Lisa Marie is owner of The Squared Circle Restaurant in Chicago, IL. She is formerly known as TNA Knockout Tara & five-time TNA Knockouts Champion as well as an one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion. She is a former two time WWE Women's Champion, Finishing move is the Widow's Peak, debuted on WWF as one of the Godfather's Ho's, has worked on all three WWE brands (RAW, ECW &a Smackdown). She departed from the WWE in January of 2009. Owned Black Widow Customs & Fat Tony's Pizzeria in Louisville, KY. Moved to Chicago, IL for for a few years & currently resides in southern California.
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Coach Lisa Marie Varon (AKA Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s “Tara”) trains one aspiring wrestler on a BRAND NEW episode of MTV’s MADE airing November 10th.
With no career path in sight, DeAnna Washington is just another 20-something still living at home with Mom and Dad. Now DeAnna wants to find some independence and settle on a profession that she will truly enjoy. With a love for fitness and performing, DeAnna wants to make her childhood dream come true by being MADE into a Pro Wrestler.
JB interviews Brooke Hogan. She predicts Tara vs. Miss Tessmacher will be really awesome. Tara walks up and wants to make sure her green room is right because her Hollywood boyfriend is here to celebrate with her. Tara calls her the worse boss ever and walks off.
TNA Knockouts Title Match: Tara vs. Miss Tessmacher
We go to the ring and out comes the challenger Tara. The TNA Knockouts Champion Miss Tessmacher is out next.
They start the match with an intense staredown. Taryn Terrell is the referee. Tessmacher shoves Tara and here we go. Tessmacher with an early pin attempt. Tessmacher drops Tara and pops her rear above her. More offense from Tessmacher as Tara goes to the floor to regroup. Tara turns it around and kicks Tessmacher out to the floor. They go at it at ringside now. Tara brings it back in the ring and keeps control. Tara chokes Tessmacher and throws her into the corner for shoulder thrusts now. Tessmacher counters with a roll up but Tara takes her back to the mat and mounts her. Tara rubs her face into the mat and pulls her hair now. 2 count for Tara.4
Tessmacher fights back and nails a DDT. Tara comes back and slams her face in the mat again. Tessmacher turns it around in her favor this time and slams Tara’s face. More offense from the champ. She goes up top and hits a head scissors on Tara. Tara blocks a move and takes Tessmacher to the top. Tessmacher shoves her to the mat. Tara comes back and hits Widow’s Peak for the win and the title.
Winner and New TNA Knockouts Champion: Tara
After the match, Tara takes the mic and says she has been so inspired lately. Tara says she didn’t do this for the fans, she did it for her sweet, sexy, handsome and perfect Hollywood boyfriend, she says. She says we may have seen him on TMZ because he’s kind of a big deal. She introduces her boo… Jessie Godderz from Big Brother. Out comes Mr. Pec-tacular and they make out in the ring. The fans chant “who are you?” Godderz puts the belt around Tara’s waist before kissing some more.
An entire year of dedication, pain, and perseverance will culminate on Sunday at “Bound for Glory.” But our biggest event of the year transcends the hype and means more than just a night of competition. “Bound for Glory” represents legacies formed and memories made; and it is about friendships weathering the storm of adversity. More so than ever before, this year’s card highlights the lasting value of friendship, but also recognizes just how fragile they can be. In one match, six men will enter the ring as tag teams rooted in the trust that friendship brings, while in another match, former friends and tag team partners will face off with such visceral animosity that a special enforcer needs to be present to intervene.
Another championship match pits former friends against each other, too. TNA Knockout Champion Miss Tessmacher will face her mentor Tara in a career-defining bout. Miss Tessmacher rose through the TNA ranks quickly from personal assistant to Eric Bischoff to Tara’s tag team partner. The superstars known as TnT collected championships seemingly without difficulty, all the while humbly praising the efforts of the other tag team member. The veteran Tara continued to teach her new protégé how to compete on the biggest stage, resulting in a TNA Knockout Championship win for Miss Tessmacher just a few short years into her career. Still friends despite Tessmacher’s sudden rise, TnT faced each other as opponents for the first time in September at “No Surrender” with mutual respect resonating throughout the match. But the feeling wouldn’t last much longer.
