Cathy Dingman

Infobox Wrestler
name=Cathy Dingman


names=Cousin Brandy
Barbara Bush
BB
Papaya
Taylor Vaughn
height=5 ft 8 in
weight=134 lb
birth_date =
death_date =
resides=Mobile, Alabama
billed=
trainer=WWE
debut=June 1998
retired=2003

Katherine Dingman is a former professional wrestler and valet for TNA, WCW, WWF and various independent promotions. She achieved her greatest success as Barbara Bush in WWF from late 1999 to early 2000.

Wrestling career

Independent Promotions

Kathy's most prominent time on the independent circuit was in the IWF as Cousin Brandy where she was valet of The Tennessee Mountain Boys. Their characters were that of "hick" types and were popular with fans.

World Wrestling Federation

Dingman was hired by Terry Taylor while he still worked for the WWF. She made her debut on the Thanksgiving 1999 edition of Smackdown, after a Gravy Bowl match between Ivory and Jacqueline with Miss Kitty as the referee. Ivory took exception to Miss Kitty counting her out and attacked her, pushing her face first into the gravy and holding her there for several seconds. When Kitty finally was able to come up for air she began coughing and choking on a mushroom from the gravy. Dingman came out to help the distressed Kitty and gave her the Heimlich maneuver which dislodged the object from her throat. Ivory who was still upset went after the EMT, tore her top open and then threw her into the gravy.

The following Monday on Monday Night Raw, Michael Cole introduced Dingman as Barbara Bush, whose friends call her "B.B." She challenged the Women's Champ to an Evening Gown Match. Ivory came to the ring to run down the registered nurse, as Ivory accused her of just trying to win friends with the "perverts" in the audience. The two went at it, with Ivory tearing off BB's shirt. The next week Michael Cole was scheduled to interview BB, but Ivory interrupted the interview saying what BB lacked for brains she made up for in bra size. The Women's Champion said she couldn't wait to strip BB down to her bra and panties at Armageddon. At Armageddon, BB managed to eliminate Jacqueline with help from both Ivory and Miss Kitty. But she was the next one to eliminate thereafter when both Ivory and Miss Kitty turned on her.

On December 20 edition on Monday Night Raw, a "Holiday Topless Top-Rope Match" took place; BB was in the corner of Val Venis while Terri was in Hardcore Holly's corner. The rules of the match stated that whenever one of the two superstars was tossed over the top rope, his second would have to remove an article of clothing. Unfortunately for BB, Val was tossed twice in the contest, and Triple H was there to make sure that she disrobed as he blocked the crowd's view of BB, making it so that he was the only person to see her topless.

Three weeks later Jerry Lawler welcomed BB and the other participants of the Miss Royal Rumble Swimsuit Competition into the ring for an interview. BB told Jerry and the fans she was sure they wanted to see 'bigger'. The segment quickly ended when Ivory complained, saying that the fans were perverts for wanting to see this type of event. A brawl between the participants quickly ensued. The contest ended with a Mae Young being crowned Miss Royal Rumble. The following Monday, BB was one of the lumberjill in the first Snow Bunny Match between The Kat and Harvey "Hervina" Whippleman.

On February 10, Edge and Christian took on the Dudley Boyz. Edge and Christian became victorious getting them a tiny bit of revenge on Buh Buh and D-Von for possibly costing them the Tag Team Titles last Monday night. After the match, Buh Buh appeared to be injured, bringing out the EMTs. It was all a set-up to get BB though a table. This would be her final appearance before her release.

World Championship Wrestling

Kathy turned up as Papaya in WCW with red hair as the on-screen wife and valet of Kwee Wee. She appeared only twice before disappearing. Later, rumors emerged that her supposed husband Hardcore Holly had told her not to continue working there.

Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling

In 2002, Cathy appeared in TNA as Taylor Vaughn. [*The name was taken from the film She's All That, in which the lead female antagonist goes by that name.] She took part in and won the Miss TNA Lingerie Battle Royal, also involving nine other ladies including Francine, Elektra, Shannon Spruill and Alexis Laree. After the match Francine then got back in the ring, and started to whip her with Ed Ferrera's belt. The next week they both had match. Francine took a leather strap out of her boot and started to whip and choke Taylor with it. Referee Scott Armstrong grabbed it and took it away But Taylor grabbed it from the ref and proceeded to whip and chope Francine with it. The ref tried to stop her, but Taylor hit him too causing her to be DQ. On the July 31 Don West brought out Miss TNA Taylor Vaughn. As he was about to talk to her, Bruce came out to the ring. Bruce said that he was listening to The Truth earlier and said that he too wants to be treated with respect and wanted to be Miss TNA and Taylor accepted his challenge by hitting him in the groin. Taylor was in control early, as Bruce was reeling from the shot down low until he came back and pinned her winning the Miss TNA Crown. She tried to regain her crown the next week from Bruce in an Evening Gown Match but was unsuccessful after Bruce ripped off her evening gown.

Personal life

Dingman is the ex-wife of current WWE star Hardcore Holly.

In wrestling

*Wrestlers managed
**The Tennessee Mountain Boys
**Kwee Wee

*Entrance Music
**"Used Up"
**"Light and Shade"
**"Shadows"

Championships and accomplishments

*Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
**Miss TNA (1 time) (First)

Notes

References

* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/t/taylor-vaughn.html Online World Of Wrestling Profile]
* [http://www.owow.com/RingsideWith/Barbara/index.htm OWOW Profile]