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* FanNickname: ''Website/DivaDirt'' nicknamed her ring gear the 'Glamasuit', and the skirt attire in the Divas of Doom phase the 'Glamaskirt'.

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** Her feud with Melina, which had escalated into a surprisingly intense I Quit match and HeelFaceTurn for the latter, had to be cut short after Melina injured her ankle. They did however resume feuding when Melina returned, as Beth was now Women's Champion again (failing to regain her title had begun their feud in the first place).



** Gail Kim confirmed in her shoot interview that a planned program was for Kharma to feud with Beth, before the former got pregnant. Another rumor was that Kelly Kelly would turn heel and recruit Kharma as a bodyguard to feud with Beth over the Divas' Championship.

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** Gail Kim confirmed in her shoot interview that a planned program was for Kharma to feud with Beth, before the former got pregnant. Another rumor was that Kelly Kelly would turn heel and recruit Kharma as a bodyguard to feud with Beth over the Divas' Championship. Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr, who was part of the WWE creative team at the time, later confirmed that the end goal was for Beth to wrestle Kharma at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 28''.

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* CreatorBacklash: It's been hinted that Beth didn't really like the feud she had with Wrestling/LayCool in 2010. It was notably ended quite quickly and Beth given the title pretty soon for a two-month feud. Even before she got injured they had already transitioned Wrestling/LayCool to feud with Kelly Kelly instead.

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* CreatorBacklash: CreatorBacklash:
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It's been hinted that Beth didn't really like the feud she had with Wrestling/LayCool in 2010. It was notably ended quite quickly and Beth given the title pretty soon for a two-month feud. Even before she got injured they had already transitioned Wrestling/LayCool to feud with Kelly Kelly instead.instead.
** She's mentioned that a lot of the 'Diva' things such as bikini photoshoots and Bra & Panties matches she "didn't really want to do" - but maintained a professional attitude and tried to make such segments somewhat entertaining.



* HostilityOnTheSet: Downplayed but there was tension between Beth and Michelle [=McCool=]. The heat stemmed from a match in 2008 where Beth gave Michelle a concussion by not unhooking her arms at the right time during a Glam Slam. Beth had not said anything afterwards, and Michelle assumed she didn't realise - only to discover ages later that Beth did know. Their feud in 2010 was apparently marked by Beth appealing to the office to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bCJDidwAH4 have some of the segments changed]].

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* FanNickname: ''Website/DivaDirt'' nicknamed her ring gear the 'Glamasuit', and the skirt attire in the Divas of Doom phase the 'Glamaskirt'.
* HostilityOnTheSet: Downplayed but there was tension between Beth and Michelle [=McCool=]. The heat stemmed from a match in 2008 where Beth gave Michelle a concussion by not unhooking her arms at the right time during a Glam Slam. Beth had not said anything afterwards, and Michelle assumed she didn't realise - only to discover ages later that Beth did know. Their feud in 2010 was apparently marked by Beth appealing to the office to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bCJDidwAH4 have some of the segments changed]]. She did however thank Michelle in her Hall of Fame induction speech.


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* ShrugOfGod: She has no idea what her storyline history with Mickie James was supposed to be in 2006.
* ThrowItIn: Having been taken off TV weeks into her initial main roster call-up, Beth was well aware that TV time for the women was not guaranteed. So she had the word 'Glamazon' sewed into her gear, and opted to wear a headband to at least look distinctive out there.
* WagTheDirector: Beth revealed that the infamous top rope Glam Slam in a match against Wrestling/EveTorres they were told not to do - allegedly because of safety concerns (but this was also WWE's biggest period of {{Chickification}} amongst the Divas). Beth however decided to "take the flack" and do it anyway to make the match memorable - as it was in Madison Square Garden.
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* RealSongThemeTune:
** (in SHIMMER): Music/{{Beyonce}}'s "Crazy in Love"
** (in OVW): Music/NoDoubt's "Hey Baby"

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* ActorInspiredElement: The pairing with Santino Marella - where they were called 'Glamarella' - was Beth's idea. She felt burnt out after losing the Women's title to Mickie James (and Melina's injury had cut their feud short). After she saw the movie ''{{Film/Norbit}}'', she thought of the idea and chose Santino to be her partner.



