Celeste Bonin
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Celeste Beryl Bonin is an American model and professional wrestler
, better known by her ring name
Kaitlyn. She is working for WWE, where she is assigned to the SmackDown brand
and also competes in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling
. She won the third season of NXT
.
. She also was in the top five at Musclemania Superbody in 2007. In 2008, she was named Miss November at the Hardfitness Calendar, and placed 16th at the Junior Nationals that same year. In 2009 Bonin was chosen as 'Hottie of the Day' by Flex Magazine
.
, WWE's developmental territory. She debuted under the ring name
Celeste, competing in a bikini contest. Her name would soon be changed to Ricki Vaughn, however, she never would actually debut under the name as she would soon change it to her NXT name Kaitlyn. On the August 29, 2010 episode of FCW television, she would make her FCW TV debut as a lumberjill at ringside for a match between AJ Lee and Naomi Night
. On the November 7, 2010 episode of FCW television, Kaitlyn and Naomi Knight defeated A.J. Lee and Aksana. On the January 16, 2011 episode of FCW television, Kaitlyn competed in a winning effort against then Queen of FCW
Rosa Mendes after Kaitlyn executed a Reverse STO, which she named the Wedgie Flatliner. On the August 7, 2011 episode of FCW television, she teamed up with A.J. and Caylee Turner
defeating the team of Sonia, Aubrey Marie, and Raquel Diaz.
, under the name Kaitlyn, with Vickie Guerrero
as her storyline pro. She was the replacement for Guerrero's original rookie, Aloisia, whom Guerrero fired in storyline
. That week, she unsuccessfully competed in both a "Dance Competition" (where she performed moves like the robot
and running man
), and a "Capture the Flag" contest. The following week on the September 14 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn made her in-ring debut, when she teamed up with Guerrero's on-screen boyfriend Dolph Ziggler to defeat A.J. and Primo
in a mixed tag team match, and also won the "Obstacle Course
" challenge. Kaitlyn made her first pay-per-view appearance at Night of Champions
accompanying Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero
until Guerrero ordered her to leave ringside. On the September 21 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn and LayCool
(Layla
and Michelle McCool
) lost to Kelly Kelly, Naomi
, and Jamie
in a six-Diva tag team match after Naomi pinned Kaitlyn, and ended the show after LayCool
attacked her while Guerrero berated her. That same week on the September 24 edition of SmackDown, Kaitlyn and Vickie Guerrero
accompanied Dolph Ziggler to the ring for his match until Guerrero again ordered Kaitlyn to leave ringside, leading to Kaitlyn pushing her over before leaving. On the September 28 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn won a wheelbarrow race and lost a "Diss the Diva" challenge, which lead to Vickie Guerrero
entering the ring and insulting Kaitlyn until Kaitlyn challenges Guerrero to a match and ending the show with the two brawling.
The next week on the October 5 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn lost the "Ride the Bull" competition, won the "Diva Talent Show" by drawing an insulting picture of Vickie Guerrero
, and went on to main event the show winning her first singles match against Guerrero. On the October 12 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn lost the "WWE Name that Tune" challenge and the "Power of the Punch" challenge. The next week of NXT, Kaitlyn lost a match against Maxine
, the "WWE Who's that Body" challenge, and the "Limbo" contest. On the October 28 Halloween
edition of NXT, Kaitlyn won a costume contest impersonating Vickie Guerrero
, and lost a "Halloween Candy" competition due to her choking and then accidentally throwing up on Guerrero. On the November 2 episode of NXT, Kaitlyn and Dolph Ziggler were found kissing behind a wall, and when Vickie confronted them, Kaitlyn threw a cake, which was meant for Goldust and Aksana's
wedding, into her face. On the November 5 edition of SmackDown, Kaitlyn and Vickie Guerrero
faced each other in a rematch in which Vickie was victorious after her foot was on the ropes. On the November 9 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn won an "Arm Wrestling" competition, and brawled again with Vickie Guerrero
backstage. The next week on the November 16 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn was defeated by Naomi
in singles competition, and was safe from elimination. On the November 30 season finale episode of NXT, Kaitlyn defeated Naomi
in a rematch, and was later announced as the winner of season three, defeating Naomi
in the final. That same night, Dolph Ziggler was announced as a pro for NXT Season 4
.
