Lita (wrestler)
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Amy Christine Dumas (born April 14, 1975) is an American professional wrestler and singer. She is best known for her tenure in WWE under the ring name Lita. An inductee of the WWE Hall of Fame, Dumas is regarded as one of the greatest female performers in WWE history.
| Lita | |
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.jpg) Lita in 2017 | |
| Birth name | Amy Christine Dumas |
| Born | (1975-04-14) April 14, 1975 (age 49) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Angelica Lita Miss Congeniality |
| Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 135 lb (61 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Sanford, North Carolina Atlanta, Georgia |
| Trained by | Dory Funk Jr. El Dandy Ricky Santana Kevin Quinn |
| Debut | 1999 |
Initially using the name of Angelica, Dumas started her wrestling career in Mexico with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in 1998, followed by briefly working on the US independent circuit in early 1999, and then working for six months in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Dumas then signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed to WWE in 2002) in August 1999, debuting in February 2000 as Lita. She was originally paired with Essa Rios, but she achieved her greatest push alongside Matt and Jeff Hardy as Team Xtreme, and in 2005–2006 was a heel wrestler, including as a manager to Edge. During this time, she became a four-time WWF/WWE Women's Champion. She retired from full-time performing in 2006. She then made a couple of appearances on the independent circuit before returning to WWE in 2007, making occasional appearances, sporadically wrestling matches and being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014. From 2022 to 2023, she performed on a part-time basis, with her winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with Becky Lynch in 2023, subsequently making her the first female Hall of Famer to win a championship after her induction. She has also worked as a producer and a trainer with the company.
After her first retirement in 2006, she formed the punk rock band The Luchagors. The band released their self-titled debut album on September 11, 2007.