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{{Short description|American model and professional wrestler}} |
{{Short description|American model and professional wrestler (born 1983)}} |
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{{Infobox professional wrestler |
{{Infobox professional wrestler |
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|name = Kristal Marshall |
|name = Kristal Marshall |
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|image = Kristal Marshall.jpg |
|image = Kristal Marshall.jpg |
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|caption = Marshall in |
|caption = Marshall in 2006 |
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|children = 2 |
|children = 2 |
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|partner = [[Bobby Lashley]] (2007–2010) |
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|names = Kristal<br />Kristal Lashley<br>'''Kristal Marshall''' |
|names = Kristal<br />Kristal Lashley<br>'''Kristal Marshall''' |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|11}} |
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|birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.<ref name="Dish227"/> |
|birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.<ref name="Dish227"/> |
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|resides = [[Parker, Colorado|Parker]], [[Colorado (U.S. state)|Colorado]], U.S.<ref name="Dish227"/> |
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|trainer = [[Deep South Wrestling]]<ref name="Dish227" /><br />[[Bill DeMott]]<ref name=OWOW/><br />[[Dave Finlay]]<ref name=OWOW/><br>[[Jillian Hall]] |
|trainer = [[Deep South Wrestling]]<ref name="Dish227" /><br />[[Bill DeMott]]<ref name=OWOW/><br />[[Dave Finlay]]<ref name=OWOW/><br>[[Jillian Hall]] |
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|debut = December 2, 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2005/1133595979.shtml|title=SmackDown Results -12/2 - Cincinnati, Ohio - (Tag Team Main Event)|last=Benjamin|first=Charlie|date=2005 |
|debut = December 2, 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2005/1133595979.shtml|title=SmackDown Results -12/2 - Cincinnati, Ohio - (Tag Team Main Event)|last=Benjamin|first=Charlie|date=December 3, 2005|access-date=December 4, 2009|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> |
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|retired = 2013 |
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'''Kristal Melisa Marshall''' (born November 11, 1983)<ref name=OWOW>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/kristal-marshall.html|title=Kristal Marshall at Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> is an American [[Model (person)|model]], [[beauty queen]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?userid=misscausa&gallery_id=28767|title=Miss California Contestants|access-date=2007 |
'''Kristal Melisa Marshall''' (born November 11, 1983)<ref name=OWOW>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/kristal-marshall.html|title=Kristal Marshall at Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> is an American [[Model (person)|model]], [[beauty queen]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?userid=misscausa&gallery_id=28767|title=Miss California Contestants|access-date=April 12, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182438/http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?userid=misscausa&gallery_id=28767|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> and retired [[professional wrestler]] who is best known for her time in [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] on its [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] and in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA). |
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==Modeling career== |
==Modeling career== |
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Prior to working for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) Marshall appeared as a competitor in the 2004 [[Miss California]] pageant,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?userid=misscausa&gallery_id=28767|title=Gallery of 2004 Miss California Contestants|access-date= |
Prior to working for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) Marshall appeared as a competitor in the 2004 [[Miss California]] pageant,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?userid=misscausa&gallery_id=28767|title=Gallery of 2004 Miss California Contestants|access-date=April 12, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182438/http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?userid=misscausa&gallery_id=28767|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> as a model for ''[[Deal or No Deal (US game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'', in music videos for [[50 Cent]] and [[Ma$e]], and in commercials for ''[[The Best Damn Sports Show Period]]''. She was at one time a [[Barker's Beauties|Barker Beauty]] on ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2005/2005_06_28.jsp|title=Eight Of The Most Beautiful Women In America Compete For The Title of 2005 RAW Diva|access-date=April 12, 2007|publisher=corporate.WWE.com|quote=The list of potential Divas varies [..]to a Barker's Beauty on "The Price Is Right" (Kristal Marshall).|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406071505/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2005/2005_06_28.jsp|archive-date=April 6, 2007}}</ref> |
