Scarlett Bordeaux's Career Told In Photos, Through The Years

The name Scarlett Bordeaux became well-known among the global pro wrestling fans when she made her official debut for WWE in 2019. Her alliance with Karrion Kross in NXT catapulted her into stardom and her recent return to the company alongside Kross has the fans excited about what's next for the duo.

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She might not be an active in-ring performer for the company, but her presence adds more value to Karrion Kross' character and also has the fans wondering when she'd step inside the ring in WWE. She's been in the pro wrestling business since 2012 and worked her way through several promotions in the independent circuit before signing with WWE. With that said, let's take a look at Scarlett Bordeaux's pro wrestling career through photos taken over the years.

8 Training & Debut

Scarlett Bordeaux is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago, where she majored in musical theater, and is also trained in mezzo-soprano. However, she took a major career turn in 2012, when she started training to become a pro wrestler.

She reportedly trained under Jimmy Jacobs and Truth Martini and made her in-ring debut at a Chicago Style Wrestling event on April 27, 2012, in which she defeated a wrestler named Angel. She adopted a heel persona during that time, playing the gimmick of a superficial prima donna.

7 Independent Circuit

Scarlett Bordeaux's second recorded match took place in an IWA-Unlimited event in May 2012, in which she lost to a wrestler named

Angelus Layne.

She then found her way to Chikara, where she hosted The Throwdown Lowdown, which shows new clips from Chikara's video vault and also interviews. She also appeared for other independent promotions like Great Lakes Championship Wrestling, Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling, Shimmer Women's Athletes, Maryland Championship Wrestling, and many more.

During this time, she captured the DDT Ironman Heavy Metal Championship, the MCW Rage Television Championship, and the ECWA Women's Championship, having a single-day reign with all three titles.

6 Ohio Valley Wrestling

Scarlett Bordeaux received a tryout match for Ohio Valley Wrestling in August 2012, in which she lost to 3-time OVW Women's Champion Epiphany. However, the company wasn't a developmental territory for WWE at the time as they had severed ties with them back in 2008.

Following her tryout match, Bordeaux returned to OVW in October 2012 and defeated Taeler Hendrix in a dark match. She then lost to current AEW wrestler Ruby Soho and 7-time OVW Women's Champion Josette Bynum.

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She made her final appearance for OVW in November 2012, in which she lost to former Impact Knockouts Champion Taryn Terrell.

5 Ring Of Honor

Scarlett Bordeaux made her Ring of Honor debut in March 2013 at the company's 11th-anniversary show. She accompanied Matt Taven alongside Scott Martini for the former's ROH World Television Championship match against Adam Cole.

Following the event, Bordeaux and Seleziya Sparx, collectively known as the Hoopla Hotties, started to accompany Matt Taven to his matches. She competed in three matches for ROH during her time in the company, and after her time with Taven and Martini came to an end, she started working as a ring announcer in TV tapings and live events.

4 Impact, Stardom & AAA

At the 2014 Impact Wrestling Knockouts Knockdown event, Scarlett Bordeaux made her debut for the company and competed against Angelina Love in a losing effort.

It was a one-off appearance as Bordeaux would make her return to the company after four years in April 2018. She played a temptress character and even got to host a segment named Smoke Show during her time in the promotion. She was with Impact till June 2019 as the company released her from her contract after she made the request.

She also made appearances for World Wonder Ring Stardom between October and December 2017 and competed for Lucha Libre AAA World Wide between 2018 and 2019.

3 WWE Debut & Partnership With Karrion Kross

Scarlett Bordeaux's first WWE appearance came at the 2014 Payback PPV, where she appeared as one of Adam Rose's Rosebuds. She made her in-ring debut in December 2016 when she competed against Nia Jax in a squash match.

Following that, Bordeaux attended a tryout at the Performance Center in September 2019, resulting in her signing a contract with the company in November of the same year.

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She made her debut in NXT alongside Karrion Kross and started appearing as the latter's valet. She continued to work with Kross throughout their time in the black and gold brand and stood by his side as he went on to become a 2-time NXT Champion.

2 Release & Return To Independent Circuit

While Karrion Kross got called up to the main roster in July 2021, Scarlett Bordeaux remained on NXT. WWE didn't reveal any plans for her to reunite with Kross on the main roster but released both of them from their contracts in November 2021 as part of their pandemic budget cuts.

Following her release, Bordeaux returned to the independent circuit and started competing for promotions like WrestlePro, River City Wrestling, Northeast Wrestling, ACW Wisconsin, Masters of Ring Entertainment, and Circle 6. She also made her debut for Major League Wrestling and competed in their Battle Riot IV event by defeating a wrestler named Clara Carreras.

1 WWE Return

Following their exit from WWE, Scarlett Bordeaux and Karrion Kross got married in April 2022 and continued performing in the indies. However, Vince McMahon's retirement and Triple H rising in power to become the head of creative in WWE opened the possibilities of them getting a chance to return to the company.

Rumors of them returning to WWE broke out in August 2022, and WWE didn't waste too much time in bringing them in as they made their surprise returns on the August 5, 2022, episode of SmackDown. As Karrion Kross attacked Drew McIntyre, Scarlett Bordeaux set the hourglass on Roman Reigns, signifying that Kross was coming after The Tribal Chief.