Martin]] for several years. The couple were reported to have separated shortly before Martin was fired by WWE while he recovered from neck surgery, but maintained a friendship. |
During her days with WCW, Keibler was romantically linked with [[David Flair]], the son of legendary wrestler [[Ric Flair]]. After joining WWE, Keibler was in a relationship with [[Andrew "Test" Martin]] for several years. The couple were reported to have separated shortly before Martin was fired by WWE while he recovered from neck surgery, but maintained a friendship. |
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In June 2005, Stacy was rumored to be in a relationship with actor [[Geoff Stults]], best known for his appearances on ''[[7th Heaven]]''. The couple were photographed at many places together and seen as an [[wiktionary:item|item]]. The pair also appeared together on MTV's Punk'd, with Keibler as the recipient of the prank. The September 2005 edition of the tabloid, ''[[Star Magazine]]'', claimed that Keibler was involved in a [[love triangle]] with Geoff Stults and actress [[Jennifer Aniston]]. It was later announced that Aniston was in a relationship with the man that supposedly got her and Stults together, [[Vince Vaughn]]. Keibler denied rumors of a relationship with Stults in two interviews and gave a "no comment" to [[Todd Grisham]] when asked about it on [[WWE Byte This!|Byte This!]]. |
In [[June 2005]], Stacy was rumored to be in a relationship with actor [[Geoff Stults]], best known for his appearances on ''[[7th Heaven]]''. The couple were photographed at many places together and seen as an [[wiktionary:item|item]]. The pair also appeared together on [[MTV]]'s [[Punk'd]], with Keibler as the recipient of the prank. The [[September 2005]] edition of the tabloid, ''[[Star Magazine]]'', claimed that Keibler was involved in a [[love triangle]] with Geoff Stults and actress [[Jennifer Aniston]]. It was later announced that Aniston was in a relationship with the man that supposedly got her and Stults together, [[Vince Vaughn]]. Keibler denied rumors of a relationship with Stults in two interviews and gave a "no comment" to [[Todd Grisham]] when asked about it on [[WWE Byte This!|Byte This!]]. |
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On a February 2006 edition of [[Extra (television show)|Extra]], Keibler revealed that she ''does'' have a boyfriend, and that it was indeed [[Geoff Stults]] on [[Los Angeles Times]]' My Favorite Weekend. |
On a [[February 2006]] edition of [[Extra (television show)|Extra]], Keibler revealed that she ''does'' have a boyfriend, and that it was indeed [[Geoff Stults]] on [[Los Angeles Times]]' My Favorite Weekend. |
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It was announced that on [[May 16]], [[2006]], Keibler suffered a [[seizure]] at the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Upfront Presentation in [[New York City]], and was hospitalized. The seizure was said to be minor and Keibler was released from the hospital shortly after. Four days later, Keibler appeared on the [[ESPN]] pre-race telecast of the [[Preakness Stakes]], in an interview with [[Kenny Mayne]]. |
It was announced that on [[May 16]], [[2006]], Keibler suffered a [[seizure]] at the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Upfront Presentation in [[New York City]], and was hospitalized. The seizure was said to be minor and Keibler was released from the hospital shortly after. Four days later, Keibler appeared on the [[ESPN]] pre-race telecast of the [[Preakness Stakes]], in an interview with [[Kenny Mayne]]. |
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Revision as of 18:56, 2 November 2006
| Stacy Keibler | |
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| Born | October 14, 1979 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Nitro Girl Skye Nitro Girl Sky Miss Hancock Miss Handcock Stacy Keibler Super Stacy |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) [citation needed] |
| Billed weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
| Trained by | WCW Power Plant Madusa Fit Finlay Molly Holly |
| Debut | September 1999 |
| Retired | July 2006 |
Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler (born October 14, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actress and former professional wrestling personality for World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. She is perhaps best known for her 41½" legs and success on season two of Dancing with the Stars.
