Victoria WWE Diva Pictures

Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 136 lb (62 kg)
Born February 10, 1971
Hometown San Bernardino, California
Debut June 2000

Lisa Marie Varon, née Lisa Marie Sole, better known as Victoria (born February 10, 1971 in San Bernardino, California) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet, currently working for the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment.

Varon was born to a Puerto Rican father and a Turkish mother. Varon is thought by some to resemble wrestler Lance Storm; in a running gag, Storm maintains via his website that he and Varon are siblings, but this is not the case (the two are unrelated).

After spending a considerable amount of time training in MCW and OVW, Varon returned to the renamed World Wrestling Entertainment, on the July 7, 2002 episode of Sunday Night Heat, losing to Trish Stratus. She was formally reintroduced on the August 5, 2002 episode of RAW as Victoria, the heel trainee of Molly Holly. Her character was quickly established as that of a psychopath who was jealous of Stratus's success and wanted to make Stratus's life a living hell.

In the culmination of a feud lasting four months, Victoria defeated Stratus for the WWE Women's Championship in a hardcore match at Survivor Series 2002. The following night on RAW, she defeated Stacy Keibler and debuted her finisher, the "Widow's Peak". After the match, Steven Richards foiled an attempt at retribution by Stratus, beginning a pairing with Victoria that would last for over a year.

Varon's feud with Stratus continued for several more months, encompassing a street fight on the January 27, 2003 episode of RAW which was won by Victoria, considered by some fans to be among the best women's matches in WWE history. Varon's reign lasted until WrestleMania XIX when she lost to Stratus in a triple threat match which also included Jazz. Following the loss, it was speculated that she had dropped the title in order to allow for her to have surgery on her right knee, which she had injured some time earlier. However, instead of having surgery, Varon opted (on the advice of Stone Cold Steve Austin) to wear a knee brace during matches, a practice she continues to this day.

Victoria's most notable theme music during this time was "All the Things She Said" by T.A.T.u.. For the remainder of 2003, Victoria continued to compete in the women's division, in addition to accompanying the by now self-proclaimed "General Manager of Heat" Stevie Richards wherever he went. As time progressed, she began to receive face reactions, prompting the WWE creative team to turn her into a face by the end of 2003.