Alicia Fox

At 38 years old, Alicia Fox has this physical status:

Victoria Elizabeth Crawford (born June 30, 1986) is an American professional wrestler, former model, and occasional actress, best known for her time in WWE under the ring name Alicia Fox.Crawford debuted on SmackDown on June 13, 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, becoming the first and only African American Divas Champion in WWE history.

In October 2014, she began starring in the reality television series Total Divas on E! as part of the main cast.

Personal life

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

Between 2010 to 2012, Crawford was in a relationship with English wrestler Stu Bennett, who she remained friends with after their split.

In 2017, during an interview on Lilian Garcia's podcast, Chasing Glory, Crawford explained that she suffered from anxiety due to alcohol abuse-related issues in the family. In November 2018, she also disclosed via her social media accounts that she suffered from blindness in one eye for nearly three years during high school. Later in 2019, Crawford revealed that she had been battling alcoholism and had gone into recovery. In April 2022, Jim Ross revealed that Crawford has been sober for three years.

Crawford remained away from public limelight following her retirement and has been inactive on social media since. On the July 15, 2020 episode of The Bellas Podcast, Brie Bella revealed that Crawford was now in school.

On October 4, 2022 it was revealed that Crawford and her boyfriend in the last 4 years, Michael Fitzgerald became engaged.

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Professional wrestling career

Crawford signed a developmental deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2006 and was transferred to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), WWE's then-developing region. In a match between Shelly Martinez and ODB, she debuted on July 1, 2006 as a special guest referee under her real name. Crawford made her in-ring debut on September 6, under the new ring name Tori, in an OVW women's tournament royal in which she was defeated by ODB. She spent the next month in both singles and tag team competitions against opponents such as Mickie James, ODB, and Katie Lea. She began to manage Elijah Burke in late September, accompanying him to the ring for matches against Chet The Jet. Crawford fought Beth Phoenix for the OVW Women's Championship on October 18, having reverted to her true name, but was disqualified due to Serena Deeb's interference. Crawford also won the OVW Women's Championship two days later on October 20, two days later. Crawford lost the championship to Phoenix, who also won an eight-woman elimination match the following night. Crawford's championship win is unrecognized by OVW, and the promotion considers Phoenix's two reigns as champions as a single, uninterrupted reign. Crawford began to fight with Phoenix in early 2007, when Phoenix teamed with ODB and Crawford in several tag team battles with Lea or Deeb, which Phoenix teamed with ODB and Crawford. Crawford was also involved in the "Miss OVW" competition, which was won by ODB. Crawford played a string of matches with Milena Roucka in April before embarking on a rivalry with Maryse Ouellet. She made her final appearance in OVW on July 21, when she was competing in a three-way match for the OVW Women's Championship, which was dominated by ODB.

Crawford debuted for WWE's new developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), on September 2, 2007, where he was competing in a body competition. In a tag team match, her FCW in-ring debut came on September 25, where she and Nattie Neidhart defeated The Bella Twins (Brianna and Nicole) defeating The Bella Twins (Brianna and Nicole). She quickly found herself with Neidhart after identifying herself with the Bella Twins. Crawford and Neidhart were defeated on two separate occasions, and Crawford defeated Nicole in a singles match on October 23. Sheamus O'Shaunessy and Sheamus O'Shaunessy were defeated by Brianna and Kofi Kingston in a mixed tag team match a week later. Crawford was partnered with Tommy Taylor in a loss to Brianna and Robert Anthony in December. Crawford and Maryse Ouellet were both defeated on January 8, and Crawford and Neidhart on January 19 and 29 respectively. Crawford began playing regularly against her former tag team partner, Neidhart, following the conclusion of the feud. Neidhart won their first singles match on February 5 and was on the winning side of a tag team match on February 23, before Crawford claimed a singles match against her on February 26. Crawford changed her ring name to Alicia Fox after her debut on SmackDown. Jack Gabriel was born in September and competed with Gabriel in mixed tag team matches against Mike Kruel, Wesley Holiday, Gabe Tuft and Melina, while still playing in singles competition. Fox competed in the Queen of FCW tournament from December 2008 to February 2009, defeating Jenny Quinn and Tiffany en route to the final, where she lost to Angela Fong.

