Josette Bynum

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2009–2013)

Women's Champion (2009–2011) It was announced on Ohio Valley Wrestling's website that Josie would return to OVW to wrestle Hannah Blossom for the Women's Championship at the OVW's Thanksgiving Thunder. At the event, Josie defeated Blossom for her fourth Women's Title. Four days later, the title was awarded back to Blossom after a review of match footage by the OVW board of directors showed that Josie pinned Hannah's twin sister Holly, not Hannah herself. The next week, Josie defeated the Blossom Twins in a bake off to earn a title shot the next week, Josie was able to win the rematch defeating Hannah after eliminating Holly at ringside to win her fifth women's title. Her first official defense of the title would be against Taryn Shay who won a best of 3 series with CJ Lane to earn her shot at the title. The match would end in a disqualification when Shay would knock Josie into Epiphany who was the special referee of the match. Later, Josie offered Epiphany a title shot, which ended in a no contest when the remaining girls on the roster would interfere, surprisingly picking sides; Taryn Shay & CJ Lane on behalf of Epiphany and Team Blossom on behalf of Josie. Josie has since tried to attack former friend CJ Lane for turning on her but Lane has avoided her, many times leaving Epiphany to fend for herself in tag matches with the two vs. Team Blossom.

The two would finally face off at OVW's Riot Act 2010 event where Josie lost the OVW women's title to CJ Lane after being hit with a lead pipe. Months, after that Josie returned again as heel, defeating Holly Blossom on OVW's Summer Scorcher 2010 to become the second woman to hold the OVW women's title six times (after Serena). In September, Josie joined force with Taryn Shay to feud the Blossoms. The feud of the two teams ended up in a match at OVW's Saturday Night Special on December 11, when Josie & Taryn would defeat them in a Loser Leaves OVW match. However, in the end of 2010 Josie was named the Queen of OVW since Paredyse being the king. In early 2011, Josie now known as Lady JoJo (coming from Lady Gaga) start a feud with CJ Lane over the women's title again. JoJo defeated her and retain the women's title on episode 604. After the match, JoJo & Shay would attack her, however Team Blossom make their return to OVW with the reason that the rule - that they would not be signed until 90 days. On episode 605, The Blossoms challenged JoJo & Shay to a rematch at OVW's Saturday Night Special on April 2. The Blossoms defeated them & get back in OVW. Holly Blossom made her OVW return match, defeating Lady JoJo on episode 607 after interference from C.J. Lane. She had a successful title defense in an eight-woman gauntlet match at OVW's Saturday Night Special on May 14.

On May 28, 2011, Josie now using the name Lady JoJo became the longest reigning OVW Women's Champion as her sixth title reign surpassed the previous record of 273 days set by Melody's reign. In June she started a feud with newcomer Trina, who recently debuted to OVW. On episode 614, Trina challenged JoJo in a bikini contest in which she won, however was attacked by JoJo & Taryn Shay. At OVW's Saturday Night Special on June 11, JoJo defeated Trina to retain her title.

At OVW's Saturday Night Special on August 6, JoJo lost the OVW Women's title to Izza Belle Smothers ending her reign of 343 days. At OVW's TV Tapings on August 24, JoJo regained the Women's Title, defeating Izza Belle Smothers with help from Lennox Norris in a rematch, becoming the first woman to hold the title seven times. At OVW's Saturday Night Special on September 3, JoJo, Taryn Shay and Lennox Norris lost in a tag team match to the Smother's Twisted Daughters and their father Tracy Smothers.

On episode 632, JoJo was pinned by newcomer Taeler Hendrix in a non-title match. On episode 633, JoJo was pinned again by Hendrix in a tag team match, leading her to a Women's Championship match. On episode 634, Taeler Hendrix defeated Lady JoJo via disqualification, after she slapped the referee and retain the Women's Championship.

Various storylines (2012–2013)

On November 12, 2011, at OVW's Saturday Night Special, Lady JoJo lost the OVW Women's Championship to Taeler Hendrix. Since losing the Women's Championship, JoJo was put into a storyline with referee Chris Sharpe.

On the February 25, 2012, episode of OVW, Bynum now working under her real name, announced that she was secretly married to Christian Mascagni (former Talent Arbitrator) and recently divorced, with her getting all the power he had. However, she became the new leader of the group "The Family" (including Rudy Switchblade, Jessie Godderz, Mohammad Ali Vaez and Rob Terry). Later, in the main event of the show, Bynum put Godderz and Rob Terry in a match against Jason Wayne and Shiloh Jonze for the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship. She made it no disqualifications handicap match midway through the match adding Rudy Switchblade as Godderz and Terry's partner. Terry pinned Jason Wayne and won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship for his team. On April 7, at OVW's Saturday Night Special event, after Rob Terry defeated Trailer Park Trash due the stipulation Bynum has full control of OVW. However at July 7, at OVW's Saturday Night Special, after Frank Miller's representative Johnny Spade won the OVW Heavyweight Championship and Mohamad Ali Vaez turned on The Family and won the OVW Television Championship, Josette lost possession of the promotion and was later assigned as Miller's secretary.

After nearly seven months of inactivity in the ring, Bynum was signed a match against Heidi Lovelace at OVW's Saturday Night Special on October 6, with the stipulation if she wins she will earn a match for the OVW Women's Championship. At the event, Josie defeated Lovelace to earn another match against her for the championship. The following weeks, Bynum started a rivalry with Taeler Hendrix once again after Hendrix (who lost the belt to Heidi Lovelace) wanted to get her rematch clause. The two divas teamed up in a tag team match against The Blossom Twins on the October 18 episode of OVW, but lost the match because of miscommunication. Both divas got their respective matches for the Women's Championship at OVW's Saturday Night Special during a triple threat match against Heidi Lovelace, but lost the match after Heidi pinned her Taeler retain. On the November 7 episode of OVW, Bynum (who was calling somebody in the previous episodes) was seen backstage as a masked man attacked Frank Miller (also known as Trailer Park Trash), hinting to get back to her old position. On the December 8 episode of OVW, it was revealed that the masked man was Flash Flanagan and that JoJo asked for his help to take down Trash. On March 3, 2013, after Trailer Park Trash's retirement match, he put Bynum through a table, marking her final appearance with OVW.

Acting career Bynum appeared in the horror film The Legacy, featuring Jim O'Rear, Daniel Emery Taylor and Dale Miller as well as fellow wrestlers Roni Jonah and Cynthia Lynch. Also, she appeared in one episode of All Worked Up when a fan (fellow OVW wrestler Paredyse) was harassing and insulting her.

Personal life Bynum is the youngest of ten children and was raised on a farm in northern Minnesota. Coast to Coast Wrestling Association Coast to Coast Women's Championship (1 time) Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW Women's Championship (7 times) Queen of OVW (2010) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 24 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2009 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TNA Gauntlet for the Gold (2009 – Knockouts) Ultimate Championship Wrestling UCW-AWA Women's Championship (1 time) World League Wrestling WLW Ladies Championship (2 times) Xtreme Bombshells Women XBW Women's Championship (1 time)