Naomi Trinity Fatu ( " née " McCray ; November 30 , 1987 ) is an American professional wrestler , actress , model , dancer , and singer currently signed to WWE under the ring name Naomi ( shortened from Naomi Knight and previously Naomi Night ) , performing on the SmackDown brand where she is the current WWE Smackdown Women ' s Champion in her second reign . She is a member of the Anoa ' i family , a renowned Samoan - American wrestling dynasty , through her marriage to Jonathan Fatu ( better known by the ring name Jimmy Uso ) . In August 2009 , McCray signed with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) , WWE ' s past developmental territory in Tampa , Florida , where she became the inaugural FCW Divas Champion . In August 2010 , she competed in the all - female third season of " NXT " , where she came in second place under the tutelage of Kelly Kelly . In January 2012 , she made her main roster debut joining Cameron in forming The Funkadactyls , and also becoming the backup dancers to Brodus Clay and Tensai . In December 2013 , they both were nominated and awarded Slammy Awards for Best Dance Moves of the Year . She would form another alliance with Tamina Snuka in May 2015 , later being joined by Sasha Banks in July 2016 , forming the trio tag team Team B . A . D . 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 turned heel and began 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 Naomi despite the fact she was a villain . 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 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 - 2014 ) . 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 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 unsuccessful . 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 against 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 interrupted 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 . On the June 17 episode of " Main Event " , Naomi defeated Divas Champion Paige in a non - title match , while Cameron , who had begun showing villainous tendencies , attacked Paige after the match and stormed off without Naomi , teasing dissolution between The Funkadactyls . Naomi earned a Divas Championship opportunty at Money in the Bank due to her non - title win , but at the event , she was defeated by Paige . Various Feuds ( 2014 - 2015 ) . The next night on Raw , Naomi & Cameron had a disagreement after winning a handicap match versus Nikki Bella . The following night on Main Event , Naomi and Cameron defeated Nikki Bella and Alicia Fox in a tag team match , with Cameron pinning Nikki after she was attacked by Fox . The Funkadactyls had a dissension on the July 7 edition of Raw , Naomi and Cameron were defeated by Divas Champion AJ Lee and Paige after Cameron tagged herself in and was pinned by Paige . After the match , both Funkadactyls brawled in and out of the ring , resulting in Cameron turning into a villainess . On the July 8 episode of " Main Event " , Cameron was scheduled to team with Naomi , Natalya , Eva Marie , Rosa Mendes and Summer Rae against Nikki Bella in a six – on – one handicap match , but instead showed up only to attack Naomi . On the July 11 episode of Smackdown , during Cameron ' s match with AJ , Naomi dragged a retreating Cameron back into the ring , allowing AJ to get the win . The events led to a grudge match at the Battleground kickoff show , which Cameron won by grabbing Naomi ' s tights . On the July 25 edition of " SmackDown , " Naomi was defeated by Paige after Cameron distracted her , and was later attacked by Cameron after the match . She would team with Natalya and defeat Cameron and Alicia Fox on the July 28 edition of " Raw " after making Cameron submit . On August 30 , after almost a month of inactivity , Naomi announced on Twitter that she had been out of action following minor surgery on her orbital bone . She returned on the September 1 episode of " Raw " in a six - Diva tag team match . After the match , Naomi attacked Cameron . Naomi then secured victories over Cameron on the September 15 episode of " Raw " and on the October 9 episode of " Superstars " . At Survivor Series , Naomi participated in a four - on - four elimination tag team match , where she eliminated Cameron before pinning Paige to get the win for her team in a clean sweep , gaining a measure of revenge for her PPV loses against Paige and Cameron from the months prior . In December , Naomi became involved with The Usos ' feud with The Miz , in which Naomi and Jimmy Uso ' s real - life relationship was openly acknowledged on - screen . Miz began offering to help further her career as well as showing some hints of flirtation , much to Jimmy ' s dismay . On the December 16 episode of " Main Event " , Naomi appeared on " Miz TV " , where Miz managed to get Naomi a Divas Championship match against Nikki Bella later that night on " Super SmackDown Live " . Miz came out mid - match to support Naomi