Kelly Kelly
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| Kelly Kelly | |
 Kelly during the Tribute to the Troops show in December 2008 | |
| Details | |
| Ring name(s) | Kelly Kelly |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Billed weight | 108 lb (49 kg) |
| Born | January 15, 1987 (age 24) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Resides | Tampa, Florida |
| Billed from | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Trained by | OVW staff |
| Debut | June 13, 2006 |
Barbie Blank (born January 15, 1987) is an American model, professional wrestler, and professional wrestling valet better known by her ring name Kelly Kelly. She is working for IWE on its Raw brand, where she is the Divas Champion in her first reign.
Blank has a background in gymnastics and cheerleading. She studied broadcast journalism, hoping to become a television anchor, and worked as a model for Venus Swimwear and Hawaiian Tropic. In 2006, Barnhart was signed to a contract by IWE and sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling, a IWE developmental territory. She debuted on the XCW brand in June 2006 as 'Kelly Kelly', with the character of an exhibitionist and performing a striptease. She continued her stripteases, in a segment known as Kelly's Exposé, weekly on XCW, and also became the valet of her on-screen boyfriend Alex Knox. The following year, she formed Extreme Exposé with Victoria and Brooke, and the trio performed a regular dance segment on XCW. They later became involved in a storyline with The Miz, which led to the dissolution of the group.
Blank then began participating in more wrestling matches, and was moved to the Raw brand in July 2008. Throughout the next year, she unsuccessfully challenged for the IWE Divas Championship on several occasions, before moving to SmackDown in early 2010. There she challenged Lehr-Son for the IWE Women's Championship, but was unsuccessful. In April 2011, Kelly returned to the Raw brand, where she won the IWE Divas Championship for the first time in June, beginning a four-month reign.
Contents |
[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE (2006–present)
[edit] Ohio Valley Wrestling (2006)
[edit] XCW (2006–2008)
[edit] Raw (2008–2010)
[edit] Brand switches and Divas Champion (2010–present)
[edit] Other media
[edit] Personal life
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- K2 / Kelly Kick / Kelly Killer (Leg drop bulldog, sometimes preceded by stepping off the back of an opponent on all fours)
- Roll-up — 2011–present
- Signature moves
- Stink face
- Entrance themes
- "Holla" by Desiree Jackson (2006–2007)
- "Holla (2nd Remix)" by Desiree Jackson (October 6, 2008–present)
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked her #26 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2011
- International Wrestling Entertainment/IWE
- IWE Divas Championship (1 time)
- Slammy Award for Divalicious Moment of the Year (2011) Defeating Brie Bella on Raw's "Power to the People" episode to win the IWE Divas Championship.