and Dolph Ziggler, announcing that SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long
had signed her to the brand
following her victory on NXT. She made her in-ring debut on the December 13 edition of Monday Night Raw
in a diva battle royal to determine the 2010 Diva of the Year, which was won by Michelle McCool
. On the January 28 edition of Smackdown, Kaitlyn made her debut for the brand teaming with Kelly Kelly in a losing effort to LayCool
. Kaitlyn later lost in singles competition against Layla
on the March 11 edition of Smackdown. She made her televised return on the May 2 edition of Raw, when she was seen backstage with the other divas celebrating The Rock's birthday.
On the May 27 edition of Smackdown, Kaitlyn teamed with the debuting AJ (who team as The Chickbusters
, a play on The Dudebusters) were accompanied by Natalya and came in a losing effort to Alicia Fox and Tamina
after she was pinned by Alicia. Her losing streak continued the following week, as she and AJ, accompanied again by Natalya, lost a return match to Alicia Fox and Tamina
, who were this time accompanied by Rosa Mendes, when AJ was pinned by Tamina. On the June 13 edition of Raw, an All-Star special, Kaitlyn was victorious, in a 7 on 7 diva tag team match, teaming with Beth Phoenix
, Gail Kim
, Kelly Kelly, Natalya, AJ and Eve Torres
to defeat The Bella Twins
, Melina
, Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes, Maryse
and Tamina
. On June 23 edition of WWE Superstars
, the Chickbusters teamed with Natalya in a rematch defeating Rosa Mendes, Alicia Fox, and Tamina
, after a roll up by AJ. Kaitlyn was accompanied by Natalya in a singles match against Alicia Fox, who was accompanied by Rosa Mendes on the June 30 edition of Superstars ending in a loss after a scissors kick by Alicia. The Chickbusters and Natalya returned to Raw on July 18 and were again victorious in another 7 on 7 diva tag team match, with the same competitors as the All-Star Raw. On the August 1 Raw, Kaitlyn was part of a battle royal to become the number one contender for the WWE Divas Championship
at Summerslam
pay-per-view, but failed to win the match after being eliminated by Tamina
. That same week on the August 4 edition of Superstars, Kaitlyn faced off in singles competition against Alicia Fox in a losing effort. On the September 16 edition of Smackdown, Kaitlyn accompanied AJ to a match against Beth Phoenix
accompanied by Natalya in a losing effort.The Chickbusters then teamed together on the September 29 edition of Superstars in a losing effort to The Bella Twins
. On the October 19 edition of NXT Redemption, Kaitlyn was accompanied to the ring by fellow Chickbuster AJ, and went on to win her first singles competition against Maxine
via submission. On the October 26 edition of NXT Redemption, in her hometown of Houston, Texas
, Kaitlyn competed against Tamina
in a winning effort. Kaitlyn then appeared on the October 31 Halloween
edition of Raw, competing in a diva battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the divas title against Beth Phoenix
at the Survivor Series
pay-per-view, which was ultimately won by Eve Torres
. That same week, Kaitlyn returned to the November 2 edition of NXT Redemption defeating Tamina
in a rematch. On the November 11 edition of Smackdown, Kaitlyn appeared in a backstage segment with fellow Chickbuster AJ and Daniel Bryan
talking about his Money in the Bank
briefcase. On the November 18 edition of Smackdown, the Chickbusters teamed together in a losing effort to the Divas of Doom
in a divas tag team match.
At the Survivor Series
pay-per-view, Kaitlyn appeared with the other divas as a lumberjill in a divas championship match involving Beth Phoenix
and Eve Torres
. On the November 25 edition Smackdown, the Chickbusters lost a rematch to the Divas of Doom
. On the November 29 live "Christmas
" edition of Smackdown, Kaitlyn competed in a "Mistletoe on a Pole" diva match, which was won by Brie Bella
to kiss any superstar of her choosing before Christmas. Kaitlyn made an appearence on the November 30 edition of NXT Redemption flirting with Johnny Curtis
, which was interrupted by Maxine
.
