Janet Romano
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Janet Romano-Zicari, better known as Lizzy Borden, (born December 20, 1977) is an American former pornographic actress
and professional wrestling
valet. Together with her husband, porn producer Rob Zicari
(aka Rob Black), she runs the porn company Extreme Associates
; she has directed several violent porn movies and in 2003 was indicted for distributing obscenity.
indictment for distributing obscene materials via the U.S. Postal Service
and the Internet in the Pittsburgh
area; one of the cited movies was Forced Entry. On July 1, 2009, Romano and Zicari were sentenced to one year and one day in prison, and in late September the couple began serving their prison sentences, Zicari at La Tuna Federal Correctional Institution in Texas and Romano at Waseca Federal Correctional Institution
in Minnesota. On May 10, 2010 Lizzy Borden was released from prison and began to start work on her website, movies and other projects again.
(XPW), which hired various pornographic actresses as valets or wrestlers. She played the role of the evil, snobbish owner or "The Boss's Wife". She had Chastity
as her assistant and feuded with Kristi Myst
. She repeatedly humiliated Kristi by making her do stripteases for her, and then shoving her around. She was valet of The Messiah
and led him to the XPW Championship as part of The Black Army. When The Messiah walked out of XPW, rumors emerged on the Internet about an alleged affair between him and Lizzy, although this is unfounded.
Lizzy often feuded with any female in XPW, usually getting her allies of The Black Army to attack them for her. She feuded with Veronica Caine, Lucy, Tammy Lynn Sytch
, Nicole Bass
, and Major Gunns
and managed Johnny Webb for a time once The Messiah was gone. She briefly aligned with Lady Victoria
, who had turned heel
and left the side of the tag team "Mexico's Most Wanted"; Lizzy made Victoria dye her hair blonde to be like her. In her feud with Lucy, she and Shane Douglas
battled Lucy and her "husband" Vic Grimes
in mixed tag matches. In late-2002, she and Douglas took over the company and ran shows out of Pennsylvania
. XPW ended soon afterwards.
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
and professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
valet. Together with her husband, porn producer Rob Zicari
Rob Zicari
Robert D. Zicari a.k.a. Rob Black is an American pornographer and former professional wrestling promoter. Together with his wife Janet Romano he owns the porn company Extreme Associates....
(aka Rob Black), she runs the porn company Extreme Associates
Extreme Associates
Extreme Associates, formerly known as Extreme and Extreme 2.0, is a pornographic film producer, featuring a catalog of DVD titles and Internet content. It is owned by Rob Zicari and his wife Janet Romano . The studio's material is controversial, with its films often featuring erotic humiliation...
; she has directed several violent porn movies and in 2003 was indicted for distributing obscenity.
Pornography
In 1999, she began directing adult movies herself. She became known for the extreme content of her films, directing movies like Cocktails (2000) in which women drink vomit and other bodily fluids, Fossil Fucker (2001) in which old women have sex with young men, Cannibalism (2002), and Forced Entry (2002) which shows simulated rape. Lizzy often worked with Veronica Caine, such as in Cocktails and Forced Entry, and in wrestling.Indictment
The filming of Forced Entry was covered in the PBS Frontline documentary American Porn (2002). The makers of the documentary filmed themselves walking off the set ostensibly in repulsion. This scene possibly led to the undercover operation that resulted in Black's and Romano's 2003 grand juryGrand jury
A grand jury is a type of jury that determines whether a criminal indictment will issue. Currently, only the United States retains grand juries, although some other common law jurisdictions formerly employed them, and most other jurisdictions employ some other type of preliminary hearing...
indictment for distributing obscene materials via the U.S. Postal Service
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
and the Internet in the Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
area; one of the cited movies was Forced Entry. On July 1, 2009, Romano and Zicari were sentenced to one year and one day in prison, and in late September the couple began serving their prison sentences, Zicari at La Tuna Federal Correctional Institution in Texas and Romano at Waseca Federal Correctional Institution
Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca
The Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca is a United States federal prison in Waseca, Minnesota. It is a low security prison housing female inmates. The site was converted into a prison after formerly serving as a University of Minnesota campus until 1992. The prison was co-ed for a few...
in Minnesota. On May 10, 2010 Lizzy Borden was released from prison and began to start work on her website, movies and other projects again.
