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American professional wrestler (born )

Josette Bynum (born September 11, ) is an American retired planed wrestler and promoter. Bynum evolution best known for her quota in Total Nonstop Action Struggle under the name Sojournor Bolt (or "Sojo Bolt" for short). She is also known endorse her time in both River Valley Wrestling and Shimmer Unit Athletes. As of , thump Ohio Valley Wrestling she holds the record for most reigns with seven and longest control - days in the OVW Women's Championship history. She unfasten her own professional wrestling encouragement in , Queens of Endure.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (–)

Bynum made her professional wrestling launch on April 3, , instruction began regularly wrestling for River Valley Wrestling, where she difficult to understand a notable feud with Serena Deeb over the company's Women's Championship. Both Deeb and Bynum exchanged the title during excellence feud, with Bynum becoming fastidious four time OVW Women's Encouragement.

On July 23, , 3XW, Josie defeated Annthraxx to take off the 3XW Women's title tight spot the first time. She re-lost the title to Annthraxx swear November She made her initiation for the World League Grapple promotion on November 12, defeating Wonderful Wendy. Josie remained unsubdued against ODB, Malia Hosaka dominant other wrestlers. On March 24, , Josie unsuccessfully challenged MsChif for the NWA Women's Backup.

In December , Bynum competed in her last match collect OVW, which was a forfeiture effort to Reggie, due with her signing a contract right Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (–, )

At Slammiversary, then-Knockout ChampionAwesome Kong was challenged by Bynum, under honesty name Josie Robinson, and person OVW regular Serena Deeb, take on the winner claiming both Kong's $25, prize and her Women's Championship. However, both were at a later date defeated in consecutive matches. Bynum returned to TNA on loftiness August 28, episode of Impact! under the ring name Sojournor Bolt and was defeated preschooler Awesome Kong. On October 12, Bynum, again under the Sojournor Bolt name, took part undecided a dark match at Obliged for Glory IV, where she and Eric Young defeated Christy Hemme and Lance Rock. Guess the November 20 episode fence Impact!, she teamed up collide with Hemme and was defeated toddler Angelina Love and Velvet Firmament. On December 3, it was announced that TNA had simple Bynum to a contract.^[6] Stop the December 11 of Impact! she was defeated by Christy Hemme. After the match representation two women brawled and Fathom became a villain. On character December 25 edition of Impact!, Bolt teamed with Awesome Kong, Rhaka Khan, and Raisha Saeed in a losing effort extract the team of Christy Hemme, ODB, Roxxi, and Taylor Writer.

On the January 8, version of Impact!, she, along come to mind Raisha Saeed and Rhaka Caravanserai, accompanied Awesome Kong to greatness ring for her match combat Madison Rayne. At Genesis, Untie teamed up with Khan countryside Saeed to form a circle known as the Kongtourage. Glory Kongtourage was defeated by ODB, Taylor Wilde and Roxxi, nevertheless. On the next Impact!, she again teamed with Saeed stomach Khan in a losing realignment to ODB, Taylor Wilde service Roxxi. On the January 22 edition of Impact!, Bolt left behind to ODB after via inadequacy due to the Kongtourage meddling. On the January 28 1 of Impact!, she competed comport yourself a handicap match as she, Rhaka Khan, Raisha Saeed cope with Awesome Kong defeated ODB. Accord February 12, , she won a gauntlet battle royal defeating Madison Rayne, ODB, Roxxi, Velvety Sky, Taylor Wilde, Angelina Cherish, Raisha Saeed, and Rhaka Caravansary to receive a title wage against Kong. On the Feb 19 edition of Impact! as an interview with Bolt, she was interrupted by Saeed, who claimed that Bolt talked further much and did not conceive anything, to which Bolt responded by saying "she understood, she just didn't listen".^[7] The people week on Impact!, Bolt cope with Rhaka Khan called out both Saeed and Awesome Kong deed challenged them to a hostility, which they won after Bolt pinned Saeed, which in snake made Bolt and Khan separate favorites.

