Teri Byrne

Career Byrne attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona and was a fitness enthusiast. She entered in numerous fitness competitions, including the Ujena calendar swimwear contest and Miss Fiesta Bowl for the Arizona State Sun Devils. After she completed her bachelor's degree, she moved to Atlanta and began attending Main Event Fitness in Marietta, Ga, which was owned by WCW wrestlers Sting and Lex Luger

Professional wrestling career Byrne met Kimberly Page and joined WCW's original Nitro Girls as on July 14, 1997, (Tygress). Following Sullivan's departure to the WWF, Chiquita Anderson (Chiquita) joined the group as her replacement.

In 2001, Diversity 5 released a CD single featuring the tracks I Promise and Shake Me Up. The group also appeared on the Fox television reality program 30 Seconds to Fame on October 31, 2002, where they were eliminated from the competition.

Later career After her television career, Teri started a new career in higher education as an admissions counselor at the University of Phoenix. She was promoted to an admissions manager and then Director of Admissions in Augusta, Georgia. The campus achieved high performance for three consecutive years which led to her promotion to the Regional Director of Admissions for the Southeast region with the University of Phoenix. Teri relocated from Augusta, Georgia to Charlotte, NC in 2009 to travel as the Regional Director. Over the next ten years, Teri earned her MBA and worked as a Regional Director, corporate trainer and Campus President.

Other media In 2001 Byrne was actively involved with the development of a comic book entitled Stiletto about a bounty hunter portrayed by Teri. The book, originally to be titled Nytro, published by Gypsy Press Comics, was originally to be titled Nytro, but Turner Broadcasting would not allow them to use anything associated with their WCW franchise. Issue #1 of Stiletto formally debuted at the 2001 Wizard World Chicago convention on August 17, 2001.

Personal life Byrne grew up in Atlanta and spent a lot of time in the stables in which her father raised Arabian horses. She devoted much of her time to speaking out against cruelty to animals and the inhumane treatment of greyhounds and saddlebred horses. Byrne later graduated from Arizona State University with Honors in Communication.

Byrne lives in Charlotte, North Carolina where she works at a college as the Campus President.