Nitro Girls
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The Nitro Girls were a dance team in World Championship Wrestling that danced during commercials on WCW Monday Nitro to entertain the fans.
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[edit] History
The Nitro Girls were formed in 1997 by Kimberly Page at Eric Bischoff's request. They were a dance team that danced during commercials on WCW Monday Nitro to entertain the fans. Some of their dance routines made it onto the TV show too. The Nitro Girls would also make appearances at some WCW promotional events. The group disbanded in early 2001, in part due to so many of their members being used in storylines with the wrestlers.
[edit] Members
| Nitro Girl | Real Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| AC Jazz | Amy Crawford | 1997-99 |
| Baby | Shannon McNeill | 2000 |
| Chae | Chae An | 1997-2001 |
| Chameleon | Carmel Macklin | 2000 |
| Chiquita | Chiquita Anderson | 2000-01 |
| Fyre | Teri Byrne | 1997-99 |
| Gold | Diane Klimaszewski | 2000 |
| Kimberly | Kimberly Page | 1997-99 |
| Naughty-A | Jamie | 2000-01 |
| Silver | Elaine Klimaszewski | 2000 |
| Skye | Stacy Keibler | 1999 |
| Spice | Melissa Bellin | 1997-2000 |
| Starr | Jennifer Bancalum | 2000-01 |
| Storm | Sharmell Sullivan | 1998-99 |
| Syren | Allison Pfau | 2000-01 |
| Tayo | Tayo Reed | 1997-98 |
| Tygress | Vanessa Sanchez | 1998-2000 |
| Whisper | Rebecca Curci-Hickenbottom | 1997-99 |
[edit] Trivia
- The Nitro Girls debuted on July 14, 1997 in Orlando, FL.
- The Nitro Girls filmed their own PPV that aired in 1999.
- Nitro Girl Chae had an incident where her breast popped out on national TV during one of their routines. This incident is frequently known as the "Nitro Nipple".
- Stacy Keibler was the winner of the 1999 Nitro Girl Search.
- Several former Nitro Girls formed a pop music group called Diversity 5. They were Teri Byrne (Fyre), Melissa Bellin (Spice), Sharmell Sullivan (Storm), Chae An (Chae) and Vanessa Sanchez (Tygress). When Sharmell went to the WWF for the first time, Chiquita Anderson (Chiquita) replaced her.
- Nitro Girl Sharmell Sullivan is currently married to Booker T and currently works for the company as "Queen Sharmell".
- Nitro Girl Rebecca Curci is currently married to Shawn Michaels.
[edit] Books
- Nitro Girls, by Richards & Southern, 1999
[edit] See also
WWE Divas, the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s equivalent of the Nitro Girls
