Alicia Fox Biography

Victoria Elizabeth Crawford (born June 30, 1986) is an American model, actress, and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Alicia Fox.

Crawford signed a contract with WWE in 2006, and debuted in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), a WWE developmental territory, in July. That same year, on October 20, she won the OVW Women's Championship, but lost it the following day; her reign is not officially recognized by OVW. The following year, she moved to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), another WWE developmental territory, where she competed regularly until 2009. Crawford debuted on SmackDown in June 2008, using the Alicia Fox name and the gimmick of a wedding planner. In November, she moved to the ECW brand, where she managed DJ Gabriel. The following year, Fox began challenging for the WWE Divas Championship, which she won in June 2010, holding the title for two months, and becoming the first ever African American Divas Champion in WWE history.

In October 2014, she began starring in the reality television series Total Divas on the E! network as part of the main cast. In June 2015, Fox aligned herself with The Bella Twins in the "Diva's Revolution", thus forming "Team Bella".

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2006-2007)

In 2006, Crawford signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), WWE's then-developmental territory. She debuted on July 1, 2006, as a special guest referee, under her real name, in a match between Shelly Martinez and ODB. On September 6, Crawford made her in-ring debut, under the new ring name Tori, in an OVW women's battle royal, in which she was eliminated by ODB. She spent the following month competing regularly in both singles and tag team matches, against opponents including Mickie James, ODB, and Katie Lea. In late September, she began managing Elijah Burke, accompanying him to the ring for matches against Chet The Jet. At the OVW television tapings on October 18, having reverted to her real name, Crawford challenged Beth Phoenix for the OVW Women's Championship, but lost following interference from Serena Deeb. Two days later, on October 20, Crawford won a gauntlet match at an OVW house show to win the OVW Women's Championship. The following night, however, Crawford lost the championship back to Phoenix, who won an eight-woman elimination match. Crawford's championship win is unrecognized by OVW, and the promotion considers Phoenix's two reigns as champion as a single, uninterrupted reign. Crawford continued to feud with Phoenix in early 2007, facing her in several tag team matches, in which Phoenix teamed with ODB and Crawford teamed with Lea or Deeb. Simultaneously, Crawford participated in the "Miss OVW" contest, which was won by ODB. Crawford had a series of matches with Milena Roucka in April, before moving onto a feud with Maryse Ouellet. Her final appearance in OVW was on July 21, when she participated in a three-way match for the OVW Women's Championship, which was won by ODB.

Florida Championship Wrestling (2007-2009)

Crawford debuted for WWE's new developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) on September 2, 2007, participating in a best body contest. Her FCW in-ring debut came on September 25, where she and Nattie Neidhart defeated The Bella Twins (Brianna and Nicole) in a tag team match. She quickly began feuding with The Bella Twins, while allying herself with Neidhart. The Bella Twins defeated Crawford and Neidhart on two consecutive occasions, and on October 23, Crawford lost to Nicole in a singles match. A week later, she and Sheamus O'Shaunessy were defeated by Brianna and Kofi Kingston in a mixed tag team match. In December, Crawford teamed with Tommy Taylor in a loss to Brianna and Robert Anthony. The feud continued into 2008, with the Bellas defeating Crawford and Maryse Ouellet on January 8, and Crawford and Neidhart on January 19 and 29. Following the completion of the feud, Crawford began competing regularly against her former tag team partner, Neidhart. Neidhart won their first singles encounter on February 5 and was on the winning side of a tag team match on February 23, before Crawford won a singles match against her on February 26. Following her debut on SmackDown, Crawford changed her ring name to Alicia Fox. She began managing Jack Gabriel in September, and teamed with Gabriel in mixed tag team matches against Mike Kruel and Wesley Holiday and Gabe Tuft and Melina, while continuing to compete in singles competition as well. Fox competed in the Queen of FCW tournament between December 2008 and February 2009, defeating Jenny Quinn and Tiffany en route to the final, where she lost to Angela Fong.

Brand switches (2008-2010)

Crawford debuted on WWE's main roster on the June 13, 2008 episode of SmackDown, as Alicia Fox, in a backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero, which saw her portraying Guerrero and Edge's wedding planner. During their wedding reception the following month, Triple H revealed Edge kissing Fox the day before the wedding on camera. Fox involved herself in the WWE Championship match at The Great American Bash when she attempted to help Edge, but she was stopped by Guerrero. The confusion surrounding her interference caused Edge to accidentally spear Guerrero.

