| Linda Miles | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Linda Miles Shaniqua |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Billed weight | 168 lb (70 kg) |
| Born | August 28 1978 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Resides | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Trained by | Al Snow Chavo Guerrero, Jr. Hardcore Holly Ivory Jacqueline |
| Debut | 2002 |
Linda M. Miles (born August 28, 1978) is an American former professional wrestler and manager. She worked under the ring name Shaniqua for World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) SmackDown! brand between 2002 and 2004. Miles was one of two female winners from WWE Tough Enough season two.
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Basketball
Miles was a member of the Rutgers University women's basketball team. She graduated from Rutgers in 2001. In May 2001, she tried out for a roster spot with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA, but was released during the team's training camp. Miles and her Rutgers teammates were featured in a 2004 documentary film of the team's 2000-2001 season entitled This Is A Game, Ladies.
World Wrestling Entertainment
In 2002, Miles entered and won the second series of WWE Tough Enough. She and co-winner Jackie Gayda were awarded developmental contracts with the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment. Miles appeared on the June 8, 2002 episode of WWE Velocity, and faced her trainer, Ivory, with Gayda in her corner. Miles lost to Ivory after Gayda turned heel by pushing her off the top turnbuckle, costing her the match.[1] On the June 12 episode of "SmackDown," Miles teamed with WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus to defeat Gayda and Ivory.[2] The two divas were then placed on the WWE Raw brand. On the June 24, 2002 edition of "Raw," Miles teamed with Trish Stratus to defeat Gayda and Molly Holly. However, due to Gayda's highly bashed mixed tag match on the July 8 edition of "Raw," Miles and Gayda were sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling for further training and development. Shaniqua began a relationship with Shelton Benjamin and began to manage him but it didnt last long as Shelton Benjamin formed Team Angle with Kurt Angle and Charlie Haas, Shaniqua Dissapeared from the WWE. Miles returned to WWE television under the name Shaniqua in June 2003 as the dominatrix manager of the Basham Brothers. In the late summer of 2003, Shaniqua began to establish her dominance over the weaker divas. Shaniqua interfered in several bikini contests, attacking all of the divas except for Sable. She briefly feuded with fellow SmackDown divas Torrie Wilson, Dawn Marie (even though she remained a heel), and Nidia. Dawn Marie would challenge Shaniqua to a singles match in which Shaniqua won by disqualification after interferences from Torrie Wilson and Nidia, during which Torrie hit Shaniqua with a steel chair. The following week, Shaniqua destroyed Wilson and Nidia in a handicap match. In early 2004, Shaniqua and The Basham Brothers sparked a feud with the then WWE Tag Team Champions Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi. Shaniqua joined her team in a handicap WWE Tag Team championship match against Rikishi and Scotty Too Hotty at No Way Out. Shaniqua's team lost when she was pinned following a Banzai Drop from Rikishi. She was released from her contract by WWE on November 12, 2004 for allegedly having a poor backstage attitude. Linda now resides in Cincinnati and is currently employed by local Colerain High School as a study hall enforcer. Since leaving Shaniqua still has a passion for wrestling as she is now known to commonly e-fed (virtual wrestling text game) on different e-federations. Shaniqua always plays herself and most recently joined WWE Rivals
Wrestling Facts
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Jackknife powerbomb
- Big boot
- Torture rack - OVW
- Dropkick
- High impact Clothesline
- Scoop powerslam
- Top rope crossbody- as Linda Miles
- Managers
- Wrestlers managed
- Entrance Theme
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- "Feel So Numb" preformed by Rob Zombie
- "All Night Party Girl"
- "Ball & Gag" Used when she was with the Basham Brothers
- "Whips & Chains" Final theme used when she was with the Basham brothers
Championships and accompishments
- World Wrestling Entertainment
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- WWE Tough Enough co-winner with Jackie Gayda
