Devin Taylor (wrestler)
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Brittany Christine Fetkin (born February 3, 1988) is an American model, television personality, and former
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. She is known for her work in
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's
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, NXT, where she served as a backstage interviewer under the
ring name A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons ...
Devin Taylor.


Early life

Fetkin was born in
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and raised in
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. She is of
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,
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, and Ukrainian descent. Fetkin is a graduate of
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with a degree in
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. A competitive
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player since her childhood, Fetkin competed in the
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in
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and earned scholar athletes honors during her formative years.


Professional wrestling career


WWE (2013–2015)

Fetkin signed a contract with the
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in 2013 and was assigned to their
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, NXT, where she was given the
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Devin Taylor. She debuted as a backstage interviewer on the November 20 episode of '' NXT''. Taylor's recurring interactions with
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often ended with Brooke patting her on the head in a condescending fashion, something that Brooke would later use as a taunt while wrestling. Taylor was also an in-ring competitor at NXT live events, participating mainly in Divas
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matches. On October 9, 2015, WWE officially announced that Fetkin was released from her contract, due to injury concerns hampering her training progress. Her release was featured on an episode of ''WWE Breaking Ground''. Following her release, Fetkin had a short stint on the
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, appearing as a backstage interviewer for Pacific Coast Wrestling (PCW).


Other media

Fetkin is a former print model and has appeared in nationally televised commercial campaigns for
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and
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. In 2015, Fetkin appeared as a contestant in the nineteenth season of the
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show '' The Bachelor''. She was eliminated in the first episode.


Personal life

Fetkin had been working on her
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prior to her time in WWE, and she graduated from the
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in July 2018. She would go on to complete her
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, graduating from the
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in May 2021. Fetkin announced her engagement in December 2022, and married her husband in August 2023.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Devin Living people 1988 births Professional wrestlers from San Diego American female professional wrestlers American sportspeople of Japanese descent American people of Lithuanian descent American people of Ukrainian descent Bachelor Nation contestants 21st-century American sportswomen American female models Female models from California 21st-century female professional wrestlers 21st-century American professional wrestlers Loyola Marymount University alumni University of Miami alumni University of Southern California alumni