Name: Lita
Height: 5 foot 6
Weight: 135 pounds
From: Sanford, N.C.
Signature Move: Moonsault; DDT
Career Highlights: Women's Championship
Associates: Edge
WWE Debut: 2000
Trained By: Dory Funk Jr.
WWE Womens Championship won: 4
Lita is a 4-time Women's Champion. After her first reign ended in Oct. 2000, Lita chased the championship for over 4 years until defeating bitter rival Trish Stratus to reclaim the gold in 2004.
-8/21/2000, Monday Night RAW: def. Stephanie McMahon
-12/8/2004, Monday Night RAW: def. Trish Stratus
-8/14/2006, Monday Night RAW: def. Mickie James
-11/5/2006, Cyber Sunday: def. Mickie James in a tournament final
With her fiery red hair and trademark shoulder tattoo, Lita is recognized anywhere she goes, even if she is no longer embraced by the fans.
Once beloved by the fans for her extreme ways, Lita is now one of the most despised Divas in WWE. Aligned with Edge since May 2005, Lita no longer cares what the fans think of her, standing by the Rated R Superstar no matter what derogatory chants the fans send in her direction. Since hooking up with Edge, Lita has had no problem saying what’s on her mind or doing whatever it takes to help her man be successful, often finding herself in the midst of controversy as a result.
After a short stint in ECW, Lita made her WWE debut in 2000 alongside Essa Rios. She quickly led Rios to the Light Heavyweight Championship that February, but the pair split a few months later. Lita then hooked up with the Hardy Boyz, beginning a partnership that would last nearly five years.
Lita soon after went on to win the Women’s Championship from Stephanie McMahon in August 2000. Once losing the gold, Lita took on more of a managerial role for the Hardys while competing from time to time. It was here that the long and heated rivalry between Lita and Trish Stratus began, as the two first locked horns while Trish managed Test & Albert against Lita’s Hardy Boyz.
Trish & Lita would put aside their differences in July 2001 to defeat Stacy Keibler & Torrie Wilson in a Bra & Panties Match at InVasion. During this same time, Lita began dating Matt Hardy, who was having trouble with brother Jeff. Lita was at ringside for their match at Vengeance that December, but after Undertaker put all three of them out of commission, they returned stronger than ever at the 2002 Royal Rumble.
In March 2002, Lita was drafted to RAW as the brand’s No. 10 pick in the brand extension draft. Before she could make an impact, Lita suffered a severe neck injury while filming an episode of FOX’s Dark Angel. The injury required major neck surgery that put Lita out of action for a year and a half.
During her time away, Lita spent time as a commentator on both HEAT and Velocity. She returned to the ring in September 2003, once again siding with Trish to help her fend off Molly Holly & Gail Kim. Shortly after, Matt Hardy returned to RAW from SmackDown, but turned against Lita. Christian & Chris Jericho stepped in to help her, and a bizarre love scenario began between Lita, Trish, Christian and Jericho. This would become only be the first of many flare-ups in Lita’s turbulent love life.
Eventually, Trish would side with Christian and Lita with Jericho, and Lita and Trish were at odds once again. She became the object of Kane’s affection, bringing Matt Hardy back into her life once again. The two reconciled as the Big Red Monster continued to stalk Lita, and she agreed to something unknown to keep him from destroying Hardy. Finally, Lita announced that she was pregnant, but that knowledge that she was carrying Kane’s baby strained her relationship with Hardy once again.
Lita has been enjoying life as the girlfriend of WWE Champion Edge. They enjoy VIP treatment with champagne wherever they go and have even guest announced from their own Rated-R announce table. The couple has shown they will do whatever it takes to hang on to the WWE Championship and the lifestyle that they've grown accustom to. Even when Edge isn't fighting his biggest competition, John Cena, Lita is helping her man let Cena know he has his number.
Recently, Edge distracted John Cena in his match against Umaga allowing the Samoan Bulldozer to hit the Dr. of Thuganomics with the destructive Samoan Spike. The following week, Lita got Edge disqualified in his match against Cena by slapping the referee across the face. Cena may have gotten the win, but Lita made sure Edge was able to keep his championship. Since then, Lita and Edge have done whatever possible to keep Cena down.
