Erin Marshall
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Erin Marshall is an English
professional wrestler
, better known by her ring name
Erin Angel. She is often nicknamed "Little" due to her short stature of only 4 ft 11 in. She is regarded as one of the top eight women wrestlers in the United Kingdom
, and is also well known as working as a valet
for wrestlers.
Erin Angel describes her gimmick in wrestling as "I'm a little angel...until you cross me!". She works a mixed style of wrestling, as she has been taught in the British old-school style, however she is known to mix this up with new school, and high flying
styles. Her ring gear is often pink and made of PVC
, she has stated her favorite costume is her chaps set (black with pink).
and was trained by Drew McDonald
, Doug Williams
, Phil Powers
, and Jonny Storm
. She made her first competitive appearance at the age of 16 in a battle royal
. During one of her early Holiday camp tours, she suffered a concussion at the hands of a male wrestler.
The biggest win in Erin Angel's career is considered to be that against the 23 Stone UK female veteran Klondyke Kate, who she beat in a tag contest via disqualification.
Other career highlights include valeting Jake "The Snake" Roberts at a show in Croydon
, defeating Simply Luscious
when they competed in Erin Angel's home town of Southampton, and competing in France
's Queens of Chaos
promotion with some big name female wrestlers.
While wrestling in Real Quality Wrestling
, a promotion run by her trainer Phil Powers, she defeated Nikita
; a top female star in the UK. Erin Angel also went on to defeat Ashley Page and Skye
in a triple threat match for a chance at RQW's newly created Women's championship. Erin Angel would go on to win this new title after defeating Sweet Saraya at the promotion's A Night Of Champions show. Erin Angel was removed as the Women's Champion not long after long time boyfriend Phil Powers left the company.
Angel appeared in All Star Wrestling
, wrestling the likes of Klondyke Kate and Lisa Fury
, and later traveled to Canada
to wrestle in Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling.
to study for her degree in social sciences. She is also a swimming instructor and enjoys listening to music, mainly pop and dance music. She also has a pet bulldog
named Dolly. Marshall and fellow wrestler Phil Powers (Phil Poll) dated for several years during the mid 2000s.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
, better known by her ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Erin Angel. She is often nicknamed "Little" due to her short stature of only 4 ft 11 in. She is regarded as one of the top eight women wrestlers in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and is also well known as working as a valet
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
for wrestlers.
Erin Angel describes her gimmick in wrestling as "I'm a little angel...until you cross me!". She works a mixed style of wrestling, as she has been taught in the British old-school style, however she is known to mix this up with new school, and high flying
Lucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
styles. Her ring gear is often pink and made of PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride, commonly abbreviated PVC, is a thermoplastic polymer. It is a vinyl polymer constructed of repeating vinyl groups having one hydrogen replaced by chloride. Polyvinyl chloride is the third most widely produced plastic, after polyethylene and polypropylene. PVC is widely used in...
, she has stated her favorite costume is her chaps set (black with pink).
Professional wrestling career
Erin Marshall was born in SouthamptonSouthampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
and was trained by Drew McDonald
Drew McDonald
Drew McDonald changed his name by deed poll to Drew McDonald is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling on the independent circuit in the United Kingdom since the 1980s.-Professional wrestling career:...
, Doug Williams
Doug Williams (wrestler)
Douglas Clayton Durdle is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Doug Williams. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Douglas Williams...
, Phil Powers
Phil Powers
Phil Powers is an English professional wrestler, who has worked on the United Kingdom's independent circuit for over 14 years. His real name is Phil Poll.-Career:...
, and Jonny Storm
Jonny Storm
Jonathan Whitcombe is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jonny Storm. He has worked for many independent promotions across the United Kingdom, including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling and One Pro Wrestling...
. She made her first competitive appearance at the age of 16 in a battle royal
Battle royal (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a battle royal is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared winner...
. During one of her early Holiday camp tours, she suffered a concussion at the hands of a male wrestler.
The biggest win in Erin Angel's career is considered to be that against the 23 Stone UK female veteran Klondyke Kate, who she beat in a tag contest via disqualification.
Other career highlights include valeting Jake "The Snake" Roberts at a show in Croydon
Croydon
Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...
