Pro Female Wrestler Plans Local Pizzeria

Wrestler Lisa Marie Varon is reportedly bringing her southern pizza-making roots right here to Lincoln Park.

The 41-year-old competitor, who goes by the ringname "Tara" in TNA Wrestling and formerly, "Victoria" in the WWE, previously owned a pizza restaurant in Kentucky, she told the Chicago Tribune this past week. She plans to open a restaurant this winter at 2418 N. Ashland Ave., the former home to Leon's Ribs.

The Chicago Tribune reports:

“This is not a pet project for me,” Varon said. “This is my job. I will continue to travel a couple days a week for wrestling, but I will be in the restaurant several days a week.”

The restaurant will include brick oven pizza made using a family sauce, the story said. It will also serve hormone-free "house blend" burgers.

"Varon won the TNA Women’s Knockouts Championship Sunday at TNA’s biggest pay per view of the year, Bound For Glory, and is scheduled to appear on MTV’s “Made” this week," the story says.

For the full report, check out the Chicago Tribune.