Rockford State Championship
Katie Kooper vs Mercedes Vargas (c)

The Rockford State Championship has always symbolised a bright future career, and the holder is regarded by many as "the one to watch for the future", and Forsaken Destiny III certainly sees a fantastic oppurtunity for the participants in this open to crown a new champion. Since Quinne defeated Crystal Hilton and Felicity at "Bitch Bitch Bang Bang", it looked like Quinne was to have a great run with the championship belt and set herself up for bigger and better things, and how wrong that prediction was. Quinne disappeared from Divas Unleashed and Shane Rockford stripped the champion, making the championship vacant and up for grabs. Amanda Kauffman, Crystal Hilton and Summer McCoy look to be the frontrunners for this belt, having been the most experience and having the most wins under their belts but Forsaken Destiny III is full of surprises, and it would be an awesome start to a career if a newcomer, such as Jenna Sydal or Lenne Perez, could capture the championship belt in such short time of being in DU. The Rockford State Open promises to be an exciting match, with unpredictability and surprises, it's a mystery who will come out and be crowned the new champion at the pay-per-view of the year.

<----History---->

The Rockford State Championship match at Forsaken Destiny III could be described as being full of people wanting to prove themselves, and there would be no better way to do it than to capture the championship belt.

For instance, the woman who wants to prove herself most of all: Amanda Kauffman. Since turning on her tag team partner and cousin Heather Burnside in January, Amanda has struggled to find the right place to fit in. She had a feud with Dame Barbara, where Amanda injured her and proclaimed herself as "The Legend", much to the annoyance of those in the company, who disagreed with such a statement.

Joshi Revolution disagreed with Amanda's statement that she was a legend and disapproved of her name, with the two sides clashing until Amanda shockingly joined forces with the Asian stable, and is now wondering whether it was the right move. Amanda wants to prove herself, after a recent losing streak, that she deserves to be in Joshi Revolution and she deserves to be a serious championship contender.

Crystal Hilton might be feeling the most confident out of all the participants, having held the championship once before and is the last champion before Quinne, and is the favourite by many to pick up the belt for a second run. Hilton's recent downfall was forming a tag team with Scratch Cat, with the "Feminine Felines" team lasting almost three weeks before Crystal turned on Scratch Cat and started back on the path to singles success.

However, it seems to be hard for Crystal to regain her niche and her position that she held before she allied with Scratch Cat and this match comes at perfect timing for the New York native, whose recent divorce has damaged her confidence, and to pick up the championship would put her back on the right track.

Suzie Woods also has something to prove, having wielded her infamous baseball bat, damaged cars, attacked journalists and been a general nuisance just to get herself noticed. Suzie, who has been recently acting as a back-up for Blonde Ambition, will look forward to kickstarting her career with a championship victory, and will most likely bend the rules to achieve it.

Summer McCoy and Jezebel both have something to prove, with a successful start to Divas Unleashed, they would aim to continue that and set a foundation for which the rest of their career is based. Summer will hope to match her success in 3WL in Divas Unleashed, and has already made a good start having been undefeated since her debut.

The rest of the participants, such as KibbyD, Lenne Perez and Jenna Sydal will be the most inexperienced in the match in terms of their DU experience and fighting against their fellow divas, however, they could have beginner's luck on their side, especially since they're in the home of lady luck herself, Las Vegas.

Will so many options available, and so many formidable challengers, the odds on picking a winner in this match are almost as challenging as wrestling in it. There can only be one winner and one new champion, and that champion will be crowned at Forsaken Destiny III.

<----Time Line---->


Control of the Knife - February 8th, 2009
Katie Kooper and Mercedes Vargas each make their Divas Unleashed Pay-Per-View debut. While Mercedes comes out of the losing end in a singles match against Totally Radd, Katie Kooper claims her first victory and wins the Rockford State Championship after an epic battle against her heated rival, Makaze.


Terror In Tokyo - June 7th, 2009
Mercedes Vargas finally defeats her long-time rival Luna in singles competition, and goes on to expose Luna's secret to the world, that Luna is actually male. Katie Kooper valiantly defended her Rockford State Championship against Makaze, narrowly defeating her in a No Disqualification: Bronx Street fight that spilled out into the streets and subway system of Tokyo.The match ended when Katie threw Makaze into a moving train.


Exile in Seattle - July 5th, 2009
In a match to determine the Rockford State Contender, Mercedes Vargas defeats Darla Daniels, Didgitz & Totally Radd in a Fatal-Four Way. Winning the match earns Mercedes the right to face Katie Kooper at Divacide in San Francisco.


Exile in Portland - July 12th, 2009
In Katie Kooper's quarter finals match in the Tara Lee Invitational, Mercedes attacks Katie with a lead pipe, ultimately costing Katie the match and reaggravating the injuries Katie received in her match against Makaze at Terror In Tokyo.


Divacide - October 11th, 2009
Katie Kooper and Mercedes Vargas face off for the first time in singles action for the Rockford State Championship. Their surprise stipulation turns their match into a San Francisco Treasure Hunt to find the Rockford State belt. After fighting around Lombard Street to Coit Tower, the battle ends at the California Academy of Sciences in the Rain Forest exhibit. After being thrown face first into an ant exhibit, leaving Mercedes' completed covered in ant bites and swollen, Mercedes defeat Katie after knocking her off the canopy of the exhibit into the giant aquarium below and grabbing the belt out of a tree.


Forsaken Destiny V
Katie Kooper vs. Mercedes Vargas II takes place in London at the 02 Arena.

Rockford State Championship Title History