Kelly Kelly

Barbara Jean Blank ( born January 15, 1987 in Jacksonville, Florida), better known by her ring name Kelly Kelly, is an American professional wrestler, dancer and a model. She was with the WWE under contract and performed regularly in their wrestling shows.

Personal

In high school, Blank was a gymnast for many years until she had to give up the sport due to injury and switched to the cheerleaders. She took after studying at college in journalism on, with the original intention to become a television presenter.

Work as a model

Prior to her wrestling career Blank worked as a bikini model for Hawaiian Tropic and Venus Swimwear. In addition, it was month model in various image calendars, such as the Winghouse Calendar 2005 ( February ), when Georgia Peachbuns Calendar 2006 ( month of December ) and the Bourbon Street Calendar 2006 ( July and title page).

The Video Music Awards 2005, she was used as a model under the name Barbie Blank for music promotion. In August 2007, all three members of Extreme Exposé appeared in a photo spread with Interview magazine FHM. Furthermore, she appeared in 2008 as a football Model ( " soccerette " ) in the British sports program Soccer AM. In December 2011, she was on the cover of the U.S. edition of Maxim. Since her release from WWE in 2012, she works as a model.

Wrestling career

The former wrestler John Laurinaitis ( "Johnny Ace" ), a brother of Joseph Laurinaitis ( "The Road Warrior Animal " ), 2006 was attentive during a talent search by a swimwear catalog of Venus Swimwear on Blank and brought it to WWE. In this way, she signed a development contract in May of the year and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling League structure in which they ring announcer was first. With only 19 years, it was then the youngest Diva in WWE. After Blank received a contract with the ECW brand, in which it was first launched on 13 June 2006 as the youngest member in the role of one of three Extreme Exposé, which she continued after a lay-off in January 2007 with the support of Brooke and Layla. From 2008 to April 2010, Blank was in the fire RAW (part of the WWE roster ) under contract, their first appearance Tag Team matches found on 7 July 2008 in the course of a Divas.

On 26 April 2010 it was changed at the WWE Draft to Smackdown. There they feuded mainly against Layla and Michelle McCool.

With the WWE Draft from April 26, 2011 Blank was changed to RAW, where she won by Brie Bella WWE Divas Championship on June 21, 2011. At the event, Hell in a Cell on October 2, 2011, she lost the title to Beth Phoenix.

On September 28, 2012 Kelly Kelly was released from her contract.

Others

In April 2007, Blank took along with her ​​colleagues, Ashley Massaro ( " Ashley " ), Layla El ( "Layla" ), Brooke Adams, Torrie Wilson ( "Samantha" ) and Maryse Ouellet ( " Maryse " ) in the filming of the music video for the Single Throw It on Me (featuring the Hives ) the producer Timbaland part.

Achievements

Title

  • WWE 1 × WWE Divas Championship

Awards

  • 3 × Cage Match Year End Award ( 2006, 2007 and 2008)
  • Slammy award Diva of the Year 2011
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