Crawford appeared on WWE's main roster in an Alicia Fox interview on June 13, 2008, when she appeared as Guerrero and Edge's wedding planner. Edge kissing Fox was revealed the day before the wedding reception the following month. When Fox attempted to assist Edge at The Great American Bash, she was denied by Guerrero. Edge was mistakenly spear Guerrero due to her disambiguity regarding her aides.

Fox resurfaced on the November 18 episode of ECW, balancing English wrestler DJ Gabriel in a fan favorite role after a three-month absence from television. WWE confirmed that Fox had relocated their wedding planning business to England during her absence from WWE television, where she had met Gabriel. In late December 2008, Gabriel and Fox began feuding with the Burchill siblings (Paul and Katie Lea). In a loss to Katie Lea, Fox made her ECW debut on January 6, 2009. Gabriel and Fox defeated the Burchill siblings in a mixed tag team competition this week, giving Fox her first victory as part of the brand. On March 3, Fox and Gabriel feuded with Tyson Kidd and Natalya, with Natalya defeating Fox on March 3 episode of ECW. On April 5, Fox faced WrestleMania XV, a royal feud that was ultimately won by Santina Marella.

On April 15, Fox was added to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft. On the June 30 episode of WWE Superstars, she made her in-ring debut as a heel, teaming with Michelle McCool to beat Maria and Gail Kim. Fox allies were involved in Michelle McCool's debut in her debut match, as well as accompanying each other in tag team matches and even in singles matches. When McCool defeated the WWE Women's Championship at The Bash, Fox was in the corner of McCool. Fox had been transferred to the Raw brand on June 29. She made her Raw debut in a tag team match the following week, partnering with Maryse against Gail Kim and Mickie James in a losing effort. On July 13, she won her first match on Raw, with Fox, Maryse, and Rosa Mendes winning a six-Diva tag team match. On the July 20 episode of Raw, Fox defeated Kelly Kelly for her first pinfall victory. Fox was involved in a thrilling four-way match on August 10 to determine the number one contender for the WWE Divas Championship but was unsuccessful. She defeated Gail Kim on September 14 to become the top contender for the Divas Championship next month. On October 4, she was in a Cell for the championship against Mickie James, but she was dissatisfied. On the November 2 episode of Raw, Fox became the top contender to the Divas Championship by defeating a fight royal involving The Bella Twins, Eve Torres, Gail Kim, and Kelly Kelly. She met Melina two weeks later for the championship but was disqualified. Melina had to miss the Divas Championship due to illness, and a tournament was organized to choose the new champion in early January 2010. Fox beat Kelly Kelly in the first round of the tournament, but then lost to Gail Kim in the semi-finals. Fox was on the winning team of a 10-Diva tag team match at WrestleMania XXVI, but the losing team was on the losing team the next night in a rematch on Raw. Fox was involved in a "Dress to Impress" match royal to select the number one contender to the WWE Divas Championship on April 5th, but was unable to win the match by Eve Torres.

Since he requested that she and Gail Kim be ringside on several occasions to watch their matches, Fox began a storyline with them in May 2010. During his match against Evan Bourne on May 10, Fox argued on Ryder's behalf, but Gail Kim prevented him from doing so. Bourne and Kim defeated Ryder and Fox in a mixed tag team match next week. Fox attacked Ryder after the match to take a "bounty" from the Raw guest host, Ashton Kutcher.

Fox competed in a crucial four-way match for the WWE Divas Championship on June 20, 2010, which also included Gail Kim, Eve Torres, and Maryse. Maryse defeated the championship for the first time, and Fox became the first and only African American Diva to win the title. Fox successfully defended the title against Eve on July 5 after feigning an ankle injury, and as a result, Eve was given a rematch at Money in the Bank by Raw's anonymous General Manager, where Fox was able to hold the title. Melina recovered from an injury and assaulted Fox in August after the latter declared herself to be undefeatable and the world's greatest champion. Melina won a title shot on Raw after defeating Fox in a non-title match on Raw on August 15, putting an end to Fox's reign at 56 days.

