Elizabeth Carolan

Biography: Elizabeth Carolan Kocanski born November 24, 1980 better known by her ring name Beth Phoenix, is an American professional wrestler currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment onto the Raw brand where she is the current reigning WWE Women's Champion. She began wrestling on the Elmira, New York Notre Dame High School amateur wrestling team where she was the first female varsity wrestler in her high school's history. In June of 2004 she made here on screen OVW debut as a valet to Chris Masters. While down in OVW she was a 1 time Women's Champion and feuded with the likes of ODB and Katie Lea. She made her Raw television debut in May of 2006 attacking a heel Mickie James. In October of 2007 she won her first WWE Women's title at the PPV No Mercy defeated Candice Michelle. She was married to Joey Carola, known on the independent wrestling circuit as Joey Knight. Until his death in death in 2006.