Leva Bates was born on May 21,1983 and is an American professional wrestler.
32 Facts About Leva Bates
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Leva Bates is best known for her time with All Elite Wrestling.
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Leva Bates had a successful tenure on the independent circuit, most notably for Shimmer Women Athletes.
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Leva Bates has appeared in WWE on their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Blue Pants.
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Leva Bates was trained at the Team 3D Academy under D-Von Dudley and Bubba Ray Dudley, and made her professional wrestling debut in 2006.
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Leva Bates spent the next three years wrestling primarily in the Southeastern United States, for promotions such as Southeastern Championship Wrestling and Coastal Championship Wrestling.
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Leva Bates appeared for World Xtreme Wrestling, beginning in 2009, wrestling against Betsy Ruth and Malia Hosaka, among others.
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Leva Bates returned at the next show in 2010, defeating Leva Bates Nay Nay in a dark match, before losing to Malia Hosaka on Volume 30.
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In 2013, Leva Bates returned to singles competition, and unsuccessfully challenged Cheerleader Melissa for the Shimmer Championship on October 19 at Volume 58.
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Leva Bates spent the rest of 2013 and 2014 wrestling matches against Nikki Storm, Marti Belle, Veda Scott, and Jessicka Havok.
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Leva Bates debuted in Shine Wrestling at their first event in July 2012.
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The feud ended at Shine 9, when Leva Bates won an "Arkham Asylum" steel cage match.
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Leva Bates then competed in the tournament to determine the inaugural Shine Champion; she defeated Taylor Made before losing to Mia Yim.
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In February 2014, Leva Bates teamed with Mia Yim to enter the tournament to determine the inaugural Shine Tag Team Champions.
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Leva Bates then transitioned back in singles competition, and unsuccessfully challenged LuFisto for the Shine Championship in 2017.
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Leva Bates first appeared in WWE, accompanying Adam Rose as one of his "Rosebuds".
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Leva Bates made her debut in WWE's developmental territory on the October 16,2014, episode of NXT, as an enhancement talent, losing to the debuting Carmella.
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Leva Bates was introduced as "Blue Pants" by Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady because of her blue ring attire, and retained the name for her subsequent appearances.
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Leva Bates described the character of Blue Pants as the "ultimate fangirl", and felt the character became so popular because the audience connected with the joy the character felt in wrestling.
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Leva Bates later had a try-out match for the company against Isis the Amazon in February 2011, but lost the match.
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Leva Bates made a brief return to TNA for the Knockouts Knockdown 2016 pay-per-view as her cosplayer character losing a well received match to TNA Knockouts champion Jade.
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Leva Bates debuted in Full Impact Pro in May 2008, when she and Rain defeated Portia Perez and Mimi in a tag team match.
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Leva Bates returned five years later, as part of a Shine Wrestling showcase match against Solo Darling on August 9,2013.
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Leva Bates continued making appearances for FIP throughout 2013 and 2014, as the manager of Dos Ben Dejos, along with Mia Yim.
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Leva Bates made sporadic wrestling appearances for the company, usually against Darling or Su Yung.
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Leva Bates debuted at Fyter Fest, losing to Allie in a singles match after a superkick.
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Leva Bates turned face after slapping Peter Avalon as part of an ongoing story between himself and Brandon Cutler.
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On May 1,2023, Leva Bates announced that after 4 years of working for AEW, her contract with the company had expired.
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Leva Bates was under contract in a wrestling role and a backstage role, where she originally assisted former Chief Brand Officer Brandi Rhodes, but eventually took over many roles, most notably with her work on the AEW Heels fan club alongside AEW referee Aubrey Edwards and Amanda Huber.
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Leva Bates has been a livestreamer on the live streaming platform Twitch since 2016.
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Leva Bates holds two bachelors degrees in theater and radio and television production with a minor in dance from Murray State University.
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Leva Bates is known for her use of cosplay in her ring outfits; she regularly dresses as characters from TV, movies, video games, and comic books.