Fox was named as Maxine's mentor for the all-female third season of NXT on August 31, but Maxine was unable to win the tournament and was the second rookie Diva to be eliminated. During WWE's first ever live-event in China, Fox and Eve Torres were the first female artists in WWE to face a match in China. On the September 6 episode of Raw, Fox later received a rematch for the Divas Championship against Melina. She lost. Fox played in a royal contest to determine the winner of the "Diva of the Year" Slammy Award in December, but was disqualified by Natalya and also participated in a triple-threat number one contender's match, which was also won by Melina.

Following the loss, Fox was brought back to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2011 expanded draft, and in her first match back for the brand, Layla was defeated by Kharma and sustained a shoulder injury. Fox and Tamina Snuka's return to SmackDown on May 27 brought their team of Kaitlyn and AJ Lee together, eliciting in a feud between the two groups of Divas, with Fox and Tamina regularly winning tag team competitions and allying with Rosa Mendes. When Fox defeated Tamina in a singles match on August 11, the alliance between Fox and Tamina came to an end.

On the August 19 episode of SmackDown, Fox was confronted by Natalya, which sparked a feud between the two teams. She debuted as a celebrity while wrestling with many different Divas, including Natalya and Beth Phoenix, in tag team matches and then regularly competing against them in singles matches. Fox also blocked Natalya and Phoenix from attacking other Divas, including Kelly Kelly and AJ, as part of the storyline. The storyline remained sporadically throughout the first half of 2012, with Fox losing its tag team and singles matches to Phoenix and Natalya. Fox spent the remainder of 2012 and early 2013 playing in sporadic tournaments, mainly on the losing side. Fox appeared on the revived NXT in mid-2013, where she defeated Bayley in the first round but lost to Paige in the semi-finals.

Fox was part of WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee's crew, which culminated in a classic seven-on-seven Survivor Series match in which Fox was the first to be eliminated, thanks to Naomi.

Fox formed a tag team with Aksana that was later dubbed "Foxsana" in January 2014. Fox appeared at WrestleMania XXX in the 14-Diva "Vickie Guerrero Invitational match" for the WWE Divas Championship, which was won by defending champion AJ Lee on April 6. Fox launched a feud with newly crowned WWE Divas Champion Paige, losing to her in a string of matches on Raw, Main Event, and WWE Superstars. Her defeats sparked a taleline in which she lost her temper after matches, taunting the ring announcers, ringside crew, and crowd, defacing the ringside area. Fox was eventually able to defeat Paige on Raw on May 19 in a non-title match and recognized by taking Jerry Lawler's crown afterwards. On June 1, the triumph set up a title match between the two teams at Payback, which Fox lost. Following a further loss to Paige on June 9, Fox attacked tag teammate Aksana before defeating her in a game on SmackDown, effectively ending Foxsana. After being ordered by Stephanie McMahon to shame her in a series of handicap games, Fox collided with Nikki Bella. In the meantime, Fox continued to throw temper tantrums during her matches throughout the summer, and even tormented Tom Phillips in a few backstage segments on the WWE App.

Fox returned to WWE television on September 29 on the evening of her former rival Paige's assist on her victory over AJ Lee on September 29, where she first formed an alliance with her later that day. Paige dissolved the deal when Fox inadvertently cost Paige a championship match in a Cell by attacking her on Raw the next night. This triggered a traditional four-on-four elimination tag team match, with each captaining a team at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in November, where Fox's team won the match with a clean sweep. Fox formed a rivalry with Naomi in January 2015, when she formed a brief association with The Mizdow and Damien Mizdow, and the trio went on to defeat Naomi and The Usos in a series of mixed tag team matches. Fox participated in a number one contender's battle royal for Nikki Bella's WWE Divas Championship, which would be fought by Paige on April 13 episode of Raw.

