Katarina Waters

Katarina Leigh Waters[2]  (born November 10, 1980)[10]  is a German-born English professional wrestler and valet.[2]  She is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment as Katie Lea (Burchill) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Winter.[4]  Prior to signing with WWE, she spent many years on theindependent circuit, particularly in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, where she used the ring name Nikita.

After signing with WWE, she competed in their former developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling, where she became a two time Women's Champion[13] before being called up to the main roster. After being released from WWE in April 2010, Waters joined TNA in August 2010 adopting the new ring nameWinter. During her first year in the promotion she managed to win both of the promotion's women's championships, teaming with Angelina Love to win theTNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship in December 2010 and winning the TNA Women's Knockout Championship in August 2011.



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[hide]  *1 Professional wrestling career  ==Professional wrestling career[ edit] == ===Early career[ edit] === At a young age, Waters read an article about the main event of WrestleMania VI and believed the Ultimate Warrior's mysterious origins to be true. When she came to England at 18, she was under the impression that wrestling companies only existed in America until she saw a local show advertised in London. However, the show's style was catered more towards British wrestling than sports entertainment and Waters once again retired thoughts of becoming involved in wrestling until she saw Alex Shane and Dominator on The Jerry Springer Show with their more outrageous gimmicks and became interested again, seeking out National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) UK Hammerlock and being trained by Jon Ryan.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sun_2-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  Originally, Waters used the name Kat but after Stacy Carter began using this name in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), she changed her name to Nikita after the television program La Femme Nikita.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sun_2-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  After being trained Waters made her debut in February 2000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim_12-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]  on ITV Meridian's TransAtlantic Wrestling Challenge, a tournament between British and American wrestlers of the NWA where she won the Women's Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] ===Frontier Wrestling Alliance<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ====Feud with The Family (2002–2003)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">After starting her wrestling career, Waters sought the Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) and began training with Alex Shane, who inspired her on The Jerry Springer Show. With Shane she began hosting a talk radio programme on Talksport which helped FWA gain national notoriety among the wrestling community. Because of her association with the show she was placed on the card for their February 2002 event, Revival,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sun_2-8" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  where she lost to Lexie Fyfe.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fwa02_14-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]  However, the match was badly reviewed backstage and Waters began training twice a week to improve herself.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sun_2-9" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  To keep exposure while improving her in-ring skills, she began to frequently tag team with fellow newcomer Hade Vansen in mixed tag team matches, including a match against British female veteran Sweet Saraya,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fwa02_14-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]  until August when she impressed with a singles match against Paul Travell.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sun_2-10" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  This led to a feud where Travell dominated until the end of 2002<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fwa02_14-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]  but in the first FWA event of 2003 Nikita picked up her first singles victory in the company over Travell and went on a singles winning streak for a month until she lost in her third bout against Andy Simmons.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fwa03_15-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]
 * 1.1 Early career
 * 1.2 Frontier Wrestling Alliance
 * 1.2.1 Feud with The Family (2002–2003)
 * 1.2.2 Sporadic appearances (2003–2006)
 * 1.3 International circuit (2005–2006)
 * 1.4 Ohio Valley Wrestling
 * 1.4.1 Feud with Beth Phoenix (2006–2007)
 * 1.4.2 Losing the Women's Championship (2007–2008)
 * 1.5 World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
 * 1.5.1 Debut and championship pursuits (2008–2009)
 * 1.5.2 Brand switches and release (2009–2010)
 * 1.6 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010–2012)
 * 1.7 Return to independent circuit (2011–present)
 * 2 Personal life
 * 3 In wrestling
 * 4 Championships and accomplishments
 * 5 References
 * 6 External links

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">While Nikita had become successful as a solo wrestler, however, her rivalry with Travell had escalated when he became part of The Family,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  a group of villainous wrestlers who became FWA Tag Team Champions. The feud escalated after Nikita and Shane failed to win the Tag Team Championship a number of times<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fwa03_15-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]  and led to one of Waters' most famous moments in wrestling<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  when, at the Frontiers of Honour co-held with American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) in May Alex Shane, Ulf Herman, and Nikita took on The Family (Travell, Brandon Thomas, and Scott Parker in a hardcore six-man tag team match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fwa03_15-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]  Though The Family won, Nikita gained notoriety when she jumped from the top tier in the arena onto the ground, landing on The Family and their feud ended. Waters spoke about this moment inAlternative Wrestling Magazine saying "So the crowd saw what I was about to do and started reacting and cheering before I had even done any-thing, and just that moment standing up there in the light and hearing that was, well, let’s just say I wanted to stay up there forever" <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AWMISSUE5_16-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]  It was later announced to be the tenth most memorable moment of the FWA's first decade in their YouTube Top 20 Countdown.