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Briana Brandy (born November 22, 1990) is an American
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and
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. She is signed to
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, where she performs on the
SmackDown ''WWE SmackDown'', also known as ''Friday Night SmackDown'' or simply ''SmackDown'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It airs live every Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on USA Network in the United ...
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under the
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B-Fab.


Early life

Briana Brandy was born on November 22, 1990 in
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. She played
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and competed in
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during her
high school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
years.


Professional wrestling career


WWE (2019–2021)

During summer of 2017, Brandy participated in a
WWE World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. A global integrated media and entertainment company, ...
tryout which featured wrestling names such as Cody Deaner and Mike Taverna. On August 28, 2019, it was reported that WWE signed Brandy to a developmental contract. On December 5, 2019, Brandy made her debut during a live event during which she teamed with Taynara in a successful women's tag team match defeating Catalina Garcia and Rita Reis. The following year on February 28, 2020, she wrestled her first singles match at a NXT live event against Kayden Carter. On March 6 and March 7, Brandy wrestled her final live events, just one week before the
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was acknowledged in the
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, effectively restricting all sports businesses from holding live audience events. She wrestled only eight matches, between years 2019 and 2020. On the September 14 episode of ''NXT'', Briana Brandy won her only singles match victory by defeating Katrina Cortez. Under her new name B-Fab, on the May 11, 2021 episode of '' NXT'', she appeared alongside the recently formed the stable
Hit Row Hit Row was an American professional wrestling stable consisting of Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Ashante "Thee" Adonis, Top Dolla, and manager B-Fab. They performed in WWE on the NXT and SmackDown brands. After their release from WWE in November ...
. On the September 28 episode of ''NXT'', her final match was a No Disqualification match against Elektra Lopez, but she was not successful. B-Fab made her main roster debut at the
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after being drafted alongside Hit Row during the
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. On November 8, 2021, she was released from her contract alongside Hit Row due to budget cuts. B-Fab and
Ashante "Thee" Adonis Tehuti Miles (born November 23, 1992) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Ashante "Thee" Adonis. Early life Miles was born in Hammonton, New Jersey. Miles enliste ...
managed Isaiah "Swerve" Scott and Top Dolla in one match on ''SmackDown'' before being released.


Independent circuit (2022)

Following her release from WWE, Brandy and the rest of Hit Row, would begin appearing on the
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, under the team name, The HitMakerZ.


Return to WWE (2022–present)

On the August 12, 2022 episode of ''SmackDown'', Hit Row, minus Scott, made their unannounced return as
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, where Top Dolla and Adonis (accompanied by B-Fab) defeated two local competitors. B-Fab made her main roster in-ring debut at the women's
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as the seventh entrant at
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on January 28, 2023. She was eliminated in 36 seconds by eventual winner
Rhea Ripley Demi Bennett (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian professional wrestler. As of July 2017, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Rhea Ripley. She is a List of Women ...
. Hit Row was quietly disbanded with the release of Top Dolla in September 2023 and with Adonis being announced as a new tag team with
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in February 2024. On the February 2, 2024 episode of ''SmackDown'', B-Fab joined
Bobby Lashley Franklin Roberto Lashley (born July 16, 1976) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Hurt Syndicate and is one-half of the AEW World Tag Team C ...
and
The Street Profits The Street Profits are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford. They are signed to WWE, where they perform on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand, and are the current WWE ...
as The Pride and took out The Final Testament's Scarlett. At Night 2 of
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on April 7, B-Fab assisted The Pride to defeat The Final Testament in a Philadelphia Street Fight match. On August 16, Lashley's profile on WWE's roster page was moved to the alumni section, ending his tenure with WWE and The Pride. As a result, The Pride was quietly disbanded. B-Fab continued managing The Street Profits, with no mention of The Pride as a stable. On the November 15 episode of ''SmackDown'', B-Fab competed against Bayley and Women's Speed Champion
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in a
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in the preliminary round of the tournament to crown the inaugural Women's United States Champion, but was not successful due to Bayley pinning her. In February 2025, B-Fab quietly split from The Street Profits and aligned with Michin.


Professional wrestling style and persona

Her athletic background includes work as a
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coach. Brandy also trained in
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and has been involved in Cross Fitness.


Other media

* B-Fab made her video game debut in '' WWE 2K23'' as a non-playable character in the Steiner Row Pack DLC bundle. B-Fab is also featured in WWE 2K24 as a manager. She later appears in ''
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'' as a playable character.


Music career

Brandy's involvement in music includes tours with the rap artists
Soulja Boy DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), known professionally as Soulja Boy (formerly Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to prominence with his self-released 2007 debut single, "Crank That ...
and
Jadakiss Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Jadakiss (, ), is an American rapper who began his career in the 1990s and formed the hip hop trio the Lox alongside Styles P and Sheek Louch in 1994. The group signed w ...
as well as work with
Juicy J Jordan Michael Houston III (born April 5, 1975), known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper and record producer. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, he is a founding member of the Southern hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, established ...
,
Ying Yang Twins The Ying Yang Twins are an American hip hop duo consisting of Kaine (born Eric Jackson on December 16, 1978) and D-Roc (born Deongelo Holmes on February 23, 1979). Despite the name, the duo are not twins, brothers or related in any way. They d ...
,
Too $hort Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by his stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper. A pioneer of West Coast hip-hop, Shaw was among the first acts to receive recognition in the genre during the late ...
,
Young Dro D'Juan Montrel Hart (born January 15, 1979), better known by his stage name Young Dro, is an American rapper. Best known for his association with fellow Atlanta-based rapper T.I., Dro signed with his label, Grand Hustle Records, an imprint of ...
, and
Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he formed Tha Dogg Pound in 1992 along with Daz Dillinger; the rap duo has releas ...
. Brandy has also released multiple songs since 2013 that have made it ITunes Apple Music. On March 6, 2023, Hit Row was once more partially fully reunited as rapper Monteasy dropped a music video by the name of Price Went Up. On July 21, 2023, Brandy, alongside Hit Row members, dropped a freestyle single by the name of Barbie Barz.


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