Editing Dawn Marie Psaltis

{{short description|American model, professional wrestler and valet}}
{{redirects|Dawn Marie|the Dawn Marie who wrestled in the National Wrestling Federation and Ladies Professional Wrestling Association|Dawn Marie Johnston}}
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{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name        = Dawn Marie Psaltis
|image       = 5.21.11DawnMarieByLuigiNovi.jpg
|caption     = Dawn Marie in 2011
|names       = Dawn Marie<br>Dawn Marie Bytch<br>Dangerous Dawn<br>Dawn Marie Rinaldi<br>Tammy Lynn Bytch<br>Dawn Marie-Wilson<br>Dawn Marie Wilson
|height      = 5 ft 8 in<ref name="wwebio">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wwealumni/dawnmarie|title=Dawn Marie's WWE Alumni Bio|access-date=April 3, 2011|publisher=[[WWE]]|work=[[WWE]].com|archive-date=October 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024083439/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/dawnmarie|url-status=live}}</ref>
|weight      = 
|alma_mater  = [[New York University Stern School of Business]]
|birth_name  = Dawn Marie Psaltis
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1970|11|03}}<ref name="eeoc"/>
|birth_place = [[Rahway, New Jersey]], U.S.<ref name="eeoc"/>
|billed      = [[Woodbridge, New Jersey]]<ref name="wwebio"/>
|trainer     = [[Simon Diamond]]<ref name="eeoc"/><ref name=era>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_2_3/ai_76726503 |title=Dawn of a New Era |publisher=Wrestling Digest |author=Jason Scales |access-date=January 8, 2008 |date=August 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217004332/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_2_3/ai_76726503 |archive-date=December 17, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>[[Mikey Whipwreck]]<ref name="eeoc"/><br>[[Buddy Landel]]<ref name=mike/><br>[[Crowbar (wrestler)|Devon Storm]]<ref name=mike/>
|debut       = 1995<ref name="eeoc"/>
|retired     = 2012
|spouse      = {{Marriage|Matthew DaMatta|2005}}
|children    = 2
}}
'''Dawn Marie Psaltis'''<ref name=era/> (born November 3, 1970) is an American nurse and retired [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], [[Manager (professional wrestling)|professional wrestling valet]], and actress. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) and the [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]] brand of [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) under her wrestling ring name '''Dawn Marie'''.

Before she entered the [[Professional wrestling|wrestling]] industry, Psaltis made her living in [[real estate]].<ref name=mike/> After deciding to pursue a career in [[Model (person)|modeling]] or [[acting]], Psaltis began managing wrestlers on the [[independent circuit]] after meeting a [[Professional wrestling promotion|wrestling promoter]].<ref name=smash>{{cite web|url=http://www.firetank.com/smashwrestling/interview-dawnmarie.shtml |title=Interview with Dawn Marie |publisher=Smash Wrestling |author=Mike Aldren |date=November 2000 |access-date=January 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012120352/http://www.firetank.com/smashwrestling/interview-dawnmarie.shtml |archive-date=October 12, 2007 }}</ref><ref name=diva/> She signed a deal with ECW after what was supposed to be a three-week stint.<ref name=smash/><ref name=diva/><ref name=learns/> She managed [[The Impact Players]] and [[Simon and Swinger]] until ECW's bankruptcy in 2001.<ref name=era/><ref name=34th/>

Psaltis then joined WWE, where her most notable feud involved her marrying Al Wilson, the real-life father of her rival [[Torrie Wilson]].<ref name=wiles/> She was released from her WWE contract in 2005 after revealing that she was pregnant, which resulted in her filing a lawsuit against her employers.<ref name=path/> Currently, Psaltis works as a [[nurse]].<ref name="Nurse"/>

