Kaitlyn (wrestler)
Kaitlyn | |
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Houston, Texas, U.S.[1] | |
Spouse(s) |
PJ Braun
(m. 2014; div. 2017)Grant Dziak (m. 2022) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kaitlyn |
Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
Billed from | Houston, Texas[3] |
Trained by | WWE Performance Center Pablo Marquez |
Debut | September 7, 2010 |
Celeste Beryl Bonin (born October 7, 1986) is an American
Bonin started her career as a
In July 2010, Bonin signed a
Body fitness career
Bonin made her body fitness debut in 2006, at the age of 19.
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2010-2014)
Florida Championship Wrestling (2010)
In July 2010,
NXT and main roster appearances (2010–2012)
On September 7, 2010, Bonin joined season three of
On the December 3, 2010, episode of SmackDown, Kaitlyn appeared in a backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler, announcing that
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Kaitlyn_2010_Tribute_to_the_Troops.jpg/170px-Kaitlyn_2010_Tribute_to_the_Troops.jpg)
On the May 27 episode of SmackDown, Kaitlyn formed a
In August, AJ was betrayed by Natalya, who allied with
In February 2012, Kaitlyn began feuding with
In April 2012, Kaitlyn returned to SmackDown in attempt to comfort her friend AJ, but was assaulted for her efforts on two separate occasions.[41][42] This led to a match between the two on May 11, in which Kaitlyn was defeated by AJ.[43]
Kaitlyn went on to compete in her first pay-per-view match at Money in the Bank on July 15, where she teamed with Divas Champion Layla and Tamina Snuka against Beth Phoenix, Natalya, and Eve Torres, with her team coming out victorious.[44]
Divas Champion (2012–2013)
In August 2012, Kaitlyn was given a job from
On the November 6 episode of Raw, Kaitlyn teamed with Layla in a tag team match against Eve and Aksana in a winning effort.[56] The following week on Raw, Kaitlyn defeated Layla to become the number one contender to Eve's Divas Championship.[57] At Survivor Series, Kaitlyn fought off another attack by the evil Aksana and went on to face Eve for the Divas Championship, but was unsuccessful.[58] Kaitlyn got revenge on Aksana the following week on both Raw and SmackDown, defeating her in singles matches.[59][60]
On December 16 at
Kaitlyn's first challenger was
On March 25, Kaitlyn brawled backstage with her former tag partner AJ Lee and faced her in a match, losing via countout.
Final feuds and retirement (2013–2014)
Kaitlyn faced AJ in a non-title match on July 29, where Kaitlyn emerged victorious.[86] This led to Kaitlyn receiving another championship opportunity against AJ in her hometown on the August 2 episode of SmackDown, but she was defeated after the villainous Layla betrayed her.[87] On the August 5 episode of Raw, Kaitlyn lost a match against Layla after being distracted by AJ.[88] Later that night, she attacked AJ during a match between Ziggler and Langston, accidentally costing Ziggler the match.[89] At SummerSlam on August 18, Kaitlyn and Ziggler defeated AJ and Langston in a mixed tag team match, ending their feud.[90]
At
On July 17, 2014, Kaitlyn stated that she considered herself retired from WWE and planned to walk away from the wrestling business to focus on her marriage and clothing line.[95]
Independent circuit (2018–present)
On December 22, 2017, Coastal Championship Wrestling announced that Bonin was to come out of retirement and make her in-ring return on February 10, 2018.[96] At the event, titled Breaking Chains, Bonin competed under her real name and defeated Rachael Ellering in singles action.[97]
On October 27, 2019, Bonin defeated Black Widow and Katie Forbes to become the inaugural Slamforce Africa Women's Champion.[98]
Return to WWE (2018–2019)
On July 11, 2018, WWE announced that Kaitlyn would make her return to the company for the first time in four and a half years as one of the participants to compete in the 2018 Mae Young Classic tournament.[99][100] On August 8, in her first match back, Kaitlyn defeated Kavita Devi in the first round match,[101] but she was eliminated in the second round by Mia Yim on August 9.[102]
On July 22, 2019, Kaitlyn appeared during a backstage segment at the Raw Reunion show alongside Torrie Wilson, Alicia Fox and Santino Marella.[103]
Other media
Bonin occasiondbodynews.com, contributing with interviews, photo ops and blogs.[104] Bonin appeared on the cover of the April 2016 edition of Iron Man magazine.[105]
Bonin appeared in WWE 2K14 as a playable character.[106]
Business ventures
On June 25, 2014, Bonin launched a fitness clothing company named Celestial Bodiez.[107] She is also a spokesperson for Blackstone Labs and Prime Nutrition, which her former husband owns.[108]
In June 2015, Bonin and her then-husband opened a smoothie bar inside the Busy Body Fitness Center in Boca Raton, Florida.[109]
Personal life
Bonin married
Championships and accomplishments
Body fitness
Professional wrestling
- Defiant Pro Wrestling
- DPW Women's Championship (1 time)[115]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 5 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2013[116]
- Ranked No. 5 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the
- Slamforce Africa
- SFA Women's Championship (1 time, current)[117]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- NXT on October 19[118]
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2013) 14-woman elimination tag team match at Survivor Series on November 24[119]
- WWE
- WWE Divas Championship (1 time)[120]
- Ranked No. 49 of the top 50 Greatest WWE Female Superstars of all time (2021)[121]
- NXT winner (season 3)[3]
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External links
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- Kaitlyn on Instagram
- Kaitlyn on WWE.com
- Celeste Bonin at IMDb