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==Professional wrestling career== |
==Professional wrestling career== |
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===World Wrestling Entertainment ( |
=== World Wrestling Entertainment (2005-2007) === |
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Marshall first entered WWE as a contestant in the 2005 [[WWE Diva Search#2005|''Raw'' Diva Search]], in which she eventually finished fourth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/08082005/|title=RAW results - August 8, 2005|access-date=2007-04-12|publisher=WWE}}</ref> Despite not winning the Diva Search contract, Marshall was signed to a development deal soon after the contest finished and sent to [[Deep South Wrestling]], WWE newest "[[Farm team#Professional wrestling|farm territory]]" at that time.<ref name="Dish227">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/divadish/divadish0202|title=Diva Dish: Lost and not-so-found|access-date=2007-06-26|publisher=WWE|quote=Kristal, originally a Los Angeles girl, admitted to Diva Dish she’s a New York virgin, but she’s excited for the new adventure.}}</ref> In December 2005, she joined the [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]] roster as a backstage correspondent,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/12022005/|title=SmackDown! results - December 2, 2005|access-date=2007-04-12|publisher=WWE}}</ref> interviewing the brand's superstars during the shows. |
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Marshall first entered WWE as a contestant in the 2005 [[WWE Diva Search#2005|''Raw'' Diva Search]], in which she eventually finished fourth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/08082005/|title=RAW results - August 8, 2005|access-date=April 12, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> Despite not winning the Diva Search contract, Marshall was signed to a development deal soon after the contest finished and sent to [[Deep South Wrestling]], WWE newest "[[Farm team#Professional wrestling|farm territory]]" at that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/kristalsigns |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210184425/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/kristalsigns |archive-date=December 10, 2005 |title=2005 RAW Diva Search Contestant Kristal gets a second chance |last=Williams III |first=Ed |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=September 23, 2005 |accessdate=February 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Dish227">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/divadish/divadish0202|title=Diva Dish: Lost and not-so-found|access-date=June 26, 2007|publisher=WWE|quote=Kristal, originally a Los Angeles girl, admitted to Diva Dish she's a New York virgin, but she's excited for the new adventure.}}</ref> In December 2005, she joined the [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]] roster as a backstage correspondent,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/12022005/|title=SmackDown! results - December 2, 2005|access-date=April 12, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> interviewing the brand's superstars during the shows. |
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Her first actual [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] on the brand came against the heel run of [[Jillian Hall]]. Marshall defeated Hall in her debut match—a [[Professional wrestling match types#Strip matches|"Divas Uncovered" match]]—on the March 10, 2006, episode of ''SmackDown''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/03102006/|title=SmackDown! results - March 10, 2006|access-date=April 12, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> On June 2, 2006, Kristal was defeated by Jillian Hall but was later comforted by the turned heel [[Michelle McCool]]. When Diva Search winner [[Ashley Massaro]] joined the SmackDown! brand, Marshall was [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Turn|turned]] [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] and put into an [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Angle|angle]] where she was jealous of Massaro's Diva Search win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/06302006/|title=SmackDown! results - June 30, 2006|access-date=April 12, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> She was aligned with McCool and the two feuded with Massaro and then-babyface, Jillian Hall,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/07212006/|title=SmackDown! results - July 21, 2006|access-date=April 12, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> leading to a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Fatal Four-Way]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Bra and Panties match|Bra and Panties match]] at [[The Great American Bash (2006)|The Great American Bash]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/25815984/results/ |title=Great American Bash 2006 results |access-date=April 12, 2007 |publisher=WWE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314025100/http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/25815984/results/ |archive-date=March 14, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> during which Marshall was [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimately]] injured,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/greatamericanbash06.html|title=Great American Bash 2006 results|access-date=April 12, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|quote=Editor's Note: Kristal Marshall was hospitalized after the match but the nature of the injury is unknown..