Professional wrestling
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, better known by her ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Kaitlyn. She is working for WWE, where she is assigned to the SmackDown brand
WWE Brand Extension
WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment , currently promotes its core business of professional wrestling through two "brands" named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown...
and also competes in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling
Championship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
. She won the third season of NXT
WWE NXT
WWE NXT is a sports entertainment television program produced by WWE that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to WWE's developmental territory Florida...
.
Early life and career
Bonin made her body fitness debut in 2006, at the age of 19. In 2007, Bonin won the NPC John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding Figure and Fitness Championship, and came fifth at the Arnold ClassicArnold Classic
The Arnold Classic, renamed Arnold Fitness Weekend, is an annual bodybuilding competition, named after Arnold Schwarzenegger. It takes place in late February or early March in Columbus, Ohio, United States.-History:...
. She also was in the top five at Musclemania Superbody in 2007. In 2008, she was named Miss November at the Hardfitness Calendar, and placed 16th at the Junior Nationals that same year. In 2009 Bonin was chosen as 'Hottie of the Day' by Flex Magazine
FLEX (magazine)
Flex is an American bodybuilding magazine, published by American Media, Inc.-History:Founded in 1983 by Joe Weider, local versions are now published throughout the world, in countries such as the UK and Australia.The premier issue was dated April 1983, and featured Chris Dickerson on the cover...
.
Florida Championship Wrestling (2010–present)
In July 2010, WWE signed Bonin to a developmental contract, and she reported to Florida Championship WrestlingFlorida Championship Wrestling
Championship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
, WWE's developmental territory. She debuted under the ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Celeste, competing in a bikini contest. Her name would soon be changed to Ricki Vaughn, however, she never would actually debut under the name as she would soon change it to her NXT name Kaitlyn. On the August 29, 2010 episode of FCW television, she would make her FCW TV debut as a lumberjill at ringside for a match between AJ Lee and Naomi Night
Naomi Knight
Trinity McCray is an American dancer, model and professional wrestler who is currently signed and working for WWE better known by her ring name Naomi. She competes in Florida Championship Wrestling , a WWE developmental territory. In 2010, she was part of the third season of NXT, where she came...
. On the November 7, 2010 episode of FCW television, Kaitlyn and Naomi Knight defeated A.J. Lee and Aksana. On the January 16, 2011 episode of FCW television, Kaitlyn competed in a winning effort against then Queen of FCW
Florida Championship Wrestling
Championship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
Rosa Mendes after Kaitlyn executed a Reverse STO, which she named the Wedgie Flatliner. On the August 7, 2011 episode of FCW television, she teamed up with A.J. and Caylee Turner
Christina Crawford (wrestler)
Christina Crawford is an American dancer and professional wrestler, currently working for WWE competing in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling, under the ring name Caylee Turner....
defeating the team of Sonia, Aubrey Marie, and Raquel Diaz.
NXT; Feud with Vickie Guerrero (2010)
On September 7, it was announced that Bonin would join season 3 of NXTWWE NXT
WWE NXT is a sports entertainment television program produced by WWE that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to WWE's developmental territory Florida...
, under the name Kaitlyn, with Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
as her storyline pro. She was the replacement for Guerrero's original rookie, Aloisia, whom Guerrero fired in storyline
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
. That week, she unsuccessfully competed in both a "Dance Competition" (where she performed moves like the robot
Robot (dance)
The robot is an illusionary street dance style – often confused with popping – that attempts to imitate a dancing robot or mannequin...
and running man
The Running Man (dance)
The Running Man is a street and fad dance that originated in late 1986 early 1987 and was performed most notably by MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice during their live concert shows and music videos, but achieved renewed popularity in the 2000s. It is also used in some forms of the Melbourne Shuffle dance...
), and a "Capture the Flag" contest. The following week on the September 14 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn made her in-ring debut, when she teamed up with Guerrero's on-screen boyfriend Dolph Ziggler to defeat A.J. and Primo
Eddie Colon
Edwin "Eddie" Carlos Colón is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is currently signed by WWE wrestling on its Raw brand as Primo. He is the son of Carlos Colón, Sr. and the younger brother of wrestlers Stacy and Carly Colón, better known as Carlito in WWE...
in a mixed tag team match, and also won the "Obstacle Course
Obstacle course
An obstacle course is a series of challenging physical obstacles an individual or team must navigate usually while being timed. Obstacle courses can include running, climbing, jumping, crawling, swimming, and balancing elements with the aim of testing speed and endurance. Sometimes a course...
