Airica Linn

Airica Linn "Airi" Matthews (born January 20, 1992) is an American model, professional wrestler, and professional wrestling valet, working for WWE, under her ring name Airica Linn. She was brought up on the main roster to Friday Night Smackdown! after training in FCW in September of 2012 to valet fellow Smackdown! talent, Wade Barrett.

Matthews is a second-generation wrestler. She is the only daughter and only child to compete in professional wrestling of WWE superstar and future Hall of Famer William Regal.

Early Life
Airica was born in Atlanta, Georgia to parents Patricia Taylor and Darren Matthews, also known as professional wrestler William Regal. She was conceived accidentally the year that Darren moved to the United States from England. For the majority of her life, Airica lived with her mother in Atlanta. With her father having a wife and three children other than herself, Airica never really got to see her father much. From the age of 3 until she turned 10, Airica participated in beauty pageants, winning over 100 titles in 7 years, her most notable being Little Miss Georgia. After her last pageant, she began to watch professional wrestling, watching her father compete for WWF and soon to be WWE. She notes her inspirations to be Trish Stratus and Lita as well a her father.

After Airica turned 16, her mother was killed in a hit and run car accident that left her with no choice but to move into her father's Atlanta, Georgia home with him and her 3 half-brothers, Bailey, Dane, and Daniel. In high school, Airica graduated at the top of her class in 2010 with a 4.0 GPA. She wanted to train to be a professional wrestler and not go to college, but her father forbid it. They were able to come to an agreement however, after she became persistent in wanting to be a professional wrestler. She would attend college online part-time and he would train her.

Currently, Airica is in her second year of college to get her Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design at the Art Institutes online.

Training and Debut (2010 - 2012)
Airica began training lightly in 2010 after coming to the agreement with her father that she would go to college part time. He managed to get her into FCW, Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory. FCW staff and William Regal both took to training her and until September of 2012 she remained in FCW.

Friday Night Smackdown!, Wade Barrett's Valet (September 2012 - Present)
On September 3, 2012, Airica was called up to the main roster by Smackdown! co-general manager, John Laurinaitis to be the valet of United States Champion, Wade Barrett.

In wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * Love Crime (Arm trap cross-legged STF) — adopted from her father
 * Signature moves
 * Achilles Tendon Lock
 * Arm Drag Variations
 * Cornerflip
 * Japanese
 * Springboard
 * Big Boot, sometimes running
 * Bridging Double Chicken Wing
 * DDT Variations
 * Impaler
 * Lucha
 * Snap
 * Springboard
 * Swinging Snap
 * Diving Crossbody
 * Dragon Screw
 * Dropkick
 * Facebuster
 * Flying Forearm Smash
 * Front Dropkick
 * Front Missle Dropkick
 * Heel Hook
 * Hurricanrana
 * Mule Kick
 * Roundhouse Kick
 * Shining Wizard
 * Spear
 * Suplex Variations
 * Exploder
 * Fisherman
 * German
 * Snap
 * Spider
 * Wrestlers managed
 * Wade Barrett
 * Nicknames
 * "Gorgeous Nightmare"
 * "The Queen of Mean"
 * Entrance Themes
 * WWE
 * "Gorgeous Nightmare" by Escape the Fate (September 2012 - Present)