Line #14 Wrestling/Cameron


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3	Ariane Nicole Andrew (born November 3, 1987) is an American {{professional wrest\|ling}}er formerly signed with Wrestling/{{WWE}} under the ring name Cameron. After winning a non-televised 2011 [[Wrestling/WWEDivaSearch Diva Search]], she briefly competed on the 2011 season of ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' before becoming the first competitor to be eliminated. However, she was signed to the WWE anyway and debuted in its then-developmental center, FCW, under the ring name Cameron Lynn. Just one year later, she joined Wrestling/{{Naomi\|Wrestler}} as a valet for Wrestling/BrodusClay and they quickly formed the all-female tag team of Wrestling/TheFunkadactyls, rising to success within the Divas division independent of Brodus. In 2014, Cameron and Naomi feuded with each other. Ariane has also been featured as one of the main cast members of ''Series/TotalDivas''.
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5	WWE announced her release from the company on May 6, 2016, but she did make a one night only return for the 2022 Wrestling/RoyalRumble.
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7	She made an appearance in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling on July 29, 2020 edition of ''Dynamite'', where she teamed with Nyla Rose for their Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament. In 2023, she also announced that she was setting up her own promotion, ''Pound Town Wrestling'' as a ''Wrestling/{{GLOW}}'' and ''POWW'' throwback.
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10	!!Tropes associated with Cameron:
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12	* ACupAngst: Had an episode of this trope on ''Series/TotalDivas''.
13	* AscendedMeme: Cameron's CatchPhrase (see below) ended up being printed on a t-shirt, was the name of her single and of her finishing move.
14	* AsianAirhead: She's half-Asian, and plays a bit of a ditzy heel.
15	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Despite her friendly smile, Cameron can get incredibly bitchy from time to time, most notably during the Wrestling/{{Kaitlyn}} secret admirer fiasco and in the aforementioned ''Superstars'' match against Wrestling/{{Natalya\|Neidhart}}.
16	* BitchSlap: Temporarily turned heel in a ''Superstars!'' match by slapping Wrestling/{{Natalya\|Neidhart}} over a "pup" taunt.
17	* BuxomBeautyStandard: ''Series/TotalDivas'' reveals that, while Wrestling/{{Naomi\|Wrestler}} is naturally well-endowed, Cameron has fairly small breasts and [[FakeBoobs relies on padding in her ring gear]] to achieve a curvier, sexier look. This eventually led to a weird variation of a WardrobeMalfunction: though only live fans sitting in the front row of a corner of the arena could see it, and even then only if they were focused on Cameron, visible padding was starting to come out of her top while she watched a tag team match featuring the Great Khali and Tons of Funk vs [[Wrestling/ThreeMB 3MB]]. ''Total Divas'' later revealed this to be a Wrestling/BellaTwins prank.
18	* CanonName: "Cameron Lynn" was only her full name in FCW, but [[{{Fanon}} it is accepted]] as her proper full name by fans on the main roster anyway, similar to Wrestling/AJLee who lost her last name but eventually reclaimed it.
19	* CatchPhrase: "Girl, Bye". Also, "The Bomb dot com".
20	* CatholicSchoolGirlsRule: Sometime after the break-up of Wrestling/TheFunkadactyls, Cameron changed her ring-gear to make it look like a sexy schoolgirl outfit.
21	* CuteButCacophonic: Her screams. And in real life she's even '''WORSE'''.
22	* DoNotCallMePaul: Averted on ''Series/TotalDivas'', where she is referred to by her real name, Ariane.
23	* EpicFail: In a ''Superstars'' match against Alicia Fox, she took a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and just remained still in the middle of the ring. Fox hit the ropes and had to visibly stop when Cameron was obviously out of position. Fox then quickly rolled Cameron up for three for an obvious rushed finish.
24	* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: At the start of Cameron's FaceHeelTurn, she started wearing her hair curly when it had previously only been straight.
25	** For her match against former partner Naomi, she debuted new gear and a new hair colour - going back to two-toned black and blonde hair.
