Naomi (wrestler)

Trinity Fatu[7] (née McCray; born November 30, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and dancer. She is currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand under the ring name Naomi.

Not to be confused with Stephanie Trinity.

Naomi
Naomi at WrestleMania Axxess in April 2017
Birth nameTrinity McCray
Born (1987-11-30) November 30, 1987
Sanford, Florida, U.S.
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2014)​
FamilyAnoaʻi (by marriage)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Ms. Florida[1]
Naomi[2]
Naomi Knight[3]
Naomi Night[4]
Trinity McCray[1]
Trinity
Billed height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[5]
Billed weight125 lb (57 kg)[6]
Billed from"Planet Funk"
Orlando, Florida[5]
Trained byFlorida Championship Wrestling[6]
WWE NXT
DebutSeptember 3, 2009[6]

In August 2009, Fatu signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) 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 WWE 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.

Early life

Fatu was born in Sanford, Florida.[6] She was a cheerleader and dancer for the NBA Orlando Magic basketball team franchise from 2007 to mid-2009. She also starred as a background dancer for rapper Flo Rida.[5]

Professional wrestling career

Developmental territories (2009–2011)

In August 2009, Fatu signed a contract with WWE, where she reported to their then-developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW).[8] She and Alex Riley lost to AJ Lee and Brett DiBiase in a mixed tag team match in October.[9] On the June 20, 2010, Naomi defeated Serena Deeb on FCW TV to become the inaugural FCW Divas Champion.[10] On the August 29 episode of FCW TV, Naomi competed in a match against Lee, where both the Queen of FCW title and the FCW Divas Championship were on the line, which ended in a double count-out.[11] On the August 31 episode of NXT, it was announced that Naomi would be part of the all-female third season of NXT, with Kelly Kelly as her pro.[12] Naomi debuted on the September 7 episode of NXT, where she teamed with Kelly to face fellow rookie Maxine and Alicia Fox in winning effort after Naomi pinned Maxine.[13] On the September 21 episode of NXT, she teamed with Kelly and Jamie Keyes, defeating Layla, Michelle McCool, and Kaitlyn.[14] On the October 26 episode of NXT, Naomi defeated Maxine in a singles match.[15] On November 30, Naomi lost the competition to Kaitlyn, placing second in the season.[16] On the January 23, 2011, Naomi dropped the championship to Lee on FCW TV.[17]

The Funkadactyls (2012–2014)
Main article: The Funkadactyls
Naomi (left) at the ring along Brodus Clay, dance partner Cameron, and Hornswoggle (front) in April 2012

On the January 9, 2012, Naomi made her main roster debut on Raw alongside Cameron as valets for Brodus Clay, with the duo dubbed The Funkadactyls.[18] On the TLC pre-show on December 16, Naomi scored a victory in a Santa's Little Helpers battle royal, earning a match against Divas Champion Eve Torres later that night, where she lost.[19][20] On the March 15, 2013, episode of SmackDown, The Funkadactyls were attacked backstage by The Bella Twins.[21] The Funkadactyls, Clay, and Tensai, collectively known as Tons of Funk, were originally set to face Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow) and the Bella Twins in an eight-person mixed tag team match at WrestleMania 29, but after the match was cut due to time constraints, it instead took place the following night on Raw, with Tons of Funk coming out victorious.[22]

On the August 26 episode of Raw, Naomi was ringside for a match between Natalya and Brie Bella alongside the cast of Total Divas, also including Cameron, Nikki Bella, Eva Marie, and JoJo, which ended with Divas Champion AJ Lee coming out and cutting a worked shoot promo directed at the women.[23] On the September 15, Naomi competed against Natalya, Brie Bella, and Lee in a fatal four-way match for the Divas Championship at Night of Champions, where Lee retained the title.[24] The cast of Total Divas went on to defeat Lee, Alicia Fox, Aksana, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Tamina Snuka, and Summer Rae in a traditional elimination tag team match at Survivor Series.[25] On December 15 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Naomi, Cameron and Tensai abandoned Clay due to his attitude.[26]

In February 2014, Naomi suffered a legitimate displaced fracture of the orbital bone during a match against Aksana on Raw.[27][28] She returned on the March 17 episode of Raw, teaming with Cameron to defeat Lee and Snuka in a tag team match.[29] On April 6 at WrestleMania XXX, Naomi competed in the Vickie Guerrero Invitational match for the Lee's Divas Championship, where Lee successfully retained her title.[30] At Money in the Bank, Naomi lost to the new Divas Champion Paige in a title match.[31] On the July 7 episode of Raw, Naomi and Cameron lost to Lee and Paige in a tag team match, which caused a brawl to ensue between Cameron and Naomi.[32] Naomi and Cameron faced off on the Battleground pre-show, during which the former lost.[33] Naomi went on to secure a victory over Cameron on the September 15 episode of Raw.[34] At Survivor Series, Naomi participated in a traditional elimination tag team match, where she eliminated Cameron before eventually pinning Paige to get the win for her team in a clean sweep.[35]

Women's Revolution (2014–2016)
Main article: Team B.A.D.