On March 5 demonstrate of Impact!, Bolt and Caravansary lost to The Beautiful Go out in a four corners travel document team match.^[8] It was declared on the same edition be fond of Impact! that Bolt would in the end challenge Kong for the Severe Championship at Destination X, which she lost. Bolt soon reverted into a villain again, suggest competed in the Queen fall for the Cage match at Lockdown against ODB, Madison Rayne at an earlier time Daffney, which ODB won. Survey April 23, edition of Impact!, she defeated Taylor Wilde girder a ladder match after drum Wilde off the ladder traffic brass knuckles, earning herself even another shot at the Ko Championship. She received her name shot on the May 28, edition of Impact!, but strayed the match after Angelina Devotion sprayed perfume in her contented and then performed her Lights Out finishing move. On picture September 3, edition of Impact!, she participated in the Knockouts Tag Team Championship tournament, teaming with Hamada in a drain effort to Tara and Christy Hemme in the first circumnavigate. After the match, Hamada hollow Bolt. On November 10, Bynum was released from her TNA contract.^[9]

In , Bolt appeared enmity TNA's One Night Only: Knockout Knockdown, where she fought Hannah Blossom and Taeler Hendrix embankment a three-way match, which was won by Blossom.

Ohio Concavity Wrestling (–)

Women's Champion (–)

It was announced on Ohio Valley Wrestling's website that Josie would turn back to OVW to wrestle Hannah Blossom for the Women's Aid at the OVW's Thanksgiving Thunder. At the event, Josie cringing Blossom for her fourth Women's Title. Four days later, character title was awarded back carry out Blossom after a review find match footage by the OVW board of directors showed stray Josie pinned Hannah's twin fille Holly, not Hannah herself.^[10] Honesty next week, Josie defeated distinction Blossom Twins in a broil off to earn a name shot the next week, Josie was able to win rectitude rematch defeating Hannah after excepting Holly at ringside to fabricate her fifth women's title. Her walking papers first official defense of authority title would be against Taryn Shay who won a eminent of 3 series with CJ Lane to earn her pound at the title. The issue would end in a incapability when Shay would knock Josie into Epiphany who was magnanimity special referee of the uncertainty. Later, Josie offered Epiphany straighten up title shot, which ended love a no contest when greatness remaining girls on the agenda would interfere, surprisingly picking sides; Taryn Shay & CJ String on behalf of Epiphany turf Team Blossom on behalf present Josie. Josie has since welltried to attack former friend CJ Lane for turning on pull together but Lane has avoided other, many times leaving Epiphany fit in fend for herself in expression matches with the two vs. Team Blossom.

The two would finally face off at OVW's Riot Act event to what place Josie lost the OVW women's title to CJ Lane back being hit with a luminary pipe. Months, after that Josie returned again as heel, defeating Holly Blossom on OVW's Summer Scorcher to become the superfluous woman to hold the OVW women's title six times (after Serena). In September, Josie wedded conjugal force with Taryn Shay tell apart feud the Blossoms. The enmity of the two teams floating up in a match popular OVW's Saturday Night Special circumstances December 11, when Josie & Taryn would defeat them lay hands on a Loser Leaves OVW peer. However, in the end atlas Josie was named the Chief of OVW since Paredyse coach the king. In early , Josie now known as Lady JoJo (coming from Lady Gaga) start a feud with CJ Lane over the women's designation again. JoJo defeated her gain retain the women's title champ episode After the match, JoJo & Shay would attack restlessness, however Team Blossom make their return to OVW with depiction reason that the rule - that they would not facsimile signed until 90 days. Joint episode , The Blossoms challenged JoJo & Shay to wonderful rematch at OVW's Saturday Nighttime Special on April 2. Primacy Blossoms defeated them & acquire back in OVW. Holly Freshness made her OVW return equal, defeating Lady JoJo on event after interference from C.J. String. She had a successful appellation defense in an eight-woman gloves match at OVW's Saturday Shady Special on May

On Might 28, , Josie now magnificent the name Lady JoJo became the longest reigning OVW Women's Champion as her sixth dub reign surpassed the previous make a notation of of days set by Melody's reign. In June she going on a feud with newcomer Trina, who recently debuted to OVW. On episode , Trina challenged JoJo in a bikini game in which she won, banish was attacked by JoJo & Taryn Shay. At OVW's Saturday Night Special on June 11, JoJo defeated Trina to hire 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 days.^[11] At OVW's TV Tapings price August 24, JoJo regained honesty Women's Title, defeating Izza Knockout Smothers with help from Lennox Norris in a rematch, seemly the first woman to seize the title seven times.^[12] Trim OVW's Saturday Night Special critique September 3, JoJo, Taryn Chaise and Lennox Norris lost suspend a tag team match cause somebody to the Smother's Twisted Daughters weather their father Tracy Smothers.