26	* FaceHeelTurn: Circa July 2014 on the main roster. First signaled by her bullying of Wrestling/{{Paige}}, {{heel}}ish tactics, ItsAllAboutMe attitude, UnsportsmanlikeGloating, and her resentment towards Wrestling/{{Naomi\|Wrestler}} for not defending her from Paige on 6/17's ''Main Event''.
27	* FinishingMove: A DDT called Girl Bye.
28	* GenkiGirl:
29	* GoodIsNotNice: As a face. See BitchInSheepsClothing above. She is, however, ''very'' loyal to Naomi and her ''Total Divas'' cast mates. Or at least she ''[[FaceHeelTurn was]]''...
30	* HairstyleMalfunction: She wore a blonde wig in FCW and in one of her matches, it got ripped off, embarrassing her.
31	* HandWave: In her September 15, 2014 ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]]'' match, Cameron [[http://i.imgur.com/7Ke9x88.gif clearly botched]] a pin attempt[[note]]Your opponent has to be on her back when you pin her, when Naomi was on her stomach[[/note]], but she played it off in a [[https://twitter.com/WWECameron/status/511751200564592640 tweet]] by claiming that she was just being a "trendsetter." To her credit, the explanation fits in with Cameron-the-character's over-inflated ego.
32	* {{Heel}}: In an interview, Cameron said her goal was to become a top heel. Suffice to say it did not work out.
33	* HeelFaceTurn: When she was in FCW, she was initially a heel, only to become a face for her partnership with Wrestling/{{Naomi\|Wrestler}}.
34	* HiddenDepths: Before ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' she worked as a behavioural therapist for autistic children.
35	* ItsAllAboutMe: Displayed this attitude ''in spades'' on the June 23, 2014 episode of ''RAW''. She was supposed to be doing commentary on Wrestling/{{Naomi\|Wrestler}}'s match with Wrestling/AliciaFox, but monopolized the conversation in favor of talking about herself and trying to rile up fellow guest-commentator Wrestling/{{Paige}}. The result was that no one else got a word in edge-wise and the match became more about Cameron than the actual wrestlers participating, especially because the camera kept cutting to the commentators's table to catch Cameron being awful. When she got called out on her self-centeredness by the other commentators, she flat-out said that, of course, it ''is'' all about her.
36	* RickyMorton: Usually played this role when The Funkadactyls were wrestling. Surprising because she's the greener girl and the more experienced one tends to fill this role (giving the less experienced worker less ring time). This is likely due to WWE wanting to promote Naomi as the star of the team.
37	* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: To an absurd degree: she was the first contestant eliminated from ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'', the first to get signed and debut on TV, and ended up as the only remaining cast member from that season of the show to be employed by the WWE in any capacity[[note]]Three others had also been signed[[/note]].
38	* SassyBlackWoman: Her sass is more akin to GenkiGirl than the traditional portrayal of this trope but still fits.
39	* SelfDeprecation: A fan tweeted her [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BYq_uYZIUAAeI15.jpg:large this meme]] (see NeverLiveItDown on Cameron's YMMV page for context). Her response was "I freaking love it."
40	* SheFu: Not as much as Wrestling/{{Naomi\|Wrestler}} since she's not a trained dancer, but she still does the splits in a few of her moves.
41	* TheJannetty: To Naomi of the Funkadactyls.
42	* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: A non-verbal version (over-the-top cheering, climbing up on the post, and dancing around) after Naomi beat Wrestling/{{Paige}} on 6/17's ''Main Event''... when Cameron herself ''hadn't even taken part in the fight''. She goes too far when she shoves Paige when the latter was trying to congratulate Naomi, earning her a well-deserved beatdown. Naomi, visibly put-off by her team-mate's attitude, didn't bother to intervene and in fact quickly slapped Paige some skin when Paige tried again to shake her hand after the fact. Cameron was very unhappy with Naomi afterward, eventually culminating in a split-up of the Funkadactyls.
43	* VanityIsFeminine: In her current heel run. She will primp before a match, check her reflection in a mirror, touch up her make-up, etc., up until the last possible moment -- and even then, the referee might have to step in and force her to stop.
44	* WardrobeMalfunction: She suffered one at [=WrestleMania=] 30 where her top came undone.
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