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Sage Beckett
Birth nameMaryKate Duignan Glidewell
Born (1985-01-17) January 17, 1985 (age 39)
Ruskin, Florida, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Andréa[1][2]
Andrea Mother[3]
Betsy Ruth[4]
Miss Betsy
Rosie Lottalove
Sage Beckett[4]
Sage Miller
Sister Ophelia
Billed height5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)[2][5]
Billed weight316 lb (143 kg)[6]
190 lb (86 kg)[2]
Billed fromCooperstown, New York
Las Vegas, Nevada
Tampa, Florida[2]
Trained byBubba Ray Dudley[2][4]
D-Von Dudley
Debut2007
Retired2018

MaryKate Duignan Glidewell[1] (born January 17, 1985) is an American retired professional wrestler. She is known for her work in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Sage Beckett at their developmental territory NXT.[7] She is also known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Rosie Lottalove. She previously retired on June 24, 2012, due to injuries before resuming her career in October 2014 after losing nearly 130 pounds.[8]

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (2007–2010)

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Glidewell trained under tag team Team 3D at their Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment in Kissimmee, Florida.[4] She made her professional wrestling debut in 2007 under the ring name Betsy Ruth. As part of her gimmick, Ruth was billed as the great-granddaughter of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Babe Ruth and would wear attire involving pinstripes like the New York Yankees and face paint, similar to the Baseball Furies gang from the film The Warriors. She signed with World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) in late 2008. Making her debut as Betsy Ruth, she took part in the Women's Elite 8 Tournament in 2008, but lost to eventual tournament winner Mercedes Martinez. In the 2009 tournament, Ruth defeated Josie in the first round, Kimberly in the semifinals, and Sarona Snuka in the finals to win the Elite 8 Tournament. At the January 9, 2010 edition of WXW, Ruth faced Kimberly to determine the next Women's Champion but was unsuccessful in winning the title.

Glidewell took part in the first season tapings of Wrestlicious, performing under the ring name Sister Ophelia as the manager of the Naughty Girls (Charity, Faith, and Hope).[9] The team made their debut on the fifth episode, where Faith and Hope were defeated by Paige Webb and Charlotte in a tag team match.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010, 2015)

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On April 20, 2010, Glidewell wrestled a tryout dark match for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Miss Betsy, during which she seriously injured her opponent, Daffney.[10][11] On May 12, it was announced Duignan had signed a deal with TNA.[4][12] On the June 3 edition of Impact! Duignan made her debut as a face, using the ring name Rosie Lottalove and losing to Roxxi after refusing to take advantage of an interference from the Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne. Afterward, Lottalove knocked out Rayne and claimed that she would take her down and The Beautiful People altogether.[13] However, after wrestling only two more matches for TNA, one a non-televised match and the other on Xplosion, Lottalove's profile was removed from the company's official website on August 19, 2010, confirming her departure from TNA.[14][15][16][17]

Five years later, Glidewell appeared at the taping for the TNA pay-per-view Knockouts Knockdown 3 on February 14, 2015, where she lost to Awesome Kong.[18]

Japan and retirement (2011–2012)

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On May 15, 2011, Glidewell made her debut for Japanese promotion World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana, working under the ring name Andrea Mother and defeated Kyoko Inoue in the main event.[3][19] On July 10, she teamed with Aja Kong to defeat Inoue and Kaoru Ito in a tag team match.[20] Mother and Kong's partnership also carried over to the Happy Hour promotion, where they were defeated by Inoue and Sareee on September 4.[21] On September 10, Inoue defeated Mother in a rematch.[22]

On June 24, 2012, Glidewell announced on her Twitter account that she would retire due to injuries.[23]

Return and independent circuit (2014–2016)

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In October 2014, Glidewell, now 127 pounds lighter, made her return to professional wrestling under the ring name Andréa.[8] Glidewell would also become a mainstay in the female wrestling promotion, SHINE.