}}</ref> though she did not miss any time. In September, the next years Diva Search winner, then-babyface, [[Layla El]], arrived on the brand, and Marshall was put into a feud with her.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/060922.html|title=SmackDown! results - September 22, 2006|access-date=April 12, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> This one had Marshall aligned with [[Mike Mizanin|Mike "The Miz" Mizanin]] against Layla and [[The Boogeyman (wrestler)|the Boogeyman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11022006/|title=SmackDown! results - November 2, 2006|access-date=April 12, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |
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In February 2007, Marshall became a face again and began a storyline which had her as a close friend of then-babyface, [[Vickie Guerrero]], who was mysteriously planning something,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02232007/|title=SmackDown! results - February 23, 2007|access-date=April 12, 2007|publisher=WWE|quote=Finally, Vickie Guerrero told her friend Kristal that the "little thing that needed to be taken care of, I took care of earlier tonight."}}</ref> and then flirting with [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|SmackDown! General Manager]] [[Theodore Long]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/03292007/|title=SmackDown! results - March 29, 2007|access-date=April 12, 2007|publisher=WWE|quote=Finally, General Manager Theodore Long has planned a romantic rendezvous with SmackDown Diva Kristal.}}</ref> After Marshall confessed her love for Long,<ref name="April27">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/070427.html|title=SmackDown! results - April 27, 2007|access-date=June 25, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> she convinced him to hire Guerrero as his assistant,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/070511.html|title=SmackDown! results - May 11, 2007|access-date=September 26, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/070525.html|title=SmackDown! results - May 25, 2007|access-date=September 26, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> leaving her in charge of the show on occasion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/070601.html|title=SmackDown! results - June 1, 2007|access-date=September 26, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Eventually Long proposed marriage, which Kristal accepted<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/070622.html|title=SmackDown! results - June 22, 2007|access-date=September 26, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> On August 26 at [[SummerSlam (2007)|SummerSlam]], Kristal participated in a [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] to determine the No. 1 contender for the [[WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)|WWE Women's Championship]], however, she was eliminated by McCool. On the September 21 episode of ''SmackDown!'', during Kristal and Long's in-ring wedding, Long suffered a heart attack as part of the storyline. She was released from her WWE contract a few weeks later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/070921.html|title=SmackDown! results - September 21, 2007|access-date=September 26, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On October 18, 2009, at [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'s ''[[Bound for Glory (2009)|Bound for Glory]]'' Marshall debuted as a member of the crowd cheering on [[Bobby Lashley]] during his match with [[Samoa Joe]]. Renamed '''Kristal Lashley''', she was portrayed as the wife of her real-life boyfriend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1255921256.php|title=Bound For Glory Results - 10/18/09|last=Martin|first=Adam|date= |
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⚫ | On October 18, 2009, at [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'s ''[[Bound for Glory (2009)|Bound for Glory]]'' Marshall debuted as a member of the crowd cheering on [[Bobby Lashley]] during his match with [[Samoa Joe]]. Renamed '''Kristal Lashley''', she was portrayed as the wife of her real-life boyfriend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1255921256.php|title=Bound For Glory Results - 10/18/09|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=October 18, 2009|work=WrestleView|access-date=November 10, 2009}}</ref> She then started an angle with [[Scott Steiner]] where Steiner kept harassing her in the crowd during his and Lashley's matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1256279244.php|title=Impact Results - 10/22/09|last=Boutwell|first=Josh|date=October 23, 2009|work=WrestleView|access-date=November 10, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1256882354.php?style=dark#at|title=Impact