Beth Phoenix

Beth Phoenix is exactly the kind of athlete I admire in professional wrestling. A genuine high-school amateur wrestler before turning pro, she brought real credibility to a women's division that too often got sidelined. Becoming a three-time WWE Women's Champion and a Divas Champion, then earning a 2017 WWE Hall of Fame induction, tells me she was a trailblazer, not a sideshow. I love that she was billed as the 'Glamazon,' leaning into strength rather than apologizing for it. Performers who shift how an entire division is perceived leave a deeper mark than any single title. I think she helped pave the way for today's women's evolution.

Name (English)

Beth Phoenix

Name (Japanese)

ベス・フェニックス

Reading

べす・ふぇにっくす

Born

November 24, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

Elmira, New York, United States

Height

170 cm

Occupation

professional wrestler

High school

Notre Dame High School

University

Canisius University

Awards & achievements

• 2017 WWE Hall of Fame

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thebethphoenix/
• Xhttps://x.com/TheBethPhoenix
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth%20Phoenix
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236804

Tags

• New York
• professional wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.