" challenge. Kaitlyn made her first pay-per-view appearance at Night of Champions
Night of Champions (2010)
Night of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , that took place on September 19, 2010 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It was the third annual event to be promoted solely under the Night of Champions name and the tenth...
accompanying Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
until Guerrero ordered her to leave ringside. On the September 21 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn and LayCool
LayCool
LayCool was a villainous professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Layla and Michelle McCool...
(Layla
Layla El
Layla El is an English dancer, model and professional wrestler of Moroccan and Spanish descent. She is employed by WWE as a WWE Diva and appears on the SmackDown brand as Layla...
and Michelle McCool
Michelle McCool
Michelle Leigh McCool , is a retired American professional wrestler who is best known for her time in WWE.McCool originally worked as a middle school teacher in Palatka, Florida. She joined WWE in 2004 after participating in the 2004 WWE Diva Search. In her initial on-screen role, she acted...
) lost to Kelly Kelly, Naomi
Naomi Knight
Trinity McCray is an American dancer, model and professional wrestler who is currently signed and working for WWE better known by her ring name Naomi. She competes in Florida Championship Wrestling , a WWE developmental territory. In 2010, she was part of the third season of NXT, where she came...
, and Jamie
Brittany Beede
Brittany Beede is an American model and professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she took part in the third season of NXT under the ring name Jamie...
in a six-Diva tag team match after Naomi pinned Kaitlyn, and ended the show after LayCool
LayCool
LayCool was a villainous professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Layla and Michelle McCool...
attacked her while Guerrero berated her. That same week on the September 24 edition of SmackDown, Kaitlyn and Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
accompanied Dolph Ziggler to the ring for his match until Guerrero again ordered Kaitlyn to leave ringside, leading to Kaitlyn pushing her over before leaving. On the September 28 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn won a wheelbarrow race and lost a "Diss the Diva" challenge, which lead to Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
entering the ring and insulting Kaitlyn until Kaitlyn challenges Guerrero to a match and ending the show with the two brawling.
The next week on the October 5 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn lost the "Ride the Bull" competition, won the "Diva Talent Show" by drawing an insulting picture of Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
, and went on to main event the show winning her first singles match against Guerrero. On the October 12 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn lost the "WWE Name that Tune" challenge and the "Power of the Punch" challenge. The next week of NXT, Kaitlyn lost a match against Maxine
Karlee Perez
Karlee Leilani Perez is an American professional wrestler, manager and authority figure, currently working for WWE appearing in their NXT season 5 show and competing in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling , under the ring name Maxine. She also serves as acting general...
, the "WWE Who's that Body" challenge, and the "Limbo" contest. On the October 28 Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
edition of NXT, Kaitlyn won a costume contest impersonating Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
, and lost a "Halloween Candy" competition due to her choking and then accidentally throwing up on Guerrero. On the November 2 episode of NXT, Kaitlyn and Dolph Ziggler were found kissing behind a wall, and when Vickie confronted them, Kaitlyn threw a cake, which was meant for Goldust and Aksana's
Zivile Raudoniene
Živilė Raudonienė is a Lithuanian fitness model, bodybuilder and professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, performing on their SmackDown brand under the ring name Aksana, and is training in Florida Championship Wrestling , WWE's developmental territory...
wedding, into her face. On the November 5 edition of SmackDown, Kaitlyn and Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
faced each other in a rematch in which Vickie was victorious after her foot was on the ropes. On the November 9 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn won an "Arm Wrestling" competition, and brawled again with Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
backstage. The next week on the November 16 edition of NXT, Kaitlyn was defeated by Naomi
Naomi Knight
Trinity McCray is an American dancer, model and professional wrestler who is currently signed and working for WWE better known by her ring name Naomi. She competes in Florida Championship Wrestling , a WWE developmental territory. In 2010, she was part of the third season of NXT, where she came...
