Melissa Taylor[1][4] (born Melissa Maughn, August 27) is a Canadian professional wrestler best known by her ring name 21st Century Fox.
| Melissa Taylor | |
|---|---|
 21st Century Fox in June 2008 | |
| Born | August 27[1] Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | 21st Century Fox[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1][2] |
| Billed weight | 135 lb (61 kg)[1][2] |
| Billed from | Montreal, Quebec, Canada[2] |
| Trained by | Sid Summers[2] Ion Croitoru[3] |
| Debut | 2002[1] |
Professional wrestling career
editMaughn was originally trained by Sid Summers in Cambridge, Ontario.[2]
Pure Wrestling Association
editIn October 2005, Maughn was defeated by Misty Haven in the finals of the Pure Wrestling Association's (PWA) Women's Elite 8 Cup Tournament.[5]
Maughn won the PWA's Elite Women's Championship for the first time in 2005 from Cheerleader Melissa.[1] In March 2006, Maughn dropped the title to Melissa,[1] but she regained it in a triple threat match against Melissa and Misty Haven.[6] She defended it against Haven on July 22, 2006, at PWA's One Year Anniversary Show.[7] Maughn also retained her title in a match against Tiana Ringer before losing it to Aurora in July.[1] Maughn, however, regained the title the same night.[1] She also traded the title with Misty Haven and defended it against challengers such as Miss Danyah and Portia Perez.[1]
In September 2006, she defeated Ivory in a wedding veil on a pole match with special guest referee Molly Holly.[1][2] In April 2007, she defended her title against April Hunter.[1]
Other promotions
editIn late 2005, she participated in CIWA North's first women's wrestling match.[1] She won a tag team match with Angel Williams against Tracy Brooks and Elmira the Iron Maiden.[1] Maughn had a tryout match with World Wrestling Entertainment in September 2006.[8]
A month later, in November, she participated in Great Canadian Wrestling's W.I.L.D. Tournament but lost to Sirelda, the eventual winner of the tournament.[1][9] In the 2007 tournament, she was defeated in the first round by Portia Perez.[1]
Personal life
editMaughn has an older brother.[6] In high school, she played on the girls' football team for three years.[2][6]
Championships and accomplishments
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "21st Century Fox". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mata, Shiai (2006). "Q & A: 21st Century Fox". Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ "Singles Wrestlers". Great Lakes Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- ^ "Melissa Taylor". Facebook.
- ^ Baines, Tim (October 16, 2005). "An intimate look at WWE diva Victoria". Ottawa Sun. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e f "21st Century Fox". GLORY Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ Hulet, Marc (July 12, 2006). "PWA marks one-year anniversary". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Baines, Tim (September 10, 2006). "Who's got the skills to be the next champ?". Ottawa Sun. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "GCW W.I.L.D. Championship". Great Canadian Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-04-04.