Fox was a part of the Divas a Year ago, when Paige tried to rally on Raw in an attempt to take a stand against the Bella Twins and join her, but no one accepted her invitation. Brie Bella was aided by Fox in her match against Paige three days later, aligning herself with the Bella Twins and forming "Team Bella." Stephanie McMahon called for a "revolution" in the WWE Divas Division by introducing Charlotte and Becky Lynch as Paige's allies and Tamina, as well as NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks aligning with Naomi and Tamina, resulting in a brawl between the three teams. The three teams will meet in a three-team elimination match on August 23, in SummerSlam. Team Bella will be the first to leave Team B.A.D. Brie Bella pinned Tamina, but Team PCB would win the game after Brie was pinned by Becky Lynch. Amanda and eventual winner Sara Lee appear on the finale of the sixth season on August 25 in Tough Enough. Although Nikki Bella was off television due to a broken wrist, Fox spent the remainder of 2015 competing in singles matches and tag team matches with Brie Bella.

Team B.A.D defeated Raw, Fox, and Brie on March 14, 2016. Lana's distraction brought a halt. After this match, Team Bella quietly disbanded, and both Fox and Brie became fan favorites. Paige was defeated after a distraction provided by Summer Rae and a returning Emma on the March 22 episode of Main Event. On the March 28 episode of Raw, Fox, Brie, and Natalya accompanied Paige to their rematch against Emma. She and her allies were assaulted by Team B.A.D. after the match, before being saved by a returning Eva Marie. As a result, there was a 10-Diva tag team match between Team Total Divas (Bella, Fox, Natalya, Eva Marie and Paige) and Team B.A.D., which was dubbed Team B.A.D. The WrestleMania 32 pre-show featured both Blonde and Taomi, Tamina, Lana, Emma, and Summer Rae. After Naomi revealed to Bella, Fox's crew emerged victorious at the tournament on April 3. Later this month, Fox became the first female entertainer in WWE history to perform in front of a large audience in the Middle East, where she kicked off the performance in Dubai.

Fox made her first appearance for the brand on August 15, where she was defeated by Charlotte Flair after being drafted to Raw as part of the 2016 WWE draft, which took place on July 19. Fox was involved in a backstage brawl with Nia Jax on September 5th, resulting in a match between the two teams on the September 12 episode of Raw that would result in a no contest after Jax speared Fox through the ringside barricade. Where Fox was defeated, a rematch took place at Clash of Champions on September 25. Fox won over Dana Brooke on the November 4 episode of Superstars after going through a string of losses. Fox was featured as one of the five main characters of the 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Women's Elimination competition at Survivor Series from her brand's team on November 7 before winning a six-woman tag team competition with her colleagues. After Bayley pinned Becky Lynch to the ground, Fox's crew emerged victorious on November 20.

On the December 6 episode of 205 Live, Fox began an on-screen friendship with Cedric Alexander by kissing him before his match against Noam Darl, which Alexander lost. Dar dedicated his life to Fox. Fox accompanied Alexander in a rematch against Dar, where he was victorious two weeks later. Dar tried to lure her back to her life afterward. On January 10, 2017, an incense Fox threw a backstage match after Alexander broke ties with her on 205 Live after she sacked Dar during his match, costing him the game. Fox became Dar's new valet, which was followed by a slew of events. During this period, Darbie began giving out gifts at games on 205 Live, which Dar passed off as his. Fox was seen enjoying the flowers gifted to her at ringside on one occasion, slowly showing the characteristics of her "crazy" gimmick. Rich Swann, who later turned down Fox as an act of revenge against Cedric Alexander as she attempted a different job, was eventually revealed. Rich Swann and Sasha Banks defeated Fox and Dar in a Extreme Rules mixed tag team match on June 4, 2009. Dar on the 11th episode of 205 Live, Fox will continue to monitor Dar as their friendship continues. Dar and Alexander lost to Alexander in a "I Quit" match on July 11.

Fox participated in various tournaments throughout the summer, none of whom she ended up on the losing team. Fox revived her rivalry with Sasha Banks in October after losing to Banks on Raw and attacking her backstage afterwards. This resulted in a rematch between the two teams that took place at the TLC kickoff show, in which Banks again defeated Fox by submission. The Raw, Fox team captain of the Raw women's team for Survivor Series defeated Banks and Bayley on Saturday night to become the team captain of the Raw women's team for Survivor Series. Fox was eliminated by Naomi after a five-on-five elimination tag team match, but her squad was victorious. Fox faced Asuka, the newest actress who was unsuccessful in defeating, in December. The returning Paige, as well as the debuting Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville, joined Fox and the rest of the women's roster shortly.