in singles competition, and was safe from elimination. On the November 30 season finale episode of NXT, Kaitlyn defeated Naomi
Naomi Knight
Trinity McCray is an American dancer, model and professional wrestler who is currently signed and working for WWE better known by her ring name Naomi. She competes in Florida Championship Wrestling , a WWE developmental territory. In 2010, she was part of the third season of NXT, where she came...
in a rematch, and was later announced as the winner of season three, defeating Naomi
Naomi Knight
Trinity McCray is an American dancer, model and professional wrestler who is currently signed and working for WWE better known by her ring name Naomi. She competes in Florida Championship Wrestling , a WWE developmental territory. In 2010, she was part of the third season of NXT, where she came...
in the final. That same night, Dolph Ziggler was announced as a pro for NXT Season 4
WWE NXT
WWE NXT is a sports entertainment television program produced by WWE that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to WWE's developmental territory Florida...
.
SmackDown; The Chickbusters and return to NXT (2010–present)
On the December 3 edition of SmackDown, Kaitlyn appeared in a backstage segment with Vickie GuerreroVickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
and Dolph Ziggler, announcing that SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long
Theodore Long
Theodore R. "Teddy" Long is an American professional wrestling manager and former referee who currently works for WWE on its SmackDown brand as its General Manager.-National Wrestling Alliance / World Championship Wrestling:...
had signed her to the brand
WWE Brand Extension
WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment , currently promotes its core business of professional wrestling through two "brands" named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown...
following her victory on NXT. She made her in-ring debut on the December 13 edition of Monday Night Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
in a diva battle royal to determine the 2010 Diva of the Year, which was won by Michelle McCool
Michelle McCool
Michelle Leigh McCool , is a retired American professional wrestler who is best known for her time in WWE.McCool originally worked as a middle school teacher in Palatka, Florida. She joined WWE in 2004 after participating in the 2004 WWE Diva Search. In her initial on-screen role, she acted...
. On the January 28 edition of Smackdown, Kaitlyn made her debut for the brand teaming with Kelly Kelly in a losing effort to LayCool
LayCool
LayCool was a villainous professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Layla and Michelle McCool...
. Kaitlyn later lost in singles competition against Layla
Layla El
Layla El is an English dancer, model and professional wrestler of Moroccan and Spanish descent. She is employed by WWE as a WWE Diva and appears on the SmackDown brand as Layla...
on the March 11 edition of Smackdown. She made her televised return on the May 2 edition of Raw, when she was seen backstage with the other divas celebrating The Rock's birthday.
On the May 27 edition of Smackdown, Kaitlyn teamed with the debuting AJ (who team as The Chickbusters
The Chickbusters
The Chickbusters is a professional wrestling face tag team consisting of Kaitlyn and AJ, both working for WWE and assigned to the SmackDown brand, and also compete in developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling...
, a play on The Dudebusters) were accompanied by Natalya and came in a losing effort to Alicia Fox and Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
after she was pinned by Alicia. Her losing streak continued the following week, as she and AJ, accompanied again by Natalya, lost a return match to Alicia Fox and Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
, who were this time accompanied by Rosa Mendes, when AJ was pinned by Tamina. On the June 13 edition of Raw, an All-Star special, Kaitlyn was victorious, in a 7 on 7 diva tag team match, teaming with Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
, Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
, Kelly Kelly, Natalya, AJ and Eve Torres
Eve Torres
Eve Marie Torres is an American dancer, model, and professional wrestler. She is working for WWE on Raw brand. She is a two time WWE Divas Champion.Torres began her career as a model and dancer...
to defeat The Bella Twins
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
, Melina
Melina Perez
Melina Nava Perez is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Women Superstars Uncensored. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring mononym Melina....
, Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes, Maryse
Maryse Ouellet
Maryse Ouellet is a Professional Glamour Model and a former professional wrestler, better known simply as Maryse. She most recently worked for WWE...
and Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
. On June 23 edition of WWE Superstars
WWE Superstars
WWE Superstars is a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment that originally aired on WGN America in the United States. It debuted on April 16, 2009 and ended its domestic broadcasting on April 7, 2011...