==Early life==
Psaltis was raised by her father, a [[Zoology|zoologist]], and together, they spent their time camping and hunting.<ref name=mike/> In her youth, she was a fan of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), admiring wrestlers such as [[Bob Backlund]], [[Jimmy Snuka]], and [[Roddy Piper]].<ref name=mike>{{cite web|url=http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=ECE58748-D1D5-4414-813AF6D89DFFB969|title=Dawn Marie – Q&A|author=Mike Mooneyham|publisher=The Wrestling Gospel|date=August 2000|access-date=January 10, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012091634/http://mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=ECE58748-D1D5-4414-813AF6D89DFFB969 |archive-date = October 12, 2007}}</ref> Psaltis graduated from the [[New York University Stern School of Business]] at the age of 22.<ref name=mike/> She then went on to work for a real estate consultancy firm in [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]], reaching the position of Director of International Real Estate.<ref name=mike/><ref name=smash/><ref name=learns/>

After meeting an ex-boyfriend who had aspired to play football professionally and finding out that he had been signed by the [[Chicago Bears]], Psaltis decided that she wanted to pursue a career in entertainment.<ref name=mike/> She resigned from the firm and moved into the [[List of entertainment industry topics|entertainment industry]] with the goal of becoming either a model or a professional actress.<ref name=mike/><ref name=smash/>

== Professional wrestling career ==

=== Early career (1995–1998) ===
While signing modeling posters for Jonathan Gold, a talent agent and professional wrestling promoter, Psaltis jokingly told Gold that she would be interested in pursuing a career in wrestling.<ref name=smash/><ref name=diva>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_6_4/ai_98249761/pg_1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018031404/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_6_4/ai_98249761/pg_1|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2015|title=Diva Dawn: it's the dawn of a new era in WWE, as Marie makes an immediate impact in the federation|author=Jim Varsallone|publisher=Wrestling Digest|date=April 2003|access-date=January 9, 2008}}</ref> Gold took her comment at face value and later contacted Psaltis, informing her that she was scheduled to appear at a wrestling show in [[New Jersey]].<ref name=smash/><ref name=diva/> With some trepidation, she went to the show and [[Manager (professional wrestling)|managed]] [[Tony Atlas]] in his match against Jimmy Snuka.<ref name=mike/><ref name=smash/><ref name=diva/> Psaltis made her professional wrestling debut in January 1995.<ref name="eeoc"/> She met her future fiancé [[Simon Diamond]] during her time in the independent wrestling promotions.<ref name=learns/> She also met [[Buddy Landel]]l and [[Crowbar (wrestler)|Devon Storm]], both of whom helped train her.<ref name=mike/> Psaltis spent four years working on the [[Northeastern United States|northeastern]] independent circuit, appearing with promotions such as [[Maryland Championship Wrestling]] and the [[Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation]].<ref name=mike/>

=== Extreme Championship Wrestling (1998–2001) ===
In 1998, Psaltis was informed that Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) employee [[Mark LoMonaco|Buh Buh Ray Dudley]] was interested in bringing her into ECW.<ref name=smash/> At the behest of Dudley, Psaltis traveled to the [[The Arena (Philadelphia)|ECW Arena]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], where ECW promoter [[Paul Heyman]] told her that he would [[List of professional wrestling terms#B|book]] her for several appearances in an [[List of professional wrestling terms#A|angle]] with [[Lance Storm]].<ref name=smash/> She debuted in ECW on August 28, 1998, as the manager of Storm, [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuding]] with [[Chris Candido]] and his manager, [[Tammy Lynn Sytch]].<ref name=era/><ref name=smash/><ref name=diva/> Although she was only supposed to have a three-week role in the company,<ref name=learns/> Heyman was impressed by the chemistry between Psaltis and Storm and offered her a contract, which she accepted.<ref name=smash/><ref name=diva/> Psaltis created her character to be in love with Storm and clumsy rather than glamorous.<ref name=diva/>

Storm and Psaltis feuded with Candido and Sytch for several months, during which time Psaltis was renamed Tammy Lynn Bytch to spite Candido and his manager.<ref name="eeoc"/> After the respective feuds ended, she used the ring name Dawn Marie Bytch, which was eventually shortened to simply Dawn Marie.<ref name="eeoc"/> After Storm formed a tag team with [[Justin Credible]] known as the Impact Players in the summer of 1999, she managed both men,<ref name=era/> helping them win the [[ECW Tag Team Championship]] on two occasions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwtaghistory/|title=ECW Tag Team Championship history|publisher=WWE|access-date=January 22, 2008|archive-date=March 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309162848/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwtaghistory/|url-status=live}}</ref> Psaltis continued to manage Storm until he left ECW for [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) in May 2000.<ref name=mike/><ref name=learns/> Psaltis was also offered a contract by WCW, but declined to leave ECW in order to remain with her fiancé, ECW wrestler Simon Diamond.<ref name=learns/> She also had two years left on her ECW contract.<ref name=mike/>