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-flies_17-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17] ====Sporadic appearances (2003–2006)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">With her rivalry against The Family over, Nikita began a new storyline where an anonymous bounty had been put on her head. As she took on all comers trying to claim the bounty, Nikita went undefeated in the rest of 2003<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fwa03_15-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]  and 2004<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fwa04_18-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18]  including her favourite match against Darren Burridge in March 2004.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sun_2-11" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  By June 2004 she had faced and defeated most of the company's major wrestlers which led to the return of the World Association of Wrestling's veteran Sweet Saraya who revealed the bounty had been placed on Nikita by the jealous ring announcer, Jane Childs. Saraya claimed the bounty with a non-sanctioned assault on Nikita, delivering a tombstone piledriver at the Carpe Diem event putting Nikita out of action for months and off the FWA roster for over a year.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fwa50_19-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19]  She returned in October 2005 in a losing effort against Simply Luscious. She was victorious on the next show in a six-man tag team match, with her and Luscious on opposing teams.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fwa05_20-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[20]  Though Nikita would not wrestle after this point, she realigned herself with former tag team partner Hade Vansen and at New Frontiers 2006 helped him win the FWA British Heavyweight Championship<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  in a five-way event featuring Joe Legend, Alex Shane,Jody Fleisch, and Jonny Storm. She remained at Vansen's side until June's FWA Vs All Star Wrestling event year when she announced her retirement from the company as she had been scouted for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) for training.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fwa50_19-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19] ===International circuit (2005–2006)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">In 2005 she flew to France to take part in the Fighting Spirit Federation's subordinate promotion Queens of Chaos. In an exhibition match she aligned herself with German wrestler Sick (Dejan Stegar) in a losing tag team effort to Kid Kash and Trinity. However, in the Queen of the Rumble match with the World Queen of Chaos Championship on the line she entered second and became the winner, besting competition from England, Ireland, America, and Japan.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-qoc1_21-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[21]  She defended the title all over France and in Switzerland until almost exactly a year later when, after defending the belt against Skye in a two out of three falls match, she announced she had exclusively signed with WWE and had to relinquish the title undefeated.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-qoc2_22-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[22]  During her time on the Continent she made a guest appearance in German Stampede Wrestling (GSW), losing to Wesna with Nora Greenwald as referee International Impact III.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ii3_23-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[23]  She returned to GSW for Night In Motion VII: A Few Good Men in July 2006 to take on the promotion's other premiere female wrestler and namesake, Blue Nikita. The Greek Nikita won the match and since then Waters has used the name Katie Lea instead.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-gsw2_24-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[24]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Just before she lost her Nikita name to Blue Nikita, Waters took part in the video tapings for Shimmer Women Athletes in May 2006. Playing a fan favourite in Volume 5, she defeated Lacey but then forVolume 6 became a villain by using underhanded tactics and was pinned by Daizee Haze.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim5_25-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[25] ===Ohio Valley Wrestling<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">After relocating to the United States, Waters began using the ring name Katie Lea,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-lea_26-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[26]  having lost a match to Greek wrestler and namesake Blue Nikita (see above). Nicknamed 'The Kat' to go with her original ring name,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sun_2-12" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  she made her debut with a dark match victory over Melody on August 23. A week later she teamed with ODB to make her television debut, losing to Beth Phoenix and Serena. At the time ODB, seeing herself as the best wrestler in OVW, created the OVW Women's Championship for herself and defended it in a battle royal which Lea participated in but ODB retained.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw6_27-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27]  On September 13 she had another chance in a four watch match but Serena won the belt, besting Lea, Phoenix, and ODB.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovwtitle_28-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]  On September 16, Lea teamed up with Victoria Crawford in a winning effort defeating ODB and Jennifer Mae in a tag-team match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOWProfile_29-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[29]  Her next title opportunity, on October 11, ended in disqualification when an angry Serena, who had lost the belt to Phoenix, interrupted her three way match also including ODB.