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Cynthia Lynch
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 Lynch with a fan in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 18, 1971 New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bobcat Bobbie Bardot Barroom Barbie[1] Cynthia Lynch Cyndi Snow Godfather's Ho Principal Lazarus Pussy Willow |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Billed weight | 130 lb (59 kg; 9.3 st)[1] |
| Billed from | New Jersey |
| Trained by | Axl Rotten Dawn Marie Psaltis Tom Prichard William Regal |
| Debut | December 1996 |
| Retired | 2012 |
Cynthia Lynch (born May 18, 1971)[2] is a retired American professional wrestler and wrestling valet. She is best known for her time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Godfather's Ho, where she became the first of four women to win the WWF Hardcore Championship.[3][4]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Early career (1996-1999)
[edit]Lynch made her debut in wrestling as a valet in December 1996, in the Northeastern independent circuit. She managed various wrestling including; Pat Kenney, Rik Ratchet, Steve Corino and The Inferno Kid. She began training to wrestle shortly after, mainly wrestling in mixed tag team matches. She made her debut singles match in February 1998, in a losing effort to Sweet Destiny. On July 24, 1999, she won the NWA New Jersey Junior Heavyweight Championship from Kevin Knight.[citation needed]
World Wrestling Federation (1999-2000)
[edit]In 1999, she caught the eye of WWF talent scout, Tom Prichard, who signed her to a developmental contract with the company in July, 1999. She was sent to WWF's then developmental territory Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW). In October 1999, she made her main roster debut on an episode of WWF RAW is WAR as one of Godfather's Ho's and was attacked by Viscera. She continued to make sporadic appearances as Ho, in May 2000, she briefly won the WWF Hardcore Championship from Crash Holly, who pinned Lynch to regain the championship back fifteen seconds later.[5] In December 2000, the WWF dropped MCW as one of their developmental territories, releasing some of the talents, including Lynch, in the process.[6]
Independent circuit (2001-2009)
[edit]Lynch returned to the independent circuit after her release from the WWF, in the summer of 2002 she briefly worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as the valet of David Young.[2]
She became a regular feature for the independent promotion Women's Extreme Wrestling (WEW) from 2002-2008, under multiple different gimmicks such as; Barroom Barbie, Bobcat, Principal Lazarus and Pussy Willow. On July 12, 2007, as Principal Lazarus, she won the Women's Extreme Wrestling Tag Team Championship alongside Roni Jonah, defeating Amy Zidian and Annie Social at Nude Street Fight.[7] She briefly retired from professional wrestling in 2009.
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2012-2013)
[edit]In January 2012, Lynch joined her then husband, Al Snow's promotion, Ohio Valley Wrestling unsuccessfully challenging Taeler Hendrix for the OVW Women's Championship.[8] The following week she teamed with CJ Lane in a losing effort to Aleida Ortiz and Hendrix. In March 2012, she became the valet of the tag team X2C (Raphael Constantine and Sean Casey). Her final match was in April 2013, in a losing effort to Trina, in a battle royal alongside; Cinnamon Twist, Hannah Blossom, Heidi Lovelace, Holly Blossom, Jessie Belle and Taeler Hendrix.[8]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | WWF: Hardcore | Hardcore Ho | Direct to video, archive footage |
| Hey Paisan! | Aunt Cecile | TV film | |
| 2007 | Gene Simmons: Family Jewels | Self; guest | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Hell House | Lady | Short film |
| 2025 | Race with the Devil | Angie Johnson | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | WWF No Mercy | Ho | Video game debut |
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- New-Wave Championship Wrestling
- NWCW Women's Championship.[9]
- NWA New Jersey
- NWA New Jersey Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Women's Extreme Wrestling
- WEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Roni Jonah[2]
- World Wrestling Federation
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Bobcat's profile". GLORY Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Bobcat's Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
- ^ King, Tevon (June 5, 2023). "10 Wrestlers You Completely Forgot Won The WWE Hardcore Championship". TheSportster. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ^ Pitts-Banks, Niko (March 26, 2022). "10 Forgotten Women Of The Attitude Era: Where Are They Now?". TheSportster. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ^ "Hardcore Championship title history". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ^ Bixenspan, David. "WWE's New Performance Center and the History of the Developmental System". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ^ "WEW #31 - Nude Street Fight". Cagematch. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ^ a b "Matches - Bobcat - Wrestlers Database". Cagematch. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ^ "NWCW WOMENS' TITLE HISTORY". Solie.org. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
External links
[edit]- G.L.O.R.Y. biography
- Cynthia Lynch's profile at Cagematch
