Jillian Faye Fletcher was born in Ashland, Kentucky, on Sept. 6, 1980. Shortly after her 1998 graduation from Greenup County High School, where she was a cheerleader and gymnast, Fletcher joined Fit Finlay's wrestling school. By age 18, Fletcher had made her debut on the independent wrestling circuit under the name Macaela Mercedes. After winning 11 titles in seven years, Fletcher joined World Wrestling Entertainment's developmental organization, Ohio Valley Wrestling, and changed her name to Jillian Hall in the spring of 2005. She moved up to WWE a few months later and was promoted to WWE's RAW television lineup in 2007. Fletcher was released from her contract in November 2010. She won one Divas title with WWE, holding it for five minutes, the briefest title holder in WWE history.
Personal
Fletcher's WWE statistics indicate that she is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. She has one daughter, born in 2000, with ex-husband Tim Hall. The couple married a year after Fletcher graduated from high school in 1999. Her husband wrestled under the names Tiny Tim and Tim Lucarelli. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked Fletcher No. 34 on its Best 50 Singles Female Wrestlers in 2008, and ranked her No. 28 the next year. In addition to the names Macaela Mercedes and Jillian Hall, Fletcher has gone by the nicknames of Chronically Cute and The Bombshell. The Independent Family Wrestling Entertainment planned to host a match featuring Fletcher and another former WWE Divas champion in May 2011.
Independent Circuit
Macaela Mercedes tore up the independent circuit playing a villain, or "heel." She won a Southern Wrestling Federation Women's title and two SWF tag team titles -- once with her husband and once with Randy Allen. Fletcher also won the Hybrid Pro Wrestling Cruiserweight title, the HPW Ladies title and seven others. Independent wrestling leagues are heavy on wrestling and light on acting skills, indicating that Fletcher's technical wrestling skills are top-notch.
OVW
In February 2005, Fletcher joined WWE's developmental association, OVW. Transformed into a good "babyface" character, Fletcher used the nickname Chronically Cute. She returned to her heel roots shortly thereafter, using the storyline that breast enhancement surgery and a blond dye job had turned her into an arrogant villain. Later that year, her storyline was altered again when she became psychotic because her breast implants had leaked into her brain. Her character morphed once more after she straightened her hair and picked up the nickname The Bombshell. Fletcher allied with The Blond Bombers, Tank and Chad Toland, along with Ken Anderson in the summer of 2005.
WWE
Fletcher moved up to WWE in July 2005, on a storyline that she had been brought in by real-life friend Melina Perez to be the new publicist for MNM, Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro and Perez. Fletcher made her debut into the big time with a 2-inch, round deformity on her left cheek, which she referred to as "a blemish." An Online World of Wrestling article referred to the deformity as "gross" and predicted she wouldn't be around long because she looked like a "sideshow freak." Fletcher demanded that people look her in the eye instead of staring at her blemish. The Boogeyman shoved a handful of worms down the back of her pants later that year, and when Fletcher was televised with Roddy Piper in January 2006, The Boogeyman interrupted the show to bite Fletcher's blemish off and eat it. In 2007, her storyline was that she was a terrible singer who thought she sang well. Various Divas attacked her during bouts and backstage in an attempt to stop her from singing. Fletcher released an in-character Christmas album, "A Jingle with Jillian," in December 2007.
RAW
In June 2007, Fletcher was moved to WWE's RAW television lineup. She continued her singing story line and villain role. She lost most of her matches in 2008, from one-on-one to 16-on-16 bouts. She began winning more in 2009 and continued her singing story line, dressing up as Marilyn Monroe for one performance. On Oct. 12, 2009, Fletcher became a first-time Divas champion -- for five minutes. Immediately after her title-winning match, Perez defeated Fletcher and won the title back. Fletcher sang as a contestant on a RAW Got Talent segment that featured Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne in November 2009. Fletcher lost her first 10 matches in 2010. After a tag team victory with Alicia Fox, Fletcher told Fox she had a gift for her, the gift of song. She began to sing but Alicia gave her a kick to stop her. Fletcher was released from her WWE contract in November 2010.
Title History
Fletcher won 12 titles during her 12-year wrestling career. She won the Southern Wrestling Federation Women's title; SWF Tag Team title with Tiny Tim; SWF Tag Team title with Randy Allen; Hybrid Pro Wrestling Cruiserweight title; Micro Championship Wrestling Mid-American title; World Wrestling Association Women's title; Championship Independent Wrestling Women's title; Shooting Star Wrestling Women's title; Blue Water Championship Wrestling Women's title; HPW Ladies title; Pro Women's Wrestling Association title; and held the World Wrestling Entertainment Diva's title for five minutes in 2009.
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