After a three-month hiatus from television, Fox resurfaced on the November 18 episode of ECW, managing English wrestler DJ Gabriel, in a fan favorite role. Their on-screen association was explained by WWE claiming that Fox had moved her wedding planning business to England during her hiatus from WWE television, where she had met Gabriel. Gabriel and Fox began feuding with the Burchill siblings (Paul and Katie Lea) in late December 2008. Fox made her ECW in-ring debut on January 6, 2009, in a loss to Katie Lea. The following week, Gabriel and Fox defeated the Burchill siblings in a mixed tag team match, giving Fox her first win as part of the brand. In March, Fox and Gabriel feuded with Tyson Kidd and Natalya, with Natalya defeating Fox on March 3 episode of ECW. Fox competed in the 25 Diva battle royal at WrestleMania XXV, which was ultimately won by Santina Marella.

Fox was drafted to the SmackDown brand as a part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft on April 15. She made her in-ring debut as a villainous SmackDown Diva on the April 30 episode of WWE Superstars, teaming with Michelle McCool to defeat Maria and Gail Kim. After winning her debut match, Fox aligned herself with Michelle McCool, with the pair teaming together in tag team matches as well as accompanying each other to the ring for singles matches. Fox was in the corner of McCool when McCool won the WWE Women's Championship at The Bash. Alicia Fox then went on to have a several week fued with SmackDown Diva Maria Kanellis. However, the rivalry wasn't aired due to time difficulties. It was mostly Fox who won most the matches proving to be the best out of the two Divas. The rivalry came to an end after a No. 1# Contendors match won by Alicia Fox. The main reason the rivalry didn't continue was because Michelle McCool was the champion at the time and Alicia Fox was in an alliance with her.

On June 29 it was announced that Fox had been traded to the Raw brand. The following week, she made her Raw debut in a tag team match, teaming with Maryse against Gail Kim and Mickie James in a losing effort. She gained her first victory on Raw on July 13, when Fox, Maryse, and Rosa Mendes won a six-Diva tag team match. Fox picked up her first pinfall victory by defeating Kelly Kelly during a tag team match on the July 20 episode of Raw. On the August 10 episode of Raw, Fox was involved in a fatal four-way match to determine the number one contender for the WWE Divas Championship, but was unsuccessful. The following month, on September 14, she defeated Gail Kim to become the number one contender to the Divas Championship. She received a match for the championship at Hell in a Cell against Mickie James on October 4, but was unsuccessful. Fox became the number one contender to the Divas Championship again on the November 2 episode of Raw, by winning a battle royal which involved The Bella Twins, Eve Torres, Gail Kim, and Kelly Kelly. She challenged Melina two weeks later for the championship, but was unsuccessful. Melina then vacated the Divas Championship due to injury, and a tournament was set up to determine the new champion in early January 2010. Fox defeated Kelly Kelly in the first round of the tournament, but later lost to Gail Kim in the semi-finals. Fox was on the winning team in a 10-Diva tag team match at WrestleMania XXVI, but on the losing side the following night in a rematch on Raw. On the April 5 episode of Raw, Fox was involved in a "Dress to Impress" battle royal to determine the number one contender to the WWE Divas Championship, but was unsuccessful, and the match was won by Eve Torres.

In May 2010, Fox began a storyline with Zack Ryder, after he requested that she and Gail Kim be ringside on several occasions to watch his matches, so he could impress them and find a new valet. During his match with Evan Bourne on May 10, Fox interfered on Ryder's behalf, but was stopped by Gail Kim. The following week, Bourne and Kim defeated Ryder and Fox in a mixed tag team match. After the match, the evil Fox attacked Ryder in order to collect a "bounty" from the Raw guest host, Ashton Kutcher.

Divas Champion and various storylines (2010-2015)

On June 20, 2010, at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view, Fox competed in a fatal four-way match for the WWE Divas Championship, which also involved Gail Kim, Eve Torres, and Maryse. Fox pinned Maryse to win the championship for the first time, and as a result became the first African American Diva to win the title. In her first title defence, on the July 5 episode of Raw, Fox successfully defended the championship against Eve after feigning an ankle injury and as a result, Eve was granted a rematch at Money in the Bank by Raw's anonymous General Manager, where Fox was again able to successfully retain the championship. In August, Melina returned from an injury and attacked Fox, after the latter declared herself to be undefeatable and the greatest champion in history. After defeating Fox in a non-title match on Raw, Melina was granted a title shot, on August 15, at SummerSlam, which she won, ending Fox's reign at 56 days.

