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Date of birth (location)
14 April 1975
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Biography
Birth name
Amy Christine Dumas
Nickname
Lita
Miss Congenality (when she was in ECW)
The Walking Kiss of Death
Height
5' 7" (1.70 m)
Mini biography
Amy Dumas was born on April 14, 1975 in Florida. Not much is known about her past other then she and her family did alot of moving around. Her parents divorced before she graduated from high school. She graduated 6 months early and became a roadie for 5 years. She got interested in wrestling after watching Rey Mysterio Jr. She later made her way through wrestling schools before getting signed to ECW. She stayed there for 9 months before quitting. Later that year she signed with WWF and debuted with Essa Rios on Feb. 13, 2000. After her relationship with Essa ended, Amy joined with Matt and Jeff Hardy and the three became Team Xtreme. Time went by and the threesome were popular everywhere. But it wasn't long before the group started facing problems and the three split for a while. But all of them returned together in 2002 at WWF 2002 Royal Rumble. A few months later, Amy broke her neck while filimg FOX'S Dark Angel and wont be back either until July or August.

Trade mark
Finishing move is a moonsault off the top rope. Wears pants low to reveal a thong.
Red Hair
Has a large tattoo of a gargoyle on her shoulder.
Dare-devil moves in the ring
Finishing move: The Lita DDT
Finishing move: The Lita Bomb
Finishing move: Reverse (Extreme) Twist of Fate
Trademark move: The Litacanrana (a hurracanrana from the top turnbuckle to an opponent in the ring)
New Finishing move: Rear Naked Choke (Sleeper with a scissors hold).
Finishing Move: Moonsault
Signature Move: One-legged Monkey Flip
Signature Move: Headscissor Takedown

Trivia
Became interested in wrestling after watching Rey Mysterio Jr.
Before becoming a regular on WWF TV, appeared as one of the Godfather's hos on "Raw is War".
Has had an action figure of herself made.
Won the WWF womens title from Stephanie McMahon on August 21, 2000.
Prior to getting into wrestling in 1998 worked as a swimming instructor, a band roadie and in a tattoo parlor.
Amy is trained in judo and kickboxing.
Has a younger brother.
Played the bass for a band she was a part of called 3-Card Trick.
Is the un-official "foreman" of Matt Hardy's house while it is being constructed.
Walked around for 17 days before finding out that her neck was broken.
Broke her neck while filming the season finale for Dark Angel when the stuntwoman did not hold her properly while she was doing a "Litacanrana" causing her to land on her head, ironically the season finale turned out to be the series finale.
Dropped out of college after her freshman year to pursue wrestling as a career.
She and now comfirmed boyfriend and fellow wrestler Matt Hardy, have finally revealed an off-screen relationship after years of speculation in various WWE interviews. (Jan 2003)
Is of Irish, French, Mexican and Puerto Rican descent.
Has around 70-80 thongs
Has a doberman pinscher named Cody
Her parents divorced before she graduated from high school
Her dog Cody, died at the age of 11 of cancer (April 2003)
Adopted a tan Terrier puppy named Mason (July 2003), her other dog Cody died of cancer in April 2003 at the age of 11.
Started the Animal Fundraiser A.D.O.R.E (Amy Dumas Operation Rescue and Education)
Released her autobiography 'A R.O.A.D Less Traveled: The Reality of Amy Dumas'
Has a younger brother named Billy (24)
Parents divorced when she was 17.
Has the word 'Punk' on the inside of her lower lip.
Got her gargoyle tattoo (upper shoulder) in Amsterdam.
Was in the first ever Women's Steel Cage match on Raw (11/24/2003) against Victoria. She lost the match due to interference from Matt Hardy.
Was nicknamed 'The Walking Kiss of Death' by Trish Stratus, after all of Lita's team mates either vanished or were hit by serious injury.
The only diva to win her two championships in a main event match on WWE RAW
Was majoring in Education from Georgia State University
Major injuries she has had are Popped scapula, Broken neck, Chipped tooth, torn ACL and Meniscus in knee
She has managed the following people Christopher Daniels (Indy Feds), Danny Doring & Roadkill (ECW), Essa Rios, Matt and Jeff Hardy (WWF/E), Kane, Edge (WWE)
Her previous jobs are played in a band, worked at animal shelters, dancer.

Personal quotes
"I try not to think too much when I'm in the ring. I just do what comes naturally."
"If it's not in your heart you're not gonna make it. At the end, looking back, you know its worth it."

