Claire Archer

Claire Elizabeth Stratten (nee Archer; born March 20, 1979) is an American retired professional wrestler, professional wrestling trainer, fitness instructor, and former fitness model best known by her ring name Claire Archer. She made appearances for promotions all over the world before retiring in 2011. Afterward, she opened a fitness studio and got a certification to teach classes there. She has also had stints as a guest trainer at several professional wrestling schools.

Early Life
Archer was born in The Woodlands, and her family moved to the Houston's Southampton neighborhood during her childhood. She has one younger brother, Fallon (born 1983). Her father, Harlan, is a retired administrator for the Houston Independent School District. Her mother, Shelley (nee Lennon), was an interior decorator. Shelley died from breast cancer in 1991. Harlan married Morgan Fletcher, an optometrist, in 1995, and Archer gained two stepbrothers, Wyatt (born 1980) and Russell (born 1982) as a result of the marriage.

Archer graduated from Lamar High School in 1997 and accepted a softball scholarship to California State University, Los Angeles. In her first season, she injured her ankle and forfeited the scholarship. Archer stayed at the school, working as a freelance fitness model and personal trainer to supplement her income. She graduated in 2001 with a degree in accounting.

Professional Wrestling Career
Archer met her future best friend, Jackie Cruz, at a Los Angeles gym in mid-1998. Cruz's career was in its infancy when the two met and she persuaded Archer to begin training. She started training in February 1999 and debuted that October.

Personal Life
Archer married fellow wrestler turned eventual promoter and producer Blake Stratten in 2004. They have two sons, Blake Jr. (born 2005) and Rory (born 2009). The family lives in Lafayette Square.

She and her husband have maintained a close friendship with Jackie Cruz and Cruz's husband, with Archer and Stratten acting as godparents to their children.

After retiring from wrestling, Archer opened a fitness studio in Studio City in 2012, where she acts as an instructor for several classes. She has also acted as a guest trainer at Hollywood Fight Club on many occasions.

In Wrestling

 * Finishing Moves
 * Blonde Buster (Muscle buster)
 * Gut Check (Double chickenwing double-knee gutbuster)


 * Signature Moves
 * Atomic drop, followed by a Lariat to the back of an opponent's head
 * Belly-to-belly backbreaker
 * Delayed cradle suplex
 * Fireman's carry takeover into an armbar
 * Full nelson bomb, followed by a Lotus lock
 * Hair-pull Gory special
 * Michinoku Driver II
 * Multiple knee lifts, to an opponent leaning through the ropes
 * Pop-up Samoan drop
 * Running leg drop, to an apron-hung opponent
 * Snake Eyes
 * Spin-out powerbomb
 * Thrust spinebuster into the ring post
 * Vertical suplex