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Iliana Valentina Collins (nee Stavros; born May 2, 1977), better known by her ring name, Valentina Collins, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently signed to Omega Wrestling Alliance, where she acts as the on-screen General Manager of the company's developmental territory, OWT.
Early Life[]
Stavros was born in Portland, Oregon and raised in the city's Sylvan-Highlands neighborhood. She is the oldest of three children born to Andrew Stavros, a cabinetmaker, and Martha Stavros (nee Cosmas), a physical therapist. Her parents are both second-generation Greek-Americans and she has two younger brothers, Gregory and Peter. Stavros graduated from Lincoln High School in 1995, where she was active on the swim and lacrosse teams. She subsequently began attending Arizona State University, where she later graduated in 1999 with a degree in civil engineering.
Professional Wrestling Career[]
Early Career (1998 - 2000)[]
Stavros began training for a career in professional wrestling in the summer of 1998, beginning her career in Desert Storm Wrestling (DSW), a Phoenix-area independent promotion. She debuted as a manager that November, simply being addressed as Valentina. She had her first match the following March. She won the DSW Women's Championship on one occasion before departing in late 2000.
Millennium Wrestling Federation (2000 - 2008)[]
Valentina signed with the Boston-based national promotion of MWF in late 2000. She debuted in February 2001, now going by the expanded ring name of Valentina Stavros. When she married Ashton Collins in 2004, she changed her ring name to Valentina Collins to reflect this. Collins remained with the promotion until its closure in 2008.
Inferno Wrestling (2009 - 2016)[]
Omega Wrestling Alliance (2018 - present)[]
OWT (2018 - present)[]
In March 2018, Collins signed with Philadelphia-based Omega Wrestling Alliance. The following month, she was named as the general manager of the company's developmental territory, OWT.
Personal Life[]
Collins met her eventual husband, fellow wrestler Ashton Collins, in 2000. The two began dating soon afterward and were married in 2004. They have two children, Paris (born 2007) and Tristan (born 2011). The family currently resides in Philadelphia's Overbrook Farms neighborhood. Though she is a natural brunette, Collins dyed her hair blonde for the majority of her in-ring career. She is a fan of the Portland Trailblazers, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle Seahawks. Collins is good friends with Amelia Baer, Kyle Lewis, and Evita Verano.
In Wrestling[]
- Finishing Moves
- Air PDX (Springboard bulldog)
- Roundhouse kick
- Signature Moves
- Backhand chop, sometimes preceded by licking the palm fo her hand
- Bicycle kick
- Diving clothesline
- Diving crossbody
- Handstand swinging headscissors takedown
- Hangman's choke
- Hurricanrana pin
- Matrix evasion
- Multiple bulldog variations
- Diving
- One-handed
- Running
- Wheelbarrow
- One-armed neckbreaker slam
- Spinebuster
- Stinger splash
- Super frankensteiner
- Thesz press, followed by punches, sometimes diving
- Turnbuckle handstand headscissors takedown
- Victory roll
- Entrance Themes
- "Notorious K.I.M." by Lil Kim (April 2018 - present)
Championships and Accomplishments[]
- Desert Storm Wrestling
- DSW Women's Championship (1 time)
- Inferno Wrestling
- Inferno Wrestling Championship (1 time)
- IW Provincial Championship (1 time)
- IW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)
- IW Tag Team Championships (2 times, with Ashton Collins)
- Wildfire Awards
- Match of the Year (2010, IW Frontline vs. All Will Fall at Crisis Point IV)
- Feud of the Year (2010, as a member of IW Frontline vs. All Will Fall)
- Best Mic Worker (2011, 2015)
- Millennium Wrestling Federation
- MWF Women's Championship (3 times)
- MWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- MWF Tag Team Championships (2 times, with Ashton Collins)