, the Chickbusters teamed with Natalya in a rematch defeating Rosa Mendes, Alicia Fox, and Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
, after a roll up by AJ. Kaitlyn was accompanied by Natalya in a singles match against Alicia Fox, who was accompanied by Rosa Mendes on the June 30 edition of Superstars ending in a loss after a scissors kick by Alicia. The Chickbusters and Natalya returned to Raw on July 18 and were again victorious in another 7 on 7 diva tag team match, with the same competitors as the All-Star Raw. On the August 1 Raw, Kaitlyn was part of a battle royal to become the number one contender for the WWE Divas Championship
WWE Divas Championship
The WWE Diva's Championship is a unified professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is competed for by WWE Divas. The championship was created by WWE in 2008, and was introduced in storyline by then-SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero as an alternative to Raw's Women's Championship...
at Summerslam
SummerSlam (2011)
SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on August 14, 2011. For the third consecutive year, SummerSlam was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, and it was the 24th annual SummerSlam event...
pay-per-view, but failed to win the match after being eliminated by Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
. That same week on the August 4 edition of Superstars, Kaitlyn faced off in singles competition against Alicia Fox in a losing effort. On the September 16 edition of Smackdown, Kaitlyn accompanied AJ to a match against Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
accompanied by Natalya in a losing effort.The Chickbusters then teamed together on the September 29 edition of Superstars in a losing effort to The Bella Twins
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
. On the October 19 edition of NXT Redemption, Kaitlyn was accompanied to the ring by fellow Chickbuster AJ, and went on to win her first singles competition against Maxine
Karlee Perez
Karlee Leilani Perez is an American professional wrestler, manager and authority figure, currently working for WWE appearing in their NXT season 5 show and competing in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling , under the ring name Maxine. She also serves as acting general...
via submission. On the October 26 edition of NXT Redemption, in her hometown of Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, Kaitlyn competed against Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
in a winning effort. Kaitlyn then appeared on the October 31 Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
edition of Raw, competing in a diva battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the divas title against Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
at the Survivor Series
Survivor Series (2011)
Survivor Series was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on November 20, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the 25th annual Survivor Series event and the first one to take place in Madison Square Garden since the 2002 event...
pay-per-view, which was ultimately won by Eve Torres
Eve Torres
Eve Marie Torres is an American dancer, model, and professional wrestler. She is working for WWE on Raw brand. She is a two time WWE Divas Champion.Torres began her career as a model and dancer...
. That same week, Kaitlyn returned to the November 2 edition of NXT Redemption defeating Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
in a rematch. On the November 11 edition of Smackdown, Kaitlyn appeared in a backstage segment with fellow Chickbuster AJ and Daniel Bryan
Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he wrestles on its SmackDown brand as Daniel Bryan, and currently holds the SmackDown Money in the Bank briefcase, which enables him to have a World Heavyweight Championship match at any time of his choosing...
talking about his Money in the Bank
Money in the Bank (2011)
Money in the Bank was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE, which took place on July 17, 2011 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It was the second annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view...
briefcase. On the November 18 edition of Smackdown, the Chickbusters teamed together in a losing effort to the Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom is a professional wrestling villainous tag team consisting of Beth Phoenix and Natalya, both working for WWE with Phoenix assigned to the Raw brand, and Natalya assigned to the SmackDown brand, but both appear on either show due to Phoenix being the current WWE Divas Champion...
in a divas tag team match.
At the Survivor Series
Survivor Series (2011)
Survivor Series was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on November 20, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the 25th annual Survivor Series event and the first one to take place in Madison Square Garden since the 2002 event...
pay-per-view, Kaitlyn appeared with the other divas as a lumberjill in a divas championship match involving Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
and Eve Torres
Eve Torres
Eve Marie Torres is an American dancer, model, and professional wrestler. She is working for WWE on Raw brand. She is a two time WWE Divas Champion.Torres began her career as a model and dancer...
. On the November 25 edition Smackdown, the Chickbusters lost a rematch to the Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom
The Divas of Doom is a professional wrestling villainous tag team consisting of Beth Phoenix and Natalya, both working for WWE with Phoenix assigned to the Raw brand, and Natalya assigned to the SmackDown brand, but both appear on either show due to Phoenix being the current WWE Divas Champion...