Early life
Born and raised in Rosedale, Maryland, a community within Baltimore County, Keibler started dancing at the age of three and studied ballet, jazz and tap at a local studio, Jean Kettell Studio of Dance, in Dundalk. Stacy attended Catholic High and Towson University, earning near-perfect grades in Mass Communication at the latter. She later became a cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens football team, being the youngest of the group.
Career
World Championship Wrestling
In 1999, Stacy entered a contest held by WCW to find a new member of their Nitro Girls dance troupe, which she won. Initially a Nitro Girl, Stacy would perform dance routines every week on WCW's flagship show Monday Nitro under the name Skye. However, this didn't last long as she soon accepted a larger role and became a valet using the provocative stage name Miss Hancock (originally Miss Handcock), briefly serving as an associate for the tag team of Lenny Lane and Lodi dubbed "Standards and Practices". Despite wearing business suits, her character would often climb on top of the announcers table and start dancing sensually, much to the announcers' and fans' delight. It was also during this period that she began using what would become her trademark ring entrance.
At 5 ft 11 in, Keibler was one of the few women in professional wrestling tall enough to step through the middle and top ropes that surround the ring. She would do so while pausing momentarily to give the audience a peak of her famed "assets," as her ring attire usually included a short skirt with a skimpy thong or G-string underneath. This tease, among others, would remain a key part of Keibler's gimmick throughout the rest of her professional wrestling career.
After Standards and Practices "fired" her, she went on to become the manager for Los Fabulosos, a Latin American tag team consisting of Silver King and El Dandy, leading them to their first major victories within WCW.
For a brief period, she dated David Flair (both on screen and off), who was already involved in a faux relationship with Daffney. That led to a battle with her at the Bash at the Beach in a Wedding Gown Match which she lost after she, as well as David Flair and the referee, were left in the ring in their underwear.
Hancock was next brought into a brief feud with Kimberly Page, but Page quit the company in the beginning of the feud after problems with Scott Steiner and a refusal to wrestle Keibler on Pay-Per View.
She began a feud with the Misfits in Action stable, which saw her fall to Major Gunns in a mud wrestling match at New Blood Rising.
In another notable angle, Stacy feigned pregnancy and later broke up with Flair. Originally, the angle called for her to reveal the baby's father as Vince Russo. She began to use her real name and became the valet for Shawn Stasiak.
World Wrestling Entertainment
2001-2003
When WCW was purchased by the WWF in 2001, her contract was one of 24 that were retained by the WWF. She portrayed a heel character in The Alliance. She made her WWF TV debut on the June 14, 2001 episode of SmackDown! when Shane McMahon brought her to the ring to distract Rhyno, causing him to lose a match. Stacy originally teamed up with real-life friend Torrie Wilson and the pair feuded with WWF divas Trish Stratus and Lita. During this fued, the four Divas competed in the first-ever tag team bra & panties match at the WWF InVasion pay-per-view.
Towards the end of the WCW/ECW Invasion, she managed The Dudley Boyz, during which time she was nicknamed the "Duchess of Dudleyville" by announcer Paul Heyman. During this time, she also feuded with former ally Torrie Wilson after Wilson left The Alliance. Keibler faced Wilson in the first-ever lingerie match at WWE No Mercy. Wilson pinned Stacy to win the contest. Stacy was still a heel after the Alliance broke up.
Stacy was originally drafted to the SmackDown! brand in 2002, where she participated in a comedy segment involving WWE Chairman Vince McMahon hiring a personal assistant. McMahon was ready to hire another attractive female until Stacy interrupted and demonstrated why she should get the job by giving him a table dance. Stacy became Vince's assistant as well as his on-screen mistress, frequently shown flirting and making out with him in backstage segments, until Stephanie McMahon became general manager of the SmackDown! brand. Dawn Marie made her debut on SmackDown! as Vince's legal assistant, who competed with Stacy for McMahon's affections.
