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* {{Glamazon}}ian Beauty: That's her bread-and-butter right there. She's muscular but that can add to the [[FetishFuel appeal]], and if not... it most likely doesn't detract from it. (In fact, her nickname is one of the alternative titles for the trope in question.)

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* {{Glamazon}}ian Beauty: That's her bread-and-butter right there. She's muscular but that can add to the [[FetishFuel appeal]], appeal, and if not... it most likely doesn't detract from it. (In fact, her nickname is one of the alternative titles for the trope in question.)
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** Played with a little, as it was very likely solely Matt Striker's commentary that made the match an AntiClimax. He was quite infamous for making up backstories for [[{{Jobber}} jobbers]] to drum up interest in matches.
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* FinishingMove: A waffle face she calls the Glam Slam, followed by either a Duvall diva stretchesq submission or a float over into a pin.


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* SignatureMove: A suplex assisted by the top rope. She and Natalya later employed what could be called an upside down surfboard in attempts to make people cry.
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** Beth being accused of attacking Kaitlyn is abruptly dropped when Eve defeats her on Raw and she disappears from that storyline.


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** She is incredibly offended when Kaitlyn suspects her of attacking her at Night of Champions. Considering Beth's track record, she was indeed a likely suspect.
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: She zig-zags through it. Like the rest of the Divas, their hair and makeup will stay roughly in place after a match. However, after a recent botched spot my AliciaFox, she showed off a [[http://yfrog.com/oeuxruaj nasty looking welt on her cheek.]]

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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: She zig-zags through it. Like the rest of the Divas, their hair and makeup will stay roughly in place after a match. However, after a recent botched spot my by AliciaFox, she showed off a [[http://yfrog.com/oeuxruaj nasty looking welt on her cheek.]]
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Elizabeth Kocanski Carolan, also known as '''BethPhoenix''', is a female professional wrestler who worked for WorldWrestlingEntertainment, and surely the most unique among them. Unlike other Divas, that were models or dancers before going into the ring, Beth trained hard to be a wrestler since the beginning, going as far as being [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome the first woman varsity wrestler in her high school.]] With her amateur wrestling skill and physical strength, she quickly developed in one of the best female wrestlers in business, and it's earned her the Women's Championship three times and the Divas championship once in WWE so far. On the October 29th edition of Raw, she was [[{{Kayfabe}} fired]] by VickieGuerrero, ending her 6-year tenure with the company.

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Elizabeth Kocanski Carolan, also known as '''BethPhoenix''', is a female professional wrestler who worked for WorldWrestlingEntertainment, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and surely the most unique among them. Unlike other Divas, that were models or dancers before going into the ring, Beth trained hard to be a wrestler since the beginning, going as far as being [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome the first woman varsity wrestler in her high school.]] With her amateur wrestling skill and physical strength, she quickly developed in one of the best female wrestlers in business, and it's earned her the Women's Championship three times and the Divas championship once in WWE so far. On the October 29th edition of Raw, she was [[{{Kayfabe}} fired]] by VickieGuerrero, ending her 6-year tenure with the company.
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** When Beth first debuted she was and old girlfriend of Mickie James, but she broke her jaw a few weeks in to 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 and old girlfriend of Mickie James, but she broke her jaw a few weeks in to into that storyline 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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** Her head ban reminds people of Wonder Woman.

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** Her head ban band reminds people of Wonder Woman.WonderWoman.
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* PutOnABus: Had her last match on October 29 2012, [[{{Kayfabe}} and was then fired by]] Wresling/VickieGuerrero, as she wanted to take a break from wrestling.

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* PutOnABus: Had her last match on October 29 29, 2012, [[{{Kayfabe}} and was then fired by]] Wresling/VickieGuerrero, Wrestling/VickieGuerrero, as she wanted to take a break from wrestling.
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* PutOnABus: Asked for her release from WWE and had her last match on October 29 2012, and was then [[{{Kayfabe}} fired by VickieGuerrero]]

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* PutOnABus: Asked for her release from WWE and had Had her last match on October 29 2012, and was then [[{{Kayfabe}} and was then fired by VickieGuerrero]]by]] Wresling/VickieGuerrero, as she wanted to take a break from wrestling.
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* PutOnABus: Asked for her release from WWE and had her last match on October 29 2012, and was then [[{{Kayfabe}} fired by VickieGuerrero]]
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Elizabeth Kocanski Carolan, also known as '''BethPhoenix''', is one of the current Divas on WorldWrestlingEntertainment, and surely the most unique among them. Unlike other Divas, that were models or dancers before going into the ring, Beth trained hard to be a wrestler since the beginning, going as far as being [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome the first woman varsity wrestler in her high school.]] With her amateur wrestling skill and physical strength, she quickly developed in one of the best female wrestlers in business, and it's earned her the Women's Championship three times and the Divas championship once in WWE so far. On the October 29th edition of Raw, she was [[{{Kayfabe}} fired]] by VickieGuerrero, ending her 6-year tenure with the company.