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw1510_30-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[30]  Lea consoled herself by winning a Halloween costume contest.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw6_27-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27] ====Feud with Beth Phoenix (2006–2007)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">The day after Halloween saw the OVW Women's Championship contested for in a gauntlet match where Phoenix outlasted the first five contenders but Lea proved too much for her, pinning Serena last to win her first Women's Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw0511_31-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[31]  She would hold the belt for 212 days, giving her the longest single and combined reigns until Melody went over that mark in June 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovwtitle_28-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]  Phoenix did not take her loss well as it was not in a straight singles match and tried to earn a rematch but lost to Lea in a mixed tag team match the following week, with El Aero Fuego and Charles Evans as their respective partners.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw6_27-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27] Lea tried to defend her belt against Serena but the match ended in disqualification when a jealous Phoenix attacked Serena for having a chance before her<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw1311_32-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[32]  and so on November 22 the three were put in a no-disqualification non-title match which Serena won. Having already defended her belt against Serena, though, Lea continued to defend against newcomers, such as ODB and Jennifer Fit.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw6_27-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27]  She also began to host an in-ring talk segment entitled "Kat's Kradle.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">After this match, on December 6, Beth Phoenix made her way to the ring and announced herself as still being champion with her own belt. Troubleshooter, or authority figure, Danny Basham announced that as ODB had created the belt for herself neither belt was official but promised to settle the matter.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovwsolie_13-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13]  On the December 13 OVW TV tapings he announced that the dispute would be settled in OVW's first ladies ladder match and the winner would be officially recognised as Women's Champion. In the last television episode of 2006, Lea climbed to the top of the ladder to retrieve both belts and become the undisputed OVW Women's Champion as the year closed.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw6_27-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27]  Their feud closed on the first episode of 2007 when Basham went to present the OVW Women's Championship, giving it official recognition in the company, only for Phoenix to snatch it from him. However this proved to be a show of sportsmanship as Phoenix presented the belt to Lea herself in recognition of their competitive ladder match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw7_33-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33] ====Losing the Women's Championship (2007–2008)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">She then began a feud with Cherry Pie after two successful title defences against her resulted in an assault from Pie's stablemates The Untouchables (Deuce and Domino) until Jon Bolen and Ryan Reevessaved her. Days later at a non-televised event, Lea and Bolen defeated Cherry and Domino in a mixed tag match. However, the televised rematch was a three-on-two handicap with all three Untouchables defeating Lea and Bolen. At the end of January all the women in OVW competed in a two out of three tug of war which Lea was on the winning side. This led to the Miss OVW competition which saw the women compete in a variety of competitions and matches with ODB gaining the crown on March 21. After this ODB picked up a non-title victory on April 11 and win by disqualification the following week and with a battle royal victory earned herself contention for the title.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw7_33-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33]  On June 1, ODB brought Lea's reign as champion to an end in singles action at OVW Six Flags.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovwtitle_28-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]  The following week ODB and Lea were tied winners in a bikini battle royal leading to a hot fudge tug of war to decide the winner, which ODB won. A musical chairs contest the next day ended abruptly when Lea hit ODB with a chair but in the subsequent eight-woman tag team match saw Phoenix pin Lea when ODB retaliated with a chair shot of her own. She won a subsequent musical chairs contest on June 15 at Six Flags. After a series of mixed tag team contests between the two, ODB retained her title in a three way match also featuring Victoria Crawford on July 21. She pinned Phoenix in August for another shot at the belt but came up short at the end of the month.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw7_33-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Milena Roucka then won the belt from ODB in a six-way dark match that Lea participated in.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovwtitle_28-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]  After defeating Roucka twice in non-title matches In late October, Roucka attacked Lea in a game of duck, duck, goose and then defeated Lea in a Kiss My Foot match in December to retain the title.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw7_33-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33]  On January 4, Katie Lea defeated OVW Women’s Champion Milena Roucka in a Non-title match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw7_33-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33]  On January 12, Katie Lea teamed up with Melody in a winning effort defeating Milena Roucka and Josie in a tag-team match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw7_33-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33]  In 2008, Lea began receiving presents from a secret admirer including a telegram, flowers, and an outfit. By late February, Paul Burchill revealed himself to be her admirer<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovw8_34-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[34]  and helped her win the Women's Championship for the second time. She lost the belt a week later to Josie in a dark match<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovwtitle_28-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]  because WWE had severed ties with OVW and called her up to their programming.