Results - 10/29/09|last=Boutwell|first=Josh|date=October 30, 2009|work=WrestleView|access-date=November 10, 2009}}</ref> On the November 5 edition of ''[[TNA Impact!]]'' Marshall accompanied Lashley to the ring but was sent backstage by the referee where Steiner would try to kidnap her but would get stopped by Lashley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_36579.shtml|title=CALDWELL'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 11/5: Complete coverage of Dixie Carter addressing TNA roster, Styles vs. Daniels|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=November 5, 2009|work=PWTorch|access-date=November 10, 2009}}</ref> She made her TNA in-ring debut on the December 12 edition of ''Impact!'' teaming with Lashley in a losing effort against Steiner and [[Kia Stevens|Awesome Kong]] in a mixed tag team match. On the January 4, 2010, Monday night edition of ''Impact!'' Bobby and Kristal Lashley requested for their kayfabe immediate release from TNA Wrestling, turning [[heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] in the process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_37861.shtml|title=KELLER'S TNA IMPACT LIVE REPORT 1/4: Jeff Hardy, NWO reunion, Hulk Hogan, TNA Knockout Title match, more surprises - ongoing coverage|last=Keller|first=Wade|date=January 4, 2010|work=PWTorch|access-date=January 5, 2010}}</ref> This storyline did not last, as Bobby Lashley was released from TNA in February to focus more on his MMA career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heavy.com/post/exclusive-bobby-lashley-full-time-mixed-martial-artist-3689|title=Exclusive: Bobby Lashley, Full Time Mixed Martial Artist|last=Brown|first=Matt|date=February 12, 2010|publisher=Heavy Sports|access-date=April 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216132315/http://www.heavy.com/post/exclusive-bobby-lashley-full-time-mixed-martial-artist-3689|archive-date=February 16, 2010}}</ref> |
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=== Independent circuit (2013) === |
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On April 19, 2013, at [[Top Rope Promotions]] (TRP), Kristal made her in-ring return when she teamed with Kong, as the two defeated Jillian Hall and Kasey Ray, in what would be Kristal last match to date.<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly|first=Wayne|title=TRO Results: Road to the Anniversary Night 1 – Fall River, MA (4/19)|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/results-anniversary-night-river/28657/|work=wrestling-news.net|date=April 20, 2013|access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref> |
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==Other media== |
==Other media== |
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Marshall has appeared on an episode of ''[[Hogan Knows Best]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestling.about.com/b/a/257591.htm|title=Hogan Knows Best Season 2 Episode 4 Recap|access-date= |
Marshall has appeared on an episode of ''[[Hogan Knows Best]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestling.about.com/b/a/257591.htm|title=Hogan Knows Best Season 2 Episode 4 Recap|access-date=June 25, 2007|publisher=about.com|archive-date=August 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817233212/http://prowrestling.about.com/b/a/257591.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also appeared on the February 6, 2008, episode of ''[[Project Runway]]'' with [[Maria Kanellis|Maria]], [[Candice Michelle]], [[Torrie Wilson]], [[Layla El|Layla]], and [[Michelle McCool]].<ref>[http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/divadish/divadish0125?cid=WWEADP-83 WWE: Superstars > Divas > Diva Dish > Diva Dish: 'Runway' Divas]</ref> |
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In June 2007, she posed for her first magazine cover, the September issue of ''African Americans on Wheels''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/divadish/divadish0615|title=Diva Dish: Cover girl|access-date= |
In June 2007, she posed for her first magazine cover, the September issue of ''African Americans on Wheels''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/divadish/divadish0615|title=Diva Dish: Cover girl|access-date=June 26, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Marshall dated [[Bobby Lashley]] from 2007 |
Marshall dated [[Bobby Lashley]] from 2007 until 2010, and they have two children. In April 2010, Kristal confirmed on Twitter that she and Lashley had split.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/custom/mma/sfl-fspmmafeat11sbdec11,0,4037119.story |title=Former WWE star Bobby Lashley makes MMA debut |access-date=December 11, 2008 |work=SunSentinel.com |date=December 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212195114/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/custom/mma/sfl-fspmmafeat11sbdec11%2C0%2C4037119.story |archive-date=December 12, 2008 }}</ref> |
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She is of Barbadian descent.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/bSHJ1tj4upE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200613190441/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSHJ1tj4upE&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSHJ1tj4upE&t=58s| title = Kristal Marshall on WWE Divas Division, "Feelin' Me," Project Runway, and Backstage Politics | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
