Elizabeth Kocianski-Copeland (born November 24, 1980) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Beth Phoenix. She is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where she is a former WWE Divas Champion, a three-time WWE Women's Champion and the youngest person to ever be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Kocianski had a successful amateur wrestling career in high school, before being trained by the All Knighters. After her debut in May 2001, she wrestled for numerous independent promotions, and was the inaugural GLORY Champion. She also appeared at the inaugural Shimmer Women Athletes shows. In 2004, she began working for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and signed a developmental contract with WWE in October 2005. She debuted on WWE's Raw brand in May 2006, but suffered a legitimate broken jaw the following month. As a result, she had numerous surgeries and returned to OVW for further training. While there, she won the OVW Women's Championship twice, although her second reign is not officially recognized by OVW.