Personal Information
Full Name | Kimberly Benson |
Date of Birth | May 13, 1991 |
Nationality | Scottish |
Height | 5 ft 5 in |
Doudrop: A Brief Biography
Kimberly Benson is a Scottish professional wrestler currently signed with WWE. Kimberly is currently assigned to RAW and goes by Piper Niven. She was known as Piper Niven during her days in NXT UK. She has won a few championships through several independent promotions.
Professional Wrestling Career
Independent Promotions (2017-2019)
Benson started her wrestling career at a young age and honed her skills at different independent promotions. After her stint with ITV World of Sport Wrestling in 2016, she got a call from WWE to take part in the inaugural Mae Young Classic. She competed as Piper Niven and reached the quarter-finals where she lost to Toni Storm.
After Mae Young Classic, Benson worked for World Wonder Ring Stardom in Japan. During her run, she faced the likes of HZK, Io Shirai, Momo Watanabe, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona and Kaori Yoneyama. On 28th March, she faced Toni Storm at the Stardom Dream Slam in Tokyo for her SWA World Championship and the ICW Women's Championship, which she won. She held the championship for over 280 days before losing it to Utami Hayashishita.
NXT UK (2019-2021)
At the start of the year, Benson signed with the WWE and started working on the NXT UK brand. She made her official debut with the company on 24th April during Worlds Collide. She started working full time with the UK brand and was featured in a battle royale to determine a new number one contender for the women's championship, which she lost.
Benson was added to a triple threat women's championship match at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II which was won by Kay Lee Ray. She had a series of matches with Kay Lee Ray for the championship, but couldn't win. On 11 March 2021, Niven and Jack Starz defeated Jinny and Joseph Conners in the first-ever mixed tag team match in NXT UK. She was no sooner drafted to Raw.
Raw (2021-Present)
On the 14 June 2021 episode of RAW, Eva Marie accepted Piper as her protege. A week later, Piper's name was changed to Duodrop. They involved regularly the duo on television before Benson turned on Eva Marie at SummerSlam. Duodrop defeated Marie twice before entering the Queen's Crown tournament, where she lost in the finals to Zelina Vega.
Doudrop also challenged Becky Lynch at the 2022 Royal Rumble for the RAW Women's Championship where she failed to capture the gold.
Championships and Accomplishments
Championship | Number of Times |
AOW Women's Championship | 1 |
ABC Women's Championship | 1 |
Fierce Females Championship | 1 |
ICW Women's Championship | 2 |
PCW Women's Championship | 1 |
Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship | 1 |
Pro-Wrestling: EVE International Championship | 1 |
SWE Future Division Championship | 1 |
WOS Women's Championship | 1 |
W3L Women's Championship | 1 |
Artist of Stardom Championship | 1 |
SWA World Championship | 1 |
Trios Tag Team Tournament | 1 |
FAQs
A. Duodrop's real name is Kimberly Benson.
A. Yes, Duodrop is married to her partner.