A key storyline for Keibler's on-screen character was when she left SmackDown! for RAW with a contract for a title match between Benoit and RVD at the pay-per-view. During her time on RAW Stacy managed Scott Steiner and Test, the latter of which was her real-life boyfriend at the time. She was also involved in the eventual feud between those two. As Test's on-screen marketing agent, she invented the idea that Test should call his fans "Testicles," cut his hair and reshape his image. However, in a storyline, Test became jealous of Stacy wanting to also be Steiner's manager. During a match on RAW, Test turned heel and started to verbally abuse Stacy. Steiner managed to defeat Test for Stacy's services, and Stacy seemed happy as Steiner's new manager. The two characters even alluded to having more than a professional relationship. Test, however, was not happy at all, and petitioned for an intergender tag team match, pitting himself and former rival Chris Jericho against Scott and Stacy, to win back the services of Stacy. Test faked a leg injury to pick up the win.
A match was set for WWE Unforgiven, the stipulation being if Test won, he would not only retain Stacy's services, but those of Scott Steiner as well. During the match, Stacy attempted to distract Test by lifting her skirt and wiggling her butt for the crowd. This was unsucessful. Stacy then attempted to whack Test with a chair, but he ducked and she accidentally hit Steiner instead. As a result, Test won the match and the services of both Keibler & Steiner. Steiner would then turn heel by attacking Stacy when she botched another interference on the next RAW. For a time, Test & Steiner would work as a tag team, sharing the services of a miserable Stacy. Finally, General Manager Mick Foley put a stop to the abusive Test and Steiner and freed Stacy from her obligatory contracts with the pair by temporarily firing them.
2004
Stacy was chosen to record a track on the album WWE Originals. She and WWE music producer Jim Johnston recorded the track "Why Can't We Just Dance?" for the album. Other tracks were performed by Superstars such as Chris Jericho, Lilian Garcia and John Cena, each of which had their own music career. Her track was used on an episode of RAW for herself, during the 2004 RAW Diva Search and even on the Viva Las Diva of the WWE DVD.
As one of the more popular RAW face Divas, Stacy took over the 2004 RAW Diva Search for a few weeks. That was followed by a dance competition with Molly. This led to a push with her participating in several tag matches against the heel girls, then WWE Diva, Gail Kim, then heel, Trish Stratus and Molly Holly. Her partners were WWE star, Nidia and then babyface, Victoria. Stacy showed off much improved wrestling skills, managing to get upset wins against Molly, Gail, and Trish. She even got herself a Women's Championship title match on October 11, 2004. However, Trish defeated her to retain the title.
Stacy was voted as the 2004 WWE Babe of the Year, being the first WWE Diva to defeat Trish Stratus in the Babe of the Year competition (Trish was 2001-2003 Babe of the Year). As a result of this, Stacy appeared on RAW following her victory and told everyone that she would bend over backwards to make the fans happy.
2005
Stacy soon began an angle with popular superstar Randy Orton. After kissing him on the cheek during a backstage segment on RAW, there looked to possibly be a romance there. Randy even saved her from receiving a Pedigree from the villainous Triple H. Stacy never accompanied Randy to his matches, which confused the fans about the relationship. She supported him from backstage and was never considered his manager. The storyline never really made any advances, and as Randy challenged the Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 21, Randy ended the relationship by giving her an RKO, justifying this evil act by claiming he was demonstrating just how ruthless he could be in order to defeat the Undertaker. In the end, Stacy's involvement with Orton was a device for his inevitable heel turn. Orton was the third on-screen boyfriend to betray Stacy. The two others were Test and Scott Steiner.
Keibler would go on to join forces with Hurricane and Rosey. She became 1/3 of their trio as Super Stacy. During this time, Stacy was credited as having one of her best matches to date with WWE Diva, Victoria, on an international edition of WWE HEAT.
Stacy and fellow RAW Diva Christy Hemme were moved to SmackDown! as part of a trade, bringing Torrie Wilson and Candice Michelle to RAW. Keibler started a short feud with Jillian Hall, which ended up with the two having a match on Velocity, during which Hall captured the victory through cheating. This would prove to be Stacy's last match with WWE.
2006
Keibler appeared on the hit show Dancing with the Stars (see Outside of wrestling), placing third. Recaps were aired weekly on RAW, which was believed to be because of a conflict with SmackDown! and UPN not wanting to promote a rival network. After a few weeks, her profile was moved from SmackDown! back to RAW.
