Melissa Maughn

Melissa Taylor[1][4] (born Melissa Maughn, August 27) is a Canadian professional wrestler best known as her ring name 21st Century Fox.

Melissa Taylor
21st Century Fox in June 2008
BornAugust 27[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
ResidenceCambridge, Ontario, Canada[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)21st Century Fox[1]
Billed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1][2]
Billed weight135 lb (61 kg)[1][2]
Billed fromMontreal, Quebec, Canada[2]
Trained bySid Summers[2]
Ion Croitoru[3]
Debut2002[1]

Professional wrestling career

Maughn was originally trained by Sid Summers in Cambridge, Ontario.[2]

Pure Wrestling Association

In October 2005, Maughn was defeated by Misty Haven in the finals of the Pure Wrestling Association (PWA)'s 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

In 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 eventually winner of the tournament.[1][9] In the 2007 tournament, she was defeated in the first round by Portia Perez.[1]

Personal life

Maughn has an older brother.[6] In high school, she played on the girls' football team for three years.[2][6]

Championships and accomplishments
  • Old School Pro Wrestling
    • OSPW Women's Championship (1 time)[1][6]
  • IAW Wrestling
    • IAW North American Women's Championship (1 time)[1][6]
  • Pure Wrestling Association
    • PWA Elite Women's Championship (5 times)[1][6]
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References
  1. "21st Century Fox". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  2. Mata, Shiai (2006). "Q & A: 21st Century Fox". Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  3. "Singles Wrestlers". Great Lakes Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  4. "Melissa Taylor".
  5. Baines, Tim (October 16, 2005). "An intimate look at WWE diva Victoria". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  6. "21st Century Fox". GLORY Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  7. Hulet, Marc (July 12, 2006). "PWA marks one-year anniversary". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  8. Baines, Tim (September 10, 2006). "Who's got the skills to be the next champ?". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  9. "GCW W.I.L.D. Championship". Great Canadian Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
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