Storm then departed ECW, and Psaltis became a [[color commentator]] on ECW pay-per-views and the television series ''[[ECW on TNN]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gerweck.net/dawnmarie.htm |title=Dawn Marie's profile |publisher=Gerweck |access-date=January 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080114222837/http://www.gerweck.net/dawnmarie.htm |archive-date=January 14, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On December 3, 2000, at the [[ECW Massacre on 34th Street|Massacre on 34th Street]] pay-per-view, as part of a new angle, she announced that she would become the manager of the winner of the opening match pitting Simon Diamond and [[Johnny Swinger|Swinger]] against [[Christian York]] and [[Adam Birch|Joey Matthews]].<ref name=34th>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/dec4_ecw-can.html|title=Tag team bout steals Massacre show|author=John Powell|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=January 22, 2008|date=December 4, 2000|archive-date=July 21, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721133859/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/dec4_ecw-can.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Although York and Matthews won the bout, Psaltis opted to join forces with Diamond and Swinger, whom she managed until ECW declared [[bankruptcy]] in April 2001.<ref name=era/><ref name=34th/>

=== Independent circuit (2001–2002) ===
Following the bankruptcy of ECW, Psaltis returned to the independent circuit, managing Diamond.<ref name=era/> The duo made several appearances alongside Swinger with the short lived [[X Wrestling Federation]] in November 2001.<ref name=diva/> During her time on the independent circuit, she trained as a wrestler under Simon Diamond and [[Mikey Whipwreck]].<ref name=era/><ref name=learns>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive2001/apr10_dawnmarie-can.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101002325/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive2001/apr10_dawnmarie-can.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 1, 2013|title=Dawn Marie lives and learns|author=Bob Kapur|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|date=April 10, 2002|access-date=January 9, 2008}}</ref> Also in 2001, Psaltis worked as a [[stock trader]], and in 2002, she co-hosted a syndicated wrestling [[Radio programming|radio show]] known as the "Piledriver Rock and Wrestling Radio Show".<ref name=learns/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gerweck.net/dawnmarieinterview.htm |title=Interview with Dawn Marie |author=Steve Gerweck |publisher=Gerweck.net |date=January 2002 |access-date=February 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212072838/http://gerweck.net/dawnmarieinterview.htm |archive-date=December 12, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2002–2005) ===
[[Image:Dawn Marie.jpg|thumb|Marie at ''[[WWE Tribute to the Troops|Tribute to the Troops]]'' in December 2003.]]
In April 2002, Psaltis began negotiating with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), eventually agreeing to a deal. She made her World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) television debut on the May 30 episode of ''SmackDown!'' as [[Vince McMahon]]'s legal assistant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/020530.html|title=SmackDown Results: May 30, 2002|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=January 8, 2008|archive-date=August 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826095716/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/020530.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She debuted with the name "Dawn Marie Rinaldi" although it was quickly shortened to the original "Dawn Marie". In her initial storyline, she briefly feuded with [[Stacy Keibler]] over McMahon's affections until McMahon turned over the General Manager position to his daughter, [[Stephanie McMahon]],<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael McAvennie|title=WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2003|page=183}}</ref> which was followed shortly by Keibler's departure for the Raw [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael McAvennie|title=WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2003|page=200}}</ref>