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Elizabeth Kocanski Carolan, also known as '''BethPhoenix''', is one of the current Divas on a female professional wrestler who worked for WorldWrestlingEntertainment, and surely the most unique among them. Unlike other Divas, that were models or dancers before going into the ring, Beth trained hard to be a wrestler since the beginning, going as far as being [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome the first woman varsity wrestler in her high school.]] With her amateur wrestling skill and physical strength, she quickly developed in one of the best female wrestlers in business, and it's earned her the Women's Championship three times and the Divas championship once in WWE so far. On the October 29th edition of Raw, she was [[{{Kayfabe}} fired]] by VickieGuerrero, ending her 6-year tenure with the company.
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Elizabeth Kocanski Carolan, also known as '''BethPhoenix''', is one of the current Divas on WorldWrestlingEntertainment, and surely the most unique among them. Unlike other Divas, that were models or dancers before going into the ring, Beth trained hard to be a wrestler since the beginning, going as far as being [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome the first woman varsity wrestler in her high school.]] With her amateur wrestling skill and physical strength, she quickly developed in one of the best female wrestlers in business, and it's earned her the Women's Championship three times and the Divas championship once in WWE so far.

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Elizabeth Kocanski Carolan, also known as '''BethPhoenix''', is one of the current Divas on WorldWrestlingEntertainment, and surely the most unique among them. Unlike other Divas, that were models or dancers before going into the ring, Beth trained hard to be a wrestler since the beginning, going as far as being [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome the first woman varsity wrestler in her high school.]] With her amateur wrestling skill and physical strength, she quickly developed in one of the best female wrestlers in business, and it's earned her the Women's Championship three times and the Divas championship once in WWE so far.
far. On the October 29th edition of Raw, she was [[{{Kayfabe}} fired]] by VickieGuerrero, ending her 6-year tenure with the company.
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** RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with CMPunk. Her Curend boyfriend is {{Edge}}

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** RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with CMPunk. Her Curend curent boyfriend is {{Edge}}{{Edge}}.
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** RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with CMPunk.

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** RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with CMPunk. Her Curend boyfriend is {{Edge}}
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** "The perfect combination of strength and beauty.

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** "The perfect combination of strength and beauty." Was her old catch phrase.

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* AntiClimax: A new face on Smackdown waiting for Beth Phoenix's entrance has her history and training run down by Matt Striker, noting among other things the interesting fact she actually beat Beth back in High school and hypes up the reunion of old rivals. Beth wins in a total {{Squash| Match}}.



** "The perfect combination of strength and beauty.



* [[AmazonianBeauty Glamazonian Beauty]]: That's her bread-and-butter right there. She's muscular but that can add to the [[FetishFuel appeal]], and if not... it most likely doesn't detract from it. (In fact, her nickname is one of the alternative titles for the trope in question.)

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* [[AmazonianBeauty Glamazonian Beauty]]: {{Glamazon}}ian Beauty: That's her bread-and-butter right there. She's muscular but that can add to the [[FetishFuel appeal]], and if not... it most likely doesn't detract from it. (In fact, her nickname is one of the alternative titles for the trope in question.)



** Her head ban reminds people of Wonder Woman.



* LoonyFan[=/=]PsychoSupporter: Had one in Rosa Mendes. ''Had''. With Beth's complete lack of hesitation in beating her despite Rosa not doing anything at all to hinder Beth even in battle royals its a wonder she did not break away sooner.



* TheGiant: Averted. Her pure strength could easily put her in this position among the WWE Divas. But she backs it up with technical skill.

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* TheGiant: Averted. Her pure strength could easily put her in this position among the WWE Divas. But she backs it up with technical skill. She also gets knocked around a surprising bit, though she did the whole immovability thing with Maria, Ashley, Layla and Candice for a while.
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* AmazonianBeauty: [[CatchPhrase "The perfect combination of strength and beauty."]] In fact, her fancy headband is clearly meant to evoke WonderWoman.
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** And then Kharma was quietly released.
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** Beth often wears a kilt-like flared skirt as part of her "warrior" persona, and it whooshes up quite a bit when she is jumping or executing moves, so [[ISeeLondon seeing her undies]] is pretty much business as usual these days.

