Tara Lee
From the eWrestling Encyclopedia.
| Tara Lee | |
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[[Image: |{{{image_width}}}px|Image of Tara Lee]]
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| Real name | {{{realname}}} |
| Ring Names | {{{names}}} |
| Height | 6'1" |
| Weight | 120lbs. |
| Date of birth | May 1st 1976 (33) |
| Place of birth | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Date of death | {{{death_date}}} |
| Place of death | {{{death_place}}} |
| Resides | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Billed from | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Trainer | Jeff The Killer |
| Current federation(s) | Divas Unleashed |
| Previous federation(s) | {{{previous_efeds}}} |
| Handled by | {{{handler}}} |
| Win/Loss Record | {{{winloss_record}}} |
| Debut | 2001 (GWF) |
| Retired | {{{retired}}} |
Tara Lee (born May 1 1976) is an American-born diva currently employed by the popular chick wrestling federation Divas Unleashed.
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[edit] Early Life
Tara was born in the poorer suburbs of Raleigh in North Carolina. Her old brother, Rayland Lee, would become better known to the wrestling world later in life under the persona of Jackman. Tara's parents died when Tara and Rayland were young and the siblings were separated from each other and put in to care homes. Tara Lee later found out she had a twin sister who was given up at birth as the family could only afford to pay for one child.
Tara spent most of her time in and out of school, never receiving any formal qualifications and at the age of 16, begun modelling lingerie after lying about her age. At the age of 18, Tara had finished with the lingerie business and become bored of modelling and like many models, realised the need of a rich man to pay for her lifestyle.
It has been said by Tara that she was walking past an electronics shop when she saw her brother Jackman wrestling on the TV, and immediately tracked down the company and her brother in the hopes of a family reunion.
[edit] Wrestling Career
[edit] UWF & Global Wrestling Federation
Tara booked herself lessons with the famous pro-wrestler "Jeff The Killer" and took up wrestling training with him. After a year's worth of teaching, she landed a job as a flag-waver for independent company WCW, where she fell into bed with a guy named Paul Jet. She managed him for 4 months before she bored of him and used his money to move to New York. After finding no work and no men to pay for her expensive Ritz suite, she headed home.
In Raleigh, she was hired by UWF after attending a show being held in the next state and convincing Vern Wheeler to hire her. Tara made her debut as a manager for Michael Jeffreys, a week later Jake EB Wild introduced himself, and she immediately dumped Michael in favour of managing Jake.
9 months after joining, the federation changed it's name to GWF. Jake EB Wild proposed and Tara accepted. Their marriage lasted 6 months after it was discovered Tara Lee was having an affair, was pregnant, and Jake immediately divorced her. Tara took a paternity test which determined Jake was the true father of her child, and the child was born Tasmin Lee Wild on April 7th 2002.
Tara competed in the GWF women's division, challenging Crystal and Tequila for the Women's Championship but was unsuccessful in capturing it. Tequila and Tara formed a friendship, turbulent at times, but ultimately lasting.
[edit] Divas Unleashed
Tara Lee became involved in Divas Unleashed following GWF's demise and the pact made by the women of the fallen federation to stick together. The women's contracts were purchased by Shane Rockford and Tara immediately begun dating Shane's vice-president Christian Morales.
[edit] Managing Danni Brooks
In the spring of 2003, Tara Lee fell pregnant with her second child ahead of DU's debut on television. The father being then Divas Unleashed Vice President, Christian Morales and the two had fallen in love while working for DU. The baby was a baby boy named Billy, Christian was not present at birth as by the time of the birth, the couple had split. Sadly, two days later Billy passed away. The death of her second child and Tara's refusal to take time off away from the ring turned Tara into a workaholic, never stopping for peace.
Rather than return full-time to wrestling, Tara Lee signed up Danni Brooks as her protégé and tried to manage Danni to success. The partnership fell through after Danni suffered a string of losses and Tara disowned Brooks, resigning from being her manager live on Exile after a loss to Katrina. Following the spat, Brooks subsequently retired from DU to work in other companies in different countries.
[edit] The Lee Sisters & Relationship with Yuku Shiro
Tara then embarked on a return to the ring and her non-identical twin Sara joined her, with Tara to bring the Lee dynasty (along with periodical appearances by her brother Jackman) to Divas Unleashed. They called themselves, originally, The Lee Sisters. After a few months of mediocre success in the tag division, Sara Lee decided to split from her sister and cited personal differences that "have roots in childhood" but rumours arose of Tara Lee's bullying of Sara.
It was at this time that Tara Lee started to date Yuku Shiro, a successful wrestler within the company at the time, and their lesbian affair raised many eyebrows. Sara Lee decided to slot into a managing role, as Tara and Yuku took their relationship to the next level by teaming up as a tag team called Ladies of Rage. The two were married in February of 2004 in a ceremony overseas in Sweden (where gay marriage was legal).
Tara and Yuku won the Tag Team Championships, Tara's first championship belt in her wrestling career, in 2004 and held them until Forsaken Destiny where they lost to another new lesbian couple, Pain & Pleasure. After the loss, Yuku Shiro pursued solo success but their marriage became strained, especially with the disappearance of Yuku Shiro from ring action and her sudden change in personality, although they remained married.