Psaltis would begin a controversial feud with [[Torrie Wilson]] in 2002.<ref name=OWOW /> On the October 17 episode of ''Smackdown!'', Marie picked up her first victory when she teamed up with [[Matt Hardy]] to defeat Rikishi and [[Torrie Wilson]].<ref name=OWOW /> In response, Wilson defeated Psaltis at [[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] in October.<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael McAvennie|title=WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2003|page=278}}</ref> In the course of the angle, Psaltis developed a relationship with Wilson's real-life father Al Wilson.<ref name=wiles>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_1_5/ai_101337651 |title=The wiles of Wilson |author=Matt Berkowitz |publisher=Wrestling Digest |access-date=November 8, 2007 |date=June 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018062848/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_1_5/ai_101337651 |archive-date=October 18, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=film>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmmonthly.com/Profiles/Articles/TorrieWilson/TorrieWilson.html|title=Miss Torrie Wilson|author=Gary Schultz|publisher=Film Monthly|access-date=November 7, 2007|date=May 14, 2004|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224011549/http://www.filmmonthly.com/Profiles/Articles/TorrieWilson/TorrieWilson.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ign.com/articles/726/726077p1.html|title=Torrie Wilson Interview: Divas, posing nude, and slaps to the face|author=Jon Robinson|publisher=IGN Sports|access-date=November 7, 2007|date=August 16, 2006|archive-date=May 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529030834/http://sports.ign.com/articles/726/726077p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Michael McAvennie|title=WWE The Yearbook: 2003 Edition|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2003|page=329}}</ref> On the edition of November 7 of ''Smackdown!'', Psaltis became engaged to Al.<ref name=wiles/><ref name=slambio>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/wilson-torrie.html|title=Torrie Wilson Bio|author=John M. Milner|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=November 7, 2007|date=May 29, 2005|archive-date=July 14, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714155550/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/wilson-torrie.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> In December, Psaltis would attempt to bribe Wilson by inviting her to a hotel one night; if she arrived, she would break off the engagement. Footage of the event would later be shown at the [[Armageddon (2002)|Armageddon]] pay-per-view. Despite this, as part of the angle, the couple remained engaged, and the two got married on the January 2, 2003 episode of ''Smackdown!''.<ref name=diva/> Al then, in storyline, died from a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] after having rigorous [[Sexual intercourse|sex]] numerous times in succession on their honeymoon.<ref name=diva/><ref name=slambio/><ref>{{cite book|title=The I Hate the 21st Century Reader: The Awful, the Annoying, and the Absurd|author=Clint Willis and Nate Hardcastle|publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press|year=2006|isbn=1-56025-718-0|page=295}}</ref><ref name=ih62>Ian Hamilton. ''Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition'' (p.62)</ref> Wilson defeated Psaltis to seemingly end their feud at the [[Royal Rumble (2003)|Royal Rumble]] in 2003 in what was billed as a ''Stepmother vs. Stepdaughter match''.<ref name=slambio/><ref name=ih62/> On Smackdown on March 13, 2003, Dawn Marie flashed the crowd, unbuttoning her outfit and opening it completely. Numerous YouTube videos were made of this episode. In May 2004, Psaltis renewed her feud with Wilson. As part of the feud, the two had a match with Wilson's career on the line when the ''SmackDown!'' General Manager at the time, [[Kurt Angle]], made the stipulation for the match at [[Judgment Day (2004)|Judgment Day]], which Wilson won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/05/17/463112.html |title=J-Day for Guerrero |author=Bob Kapur |publisher=SLAM! Wrestling |access-date=January 20, 2008 |date=May 17, 2004 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20051125213043/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/05/17/463112.html |archive-date=November 25, 2005 }}</ref>

After being on hiatus from ''SmackDown!'' programming, Psaltis returned in September 2004 and began a new storyline with [[Jackie Gayda|Miss Jackie]], involving whether she and Jackie's fiancée, [[Charlie Haas]], had an affair.<ref name=arm/> This angle led up to a match between the two at [[Armageddon (2004)|Armageddon]], with Haas as the guest referee.<ref name=arm>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/12/13/788798.html|title=WWE survives its own Armageddon|author=Dale Plummer and Nick Tywalk|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=January 22, 2008|date=December 13, 2004|archive-date=June 30, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630181636/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/12/13/788798.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Psaltis won the match, but afterward, Haas confirmed their affair and broke off both relationships.<ref name=arm/>