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WWEleavesOVW_35-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[35] ===World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ====Debut and championship pursuits (2008–2009)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== Katie Lea with her on-screen brother Paul Burchill.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Waters made her television debut on February 11's Raw (airing on tape delay from the previous week<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slam1102_36-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[36] ) as the on-screen sister of fellow FWA alumnus Paul Burchill, becoming Katie Lea Burchill.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-raw1102_5-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]  The two displayed early signs of a gimmick based around incest<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slam1902_37-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[37]  with Paul using the catchphrase "whatever Katie wants, Katie gets."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-raw1102_5-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]  At WrestleMania XXIV, Lea was one of the lumberjills in the Playboy BunnyMania Match, in which Beth Phoenix and Melina defeated Maria andAshley.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WM24_Res_38-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[38]

Katie Lea in a santa's little helpers match.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">After appearing alongside Burchill on WWE Heat, Lea made her in-ring television debut on the April 28 edition of Rawdefeating Super Crazy in an intergender Handicap Match along with Burchill.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[39] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[40]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">On May 19, on Raw, she had a confrontation with the Women's Champion, Mickie James where she insinuated James had used her relationship with John Cena to sleep her way to success.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-41" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[41]  Two weeks later, Lea teamed up with Beth Phoenix in a winning effort defeating James and Melina, in which she pinned James.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-42" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[42]  On the June 16 episode of Raw, Lea and Burchill defeated James and Mr. Kennedy in a mixed tag team match, where Lea pinned James a second time, thus earning a title shot<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[43]  At the Night of Champions pay-per-view, Lea challenged Mickie James for the WWE Women's Championship but was unsuccessful in capturing the title.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[44]  On the July 14 episode of Raw, Lea once again challenged James for the Women's Championship, but was unsuccessful. After she and her brother beat James and Kofi Kingston<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-raw2107_45-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[45]  she received another chance at James' title in August but failed to win.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-raw0408_46-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[46]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">On the August 18 episode of Raw, Lea teamed up with Jillian Hall in a losing effort to the team of Mickie James and Kelly Kelly in Divas tag-team match when James pinned Lea.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  On the September 1, episode of Raw, Lea teamed up with Beth Phoenix and Jillian Hall in a losing effort to the team of Mickie James, Candice Michelle and Kelly Kelly.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  On the September 29 episode of Raw, Lea teamed up with Paul Burchill in a losing effort to Jamie Noble and Mickie James.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  On the October 20 episode of Raw, Lea teamed up with Hall in a losing effort to Candice Michelle and Kelly Kelly.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  On the last Raw of the year she made her final appearance in a battle royal to determine the next challenger for the Women's Championship, which was ultimately won by Melina.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-raw2912_47-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[47] ====Brand switches and release (2009–2010)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Two days later, on December 30, it was revealed that Lea and Burchill were moved to the ECW brand, but failed to make an impression with Burchill losing to continue DJ Gabriel's winning streak.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[48]  Going into 2009, Katie made a better impact in her ECW on Sci Fi debut with a win against Gabriel's partner Alicia Fox.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-49" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[49]  However, the Burchills lost a tag team match against Gabriel and Fox the following week.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ecw1301_50-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[50]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">On the March 30, 2009 episode of Raw, Lea teamed up with Beth Phoenix, Rosa Mendes, Jillian Hall, Michelle McCool, Maryse, Natalya, Layla El and Nikki Bella in a losing effort to Melina Perez, James, Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim, Maria Kanellis, Brie Bella, Eve Torres, Alicia Fox, Tiffany when Tiffany pinned Lea with a small package.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  On April 5, 2009 she competed in the 25-Diva Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXV, but the match was won by Santina Marella.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-misswm_51-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[51]  Lea wrestled again in July 2009 against the newly drafted Bella Twins. First facing Nikki, Katie took the advantage but Nikki swapped places with her twin sister, fooling both Katie and the referee, causing Katie to lose.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ecw0707_52-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[52]  Two weeks later on WWE Superstars the twins made the same switch in reverse order after the referee could not differentiate between the two and Lea lost again.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sup1607_53-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[53]