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** Beth often wears a kilt-like flared skirt as part of her "warrior" persona, and it whooshes up quite a bit when she is jumping or executing moves, so [[ISeeLondon seeing her undies]] undies is pretty much business as usual these days.
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* {{Badass}}: All the time (or, as former boyfriend Wrestling/Santino Marella would put it, "all the ''times''!").

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* {{Badass}}: All the time (or, as former boyfriend Wrestling/Santino Marella Wrestling/SantinoMarella would put it, "all the ''times''!").
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* {{Badass}}: All the time (or, as former boyfriend [[FunnyForeigner Santino Marella]] would put it, "all the ''times''!").

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* {{Badass}}: All the time (or, as former boyfriend [[FunnyForeigner Santino Marella]] Wrestling/Santino Marella would put it, "all the ''times''!").



* DemotedToExtra: Like many of her Divas counterparts (with the exception of VickieGuerrero, [[AJ]], and EveTorres), Phoenix has been recently relegated to competing on WWESuperstars.

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* DemotedToExtra: Like many of her Divas counterparts (with the exception of VickieGuerrero, [[AJ]], [[ChickBusters AJ]], and EveTorres), Phoenix has been recently relegated to competing on WWESuperstars.
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* DemotedToExtra: Like many of her Divas counterparts (with the exception of VickieGuerrero, [[AJ]], and EveTorres), Phoenix has been recently relegated to competing on WWESuperstars.
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** When Beth first debuted she was and old girlfriend of Mickie James, but she broke her jaw a few weeks in to 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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* AmazonianBeauty: [[CatchPhrase "The perfect combination of strength and beauty."]] In fact, her fancy headband is clearly meant to evoke WonderWoman.



* [[HotAmazon Hot Glamazon]]: [[CatchPhrase "The perfect combination of strength and beauty."]] In fact, her fancy headband is clearly meant to evoke WonderWoman.
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* LadyOfWar: In contrast with Natalya, who's a fellow powerhouse but more of a brute, Beth is a little more elegant with her offence.
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* GameBreakingInjury: In kayfabe, she torqued her ankle during a match with Nikki Bella and as such lost the Divas Championship to the latter via a roll-up after dominating the division for the better part of a year.
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** Also, wouldn't she know what a clumsy oaf he was from seeing him every week?
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Elizabeth Kocanski Carolan, also known as '''BethPhoenix''', is one of the current Divas on WorldWrestlingEntertainment, and surely the most unique among them. Unlike other Divas, that were models or dancers before going into the ring, Beth trained hard to be a wrestler since the beginning, going as far as being [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome the first woman varsity wrestler in her high school.]] With her amateur wrestling skill and physical strength, she quickly developed in one of the best female wrestlers in business, and it's earned her the Women's Championship three times and the Divas championship once in WWE so far.

Like usual, ThatOtherWiki has a complete rundown [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_phoenix on her career.]]

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!!'''Tropes associated with Beth Phoenix include:'''

