Devin Taylor (wrestler)

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Devin Taylor
Birth nameBrittany Christine Fetkin
Born (1988-02-03) February 3, 1988 (age 36) [1]
San Diego, California, United States [1]
Alma mater Loyola Marymount University
University of Miami
University of Southern California
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Devin Taylor [2]
Billed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) [2]
Billed weight115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)
Billed from Temecula, California [2]
Trained by WWE Performance Center [3]
DebutJune 6, 2014 [1]

Brittany Christine Fetkin (born February 3, 1988) [1] is an American model, television personality, and former professional wrestler. She is known for her work in WWE's developmental territory, NXT, where she served as a backstage interviewer under the ring name Devin Taylor.

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Early life

Fetkin was born in San Diego, California and raised in Temecula, California. She is of Japanese, Lithuanian, and Ukrainian descent. [4] Fetkin is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University with a degree in broadcast journalism. [5] A competitive soccer player since her childhood, Fetkin competed in the Youth World Cup in Sweden and earned scholar athletes honors during her formative years. [5]

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2013–2015)

Fetkin signed a contract with the professional wrestling promotion WWE in 2013 and was assigned to their developmental territory, NXT, where she was given the ring name Devin Taylor. She debuted as a backstage interviewer on the November 20 episode of NXT . [6] Taylor's recurring interactions with Dana Brooke often ended with Brooke patting her on the head in a condescending fashion, something that Brooke would later use as a taunt while wrestling. [7] Taylor was also an in-ring competitor at NXT live events, participating mainly in Divas tag team matches. [8]

On October 9, 2015, WWE officially announced that Fetkin was released from her contract, due to injury concerns hampering her training progress. [9] Her release was featured on an episode of WWE Breaking Ground. [10] Following her release, Fetkin had a short stint on the independent circuit, appearing as a backstage interviewer for Pacific Coast Wrestling (PCW). [11]

Other media

Fetkin is a former print model and has appeared in nationally televised commercial campaigns for NASCAR and Hewlett-Packard. [5] In 2015, Fetkin appeared as a contestant in the nineteenth season of the ABC reality television show The Bachelor . She was eliminated in the first episode. [12] [13]

Personal life

Fetkin had been working on her master's degree prior to her time in WWE, and she graduated from the University of Miami in July 2018. [14] [15] She would go on to complete her doctorate, graduating from the University of Southern California in May 2021. [16]

Fetkin announced her engagement in December 2022, [17] and married her husband in August 2023. [18]

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  4. ↑ Fetkin, Brittany (September 18, 2013). "I'm Japanese, Lithuanian, Ukrainian". Twitter. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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  6. ↑ Beaston, Erik (November 23, 2013). "The NXT Report for Nov. 20, 2013". Bleacher Report . Retrieved February 5, 2024.
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