Rain

Real name: Bonnie Maxon
Height: 5’5 1/4″
Weight: 129 lbs.
Date of birth: September 10, 1981
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Pro debut: October 2000
Trained by: Horace The Psychopath, Eddie Sharkey, Terry Fox, Gran Apache, and Lexie Fyfe
Finishing move: Acid Rain

Biography

– Maxon worked her early career for Wisconsin independent promotion as ‘Rain’
– On April 24, 2004, Rain defeated Lacey to win the MIW Womens Title, but would lose it back the next day
– On June 26, Rain defeated Lacey to regain the MIW Womens Title
– On February 17, 2006, Rain defeated Ann Thraxx to win the XJAM Ladies Title, but would lose it back the next day
– On October 18, 2007, Maxon appeared in the crowd at a TNA event, posing as a fan of Robert Roode
– On November 1, 2007, Maxon (still posing as a fan) was officially acknowledged by the TNA announcers after a staredown with Roode’s former manager Ms Brooks
– On November 15, 2007, Ms Brooks dragged Maxon over the rail and attacked her, starting her TNA storyline
– On January 10, 2008, Maxon returned to TNA, attacking the recently fired Brooks. She had now adopted the ‘Payton Banks’ persona
– On January 31, 2008, James Storm, Robert Roode & Payton Banks defeated Eric Young, Sonjay Dutt & Traci Brooks
– At Destination X 2008, Robert Roode (with Banks) defeated Booker T (with Brooks) in a Strap Match. As stipulated, Banks was free to attack Brooks with the strap after the match
– At Lockdown 2008, Booker T & Sharmell defeated Robert Roode & Payton Banks in a Cage Match. Roode fired Banks after the match, and she left TNA soon after
– In early 2009, Maxon began competing for Wrestlicious, under the name ‘Felony’
– In July 2009, Maxon joined AAA in Mexico, debuting a month later as Rain
– At AAA TripleMania XVIII, Sexy Star, Rain & Jennifer Blake defeated Faby Apache, Mari Apache & Cinthia Moreno. As Mari was pinned, she was forced to be La Legion Extranjera’s slave for a month
– In July 2010, Rain left AAA
– On September 24, 2011, Rain defeated Sassy Stephanie to win the WSU Spirit Title, but lost it immediately afterwards to Jessica Havok
– On July 12, 2013, Rain became the first SHINE Champion, defeating Mia Yim in the final of a one-night tournament to earn the accolade
– On August 23, 2013, Rain defeated Jessicka Havok to retain the SHINE Title
– On September 27, 2013, Rain defeated Angelina Love to retain the SHINE Title
– On October 25, 2013, Rain defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto to retain the SHINE Title
– On December 13, 2013, Rain defeated Amazing Kong by countout to retain the SHINE Title
– On January 24, 2014, Rain lost the SHINE Title to Ivelisse Velez and announced her immediate retirement following the match
– Rain returned to wrestling in November 2017, working a pair of dark matches for Ring Of Honor
– In late 2018, Rain co-founded Unify Championship Entertainment in Hawaii and would soon call time on her active career once again in order to focus on her promoting efforts as well as her ‘BMax Fitness’ company