![]() On 7 January of that year, at the event Stardom New Years Stars 2017 – Tag 2, she was part of the team " Oedo Tai" with Kagetsu and Kyoko Kimura as a replacement for Hana Kimura who was injured, where she tried to help the team to retain the Artist of Stardom Championship against " Queen's Quest" a team integrated by HZK, Io Shirai and Momo Watanabe, in which they were defeated and they lost the title. In 2017, Benson worked in Japan as Viper for the company World Wonder Ring Stardom. She competed against ICW's men roster for a shot at the ICW World Heavyweight Championship in the 2019 Square Go! match which included the likes of Jeff Jarrett, Wolfgang, Andy Wild, Leyton Buzzard, Kez Evans, BT Gunn, Grado, Jackie Polo, Mark Coffey, Joe Hendry, Kenny Williams and others. She regained the title in 2018 on an episode of ICW Fight Club before losing the title after 283 days to Kay Lee Ray in the inaugural Queen of Insanity match. She became the inaugural ICW Women's Champion at Fear & Loathing VIII in a tournament final victory over Kay Lee Ray and Nikki Storm in November 2015. Viper debuted for Insane Championship Wrestling at Tramspotting on 17 February 2013. Insane Championship Wrestling (2013–2019) Benson's last match in independent circuit was at Scottish Wrestling Alliance Lion's Den in November 2019. However, a month later before filming was set to begin, the project was postponed indefinitely. She was part of the special program of ITV World of Sport Wrestling celebrated on New Year's Eve 2016, and until April of that year, she was programmed to appear on a revival of the series. ![]() I remember lying in bed the next day, being so sore and in absolute agony, but I just loved it, I had to go back." About her training, she said: "I got beat up, totally beat up. She was introduced to this sport at a training school near her Ayrshire home and, according to her, she debuted at age 16 one year after beginning her training making accounts with her age, this was in 2007. ![]() It wasn't until she was 15, and when her oldest nephew began to watch wrestling, that Benson's passion was rekindled and she was open about enjoying wrestling. ( April 2023)īefore turning into a wrestler, she kept her love for professional wrestling as a secret due to being worried that her female friends thought she was "weird" as they believed that was only a sport for men. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2007–2019) Kimberly Benson was born on, in Kilbirnie, Scotland. She is a former one-time Artist of Stardom Champion, two-time ICW Women's Champion, one-time SWA World Champion, and two-time WWE 24/7 Champion. From 2021 to 2022 she performed as Doudrop before reverting to her current ring name. After participating in the 2017 Mae Young Classic, she was signed to a contract by WWE in 2019. Niven is a former one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion.īenson began her career on the UK independent circuit under the ring name Viper, also performing in Japan for World Wonder Ring Stardom. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Piper Niven. Kimberly Benson (born ) is a Scottish professional wrestler.
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