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Christy Hemme
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Christy Hemme
Billed height	5 ft 5 (165 cm)[1][2][3]
Billed weight	116 lb (53 kg)
Born	October 28, 1980 (1980-10-28) (age 27)[3] Poway, California, U.S.A.[3]
Resides	Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A.[citation needed]
Billed from	California
Trained by	Fit Finlay[2] Dean Malenko[2] Ricky Steamboat Inoki Dojo (California)[4] Scott D'Amore[4] Arn Anderson[2]
Debut	July 19, 2004

Christina Lee ("Christy") Hemme (born October 28, 1980)^[3] is an American actress, singer, model and professional wrestler. Hemme is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and is also known for her appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment and her pictorial in the April 2005 issue of Playboy.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Modeling career 3 Wrestling career 3.1 World Wrestling Entertainment 3.1.1 2004 3.1.2 2005 3.2 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 3.2.1 2006 3.2.2 2007 3.3 Independent circuit and movie career 3.4 Music Career 4 In wrestling 5 Championships and accomplishments 6 Personal life 7 Notes 8 External links

Hemme was born in Poway, California,^[3] but she grew up in Temecula, California.^[5][6][7] She enjoyed racing street bikes and dirt bikes.^[6][3] She was a "self-described" tomboy.^[6] She grew up watching wrestling, and favored The Undertaker.^[5][8]

She was a cheerleader for two years at Temecula Valley High.^[8][9] She graduated in 1998 at age 17.^[8] Hemme attended Mount San Jacinto College, where she majored in dance.^[7]

After graduating, she relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in modeling.^[7][8] Hemme initially joined a burlesque dance team known as "The Purrfect Angelz".^[6][8][3] She performed at Easyrider tours and Harley motorcycle rallies.^[10] She went on appear in magazines such as Maxim,^[7] Playboy, Rolling Stone and Stuff.^[6][10] In addition, she appeared in the music video of the Trace Adkins song "Chrome", and in videos for bands Blink-182 and Sonic. She also had parts in commercials for AT&T and TrimSpa,^[6] and she was a spokesmodel for Hawaiian Tropic.^[7] Other early jobs included a waitressing job at Hooters.^[9]

In past years, her image has also been found on Bench Warmer trading cards as Christy "Sunni" Hemme.^[6] As Sunni, she was Bullz-eye.com's featured model in September 2002.^[6][1] Her modeling career led to her joining the cast of Comedy Central's The Man Show as a member of the "Juggy Dance Squad" in 2003.^{[8][6][5][7][1][3][11]} Hemme remained with the series for a year, during which she hosted "The Commies", a comedy-themed award ceremony produced by Comedy Central, on December 7, 2003.^[6]

Hemme took part in the 2004 Lingerie Bowl.^[6][11] She appeared on the cover of the April 2005 issue of Playboy magazine.^[5][11][4] Before appearing nude in the magazine, Hemme got the permission of her father,^[9] who had previously requested that she never pose nude.^[5]

She also competed as a quarterback for the Chicago Bliss Lingerie Football League team in the 2006 Lingerie Bowl.^[7][11][4]

In the summer of 2004, Hemme participated in the Diva Search, a competition held by World Wrestling Entertainment in order to recruit new Divas.^[10] In the course of the competition, Hemme and the five other finalists faced seven existing WWE Divas in a game of dodgeball at SummerSlam 2004 on August 15, eliminating all eight Divas with the loss of just one finalist, Joy Giovanni. Hemme was announced as the winner of the competition on September 20, with her prize being a one year contract with WWE with remuneration of US$250,000.^[10][8][3]

Hemme began her WWE career as a member of the RAW roster. She quickly began a feud with Carmella DeCesare, the runner-up of the Diva Search. The feud culminated in a "lingerie pillow fight" at Taboo Tuesday 2004 on October 19, with Hemme defeating her opponent by pinfall.

Following her feud with DeCesare, Hemme began a rivalry with WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus, with Stratus ostensibly scornful of Hemme's appearance in the April 2005 issue of Playboy. Hemme eventually challenged Stratus to a match at WrestleMania 21,^[5][2][4] with Stratus's nemesis Lita training her in the weeks preceding the event.^[9] At WrestleMania 21 on April 3, Stratus defeated Hemme to retain her title. In the months after WrestleMania, Hemme began another feud with Victoria, who claimed to be jealous of the opportunities afforded to Hemme. The feud culminated in a bout at Vengeance 2005 on June 26, which Victoria won after countering Hemmes sunset flip move by using the ropes to pin Hemme.^[11]

With her feud with Victoria over, Hemme briefly aligned herself with Eugene before she and Stacy Keibler were traded to SmackDown! in exchange for Candice Michelle and Torrie Wilson on August 25, with their first match being a WWE.com exclusive lingerie pillow fight with one another.