On August 31, Fox was announced as the mentor of Maxine for the all-female third season of NXT but Maxine failed to win the competition, and was the second rookie Diva to be eliminated. Fox received a rematch for the Divas Championship against Melina on the September 6 episode of Raw, which she lost. In December, Fox competed in a battle royal to determine the winner of the "Diva of the Year" Slammy Award, but was eliminated by Natalya and also took part of a triple-threat number one contender's match, which was won by Melina.

On April 26, 2011, Fox was drafted back to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2011 supplemental draft and in her first match back for the brand, acting as a villainess, she was defeated by Layla and suffered a shoulder injury. On the May 27 episode of SmackDown, in her return, Fox and Tamina Snuka defeated the team of Kaitlyn and AJ Lee, which later transitioned into a feud between the two sets of Divas, with Fox and Tamina regularly winning tag team matches and allying with Rosa Mendes. The alliance between Fox and Tamina ended on the August 11 episode of WWE Superstars, when Fox defeated Tamina in a singles match.

After a tag team match, which they lost, on the August 19 episode of SmackDown, Fox was attacked by Natalya, which provoked a feud between the two. She began acting as a face while wrestling alongside several different Divas to face Natalya and Beth Phoenix, collectively known as The Divas of Doom, in tag team matches, and also regularly competing against them in singles matches. As part of the storyline, Fox also prevented Natalya and Phoenix from attacking other Divas, including Kelly Kelly and AJ. The storyline continued sporadically throughout the first half of 2012, with Fox losing tag team and singles matches to Phoenix and Natalya. Fox spent the remainder of 2012 and early 2013 competing in sporadic matches, usually on the losing side. In mid-2013, Fox appeared on the rebooted WWE NXT, entering a tournament to determine the inaugural NXT Women's Champion, where she defeated Bayley in the first round, but lost to Paige in the semi-finals. In September, Fox took part of the WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee's team which feuded with the cast of the Total Divas reality television show, which led to a traditional seven-on-seven elimination tag team match, in which Fox was the first to be eliminated, courtesy of Naomi.

Since January 2014, Fox formed a tag team with Aksana, later dubbed "Foxsana". In April, Fox participated in the "Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship Invitational" match at WrestleMania XXX, which was won by defending champion AJ Lee. After that, Fox started a feud with the newly crowned WWE Divas Champion Paige, losing to her in a series of matches on Raw, Main Event, and WWE Superstars. Her losses provoked a storyline, in which she lost her temper after matches, taunting the ring announcers, ringside crew, and crowd and defacing the ringside area. Fox was eventually able to defeat Paige on Raw on May 19 in a non-title match and celebrated by taking Jerry Lawler's crown afterwards. Her victory set up a title match between the two at Payback, on June 1, which Fox lost. Following a further loss to Paige on June 9, Fox attacked tag team partner Aksana, before defeating her in a match on SmackDown, officially disbanding Foxsana.

After a hiatus, Fox returned to WWE television, on the September 29 episode of Raw, where she defeated AJ Lee, with the help of her former rival Paige and subsequently, formed an alliance with her, and went on to pick up another win over AJ on October 20. However, when Fox inadvertently cost Paige a title match at Hell in a Cell, Paige dissolved the alliance by attacking her the following night on Raw. This prompted a traditional four-on-four elimination tag team match, with each captaining a side, at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in November, where Fox's team won the match with a clean sweep. In January 2015, Fox developed a rivalry with Naomi, during which she formed a brief alliance with The Miz and Damien Mizdow, and the trio went on to defeat Naomi and The Usos in a series of mixed tag team matches. On the April 13 episode of Raw, Fox competed in a number one contender's battle royal for Nikki Bella's WWE Divas Championship, which would be won by Paige.

Team Bella (2015-present)

On the June 15 episode of Raw, Fox was a part of the Divas that Paige tried to rally in an attempt to take a stand against The Bella Twins and join her, but no one accepted the offer. Three days later on SmackDown, Fox assisted Brie Bella in her match against Paige, and thus aligning herself with The Bella Twins and formed "Team Bella". After weeks of Team Bella outnumbering Paige, Naomi, and Tamina, Stephanie McMahon called for a "revolution" in the WWE Divas Division by introducing the debuting Charlotte and Becky Lynch as Paige's allies, and NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks aligning with Naomi and Tamina, leading to a brawl between the three teams. The three teams would ultimately face off, on August 23, at SummerSlam in a three team elimination match. Team Bella would first eliminate Team B.A.D. when Brie Bella pinned Tamina, however Team PCB would win the match after Brie was pinned by Becky Lynch. On the August 25 episode of Tough Enough, Fox make an special appearance on the finale of the sixth season, wrestling finalists Amanda and eventual winner Sara Lee. Fox spent the remainder of 2015 competing occasionally in singles matches and tag team matches with Brie Bella, while Nikki Bella was off television with an injury.