In December 2014, Naomi became involved with The Usos' feud with The Miz, which involved The Miz offering to help further Naomi's musical career, much to her husband Jimmy Uso's dismay.[36][37] On the December 16 episode of Super SmackDown Live, Naomi competed against Nikki Bella for the Divas Championship, where she lost the match after Jimmy Uso caused a distraction due to his anger of The Miz being present.[38] After Alicia Fox joined The Miz and Mizdow, Naomi and the Usos competed against the three in a series of mixed tag team matches, where Naomi's team repeatedly lost.[39][40] On March 29, she accompanied The Usos during their match on the WrestleMania 31 pre-show, in which they unsuccessfully challenged Kidd and Cesaro for the WWE Tag Team Championship.[41]

On the April 13 episode of Raw, Naomi unsuccessfully competed in a battle royal to determine the number one contender to the Divas Championship.[42] After the bout, Naomi attacked Paige for eliminating her to ultimately win the match, turning heel.[43] After the announcement that Paige had been injured following the attack,[44] Naomi was granted a match against Bella for the title at Extreme Rules,[45] where she failed to win after interference from Brie Bella.[46] In May, Naomi attacked The Bella Twins alongside the returning Tamina.[47] The duo went on to compete in a tag team match against The Bella Twins at Payback, during which Naomi and Tamina won.[48] On the May 18 episode of Raw, Naomi competed in another championship match against Nikki Bella, where Bella retained the title after Tamina caused a disqualification.[49] After Paige returned, a triple threat match was made between Naomi, Paige, and Nikki Bella at Elimination Chamber, however she once again failed to capture the title.[50]

Naomi (front center) alongside fellow Team B.A.D. & Blonde members at WrestleMania 32 event in April 2016

On the July 13 episode of Raw, after weeks of the Divas division being dominated by The Bella Twins and their ally Alicia Fox, Stephanie McMahon called for a "Divas Revolution," subsequently introducing the debuting NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks to align with Naomi and Tamina, dubbed Team B.A.D., as well as Charlotte and Becky Lynch to align with Paige, leading to a brawl between the three teams.[51][52][53] The three teams faced off in a three team elimination match on August 23 at SummerSlam, which was won by Team PCB.[54] At the 2015 Tribute to the Troops in December, Team B.A.D. and Paige defeated Brie Bella, Charlotte, Fox, and Lynch in an eight-woman tag team match.[55] On the February 1, 2016, episode of Raw, Banks announced her departure from the team, which caused Naomi and Tamina to attack her.[56] Naomi and Tamina later lost to Banks and Lynch in a tag team match at Fastlane.[57] On the WrestleMania 32 pre-show, Naomi and Tamina teamed up with Lana, Emma, and Summer Rae in a 10-Diva tag team match against Brie Bella, Paige, Fox, Eva Marie, and Natalya, where Naomi's team was defeated.[58] In early May, Naomi became inactive due to a torn ankle tendon.[59]

SmackDown Women's Champion (2016–2017)

Naomi was drafted to the SmackDown brand on July 19 as part of the 2016 WWE draft.[60] On the August 16 episode of SmackDown Live, she debuted a new style, entrance, and theme, establishing herself as a face.[61] On August 21 at SummerSlam, Naomi competed in a six-woman tag team match alongside Becky Lynch and Carmella against Natalya, Alexa Bliss, and Nikki Bella, where Naomi's team was defeated after Bella pinned Carmella.[62] On September 11 at Backlash, Naomi competed in a six-pack elimination challenge to determine the inaugural WWE SmackDown Women's Champion, where she would eliminate Bliss before she herself was eliminated by Natalya.[63] On November 20, Naomi competed as part of the SmackDown women's team against the Raw women's team at the Survivor Series pay-per-view, where Naomi's team was defeated.[64]

After three months of inactivity, Naomi returned on the January 24, 2017, episode of SmackDown Live, in a confrontation SmackDown Women's Champion Bliss.[65] On February 12, she competed against Bliss at Elimination Chamber, where she was victorious, becoming the SmackDown Women's Champion for the first time in her career as well as the first African-American woman to capture the title.[66][67] The following Tuesday, she relinquished the title due to a legitimate injury she sustained during the match.[68][69] On April 2, Naomi made her in-ring return in a six-pack challenge in her hometown of Orlando at WrestleMania 33, where she made Bliss submit, successfully regaining the SmackDown Women's Championship.[70][71] Two days later, Naomi defeated Bliss in a rematch to retain the championship.[72]