Professional wrestling
In 1999, Romano and Black formed Xtreme Pro WrestlingXtreme Pro Wrestling
Xtreme Pro Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion formerly owned by Extreme Associates CEO and director Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name Rob Black. Zicari appeared on-camera as owner alongside his wife Lizzy Borden. The promotion focuses on hardcore wrestling,...
(XPW), which hired various pornographic actresses as valets or wrestlers. She played the role of the evil, snobbish owner or "The Boss's Wife". She had Chastity
Denise Riffle
Denise Riffle is an American former professional wrestling valet, better known as Chastity.-Early career:...
as her assistant and feuded with Kristi Myst
Kristi Myst
Kristi Myst is a former American pornographic actress. Kristi Myst is a native of Simi Valley, California.- Entrance into porn :...
. She repeatedly humiliated Kristi by making her do stripteases for her, and then shoving her around. She was valet of The Messiah
William Welch
William C. Welch is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Messiah.-Professional wrestling career:...
and led him to the XPW Championship as part of The Black Army. When The Messiah walked out of XPW, rumors emerged on the Internet about an alleged affair between him and Lizzy, although this is unfounded.
Lizzy often feuded with any female in XPW, usually getting her allies of The Black Army to attack them for her. She feuded with Veronica Caine, Lucy, Tammy Lynn Sytch
Tammy Lynn Sytch
Tamara "Tammy" Lynn Sytch is an American professional wrestling manager, personality,and occasional wrestler. She achieved her greatest success under the ring name Sunny within the World Wrestling Federation during the 1990s, and is widely considered as one of the first Divas...
, Nicole Bass
Nicole Bass
Nicole Bass-Fuchs is an American bodybuilder, actress, pornographic dominatrix actress, professional wrestler and valet previously working for companies such as Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, XPW, and the National Wrestling Alliance.-Bodybuilding career:Nicole Bass...
, and Major Gunns
Tylene Buck
Tylene Buck is an American Pornographic actress & model and a former wrestler and valet under the name of Major Gunns.-Professional Wrestler:...
and managed Johnny Webb for a time once The Messiah was gone. She briefly aligned with Lady Victoria
Lady Victoria
Victoria Ann Moreno , better known by her ring name Lady Victoria, is a Mexican American female professional wrestler/luchadora, manager/valet, and actress. She began training to wrestle in 1991 and made her American professional wrestling debut on January 16, 1993...
, who had turned heel
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
and left the side of the tag team "Mexico's Most Wanted"; Lizzy made Victoria dye her hair blonde to be like her. In her feud with Lucy, she and Shane Douglas
Shane Douglas
Troy Alan Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned nearly three decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly...
battled Lucy and her "husband" Vic Grimes
Vic Grimes
Victor "Vic" Grimes is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling, Xtreme Pro Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation.-All Pro Wrestling:...
in mixed tag matches. In late-2002, she and Douglas took over the company and ran shows out of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. XPW ended soon afterwards.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- StunnerStunner (professional wrestling)A stunner is a common term in professional wrestling referring to the seated three-quarter facelock jawbreaker maneuver, predominantly used by Stone Cold Steve Austin and named for his Stone Cold Stunner finisher...
- Stunner
- Wrestlers managedManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- Shane DouglasShane DouglasTroy Alan Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned nearly three decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly...
- Rob BlackRob ZicariRobert D. Zicari a.k.a. Rob Black is an American pornographer and former professional wrestling promoter. Together with his wife Janet Romano he owns the porn company Extreme Associates....
- Johnny Webb
- The MessiahWilliam WelchWilliam C. Welch is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Messiah.-Professional wrestling career:...
- Shane Douglas
Music
Romano is now signed with Crash Music, Inc. as the label's official spokesmodel. She has also produced her own music.External links
- "Porn provocateur", Profile and interview by Janelle Brown, Salon.comSalon.comSalon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
, June 20, 2002. Retrieved 2007-09-24. - Interview at rogreviews.com, March 2001
- American Porn Report by Frontline (PBS TV series) (first aired in 2002, updated in 2004), watchable online.