Holidead facts for kids
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Birth name | Camille Ligon |
Born | Cleveland, Ohio |
July 21, 1986
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Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Billed weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
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Debut | November 16, 2013 |
Camille Ligon (born on July 21, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. She is best known by her exciting ring name, Holidead. She has wrestled for big companies like Ring of Honor (ROH) and Major League Wrestling (MLW).
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Holidead's Wrestling Journey
Early Career: World Wonder Ring Stardom (2015–2016)
Holidead started her wrestling journey in Japan. She wrestled there in 2015 and 2016. At an event called Mask Fiesta in 2015, she used the name Kairian 2.0. She had a match against Act Ranger but did not win.
Wrestling in Ring of Honor (2017–2021)
In 2017, Holidead joined Ring of Honor Wrestling (ROH). Her first match was against Sumie Sakai, but she lost.
Chasing the Women of Honor Title
In 2018, Holidead entered a tournament. This tournament was to decide the ROH Women of Honor Championship. She faced Deonna Purrazzo in the first round. Holidead lost this match by submission.
Return for the ROH Women's World Title
Holidead came back to Ring of Honor in 2021. This time, she entered the ROH Women's World Championship tournament. The old Women of Honor title was no longer used. Holidead wrestled against Max the Impaler in this new tournament. Max the Impaler won their powerful match.
Holidead continued to compete in ROH women's matches. She even challenged Rok-C for the ROH Women's World Championship. However, she was not able to win the title. After a while, Holidead stopped appearing in Ring of Honor.
Major League Wrestling (2021–2022)
On September 22, 2021, Major League Wrestling (MLW) announced something new. They were starting a women's featherweight division. Holidead was one of the first female wrestlers to join their roster.
Challenging for the MLW Women's Title
On April 21, 2022, MLW shared more big news. They said the first MLW Women's Featherweight Championship would be decided soon. This championship match happened at an event called Kings of Colosseum. Holidead faced Taya Valkyrie in this important match. Taya Valkyrie won the title at the event.
Championships and Awards
Holidead has won many championships and awards during her career:
- Crossfire Wrestling
- CW Women's Championship (1 time)
- Mission Pro Wrestling
- MPW Championship (1 time)
- MPW Year-End Award (3 times)
- Match of the Year Award (2021) vs. Jennacide in a Falls count anywhere match
- Match of the Year Award (2022) vs. LuFisto in a No disqualification match
- Wrestler of the Year Award (2022)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 82 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2021
- Renegade Wrestling Alliance
- RWA Women's Championship (2 times)
- Resistance Pro Wrestling
- Resistance Women's Championship (1 time)
- Shine Wrestling
- Shine Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Thunder Rosa
- Vendetta Pro Wrestling
- Vendetta Pro/NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Thunder Rosa
- International Wrestling Cartel
- IWC Women's Championship (1 time)