Kris Statlander

Kristen Stadtlander[1] is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Kris Statlander. In addition to being signed to All Elite Wrestling, she performs on the independent circuit.

Kris Statlander
Statlander in April 2019
Birth nameKristen Stadtlander
Born (1995-08-07) August 7, 1995[1]
West Islip, New York, U.S.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kris Stadtlander[1]
Kris Statlander
Kristen[1]
White Girl
Trained byPat Buck[2]
Curt Hawkins[2]
DebutNovember 2016[3]

Early life and training

Statlander was born in West Islip, New York on Long Island.[1] After working professionally as a stunt double,[2] she began her professional wrestling training under Pat Buck and Curt Hawkins at the Create A Pro Wrestling Academy in Hicksville, New York in 2016.[4] Statlander later became the first female graduate of the academy.[5]

Professional wrestling career

Statlander made her professional wrestling debut in November 2016.[3]

Statlander made an appearance for WWE on the April 9, 2019 episode of SmackDown Live, teaming with Karissa Rivera in a losing effort against the then-WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Billie Kay and Peyton Royce.[6] Later in June, she competed in an intergender match against Joey Janela at an event for the Beyond Wrestling promotion, in a losing effort.[7]

Statlander made her debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on November 27, competing in a tag team match alongside Big Swole against Riho and Britt Baker on AEW Dark, where Statlander and Swole were defeated.[8] In December, AEW announced that Statlander had signed with the promotion.[9] Following her signing, she defeated Baker on the December 18 episode of AEW Dynamite to become the No. 1 contender for the AEW Women's World Championship.[10][11] She made her final appearance for Create A Pro Wrestling, the promotion under which she trained, on December 20.[12] Statlander competed against Riho for the AEW Women's World title on the January 8, 2020 episode of Dynamite, where she was defeated due to interferences by Brandi Rhodes, Awesome Kong, Mel, and the debuting Luther.[13] She received another opportunity to compete for the title on February 29, 2020 at Revolution, this time against new champion Nyla Rose, where she was once again defeated.[14]

In June, Statlander suffered an ACL injury during an episode of Dynamite.[15]

Professional wrestling style and persona

Statlander employs an alien gimmick,[16] which she attributes to her being "a big science nerd".[17] Under this character, she is nicknamed "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien".[18] She uses a 450° splash and an inverted piledriver as finishers, respectively called Area 451 and the Big Bang Theory.[19][20]

Championships and accomplishments

References
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  2. Crockett, Paul (April 23, 2019). "Generation Next 2019: Three Independent Starts Ready to Break Through". PWInsider.
  3. Tony Schiavone; Aubrey Edwards (June 15, 2020). "Kris Statlander". AEW Unrestricted (Podcast). All Elite Wrestling. Event occurs at 18:36–18:56. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  4. Robertson, Alexandra (April 13, 2019). "Kris Stadtlander: The Alien in and out of the ring". SLAM! Wrestling.
  5. Castillo, Alfonso A. (October 18, 2018). "WWE all-women's show at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum motivates local grapplers". Newsday.
  6. Lambert, Jeremy (April 9, 2019). "Kris Statlander & Karissa Rivera Work WWE SmackDown Live Against The IIconics". Fightful.
  7. Cardoza, Adam (June 12, 2019). "JOEY JANELA VS. KRIS STATLANDER, LAX, TOM LAWLOR & MORE: 6/12 BEYOND WRESTLING UNCHARTED TERRITORY EPISODE 11 LIVE REPORT FROM WORCESTER, MA". PWInsider.
  8. Lambert, Jeremy (December 9, 2019). "Brandi Rhodes Confirms Kris Statlander Has Signed With AEW, Big Swole Confirms Signing". Fightful.
  9. Currier, Joseph (December 9, 2019). "AEW officially confirms signings of Kris Statlander and Big Swole". Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
  10. Brookhouse, Brent (December 18, 2019). "AEW Dynamite results, recap, grades: Dark Order makes presence felt, Chris Jericho taken to the limit". CBS Sports.
  11. Ashly, Kristen (December 18, 2019). "Kris Statlander Earns AEW Women's World Title Shot". Pro Wrestling Sheet.
  12. DeFelice, Robert (December 22, 2019). "Kris Statlander Credits Wrestling With Saving Her Life in Farewell Speech To Create-A-Pro Wrestling". Fightful.
  13. Strode, Cory (January 8, 2020). "COMPLETE AEW DYNAMITE TV REPORT". PWInsider.
  14. Barrasso, Justin (March 1, 2020). "The Right Time For a New World Champion: Takeaways from AEW's Revolution". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  15. Satin, Ryan (June 14, 2020). "Kris Statlander Confirms ACL Injury, Says She'll Be Out Of Action "For Awhile"". Pro Wrestling Sheet. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  16. "Análisis y Predicciones: AEW Double or Nothing 2020". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). May 3, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  17. Toro, Carlos (June 16, 2020). "Kris Statlander Reveals Origin Of Alien Gimmick, Says She's Never Seen Star Wars Or Star Trek". Fightful. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  18. Ashly, Kristen (December 19, 2019). "Kris Statlander Earns AEW Women's Title Shot". Pro Wrestling Sheet. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  19. Thompson, Andrew (June 11, 2020). "POST NEWS UPDATE: Linear TV Network wanted to secure the rights to WWE's VOD content for ten years". POSTWrestling. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
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  26. Barrasso, Justin. "The Top 10 Women Wrestlers of 2019". SI.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  27. "VPW Women's Championship " Titles Database " CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.Cagematch. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  28. "Kris Statlander becomes WSU World Champion as Tessa Blanchard steps down | Diva Dirt". December 3, 2019.
  29. "WSU Just A Bunch Of Hocus Pocus " Events Database " CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.
  30. "CZW Trifecta Elimination 2019". Cagematch. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
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