Hemme went on to feud with Melina, the valet of MNM, in the process joining forces with the Legion of Doom. At No Mercy 2005 on October 9, Hemme and the Legion of Doom defeated MNM in a six-person intergender tag team match, with Hemme executing the signature finishing maneuver of the Legion of Doom, the "Doomsday Device", on Melina. Her feud with Melina continued into November, with Melina defeating Hemme in two televised singles bouts.

On November 30, Hemme debuted in Ohio Valley Wrestling, a WWE developmental territory, aligning herself with Matt Cappotelli in opposition to Aaron Stevens, Beth Phoenix and Shelly Martinez. On December 5, Hemme announced on her website that she would be training full-time in OVW. She was released by WWE that same month.^[4] The release happened shortly after WWE asked her to relocate to Louisville, Kentucky to train at OVW.^[12] The company cited budget cuts and the creative team having nothing for her as the reason for her dismissal.^[12]

Hemme signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in April 2006,^[4] and she debuted on April 23, 2006 at Lockdown 2006, giving an envelope to commentator Mike Tenay containing the announcement that Larry Zbyszko had been placed on probation and Raven (whom Zbyszko had fired earlier that year in kayfabe) had been reinstated. In addition to her hosting role on TNA iMPACT!, she is also the co-host of the Internet show TNA Global iMPACT! with Jeremy Borash. At "TNA Hardcore War", Hemme refereed a match between Traci and Gail Kim. In July 2006, she was featured on the Women of Action special.

In September 2006, Hemme recorded a song entitled "Society Box", which was featured on TNA's November 21, 2006 music release, 3rd Degree Burns. She has also been traveling to Windsor, Ontario to train under TNA agent Scott D'Amore in between TNA TV tapings. She also won TNA's Knockout of the Year for 2006.

On January 14, 2007 at Final Resolution 2007, Christy came out and interrupted the Voodoo Kin Mafia and cut a promo about women's involvement in wrestling today. She said that she wanted to wrestle too - and the mostly male crowd in the TNA arena jeered her. Kip James called her a slut, which garnered him a slap from Hemme, while B.G. James attempted to play peacemaker. In the following weeks, Kip and Hemme got into a few arguments over his lack of respect for her, and for women as a whole.

Hemme made her TNA in-ring debut at Against All Odds 2007 where she wrestled and defeated "The Big Fat Oily Guy" in a Tuxedo Match. On the March 8 version of iMPACT, Hemme asked Jim Cornette for a match pitting VKM against her new, previously undisclosed, team, at Destination X 2007. Cornette consented and booked the match. On the pay-per-view, Hemme introduced The Heartbreakers (formerly The Heart Throbs of WWE). Despite Hemme's attempts to give Kip James a "low blow", VKM defeated her team, who she later browbeat at ringside. Hemme later announced that she had found another team to face the VKM. At Lockdown, the mystery team was revealed to be Serotonin, but VKM defeated them as well. She then brought in Basham and Damaja as her new permanent tag team in her battle with VKM. They beat Kip James in a handicap match at Sacrifice while BG James was attacked by them. At Slammiversary, VKM beat Basham and Damaja, but Lance Hoyt turned on them and kissed Christy.

She made her iMPACT in-ring debut on September 27 in a losing effort in a 5-way Knockouts match with Roxxi Laveaux coming out on top. During the contest she debuted a new signature move, a diving variation of a split legged leg drop, known as the F.F.G. - Flying Firecrotch Guillotine. At Bound For Glory, Christy participated in a Knockouts Gauntlet battle royal to crown the first TNA Women's Champion, but was quickly squashed and eliminated by Awesome Kong.

In November 2006, Hemme participated in the Queens of Chaos shows in Paris, France.^[13][4] She wrestled two matches, with former WCW talent April Hunter, Hemme won the first match, but lost the second. She then defeated British wrestler Minx to earn the right to referee the championship match, which was eventually won by Hunter. On July 21, 2007, Hemme defeated Ann Brookstone at a Heavy on Wrestling event in Superior, Wisconsin with Nora Greenwald acting as Special Guest Referee.

