1. Nicole Matthews regularly teamed with fellow Canadian wrestler the now retired Portia Perez as the Canadian NINJAs, and the pair former two-time Shimmer Tag Team Champions.
26 Facts About Nicole Matthews
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Nicole Matthews was originally convinced to try a career in professional wrestling by her friend, male wrestler Sid Sylum.
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Nicole Matthews made her professional wrestling debut in February 2006 alongside fellow trainee Veronika Vice.
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In March and September 2006, Nicole Matthews began wrestling for SuperGirls Wrestling, part of NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling.
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Nicole Matthews defended the championship against Vice and Aurora in the following weeks.
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Nicole Matthews continued to feud with Vice for the remainder of the year.
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In March 2008, Nicole Matthews regained the SuperGirls Championship in a match against Penni Lane.
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On October 29,2010, Nicole Matthews defeated Tenille Tayla in a Tables match to win the SuperGirls Championship for the third time.
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Nicole Matthews lost the title nearly a year later, on October 28,2011, to KC Spinelli.
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In early 2012, Nicole Matthews formed a new stable known as The Riot in ECCW, alongside Ravenous Randy Myers, Alex Plexis and Andy "The Dreadful" Bird.
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Nicole Matthews sent a demo tape to Shimmer Women Athletes in December 2006, but was not signed to the promotion.
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In October 2007 Nicole Matthews was called to join the company when Portia Perez needed a tag team partner.
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Nicole Matthews teamed with Perez in Shimmer Volumes 15 and 16.
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On October 2,2011, the Ninjas failed in their attempt to win back the championship, losing to Ayumi Kurihara and Ayako Hamada, but later that evening, Nicole Matthews attacked Cheerleader Melissa from behind after Melissa had won the Shimmer Championship from Madison Eagles.
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Nicole Matthews successfully defended the championship against Evie at the Volume 69 tapings, and retained the championship by disqualification against Tomoka Nakagawa at Volume 70 when Perez interfered.
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On October 10,2015, on Volume 77, Nicole Matthews lost the Shimmer Championship to Madison Eagles in a No Disqualification match.
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In early 2009 Nicole Matthews took part in the first season tapings of Wrestlicious, which began airing in March 2010.
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On May 30,2010 it was announced that Nicole Matthews was to make her debut for NCW Femmes Fatales as a participant in the tournament to declare the first ever NCW FF Champion, replacing the injured Kacey Diamond in a match against Cheerleader Melissa.
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Nicole Matthews continued to compete for NCW FF, facing wrestlers including Mercedes Martinez in singles competition, while continuing to team with Perez.
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Nicole Matthews toured Japan with her Canadian NINJAs partner Portia Perez, with the duo facing opponents including Hiroyo Matsumoto and Saya.
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On July 30,2018, WWE announced that Nicole Matthews would compete in the 2018 Mae Young Classic tournament.
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Nicole Matthews defeated Isla Dawn in the first round, but was eliminated by Tegan Nox in the second.
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On September 27,2018, Nicole Matthews was caught using a travel visa instead of a work visa to book independent shows and has been banned from working within the United States.
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Nicole Matthews was banned from entering the country for five years.
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Nicole Matthews attends Simon Fraser University, where she is studying kinesiology part-time.
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Nicole Matthews previously taught swimming and worked as a lifeguard, before becoming a full-time Aquatic Program Supervisor.