At the [[No Way Out (2005)|No Way Out]] pay-per-view, on February 20, 2005, Dawn Marie entered a feud with [[Michelle McCool]] after McCool attacked Marie during the Divas Contest where Marie and [[Torrie Wilson]] co-hosted the contest. On the March 3 episode of ''Smackdown!'', Marie teamed up with [[Rene Dupree]] in losing effort to [[Big Show]] and McCool in a mixed tag team match.<ref name=OWOW /> On the March 24 episode of  ''Smackdown!'', Dawn Marie pinned McCool by using the ropes for leverage.<ref name=OWOW /> On the April 14 episode of ''Smackdown!'', Dawn Marie was defeated by Torrie in a Divas Match, this would turn out to be Marie's last match.<ref name=OWOW /> Her last in-ring appearance with the company was at [[ECW One Night Stand (2005)|ECW One Night Stand]],<ref name="eeoc"/> managing Lance Storm for his match against [[Chris Jericho]]. Her final appearance on WWE programming was during the June 19, 2005 episode of ''WWE Byte This!''. On July 6, 2005, she was released from her WWE contract while on maternity leave.<ref name=path>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/10/30/4618520.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101025554/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/10/30/4618520.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 1, 2013|title=Dawn Marie & Francine heading down different paths|author=Bob Kapur|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|date=November 16, 2007|access-date=January 10, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/releases |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420091404/http://www.wwe.com:80/inside/news/archive/releases |archive-date=20 April 2009 |title=WWE releases several Superstars |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=8 July 2005 |accessdate=1 February 2023}}</ref>

=== Independent circuit (2005–2012)===
[[Image:Dawn Marie Psaltis at WonderCon 2009.JPG|thumb|Psaltis in 2009.]]
After leaving WWE, on November 5, 2005, a visibly pregnant Psaltis appeared at the ECW reunion event [[Hardcore Homecoming#November Reign|Hardcore Homecoming: November Reign]], which was unaffiliated with World Wrestling Entertainment, holding the key for the main event [[steel cage match]] between [[Jerry Lynn]] and Justin Credible.<ref name="nov">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/11/06/1295447.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101004753/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/11/06/1295447.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 1, 2013|title=Storm interrupts November Reign – November Reign results|author=Bob Kapur|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=January 8, 2008|date=November 6, 2005}}</ref> The match was won by Justin Credible after Psaltis, [[Jason Knight (wrestler)|Jason Knight]], and Lance Storm interfered on his behalf.<ref name="nov"/> In June 2006, she managed [[Johnny Candido]] in a match for the National Wrestling Superstars promotion.<ref name="eeoc"/>

On March 8, 2008, Marie made her debut for [[Women Superstars Uncensored]] as a special guest referee for match between Alexa Thatcher and Cindy Rogers versus Nikki Roxx and Alere Little Feather.<ref name=OWOW>{{cite web|title=Dawn Marie – Online World of Wrestling|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/d/dawn-marie.html|publisher=OWOW|access-date=August 10, 2007|archive-date=August 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827093202/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/d/dawn-marie.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Marie made her in-ring debut on the March 22, 2008 episode of ''Women Superstars Uncensored'', competing in the WSU/NWS J-Cup Tournament and being managed by the villainous Tammy Lynn Sytch, but losing to [[Becky Bayless]] in the first round.<ref name=OWOW /> On the June 21 episode of ''Women Superstars Uncensored'',  Marie was defeated by Becky Bayless following the match it was then turned in a tag team match where she teamed up with [[Portia Perez]] in a winning effort defeating Bayless and [[Angelina Love]].<ref name=OWOW />
On the August 23, 2008 episode of ''Women Superstars Uncensored'', Marie's final match was where she competed in a no-contest with Trixie Lynn, Marie was scheduled to face Becky Bayless but was changed due to Bayless being signed to [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]].<ref name=OWOW />