On January 28, 2018, Fox was supposed to compete in the first women's royal rumble match at Royal Rumble, but was forced to cancel due to an injury and replaced by Kairi Sane. In the Mixed Match Challenge, Mandy Rose was also substituted.

Bayley's six months after being off television on the June 25, 2018 episode of Raw, Fox, Fox hosted a backstage segment. Fox teamed with Dana Brooke in a match against Sasha Banks and Bayley two weeks later, but the match came to a no contest after a brawl broke outside the ring between the two teams. Fox formed an alliance with Alexa Bliss in July, who helped her defeat Natalya. Ronda Rousey, who was at ringside for Natalya, was announced to be Rousey's first singles opponent. Fox then played against Rousey in a losing effort that came as the main event of Raw, marking Fox's first major event match of her career.

When Alexa Bliss and Mickie James first started a feud with WWE Hall of Famers Trish Stratus and Lita, Fox started working with Jinder Mahal as part of the upcoming season 2 of the Mixed Match Challenge. At WWE Evolution, James and Bliss were supposed to meet Stratus and Lita, the first all women's pay-per-view of WWE Evolution. However, just three days before the match, Bliss was forced to miss the game due to a concussion she suffered beforehand, and Fox would recall her. Bliss was ruled out of the match as the most crucial match of her entire career, according to an emotional Fox. After Stratus pinned James, Fox and James lost to Stratus and Lita at the tournament. Fox and Jinder Mahal defeated Ember Moon and Curt Hawkins in the quarterfinals and Bayley and Apollo Crews in December to progress to the tournament's finals. Fox and Mahal lost in the finals of the Mixed Match Challenge after Carmella submitted Fox at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view, Fox and Mahal defeated Carmella and R-truth. Fox was paired with Mickie James in the remainder of 2018, with Bliss out of an in-ring league, as the two teams continued to compete in various tournaments.

Fox won her first women's Royal Rumble match on January 27, 2019, where she reached number 18 and lasted over 6 minutes and stunned Maria Kanellis before being disqualified by Ruby Riott. Fox appeared to be intoxicated following a brief association with Nikki Cross on February 10, 2019. Arn Anderson, the match's producer, was blamed for encouraging her to perform in her condition. Anderson was fired from his job after suffering with WWE since 2001, after this and other backstage issues with whom he had been involved with leadership. Fox's first appearance since being at WrestleMania 35's WrestleMania Axxess in April, but she was not confirmed as a participant. Fox competed against Becky Lynch on April 22 of Raw and alongside Tamina against Billie Kay and Peyton Royce the following week, both of whom lost, resulting in losses. As an active participant, the two matches will determine the Fox's final in WWE. On July 22, 2019, she made an on-screen appearance on the Raw Reunion show, where she was billed as a WWE Hero amongst other former Superstars. On October 17, her WWE.com profile was moved to the alumni section, revealing that her deal had ended and she had resigned. On November 13, 2019, she made her final appearance on behalf of the company at a pre-Wrestlemania fan event.

Fox was announced for the January 4, 2021 episode of Raw Legends Night, where she appeared backstage with Angel Garza and Mickie James after a year of inactivity. She appeared on stage as a spectator alongside several other Legends at the main event. A few weeks after, she made a surprise appearance at the Royal Rumble as a first-ever female African American 24/7 champion and third Superstar, after Triple H and Ric Flair, to win a Championship in a Royal Rumble match. Truth stole the trophy back from Fox after she was rejected by Mandy Rose and was pursued by her and other male celebrities in search of the Championship. During the opening of WrestleMania 37 with the rest of the roster, she appeared in her old ECW clothing.

Fox was ranked at number 21 in the 2022 Royal Rumble for a surprise entry that lasted longer than six minutes. By Nikki Bella, she was forced to leave Team Bella for a brief period of time.

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