* AbortedArc: In 2006, there were plans to reveal the [[LesYay history between the Glamazon and Mickie James]], but they were canceled when Beth broke her jaw in a match with Victoria.
* ArchEnemy: At various times: Mickie James, Melina, Candice Michelle, Maria Kanellis, KellyKelly, EveTorres, LayCool, and MariaMenounos.
* {{Badass}}: All the time (or, as former boyfriend [[FunnyForeigner Santino Marella]] would put it, "all the ''times''!").
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: She zig-zags through it. Like the rest of the Divas, their hair and makeup will stay roughly in place after a match. However, after a recent botched spot my AliciaFox, she showed off a [[http://yfrog.com/oeuxruaj nasty looking welt on her cheek.]]
* BlondesAreEvil: As a heel.
* CatchPhrase: Hashtag actually is #ding Glam Slam Ding
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Most notable female example since {{Chyna}}, she picked up [[LayCool both Michelle McCool and Layla El]] on her shoulders at the same time, while she had a torn [=ACL=]. She did it again to them in their tables match and has also done the same thing to GailKim, KellyKelly, Melina and Mickie James.
** This was also how she won the Battle Royal for her 2011 title shot, eliminating both of the Bella Twins at the same time.
* {{Chickification}}: Many WWE fans were displeased when Beth eliminated The Great Khali from the 2010 Royal Rumble Match. No, they weren't upset with the fact that she was able to do it; it was the ''way'' she did it that was annoying. She leaned back against the ropes and grabbed Khali's face, ''passionately embracing and kissing him'', and then leaned backward a little more so that Khali fell over her and out of the ring. Some {{Smark}}s commented that the ploy never even would have worked if Khali weren't such a clumsy oaf.
** At the same time, it's FridgeBrilliance: She needed to find a way to gain leverage to pull Khali, the tallest person on the roster, over the rope. CombatPragmatist?
** The main reason it worked was that Khali was in the middle of his [[LovableSexManiac Punjabi Playboy]] phase, and most segments with him ended up with him kissing some "lucky" lady, or trying to run away from a beast of a woman. This angle in turn came about when the WWE realized that Khali wasn't only [[MightyGlacier kind of slow,]] but there was a relative inflexibility of his arms and legs and [[AwesomeButImpractical his movelist basically consisted of a chop, a clumsy kick, and shoving/throwing people.]]
** Her latest HeelTurn is due to her and [[NatalyaNeidheart Natalya]] both being fed up with how prevalent this trope is in the WWE, and swearing to put an end to it.
* CuteBruiser: Yes, she can [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl be as girlish as any other Diva]].
* DarkActionGirl: Even as a face.
* GentleGiant[=/=]MeanCharacterNiceActor: Is known to be one of the sweetest, most accessible WWE stars.
* [[AmazonianBeauty Glamazonian Beauty]]: That's her bread-and-butter right there. She's muscular but that can add to the [[FetishFuel appeal]], and if not... it most likely doesn't detract from it. (In fact, her nickname is one of the alternative titles for the trope in question.)
** She's dubbed it "Pinup Strong" and has a running Twitter gag of finding fun examples.
* HiddenDepths: Kayfabe example when she and Natalya found each other on opposing teams on ''Superstars'', Beth (who was the heel) didn't want to hit her. Nattie had other ideas...
* [[HotAmazon Hot Glamazon]]: [[CatchPhrase "The perfect combination of strength and beauty."]] In fact, her fancy headband is clearly meant to evoke WonderWoman.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She and Natalya (as the heel Divas of Doom) claim that they strive to prove that women can be real wrestlers, but they can't seem to win without cheating and are total {{Sore Loser}}s when they lose.
* LovelyAngels: With Natalya.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Starting to show signs of this recently. Several tag-team Divas matches she's participated in as of late have had her tagging herself in rather forcefully to hit her [[FinishingMove Glam Slam]] and take the victory for herself. Then, to top it all off, she doesn't interact with her teammate(s) much at all, leaving them in the ring wondering what the hell the problem was.
* MentorShip: Her first husband was her wrestling coach, Joey Knight.
** RomanceOnTheSet: She is divorced from Knight, and was in a steady relationship with CMPunk.
* 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 {{Twitter}}. Not that it makes her any less badass.
** Recent Twitter updates have shown she's also a huge ''[[TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' fan.
* ProgressivelyPrettier: From a borderline BrawnHilda on her first appearance in 2006, she's now become just as beautiful as any other woman on the WWE roster. They don't call her "The Glamazon" for nothing.
* RealitySubtext: In most of Beth's tirades against KellyKelly during her heel run, Beth will make at least one reference to Kelly being a [[{{Barbie}} Barbie doll]] Diva. KellyKelly's real name is Barbara Jean Blank. She often goes by 'Barbie.'
* RedBaron: The Glamazon.
* SlasherSmile: As a heel, Beth had a [[http://www.iwebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/beth-phoenix.jpg pretty effective one.]] It doesn't seem right that a woman that gorgeous can look that [[http://www.divaswrestlers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Beth-Phoenix-Smile.jpg sinister.]]
* StockingFiller: Sometimes sports fishnet stockings as part of her attire.
* TheGiant: Averted. Her pure strength could easily put her in this position among the WWE Divas. But she backs it up with technical skill.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: The Glamarella storyline. Not too much taller, but obviously stronger and more skilled.
* VillainousCheekbones
* VillainTeamUp: With Natalya to form the [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Divas of Doom.]]
* WardrobeMalfunction: On the 10-21-11 episode of Smackdown, after a bit of trash talking with EveTorres, she begins to provoke her. Eve gives Beth a good hard shove, sending her head over heels to the mat. Beth, in a very billowy dress, accidentally flashes her underpants to half of Mexico City, and she came perilously close to flashing the other half with her... other assets.
** Beth often wears a kilt-like flared skirt as part of her "warrior" persona, and it whooshes up quite a bit when she is jumping or executing moves, so [[ISeeLondon seeing her undies]] is pretty much business as usual these days.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Well... not yet anyway, but one could only imagine that [[ChickBusters AJ]] and BethPhoenix would get along really well.
** Beth was supposed to go against Kharma for the latter's first feud, but Kharma's pregnancy put that on hold.
* WildCard: When she was first moved to ''SmackDown'' and put in a 3-way feud with Michelle [=McCool=] and Mickie James. After her recent FaceHeelTurn she still remains this due to having a sympathetic point of view. Interestingly enough her partner Natalya is more of a full blown heel.
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