| Devin Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Brittany Christine Fetkin |
| Born | (1988-02-03)February 3, 1988 (age 37)[1] San Diego, California, United States[1] |
| Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University University of Miami University of Southern California |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Devin Taylor[2] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
| Billed from | Temecula, California[2] |
| Trained by | WWE Performance Center[3] |
| Debut | June 6, 2014[1] |
Brittany Christine Fetkin (born February 3, 1988)[1] is an American model, television personality, and formerprofessional wrestler. She is known for her work inWWE'sdevelopmental territory,NXT, where she served as a backstage interviewer under thering nameDevin Taylor.
Fetkin was born inSan Diego, California and raised inTemecula, California. She is ofJapanese,Lithuanian, andUkrainian descent.[4] Fetkin is a graduate ofLoyola Marymount University with a degree inbroadcast journalism.[5] A competitivesoccer player since her childhood, Fetkin competed in theYouth World Cup inSweden and earned scholar athletes honors during her formative years.[5]
Fetkin signed a contract with theprofessional wrestlingpromotionWWE in 2013 and was assigned to theirdevelopmental territory,NXT, where she was given thering nameDevin Taylor. She debuted as a backstage interviewer on the November 20 episode ofNXT.[6] Taylor's recurring interactions withDana Brooke often ended with Brooke patting her on the head in a condescending fashion, something that Brooke would later use as a taunt while wrestling.[7] Taylor was also an in-ring competitor at NXTlive events, participating mainly inDivastag team matches.[8]
On October 9, 2015, WWE officially announced that Fetkin was released from her contract, due to injury concerns hampering her training progress.[9] Her release was featured on an episode ofWWE Breaking Ground.[10] Following her release, Fetkin had a short stint on theindependent circuit, appearing as a backstage interviewer forPacific Coast Wrestling (PCW).[11]
Fetkin is a former print model and has appeared in nationally televised commercial campaigns forNASCAR andHewlett-Packard.[5] In 2015, Fetkin appeared as a contestant in thenineteenth season of theABCreality television showThe Bachelor. She was eliminated in the first episode.[12][13]
Fetkin had been working on hermaster's degree prior to her time in WWE, and she graduated from theUniversity of Miami in July 2018.[14][15] She would go on to complete herdoctorate, graduating from theUniversity of Southern California in May 2021.[16]
Fetkin announced her engagement in December 2022,[17] and married her husband in August 2023.[18]