In April 2006, Vegas Magazine reported that Stacy Keibler was done with WWE and moving on to other endeavors. Keibler posted a message on her official website saying that her WWE contract expired on July 21, 2006, and she went on to sign a contract with Touchstone Television, which is owned by Disney. Stacy's profile has since been removed from the RAW roster and Divas Section on the WWE official website.
Outside of wrestling
For several months, Keibler wrote a monthly fitness column for Stuff Magazine titled Getting Fit. Although her legs are famed for their length and beauty, she has great strength as well. In one issue, she speaks of how she recently attempted a 450 lb leg press. Although unable to push it, she did manage a 405lb leg press. In addition to posing for a total of five full pictorials, Keibler has graced the cover of Stuff Magazine twice, in June 2005 and March 2006. Maxim named her #5 in their 2006 Hot 100 issue.
She competed in the second season of Dancing with the Stars. Her dance partner was ballroom dancer Tony Dovolani. Keibler managed to score a perfect 10 in the earliest round of the competition ever. Keibler received a perfect score of 30 from the three judges for her samba dance routine in week five. The following week, two perfect scores were awarded, one going to Keibler, the other to fellow contestant Drew Lachey. Overall, Stacy and Tony received four perfect scores. Keibler came in third, Jerry Rice placed second in the final round of the competition and Lachey, the winner of the season.
Keibler has also appeared on MTV's Punk'd twice. Once, as an accomplice to Triple H's punk, along with Stephanie McMahon, in season five. Stacy was then seen again in season seven, this time being Punk'd herself by her boyfriend, Geoff Stults.
Keibler (along with Stults) is part-owner of the Hollywood Fame, a 2006 expansion franchise of the American Basketball Association.
Personal life
Stacy has refused three offers to pose for Playboy believing that it would be better if she would "leave something for the imagination."
During her days with WCW, Keibler was romantically linked with David Flair, the son of legendary wrestler Ric Flair. After joining WWE, Keibler was in a relationship with Andrew "Test" Martin for several years. The couple were reported to have separated shortly before Martin was fired by WWE while he recovered from neck surgery, but maintained a friendship.
In June 2005, Stacy was rumored to be in a relationship with actor Geoff Stults, best known for his appearances on 7th Heaven. The couple were photographed at many places together and seen as an item. The pair also appeared together on MTV's Punk'd, with Keibler as the recipient of the prank. The September 2005 edition of the tabloid, Star Magazine, claimed that Keibler was involved in a love triangle with Geoff Stults and actress Jennifer Aniston. It was later announced that Aniston was in a relationship with the man that supposedly got her and Stults together, Vince Vaughn. Keibler denied rumors of a relationship with Stults in two interviews and gave a "no comment" to Todd Grisham when asked about it on Byte This!.
On a February 2006 edition of Extra, Keibler revealed that she does have a boyfriend, and that it was indeed Geoff Stults on Los Angeles Times' My Favorite Weekend.
It was announced that on May 16, 2006, Keibler suffered a seizure at the ABC Upfront Presentation in New York City, and was hospitalized. The seizure was said to be minor and Keibler was released from the hospital shortly after. Four days later, Keibler appeared on the ESPN pre-race telecast of the Preakness Stakes, in an interview with Kenny Mayne.
Finishing and signature moves
Filmography
- Pecker, 1998 (uncredited) ...Blonde on bus
- Liberty Heights, 1999 (uncredited) ...Extra
- Bubble Boy, 2001 ...Working Girl
- Big Momma's House 2, 2006 (uncredited, scene cut)...Victoria's Secret Clerk
External links
- 1979 births
- American cheerleaders
- American dancers
- American models
- American professional wrestlers
- Female professional wrestlers
- Living people
- People from Baltimore
- Professional wrestling dancers
- Professional wrestling managers and valets
- Reality television participants
- Roman Catholic entertainers
- World Championship Wrestling alumni
- World Wrestling Entertainment alumni
- US Dancing with the Stars participants