** Nowadays, with a Women's division several degrees stronger across the board (and that may be an understatement), a common refrain heard by fans of hers is, "if only Beth had been able to stick around for a few more years..." And those people are right; given her wrestling acumen and ability to work {{Face}} or {{Heel}} effectively, the possibilities would have been endless. Beth vs. [[Wrestling/SashaBanks Sasha.]] Beth vs. Wrestling/{{Charlotte}}. Beth vs. Wrestling/BeckyLynch. Beth vs. Wrestling/AlexaBliss. People are still hoping that she, like Wrestling/TrishStratus, steps back into the ring once or twice more for a one-off against one of the new wave of WWE women.

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** Nowadays, with a Women's division several degrees stronger across the board (and that may be an understatement), a common refrain heard by fans of hers is, "if only Beth had been able to stick around for a few more years..." And those people are right; given her wrestling acumen and ability to work {{Face}} or {{Heel}} effectively, the possibilities would have been endless. Beth vs. [[Wrestling/SashaBanks Sasha.]] Beth vs. Wrestling/{{Charlotte}}. Beth vs. Wrestling/BeckyLynch. Beth vs. Wrestling/AlexaBliss. People are still hoping that she, like Wrestling/TrishStratus, steps back into the ring once or twice more for a one-off against one of the new wave of WWE women. Fans eventually got their wish in 2019!
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* OneOfUs
** Loves video games and horror films [[GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies (no, really)]], and more often than not mentions comic books and some very geeky jokes on her personal Website/{{Twitter}}. Not that it makes her any less badass.
** Recent Twitter updates have shown she's also a huge ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' fan.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Her Glamazon character could reach BloodKnight levels of ruthless from time to time, but outside of the ring Beth is known as a kind, classy woman.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: She was previously married to her coach Joey Knight but they divorced. She dated CM Punk for a while, before eventually marrying Edge. They now have two girls. She has however affirmed that she and Edge didn't date while they were in WWE.

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* RomanceOnTheSet: She was previously married to her coach Joey Knight but they divorced. She also dated CM Punk on the road for a while, before eventually marrying Edge. They now have two girls. She has however affirmed that she while. Subverted with her and Edge — their relationship, now a marriage that's produced two girls, didn't date while begin until after they were in both left WWE.

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* CreatorBacklash: It's been hinted that Beth didn't really like the feud she had with Wrestling/LayCool in 2010. It was notably ended quite quickly and Beth given the title pretty soon for a two-month feud. Even before she got injured they had already transitioned Wrestling/LayCool to feud with Kelly Kelly instead.
* DyeHard: She had dyed her normally blonde hair brown by 2018 but reverted to blonde for the women's ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble''.
* HostilityOnTheSet: Downplayed but there was tension between Beth and Michelle [=McCool=]. The heat stemmed from a match in 2008 where Beth gave Michelle a concussion by not unhooking her arms at the right time during a Glam Slam. Beth had not said anything afterwards, and Michelle assumed she didn't realise - only to discover ages later that Beth did know. Their feud in 2010 was apparently marked by Beth appealing to the office to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bCJDidwAH4 have some of the segments changed]].
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Her Glamazon character could reach BloodKnight levels of ruthless from time to time, but outside of the ring Beth is known as a kind, classy woman.



* PayingTheirDues: Maria Kanellis revealed that Beth had to work as a waitress while she was training at OVW to make ends meet.



** Shortly after her third Women's Championship win in 2010, she tore her ACL in a match with Wrestling/RosaMendes. As a result she had to drop the belt to {{Wrestling/Layla}}. This also wrote her return storyline - where she teamed with Natalya to face Michelle and Layla in the first ever Divas tables match.



** Gail Kim confirmed in her shoot interview that a planned program was for Kharma to feud with Beth, before the former got pregnant.

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** Gail Kim confirmed in her shoot interview that a planned program was for Kharma to feud with Beth, before the former got pregnant. Another rumor was that Kelly Kelly would turn heel and recruit Kharma as a bodyguard to feud with Beth over the Divas' Championship.
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** She was [[TheWorfEffect another opponent]] for [[Wrestling/GailKim La Felina]] to beat in Apocalypse, but WWE was interested in an Asian woman at the time, so Felina took that opportunity and left Phoenix a clear path to AWF's women's title.
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** Beth was among many former Divas rumoured to have been offered a deal to return to WWE in 2013 along with Wrestling/KellyKelly, {{Wrestling/Maryse}} and the Wrestling/BellaTwins. The Bellas came back and Maryse eventually did too, ''Series/TotalDivas'' confirming that they at least were offered deals at the same time.

