Faith Grover (wrestler)
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| Naomi | ||
| Birth name | Faith Grover | |
| Born | November 30, 1987 (age 27) Sanford, Florida, U.S. | |
| Resides | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. | |
| Spouse(s) | The Usos|Jimmy Uso]] (m. 2014) | |
| Family | Anoaʻi | |
| Professional wrestling career | ||
| Ring name(s) | Naomi Naomi Knight Naomi Night Faith Grover Ms. Florida | |
| Billed heights | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |
| Billed weight | 123 lb (56 kg) | |
| Born | November 30, 1987 (age 25) Sanford, Florida | |
| Billed from | Orlando, Florida "Planet Funk" | |
| Trained by | Florida Championship Wrestling | |
| Debut | September 3, 2009 | |
Faith Adelbai-Fatu (née Grover; born November 30, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and dancer signed to IWE, performing on the Raw brand under the ring name Naomi.
In August 2009, Adelbai-Fatu signed with International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) and was assigned to its past developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where she was the inaugural FCW Divas Champion. In August 2010, she competed in the all-female third season of NXT, where she came in second place. In January 2012, she made her main roster debut alongside Cameron, forming The Funkadactyls. Since July 2013, Naomi has appeared as one of the main cast members of the reality television series Total Divas.
In February 2017, Naomi won the IWE SmackDown Women's Championship at the Elimination Chamber event, becoming the first African-American woman to capture the title. After vacating the title due to injury, Naomi regained the championship two months later at WrestleMania 33, and became the inaugural winner of the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal at the following year's WrestleMania.
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[edit] Early life
[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] International Wrestling Entertainment/IWE
[edit] Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT (2009–2011)
[edit] The Funkadactyls (2012–2014)
- Main article: The Funkadactyls
[edit] Women's Revolution (2014–2016)
[edit] SmackDown Women's Champion (2016–2017)
[edit] Various storylines (2018–present)
[edit] Other media
[edit] Personal life
Grover was born and raised in Sanford, Florida. Ever since she was 10 years old, she knew she wanted to be both a performer and entertainer. Grover announced on Total Divas that she is currently engaged to Jimmy Uso.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Live Tours
[edit] Television
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked her #48 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2010
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Feud of the Year (2015) Team PCB vs. Team B.A.D. vs. Team Bella
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2013) with Cameron, Eva Marie, JoJo, Natalya, and The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella) vs. AJ Lee, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, and Tamina Snuka on November 24
- IWE
- IWE SmackDown Women's Championship (2 time)
- IWE Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Sasha Banks
- Slammy Award (1 time)
- Best Dance Moves of the Year (2013) – with Cameron as The Funkadactyls