Burchill competing atWrestleMania XXV.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">From August towards the end of 2009, Paul became embroiled in a rivalry with backstage interviewer Gregory Helms, over whether he was also in-ring performer The Hurricane. They agreed to settle the matter in a match on November 17's ECW, which saw Hurricane's mask put up against Burchill's career on the ECW brand. Despite many attempts, Paul could not secure the pin and subsequently lost the match, resulting in both he and Katie Lea leaving ECW.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ecw1711_54-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[54]  The following week on ECW, Katie Lea and Paul, now sporting masks and calling themselves The Beautiful Nightmare and The Ripper, respectively, appeared in a backstage segment with General Manager Tiffany and asked for a contract, which Tiffany said they would receive if The Ripper could defeat The Hurricane the next week onECW.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ecw812_1-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1]  However, The Ripper was unmasked by Hurricane and subsequently defeated in their match, resulting in Katie and Burchill remaining off ECW.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ecw1512_55-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[55]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">On January 11, 2010, Lea moved back to the Raw brand without her brother Paul Burchill, by competing in a first round tournament match for the vacant Divas Championship but lost to Eve Torres.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-raw1101_56-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[56]  On the January 28 episode of WWE Superstars, Lea teamed up with Hall in a losing effort to The Bella Twins.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  At theRoyal Rumble pay-per-view, Katie Lea teamed up with Maryse, Natalya, Hall, and Alicia Fox in a losing effort to the team of Kim, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres and The Bella Twins.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  On the February 4 episode of WWE Superstars, Lea teamed up with Alicia Fox in a winning effort defeating Kelly Kelly and Eve Torres in a Divas Tag Team match when Fox pinned Kelly after she reversed Kelly's crossbody attempt.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-8" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  On February 26, Paul was formally released by WWE leaving Katie to appear on her own.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-wwerelease_57-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[57]  She was released from her WWE contract, on April 22, 2010 along with six other wrestlers.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[58] ===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010–2012)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === Main article: Angelina Love and WinterWinter with her tag team partnerAngelina Love.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">After her release from WWE Waters briefly returned to the independent circuit, wrestling under the ring name Kat La Noir.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-KatLaNoir_6-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]  On August 23, 2010 Waters wrestled in a tryout dark match for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling at the tapings of their ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNA_Impact! Impact] television show, losing to Madison Rayne;<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-59" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[59]  it was reported on October 15 that TNA had signed her to a contract.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-60" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[60]  Waters debuted on the October 21 episode of Impact!, using the name Winter, admiring Angelina Love during a backstage segment in a somewhat supernatural appearance.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Impact102110_9-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]  After weeks of appearing only in front of Love, Winter was seen for the first time by other Knockouts on the November 25 episode of Impact! when she saved Love during a large backstage brawl.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[61]  On December 9 at the tapings of the December 23 episode of Impact!Winter replaced an injured Velvet Sky and teamed with Love in a tournament final, where they defeated Madison Rayne and Tara to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Impact122310Tapings_62-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[62] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Impact122310_63-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[63]  On the January 13 edition of Impact!, Angelina and Winter successfully defend their championship against Madison Rayne and Tara after Winter knocked out Tara with a dragon sleeper.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-64" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[64]  On the January 27 edition of Impact!, Winter brawled with Velvet Sky, who claimed she was trying to break up The Beautiful People.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-65" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[65]  On the March 3 edition of Impact!, Cookie and Robbie E aligned themselves with former Jersey Shore cast member Angelina Pivarnick, with whom they bonded through their mutual dislike of Jenni "JWoww" Farley, whom Pivarnick proceeded to challenge to a match (whom was replaced by Winter).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-66" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[66]  The following week, Winter, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky defeated Cookie, Angelina Pivarnick and Sarita in a six knockout tag team match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-67" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[67]  Winter and Love lost the Knockouts Tag Team Championship to Mexican America (Sarita and Rosita) on March 13 at Victory Road, after an interference by Velvet Sky backfired.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-68" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[68]  On the following episode of Impact!'', Winter and Angelina Love teamed up with Matt Morgan were they defeated Mexican America (Rosita, Sarita,Hernandez) in a six person street fight, After the match, the "fan", who had interfered in Morgan's match at Victory Road, once again entered the ring and attacked Morgan.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Impact031711_69-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[69]

