Devin Taylor (wrestler)

Brittany Christine Fetkin (born February 3, 1988)[1] is an American model, actress, and 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.

Devin Taylor
Birth nameBrittany Christine Fetkin
Born (1988-02-03) February 3, 1988[1]
San Diego, California, United States[1]
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 fromTemecula, California[2]
Trained byWWE Performance Center[3]
DebutJune 6, 2014[1]

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. Taylor debuted as a backstage interviewer on the November 20 episode of NXT. She was also an in-ring competitor at NXT live events, participating mainly in Divas tag team matches.[1]

On October 9, 2015, WWE officially announced that Fetkin was released from her WWE contract, due to injury concerns hampering her training progress.[6] Her release was featured on an episode of WWE Breaking Ground.[7]

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.[8][9]

References
  1. "Devin Taylor: Profile & Match Listing". The Internet Wrestling Database.
  2. "Devin Taylor". WWE.
  3. "Devin Taylor". Cagematch.
  4. Fetkin, Brittany (18 September 2013). "I'm Japanese, Lithuanian, Ukrainian". Twitter. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. Saxton, Byron (January 29, 2014). "Devin Taylor: More than just a pretty face". WWE. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  6. Johnson, Mike (October 9, 2015). "TWO WWE RELEASES TODAY". PWInsider. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. "Devin Taylor's fate decided on episode 2 of WWE Breaking Ground". F4WOnline. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  8. "Brittany". ABC. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  9. Jordan, Paul (2014-12-04). "NXT DIVA TO COMPETE ON 'THE BACHELOR'". PWInsider. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
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