In December 2006, Hemme recorded a scene for wrestling documentary, Bloodstained Memoirs ^[14]

Hemme made her acting debut in the film Fallen Angels, portraying the deadly sin "Lust". She will also be appearing in another horror film tentatively titled Bubba's Chili Parlor, playing a zombie. On September 22, 2007, Christy appeared at a Women's Superstar Unleashed (WSU) event in Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey in which she participated in the main event.

Two years ago, Christy Hemme started heavily writing and submersing herself into the growing idea and concept of the HEMME band. Lyrics and melodies woke her in the night and held her in daydreams. As the pieces began to lay into a very personal story, she realized that this was a much bigger idea than she had ever anticipated. It was so special that what it really needed was a sound that brought it to life.

Never interested in being a solo artist, Christy began searching for band members. After working with many different people and almost giving up on the idea of the perfect band... she finally received an answer to a classified add that eventually became the answer to her dreams.

Randy Ramirez, former lead guitarist and singer from Polaris, had an instant chemistry with Christy. More than just the chemistry, Christy was blown away with his sound that is missing in today's music. Randy eventually brought the former members of Polaris to form the band HEMME.

Polaris was a Southern California hard rock band. A little history might say that Randy and Rocky Ramirez (drums) have known each other for a long time. This is true, because they are brothers. Biologically too. :) Most people see no resemblance and they don't beg to differ. They started playing music together at a young age, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, and eventually began writing their own music.

Rocky was working at Mars Music sometime in August of 2001, when he met an amazing bass player named Roland Maniago that he knew who was perfect for this band. They then recruited Steve Goodwin, a talented and eager guitarist that completed a package destined for a future.

When the five members of HEMME finally rehearsed together for the first time, they instantly knew that the passion and chemistry was bigger than anyone of them alone. This is what makes the power of HEMME.

• Finishing moves
  • F.F.G. - Flying Firecrotch Guillotine (Split-legged guillotine leg drop off the top rope) - TNA
  • Reverse Twist of Fate - WWE

• Signature moves
  • Reverse DDT
  • Snap DDT
  • Cheerleader Leg drop (Split-legged leg drop)
  • Split-legged sunset flip from out of the corner

• Managers
  • Lita
  • Super Stacy
  • Lance Hoyt
  • Jimmy Rave

• Wrestlers managed
  • Lance Hoyt
  • Jimmy Rave
  • Basham and Damaja
  • Eugene
  • Legion of Doom^[11] (Animal & Heidenreich)
  • The Heart Breakers (Romeo & Antonio)

• Themes
  • 2004-2005: Walk Idiot Walk by The Hives in WWE
  • 2005: Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard in Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • 2006: Wasting Away by Manic Drive when she first came to TNA
  • 2007: Her TNA theme is "Society Box" performed by herself

• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • TNA Knockout Of The Year
• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • 2004 WWE Diva Search winner^[5]
• Playboy
  • Playboy Covergirl (April 2005)

Hemme has a brother, David, and a sister, Deena Hemme,^[5][8] who is also a model. Her father, Robert, owns an insurance agency in her hometown of Temecula. Her mother Susan died in 2002. Christy stated in the DVD Viva Las Divas of the WWE that the week she won the WWE Raw Diva Search was on the anniversary of her mom's passing.

Hemme is an avid motorcyclist.^[6] She owns a Harley Davidson Dyna Glide Low Rider.^[9]

In her debut of her blog "Hemme Powered", Hemme stated that she has 4 tattoos (now more). Her tattoos include an eagle on her left wrist, a heart on her right wrist, a star with a heart in the middle on the back of her neck, a line of flowers running down her right side, matching loop triangles on the outsides of both wrists, a small heart on her lower back, and a heart with the same loop triangle in the middle on her left shoulder. Hemme also has several piercings: in her ears, tongue, bellybutton, and two in her nostril.

In her blogs, she regularly professed a love of music and interest in songwriting. She cites diverse musical influences such as AC/DC, The Doors, Mother Love Bone, Nine Inch Nails, and Pink Floyd.

• ChristyHemme.com (Official Website)
• The Red Headz Society (Official Forum)
• Miss-Hemme.com (Official Fan Site)
• Christy Hemme's Myspace (Official Myspace Page)
• TNA Profile