Winter at a TNA Live event on March 4, 2011.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">On the March 24 edition of Impact!, Winter, seemingly having control over Love's actions, prevented her from saving Sky from a beatdown at the hands of Sarita and Rosita, turning her heel in the process.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-70" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[70]  On the April 7 edition ofImpact!, Love, still under Winter's spell, turned on Sky during a Knockouts Tag Team Championship match against Sarita and Rosita and left her to be pinned by the champions.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-71" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[71]  On the June 23 edition of Impact Wrestling, Winter defeated TNA Women's Knockout Champion Mickie James in a non-title Street Fight, following outside interference from Love, earning her a shot at James' Knockouts Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-72" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[72]  On August 7 at Hardcore Justice, Winter defeated James, with help from Love, to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship for the first time and become the first British Women's Knockout Champion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-HJ2011_73-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[73]  With the win, Winter became the sixth TNA Knockout (after Angelina Love, Awesome Kong, Madison Rayne, Taylor Wilde and Tara) to have held both the Knockouts Championship and Knockouts Tag Team Championship. On August 25 at the tapings of the September 1 edition of Impact Wrestling, Winter lost the Women's Knockout Championship back to Mickie James, ending her reign at just 18 days.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-74" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[74] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-75" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[75]  On September 11 at No Surrender, Winter regained the title from James.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NoSurrender2011_76-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[76]  On October 16 at Bound for Glory, Winter lost the title to Velvet Sky in a four-way match, which also included Madison Rayne and Mickie James and was refereed by Karen Jarrett.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-77" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[77]  On the January 12, 2012 episode of Impact Wrestling, Winter lost to ODB.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-78" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[78]  After saving ODB from Love and Winter, Eric Young was challenged by Love to a match. Young won the match via disqualification, after Love kicked him in the groin.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-79" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[79]  This led to a tag team match, on the January 26 episode of Impact Wrestling, with Love and Winter losing to ODB and Eric Young.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-80" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[80]  Winter and Love appeared together for the first time in five months, on June 14, at a TNA house show in Belton, Texas, when they teamed up with Rosita and Sarita in a losing effort against Mickie James, Tara, and Velvet Sky in the main event four-on-three handicap match after Sky pinned Rosita for the win.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-81" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[81]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Two days later, at a house show in Houston, Texas, Winter and Love lost a match against Tara and Velvet Sky which would mark their last match together as a team.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-82" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[82]  On July 1, Love announced on that she had been granted her release from TNA, thus ending their partnership.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-83" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[83] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-84" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[84]  On September 6, Waters announced on her official website, K-Waters.net, that her contract with TNA had expired, thus leaving her free for other projects.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-85" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[85] ===Return to independent circuit (2011–present)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">On February 25, 2011 Waters made her debut at World Independent Ladies Division in a in ring segment with Tab Jackson and Aiden Riley.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-watersmakesherdebut_86-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[86]  On August 4, 2011, Waters defeated Tab Jackson in a no holds barred match to win the vacant WILD World Championship. On December 10, 2011 Winter defeated Terra, this match was later named 2011 match of the year.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WILDwintervsterra_87-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[87]  On February 2, 2012 she became the longest reigning champion with her reign surpassing the previous record of Lucky O'Shea's 182 days.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WILD_Championship_history_88-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[88]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">On May 14, 2011 at the FWE Meltdown pay-per-view, Waters made her debut for Family Wrestling Entertainment (FWE), defeating Rosita.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FWESite_89-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[89]  At the FWE Empire City Showdown pay-per-view, on September 20, 2011, Winter defeated Rosita with Christy Hemme as the special guest referee.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FWESite_89-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[89]  At the FWE Fallout pay-per-view, on November 15, 2011, Winter defeated Rosita with Christy Hemme as the special guest referee.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FWESite_89-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[89]  At the FWE Haastility pay-per-view, on December 15, 2011, Winter defeated Jackie Haas.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FWESite_89-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[89]  Then, at FWE No Limits, Winter defeated Brooke Tessmacher in the first round, before losing to Maria Kanellis, after the interference from TnT (Tara and Brooke Tessmacher), in a tournament to determinate the first ever FWE Women's Champion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-90" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[90]  Month later, on March 24, Waters defeated Maria and fellow TNA Knockout Rosita in a three–way match to win the FWE Women's Championship for the first time.