Amy Dumas

Career

Amy Dumas attended many different schools in the USA through out her childhood and adolescent years. While in high school, Amy took up swimming and practiced judo competitively. She managed to finish High School 6 months prior graduation. Amy played bass guitar in a band called "3 Card Trick", and she was a roadie for another band for 5 years before getting into wrestling. She also took 3 years of Spanish, which ended up helping her later life.

Related Topics:
USA - Swimming - Judo - Bass guitar - Roadie - Spanish

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Wrestling

Amy first became interested in the world of wrestling when she saw Rey Misterio wrestle in WCW's Monday Night Nitro. She was so intrigued by the storylines that she felt like she wanted to be part of it. She had the idea of going to Mexico to learn how to wrestle and learn more about the sport. With some money saved, she made her way to Mexico and went to shows where she ended up meeting or watching future superstars such as Tajiri, Val Venis, Essa Rios, Super Crazy, and Chris Jericho perform.

Related Topics:
Rey Misterio - WCW - Monday Night Nitro - Mexico - Tajiri - Val Venis - Essa Rios - Super Crazy - Chris Jericho

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Amy worked for promotions like MCW, EMLL, and NWA during her stay in Mexico, and was working for NWA Mid-Atlantic when she first met the Hardy Boyz.

Related Topics:
MCW - EMLL - NWA - Hardy Boyz

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Extreme Championship Wrestling

In the spring of 1999, Amy was approached by Paul Heyman and was offered a deal with ECW. Amy Dumas debuted in ECW as a valet for Danny Doring and Amish Roadkill under the name Miss Congeniality. She later became known as Angelica and on July 18, 1999, she got her first pay-per-view exposure at ECW's Heat Wave. ECW star Rob Van Dam introduced Amy to Dory Funk, who invited Amy to his training camp. At the camp, Amy trained with 23 guys. Dory Funk treated her no different than the other guys, at Amy's request. Amy quickly gained respect from the other guys at the camp and graduated from The Funking Conservatory in August 1999. While Amy went back to ECW, Dory Funk and his wife began compiling old videos they had taken of Amy and sent it to WWF (WWE).

Related Topics:
Spring - 1999 - Paul Heyman - Danny Doring - Amish Roadkill - July 18 - Pay-per-view - ECW's Heat Wave - Rob Van Dam - Dory Funk - August

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World Wrestling Federation