As quickly as Miss Tessmacher’s rise to prominence came, so, too, went her friendship with Tara. Both women look to the future, but the scars of TnT remain. Tessmacher (@BrookeTess) even told her #TESSFLOCKERS on twitter that she “had bad dreams about a wicked witch all night” and called Tara (@TARALiSAMARiE) a “psycho” last week. What will happen when these two competitors face off on TNA’s biggest stage with all of the glory on the line? Watch us make history this Sunday, live from Phoenix, as Knockout Champion Miss Tessmacher takes on her former mentor, partner, and friend Tara, only at “Bound for Glory!”
Brooke Hogan and Taryn talk in the back about keeping things fair as Tara approaches and Brooke tells Taryn to give them a minute. Tara hands Brooke a list that her Hollywood boyfriend gave her to implement upon her title win this Sunday. She needs an A-list quality greenroom with Kisses. Brooke tears the list up and tells Tara to go earn it. Tara storms off and tells Brooke Kim and Khloe were so right about her.
Later in the show, Gail Kim was defeated by Brooke Tessmacher. Tara immediately runs-in after the match and attacks Tessmacher. Tessmacher counters out of the Widow’s Peak and hits a faceplant on Tara as Taryn raises Tessmacher’s arm in victory.
PWTorch Livecast – Wade Keller interviews TNA KO Tara Fri, October 5, 2012
By PWTorch Staff
TNA Knockout Tara says she feels flattered that TNA selected her for the Knockouts Title match on TNA’s biggest PPV of the year, Bound for Glory, next Sunday, but she also feels deserving of the slot.
“Everybody of course wants to be on the biggest show of the year,” Tara said exclusively on the October 5 PWTorch Livecast with PWTorch editor Wade Keller. “It’s really hard being competitive in this business. It’s flattering, but I feel like it’s well-deserved. Ya know, 13 years, I feel like I paid my dues.”
In the same breath, Tara also advertised surprises on the PPV. “You’re going to see a lot of good stuff from Miss Tessmacher. She’s been working in the ring a lot, I hear,” Tara said. “And, I’m excited – there’s a lot of surprises there. I can’t tell too much, but I’m really excited to be a part of it. Don’t get me wrong, I like to be on every PPV, but this one (is special).”
Tara would likely not be in the same title match position if she were still with WWE. She said on the Livecast that WWE established a ceiling for her career, which prompted her to part ways with WWE in 2009. Tara eventually joined TNA, where she says she has not experienced the same restrictions.
“I’m never going to talk bad about them (WWE), (but) I wish I was told that I was used to train the new girls. I would have been okay with that,” Tara said. “I blatantly asked, ‘Do you ever see the championship belt in my future?’ They said, ‘No.’ I was like, ‘Really. If I’m that awesome out there, why isn’t the title belt in my future?’
“I just think I reached the peak of where I was going to go there. Don’t get me wrong, I am appreciative of what I did there, but it was time to close the book and move on. I really thought I was retired from wrestling. I really did.” Tara then recalled TNA calling her after her 90-day no-compete clause expired and working out a favorable travel schedule to join TNA.
Tara also provided background on why she briefly parted ways with TNA in 2010 and 2011. Tara said she operates on a year-to-year contract so that she can determine how her body is holding up before deciding to re-up, but it led to contract issues in the TNA office.
“I signed for a year and they wanted to a three-year (contract), but I said, ‘I just do year-to-year. I have to listen to my body, and I don’t want to be locked into anything,'” Tara said. “Then, my contract expired (in 2010) and it was just negotiations. It was not that I wanted to leave, but it was the paperwork. I don’t like that part of the business at all. Then, the next year (2011), it expired again and we had to go through it again.”