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FWEWTTR_91-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[91]  On April 28, Waters defeated Melina with Lita as the special guest referee to retain the FWE Women's Championship. Later Maria challenged Winter to a rematch and Winter accepted <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FWETBK_92-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[92]  On July 28, 2012 episode of FWE Wrestling, Winter dropped the FWE Women's Championship back to Maria Kanellis, making Maria a two-time champion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FWEX_93-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[93]  On October 4, 2012 at the Back 2 Brooklyn pay-per-view, Waters, under the name Katarina Leigh, teamed up with Maria in losing effort to The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) in a tag team match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Back2Brooklyn_3-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-94" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[94]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Winter made her debut for House of Hardcore, on October 6, 2012 at the promotion's first show, where she lost to Jazz in a singles match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-HoH_95-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[95]  Under the name Katarina Leigh, she participated in Pro Wrestling Syndicate's Bombshells Championship tournament making the final where she was eliminated last by Missy Sampson in a four way elimination match. ==Personal life<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Waters was born and raised in Germany before relocating to England to attend university. She is fluent in both languages. As well as wrestling, Waters had a small career in film, directing the British independent film Welcome To Hell<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-welcome2hell_96-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[96]  and acting in Utopian Pictures' Tough Justice as Tara Hunt <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-film_97-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[97]  and as "Stripper #1" in TVyouno.com film 24 Hours in Las Vegas, Zoe in Go Green, Valerie in Bad Pixeland as the Serpent Queen in the 2012 film Amanda and the Guardian, which was never released. Waters also appears, along with Shelly Martinez, in the music video for "Miss Outta Control" by Electrolightz.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-musicvideo_98-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[98]  Her biggest influence in the wrestling world is Kevin Nash.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-99" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[99]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">As well as film, Waters has made some small television appearances. She appeared on the pilot showcase programme Comedy Lab in 2002. Her role saw her performing wrestling moves during Karma Chameleon, as sung by the then relatively unknown Russell Brand. In 2003, she appeared on an episode of Fort Boyard under her ringname Nikita. As she was appearing in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance at the time, her teammates included Doug Williams, Paul Burchill and World Association of Wrestling's Sweet Saraya. Waters favorite's are wrestlers Jonny Storm, Darren Burridge, Alex Shane, television shows La Femme Nikita and Smallville, Waters also cited that "I am totally obsessed with Lex Luthor".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-8" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  Waters has studied Film and Drama for three years.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-9" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] ==In wrestling<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Championships and accomplishments<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Winter as TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion.*British Independent Circuit
 * Finishing moves
 * As Winter
 * Blood Mist<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-9" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  (Asian mist)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-HJ2011_73-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[73] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NoSurrender2011_76-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[76] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-100" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[100]
 * Rear naked choke<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-101" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[101] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ChokeholdTBP_102-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[102]
 * Swinging side slam,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-10" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Winterin-ring_103-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[103] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-104" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[104]  sometimes dropped into a backbreaker<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-105" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[105]
 * As Kat Waters
 * Ice-Breaker<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-EVEprofile_106-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[106]  (Swinging side slam backbreaker)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-EVEprofile_106-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[106]
 * Neckbreaker onto the knee<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-EVEprofile_106-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[106]
 * As Katie Lea
 * Hair-pull backbreaker<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-11" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-107" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[107]
 * As Nikita
 * Side slam backbreaker<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-10" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim_12-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]
 * Swinging neckbreaker onto the knee<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-12" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]
 * Signature moves
