"Remember this: Although timing in life is everything, memorable moments in history don't just happen. Do something."
Lita's real name is Amy Dumas. She was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, but lives in Sanford, North Carolina. Lita competed in swimming, gymnastics and soccer in middle school and high school. While in high school, Lita played bass guitar for a band called 3 Card Trick. She was inspired by World Championship Wrestling's Rey Mysterio Jr. To begin a career in professional wrestling. Lita trained in Mexico and in the Funking Conservatory, owned and operated by Dory Funk Jr. Her first high profile exposure was in Extreme Championship Wrestling, where she debuted on July 18, 1999, at Heat Wave pay-per-view as Angelica. She made her World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view debut as Lita on April 30,2000, as valet for Essa Rios.
Since the summer of 1999, Amy Dumas has gradually become a high-profile performer in professional wrestling. This timeline highlights her progress from Ecw to the WWF.
July 18,1999: Amy Dumas, known then as Angelica, gained her first high-profile exposure at Ecw's Heat Wave pay-per-view. Danny Doring, with tag team partner Roadkill looking on, "proposed" to her in the ring.
August 1999: She graduated from The Funking Conservatory, and as Miss Congeniality, she continued to perform as Doring's valet in Ecw.
September 19,1999: In her second and final Ecw pay-per-view appearance, she briefly faced Jazz at Anarchy Rulz.
April 30,2000: After debuting on WWF television in the spring of 2000 as a valet for Essa Rios, Lita made her WWF pay-per-view debut as Eddy Guerrero beat Rios.
June 25,2000: In a WWF tag-team title match involving Edge & Christian, T&A, Too Cool, and the Hardy Boyz at King Of The Ring, Lita involved herself by countering Trish Stratus' interference and performing a huracanrana on Test.
July 23,2000: In a mixed tag-team match featuring the Hardy Boyz and Lita versus T&A and Trish Stratus at Fully Loaded, Lita performed a moonsault on Stratus that led to her team's victory.
August 21,2000: On "Raw," Lita beat Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley for the WWF women's title.
Type Of Music: Mostly, I listen to alternative rock. But, I love dance music and hip-hop, especially when I'm working out. It's motivational.
Movie: Pee-wee's Big Adventure.
Actor: Christian Slater
Actress: Pamela Anderson
Book: Lord of the Flies
Type of Food: Japanese
Season: Summer
Vacation Spot: Florida
Wrestling Move: The Moonsault
Edge & Christian: Too Big for their britches
Stephanie: Brat
Trish Stratus: Clueless
Jacqueline: One tough [Cookie]
Ivory: Hyperactive
Matt and Jeff Hardy: Real
Lita lists BeBe, Betsy Johnson, BCBG and Guess? as her favorite clothing stores. Some of her favorite bands include Tool,, Vertical Horizon, Avail, Live and Limp Bizkit. One of her goals in life is to ride a mechanical bull.