Tara then updated her current status: “I just recently signed another year, so I’m pretty happy. I hope everyone knows the passion – I love what I do. I hope people see that love.”
The interview concludes with Tara discussing the shift in tone for females on TNA’s roster, notably the Knockouts being treated with more respect by TNA Creative as wrestlers “who can go in the ring” and perform at a high-level.
Tara’s full 17-minute interview with PWTorch editor Wade Keller can be heard on Friday’s PWTorch Livecast available at this link – HERE – or on iTunes or on the free PWTorch Livecast App available in your phone provider’s App/Mobile store .
Backstage: Tara was on the phone with her Hollywood boyfriend. She talked about Stacy (Keibler) and George (Clooney) reportedly breaking up, then Gail Kim walked in and told Tara to get ready for their tag match. Tara mocked Gail’s “cable star” husband, to which Gail replied that if Tara wins the Knockouts Title, she better watch her back. Gail stomped off, then Tara wondered what Torrie (Wilson) and A-Rod are up to.
KO champion MISS TESSMACHER & KO tag champion ODB vs. TARA & GAIL KIM — Taryn Terrell referee
Christy Hemme was standing by to introduce the second match of the show back from break. Out first was the heel duo of Tara and Gail Kim, leading to a video replay of Tara turning on Tessmacher three weeks ago. The face duo of Tessmacher and ODB was out next, leading to the opening bell. ODB got some early offense before Tara cut her off. Tara wanted a standing moonsault, but ODB blocked to bring in Tessmacher. Tessmacher couldn’t put Tara away, though, as the action broke down. Tara then finished off Tessmacher for a clean pin. Afterward, Tara sold extreme confidence.
Backstage: Brooke Hogan walked up to Tara, who told Brooke that she’s late. Brooke was set to give Tara her consequences, but Tara had to take a call from her boyfriend in Hollywood. She referred to Stacy Keibler and George Clooney, then hung up. Brooke told Tara she has to earn a future Knockouts Title shot, then Tara got back on the phone to tell her boyfriend that Brooke is annoying. Brooke took the phone and told Tara’s boyfriend that Tara has to wrestle next. Brooke walked off with the phone, prompting Tara to complain that she waited in line for that phone.
Christy Hemme was standing by to announce a #1 contender match to the Knockouts Title. Out first was a frustrated Tara having to go through the contendership process. Tara exchanged words with KO referee Taryn Terrell, then ODB came out with Eric Young to face Tara.
Tara vs. ODB
ODB drags Tara into the ring. The two ladies trade punches until Tara gets tossed across the ring by her hair. ODB repeats the move but Tara rolls out of the ring. ODB gives chase back into the ring. Shoulder block from ODB to Tara. Tara delivers multiple shoulder shots in the corner until Taryn Terrell breaks them up. Eric Young is on the apron asking for a tag. ODB with a splash to Tara as Eric Young leaves the apron. Bronco Buster from ODB. Eric Young rolls into another corner and asks for a Bronco Buster of his own but Terrell doesn’t let it happen.
ODB connects with a baseball slide. She spanks Tara and follows that up by slamming Tara’s face into the apron. ODB rolls Tara back inside and Tara asks for mercy. ODB tries to attack but Terrell holds her off. ODB with a short-arm clothesline. More clotheslines. ODB kicks Tara. Fallaway slam. ODB kicks Tara out of the ring and Terrell asks for space. Tara is holding her knee in pain and tries to use Eric Young to get up. ODB breaks that up and Eric Young says his pants are still on. Tara rolls back in and removes her knee brace. Taz asks if Tara can continue with her knee issues. Terrell and ODB check on Tara where Tara catches ODB with a sneak rollup for the win. She had her foot on the ropes too.
Winner: Tara
– Terrell assists Tara up the ramp but Tara looks in the ring with a smile. She mouths to the camera, “I did it for you, baby.”
