Millie Mai McKenzie[1] (born 17 June 2000) is an English professional wrestler. She is mostly known for her time in WWE where she performed on the NXT UK brand under the ring name Emilia McKenzie. She has also wrestled in promotions - Defiant Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling and Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling.
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 McKenzie in July 2023 | |
| Birth name | Millie Mai McKenzie[1] |
| Born | 17 June 2000 Coventry, England[2] |
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| Billed height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Billed weight | 58 kg (128 lb)[3] |
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| Debut | 17 October 2016 |
Professional wrestling career
editProgress Wrestling (2017–2019)
editMcKenzie made her debut for Progress Wrestling on 10 October 2017 in Progress Women's Title #1 Contendership Tournament First, being defeated by Sierra Loxton,[4] and that same night losing in the second round to Jinny. At Chapter 60: Unboxing Live! 2 - Unbox Harder, McKenzie defeated Candyfloss, Chakara, Charlie Morgan, Charli Evans and Sierra Loxton.[5]
Revolution Pro Wrestling (2018)
editOn 6 January 2018, McKenzie made her debut for Revolution Pro Wrestling competed in the RPW British Women's Championship tournament. She defeated Charli Evans in the first round.[6] The next day, McKenzie was eliminated by Jinny in the second round.[7]
WWE (2018)
editMcKenzie took part in the NXT UK program as part of the United Kingdom division. She would then enter a tournament for the inaugural NXT UK Women's Championship, where she was defeated by Jinny in the first round.[8] On 9 June 2019, it was announced that McKenzie had rejected a WWE contract at the beginning of that year.[9]
Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (2019)
editOn 6 January 2019, McKenzie made her Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling debut, defeating Ayame Sasamura to become the Sendai Girls Junior Champion.[10]
Return to WWE (2021–2022)
editOn 16 February 2021, it was announced that McKenzie had signed a contract to WWE.[11] On 8 April, under the ring name Emilia McKenzie, she teamed with Meiko Satomura to defeat Kay Lee Ray and Isla Dawn in her return match in NXT UK.[12]
On 18 August 2022, McKenzie was released from her WWE contract.[13]
Personal life
editAllegations against Travis Banks
editWhile a trainer at Fight Club Pro, Travis Banks entered into a relationship with 17 year old trainee McKenzie. Banks was 30 at the time. McKenzie later accused Banks of abusing his position of trust and authority to manipulate her, putting her through mental and emotional hurt and harassing her. Banks was let go. She accused him of doing the same to other trainees. Banks admitted to the relationship with his trainee.[14]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Defiant Wrestling
- Defiant Women's Championship (1 time)[15]
- Fight Forever Wrestling
- Fight Forever Women's World Championship (1 time)
- Ironfist Wrestling
- Ironfist Women's Championship (1 time)[16]
- Pro-Wrestling: EVE
- Pro-Wrestling: EVE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Charli Evans[17]
- SHE-1 (2019)[18]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 52 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 in 2020[19]
- Pro Wrestling Revolver
- PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Pete Dunne[20]
- REACH Wrestling
- REACH Women's Championship (1 time)
- RIPTIDE Wrestling
- Brighton Spirit Tag Team Trophy (1 time) - with Charli Evans
- Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
- Tyris Wrestling
- Tyris Wrestling Absolute Championship (1 time)
- WrestlingKULT
- Women of Kult Championship (1 time)
References
edit- ^ a b "Search Results for Civil Births in Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records". findmypast.co.uk. England & Wales Births 1837–2006. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Millie McKenzie « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "MILLIE MCKENZIE". Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "PROGRESS Revelations Of Divine Love". cagematch.net.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 60: Unboxing Live! 2 - Unbox Harder". cagematch.net.
- ^ "RevPro Live At The Cockpit 24". cagematch.net.
- ^ "RevPro Live At The Cockpit 25". cagematch.net.
- ^ Trionfo, Richard (14 November 2018). "WWE NXT UK REPORTS: NXT UK WOMEN'S TITLE TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCED, BATE VERSUS DRAKE, SEVEN VERSUS GIBSON, AND MORE". PWInsider.
- ^ Beltrán, William (2019-06-10). "Millie McKenzie, ex luchadora de NXT UK, rechaza firmar con WWE". Superluchas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ Myrick, Joe Anthony. "Millie McKenzie wins Sendai Girls Junior Championship". Diva Dirt. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (February 16, 2021). "Report: Millie McKenzie Signs With WWE, Set To Be Part Of NXT UK". Fightful. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ Cook, Ryan (February 16, 2021). "WWE NXT UK Prelude Results WALTER vs Rampage Brown for the NXT United Kingdom Title". Fightful. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (18 August 2022). "WWE conducting NXT UK talent cuts". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Millie McKenzie Reveals Screenshots Detailing Abusive Relationship With Travis Banks". Ringside News. 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Defiant Women's Championship". wearedefiant.com. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "Ironfist Women's Championship". Cagematch.net. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ^ Richards, Alex. "#AndNEW: Medusa Complex Win EVE Tag Team Championships". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Roberts, Matthew. "Pro Wrestling Eve – She-1 2019 Review". TMW. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "The PWI Top 100 Female Wrestlers 2020: Full List". Wrestling Travel. October 15, 2020. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ "PWR Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.net. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ Carlin, James (16 July 2023). "Millie McKenzie Wins Sendai Girls World Championship". Monthly Puroresu. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
External links
edit- Millie McKenzie's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
- Millie McKenzie on Twitter