After winning the tag championships, Tara took a break from wrestling and many thought she had retired. She was, however, inducted into the DU Hall of Fame in 2004, however was removed in 2006 after a disagreement with Tequila as part of an overhaul of the Hall of Fame. In 2006, Tara also discovered that Yuku Shiro had divorced in her while the couple had been separated, having seemingly been unaware for the last two years and only finding out upon Yuku's re-appearance in DU.
2004 also saw Tara Lee use Jake EB Wild's frozen sperm to conceive her second child, a boy named Jake Wild, Jr. Since giving birth, Tara's appearances had been limited with a few appearances at DU award shows and events, as well as a resurrgence in popularity when Yuku Shiro made a dramatic return to feud with Star in 2006 where Tara's name was mentioned.
[edit] 2009 Return
Tara Lee shocked many with a return to Divas Unleashed in 2009, appearing on the Inauguration Special as a mystery opponent in the Unleashed Championship six-pack challenge. Sporting a more glamourous, yet sophisicated appearance, Tara made a solid return to form but did not manage to capture the championship belt.
Tara Lee was a guest commentator during the main event of Control of the Knife between KibbyD and Meggie. Tara caught Kibby's dog, Daisy, when Meggie threw it from the the top of a ladder. Several weeks later, Tara returned Daisy to Kibby in person and the two struck up a friendship.
Tara Lee announced a return to management, rather than wrestling, during this run with DU. This was confirmed when Tara made an announcement offering her managerial services to the roster. After months of no response to her services and a failed attempt to become KibbyD's manager, Tara was unexpectedly named President of Divas Unleashed after Shane Rockford and Tequila disappeared to go on vacation.
The circumstances surrounding her rise to power are questionable and she immediately fired a large number of Divas Unleashed staff including Tiger Lily and Joe Ragnal, for reasons like "she's too ugly" and "she stopped letting me play with her dog" which caused controversy. Tara's reign also involved scrapping the infamous DU drinks table in favour of a smoking section as she believed all divas need to be on the "supermodel diet of Red Bull and a cigarette". During her presidential reign, Felicity and Totally Radd became her two closest allies and she adopted Barracuda Jones and Holly Wentz as her assistants, with both having previously served Tequila.
[edit] Personal Life
Tara married Jake EB Wild (who she considers the love of her life) in 2002 and the couple had a daughter, Tasmin Lee Wild, in 2003. The couple divorced later that year when Tara was accused of having an affair, and Jake left Tara while she was still pregnant. He begun dating Krysta Taylor. Tara is still rumoured to hold morbid resentment towards Krysta for this relationship.
In late 2003, Tara Lee fell pregnant with then vice president Christian Morales's child but suffered a miscarriage and the baby was stillborn.
Tara begun dating Yuku Shiro and the two were married in 2004, with Tara legally changing her name to Tara Lee-Shiro. Their divorce is believed to have been finalised in 2006.
Tara released her first autobiography in late 2004 entitled "Love, Sex and Nappies" which sold a reasonable amount of copies.
Tara briefly dated Good Charlotte drummer Billy Martin and had a fling with singer Josh Groban. After these relationships failed, Tara begun to feel broody and used Jake EB Wild's frozen sperm to father her second child, a boy named Jake Wild, Jr.
Following her retirement from Divas Unleashed and the finalisation of her second divorce, Tara moved to Monte Carlo after eloping with her new husband and French businessman, Jacques Rosseau. The couple have two children together named Carla Rosseau and Manuel Rosseau. Tara also adopted a child from Africa in 2008, a girl named India, bringing her offspring to a total of 5 children.
Tara Lee has a noted dislike for Tequila, after the two were close friends yet had a falling out and have not resolved their issues with each other. Tara stated that Tequila was blocking her return to Divas Unleashed in 2006 and cited her as the main reason why she did not returned to the company up until to her 2009 comeback. At Divacide in 2009, Tara Lee locked Tequila in the trunk of her car after Tequila made a return from her vacation.
Tara also has issues with Crystal Deymonaz, Krysta Taylor, Kaci and Katrina. The latter two divas described Tara as a "psycho" and a "nightmare woman" respectively. Shane Rockford has been rumoured to have stated "she is an absolute horror to work with" in an interview following her departure although has since retracted his statement.
In her 2009 autobiography 'Broken Heels', Kaci claimed that Tara had propositioned her for a threesome with her then-boyfriend AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys and upon Kaci's decline, Tara seduced and slept with Nick Carter as a way of getting her back at her.
[edit] Trademark Moves
- Slap A Bitch (hard bitchslap to the face)
- Sweet Thing (pedigree) (finisher)
[edit] Titles Held
- DU Tag Team Championshps (with Yuku Shiro)
[edit] Awards & Accomplishments
- DU Top 30 2003 - Ranked #7
- DU Top 30 2004 - Ranked #9
- DU Top 30 2005 - Ranked #29
[edit] Theme Music
- "Real Things" by Javine
- "Girls and Boys" by Good Charlotte
- "Slap A Bitch" by Macy Gray (current)
