Vital Statistics:
Name: Liliana Ciccone
Date of Birth: April 27, 1980
Place of Birth: Long Island, New York, USA
Height/Weight: 165cm./59kg.
Shoe Size: 24 cm.
Favorite Colors: Black
In-Ring Debut: OJFWA: Vs. Amy Chen (06/24/06)
In-Ring Style: Brawler
Entrance Theme: Who's That Girl? (Madonna)
Finishing Technique: Big Chop (known to have taken the wind out of many a sail)
Signature moves: Lariat, Northern Lights Suplex, Spine Buster
Twitter @ojfwawrestling HashTag: #Liliana
Personal Information
Sign: Taurus
Measurements: 84-58-83
Blood Type: AB
Special Skill: Seemingly fearless, and able to take and dish out a large amount of pain.
Languages: English, Spanish, Italian
Favorite Food: Philly Cheesesteak
Least Favorite Food: Frog's Legs
Favorite Animals: Cats, dogs
Hobbies: Tennis, volleyball.
Favorite Places: New York, Shinjuku
Favorite Actor/Actress: Al Pacino/Angelina Jolie
Favorite Movie: Wheels on Meals
Favorite Singers: Madonna
Favorite Wrestlers: Jazz, Mayumi Ozaki, Aja Kong
Previous Occupation: Magazine Model
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History
Liliana had an early start as a troubled youth. While attending Bayshore High School in Long Island she got into regular fights, and even had a pregnancy scare (though that was determined to be false alarm). As such she latched onto pro-wrestling at a young age. She became a huge ECW fan and tried to make it to as many Hammerstein Ballroom shows as possible.
Later, she would accompany her then boyfriend "Hardcore" Mark Dyson to his matches in
SRW, in particular
the grueling encounter between him and Trent Frost. She would later say that it was this match that really light the spark that would cause her to later get into the business.
As a Model
A modeling career soon came calling and she appeared and such men's and auto magazines as "The List," "Riding Monthly," and "Score." However, the wrestling bug came back to bite again, and she sought training from then FWA owner Reiko Hikawa (Hikawa was assisting with training seminars in New York about once a year at the time).
As a Pro-Wrestler
Liliana got her start with SRW, and worked as a valet for a few performers. it was here she gained the nickname of "The Hardcore Italirican," due to the ferocity she showed in defending her clients.
It was during this time when she got a big money offer to join "sexy fighting" promotion Glitter Pro that brought her to Japan for the first time.
It was there that she was first noticed by John Mckay. After discussing the matter with Hikawa (with whom he had just merged his NOJ with her FWA to become OJ-FWA), Liliana was invited to participate at FIRST. According to Liliana, "getting to not only wrestle, but debut at the Tokyo Dome was an opportunity I just couldn't pass up!"
Olive Japan: FWA
She wrestled her first match
against Amy Chen at FIRST. Although Liliana was happy with the match, Hikawa was none too thrilled. According to Liliana, "she just went off on us! She said that shit that sloppy had no place in front of a crowd such as the Tokyo Dome. Later I saw what she meant when I watched the footage, but still. So here I was fuming and nearly in tears and I couldn't do a damn thing to her. I came THIS close to quitting."
This was prevented, however, by an offer for a rematch with Chen at Saturday Night Fights at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The same place she used to frequently visit as a spectator, she was now going to be the performer. Again, she could not refuse this offer, and stayed with the company.
Saturday Night Fights: The Chen Incident
She was scheduled face
Chen as the first match on the card. Both women trained extensively in preparation for their match.
However, an attempt at a suicida-style Shooting Star Press off the top rope to the floor of the arena by Chen ended badly when Liliana rolled and Chen's face bounced off the ground. Chen was able to continue the match for a while. But she began to lose track of where she was. Liliana mercifully ended the match.
Chen was immediately taken to the hospital. Tests done on her showed severe whiplash and a minor concussion. She would be out of action for a some time, while Liliana would drop out of the public eye for a while.
What hadn't been known at that time was that Liliana had contacted Amy regularly during her time in the hospital, and the two had developed a rather close friendship.
The Reemergence of the Hardcore Italirican
Liliana reappeared at
SNF 2 taking on Michiko "WakuWaku" Watanabe. And although Liliana won the match, Watanabe showed enough fire and toughness to impress Liliana, and the Hardcore Italirican took the former gravure model under her wing.
Later, Liliana would team up with Amy Chen for an episode of the
OJ-FWA World Tour, taking on Moemi Amano and Eriko Hasegawa. The two would come out victorious, as they unleashed a perfectly timed combination: Amy Chen leaped off the turnbuckle to finish Eriko with a shooting-star press, while Liliana went right for Moemi, taking her out.
By the end of 2011, Liliana would finally have a shot at number one contendership for the Joshi Sekai Championship in a four-way steel cage match on FIGHT TV. Her dreams would be short lived, as she was rolled up by Liliana for a surprise three-count.
Double-Trouble: Ami Naito and Moemi Amano
On an edition of
Go! Go! OJ-FWA FIGHT TV, WakuWaku Watanabe took on Ami Naito, the woman who took IKU out of commission. Ami would win the match, but would not stop beating on her fallen opponent. Liliana came out to her resecue.
Later that very same episode, Liliana would take on
Eriko Hasegawa. Although manager
Moemi Amano would be thrown out of the ringside area, Eriko would take the victory with a surprise knockout blow. After the match, Moemi came back with Amazonas and laid a huge beatdown to Liliana.
Not too soon later, Liliana would be distressed by the news that Watanabe agreed to take on Amazonas by herself. Watanabe assured Liliana she needed to do this herself. Liliana reluctantly accepted it.
Watanabe would go on to fall to the mighty hands of Amazonas. However this was not enough for Amazonas, as she would proceed to mercilessly beat Watanabe to the ground. Moemi came to join the festivities, but this was all Liliana could stand, as she ran out and attended to her friend.
Later, she confronted another of Amano's clients, Brad Harris to get some answers, but he had none.
Conclusion
Liliana is gorgeous but tough; beautiful, yet deadly. However, her dedication to her friends and her fierce loyalty make her an indispensible ally.
