Barbara Jean "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 best known for her time with WWE.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, Blank was signed to a contract by WWE and sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling, a WWE developmental territory. She debuted on the ECW 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 ECW, and also became the valet of her on-screen boyfriend Mike Knox. The following year, she formed Extreme Exposé with Layla and Brooke Adams, and the trio performed regular dance segments on ECW. They later became involved in a storyline with The Miz, which led to the dissolution of the group.Kelly 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 WWE Divas Championship on several occasions, before moving to SmackDown in early 2010. There she challenged LayCool for the WWE Women's Championship, but was unsuccessful. In April 2011, Kelly returned to the Raw brand, where she won the WWE Divas Championship for the first time in June. Kelly lost the title to Beth Phoenix in October, ending her four-month reign. In September 2012, Blank was released from her WWE contract, and later that year, began making appearances on the independent circuit.
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Buttkicker
Movies
Night of Champions (2011), December to Dismember (2006), Over the Limit 2011 Pay-Per-View, WWE Tribute for the Troops, WWE Hall of Fame 2009, WWE Tribute to the Troops, WWE: Royal Rumble 2007, WWE: Cyber Sunday 2008, WWE: Backlash 2008, WWE: Cyber Sunday 2006, WWE: Armageddon 2008, WWE: No Way Out 2...
TV Shows
WWE Superstars, ECW, Saturday Night's Main Event, WWE SmackDown, WWE NXT
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All of the WWE Divas are awesome and amazing to watch. It's really exciting to know that I'll be working with them!! I would love to work with any of them!!
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On 2/27/16 she married her boyfriend of four years Sheldon Souray following an 18-month-long engagement.
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She grew up in Jacksonville, Florida.
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In April 2010 she was traded to the SmackDown Brand.
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In July 2008 she was traded to WWE's RAW brand.
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She was drafted back to Raw the day after WrestleMania XXVII (2011). Later won her first WWE Divas Championship on Raw June 20, 2011, after she defeated then champion, Brie Bella (Brianna Garcia).
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked her #34 in best 50 female singles wrestlers in PWI Female 50 in 2009.
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She used to be a cheerleader.
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Studied Broadcast Journalism in the hope that she would become a television anchor.
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Her WWE Finisher is called K2 which is a leg drop bulldog.
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked her #32 of the PWI Best 50 Female Singles Wrestlers 2008.
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Wonder Woman is her favorite Superhero.
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Favorite WWE Superstar is Elizabeth Hulette also known as Miss Elizabeth.
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