Callee Wilkerson (October 2, 1990) is an American professional wrestler, known by her ring names Barbi Hayden and Abilene Maverick.[1][2] She is a one-time NWA World Women's Champion. She is best known for her frequent work in ACW, the NWA, and WOW.

Barbi Hayden
Hayden in 2019
Birth nameCallee Wilkerson
Born (1990-10-02) October 2, 1990 (age 33)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Barbi Hayden
Abilene Maverick
Billed height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Billed weight140 lb (64 kg)
Billed fromCollege Station, Texas
Debut2010

Professional wrestling career edit

In year 2010 Barbi Hayden made her debut and on June 1, 2013, at Ring of Honor she debuted in a one on one match against Athena Reese but was not successful.[3][4]

On January 25, 2014, Hayden won the NWA World Women's Championship for the first time, after defeating Kacee Carlisle. She made her first successful title defense on February 8 against Santana Garrett at WSU Mutiny.[5] Hayden held the title 378 days, when she successfully defended the title eleven times,[6] before losing the title to Garrett on February 7, 2015.[7]

On July 31, 2015, Hayden lost to Tessa Blanchard in the first women's match to ever be televised in China.[8][9] On January 21, 2016, Hayden made her debut for Shine Wrestling at SHINE 32, defeating Renee Michelle.[10] The following month on February 26, at SHINE 33 Hayden defeated Leah Vaughan.[11]

Hayden appeared at TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 2016 Pay Per View.[12] At this event, Hayden defeated Raquel in a singles qualifying match, for a spot in the Queen of the Knockouts Gauntlet Battle Royal. Facing Jade, Allysin Kay, Allie, Madison Rayne and Marti Belle and Rebel and Rosemary, which was won by Jade.[13]

Hayden joined Women of Wrestling (WOW) under the name Abilene Maverick, The Governor's Daughter. After debuting as a face, Maverick began turning heel and started to bully Stephy Slays, committing acts such as spilling tea on her,[14] and feigning an injury to avoid facing her in the ring. Following Slays' victory over The Disciplinarian, the evil Maverick attacked Slays backstage, cementing her heel turn.[15]

On July 22, 2019, Hayden announced her retirement from pro wrestling to focus on performing stage shows in Las Vegas.[16] In 2023 Maverick made her return to Women of Wrestling (WOW) where she captured the WOW World Title.

Championships and accomplishments edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Barbi Hayden | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Barbi Hayden " Wrestlers Database " CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Unknown, Kate (May 26, 2013). "Barbi Hayden to Debut for ROH". Diva-dirt.com. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  4. ^ GIRI, RAJ. "ROH Throwback: Athena (Ember Moon) Vs. Barbi Hayden At Honor In The Heart Of Texas 2013". Wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Magee, Nickolas (February 10, 2014). "WSU Mutiny Results – February 8, 2014". PWMania. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  6. ^ "Reference at www.cagematch.net".
  7. ^ Caldwell, James (February 7, 2015). "NWA news: Former TNA KO captures World Women's Title, Jax captures Nat'l Title, Conway defends NWA World Title, two big title matches at NJPW's "New Beginning" next week". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  8. ^ Davies, Don. "Road less traveled has paid off for Tessa Blanchard". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018.
  9. ^ "MACW". Cagematch.
  10. ^ "Results: SHINE 32 iPPV – 01/29/16 | Daily Wrestling News". www.dailywrestlingnews.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  11. ^ "SHINE 33 Live iPPV Results – February 26, 2016 | PWMania". PWMania. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  12. ^ TNA Videos (April 26, 2016), TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 2016 – Gauntlet Match, retrieved October 22, 2016
  13. ^ "** SPOILERS ** TNA One Night Only 'Knockouts Knockdown 2016' Tapings - WrestlingInc.com". WrestlingInc.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  14. ^ "WOW Season 4 Episodes 1 & 2 Review". SoCalUNCENSORED.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  15. ^ Powell, Jason (March 11, 2019). "WOW on AXS review: Season finale with Tessa Blanchard vs. Havok for the WOW Championship, Khloe Hurtz vs. Kobra Moon, Princess Aussie and Azteca vs. The Voodoo Doll and Holidead, The Disciplinarian vs. Stephy Slays". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  16. ^ @BarbiHayden (July 22, 2019). "SEE BELOW FOR ANNOUNCEMENT 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩#AtomicSaloon #BarbiHayden #RT#Spiegelworld #LasVegas #Fringe…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Reference at www.cagematch.net".
  18. ^ "Reference at www.cagematch.net".
  19. ^ "Reference at www.cagematch.net".
  20. ^ "Reference at www.cagematch.net".
  21. ^ "Reference at www.cagematch.net".
  22. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Female 50 for 2014 – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.

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