She is of Barbadian descent.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/bSHJ1tj4upE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200613190441/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSHJ1tj4upE&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSHJ1tj4upE&t=58s| title = Kristal Marshall on WWE Divas Division, "Feelin' Me," Project Runway, and Backstage Politics | website=[[YouTube]]| date = June 11, 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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==Championships and accomplishments== |
==Championships and accomplishments== |
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*'''Fitness Universe''' |
*'''Fitness Universe''' |
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**Ms. Bikini America (Medium Class; 2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musclemania.com/fawbikinifinm.htm |title=2008 Ms. Bikini America Finals |date= |
**Ms. Bikini America (Medium Class; 2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musclemania.com/fawbikinifinm.htm |title=2008 Ms. Bikini America Finals |date=October 20, 2009 |publisher=Musclemania |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124064249/http://www.musclemania.com/fawbikinifinm.htm |archive-date=November 24, 2009 }}</ref> |
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*'''NPC Arnold Amateur Championships''' |
*'''NPC Arnold Amateur Championships''' |
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**2nd Place (Short Class; 2009)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hardbody.com/news/2009/03/05/ali-sonoma-wins-first-arnold-amateur-npc-bikini-championship/ |title=Ali Sonoma wins first Arnold Amateur NPC Bikini Championship |date= |
**2nd Place (Short Class; 2009)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hardbody.com/news/2009/03/05/ali-sonoma-wins-first-arnold-amateur-npc-bikini-championship/ |title=Ali Sonoma wins first Arnold Amateur NPC Bikini Championship |date=October 20, 2009 |publisher=HardBody.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218134939/http://www.hardbody.com/news/2009/03/05/ali-sonoma-wins-first-arnold-amateur-npc-bikini-championship/ |archive-date=February 18, 2010 }}</ref> |
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*'''NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships''' |
*'''NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships''' |
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**1st Place (Class C & Overall; 2009)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://contest.bodybuilding.com/results/6992 |title=2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships Results!|date= |
**1st Place (Class C & Overall; 2009)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://contest.bodybuilding.com/results/6992 |title=2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships Results!|date=October 20, 2009 |publisher=BodyBuilding.com}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist |
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* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/kristal-marshall.html Kristal Marshall at Online World of Wrestling] |
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/kristal-marshall.html Kristal Marshall at Online World of Wrestling] |
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* [http://www.24wrestling.com/index.php?id=kristal-marshall Kristal Marshall at 24Wrestling] |
* [http://www.24wrestling.com/index.php?id=kristal-marshall Kristal Marshall at 24Wrestling] |
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Kristal Marshall | |
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Birth name | Kristal Melisa Marshall |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1] | November 11, 1983
Partner | Bobby Lashley (2007–2010) |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kristal Kristal Lashley Kristal Marshall |
Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Billed weight | 120 lb (54 kg) |
Trained by | Deep South Wrestling[1] Bill DeMott[2] Dave Finlay[2] Jillian Hall |
Debut | December 2, 2005[3] |
Retired | 2013 |
Kristal Melisa Marshall (born November 11, 1983)[2] is an American model, beauty queen[4] and retired professional wrestler who is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Modeling career
[edit]Prior to working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Marshall appeared as a competitor in the 2004 Miss California pageant,[5] as a model for Deal or No Deal, in music videos for 50 Cent and Ma$e, and in commercials for The Best Damn Sports Show Period. She was at one time a Barker Beauty on The Price Is Right.[6]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]World Wrestling Entertainment (2005-2007)
[edit]Marshall first entered WWE as a contestant in the 2005 Raw Diva Search, in which she eventually finished fourth.[7] Despite not winning the Diva Search contract, Marshall was signed to a development deal soon after the contest finished and sent to Deep South Wrestling, WWE newest "farm territory" at that time.[8][1] In December 2005, she joined the SmackDown! roster as a backstage correspondent,[9] interviewing the brand's superstars during the shows.
