Christy Hemme

Christina Lee Hemme (born on October 28, 1980 in Temecula, California) is a former WWE Diva who performed on RAW and later WWE SmackDown! . A former "Juggy" dancer on Comedy Central's The Man Show, she won WWE's inaugural RAW Diva Search in summer 2004. The prize was a one year, $250,000 USD contract with WWE. This opportunity also eventually led to her wrestling a match at WrestleMania 21, and getting a featured pictorial in the April 2005 issue of Playboy.

Career

World Wrestling Entertainment

Hemme started out her career in WWE as a Diva on RAW ; before this, she had participated in the Super Bowl-spoofing "2004 Lingerie Bowl" pay-per-view show. WWE writers eventually placed her on-screen persona (as a highly enthusiastic and energetic cheerleader-type) in a storyline feud with WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus. After being "trained" by Lita (a top female performer), the plotline culminated in Hemme's challenging for the title -- at WrestleMania 21. The match, which was Hemme's solo wrestling debut, ended in Christy losing to Trish.

In June 2005, she would be in another feud, this time with heel character Victoria. A controversial moment happened when an angry Victoria smashed a glass vase against Christy's head, knocking her cold (in a storyline sense). This storyline built up to that year's WWE Vengeance PPV, where she lost to Victoria.

After a storyline alliance with Eugene (a mentally-retarded face character) was cut short, Hemme was traded to SmackDown!. She and veteran Diva Stacy Keibler were switched with Torrie Wilson and Candice Michelle. Her first match on the show was a victory in a Lingerie Pillow Fight match with Keibler. While the match was not allowed to start by "Network Representative Palmer Cannon", it aired on WWE.com.

Christy would go on to feud with Melina, "manager" for the MNM tag-team. In this plotline, Hemme was the face manager of the "new" Legion of Doom tag-team. It climaxed at 2005's WWE No Mercy PPV, where Hemme helped the Legion of Doom win a 6-person "inter-gender" tag-team match. She executed the L.O.D.'s "Doomsday Device" finishing move on Melina, to get the pin. On the November 14, 2005 special edition of RAW, a.k.a. the Eddie Guerrero tribute show, Christy performed in a Diva battle royal against all the divas from RAW and SmackDown!. A week later, she lost to Melina in a televised one-on-one match.

Christy Hemme next appeared in WWE's training ground, Ohio Valley Wrestling, at the November 30, 2005 O.V.W. TV show tapings in Louisville. She was involved in an angle with Matt Cappotelli, against Aaron Stevens, Beth Phoenix and Shelly Martinez. In her OVW television debut, she aided Matt Cappotelli by taking out Beth Phoenix and Shelly Martinez. She and Cappotelli then cut a promo together. On the show that aired December 10, Christy and Cappotelli defeated Stevens, Phoenix and Martinez in a three-on-two handicap match. Afterwards Johnny Jeter attacked them both, and Christy's character was sent home in an ambulance.

On December 5, 2005, Christy announced on her official website that she would be training full-time in OVW. However, a day later, WWE.com announced that she had been released from her contract. While Internet rumors suggested Christy Hemme was fired for acting "inappropriately" towards wrestler Triple H, her account of the release attributed the firing to budget cuts.

After WWE

Christy competed as a quarterback for the Chicago Bliss in a Lingerie Bowl playoff game on January 28, 2006. They lost 26-25 to the New York Euphoria, the team she played for in the 2004 game.

Finishing and trademark moves

  • Reverse "Twist of Fate"
  • Kick to the groin
  • Splits on the top turnbuckle to avoid a charging opponent into a Sunset flip out of the corner
  • Cheerleading Leg Drop (High raised leg, dropped to splits position across the opponent's throat)
  • Hurricanrana

Wrestlers Christy Managed

  • Eugene
  • Legion of Doom

Facts

  • Although she likes a wide variety of music, her favourite band is AC/DC.
  • She appeared in the Trace Adkins video, "Chrome", as well as videos for Blink 182 and Sonic.
  • Her theme song in the WWE was "Walk Idiot Walk" by The Hives.
  • Her theme song in Ohio Valley Wrestling was "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard.
  • While in the WWE, Christy was undefeated in Lingerie Pillow Fights
  • Has breast implants claimed on The Howard Stern Show

