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Amy Christine Dumas (; born April 14, 1975) is an American professional wrestler and singer. She is best known for her tenure in WWE. She was also the lead singer of the band, The Luchagors. Initially using the name of Angelica, Dumas started her wrestling career in Mexico with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in 1998, followed by briefly working on the US independent circuit in early 1999, and then working for six months in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Dumas then signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed to WWE in 2002) in August 1999, debuting in February 2000 as Lita. She was originally paired with Essa Rios, but she achieved her greatest push alongside Matt and Jeff Hardy as Team Xtreme, and in 2005–2006 was a heel wrestler, including as a manager to Edge. During this time, she became a four-time WWF/WWE Women's Champion. She retired from full-time performing in 2006. She then made a couple of appearances on the independent circuit before returning to WWE in 2007, making occasional appearances, sporadically wrestling matches and being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014. From 2022 to 2023, she performed on a part-time basis, with her winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with Becky Lynch in 2023, subsequently making her the first female Hall of Famer to win a championship after her induction. She has also worked as a producer and a trainer with the company. After her first retirement in 2006, she formed the punk rock band The Luchagors. The band released their self-titled debut album on September 11, 2007. Early life Amy Christine Dumas was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Christine and Michael Dumas on April 14, 1975. She attended many different schools around Florida throughout her childhood and adolescent years and managed to finish high school at Lassiter High School near Atlanta six months before graduation. She majored in education at Georgia State University, but dropped out in 1993 because she felt it was too much like high school.