In July 2009, Psaltis signed with [[Dragon Gate USA]] as the "Live Event Hostess", a role similar to that of the ring announcer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dgusa.tv/roster/dawnmarie.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716143018/http://www.dgusa.tv/roster/dawnmarie.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2009 |title=Dgusa.Tv |publisher=Dgusa.Tv |access-date=August 13, 2012 }}</ref> Marie made appearance for UWE at their pay-per-view Meltdown', on July 21, 2012, managing Kevin Murphy and Richie Nightmare against "The Thrill Seeker" Sage Strong<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theuwe.com/wrestler/thrill-seeker-sage-strong/ |title="The Thrill Seeker" Sage Strong &#124; the Ultimate Wrestling Experience – Harrisburg, PA |access-date=July 5, 2013 |archive-date=November 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101224037/http://theuwe.com/wrestler/thrill-seeker-sage-strong/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and The Mercenary whom was managed by Tommy Dreamer.<ref name="OfficalSite">{{cite web |title=Dawn Marie – Official Website |url=http://www.dawnmarieonline.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414125917/http://www.dawnmarieonline.com/ |archive-date=April 14, 2012 |access-date=May 12, 2012 |publisher=DawnMarieWeb}}</ref>

On the March 6, 2010 episode of ''Women Superstars Uncensored'', Marie was inducted into the "Women Superstars Uncensored" Hall of Fame by Alicia.<ref name=OWOW />

Marie took part in the World Wrestling Fan Xperience showcase in 2012.<ref name=WWFX>{{cite web |title=Dawn Marie – WWFX |url=http://wwfxperience.com/r1/apps/wwfx-talents-list.php?filt=2 |publisher=World Wrestling Fan Experience |access-date=June 1, 2012 |archive-date=August 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827032616/http://wwfxperience.com/r1/apps/wwfx-talents-list.php?filt=2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Return to WWE (2024)===
At [[NXT Halloween Havoc (2024)|NXT Halloween Havoc]] on October 27, 2024, [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] general manager [[Ava (wrestler)|Ava]] announced that Marie would make her return to WWE as a special guest [[Referee (professional wrestling)|referee]] for a [[hardcore match]] between [[Jaida Parker]] and [[Lola Vice]] at [[NXT 2300|''NXT'' 2300]] following which she made an appearance on the November 6 episode of 
''NXT''. This was her first appearance in WWE since her departure in 2005 and her first appearance on the NXT brand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2024/10/27/dawn-marie-returning-to-wwe-to-guest-referee-jaida-parker-vs-lola-vice-at-nxts-2300-arena-show/|title=Dawn Marie returning to WWE to guest referee Jaida Parker vs. Lola Vice at NXT's 2300 Arena show|work=Thompson, Andrew|access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref>

==Other media==
Psaltis starred in ''[[Carmilla#Film|The Vampire Carmilla]]'', a 1999 [[independent film]]. In 2008, she appeared in the second installment of [[Paul Heyman]]'s ''The Heyman Hustle'' video blog, which featured her and Heyman on the streets of [[New York City]] during the winter season, with Psaltis wearing only a bikini under a fur coat. Psaltis appears as a playable character in the games ''[[ECW Hardcore Revolution]]'',<ref name=ECWGame>{{cite web|title=ECW's Dawn Marie and Danny Doring Exposed|date=January 15, 2000 |publisher=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/15/ecws-dawn-marie-and-danny-doring-exposed|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101103248/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/15/ecws-dawn-marie-and-danny-doring-exposed|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[ECW Anarchy Rulz (video game)|ECW Anarchy Rulz]]''<ref name=ECWGame2>{{cite web|title=ECW Anarchy Rulz Review|publisher=GameSpot|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ecw-anarchy-rulz-review/1900-2670110/|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303110410/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ecw-anarchy-rulz-review/1900-2670110/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[WWE WrestleMania XIX (video game)|WWE WrestleMania XIX]]''.<ref name=WIXI>{{cite web|title=Official roster for Wrestlemania XIX released|publisher=GameSpot|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/official-roster-for-wrestlemania-xix-released/1100-6025404/|access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
While wrestling in ECW, Psaltis took one college class a semester because of her love of learning and reading.<ref name=mike/> She also took acting classes with the intention of becoming an actress after her career in professional wrestling was over.<ref name=mike/> After her wrestling career, Psaltis became a [[nurse]].<ref name="Nurse">{{cite web|last=Balogun|first=Oyin|title=Trish Stratus, Eva Marie and More — Meet Former WWE Stars That Look Hardly Recognizable|url=https://news.amomama.com/232349-former-wwe-stars-their-current-lives-tri.html|work=AmoMama|date=October 12, 2020|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref>

