| Leva Bates | |
|---|---|
 Bates in March 2023 | |
| Birth name | Leva Bates |
| Born | May 21, 1983[1] Madisonville, Kentucky, U.S.[2] |
| Alma mater | Murray State University |
| Website | levabates |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Blue Pants Leva[3] Leva Bates[3] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[4] |
| Billed weight | 115 lb (52 kg)[4] |
| Billed from | "Gotham City, Florida"[4] "The Clearance Rack" (as Blue Pants)[5] Fairvale, California (As "The Librarian") |
| Trained by | Bubba Ray Dudley[4] D-Von Dudley[4] |
| Debut | 2006[4] |
Leva Bates (/ˈliːvə/ LEE-və; born May 21, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with All Elite Wrestling. She also had a successful tenure on the independent circuit, most notably for Shimmer Women Athletes. She has also appeared in WWE on their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Blue Pants.
- ^ "Leva Bates". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ "Leva Bates profile". The Internet Wrestling Database.
- ^ a b "Roster". Full Impact Pro. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bates, Leva". Shine Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ Benigno, Anthony (March 4, 2015). "The unexpected virtue of Blue Pants: NXT's cult phenomenon breaks her silence". WWE. Retrieved March 4, 2015.