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Lisa Marie Varon, née Lisa Marie Sole, better known as Victoria (born February 10, 1971 in San Bernardino, California) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet, currently working for the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment.

Varon was born to a Puerto Rican father and a Turkish mother. Varon is thought by some to resemble wrestler Lance Storm; in a running gag, Storm maintains via his website that he and Varon are siblings, but this is not the case (the two are unrelated).

Career

Lisa Marie Varon grew up with three older brothers, all of whom became amateur wrestlers. After studying Bio-Med at UCLA and Loma Linda University with thoughts of becoming a doctor, Varon worked as a Human Tissue Coordinator at the Inland Eye and Tissue Bank in Redlands, California, where she was heavily involved in the process of organ donation (she has stated that she would someday like to return to the field of organ donation).

Varon later began pursuing a career in bodybuilding, fitness competition and modeling, and acting. She appeared on ESPN's Fitness America Series in 1997 and 1998, winning on the latter occasion, and had roles in V.I.P. and Nikki in May and October 2000 respectively. While in South Florida for the 1998 Miss Galaxy Competition, Varon met and befriended fellow fitness contestant Torrie Wilson. The following year, Wilson signed a contract with the professional wrestling promotion World Championship Wrestling, and invited Varon to a WCW television taping.

While visiting Torrie Wilson backstage at a WCW show, a road agent asked Varon to appear in a segment with Scott Hall. Varon filmed the segment, which featured her sitting on Hall's lap and playing with his hair, and began considering pursuing a career in wrestling. After Wilson tried, unsuccessfully, to obtain a WCW contract for Varon, she returned to California in an attempt to secure work in the television industry.

World Wrestling Federation

While working for Crunch Fitness as a trainer in Los Angeles, California in 2000, Varon met World Wrestling Federation employee Chyna, who complemented her on her appearance and encouraged her to become a wrestler. Chyna introduced Varon to WWF officials Jim Ross and Kevin Kelly, and she was hired. Varon was assigned to Ultimate Pro Wrestling, a Southern Californian developmental territory and training camp of the WWF. While training in UPW, Varon was given the gimmick of a domineering cheerleader known as the H.B.I.C. (Head Bitch In Charge).

Like several other divas, including Ivory and Lita, Varon made her on-screen debut in the WWF as one of The Godfather's "hos", Victoria (named after the British monarch of the same name). After The Godfather lost a match to Bull Buchanan on July 19, 2000, and was subsequently indoctrinated by the conservative Right to Censor faction, Varon and the other hos were, in storyline terms, made redundant. Varon, billed as the "head ho", began a "save the hos" campaign, protesting with placards during R.T.C. matches. R.T.C. eventually responded, with leader Steven Richards ordering The Godfather, now known as "The Goodfather", to drive Varon through a table on the August 7, 2000, episode of RAW. Varon, in her capacity as ho, made one more appearance on WWF television. On the October 9, 2000, episode of RAW, GTV footage of Varon and another ho, Mandy, cavorting in a shower with Eddie Guerrero was responsible for the on-screen breakup of Guerrero and his fiancée, Chyna, precipitating the second heel turn of Guerrero.

Varon, by now contracted as a wrestler, was sent to Memphis Championship Wrestling in Memphis, Tennesse, another WWF developmental territory. In MCW, she acted as commissioner for a time, managed Steve Bradley, and feuded with Stacy Carter and R.T.C. member Ivory. In 2001, with MCW closing, she was transferred to Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky, where she trained under Molly Holly. Using the name Queen Victoria, Varon managed "The Machine" Doug Basham and The Damaja, later known collectively as the Basham Brothers

World Wrestling Entertainment

After spending a considerable amount of time training in MCW and OVW, Varon returned to the renamed World Wrestling Entertainment, on the July 7, 2002 episode of Sunday Night Heat, losing to Trish Stratus. She was formally reintroduced on the August 5, 2002 episode of RAW as Victoria, the heel trainee of Molly Holly. Her character was quickly established as that of a psychopath who was jealous of Stratus's success and wanted to make Stratus's life a living hell.

In the culmination of a feud lasting four months, Victoria defeated Stratus for the WWE Women's Championship in a Hardcore match at Survivor Series 2002. The following night on RAW, she defeated Stacy Keibler and debuted her finisher, the "Widow's Peak". After the match, Steven Richards foiled an attempt at retribution by Stratus, beginning a pairing with Victoria that would last for over a year.

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