On June 18, Naomi defeated Lana to retain the SmackDown Women's Championship at Money in the Bank.[73] She then went on to retain the title over Lana two more times on the June 27 and July 4 episodes of SmackDown Live, the latter of which involved a seven-second submission victory.[74][75] In July, Naomi debuted a customized title belt with glow-in-the-dark lights of various colors.[76][77][78] On August 20 at SummerSlam, Naomi dropped the SmackDown Women's Championship to Natalya, ending her reign at 140 days.[79][80] On November 19 at Survivor Series, Naomi competed in a five-on-five elimination tag team match, where she eliminated Raw team captain Alicia Fox, before she herself was eliminated by Sasha Banks, with her team ultimately losing the match.[81]

Various storylines (2018–present)

On January 28, 2018, Naomi competed in the inaugural women's Royal Rumble match at Royal Rumble, entering at number 20 and lasting 06:49 before she was eliminated by Nia Jax.[82] On the WrestleMania 34 kick-off show, Naomi went on to win the inaugural WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal by eliminating Bayley.[83] In June, Naomi competed in her first Money in the Bank ladder match at the namesake pay-per-view, won by Alexa Bliss.[84] On October 28, she took part in the first ever all women's pay-per-view, Evolution, competing in a women's battle royal match, which was won by Jax.[85] In November at Survivor Series, she competed in a traditional elimination tag team match as part of Team SmackDown, where she was the first woman eliminated from the match by Tamina.[86]

Naomi then entered a feud with Mandy Rose after Rose started flirting with Naomi's real-life husband, Jimmy Uso, to "ruin Naomi's life", which involved Rose hinting at kissing Uso as well as Naomi attacking Rose in a hotel room to which Rose invited Uso.[87][88] At Royal Rumble on January 27, 2019, Naomi and Rose eliminated each other during the women's Royal Rumble match.[89] The two exchanged victories over each other in February.[90][91] That same month, Naomi teamed up with Carmella in a six-team Elimination Chamber match for the inaugural WWE Women's Tag Team Championship at the namesake pay-per-view, where they were the first team eliminated.[92] During the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up on April 15, Naomi was drafted to the Raw brand.[93] She unsuccessfully competed in the women's Money in the Bank ladder match at the namesake pay-per-view the following month.[94]

On January 26, 2020, Naomi returned from a hiatus by entering the Third Women’s Royal Rumble at number 18, lasting 22 minutes before being eliminated by Shayna Baszler.[95] She later attributed her time away to health issues and a relative's death.[96] The following month, Naomi lost to Bayley in a match for the SmackDown Women's Championship at Super Showdown.[97] In April at WrestleMania 36, Naomi competed in a five-way elimination match for the same title, during which she was eliminated by Sasha Banks.[98] In September, she underwent surgery to remove a fibroid.[99]

As part of the 2020 Draft in October, Naomi was drafted back to the Raw brand.[100][101]

On January 31, 2021, Naomi returned from a injury by entering the Fourth Women’s Royal Rumble at number 2, but eliminated by Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax.[102] On the February 1 episode of Raw, Naomi alongside Lana, defeated the teams of Asuka and Charlotte Flair and Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose to earn a future title match for the Women's Tag Team Championship.[103]

Other media

Since July 2013, Naomi has been a main cast member of the reality television series Total Divas produced by WWE and E!.[104] In May 2014, Naomi released her first single song entitled "Dance All Night", and the accompanying music video was released on WWE's YouTube channel.[105] She was not part of the second half of season three that aired January 2015 to March 2015 but returned as a main cast member for season four.[106][107] She did not appear during the show's fifth season but once again returned as a main cast member for the sixth season.[108][109]

Naomi made her in-game debut in WWE '13 as an NPC along with her then-tag team partner Cameron, appearing during Brodus Clay's entrance and winning celebration, as well as in WWE 2K14. She later appeared as a playable character in WWE 2K15, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, WWE 2K19 and WWE 2K20.[110][111]

Personal life

Trinity and longtime boyfriend Jonathan Fatu, better known by the ring name Jimmy Uso, were married in Maui on January 16, 2014.[112] Through their marriage, she is a member of the Anoaʻi family, a Samoan-American wrestling dynasty.[113] The couple resides in Pensacola, Florida.[114] She is the stepmother to Fatu's two children.[115]

Filmography
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013–present Total Divas Herself Main cast (season 1–4, 6–present)
Guest (season 5)
2015 WWE Tough Enough Herself Guest (season 6)
2017 The Marine 5: Battleground Murphy
2018 Ridiculousness Herself (season 11, episode 25)
2019 The Misery Index Herself Season 1, episode 1[116]

Championships and accomplishments
Naomi is the inaugural winner of the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal

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