Where are they now
(July 2003) Will be returning to the ring in August
(September 2003) Returned to RAW in mid-September while saving fellow wrestler Trish.
(March 2004) Working on getting the Women's Championship back.
(July 2004) Amy's character Lita, is now in a storyline with on and off screen boyfriend Matt Hardy, and Kane. She is pregnant and the baby could be either Matt's or Kane's
(August 2004) Will "marry" the winner of the 'Til Death Do Us Part match between Kane and Matt Hardy at Summerslam 2004.
(August 2004) Must "marry" Kane, the father of her "baby", after he beat Matt Hardy in a 'Till Death Do Us Part' match at Summerslam 2004.
(August 2004) Married Kane on the August 23rd episode of RAW.
(September 2004) Lost her "baby" when Kane accidentally fell on Lita after he was hit in the back by a steel chair by newcomer Gene Snitsky.
(December 2004) Defeated Trish Stratus to capture her second WWE Women's Championship.
(January 2005) ## Lost her Women's Title to Trish Stratus at New Year's Revolution after Lita hurt her left knee/leg when she tried to execute a Lou Thesz Press from the ring apron onto Trish who was on the outside of the ring. Lita could be out of action for awhile due to this injury.
(January 2005) Was scheduled to have ACL surgery on the 13th of January. The normal rehab time for wrestlers who suffer this kind of injury is 6+ months. Fellow WWE wrestler Jazz suffered the same injury however in 2002, and was out for 9 months.
(March 2005) Training WWE Diva, Christy Hemme, to wrestle.
(June 2005) No longer wears the brace for her injured knee, and has four months remaining of rehab before she can return to the ring.
(December 2005) WWE currently have Lita co-hosting 'The Cutting Edge' with Edge as the main host, which is similar to 'The Highlight Reel' and 'Carlito's Cabana' This signals she is still not ready to return to the ring as it's another non-wrestling storyline.

Sometimes Credited As:
Lita

Filmography as: Actress, Herself, Notable TV Guest Appearances
Actress - filmography
1. "Friday Night Smackdown!" (2005)
2. "WWE A.M. Raw" (2005-)
3. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 (2005)
4. WWE Taboo Tuesday (2005)
5. WWE Unforgiven (2005)
6. Summerslam (2005)
7. WWE Vengeance (2005)
8. WWE Backlash (2005)
9. WrestleMania 21 (2005)
10. WWE New Year's Revolution (2005)
11. WWE Taboo Tuesday (2004)
12. WWE Unforgiven (2004)
13. Summerslam (2004)
14. WWE Vengeance (2004)
15. WWE Bad Blood (2004)
16. WWE Backlash (2004)
17. WWE Armageddon (2003)
18. Survivor Series (2003)
19. WWE Unforgiven (2003)
20."WWE Velocity" (2002)
21. WWE Wrestlemania X-8 (2002)
22. WWF Backlash (2002)
23. Wrestlemania X-8 (2002)
24. WWF No Way Out (2002)
25. Royal Rumble (2002)
26. WWF Vengeance (2001)
27. Survivor Series (2001)
28. WWF Rebellion (2001)
29. WWF No Mercy (2001)
30. WWF Unforgiven (2001)
31. Invasion (2001)
32. Divas in Hedonism (2001)
33. WWF Judgment Day (2001)
34. WWF Insurrextion (2001)
35. Wrestlemania X-Seven (2001)
36. "Raw Is War" (2000-)
37. "Sunday Night Heat" (2000-)
38. "WWF Metal" (2000-2002)
39. "WWF Smackdown!" (2000-2002, 2005)
40. WWF Armageddon (2000)
41. WWF Rebellion (2000)
42. Survivor Series (2000)
43. WWF No Mercy (2000/I)
44. WWF Unforgiven (2000)
45. Fully Loaded (2000)
46. WWF Backlash (2000)
47. "ECW Hardcore TV" (1999)
48. "Extreme Championship Wrestling" (1999)
Herself - filmography
1. WWE Viva Las Divas (2005)
2. WWE Hall of Fame 2005 (2005)
3. WWE Divas: South of the Border (2004)
4. WWE: Trish Stratus - 100% Stratusfaction (2003)
5. WWF Divas: Tropical Pleasure (2002)
6. WWF Divas: Sex on the Beach (2002)
7. Before They Were WWF Superstars (2002)
8. Lita: It Just Feels Right (2001)
Archinve Footage
1. Survivor Series (2005)
Notable TV Guest Appearances
1. "Headbangers Ball" 13 March 2004
2. "Dark Angel" playing "Thula" in episode: "Freak Nation" 3 May 2002
3. "Fear Factor" 25 February 2002
4. "The Big Breakfast" 18 January 2002
5. "Weakest Link" in episode: "WWF Superstars Edition" 12 November 2001
6. "SM:TV Live" 3 November 2001
7. "Tough Enough" 9 August 2001
8. "Live & Kicking" 10 March 2001
9. "The Big Breakfast" 9 March 2001
10. "Open Mike with Mike Bullard" 14 February 2001

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