Other media

Fox made guest appearances for the reality television show Total Divas produced by WWE and E! during the first two seasons, which began airing in July 2013. In October 2014, she joined the main cast of the program for the second half of the third season, which began airing in January 2015. In 2013, she made an appearance on the television series Cupcake Wars, as a guest judge along with fellow WWE Diva Layla. The following year, Fox and WWE Superstar The Miz presented an award at Cartoon Network's Hall of Game Awards. Fox made her acting debut guest starring in two episodes of Syfy series Dominion that aired in July 2015.

Fox has appeared in four WWE video games. She made her in-game debut at WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011 and appears in WWE '12 (DLC), WWE 13 and WWE 2K16.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013-present	Total Divas	Herself	Guest (Season 1-2) Main Cast (Season 3-present)
2013	Cupcake Wars		Guest Judge
2015	Dominion	Harper	Episodes: "Heirs of Salvation" and "Mouth of the Damned"

Personal life

Crawford has a younger sister named Christina, who was also a professional wrestler and is now a Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleader. Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Crawford was a model, and signed with WWE after being seen in a fashion catalogue by John Laurinaitis.

On Total Divas, Crawford revealed that she was previously in a relationship with fellow wrestler Stu Bennett, known on-screen as Wade Barrett and King Barrett. In 2016, Total Divas featured Crawford being in a relationship with a man named Darryl.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Foxy Bomb (Powerbomb), used as a counter "? 2010
  • Foxy Drop (Somersault leg drop) "? 2011-2013; used as a signature move thereafter
  • Foxy Buster (Modified leg drop bulldog, to a kneeling opponent) "? 2014-present
  • Watch Yo' Face (Scissors kick, to a bent over or kneeling opponent) "? 2009-present; adopted from Booker T

• Signature moves
  • Big boot, sometimes to an cornered or oncoming opponent
  • Bridging Northern Lights suplex
  • Canadian backbreaker rack
  • Corner slingshot back elbow
  • Elevated surfboard stretch
  • Handstand headsissors takedown, to an oncoming opponent
  • Knee drop, to the back of a face-down opponent, sometimes done repeatedly in succession
  • Matrix evasion
  • Monkey flip
  • Multiple head smashes, to the top turnbuckle
  • Multiple pinning variations
    • Roll-up, sometimes while bridging
    • Schoolgirl
    • Small package
    • Split legged sunset flip, from out of the corner
  • Reverse chinlock
  • Single leg dropkick, to an oncoming opponent
  • Single leg Boston crab, sometimes transitioned into an over the shoulder single leg Boston crab
  • Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, sometimes to an oncoming opponent

• With Nikki Bella
  • Double team signature moves
    • Double axe handle, to an opponent's midsection, sometimes followed by a legsweep (Nikki)
    • Diving double axe handle, from the second rope, to the opponent's arm
    • Double suplex
• Nicknames
  • "The Bona-fide Diva"
  • "The Foxy Floridian"
  • "The Foxy One"
• Managers
  • DJ Gabriel
  • Michelle McCool
  • Nikki Bella
  • Brie Bella
• Wrestlers managed
  • Elijah Burke
  • DJ Gabriel
  • Michelle McCool
  • Zack Ryder
  • JTG
  • Nikki Bella
  • Brie Bella
• Entrance themes
  • "Party On" By Jim Johnston (November 18, 2008 - April 30, 2009; used with DJ Gabriel)
  • "Shake Yo Tail" by Billy Lincoln (April 30, 2009 - 2011)
  • "Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Party" by Jim Johnston (2011-present)
  • "You Can Look (But You Can't Touch)" by Jim Johnston and performed by Kim Sozzi (June 25, 2015-present; used while part of Team Bella)
  • "Beautiful Life" by CFO$ (January 11, 2016-present; used while accompanying Brie Bella)

Championships and accomplishments

• Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • OVW Women's Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked her 17 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2010

• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE Divas Championship (1 time)
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Worst Feud of the Year (2015) Team PCB vs. Team B.A.D. vs. Team Bella
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2013) with AJ Lee, Aksana, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, and Tamina Snuka vs. Brie Bella, Cameron, Eva Marie, JoJo, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella on November 24

Footnotes

Template:Note label Crawford's reign is not officially recognized by OVW.