Former WWE Diva Lucha-goes on tour!

Known to wrestling fans as Lita in the WWE - or as Miss Congeniality in ECW - Amy Dumas had a remarkable career in the industry during the period between 1999 and 2007.

Her alignment with popular The Hardy Boyz saw her emerge as a role model for teenage girls across the globe. Her tattoos, attitude, ability and funky attire appealed to millions.

Her subsequent fall from grace, and eventual departure from the WWE was less favourable however. After a real-life affair between her and upper mid-carder Edge spoiled her relationship with Matt Hardy and spilled over onto WWE TV, Amy saw her onscreen character become a much hated sexed-up hanger on, simply there as trimming for Edge’s meteoric rise as the Rated R Superstar we know today.

Like the recently departed Vickie Guererro, Dumas saw her farewell from the company as a huge letdown, going out with a similar embarrassing incident as poor Vickie, hers courtesy of tag team Cryme Time. Although the four time women’s champ has returned on occasion to WWE screens, she is now retired from the ring – and she is very reticent to talk about those eight years of her life, as can be seen in the soon-to-be-posted interview with The Pied Piper.

Guererro should however take notice of how Amy used her departure to her advantage and has fared well in her ‘future endeavours’ (as the WWE put it). Pursuing her interests in music and singing, Amy and her boyfriend Shane Morton formed punk-rock band The Luchagorz in 2006, independently releasing their debut album in 2007 and have found themselves an in-demand act, playing around the US, Mexico. Now they are about to embark on a debut UK/Ireland tour this July and August , which brings them to Belfast’s Auntie Annie's Porterhouse on Wednesday 8 July. Tickets cost £12 and are available at the door.