Devin Taylor | |
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Birth name | Brittany Christine Fetkin |
Born | [1] San Diego, California, United States [1] | February 3, 1988
Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University University of Miami University of Southern California |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Devin Taylor [2] |
Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) [2] |
Billed weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
Billed from | Temecula, California [2] |
Trained by | WWE Performance Center [3] |
Debut | June 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.
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]
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]
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]
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 and her pregnancy in March of 2024. [17]
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