Eva Marie

This article is about the professional wrestler and actress. For the actress and producer, see Eva Marie Saint.

Eva Marie
Marie in 2016
Born
Natalie Eva Marie Nelson[1]

(1984-09-19) September 19, 1984 (age 40)
Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Alma materDiablo Valley College
Occupation(s)Actress, model, fashion designer, professional wrestler
Spouse
Jonathan Coyle
​
(m. 2014)​
Ring name(s)Eva Marie
Billed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2][3]
Billed fromConcord, California[2][3]
Trained byWWE Performance Center[4]
Brian Kendrick[5]
DebutJuly 1, 2013[6]
Websitenatalieevamarie.com

Natalie Eva Marie Nelson[7][8] (born September 19, 1984) is an American actress, fashion designer, model, and professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenures in WWE, from 2013–2017 and 2020–2021, where she performed under the ring name Eva Marie.

In 2013, she signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida to begin her training.[4] In July 2013, she made her main roster debut and became the manager of The Bella Twins later that month.[9] She also began starring in WWE's reality television series Total Divas as part of the main cast.[10] In mid-2015, she started to wrestle on WWE's developmental brand, NXT.[11] In April 2016, Marie returned to the main roster,[12] officially becoming a part of the SmackDown brand in July 2016.[13] She left WWE in August 2017.[14] That same year, Marie made her film debut in Inconceivable. The following years saw her taking on several other projects, which included appearances in multiple television shows and launching a fitness program, in addition to a fashion line, under her NEM brand. After signing a new contract with WWE in late 2020, Marie returned to the promotion in June 2021 on the Raw brand. In November, it was reported she had been released during a mass layoff, just as she had been written off TV to resume and focus on her acting career, similarly to her previous exit from the company.

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  2. ^ a b "Natalie Eva-Marie – Hot Tamale". importtuner.com. October 2011. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Warren, Garry. "FMI's January Model Of The Month Natalie Eva Marie". FMI.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference GrowingUp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Melok, Bobby (April 22, 2015). "Exclusive interview: Eva Marie and Brian Kendrick on the "Total Divas" star's reinvention". WWE. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE RAW REPORT: CHAMPION VERSUS CHAMPION; REMATCHES FROM SMACKDOWN; THE CAST OF TOTAL DIVAS TOGETHER; DANIEL BRYAN AS A REFEREE; THOSE NUTTY McMAHONS; THE FAMILY COMES TO BALTIMORE; AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  7. ^ "Eva Marie on Twitter". www.twitter.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Eva Marie on Twitter". www.twitter.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  9. ^ Medalis, Kara A. (August 18, 2013). "Natalya def. Brie Bella". WWE.
  10. ^ "E! and WWE to team up for launch of 'Total Divas' reality show". WWE. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  11. ^ Namako, Jason (July 22, 2015). "WWE NXT Results – 7/22/15 (Balor/Owens Contract Signing)". Wrestleview. Retrieved July 23, 2015. Eva Marie def. Cassie by pinfall with the Sliced Red (Sliced Bread #2).
  12. ^ Richard, Trionfo (March 28, 2016). "WWE RAW REPORT: IS THE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA PAVED IN GOLD OR SOMETHING ELSE?, WHO IS THE TENTH IN THE DIVAS TAG MATCH?, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "2016 WWE Draft results: WWE officially ushers in New Era". WWE.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  14. ^ "Eva Marie and WWE part ways". WWE. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.