WWE NXT (2017–2018)

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In June 2015, Glidewell took part in a WWE tryout camp. She competed in the October 22 taping of NXT, losing to Emma.[24] On January 4, 2017, WWE officially announced that Glidewell had signed with the company and would be reporting to the WWE Performance Center.[1] Beginning in April, Gildwell appeared at NXT live events as a villainess under her real name, managing Lana during her matches.[25][26] On June 28, 2017, she began competing under the ring name Sage Beckett.[7] On July 13, Beckett entered the Mae Young Classic, but was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by Bianca Belair.[27] On March 8, 2018, WWE officially announced that Beckett was released from her NXT contract. She later retired from professional wrestling.

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Clapp, John (January 4, 2017). "Kimber Lee and Heidi Lovelace among WWE Performance Center's new recruits". WWE. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Andréa". Shine Wrestling. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  3. ^ a b アンドレアル・マザー（アメリカ） プロフィール. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e Caldwell, James (May 13, 2010). "TNA News: Team 3D Wrestling Academy announces latest student to sign TNA contract". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "Betsy Ruth". Betsy Ruth's Official Site. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  6. ^ "Glidewell's weight loss". Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "NXT Fort Pierce, FL, live results: Aleister Black vs. Wesley Blake". June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Betsy Ruth announcing her return".
  9. ^ Csonka, Larry (April 21, 2010). "Various News: Details on Daffney's Opponent From Last Night, Footage of Scott Steiner in Puerto Rico, New TNA Tour Dates, More". 411Mania. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  10. ^ Martin, Adam (April 21, 2010). "Spoilers: TNA Impact tapings for April 26". WrestleView. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  11. ^ Caldwell, James (April 20, 2010). "TNA News: Update on TNA Knockout Daffney's neck injury and release from the hospital". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  12. ^ Martin, Adam (May 12, 2010). "TNA signs a new wrestler for Knockouts division". WrestleView. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  13. ^ Wilkenfeld, Daniel (June 3, 2010). "Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 6/3: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast [updated]". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  14. ^ Csonka, Larry (May 20, 2010). "TNA Impact Taping Results From Last Night (Spoilers)". 411Mania. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  15. ^ "Xplosion Results – July 9, 2010". TaylorWilde.org. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  16. ^ Lansdell, Chris (August 19, 2010). "More Various News: Winnipeg Supershow Lineup, TNA Removes Names From Roster, More". 411Mania. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  17. ^ Gerweck, Steve (August 21, 2010). "TNA Knockout confirms her departure". WrestleView. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  18. ^ Vitola, Charlie (February 15, 2015). "TNA ONE NIGHT ONLY: KNOCKOUTS KNOCKDOWN 3 SPOILERS". PWInsider. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  19. ^ 大会名 東日本大震災復興チャリティー『志』川崎大会. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  20. ^ "東日本大震災復興チャリティー『志』横浜大会 in ラジアントホール". World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  21. ^ 【結果】『ＨａｐｐｙＨｏｕｒ!!』９・４新木場. Ringstars (in Japanese). Ameba. September 4, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  22. ^ "東日本大震災復興チャリティー『志』川崎大会 in 川崎市体育館". World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  23. ^ Meltzer, Dave (June 26, 2012). "Tues. update: Legendary heel passed away 20 years ago today; Hogan show moved; Activities around UFC 148, beginnings of new Mania week, Overeem talks test failure, Jackson talks heat from Friday, Jericho talks who he looks like, JBL climbing update". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  24. ^ Meltzer, Dave (October 22, 2015). "NXT Tapings: Finn Balor defends his belt against Apollo Crews". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  25. ^ "NXT Tampa, FL, live results: Bobby Roode vs. Hideo Itami". April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  26. ^ "4/29 WWE NXT IN ORLANDO, FL LIVE REPORT - PWInsider.com". Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  27. ^ Williams, JJ (July 13, 2017). "WWE Mae Young Classic taping spoilers: The tournament begins". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  28. ^ "Elite Eight". Cagematch. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
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