but she ultimately lost the match after Jimmy accidentally distracted her due to his anger of Miz being present . On the December 29 episode of " Raw " , Naomi hugged Miz backstage and thanked him for his services , while Miz acted as if he had no expectation that the producer would help her music career . She later celebrated with her husband and brother - in - law after the Usos won their second WWE Tag Team Championship from Miz and Damien Mizdow . The feud continued with Alicia Fox joining Miz and Mizdow after she attacked Naomi backstage , leading to a series of mixed tag team matches , which Naomi and the Usos lost . In February , Naomi and the Usos entered a feud with Natalya , Tyson Kidd and Cesaro after the Usos lost the Tag Team Championships to Kidd and Cesaro . Team B . A . D ( 2015 - 2016 ) . On the March 30 and April 6 episodes of " Raw " , Naomi secured victories over the WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella , putting Naomi on track to be the next # 1 contender for the Divas Championship , however , other Divas had requested and were granted a # 1 contender ' s battle royal by acting general manager Kane . On the April 13 episode of " Raw " , Naomi turned heel for the first time in her WWE career by assaulting Paige after she had lastly eliminated Naomi from the battle royal . It was subsequently announced that Paige had been injured at the hands of Naomi , rendering her unable to compete in the storyline . This led to Naomi being granted a championship match against Nikki at Extreme Rules , which she failed to win after interference from Brie Bella . On the May 4 episode of " Raw " , Naomi was scheduled to face Nikki however , she and the returning Tamina Snuka attacked both Nikki and Brie . Naomi and Tamina went on to defeat the Bellas in a tag team match at Payback . The following night on " Raw " , Naomi received another title match , which she would lose after Tamina caused a disqualification . After the match , Paige returned and attacked Naomi , Tamina and Nikki . This prompted a triple threat match between Naomi , Paige and Nikki at Elimination Chamber , however she once again failed to capture the title . On the July 13 episode of Raw , after weeks of being outnumbered by The Bella Twins and their ally Alicia Fox , Stephanie McMahon called for a " revolution " in the Divas Division and introduced the debuting NXT Women ' s Champion Sasha Banks as an ally to her and Tamina after bringing in Charlotte and Becky Lynch to ally with Paige , leading to a brawl between the three teams . The three teams would ultimately face off at SummerSlam , on August 23 , in a three team elimination match , won by Team PCB . Naomi , Tamina and Sasha Banks , known as Team B . A . D . remained together throughout the rest of the year , however , on the February 1 , 2016 episode of " Raw " , Banks announced her departure from the team and Naomi and Tamina attacked her , officially ending their association . The feud between Naomi and Tamina and Banks would continue throughout February , and would lead to a tag team match at Fastlane , where Naomi and Tamina lost to Banks and her partner Becky Lynch . In late March , Naomi and Tamina allied with Lana , Emma and Summer Rae , leading to a 10 - Diva tag team match on the WrestleMania 32 pre - show , which Naomi ' s team lost . In early May , Tamina underwent knee surgery in order to repair torn ligaments , while Naomi also claimed to be injured on May 5 , due to a torn ankle tendon , which would mean the end of the team . SmackDown Live ( 2016 - present ) . Following a hiatus due to injury , and the shoot of a WWE film , Naomi was drafted to " SmackDown " as part of the 2016 WWE draft which took place on July 19 , she made her first appearance for the brand on July 26 , where she confronted Alexa Bliss before being interrupted by Carmella . On the August 16 episode of " SmackDown " , Naomi debuted a new style , entrance , theme , and established herself as a fan favorite , as she was set to face Eva Marie , however , she no - showed due to traffic problems . Later that night , during a match between Carmella , and Becky Lynch against Natalya , and Alexa Bliss , Naomi , and Marie interfered causing a distraction for the competitors . One day later , a six - woman tag team match was announced for SummerSlam between Bliss , Natalya , and Marie against Naomi , Lynch , and Carmella , but following Marie ' s suspension on August 18 , her place was taken by the returning Nikki Bella , and Naomi ' s team would ultimately lose the match at the pay - per - view . At Backlash , on September 11 , Naomi competed in a six - pack elimination challenge to determine the inaugural WWE SmackDown Women ' s Champion , where she would eliminate Alexa Bliss before being eliminated by Natalya . At the " No Mercy " pay - per - view , Naomi was Alexa Bliss ' replacement opponent for the injured Becky Lynch , and she defeated Alexa