| Kristin Eubanks | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Chrissy Cialis[1] Krissy Vaine[1] Kristin Astara[1] Ladie Vaine[2] Special K[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2][3] |
| Billed weight | 130 lb (59 kg)[2][3] |
| Born | January 12, 1981 [1] Greensboro, North Carolina[1] |
| Billed from | Greensboro, North Carolina San Diego, California Malibu, California[3] |
| Trained by | Jeff Rudd[1] DSW Staff[2] FCW Staff[2] |
| Debut | September 2000[1] |
Kristin Eubanks (born January 12, 1981) is an American professional wrestler valet and former general manager. She better known by her ring names Krissy Vaine and Kristin Astara also for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). She also trained at WWE's developmental territory, Deep South Wrestling (DSW). Eubanks was released from her WWE contract on October 10, 2007
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Eubanks made her wrestling debut in September 2000 as Special K, where she acted as a manager for wrestlers.[1] By mid-2003, she transitioned from a managerial role to an in-ring competitor and subsequently adopted the ring name Krissy Vaine.[2][3] In 2004, Vaine began teaming with Amber O'Neal and the pair were soon named Team Blondage.[2] After a few tryouts with World Wrestling Entertainment on both SmackDown! and Raw, Eubanks began working for several independent promotions, including the Professional Girl Wrestling Association, Women Extreme Wrestling, Memphis Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance and Shimmer Women Athletes.
In January 22 2006, Eubanks signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling.[4] Eubanks, under her Krissy Vaine name, made her first DSW appearance at the March 9, 2006 tapings where she and Kristal Marshall threw t-shirts into the crowd during intermission. Her official debut occurred at the March 16 tapings, where she appeared as a referee. In addition to refereeing, she also managed Kevin Matthews during his matches.[5] Vaine made her DSW in-ring debut on the June 22 tapings, where she defeated Tracy Taylor.[6] On June 22, 2006 edition of DSW Krissy Vaine defeated Tracey Taylor with help from Special Guest Referee Matt Striker[7] On June 29 edition of DSW Vaine & Striker were defeated by Tracey Taylor & Mike Taylor. On At the October 12 tapings, Vaine became the General Manager for DSW.[1] In late 2006 and early 2007, she began a feud with Angel Williams, with Williams claiming that Vaine did something immoral to be appointed General Manager. In response, Vaine began to cost Williams matches with distractions from other Divas. She then tried to order around the other Divas, such as Nattie Neidhart, Brooke Adams and Shantelle Taylor to take care of Williams for her, though to no avail. Instead, Vaine decided to try and make up with Williams, with the latter accepting the apology and resulting in them both becoming the co-General Managers of DSW. On June 27, 2006 TV tapings Vaine defeated Shantelle Taylor when Vaine grabbed her tights. On September 9, 2006, she lost against Shantelle at Deep South Wrestling Grand Park Slam event in Six Flags Over Georgia. On March 8, 2007 edition of DSW Vaine defeated Nattie Neidhart. On March 15, 2007 edition of DSW Vaine teamed with Angel Williams in a losing effort to Nattie Neidhart and Shantelle . On March 16 edition of DSW Vaine & Williams defeated Nattie Neidhart & Shantelle in a rematch. On March 17 Vaine & Williams was defeated in a another rematch by Nattie Neidhart & Shantelle. On April 5 edition of DSW Vaine defeated Nattie Neidhart.[8] Vaine & Williams was once again defeated by Nattie Neidhart & Shantelle.[9]
After DSW was shut down, Vaine was moved to Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE's newest developmental territory. Vaine made her FCW debut on June 26, 2007, where she lost to Nattie Neidhart in a three-way match also involving Shantelle Taylor.[6] On June 30 edition of FCW Vaine was the special guest referee for the Nattie Neidhart vs Shantelle Taylor match. On September 2 edition of FCW Vaine participated in an FCW Divas Best Body Contest. On September 15 edition of FCW Vaine teamed with Nattie Neidhart getting defeated by The Bella Twins with Victoria Crawford as special referee.[10]