Her first actual feud on the brand came against the heel run of Jillian Hall. Marshall defeated Hall in her debut match—a "Divas Uncovered" match—on the March 10, 2006, episode of SmackDown.[10] On June 2, 2006, Kristal was defeated by Jillian Hall but was later comforted by the turned heel Michelle McCool. When Diva Search winner Ashley Massaro joined the SmackDown! brand, Marshall was turned heel and put into an angle where she was jealous of Massaro's Diva Search win.[11] She was aligned with McCool and the two feuded with Massaro and then-babyface, Jillian Hall,[12] leading to a Fatal Four-Way Bra and Panties match at The Great American Bash,[13] during which Marshall was legitimately injured,[14] though she did not miss any time. In September, the next years Diva Search winner, then-babyface, Layla El, arrived on the brand, and Marshall was put into a feud with her.[15] This one had Marshall aligned with Mike "The Miz" Mizanin against Layla and the Boogeyman.[16]
In February 2007, Marshall became a face again and began a storyline which had her as a close friend of then-babyface, Vickie Guerrero, who was mysteriously planning something,[17] and then flirting with SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long.[18] After Marshall confessed her love for Long,[19] she convinced him to hire Guerrero as his assistant,[20][21] leaving her in charge of the show on occasion.[22] Eventually Long proposed marriage, which Kristal accepted[23] On August 26 at SummerSlam, Kristal participated in a battle royal to determine the No. 1 contender for the WWE Women's Championship, however, she was eliminated by McCool. On the September 21 episode of SmackDown!, during Kristal and Long's in-ring wedding, Long suffered a heart attack as part of the storyline. She was released from her WWE contract a few weeks later.[24]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2009–2010)
[edit]On October 18, 2009, at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Bound for Glory Marshall debuted as a member of the crowd cheering on Bobby Lashley during his match with Samoa Joe. Renamed Kristal Lashley, she was portrayed as the wife of her real-life boyfriend.[25] She then started an angle with Scott Steiner where Steiner kept harassing her in the crowd during his and Lashley's matches.[26][27] On the November 5 edition of TNA Impact! Marshall accompanied Lashley to the ring but was sent backstage by the referee where Steiner would try to kidnap her but would get stopped by Lashley.[28] She made her TNA in-ring debut on the December 12 edition of Impact! teaming with Lashley in a losing effort against Steiner and Awesome Kong in a mixed tag team match. On the January 4, 2010, Monday night edition of Impact! Bobby and Kristal Lashley requested for their kayfabe immediate release from TNA Wrestling, turning heel in the process.[29] This storyline did not last, as Bobby Lashley was released from TNA in February to focus more on his MMA career.[30]
Independent circuit (2013)
[edit]On April 19, 2013, at Top Rope Promotions (TRP), Kristal made her in-ring return when she teamed with Kong, as the two defeated Jillian Hall and Kasey Ray, in what would be Kristal last match to date.[31]
Other media
[edit]Marshall has appeared on an episode of Hogan Knows Best.[32] She also appeared on the February 6, 2008, episode of Project Runway with Maria, Candice Michelle, Torrie Wilson, Layla, and Michelle McCool.[33]
In June 2007, she posed for her first magazine cover, the September issue of African Americans on Wheels.[34]
Personal life
[edit]Marshall dated Bobby Lashley from 2007 until 2010, and they have two children. In April 2010, Kristal confirmed on Twitter that she and Lashley had split.[35]
She is of Barbadian descent.[36]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Fitness Universe
- Ms. Bikini America (Medium Class; 2008)[37]
- NPC Arnold Amateur Championships
- 2nd Place (Short Class; 2009)[38]
- NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships
- 1st Place (Class C & Overall; 2009)[39]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Diva Dish: Lost and not-so-found". WWE. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
Kristal, originally a Los Angeles girl, admitted to Diva Dish she's a New York virgin, but she's excited for the new adventure.
