Kenzie Paige

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Kenzie Paige
Birth nameKenzie Paige Henry
Born (2002-03-05) March 5, 2002 (age 22)
Tennessee, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kenzie Paige
Kenzie Paige Henry
Billed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Billed weight125 lb (57 kg)
Trained by
DebutDecember 16, 2016

Kenzie Paige Henry (born March 5, 2002), known by her ring name Kenzie Paige, is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where she is the leader of Pretty Empowered. She is the inaugural NWA World Women's Television Champion, a former NWA World Women's Tag Team Champion and the current NWA World Women's Champion, in her first reign.

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Paige got her start in her father's Wrestling Promotion Kross Fire Wrestling in Sevierville, Tennessee. Paige made her national TV debut on the May 6, 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite losing to Nyla Rose in a squash match.[1]

National Wrestling Alliance (2021–present)[edit]

Early appearances (2021–2022)[edit]

On the June 15, 2021 episode of NWA Powerrr, Paige made her NWA debut, losing to Melina in a three-way match which also involved Jennacide.[2] Her next match was on the August 3 episode of Powerrr where, during the Champions Series, she defeated Lady Frost, marking Paige's first win in NWA.[3] During the NWA EmPowerrr pre-show, she lost to Paola Blaze (accompanied by Taryn Terrell) in a match that didn't air due to technical issues.[4] At By Any Means Necessary, Paige faced Kamille in a two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Women's Championship, only to lose the match two to none.[5][6]

Pretty Empowered (2022–present)[edit]

Main article: Pretty Empowered

On March 20, 2022 at the Crockett Cup, Ella Envy and Paige, under the name Pretty Empowered, made their NWA debut together, losing to the NWA World Women's Tag Team Champions The Hex.[7] On June 11, at Alwayz Ready, Pretty Empowered defeated the Hex to win the World Women's Tag Team Championships.[8] This would lead them to a rematch against The Hex on the NWA 74th Anniversary Show for said championships, successfully defending in a Street Fight where Paige also turned heel alongside Envy.[9] On September 27, at Pretty Empowered Surge in which they hosted, Envy and Paige introduced Roxy as their third member of Pretty Empowered.[10]

On December 24, 2022, at NWA Christmas Special, Envy and Paige defeated The Renegade Twins who had made their NWA debut.[11][12] On the February 7, 2023 episode of NWA Powerrr, Envy and Roxy lost to the Renegade Twins, which earned the latter a title shot at Nuff Said.[13] On February 11, at Nuff Said, the Envy and Paige lost their NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship bout to the Renegade Twins by pinfall.[14][15]

Paige entered the NWA Women's Television Championship inaugural tournament, and on the March 14 episode of Powerrr, she defeated Ashley D'Amboise to advance to the final.[16] On April 7, at NWA 312, Paige defeated Max the Impaler in the tournament final to win the NWA World Women's Television Championship.[17] On the April 25 episode of Powerrr, she defeated Ella Envy to retain the title.[18]

On Night One of the NWA 75th Anniversary Show, Paige lost the title to Max the Impaler, but won the Burke Invitational Gauntlet later to earn an NWA World Women's Championship match the following night. On Night Two, she defeated Kamille to win the World Women's Championship.[19][20]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

References[edit]

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