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** Beth was among many former Divas rumoured to have been offered a deal to return to WWE in 2013 along with Wrestling/KellyKelly, {{Wrestling/Maryse}} and the Wrestling/BellaTwins. The Bellas came back and Maryse eventually did too, ''Series/TotalDivas'' confirming that they at least were offered deals at the same time.time.
** Nowadays, with a Women's division several degrees stronger across the board (and that may be an understatement), a common refrain heard by fans of hers is, "if only Beth had been able to stick around for a few more years..." And those people are right; given her wrestling acumen and ability to work {{Face}} or {{Heel}} effectively, the possibilities would have been endless. Beth vs. [[Wrestling/SashaBanks Sasha.]] Beth vs. Wrestling/{{Charlotte}}. Beth vs. Wrestling/BeckyLynch. Beth vs. Wrestling/AlexaBliss. People are still hoping that she, like Wrestling/TrishStratus, steps back into the ring once or twice more for a one-off against one of the new wave of WWE women.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
** Beth broke her jaw in a match against Victoria, resulting in her going back down to developmental and her planned storyline with Mickie James being scrapped.
** She was always billed from Buffalo where she went to college, rather than her actual hometown of Elmira. The main reason? WWE taped shows in Buffalo but not Elmira.



* RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with Wrestling/CMPunk (reportedly, the reason Beth was moved to RAW in 2011 was to make life on the road easier for him and entice him to re-sign; he eventually did, though their relationship was over by the end of the year). Her current boyfriend is Wrestling/{{Edge}}, which, given ''his'' track record, cannot be considered a good idea... although they're still together to this day and have had two daughters.

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* RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with Wrestling/CMPunk (reportedly, the reason Beth was moved previously married to RAW in 2011 was to make life on the road easier her coach Joey Knight but they divorced. She dated CM Punk for him and entice him to re-sign; he a while, before eventually did, though their relationship was over by the end of the year). Her current boyfriend is Wrestling/{{Edge}}, which, given ''his'' track record, cannot be considered a good idea... although they're still together to this day and marrying Edge. They now have had two daughters.girls. She has however affirmed that she and Edge didn't date while they were in WWE.



** Well... not yet anyway, but one could only imagine that Wrestling/AJLee and Beth Phoenix would get along really well.
** Beth was supposed to go against [[Wrestling/KiaStevens Kharma]] for the latter's first feud, but Kharma's pregnancy put that on hold.
** And then Kharma was quietly released.
** When Beth first debuted she was an old girlfriend of Mickie James, but [[Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron Victoria]] broke her jaw a few weeks into that storyline, and the reason for her wanting to get back at her was never revealed as she was put on the sidelines to heal.

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** Well... not yet anyway, but one could only imagine Gail Kim confirmed in her shoot interview that Wrestling/AJLee a planned program was for Kharma to feud with Beth, before the former got pregnant.
** When the WWE Network was first announced, a Divas reality show focusing on Beth, Kelly Kelly, Eve, Alicia Fox
and Beth Phoenix Natalya was pitched. Fans even voted on what the name would get along really well.
be. When plans for the network fell through, the idea was dropped. It would later be retooled into ''Series/TotalDivas'' - by which point Beth had already left the company.
** Beth was supposed among many former Divas rumoured to go against [[Wrestling/KiaStevens Kharma]] for the latter's first feud, but Kharma's pregnancy put that on hold.
** And then Kharma was quietly released.
** When Beth first debuted she was an old girlfriend of Mickie James, but [[Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron Victoria]] broke her jaw
have been offered a few weeks into that storyline, deal to return to WWE in 2013 along with Wrestling/KellyKelly, {{Wrestling/Maryse}} and the reason for her wanting to get Wrestling/BellaTwins. The Bellas came back and Maryse eventually did too, ''Series/TotalDivas'' confirming that they at her was never revealed as she was put on least were offered deals at the sidelines to heal.same time.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with Wrestling/CMPunk (reportedly, the reason Beth was moved to RAW in 2011 was to make life on the road easier for him and entice him to re-sign; he eventually did, though their relationship was over by the end of the year). Her current boyfriend is Wrestling/{{Edge}}, which, given ''his'' track record, cannot be considered a good idea... although they're still together to this day and have had a daughter.

