Angelina Love

Lauren Williams (born September 13, 1981) is a Canadian professional wrestler.

She is best known for her time in TNA/Impact Wrestling under the ring name Angelina Love.

She is signed with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).

Between ROH and TNA/Impact, Love is a seven-time women's world champion, having held TNA Knockouts Championship six times, along with her Women of Honor World Championship reign.

She is also a one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion with Winter.

She debuted in wrestling on February 29, 2000, in Hardcore Wrestling Federation in Ontario, Canada, and she wrestled in various independent promotions around Canada under the ring name Angel Williams.

Her all-time favorite wrestler Shawn Michaels was her inspiration to get into wrestling.

She was first a valet for various wrestlers such as Chris Sabin and Eric Young, and then began in-ring training under Rob Fuego.

Williams briefly worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2004, mainly wrestling on TNA Xplosion against Trinity.

Williams was working for promotions in the United States when World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) scouted her, and invited her to a tryout in June 2004.

In November, she trained at WWE's then-developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and WWE signed her to a contract in late 2004.

She was assigned to wrestle and train in another WWE developmental territory, Deep South Wrestling (DSW).

Williams began managing Johnny Parisi in the summer of 2005.

On the September 8, 2005, episode of DSW TV, Williams made her in-ring debut by defeating Michelle McCool.

On September 22, Williams was scheduled to wrestle against McCool, but MCcool never showed up.

Instead Daisy Mae came out, challenged Williams and Williams defeated Mae in a singles match.

At the February 9, 2006, episode of DSW TV, Williams participated in the first ever Bikini Contest in DSW.

She did not reveal her bikini because Palmer Cannon interrupted, which led to a match, where Love managed Cannon against Tommy Dreamer.

On February 28, she underwent knee surgery in Birmingham, Alabama, to repair a torn ACL.

After almost seven months of rehab, she stepped back into the ring at a DSW TV taping.

At the beginning of November 2006, Williams started managing The Gymini, but The Gymini were released from their contracts in January 2007.

Williams then began a feud with General Manager of DSW, Krissy Vaine, with Williams claiming that Vaine did something immoral to be appointed General Manager.

Over the next couple of weeks, Vaine would cost Williams her matches by forcing other DSW Divas into interfering in Williams's matches.

On the January 4 episode of DSW TV, Williams defeated the debuting Brooke Adams, with Vaine on commentary.

On the January 11 episode of DSW TV', Williams competed against Shantelle Taylor in a losing effort.

On the January 18 episode of DSW TV, Williams teamed up with Shantelle in a winning effort, defeating Luscious and Tracy Taylor in a tag-team match.

On the February 8 episode of DSW TV, Williams defeated Krissy Vaine by disqualification after The Bag Lady attacked Williams.

Immediately following the match, Vaine ordered the match to restart, resulting in Vaine pinning Williams.

The following week, Williams got a measure of revenge by defeating The Bag Lady.

On the April 5, 2007, episode of DSW TV, Williams accompanied Vaine to a match, where she defeated Nattie Neidhart after interference from Williams.

Over the following weeks, Williams teamed up with Vaine against Neidhart and Shantelle Taylor, losing to them on several occasions.

The storyline, however, came to an end when Deep South Wrestling shut down in April.

After DSW shut down, Williams was moved to Ohio Valley Wrestling.

Williams made her OVW debut in a dark match at the May 16, 2007, television tapings in Louisville, Kentucky, defeating Serena.

Two days later, Williams was released from her developmental contract.

After being released from WWE, Williams resurfaced in Mexican promotion AAA, under the name Canadian Angel on June 10, 2007.

She also appeared for other independent promotions such as NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling and Full Throttle Wrestling.

Love made her debut for Great Canadian Wrestling (GCW) on December 27, 2011, at the Season's Beatings event in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, where she teamed up with Shawn Spears in a losing effort to Seleziya Sparx and Brent Banks in a mixed-tag-team match.

Love made her debut for Indian promotion Ring Ka King on March 18, 2012, where she defeated Alissa Flash.

After the match, Love began a storyline in which she was being pursued by Romeo and Zoravar.