Psaltis began dating [[Pat Kenney|Simon Diamond]] in October 1998.<ref name=era/><ref name=mike/> Before dating, the two had been good friends for almost two years.<ref name=mike/><ref name=myspace/> They had planned to be married by the end of 2000 or into 2001.<ref name=mike/><ref name=smash/> They did not wed, but stayed engaged for several years afterwards.<ref name=learns/> After seven years together, their relationship had come to an end.<ref name="myspace">{{cite web |author=Dawn Marie Psaltis |date=September 27, 2007 |title=Dear Fans... |url=http://myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=86774602&blogID=313838847&Mytoken=DA7EC907-9F7C-4B7D-8ABF2591763CD7F1141020804 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106070026/http://www.myspace.com/dawnmarieonline/blog/313838847?Mytoken=DA7EC907-9F7C-4B7D-8ABF2591763CD7F1141020804 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |access-date=February 26, 2008 |publisher=MySpace}}</ref>

Later, Psaltis met Matthew DaMatta, whom she married in 2005 in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]].<ref name=myspace/> In 2005, Psaltis gave birth to her first child.<ref name="eeoc"/><ref name=myspace/> In January 2006, she filed a complaint against WWE with the [[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]], claiming that her contract had been [[Wrongful dismissal|wrongfully terminated]] as a result of her pregnancy and that she had suffered mental duress as a result of the release.<ref name="eeoc">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/d/dawn-marie.html|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=Dawn Marie's profile|access-date=January 7, 2008|archive-date=August 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827093202/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/d/dawn-marie.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The case was reportedly settled in late 2007.<ref name=path/> Psaltis gave birth to her second child in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gerweck.net/news/1242825909.shtml|title=News on Kurt Angle and Dawn Marie|date=May 20, 2009|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|publisher=Gerweck|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523201235/http://www.gerweck.net/news/1242825909.shtml|archive-date=May 23, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[Women Superstars Uncensored]]'''
**[[WSU Hall of Fame]] (2010)
* '''[[WrestleCrap]]'''
** [[WrestleCrap#Gooker Award|Gooker Award (2003)]] – "Al Wilson" feud with [[Torrie Wilson]]
* '''[[Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame]]'''
** Class of 2025

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_2_3/ai_76726503|title=Dawn of a New Era|publisher=Wrestling Digest|author=Jason Scales|date=August 2001}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.firetank.com/smashwrestling/interview-dawnmarie.shtml |title=Interview with Dawn Marie |publisher=Smash Wrestling |author=Mike Aldren |date=November 2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012120352/http://www.firetank.com/smashwrestling/interview-dawnmarie.shtml |archive-date=October 12, 2007 }}
*{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive2001/apr10_dawnmarie-can.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101002325/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive2001/apr10_dawnmarie-can.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 1, 2013|title=Dawn Marie lives and learns|author=Bob Kapur|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|date=April 10, 2002}}
*{{Cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_6_4/ai_98249761/pg_1|title=Diva Dawn: it's the dawn of a new era in WWE, as Marie makes an immediate impact in the federation|author=Jim Varsallone|publisher=Wrestling Digest|date=April 2003}}
*{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/10/30/4618520.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101025554/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/10/30/4618520.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 1, 2013|title=Dawn Marie & Francine heading down different paths|author=Bob Kapur|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|date=November 16, 2007}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=ECE58748-D1D5-4414-813AF6D89DFFB969|title=Dawn Marie – Q&A|author=Mike Mooneyham|publisher=The Wrestling Gospel|date=August 2000|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012091634/http://mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=ECE58748-D1D5-4414-813AF6D89DFFB969|archive-date=October 12, 2007}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.gerweck.net/dawnmarieinterview.htm|title=Interview with Dawn Marie|author=Steve Gerweck|publisher=Gerweck.net|date=January 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212072838/http://gerweck.net/dawnmarieinterview.htm|archive-date=December 12, 2007}}

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* {{Professional wrestling profiles|cagematch=493|wrestlingdata=175|iwd=dawn-marie-354}}

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