 * Backbreaker,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-11" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-13" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SpazWinter_108-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[108]  sometimes while spinning<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ChokeholdTBP_102-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[102] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Psychotic_109-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[109]
 * Bow and arrow stretch<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-14" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Raw-Aug5-08_110-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[110]
 * Flapjack<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SpazWinter_108-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[108]
 * Hair-pull mat slam<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ChokeholdTBP_102-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[102] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Psychotic_109-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[109]
 * Multiple kick variations
 * Big boot, sometimes as a counter to an oncoming opponent<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Winterin-ring_103-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[103] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SpazWinter_108-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[108]
 * Enzuigiri<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-12" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-15" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]
 * Missile drop<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-13" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-16" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]
 * Northern Lights suplex<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-17" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SpazWinter_108-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[108] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Raw-Aug5-08_110-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[110]
 * Roll-up<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SpazWinter_108-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[108]
 * Samoan drop<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-18" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim_12-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SpazWinter_108-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[108] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Psychotic_109-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[109]
 * With Angelina Love
 * Double team finishing moves
 * Botox Injection (Love) / Samoan drop (Winter) combination<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Psychotic_109-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[109] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-111" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[111] ><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SpazWinter_108-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[108]
 * Managers
 * Angelina Love<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-19" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]
 * Wrestlers managed
 * Hade Vansen<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-14" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]
 * Paul Burchill / The Ripper<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-wwebio_4-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]
 * Angelina Love<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-20" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]
 * Nicknames"
 * "The Kat"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sun_2-13" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]
 * "The Queen of Chaos"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-15" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]
 * "The English Beauty"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OfficalImpact_112-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[112]
 * "The Mysterious Woman"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OfficalImpact_112-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[112]
 * "The British Vixen"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-HOHR_113-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[113]
 * Entrance themes
 * "Hands of Wicked" by Dale Oliver<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-handsofwicked_114-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[114]
 * British Women's Championship (3 times, current)
 * Family Wrestling Entertainment
 * FWE Women's Championship (1 time) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FWEWTTR_91-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[91]
 * Ohio Valley Wrestling
 * OVW Women's Championship (2 times)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ovwtitle_28-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * PWI ranked her #18 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2012<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-115" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[115]
 * Queens of Chaos
 * World Queens of Chaos Championship (1 time)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-qoc1_21-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[21]
 * Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
 * TNA Women's Knockout Championship (2 times)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-HJ2011_73-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[73] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NoSurrender2011_76-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[76]
 * TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Angelina Love<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Impact122310Tapings_62-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[62] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Impact122310_63-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[63]
 * TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament (2010) – with Angelina Love<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_11-21" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]
 * Trans-Atlantic Wrestling
 * TWC Women's Championship (1 time)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_8-16" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]
 * World Independent Ladies Division Wrestling
 * WILD World Championship (1 time, current)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WILD_Championship_history_88-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[88]
 * WILD Warrior of the Year (2011)
 * WILD Match of the Year (2011) vs Terra Calaway