Tara’s music played to bring out a heel Tara after she turned on Knockouts champion Miss Tessmacher last week. After a replay of Tara turning on Tessmacher last week, Tara took the mic in the ring and said the people disgust her for even asking about her actions. She said everyone uses her, including a guy with a sign. Tara said her new boyfriend, who lives in Hollywood, California, opened her eyes to remind her that she is the best female wrestler there is. “Boring!” chant. Tara called out Brooke Hogan, saying she used her, too.
Tara then called out her victim for tonight, Christy Hemme. Off-stage, Hemme wondered what’s going on here. Tara told Hemme to get in the ring now. Tara mockingly told “saddle bags” not to let her fans down. Hemme entered the ring and told Tara she’s an announcer, which Tara shot down. She told Hemme to show her some respect. Asked who her favorite Knockout is right now, Hemme replied it’s Tessmacher. Tara slapped Hemme, so Tessmacher hit the ring to make the save.
Late in the show, backstage: Brooke Hogan, called out Tara in the hallway. Brooke asked Tara what she was thinking calling out Christy Hemme, who isn’t even a wrestler. Brooke said she respects Tara, but she doesn’t like her right now. Brooke said there will be consequences next week.
Tara takes a crack at getting on the list and she seems to have a different perspective than Robbie T but may perhaps be just what she needs to persuade Robbie E to put her on the list.
Jeremy Borash sits down with Tara to get the scoop on the Knockouts division as well as female wrestlers in the business, touring and more. Check out the video above!
Backstage: JB brought in Knockouts champion Miss Tessmacher for a good-length interview discussing her desire to beat her “teacher,” Tara, with the Knockouts Title on the line tonight after Tara beat her on Impact last month.
Knockouts champion MISS TESSMACHER vs. TARA — Knockouts Title match — Taryn Terrell referee
Before the match, Tenay reviewed the Tale of the Tape for this title match. Tara was out first, followed by the Knockouts champion ready for her “test” against her teacher. Tessmacher wanted to be friendly early on, but Tara slapped her, indicating it’s time to wake up and wrestle. The match turned into a back-and-forth with multiple stalemates to sell an even match-up. Tara took control, then went for the Widow’s Peak, but Tessmacher rolled through for a decisive pinfall to “prove herself” against Tara.
Backstage: Brooke Hogan talked to Tara. She made the Knockouts Title match between Tara and Miss Tessmacher official for No Surrender. Gail Kim then jumped into the conversation and complained about Taryn Terrell being brought in as referee. Brooke waited out Gail’s complaints, then booked Gail vs. Tara tonight. Gail and Tara argued going to break.
TARA vs. GAIL KIM — Taryn Terrell special referee
Taryn was already in the ring back from break. Gail, then Tara made her way to the ring to start tonight’s Knockouts match. Gail took control early on and taunted Taryn by using full five-counts while wearing down Tara. Tara then made a comeback and finished off Gail with a clean pinfall.
WINNER: Tara. Fine tune-up for Tara ahead of her Knockouts Title shot against Tessmacher on Sunday.
Broke Tessmacher makes her way to the ring. She says that she thanks Brooke Hogan for righting a wrong last week. But tonight is personal, she wakes up every day and looks in the mirror, can she beat the one person that has taught her everything in wrestling. Her mentor and best friend. So tonight, she challenges Tara.
Non-Title Match: Broke Tessmacher vs. Tara with Taryn Terrell as guest referee
And here we go, lock up to begin and Tessmacher with the arm drag. Lock up, and an arm drag by Tara. Another, and then a botched one from Tessmacher. Headlock by Tara, rights by Tessmacher, off the ropes and a shoulder block by Tara. Hip toss by Tessmacher, then one by Tara. Slam by Tara, into a cover for 2. To the corner they go, and as we get a break forearms by Tessmacher. Big right by Tara drops Tessmacher. Back elbow by Tessmacher, and then a clothesline. Another, and then a dropkick. Tessmacher holds up on corner rights, and then delivers shoulder blocks. Facebuster out of the corner by Tessmacher, and then heads up top. Tara up to stop that, follows her up and gets a superplex and covers for the win. That was not good.
