She isn’t a second or third-generation star. Currently she is not on that level as let’s say a Trish Stratus, Lita, or Gail Kim, but she is starting to turn heads through her grit and determination to improve.
She has her first major title shot this Sunday at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. I am, of course, speaking of one of my favorite woman wrestlers currently, Alicia Fox.
Fox, born Victoria Crawford, is a Florida native. The Tampa resident is set to square off against Divas Champion Mickie James at the inaugural Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.
This is major for Fox, as she will have her first one-on-one match on a pay-per-view, and it will be against a veteran in James for championship gold.
We are rarely treated to a women’s wrestling match on WWE pay-per-views as of late, and for an up-and-coming star like Fox, this can only mean bigger things will follow.
Before coming to the WWE, Fox was a model for KindIndustries.com, the same company who once employed WWE Diva Kelly Kelly.
She was given a developmental deal and sent to OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) in 2006. Her debut with the company was in July, but she didn’t have her first wrestling match until September of that year.
Within a month she, known as Tori, would win the OVW Women’s Championship off Beth Phoenix. Her reign would be of Kane-like proportions as Phoenix would regain the strap the following day in an eight-woman elimination match.
The OVW records won’t show this, as Fox’s reign was never officially recognized.
After OVW and WWE cut ties, Fox and several other talents were shipped to FCW (Florida Championship Wrestling).
She would get her shot at the main stage in the summer of 2008, when she came to SmackDown! as the wedding planner for Edge and Vickie Guerrero.
Edge and Fox were having an affair, evident by a video shown by Triple H during an episode of SmackDown!. After that angle ended, Fox would disappear from television for a while but reappear on ECW as the valet for DJ Gabriel.
It wasn’t until the supplemental draft in April of 2009 that Fox really began getting traction. First, she began coming out with Michelle McCool while back on SmackDown!.
She was standing in McCool’s corner back at The Bash pay-per-view when McCool became the first woman to hold the Divas and Women’s Championship.
Working with McCool allowed us to see the confidence build within Fox, as well as improve in the ring.
Fox seems to be capable of selling moves very well. Seeing her take some bumps has been enjoyable to me. Watch a few of those tag matches she has been in.
For the most part, Fox is the one on her team taking the opponent’s attacks. That speaks volumes about her improvement.
Thanks to Donald Trump, Fox was moved yet again, this time to the flagship show, RAW. On Monday nights, Fox would bide her time.
Although her favorite color is blue, Fox has been extremely successful as of late on the red show.
Procuring two pinfall victories over the Divas Champ James, as well as defeating Gail Kim to become No.1 contender, helped to set the stage for the Hell in a Cell encounter.
With a dangerous axe kick, Fox Trot, in her arsenal, can she out-“fox” James to win the title? The odds are against her, but I am quite content with the fact that she is getting the shot.
Maryse wasn’t the very smooth in the ring when she first began wrestling but she improved enough to get a run with the Divas Championship.
The same seems to be in store for Ms. Crawford. Hopefully, this matchup will be a good outing, so we can continue to see the rise of Alicia Fox.
Credit: Wikipedia, Alicia-Fox.net, and Ultra-Fox.com
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