- ^ a b c "Kristal Marshall at Online World of Wrestling".
- ^ Benjamin, Charlie (December 3, 2005). "SmackDown Results -12/2 - Cincinnati, Ohio - (Tag Team Main Event)". WrestleView. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
- ^ "Miss California Contestants". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "Gallery of 2004 Miss California Contestants". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "Eight Of The Most Beautiful Women In America Compete For The Title of 2005 RAW Diva". corporate.WWE.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
The list of potential Divas varies [..]to a Barker's Beauty on "The Price Is Right" (Kristal Marshall).
- ^ "RAW results - August 8, 2005". WWE. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ Williams III, Ed (September 23, 2005). "2005 RAW Diva Search Contestant Kristal gets a second chance". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 10, 2005. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - December 2, 2005". WWE. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - March 10, 2006". WWE. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - June 30, 2006". WWE. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - July 21, 2006". WWE. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "Great American Bash 2006 results". WWE. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "Great American Bash 2006 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
Editor's Note: Kristal Marshall was hospitalized after the match but the nature of the injury is unknown..
- ^ "SmackDown! results - September 22, 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - November 2, 2006". WWE. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - February 23, 2007". WWE. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
Finally, Vickie Guerrero told her friend Kristal that the "little thing that needed to be taken care of, I took care of earlier tonight."
- ^ "SmackDown! results - March 29, 2007". WWE. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
Finally, General Manager Theodore Long has planned a romantic rendezvous with SmackDown Diva Kristal.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - April 27, 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - May 11, 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - May 25, 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - June 1, 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - June 22, 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ "SmackDown! results - September 21, 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ Martin, Adam (October 18, 2009). "Bound For Glory Results - 10/18/09". WrestleView. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ^ Boutwell, Josh (October 23, 2009). "Impact Results - 10/22/09". WrestleView. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ^ Boutwell, Josh (October 30, 2009). "Impact Results - 10/29/09". WrestleView. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ^ Caldwell, James (November 5, 2009). "CALDWELL'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 11/5: Complete coverage of Dixie Carter addressing TNA roster, Styles vs. Daniels". PWTorch. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ^ Keller, Wade (January 4, 2010). "KELLER'S TNA IMPACT LIVE REPORT 1/4: Jeff Hardy, NWO reunion, Hulk Hogan, TNA Knockout Title match, more surprises - ongoing coverage". PWTorch. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ Brown, Matt (February 12, 2010). "Exclusive: Bobby Lashley, Full Time Mixed Martial Artist". Heavy Sports. Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (April 20, 2013). "TRO Results: Road to the Anniversary Night 1 – Fall River, MA (4/19)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Hogan Knows Best Season 2 Episode 4 Recap". about.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2007. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
- ^ WWE: Superstars > Divas > Diva Dish > Diva Dish: 'Runway' Divas
- ^ "Diva Dish: Cover girl". WWE. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
- ^ "Former WWE star Bobby Lashley makes MMA debut". SunSentinel.com. December 11, 2008. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Kristal Marshall on WWE Divas Division, "Feelin' Me," Project Runway, and Backstage Politics". YouTube. June 11, 2020.
- ^ "2008 Ms. Bikini America Finals". Musclemania. October 20, 2009. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009.
- ^ "Ali Sonoma wins first Arnold Amateur NPC Bikini Championship". HardBody.com. October 20, 2009. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010.
- ^ "2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships Results!". BodyBuilding.com. October 20, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Kristal Marshall at IMDb
- Kristal Marshall at Online World of Wrestling
- Kristal Marshall at 24Wrestling
- Kristal Marshall's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
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