. ▁and ▁she ▁began ▁calling ▁up ▁prom ot ions ▁in ▁her ▁area . ▁After ▁her ▁first ▁meeting ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁prom oter , ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁use ▁her ▁on ▁his ▁next ▁show . ▁Much ▁of ▁her ▁early ▁experience ▁was ▁spent ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁ring ▁girl ▁and ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ring ▁crew . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Elizabeth ▁was ▁model ing ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁fashion ▁show ▁with ▁another ▁wrest ler , ▁" Show time " ▁J B ▁C ool . ▁It ▁was ▁C ool ▁that ▁gave ▁Elizabeth ▁her ▁initial ▁training , ▁later ▁followed ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁S nu ka ▁and ▁Soul man ▁Alex ▁G , ▁prior ▁to ▁making ▁her ▁debut . ▁Her ▁in - ring ▁debut ▁was ▁a ▁battle ▁royal ▁but ▁she ▁later ▁had ▁her ▁first ▁wrest ling ▁match ▁against ▁Angel . ▁She ▁used ▁various ▁ring names ▁during ▁her ▁early ▁career , ▁most ▁often ▁Shaw na ▁or ▁C J ▁V y per , ▁prior ▁to ▁using ▁V y per ▁as ▁her ▁regular ▁ring name . ▁The ▁name ▁origin ated ▁from ▁a ▁child hood ▁nick name ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁mother ▁used ▁for ▁her . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years , ▁she ▁spent ▁time ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Florida ▁and ▁California ▁" ind y ▁circuit " ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁bal ancing ▁a ▁model ing ▁career . ▁She ▁mode led ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁mag az ines ▁including ▁A xis ▁Magazine , ▁Bay ou ▁V ixen ▁Magazine , ▁F it ness ▁Model ▁Magazine , ▁F H M , ▁Hell ions ▁Magazine ,