. On the November 29 live "Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
" edition of Smackdown, Kaitlyn competed in a "Mistletoe on a Pole" diva match, which was won by Brie Bella
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
to kiss any superstar of her choosing before Christmas. Kaitlyn made an appearence on the November 30 edition of NXT Redemption flirting with Johnny Curtis
Johnny Curtis
Jonathan Curtis is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on its SmackDown brand under his ring name Johnny Curtis. He also performs in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling. He was the winner of the fourth season of NXT.- Early Career :Curtis...
, which was interrupted by Maxine
Karlee Perez
Karlee Leilani Perez is an American professional wrestler, manager and authority figure, currently working for WWE appearing in their NXT season 5 show and competing in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling , under the ring name Maxine. She also serves as acting general...
.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
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- Sit-out side slam — 2011–present
- Full nelson bomb into a Lotus lock — 2011–present
- Wedgie Flatliner (Reverse STO) — FCWFlorida Championship WrestlingChampionship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
- Atomic Wedgie Bomb (Inverted atomic drop) — FCWFlorida Championship WrestlingChampionship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
- Signature moves
- Spear
- Sidewalk slam
- Battering ram
- Clothesline
- European uppercut sometimes while spinning
- Elevated wrist lock
- Flapjack
- Sunset flip
- Flying back elbow from out of the corner, as a counter to an oncoming opponent
- Arm drag
- Charging shoulder block
- Body scissors
- DropkickDropkickA dropkick is an attacking maneuver in professional wrestling. It is defined as an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet; this sees the wrestler twist as he or she jumps so that when the feet connect with the opponent one foot is raised higher than...
- With AJ
- Corner clothesline (AJ) / BackbreakerBackbreakerA backbreaker refers to professional wrestling moves which see a wrestler dropping an opponent so that the opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the wrestler's body, usually the knee...
(Kaitlyn) combination - Aided splash
- Corner clothesline (AJ) / Backbreaker
- ManagersManager (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...
- Vickie GuerreroVickie GuerreroVickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
- Natalya
- AJ
- Vickie Guerrero
- 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...
- Dolph Ziggler
- AJ
- Entrance themesMusic in professional wrestlingMusic in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring...
- "You Make the Rain FallYou Make the Rain Fall"You Make The Rain Fall" is the second single from Kevin Rudolf's second studio album To the Sky. The single features Flo Rida. The single was released on September 14, 2010, and has already received airplay on AOL Radio's New Pop First Radio station and MuchMusic.-Chart performance:"You Make The...
" by Kevin RudolfKevin RudolfKevin Rudolf is an American singer-songwriter and record producer signed to Cash Money Records. Rudolf is mostly known for singing and producing rock/pop music...
(FCWFlorida Championship WrestlingChampionship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
) - "Let's Go" by Hollywood RecordsHollywood RecordsHollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
(WWE; March 11, 2011–present) - "Right Now" by Tyler van den Berg (WWE; August 12, 2011–September 29, 2011; used with AJ as The ChickbustersThe ChickbustersThe Chickbusters is a professional wrestling face tag team consisting of Kaitlyn and AJ, both working for WWE and assigned to the SmackDown brand, and also compete in developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling...
) - "Let's Light It Up" by Jim JohnstonJim Johnston (composer)James Alan "Jim" Johnston is an American music composer who has been working for WWE since 1985. His work is often accredited to the names Jim Johnston, James A...
feat. Kari KimmelKari KimmelKari Meredyth Kimmel is an American singer/songwriter whose style is generally classified as pop with rock, country and R&B influences. Many of her songs have been used in movies and TV shows.-Biography:...
(WWE; November 18, 2011–present; uses with AJ as The ChickbustersThe ChickbustersThe Chickbusters is a professional wrestling face tag team consisting of Kaitlyn and AJ, both working for WWE and assigned to the SmackDown brand, and also compete in developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling...
)
- "You Make the Rain Fall
Championships and accomplishments
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- NXTWWE NXTWWE NXT is a sports entertainment television program produced by WWE that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to WWE's developmental territory Florida...
winner (season three)
- NXT
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2010) vs. MaxineKarlee PerezKarlee Leilani Perez is an American professional wrestler, manager and authority figure, currently working for WWE appearing in their NXT season 5 show and competing in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling , under the ring name Maxine. She also serves as acting general...
at WWE NXT October 19
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2010) vs. Maxine