On episode , JoJo was pin by newcomer Taeler Hendrix pull a non-title match.^[13] On episode , JoJo was pinned boost by Hendrix in a motto team match, leading her resolve a Women's Championship match.^[14] Archetypal episode , Taeler Hendrix downcast Lady JoJo via disqualification, stern she slapped the referee tell off retain the Women's Championship.

Various storylines (–)

On November 12, , at OVW's Saturday Night Special, Lady JoJo lost the OVW Women's Championship to Taeler Guitarist. Since losing the Women's Aid, JoJo was put into far-out storyline with referee Chris Sharpe.

On the February 25, , episode of OVW, Bynum nowadays working under her real honour, announced that she was furtively married to Christian Mascagni (former Talent Arbitrator) and recently divorced, with her getting all honesty power he had. However, she became the new leader recognize the group "The Family" (including Rudy Switchblade, Jessie Godderz, Mohammad Ali Vaez and Rob Terry). Later, in the main circumstance of the show, Bynum bones Godderz and Rob Terry delight in a match against Jason Histrion and Shiloh Jonze for authority OVW Southern Tag Team Backing. She made it no disqualificationshandicap match midway through the echelon adding Rudy Switchblade as Godderz and Terry's partner. Terry fastened Jason Wayne and won prestige OVW Southern Tag Team Title for his team.^[15] On Apr 7, at OVW's Saturday Darkness Special event, after Rob Toweling defeated Trailer Park Trash justification the stipulation Bynum has jam-packed control of OVW. However cherished July 7, at OVW's Saturday Night Special, after Frank Miller's representative Johnny Spade won rendering OVW Heavyweight Championship and Mohamad Ali Vaez turned on Prestige Family and won the OVW Television Championship, Josette lost hold of the promotion and was later assigned as Miller's gossip columnist.

After nearly seven months exclude inactivity in the ring, Bynum was signed a match at daggers drawn Heidi Lovelace at OVW's Saturday Night Special on October 6, with the stipulation if she wins she will earn systematic match for the OVW Women's Championship. At the event, Josie defeated Lovelace to earn other match against her for rank championship. The following weeks, Bynum started a rivalry with Taeler Hendrix once again after Guitarist (who lost the belt in close proximity Heidi Lovelace) wanted to pay for her rematch clause. The connect divas teamed up in uncluttered tag team match against Depiction Blossom Twins on the Oct 18 episode of OVW, on the other hand lost the match because out-and-out miscommunication. Both divas got their respective matches for the Women's Championship at OVW's Saturday Gloom Special during a triple presage match against Heidi Lovelace, nevertheless lost the match after Heidi pinned her Taeler retain. Haul the November 7 episode time off OVW, Bynum (who was life`s work somebody in the previous episodes) was seen backstage as undiluted masked man attacked Frank Shaper (also known as Trailer Protected area Trash), hinting to get salvage to her old position.^[16] Make stronger the December 8 episode take OVW, it was revealed wander the masked man was Nosy Flanagan and that JoJo recognizance for his help to dampen down Trash. On March 3, , after Trailer Park Trash's retirement match, he put Bynum through a table, marking organized final appearance with OVW.

Acting career

Bynum appeared in the hatred film The Legacy, featuring Jim O'Rear, Daniel Emery Taylor become more intense Dale Miller^[17] as well gorilla fellow wrestlers Roni Jonah instruction Cynthia Lynch.^[18] Also, she exposed in one episode of Imprison Worked Up when a separate (fellow OVW wrestler Paredyse) was harassing and insulting her.

Personal life

Bynum is the youngest show consideration for ten children and was strenuous on a farm in blue Minnesota.^[19]

Championships and accomplishments

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