Cherry (American wrestler)

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Kara Elizabeth Drew (born July 15, 1975) is an American professional wrestler and valet, best known under the ring name Cherry.

She worked for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as the manager of former Tag Team Champions, Deuce 'n Domino, and as a performer for its SmackDown brand.

After becoming interested in wrestling, Drew worked on the independent circuit under the ring names Miss Kara and Kara Slice.

She became a fan of professional wrestling after watching the first WrestleMania event in 1985.

Her favorite wrestlers included Miss Elizabeth and Macho Man Randy Savage.

Drew never thought she would get the opportunity to become a professional wrestler, but one of her co-workers was related to the founder and promoter of Stars and Stripes Championship Wrestling based in Nutley, New Jersey, where she debuted under the ring name Miss Kara.

She was invited to attend Independent Wrestling Federation (IWF) shows by Kevin Knight and received an "up close and personal" look from a "behind the scenes" perspective.

In January 1999, Drew began working as a manager in IWF.

She worked as a manager and an occasional wrestler in various federations on the East Coast, including East Coast Pro Wrestling (ECPW), the National Wrestling Alliance in New Jersey, ISPW, State-Side Championship Wrestling and Northeast Wrestling.

In 2002, she worked for National Wrestling Superstars, and later with Phoenix Championship Wrestling, where she feuded with Alexis Laree.

By 2003, she was working primarily as a singles competitor.

She was assigned to WWE's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in Louisville, Kentucky in 2005, to continue her wrestling training.

While situated at OVW, she used the name Cherry Pie, and she was the manager of the group known as "The Throw-Backs" and later as "The Untouchables", consisting of Deuce Shade and Dice Domino.

Cherry managed them to three reigns as OVW Southern Tag Team Champions.

After signing with WWE, the group were called up to the SmackDown!

She wrestled in various independent promotions until September 2005.

The same year, Drew started wrestling for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), the developmental territory for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and relocated to Louisville, Kentucky.

In late 2005, Drew began working for OVW.

She eventually signed a developmental contract with WWE in January 2006.

Drew used the ring name "Cherry Pie" and was the manager of the tag team The Throw-Backs, comprising Deuce Shade and Dice Domino, the latter of whom was her storyline brother, in OVW.

In mid-2006, during their time together, the team underwent an image change, including changing their name to "The Untouchables" and dropping Pie, Dice, and Shade from their respective names.

In late 2006, the team of Shawn Spears and Cody Runnels defeated The Untouchables in a tag team match and won the services of Cherry.

Cherry accompanied Spears and Runnels to ringside, and soon Spears began to have a crush on her, which began interfering in their matches.

Cherry betrayed Spears and Runnels, however, and helped Deuce and Domino win the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship.

roster in January 2007, where the team underwent a name change to Deuce 'n Domino.

Cherry managed the team to one reign as WWE Tag Team Champions.

In January 2007, Cherry twice challenged Katie Lea for the OVW Women's Championship unsuccessfully.

For their first match with WWE, where they debuted on the SmackDown! brand, the team underwent a name change to "Deuce 'n Domino".

They debuted on the January 19, 2007, episode, where she managed Deuce 'n Domino in a tag team match, which Deuce 'n Domino won.

During this time that Cherry was rarely physically involved in their matches.

On the April 20 episode of SmackDown!, Cherry was in the corner of Deuce 'n Domino when they won the WWE Tag Team Championship by defeating Paul London and Brian Kendrick.

On the October 12 episode of SmackDown!, in a backstage segment, Jamie Noble revealed to Deuce and Domino that he had heard Jimmy Wang Yang making suggestive comments about Cherry.

Later that episode, Yang defeated Deuce in a singles match.

After the match, however, Deuce 'n Domino double-teamed him, and Cherry slapped Yang.

This later developed into a feud between Deuce and Domino, and Yang and his partner, Shannon Moore.

In April 2008, she made her WWE singles debut and parted ways with Deuce and Domino the following month.

She continued working in singles and tag team competition, before being released from her WWE contract in August 2008.

Drew grew up in Morristown, New Jersey.

At the beginning of 2008, the team suffered a series of losses.