Early life and career Krista Hanakowski was born in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia on August 25, 1983. Growing up in the nearby suburb of Hubley, she graduated from
Sir John A. Macdonald High School in 2001 and later graduated with a degree in science from
Dalhousie University in 2005. While training at the
Wildman Academy, she was profiled in a
cover story for the
Halifax Daily News. During the tour, she faced her first female opponent, Ontario-born wrestler
She Nay Nay,
Wrestling Reality In 2007, Hanakowski was one of several independent wrestlers featured on the Canadian television documentary series
Wrestling Reality along with her former trainer Gary Williams. Following the tour, Hanakowski joined East Coast Pro Wrestling. On September 30, 2007, she appeared for ECPW at the North Sydney Forum where she and Chris Madison lost a mixed tag team match to Scott Savage & Purity Saint. She suffered a minor injury during her match when a move by Scott Savage caused some bleeding. The tour is well known for its rough conditions. Wrestlers are required to pack at least one bag of food to last them the entire tour. There are also no hotel accommodations with wrestlers having to either sleep in cars on the side of the road or at venues they perform. Afterwards, she complemented both Vance Nevada and Adrian Walls for helping her and other younger wrestlers during the tour, "The Death Tour is exhausting both physically and mentally, so it is crucial to have guys like Adrian who you can lean on when you need it. He takes pride in every one of his matches and any fan who watches him will back that up."
Recent years Remaining in
Western Canada, she appeared for WFX Wrestling to face Veronika Vice at a sold-out crowd in
Winnipeg, Manitoba. This was event was a
television pilot for the promotion and included Wavell Starr,
Eddie Watts,
Kenny Omega,
Chris Mordetzky,
Joey Matthews,
Ultimo Dragon,
Buff Bagwell,
Billy Gunn,
Brian Christopher and
Jerry "The King" Lawler. Hanakowski made several appearances for
Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. On March 28, 2008, she teamed with Amazing Grace against
Nicole Matthews &
Portia Perez in
Surrey, British Columbia. She also lost to Purity Saint at that same event. The following night in
Vancouver, she lost to Nicole Matthews in a match for the
SuperGirls Championship. She again lost to Purity Saint at this event. and
Stampede Wrestling during April. On May 7 in
Lethbridge, Alberta, she and Beautiful Bobby lost to Zero & Amazing Grace in a mixed tag team match for PowerZone Wrestling at the LCC DA Electric Barn. As a result of their loss, Beautiful Bobby was forced to wear a dress for the rest of the summer. Returning to the Maritimes, Hanakowski appeared at a show for East Coast Pro Wrestling's
Island Invasion to wrestle
Miss Danyah at the North Sydney Forum in
Sydney, Nova Scotia on June 1, 2008.
World Wrestling Entertainment wrestlers
Al Snow,
Kip James and former
Wrestling Reality co-stars Gary Williams and
Brody Steele were also on the show. That summer, she and She Nay Nay also returned for Grand Prix Wrestling's tour of the Maritimes. She faced Raven Lake at an event for
All Star Wrestling in
North Vancouver,
British Columbia on November 13, 2009. ==References==