Brittany Beede
Encyclopedia
Brittany Beede is an American
model
and professional wrestler
. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she took part in the third season of NXT
under the ring name
Jamie. She had previously acted as the ring announcer
for the second season of NXT and trained in Florida Championship Wrestling
under the name Brittney.
for various companies while studying in nursing school
.
added pictures of Beede to their official Facebook
page, announcing that she was going to be a ring announcer
for the company and had a verbal agreement with them about filming some footage for the show.
's pay-per-view
Final Resolution
, managing
Kevin Nash
.
at the March 19, 2010 television tapings as the ring announcer
. However, she would not make her wrestling debut until the May 12 episode of FCW when she lost to Tamina
in the first round of the Divas Championship tournament. After losing in singles matches to Liviana and Kaitlyn on the August 25 and September 1 episodes of FCW, Keyes picked up her first and only victory in the territory as she teamed up with Naomi
to defeat Kaitlyn and Tamina
on the September 8 episode of FCW.
, Beede made her debut as the ring announcer, using the ring name
Jamie Keyes. During the season 2 finale of NXT on August 31, it was announced that she would be part of the third season of NXT with the Bella Twins
as her Pros. On the September 14 episode of NXT, Jamie defeated Aksana
to claim her first victory on NXT. The following week, Jamie teamed with Alicia Fox and Naomi
to defeat Kaitlyn and the Bella Twins
. Despite being undefeated, she was the first rookie Diva to be eliminated from the competition on October 5. On October 14, it was reported that Beede had been released from her WWE contract. Despite her release, Beede made one final appearance for the company on November 30 during season 3's finale, where she and the other eliminated rookie Divas weighed in on whether Naomi or Kaitlyn, the finalists of the competition, should be the winner.
, dance
, tennis
, volleyball
, boxing
, track and field
, karate
, weightlifting
and cheerleading
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she took part in the third season of NXT
WWE NXT
WWE NXT is a sports entertainment television program produced by WWE that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to WWE's developmental territory Florida...
under the ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Jamie. She had previously acted as the ring announcer
Ring announcer
A ring announcer is a paid in-ring employee for a boxing, professional wrestling, or mixed martial arts event or promotion...
for the second season of NXT and trained in Florida Championship Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling
Championship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
under the name Brittney.
Early life and career
After graduating high school, Beede began working as a modelModel (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
for various companies while studying in nursing school
Nursing school
A nursing school is a type of educational institution, or part thereof, providing education and training to become a fully qualified nurse. The nature of nursing education and nursing qualifications varies considerably across the world.-United Kingdom:...
.
Wrestlicious (2009)
In 2009, WrestliciousWrestlicious
Wrestlicious is an American all-female professional wrestling promotion based in Tampa, Florida. The company was founded by Jonathan Vargas, who won a Powerball jackpot of $35.3 million in 2008...
added pictures of Beede to their official Facebook
Facebook
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page, announcing that she was going to be a ring announcer
Ring announcer
A ring announcer is a paid in-ring employee for a boxing, professional wrestling, or mixed martial arts event or promotion...
for the company and had a verbal agreement with them about filming some footage for the show.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2009)
Beede, under the ring name Brittany, made her professional wrestling debut on October 28, 2009 at Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
's pay-per-view
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
Final Resolution
Final Resolution (2009)
Final Resolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, which took place on December 20, 2009 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida...
, managing
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash
Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster...
.
Florida Championship Wrestling
After studying at nursing school, World Wrestling Entertainment saw Beede's Wrestlicious pictures and signed her to a developmental contract. Beede, under the ring name Jamie Keyes, made her debut in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship WrestlingFlorida Championship Wrestling
Championship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
at the March 19, 2010 television tapings as the ring announcer
Ring announcer
A ring announcer is a paid in-ring employee for a boxing, professional wrestling, or mixed martial arts event or promotion...
. However, she would not make her wrestling debut until the May 12 episode of FCW when she lost to Tamina
Sarona Reiher
Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina...
in the first round of the Divas Championship tournament. After losing in singles matches to Liviana and Kaitlyn on the August 25 and September 1 episodes of FCW, Keyes picked up her first and only victory in the territory as she teamed up with Naomi
Naomi
-Literature:* Naomi * Naomi , by Junichiro Tanizaki* "Noémi", part IV of the novel The Man with the Golden Touch by Mór Jókai-Music:* Noemi , Italian singer and music video director...
to defeat Kaitlyn and Tamina
Tamina
The Tamina River in Switzerland originates near the Egghorn . First her course follows a North to South direction through the Marchtal....
on the September 8 episode of FCW.
NXT
On the June 8, 2010 episode of NXTWWE NXT
WWE NXT is a sports entertainment television program produced by WWE that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to WWE's developmental territory Florida...
, Beede made her debut as the ring announcer, using the ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Jamie Keyes. During the season 2 finale of NXT on August 31, it was announced that she would be part of the third season of NXT with the Bella Twins
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
as her Pros. On the September 14 episode of NXT, Jamie defeated Aksana
Zivile Raudoniene
Živilė Raudonienė is a Lithuanian fitness model, bodybuilder and professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, performing on their SmackDown brand under the ring name Aksana, and is training in Florida Championship Wrestling , WWE's developmental territory...
to claim her first victory on NXT. The following week, Jamie teamed with Alicia Fox and Naomi
Naomi Knight
Trinity McCray is an American dancer, model and professional wrestler who is currently signed and working for WWE better known by her ring name Naomi. She competes in Florida Championship Wrestling , a WWE developmental territory. In 2010, she was part of the third season of NXT, where she came...
to defeat Kaitlyn and the Bella Twins
The Bella Twins
Brianna Monique Garcia and Stephanie Nicole Garcia are American twin professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins, and work for WWE on the Raw brand.Before being promoted to the...
. Despite being undefeated, she was the first rookie Diva to be eliminated from the competition on October 5. On October 14, it was reported that Beede had been released from her WWE contract. Despite her release, Beede made one final appearance for the company on November 30 during season 3's finale, where she and the other eliminated rookie Divas weighed in on whether Naomi or Kaitlyn, the finalists of the competition, should be the winner.
Personal life
Beede had an athletic childhood, during which she trained in gymnasticsGymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
, weightlifting
Powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
and cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
.