Rhaka Khan
| Trenesha Biggers | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 25, 1981 (Age 26) Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Rhaka Khan (TNA) Black Barbie (WEW) Naomi Banks Panther Claw (Japan) Trenesha Biggers (Indies) |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 116 lb (53 kg) |
| Trained by | Marty Jannetty Bill DeMott |
| Debut | September 2005 |
Trenesha Biggers (born December 25 1981) is an African American model and professional wrestler who is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Rhaka Khan.[1] She was in the final top 25 in the 2005 WWE Diva Search [2].
Career
Before entering wrestling, Biggers played college basketball. She also played Division I volleyball at Florida State University. She eventually began working as a model and entered the WWE Diva Search, but was eliminated during the top 25. World Wrestling Entertainment later expressed interest in Biggers and signed her to a developmental contract. She was assigned to Deep South Wrestling. Biggers trained with Marty Jannetty for two months prior reporting to Deep South Wrestling.
World Wrestling Entertainment
Deep South Wrestling
Biggers debuted in Deep South Wrestling as the valet of The Regulators. Later, she and Angel Williams began a feud with Kristal Marshall, Tracy Taylor, and Michelle McCool. On February 9, 2006, Biggers participated in a bikini contest; however, there was no winner due to an interruption by Palmer Canon. Biggers and Williams later accompanied Canon in a match against Tommy Dreamer, who had McCool, Taylor, Marshall in his corner.
On May 4, 2006, WWE released Biggers from her development contract.
Japan/Independent Circuit
After WWE released Biggers from her development contract, she began wrestling for Japan's Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX promotion as Panther Claw. She has also worked for Florida's Full Impact Pro and Philadelphia's Women's Extreme Wrestling promotions. In WEW, she worked under the name Black Barbie [3]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
On February 10, 2008, Biggers made her Total Nonstop Action Wrestling debut at the Against All Odds 2008 pay-per-view. She distracted Petey Williams during his match against Scott Steiner, helping Steiner to win. [1]. On the following edition ofiMPACT, Steiner introduced Biggers as Rhaka Khan.
In wrestling
- Finishing/Signature Moves
- Lifting Hair-pull Powerbomb
- Big Boot
- Hair-pull STO
- Cartwheel Back elbow to an opponent in corner
- Split Legged Pin across opponent's body
- Wrestlers Managed by Trenesha
- Entrance Themes
- "Grillz" by Nelly featuring Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp (Japan)
Notes
- ^ a b "News from Thursday's "iMPACT!" broadcast on Spike TV". TNAWrestling.com. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/n/naomi-banks.html
- ^ http://www.wextremew.com/talent.asp?id=170