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Francine Fournier, normally simply Francine (born February 19, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American professional wrestling valet.

Career

Francine was hired by Extreme Championship Wrestling in December 1993, and trained with J.T. Smith at the ECW House of Hardcore training school, of which she was the first graduate. In the summer of 1995 she debuted in ECW as a devoted fan of Stevie Richards, and she later became his onscreen girlfriend and manager. On August 26 Richards turned on her, interfering in a catfight between Francine and Beulah McGillicutty. Richards' interference allowed Beulah to pin Francine for the victory, and Francine lost her wrestler to Beulah and Raven. She gained a measure of revenge by leading The Pitbulls to a victory over Richards and Raven for the ECW Tag Team Championships on September 16, 1995.

On July 13, 1996 at Heatwave, Francine turned on The Pitbulls and became the manager of Shane Douglas, who she twice helped become ECW World Heavyweight Champion. During this time, she could also occasionally be found at ringside in support of Douglas' Triple Threat teammates Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow. She remained at the side of Douglas until he left ECW to return to World Championship Wrestling, at which point she became the manager of Tommy Dreamer, whom she had been dating offscreen for at least a year previous; Francine did not publicly reveal her relationship with Dreamer until after she began working with him. In 2000 she left Dreamer (as part of the then-current storyline; their offstage relationship continued unabated) and managed Raven, then Justin Credible until ECW declared bankruptcy in March 2001.

On June 26, 2002 Francine participated in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Lingerie Battle Royal. She made appearances with Major League Wrestling in 2003, and is currently involved with the Women's Extreme Wrestling (where she is a "General Manager") and Hottest Ladies of Wrestling promotions.

On June 10, 2005 Francine appeared at the ECW reunion show Hardcore Homecoming, where she acted as the valet of Shane Douglas. On June 12, she appeared at WWE produced ECW One Night Stand reunion pay-per-view, interfering in the main event of Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman versus The Dudley Boyz. After she kicked Dreamer in the crotch, Francine was attacked by Dreamer's wife and former valet, Beulah McGillicutty. Francine was reportedly involved in a backstage confrontation with former ECW valet Dawn Marie at the event (the two have a history of conflict). On June 19, Francine apologized to her fans via her website for not disclosing that she was going to appear at One Night Stand, stating that the WWE had asked her to keep her appearance a surprise.

Profile

• Height: 5'7" (170.2 cm)
• Weight: 126lbs (57.2 kg)
• Birthday: February 19, 1972
• Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Trained by: J.T. Smith
• Professional debut: 1995
• Previous identities: Head Cheerleader Francine, The Queen of Extreme
• Quote: "I'm going to show you how hardcore I can be"
• Finishing/Signature Move(s): Stunner, Tunacanrana (Bronco Buster), Diving Hurricanrana, Dreamer DDT, The Termination

Wrestlers managed by Francine

• Bam Bam Bigelow
• Chris Candido
• Justin Credible
• Shane Douglas
• Tommy Dreamer
• The Pitbulls (Anthony Durante and Gary Wolfe)
• Stevie Richards
• Michael Shane

Trivia

• Francine worked for a life insurance company before training as a valet.
• Francine was once offered a job in the WWF as the female sidekick of Brother Love, but turned it down because she wanted to take on a more physical role.
• Francine's original homepage, FrancineECW.com (now defunct), was founded and maintained by then-future techno musician CJ Marsicano in 1998 until business circumstances led to a split between the two in 2000.

External Links

• Francine Fournier
• Francine Fournier and Missy Hyatt

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