WINNER: Tara
Tara and Tessmacher hug after the match. But Tessmacher leaves upset.
A Dream Match will come true! On September 21st 2012 at Centre Pierre-Charbonneau, the Super Hardcore Anime LuFisto will have the opportunity to face a former WWF Women’s champion and former TNA Knockout champion in veteran TNA Knockout Tara!
This match will take place in Montreal, Quebec for TOW X Stardom, presented by Top of the World Wrestling. People are already taking about a “Mainstream Veteran Vs Independent Veteran” confrontation… And you don’t want to miss it!!
You can get your tickets by contacting LuFisto by visiting her website at Lufisto.com
Q. Compare and contrast working with TNA and WWE, your thoughts on leaving WWE and at the time you talked about leaving pro wrestling. How seriouswere you about that and what changed your mind?
A. The only comparison between TNA and WWE are that they are both based on pro wrestling. They are different in every possible way. I could spend a day contrasting the two. All I will say is that they each have their pros and their cons.
I left WWE for two reasons. First, I was fried. I really needed time off. I had pretty much been on the road for seven years straight. Don’t get me wrong, it was incredible. But for those seven years, I was either on the road or getting ready to be on the road. It gets exhausting. The fact that I was able to do it that long is a testament to how much I loved it.Second, once you are in the spotlight, it’s hard to play a supporting role. I was tired of waiting for an opportunity to be the focus again. So if you combine being worn out, and not being happy with my role, I just felt like it was time to go. After my final match, I bawled little girl tears. I thought that was it.But you can’t go from being busy non-stop to having nothing to do. After a couple weeks, I was stir crazy. I started MMA training on a more regular basis. But after a few months, I was contacted by TNA. They sold me on the idea of wrestling part time, 3-5 days a month. Plus they had some girls I really wanted to work with. Especially Kong. And by that point, I really missed wrestling.
Taeler extends her hand to Tara, Tara slaps it away so Taeler takes a swing and Tara ducks, takes Taeler down with a waistlock, and fired forearms across her nose. Tara with a snap suplex and stands over Taeler to talk trash, but Taeler gets a sunset flip for 2. Tara quickly regains control with a clothesline and then gets the hanging choke in the corner. Taeler kicks up over her head and cartwheels up the corner to give Tara a top rope Frankensteiner. Joseph Park is moving around in the crowd as Taeler gets Tara with a series of clotheslines, then takes Tara down with a waistlock drop and crossfaces Tara like Tara did to her earlier. Taeler goes for a high kick, Tara ducks and gets Taeler up in the Widow’s Peak and hits it for 3.
Winner: Tara
Tara helps Taeler back to her feet, then we go to the back where we see the remaining competitors in the BFG Series.
I got a little behind on posting about these, but you can check out the newest TNA Shoots that Lisa Marie has done with Lee South. Click on the links above to check out each set. Enjoy!
Gail Kim, Rosita, Sarita, & Madison Rayne vs. Brooke Tessmacher, Tara, Mickie James, & Velvet Sky
Velvet starts off as the other team tags in and out. Velvet dominates. She gets attacked in the enemy corner as Gail tags in and takes control. Gail plays to the fans and Velvet catches her with kicks. Gail escapes and tags Madison. Mickie tags in and takes control. She goes to the top but is thrown off by Sarita. Madison drags Mickie to the corner and tags Rosita.
Rosita hits some moves and makes a cover for a 2. Mickie counters and makes her way to her corner and tags Tara who slams Rosita and backflips on top of her for a near fall. The action continues as Brooke face- plants Sarita into a pin attempt that is broken up by Madison. Gail tags in as Brooke dominates and makes another cover which is again broken up by Madison.
All 8 women brawl in and out of the ring. Gail attempts to pin Brooks with her feet on the ropes but Velvet quickly pushes them off. Brooke rolls Gail up for the pin.