On the September 28, 2007 episode of SmackDown!, Eubanks made her WWE debut as a heel by attacking Torrie Wilson after Wilson lost a match to Victoria.[11] On October 5 episode of Smackdown! Vaine was seen backstage negotiating her first match with smackdown General Manager Vickie Guerrero.[12] On October 10, both Eubanks and her boyfriend Ryan O'Reilly left WWE due to health issues with both of their families.[13]
After a long-term hiatus from wrestling following her WWE departure, Eubanks decided to return to the wrestling industry. On September 12, 2009, Vaine won her first singles championship by defeating Jayme Jameson to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Women's Championship.[14] The win made Vaine the first champion in nearly nine years due to the title being vacated and subsequently abandoned on December 2, 2000 by the last champion Leilani Kai.[14] On April 10, 2010, Vaine lost the title to Jameson in a rematch.[14]
In late 2004, Vaine formed a tag team with Amber O'Neal known as Team Blondage. The team wrestled primarily on the North Carolina independent circuit, appearing with promotions such as Shimmer and Women's Extreme Wrestling. Team Blondage defeated Clehopatra and Navaho to win the vacant WEW Tag Team Championship on May 8, 2005 at the WEW pay-per-view "No Ho's Barred". In the course of their reign, Vaine signed a contract with WWE. Vaine was subsequently replaced within Team Blondage by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling alumna Lollipop.
After a long term hiatus prior leaving WWE and the wrestling business for over a year, it was announced that Krissy Vaine decided to return to the wrestling industry and reunite with her Team Blondage partner, Amber O'Neal.[15][16] They have now announced themselves as Team Blondage 2.0, and in their debut match they defeated against the established Scream Queens (Daffney and MsChif). On March 7, they defeated Persephone and Kristin Flake in CWF.
In March 2009, Vaine's tag team partner O'Neal made her NWA Charlotte debut in a match against Daffney, Amber O'Neal switched with Vaine, who got the pinfall over Daffney for her tag team partner. On May 23, 2009, O'Neal defeated the debuting Jayme Jameson after Vaine switched with her to become the first NWA Charlotte Women's Champion. O'Neal would turn out to be the title's only holder due to NWA Charlotte folding in late 2009.
In March 2011, Eubanks began working for MTV2's Lucha Libre USA. She made her debut for the promotion on the March 19 tapings as Chrissy Cialis in an intergender match, where she and Vladamiro defeated Mini Park and ODB.[6] On May 28, Cialis lost in her singles debut to Nikki Corleone.[6]
Eubanks has 2 siblings, a brother Wesley and a sister Kellye. Eubanks graduated from Southeast Guilford High School in 1999. Eubanks played softball in her youth and was also a cheerleader in high school.[2] She has also been a model for Wrangler.[2]
Eubanks is engaged to Ryan Parmeter, who competed on seasons 4 and 5 of WWE NXT as Conor O'Brian.[13]
In August 2009, Eubanks became a blogger for women's wrestling website Diva Dirt.[17] In January 2010, Eubanks launched her own podcast, The Krissy Vaine Project, at Diva Dirt.[18] In March 2010, Eubanks announced that she was no longer using her long-time ring name Krissy Vaine. She then revealed her new ring name to be Kristin Astara.[19] Following her name change, she also renamed her podcast to Kristin & Friends, with the first episode debuting on March 27, 2010.
1This Mid-Atlantic promotion, while currently operating out of the same region of the United States and having revised some of the championships used by the original Mid-Atlantic promotion, is not the same promotion that was once owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. and was sold to Ted Turner in 1988. It is just another NWA affiliated promotion.
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair | Krissy Vaine | Jenny Taylor | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Jan 2, 2008 | Hair vs. Hair match at WEW DVD taping |