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They lost 26-25 to the New York Euphoria, the team she played for in the 2004 game. She has also guest starred in the television series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Judging Amy, and Six Feet Under. Christy competed as a quarterback for the Chicago Bliss in a Lingerie Bowl playoff game on January 28, 2006. A month later, Oh filed for divorce. While Internet rumors suggested Christy Hemme was fired for acting "inappropriately" towards wrestler Triple H, her account of the release attributed the firing to budget cuts. In March 2005, the couple's spokesperson announced their separation. However, a day later, WWE.com announced that she had been released from her contract. She and American filmmaker Alexander Payne were in a relationship for five years, including two years of marriage.

On December 5, 2005, Christy announced on her official website that she would be training full-time in OVW. Although Oh remains active in feature film, the critically acclaimed Grey's Anatomy remains Oh's primary, current occupation. Afterwards Johnny Jeter attacked them both, and Christy's character was sent home in an ambulance. Another upcoming film of Oh's is The Night Listener, cast as "Anna" alongside Robin Williams and Toni Collette. On the show that aired December 10, Christy and Cappotelli defeated Stevens, Phoenix and Martinez in a three-on-two handicap match. In theatre, Oh has also starred in the world premieres of Jessica Hagedorn's Dogeaters at the La Jolla Playhouse and Diana Son's Stop Kiss at Joseph Papp's Public Theatre in New York. She and Cappotelli then cut a promo together. On American television Oh is renowned for her current role in the hit ABC medical series Grey's Anatomy, for which she has won both a 2006 Golden Globe for Best Television Supporting Actress and a 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.

In her OVW television debut, she aided Matt Cappotelli by taking out Beth Phoenix and Shelly Martinez. Oh is most familiar to American audiences from her roles in the popular films Under the Tuscan Sun and Sideways. She was involved in an angle with Matt Cappotelli, against Aaron Stevens, Beth Phoenix and Shelly Martinez. Oh also won FIPA d'Or Best Actress at Cannes Film Festival for her role in The Diary of Evelyn Lau. TV show tapings in Louisville. Other Canadian films of Oh's are Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity, and Last Night, which she again won a Best Actress Genie for. Christy Hemme next appeared in WWE's training ground, Ohio Valley Wrestling, at the November 30, 2005 O.V.W. She is known in Canada for her lead performances in the Canadian film Double Happiness, for which she won the Genie Award for Best Actress.

A week later, she lost to Melina in a televised one-on-one match. Around the same time, she also appeared as the title character in the Canadian television production, The Diary of Evelyn Lau, achieving the role by defeating 1,000 other contestants for the part. the Eddie Guerrero tribute show, Christy performed in a Diva battle royal against all the divas from RAW and SmackDown!. Oh eventually studied drama at the National Theatre School in Montreal, whereafter she starred in a London, Ontario stage production of David Mamet's "Oleanna". On the November 14, 2005 special edition of RAW, a.k.a. Oh started her carrer by becoming a ballet dancer, yet she later became interested in acting while attending Sir Robert Borden High School in her hometown of Nepean, Ontario, where she took drama classes, acted in school plays, and was a member of the drama club. She executed the L.O.D.'s "Doomsday Device" finishing move on Melina, to get the pin. .

It climaxed at 2005's WWE No Mercy PPV, where Hemme helped the Legion of Doom win a 6-person "inter-gender" tag-team match. Oh is honored as one of Canada's most respected actresses. In this plotline, Hemme was the face manager of the "new" Legion of Doom tag-team. Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy and many notable roles on feature film. Christy would go on to feud with Melina, "manager" for the MNM tag-team. Sandra Oh, born July 20, 1971 in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario, Canada, is an award-winning Korean-Canadian actress, best known for portraying Dr. While the match was not allowed to start by "Network Representative Palmer Cannon", it aired on WWE.com. "...also, let's mention that Sandra Oh who goes out and does a striptease in front of the boy that she loves but doesn't think will accept her...there's a little tear that comes down while she's upside down on the pole and that's a very effective piece of acting." - Roger Ebert on Oh while reviewing Dancing at the Blue Iguana on Ebert & Roeper.

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