Nicole Raczynski

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Nicole Raczynski


Statistics
Ring name(s)	Nikki Roxx Roxxi Laveaux Roxxi
Billed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Billed weight	140 lbs.
Born	April 19, 1979 (1979-04-19) (age 29)
Resides	Boston, Massachusetts
Billed from	Congo Square, New Orleans, Louisiana (in TNA as Roxxi Laveaux) Boston, Massachusetts (as Nikki Roxx)
Trained by	Slyk Wagner Brown Killer Kowalski
Debut	March 2001

Nicole Raczynski (born April 19, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Roxxi.

1 Career
- 1.1 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  - 1.1.1 Independent wrestling
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 Notes
5 External links

[edit] Career

As a child, Raczynski attended professional wrestling events at the Boston Garden with her parents. Raczynski trained as a wrestler under Wladek "Killer" Kowalski at the urging of April Hunter who was already training there. She debuted in March 2001 under the ring name Nikki Roxx and later formed a tag team with Hunter called The Killer Babes.

Roxx has wrestled in numerous North American independent promotions such as SHIMMER Women Athletes, Squared Circle Wrestling, Women's Extreme Wrestling, Professional Girl Wrestling Association, New England Championship Wrestling, Defiant Pro Wrestling, World Women's Wrestling, Chaotic Wrestling and Ring of Honor. She has wrestled in Mexico for promotions such as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Lucha Libre Femenil.

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Roxxi debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on July 15, 2007 at the Victory Road pay-per-view. Identified as "The Voodoo Queen" Roxxi Laveaux, Roxxi was introduced as the valet of the Voodoo Kin Mafia. Following a bout between the Voodoo Kin Mafia and Basham and Damaja, Roxxi brawled with Christy Hemme, the valet of Basham and Damaja.

On the September 27, 2007 edition of iMPACT!, Roxxi defeated Hemme, Gail Kim, Jackie Moore & Ms. Brooks in a Bound For Glory preview match to claim the 10th and final spot in the TNA Women's Championship Gauntlet. Roxxi made it to the final two, although Kim ultimately won to become the first TNA Women's World Champion. On the following pay-per-view, Genesis 2007, Roxxi competed in a 4-Way match between herself, Gail Kim, ODB, and Angelina Love for the TNA Women's Championship. Roxxi had the advantage when she spit Asian mist into ODB's face, but Gail Kim took down Roxxi long enough to pin ODB and retain her title.

Roxxi competed in a tag team match in Turning Point 2007, teaming up with ODB to take on Angelina Love and Velvet Sky. However, Roxxi and ODB lost the match, with Roxxi taking the pin after the double-team combo of Russian legsweep from Velvet Sky and a big boot from Angelina Love.

On the January 3, 2008 edition of iMPACT!, Roxxi participated in a Gauntlet match that will help determine the 2008 rankings of the TNA Knockouts division. Roxxi made it to the final two, facing off against ODB, but was pinned.

Roxxi was fired from the Voodoo Kin Mafia by Kip James on the January 31, 2008 , edition of iMPACT, because she accidentally threw white powder in the eyes of Kip and cost him the match against Hernandez.

On the March 6 edition of iMPACT! she was shown in a backstage promo with Angelina Love and Velvet Sky who insisted on giving her a makeover next week, so they could make her into one of the "beautiful people". In the following iMPACT! edition Roxxi turned face when she resisted their attempts to change her, and in response the duo attacked her and called her a freak, sparking a feud between them. She defeated Angelina Love on the April 10, 2008 edition of iMPACT! by debuting her new finisher, the Voodoo Drop. She then went on to win a Queen of the Cage match at Lockdown 2008, ultimately pinning Angelina after a Voodoo Drop, and as a result of winning she got a TNA Women's Title shot. The title match occurred on the following iMPACT!, where Roxxi was pinned by the current Women's Champion Awesome Kong.

On May 11, 2008, at the Sacrifice PPV Roxxi competed in a Knockouts TNA Knockout Makeover Battle Royal, a two part match where the first part was contested under normal battle royal rules. The last two women in the ring would then compete in a ladder match where the winner would become the new #1 contender while the loser would have to have her head shaved bald. Roxxi survived the battle royal part of the match, but was defeated in the ladder match by Gail Kim after Angelina Love and Velvet Sky interfered in the match (Gail Kim had won an immunity match in a previous episode of iMPACT!, which meant that had Roxxi won the ladder match, Love would have been the one to have her head shaved). Roxxi was shaved bald on the spot with the other Knockouts watching. She received a standing ovation from the face Knockouts and fans after the shaving ceremony. On the following Impact!, Laveaux was dropped from her name and she is being billed as simply Roxxi. She also debuted a new ring attire and possibly a new gimmick.

On June 8, 2008, Roxxi teamed with ODB and Gail Kim against The Beautiful People in a three on three tag team match at Slammiversary 2008. The match was won when ODB pinned Moose.

[edit] Independent wrestling

As Nikki Roxx, she became the fourth woman to hold the Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU) Championship defeating then champion Tammy Sytch and Alexa Thatcher in a three-way match. This match took place on March 21, 2008 in Bergenfield, NJ. Nikki pinned Alexa to capture the title as Tammy was distracted by Becky Bayless. On May 31, in Rahway, NJ, she lost the title to Angel Orsini in a Jersey All Pro Wrestling event.

[edit] In wrestling

Finishing and signature moves
As Roxxi Laveaux / Roxxi
- Voodoo Drop (Guillotine drop) - Innovated
- Voodoo Slam (Inverted front powerslam) ^[1]
- Spinning or a sitout spinebuster
- Big boot
- Lariat
- Fallaway slam^[1]
- Asian mist
- Exploder suplex
- Running hip attack to an opponent in the corner
- Several punches followed by a discus forearm

As Nikki Roxx
- Barbie Crusher (Guillotine drop) - Innovated
- Bimbo Plant (Inverted front powerslam) ^[1]
- Spinning spinebuster
- Tornado DDT
- Springboard arm drag
- Sidewalk slam

Nicknames
- The Voodoo Queen

Wrestlers managed
- Kid Kash
- Voodoo Kin Mafia (B.G. James and Kip James)

Entrance themes
- "Ballroom Blitz" by Tia Carrere (SHIMMER)
- "E-Pro" by Beck (SHIMMER & ROH)
- "In My House" by Dale Oliver (TNA)
- "Voodoo Queen" by Dale Oliver (TNA)

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

Defiant Pro Wrestling
- DPW Women's Championship (1 time)
IndyGurlz
- IndyGurlz Championship (1 time)
Lucha Libre Femenil
- LLF Cup of Reynosa
- LLF Juvenil Championship (1 time)
- LLF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Diana La Cazadora
New England Championship Wrestling
- NECW Women's Championship (1 time)
Professional Girl Wrestling Association
- PGWA Championship (1 time)
World Women's Wrestling
- WWW Championship (1 time)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA Queen of the Cage 2008 (First ever)
Women Superstars Uncensored
- WSU Women's Championship (1 time)