Trinity McCray (November 30, 1987) is an American dancer, model and professional wrestler who is currently working for WWE performing on their Raw brand and competes in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). She is better known by her ring name Naomi. In 2010, she was part of the third season of NXT, where she came second to Kaitlyn. She is a former FCW Divas Champion and was the inaugural champion.
Early Life & Career
McCray was born and raised in Sanford, Florida to an African-American family. Ever since she was 10 years old, she knew she wanted to be both a performer and entertainer. She first became a cheerleader for the Orlando Magic basketball team. She has also starred as a background dancer for American rapper Flo Rida.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2009–present)
Florida Championship Wrestling (2009–present)
In August 2009, WWE signed McCray to a developmental contract and would report to their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling. She would make her FCW debut as a face under the name Naomi at the September 3, 2009 FCW TV taping as a Lumberjill for the Queen of FCW match between then-reigning queen Angela and Serena Mancini.
Naomi later became a villainess, teaming with Rosa Mendes, Alicia Fox, Maxine, and Courtney Taylor against the likes of Angela, AJ and Aksana. However, due to her persona, fans would often cheer for her despite the fact she was a heel. She soon turned face again by defeating Maxine and Savannah in tournament qualifying matches to eventually defeat Serena in the finals on June 20, 2010 to become the first ever FCW Divas Championship.
Naomi would then develop a high-profile feud with the evil AJ, who was the Queen of FCW, as she felt she was given the cold shoulder once Naomi became champion. The two fought on the 100th episode of FCW in a Champion vs. Crown Winner Take All Lumberjill match which ended in a double count-out after the two engaged into a brawl on the outside which had to be broken up by the Lumberjills. On the December 16th tapings of FCW, Naomi was defeated by AJ for the Florida Divas Championship. On October 9, 2011, episode of FCW, Cameron Lynn and Byron Saxton accompanied McCray to ringside during her match against the debuting Leah West At the October 23 FCW Tapings, McCray team with Cameron Lynn to defeat the team of Caylee Turner and Kaitlyn when Naomi pinned Turner after a leg lariat. On the December 11th FCW show she faced Audrey Marie for the FCW Divas Championship but was unsuccessful.
NXT (2010–2011)
On the season finale of WWE NXT Season 2, it was announced that McCray would be a contestant on Season 3 of WWE NXT, and her storyline pro would be Kelly Kelly. Naomi debuted on the September 7 episode of NXT, as a face. She won the dance contest challenge, capture the flag challenge and also defeated Alicia Fox and her rookie Maxine alongside Kelly Kelly when Naomi pinned Maxine. On the season finale of NXT Season 3, Kaitlyn was crowned the winner of the season, with Naomi placing in second. McCray returned as a special guest on February 8, 2011, during the fourth season of NXT, modeling merchandise during a 'guess the price' challenge.
The Funkadactyls & Total Divas (2012-present)
On the January 9, 2012 episode of Raw, Naomi made her debut along with Cameron Lynn as one of the dancers and valets for the re-debuting Brodus Clay. Naomi made her WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania XXVIII alongside Cameron during a segment with Clay.
At the 2012 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs Pre-Show, Naomi participated in her first televised WWE match since NXT by winning a "Santa's Little Helpers" Battle Royal to become the #1 contender to the Divas Championship. During the pay-per-view, Naomi lost to the defending champion Eve Torres. On the February 6 episode of WWE Main Event, The Funkadactyls defeated Aksana and Tamina Snuka. On the February 18 episode of Raw, Naomi teamed with Tensai and Brodus to defeat the team of Rosa Mendes, Primo & Epico. On the February 22 episode of WWE Superstars, The Funkadactyls defeated Alicia Fox and Natalya. On the March 6 episode of NXT Wrestling, The Funkadactyls teamed up with Sasha Banks to defeat the team of Aksana, Alicia Fox and Audrey Marie. On the March 15 episode of SmackDown, The Funkadactyls were attacked by the Bella Twins. On the March 22 episode of Smackdown and the March 25 episode , they attacked the Bella Twins. On the March 27 episode of WWE Main Event and the April 1 episode of Raw, they were defeated by the Bella Twins. It was announced on March 27 that at WrestleMania 29, the Funkadactyls, Clay and Tensai would team to face The Bellas and Team Rhodes Scholars. Their scheduled match at WrestleMania didn't take place, as it was revealed they were cut. Although they were cut from WrestleMania, the next night on Raw; The Funkadactyls and Tons of Funk defeated the Bellas and Rhodes Scholars. On the April 22 episode of Raw, Naomi competed in a Number One Contender's Battle Royal, but she was unsuccessfull. On the April 29 episode of Raw, Naomi was defeated by Brie Bella following "Twin Magic" but then Cameron complained with the referee disqualified the Bella Twins despite not seeing the switch. In relation, the Bellas attacked Cameron for costing them the win.
On the August 26 edition of Raw, Naomi alongside Jo-Jo Offerman and Cameron accompanied Natalya to the ring aginst Nikki Bella who had Eva Marie and Brie at ringside as well. Post match, Diva's Champion AJ Lee cut a promo talking down on the cast of Total Divas. On the September 2 edition of Raw, Naomi went one on one against Brie and Natalya in a triple threat match to determine the number one contender to the Diva's Championship, but AJ interuppted the match to attack all three of them, resulting in Stephanie McMahon putting Naomi, Natalya and Brie Bella in a fatal four-way to compete for the title at Night of Champions, where Naomi was unsuccessful in winning the title.
On the November 22 edition of SmackDown, Naomi and Cameron faced AJ Lee in a 2 on 1 handicap match made by Vickie Guererro, Naomi and Cameron picked up the win when Naomi pinned the Divas Champion. On December 15 at the TLC pay-per-view, Cameron, along with fellow Funkadactyl Naomi and Tensai, abandoned Brodus Clay because of his attitude, effectively disbanding Tons of Funk. The following night on an episode of Raw, Cameron and Naomi aligned themselves with R-Truth and Xavier Woods and started managing them to their matches. In January 2014, Naomi received push, facing the Divas Champion AJ Lee in various tag team matches, and eventually pinning her on both Raw and SmackDown. On the February 3 episode of Raw, after Naomi defeated Aksana in a singles match, Alicia Fox tried to attack her but was stopped by Cameron. During that match, Naomi suffered a displaced fracture of the orbital bone. On the March 17 edition of Raw, Naomi returned to television teaming with Cameron to defeat the team of AJ Lee & Tamina. At WrestleMania XXX, Naomi failed to capture the Divas title in the "Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship Invitational" which was won by AJ Lee.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Nightfalls (Diving neckbreaker)
- Nightmare (Leg lariat)
- Split-legged Springboard moonsault
- Signature moves
- Booty Call (Jumping butt bump)
- Diving crossbody
- Enzuigiri
- Sitout jawbreaker
- Snap suplex
- Spinning heel kick sometimes to a cornered opponent
- Springboard sunset flip
- Wrestlers managed
- Managers
- Entrance Theme
- "Get Up" by Hollywood Music (FCW; Juen20, 2009-December 14, 2011)
- "Stankology" by Firstcom (FCW; December 14, 2011-January 2012)
- "Somebody Call My Momma" by Jim Johnston (January 9, 2012-present)
Championships and accomplishments
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked her #48 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2010
- PWI ranked her #24 in the 2013 PWI Top 50 Females
See also
- Trinity McCray's event history