Kaitlyn

Professional

Popular As Kaitlyn (wrestler)

Birthday October 7, 1986

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Houston, Texas, U.S.

Age 37 years old

Nationality United States

Height 5 ft 6 in

Weight 145 lb

#35440 Most Popular

1986

Celeste Beryl Bonin (born October 7, 1986) is an American professional wrestler, entrepreneur, bodybuilder, and model.

2006

Bonin made her body fitness debut in 2006, at the age of 19.

2007

In 2007, she won the National Physique Committee (NPC) John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding Figure and Fitness Championship and came in fifth at the Arnold Classic in the NPC Figure Class D competition.

In 2007, Bonin won the National Physique Committee (NPC) John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding Figure and Fitness Championship, and came fifth at the Arnold Classic in the NPC Figure Class D competition.

She also was in the top five at Musclemania Superbody in 2007, in the Figure Universe – Tall category.

2008

In 2008, she was named Miss November at the Hardfitness Calendar, and placed 16th at the NPC Junior Nationals that same year in the NPC Figure category.

In 2008, she was part of the Hardfitness Calendar and in 2009, Bonin appeared in Flex Magazine.

2010

She is best known for her tenures in WWE from 2010 to 2014 and 2018 to 2019, under the ring name Kaitlyn, where she is a former WWE Divas Champion.

Bonin started her career as a body fitness model.

In July 2010, Bonin signed a developmental contract with WWE.

Later that year, she competed in and won the all-female third season of NXT, thus earning a spot on the main roster.

In July 2010, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) signed Bonin to a developmental contract, and she reported to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), WWE's developmental territory.

She debuted under her real name, competing in a bikini contest at an FCW live event, and later changed her name to Ricki Vaughn.

She made her FCW television debut on the August 29 episode, as a lumberjill at ringside for a match between AJ Lee and Naomi Knight.

On the November 7 episode of FCW TV, Kaitlyn competed in a tag team match teaming with Naomi defeating Queen of FCW AJ and Aksana.

On September 7, 2010, Bonin joined season three of NXT under the name Kaitlyn, with Vickie Guerrero as her on-screen mentor.

She was the replacement for Vickie's original rookie, Aloisia, whom Vickie fired in storyline.

On September 14, Kaitlyn made her in-ring debut, teaming alongside Vickie's on-screen boyfriend, Dolph Ziggler, to defeat AJ and Primo in a mixed tag team match.

Kaitlyn made her first pay-per-view appearance at Night of Champions, accompanying Ziggler and Vickie for Ziggler's WWE Intercontinental Championship match, until Vickie ordered her to leave ringside.

Throughout the next few months, Kaitlyn feuded with Vickie on both NXT and SmackDown, including several matches between the two.

On the November 30 season finale, Kaitlyn was announced as the winner of season three, defeating Naomi in the final to become WWE's "Breakout Diva".

On the December 3, 2010, episode of SmackDown, Kaitlyn appeared in a backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler, announcing that SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long had signed her to the brand following her victory on NXT.

2011

She had her first match on SmackDown on January 28, 2011, where she and Kelly Kelly were defeated by LayCool (Layla and Michelle McCool).

On the May 27 episode of SmackDown, Kaitlyn formed a tag team with AJ, referring to themselves as "The Chickbusters".

They were accompanied by their storyline mentor Natalya and lost to Alicia Fox and Tamina in consecutive weeks.

On the June 13 episode of Raw, Kaitlyn picked up her first win in a 14-woman tag team match, in which Kelly Kelly pinned Rosa Mendes.

The Chickbusters and Natalya continued to feud with Fox and Tamina, who were soon joined by Rosa Mendes, throughout the next two months.

In August, AJ was betrayed by Natalya, who allied with Beth Phoenix to form the Divas of Doom.

In the following months, the Chickbusters lost numerous singles and tag team matches to the Divas of Doom.

In November, tension began to be teased between the Chickbusters, as Kaitlyn began turning heel due to being upset at their repeated losses.

At the SmackDown taping on December 6, after another loss, the evil Kaitlyn turned against AJ and joined the Divas of Doom, cementing herself as a villainess in the process.

However, the segment was cut from the broadcast and not acknowledged by WWE.

2012

In February 2012, Kaitlyn began feuding with Maxine on NXT Redemption, who accused Kaitlyn of having a secret crush on her boyfriend Derrick Bateman.

After several weeks, Kaitlyn confessed her feelings for Bateman in an "intervention" segment, also involving Alicia Fox and Justin Gabriel, where she kissed Bateman before being interrupted and attacked by Maxine.

Later that night, she defeated Maxine in a match.

On March 14, after Kaitlyn and Bateman defeated Johnny Curtis and Maxine in a mixed tag team match, Bateman kissed Kaitlyn, solidifying their relationship.

Kaitlyn and Bateman were later accused by Maxine and Curtis of being involved with Matt Striker's random disappearance.

On April 4, Kaitlyn was defeated by her former mentor Natalya, who was accompanied by Tyson Kidd.

2013

She won the WWE Divas Championship in January 2013 and held the title for five months before retiring in January 2014.

2018

She came out of retirement and made her in-ring return on the independent circuit in February 2018.