, defeating Simply Luscious
Veronica Stevens
Veronica "Ronnie" Stevens, better known by her ring name Simply Luscious, is an American professional wrestler currently performing on the independent circuit. She is best known for her stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Early career:...
when they competed in Erin Angel's home town of Southampton, and competing in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's Queens of Chaos
Queens of Chaos
Queens of Chaos is a French based female independent professional wrestling promotion created in 2005. Queens of Chaos promotes its own shows but also showcases matches on its parent promotion Fighting Spirit Federation, which mainly deals with the male side of professional wrestling...
promotion with some big name female wrestlers.
While wrestling in Real Quality Wrestling
Real Quality Wrestling
Real Quality Wrestling is a British professional wrestling organisation. Len Davies is the Owner and chairman of the company and their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia. The company began as an independent promotion, but soon became an umbrella promotion in 2007 with the self-stated aim to...
, a promotion run by her trainer Phil Powers, she defeated Nikita
Katarina Waters
Katarina Leigh Waters is a German-born English professional wrestler and valet, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Winter. She is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment, performing on its Raw brand under the ring name Katie Lea...
; a top female star in the UK. Erin Angel also went on to defeat Ashley Page and Skye
Vicky Swain
Victoria Swain , better known by her ring name Vicky Skye often shortened to Skye, is a retired British professional wrestler. Four years into her career, she was voted in the top twenty women wrestlers in the United Kingdom...
in a triple threat match for a chance at RQW's newly created Women's championship. Erin Angel would go on to win this new title after defeating Sweet Saraya at the promotion's A Night Of Champions show. Erin Angel was removed as the Women's Champion not long after long time boyfriend Phil Powers left the company.
Angel appeared in All Star Wrestling
All Star Wrestling
All Star Wrestling is a British Professional wrestling promotion also known as All Star Promotions, Superslam Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling and originally known as Wrestling Enterprises , run by Brian Dixon and based in Liverpool, England...
, wrestling the likes of Klondyke Kate and Lisa Fury
Lisa Fury
Lisa Fury is an English professional wrestler. She currently performs for the United Kingdom-based All Star Wrestling and the Italy-based Nu-Wrestling Evolution as both a wrestler and a valet.-Early life:...
, and later traveled to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to wrestle in Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Top Rope Moonsault
- Top Rope Tiger-Sault
- Top Rope Backflip Knee Drop
- Signature moves
- Missile dropkick
- MoonsaultMoonsaultA moonsault, moonsault press, or back flip splash is a professional wrestling aerial technique. Much of its popularity in American wrestling is attributed to The Great Muta, despite it being used in North America by "Leaping" Lanny Poffo years before Muta came from Japan.In a standard moonsault,...
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s- "The All Star" Erin Angel
- "Little" Erin Angel
- Wrestlers managedManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- Phil PowersPhil PowersPhil Powers is an English professional wrestler, who has worked on the United Kingdom's independent circuit for over 14 years. His real name is Phil Poll.-Career:...
- Jake "The Snake" RobertsJake RobertsAurelian Jake Smith, Jr. is a second-generation American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith...
- The Flatliner
- Phil Powers
Championships and accomplishments
- Real Quality WrestlingReal Quality WrestlingReal Quality Wrestling is a British professional wrestling organisation. Len Davies is the Owner and chairman of the company and their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia. The company began as an independent promotion, but soon became an umbrella promotion in 2007 with the self-stated aim to...
- RQW Women's ChampionshipRQW Women's ChampionshipThe Real Quality Wrestling Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Real Quality Wrestling. It is competed for in independent promotions across Britain and Europe, most notably for RQW and its subordinate promotions International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, World...
(1 time)
Personal life
When not wrestling, Marshall attends collegeCollege
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
to study for her degree in social sciences. She is also a swimming instructor and enjoys listening to music, mainly pop and dance music. She also has a pet bulldog
Bulldog
Bulldog is the name for a breed of dog commonly referred to as the English Bulldog. Other Bulldog breeds include the American Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge and the French Bulldog. The Bulldog is a muscular heavy dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose...
named Dolly. Marshall and fellow wrestler Phil Powers (Phil Poll) dated for several years during the mid 2000s.