Tara

Lisa Marie Varon (born February 10, 1971), is a American female bodybuilder, fitness competitor and professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. She is best known for her work in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Victoria, where she wrestled on its Raw and SmackDown! brands .

As an amateur bodybuilder, Varon won her first competition in 1995 as a middleweight. She then started competing in fitness competitions and won ESPN2's Fitness America Series in 1997. In 1999, she placed second at a fitness event in New York to earn her International Federation of BodyBuilders Professional Fitness Card.

Through a chance meeting, Varon met World Wrestling Federation (WWF) performer Chyna who encouraged her to become a wrestler. She trained in the WWF's developmental territories for three years before being moved to the main roster to compete full time under the ring name Victoria. Only four months later, she was pushed to win the WWE Women's Championship, a title she has held twice in her wrestling career.

Jillian Hall afirmou na entrevista recente a RF Video que não teve qualquer dissuasão com a TNA para ingressar na companhia. Tara tem tentado convencer Hall a ingressar na TNA contudo esta não se sente em forma para uma carreira a full-time já que ganhou algum peso depois de ter estado gravida o ano passado.

A TNA Knockout Tara deu uma entrevista ao SportsVibe.co.uk. Eis os highlights:

Q: You've been with TNA since 2009, what are the major differences you've noticed between TNA and WWE?

Oh my gosh! the first thing that I realised straight away was that the 'Knockouts' were such a main part of the show. When I first arrived we were doing four segments with the girls on one episode. It was nice because we got to showcase not just being boobs and butt, we got to go out there and showcase our talent, what we train to do is wrestle, kick-butt and not just having five minute matches.

We were having 12 minute matches, cage matches, the full works. It was amazing and the girls were all shapes and sizes we had the likes of Awesome Kong and ODB and it was just exciting to be a part of.

Q: Having worked for both Vince McMahon and Dixie Carter how would you compare your two bosses with their similarities and differences?

I rarely got to talk to Vince McMahon, I would always say hello if I walked passed him in the corridor but he was always really busy, and I can imagine he has a lot going on in his life.

On the other hand Dixie is always around backstage, we can approach her and she has a lot of meetings with us girls and tells us what an important role we have on the show, so that's nice.

I respect Vince, he created a palace and I have learnt a lot from both Vince and Dixie

A TNA Knockout Tara terá se lesionado numa perna no house-show de ontem da TNA em Beckley, West Virginia.

Tara combatia Gail Kim pelo TNA Knockouts Title e teve de ser ajudada pelos seguranças e médicos a ir para o backstage. No final da noite, Tara disse no twitter: "I'm so happy right now even with a bum knee. WPF for Life"