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* RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with Wrestling/CMPunk (reportedly, the reason Beth was moved to RAW in 2011 was to make life on the road easier for him and entice him to re-sign; he eventually did, though their relationship was over by the end of the year). Her current boyfriend is Wrestling/{{Edge}}, which, given ''his'' track record, cannot be considered a good idea... although they're still together to this day and have had a daughter.two daughters.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with Wrestling/CMPunk. Her current boyfriend is Wrestling/{{Edge}}, which, given ''his'' track record, cannot be considered a good idea... although they're still together to this day and have had a daughter.

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* RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with Wrestling/CMPunk.Wrestling/CMPunk (reportedly, the reason Beth was moved to RAW in 2011 was to make life on the road easier for him and entice him to re-sign; he eventually did, though their relationship was over by the end of the year). Her current boyfriend is Wrestling/{{Edge}}, which, given ''his'' track record, cannot be considered a good idea... although they're still together to this day and have had a daughter.
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** RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with Wrestling/CMPunk. Her current boyfriend is Wrestling/{{Edge}}, which, given ''his'' track record, cannot be considered a good idea... although they're still together to this day and have had a daughter.

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** * RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with Wrestling/CMPunk. Her current boyfriend is Wrestling/{{Edge}}, which, given ''his'' track record, cannot be considered a good idea... although they're still together to this day and have had a daughter.
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* OneOfUs: Loves video games and horror films [[GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies (no, really)]], and more often than not mentions comic books and some very geeky jokes on her personal Website/{{Twitter}}. Not that it makes her any less badass.

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* OneOfUs: OneOfUs
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Loves video games and horror films [[GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies (no, really)]], and more often than not mentions comic books and some very geeky jokes on her personal Website/{{Twitter}}. Not that it makes her any less badass.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Well... not yet anyway, but one could only imagine that Wrestling/AJLee and Beth Phoenix would get along really well.

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** RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with Wrestling/CMPunk. Her current boyfriend is Wrestling/{{Edge}}, which, given ''his'' track record, cannot be considered a good idea... although they're still together to this day and have had a daughter.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen
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Well... not yet anyway, but one could only imagine that Wrestling/AJLee and Beth Phoenix would get along really well.
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** When Beth first debuted she was an old girlfriend of Mickie James, but she broke her jaw a few weeks into that storyline, and the reason for her wanting to get back at her was never revealed as she was put on the sidelines to heal.

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** When Beth first debuted she was an old girlfriend of Mickie James, but she [[Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron Victoria]] broke her jaw a few weeks into that storyline, and the reason for her wanting to get back at her was never revealed as she was put on the sidelines to heal.
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* RealitySubtext: In most of Beth's tirades against Wrestling/KellyKelly during her heel run, Beth will make at least one reference to Kelly being a [[Franchise/{{Barbie}} Barbie doll]] Diva. Wrestling/KellyKelly's real name is Barbara Jean Blank. She often goes by 'Barbie.'
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* {{Promoted Fan|boy}}girl: Won a coloring contest to earn two tickets to a WWE event and earned a tryout match at OVW after showing Wrestling/MollyHolly a tape at a Fan Axxess event.

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* {{Promoted Fan|boy}}girl: Won a coloring contest to earn two tickets to a WWE event and earned a tryout match at OVW after showing Wrestling/MollyHolly a tape at a Fan Axxess event.event.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Well... not yet anyway, but one could only imagine that Wrestling/AJLee and Beth Phoenix would get along really well.
** Beth was supposed to go against [[Wrestling/KiaStevens Kharma]] for the latter's first feud, but Kharma's pregnancy put that on hold.
** And then Kharma was quietly released.
** When Beth first debuted she was an old girlfriend of Mickie James, but she broke her jaw a few weeks into that storyline, and the reason for her wanting to get back at her was never revealed as she was put on the sidelines to heal.
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* OneOfUs: Loves video games and horror films [[GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies (no, really)]], and more often than not mentions comic books and some very geeky jokes on her personal Website/{{Twitter}}. Not that it makes her any less badass.
** Recent Twitter updates have shown she's also a huge ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' fan.
* {{Promoted Fan|boy}}girl: Won a coloring contest to earn two tickets to a WWE event and earned a tryout match at OVW after showing Wrestling/MollyHolly a tape at a Fan Axxess event.

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