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'{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox professional wrestler | name = Leva Bates | image = Leva Bates at Smash Wrestling.jpg | caption = Bates in October 2016 | alt = | birth_name = Leva Bates<ref name="OWW"/> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|5|21}}<ref name="OWW"/> | birth_place = [[Madisonville, Kentucky|Madisonville]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/leva-bates-3958.html|title=Leva Bates profile|website=The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref> | resides = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]<ref name="virtue"/> | alma_mater = [[Murray State University]] | names = Blue Pants<br>Leva<ref name="Roster">{{cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/roster/roster.html|title=Roster|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=[[Full Impact Pro]]}}</ref><br>'''Leva Bates'''<ref name="Roster">{{cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/roster/roster.html|title=Roster|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=[[Full Impact Pro]]}}</ref> | height = {{height|ft=5|in=2}}<ref name="Shine"/> | weight = {{convert|115|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="Shine"/> | billed = '''[[Gotham City]], [[Florida]]'''<ref name="Shine"/><br />The Clearance Rack<ref name="virtue"/> | trainer = [[Mark LoMonaco]]<ref name="Shine"/><br />[[Devon Hughes]]<ref name="Shine"/> | debut = 2006<ref name="Shine"/> | retired = }} '''Leva Bates'''<ref name="OWW"/> (born May 21, 1983)<ref name="OWW"/> is an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]].<ref name="OWW"/><ref name="Shine">{{cite web|url=http://shinewrestling.com/athletes/leva-bates|title=Bates, Leva|accessdate=January 11, 2013|publisher=[[Shine Wrestling]]}}</ref> She is best known for her appearances with [[WWE]] in their [[farm team|developmental territory]] [[WWE NXT]] under the [[ring name]] '''Blue Pants'''. She is also known for her tenure on the [[independent circuit]], most notably for [[Shimmer Women Athletes]], under her real name.<ref name="OWW"/> == Professional wrestling career == === Early career (2006–2009) === Bates was trained at the Team 3D Academy under [[Devon Hughes]] and [[Mark LoMonaco]], and made her [[professional wrestling]] debut in 2006.<ref name="Shine"/> She spent the next three years wrestling primarily in the [[Southeastern United States]], for promotions such as Southeastern Championship Wrestling (SCW) and Coastal Championship Wrestling. In SCW, she won the SCW Women's Championship on November 8, 2008, by defeating [[Betsy Ruth]] and [[Lexie Fyfe]] in a three-way match. She also appeared for [[World Xtreme Wrestling]], beginning in 2009, wrestling against Betsy Ruth and [[Malia Hosaka]], among others.<ref name="OWW"/> === Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2008, 2011, 2012, 2016) === Bates appeared on the May 28, 2008, episode of [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'s ''[[Impact Wrestling|Impact!]]'', accepting [[Awesome Kong]]'s $25,000 challenge, which she would lose. She later had a try-out match for the company against Isis the Amazon in February 2011, but lost the match.<ref name="OWW"/> In September 2012, Bates made a further appearance on ''Impact Wrestling'', portraying a stagehand who helped the [[Aces & Eights]] faction abduct [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] and [[Hulk Hogan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/tna-news/36116-identity-of-unknown-female-on-impact-wrestling|title=Identity of unknown female on Impact Wrestling|date=September 28, 2012|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> Bates made a brief return to TNA Wrestling at the Knockouts Knockdown 4 pay-per-view as her cosplayer character losing a well received match to TNA Knockouts champion [[Mia Yim|Jade]].<ref>http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2016/0318/608701/spoilers-tna-one-night-only-knockouts-knockdown-2016-tapings/</ref> === Full Impact Pro (2008, 2013–2014) === Bates debuted in [[Full Impact Pro]] (FIP) in May 2008, when she and [[Bonnie Maxon|Rain]] defeated Portia Perez and Mimi in a tag team match. She returned five years later,<ref name="OWW"/> as part of a [[Shine Wrestling]] showcase match against Solo Darling on August 9, 2013. She continued making appearances for FIP throughout 2013 and 2014, as the [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]] of Dos Ben Dejos (Jay Rios and Eddie Cruz), along with [[Mia Yim]]. She also made sporadic wrestling appearances for the company, usually against Darling or Su Yung.<ref name="FIPresults"/> === Shimmer Women Athletes (2009–present) === Bates made her debut for [[Shimmer Women Athletes]] in 2009 at ''Volume 28'', when she and Kimberly Kash lost a tag team match to Kacey Diamond and [[Sassy Stephie]]. She returned at the next show in 2010, defeating [[She Nay Nay]] in a [[dark match]], before losing to [[Malia Hosaka]] on ''Volume 30''. At ''Volumes 33'' and ''34'', she lost to [[Allison Danger]] and [[Melanie Cruise]] respectively, before defeating [[Cat Power (wrestler)|Cat Power]] at ''Volume 36''. Beginning at ''Volume 37'' in March 2011, Bates formed a tag team with Allison Danger, known as Regeneration X. Over the next year, they defeated the teams of Jamilia Craft and [[Mia Yim]], and Sassy Stephie and [[Nevaeh (wrestler)|Nevaeh]], but lost to [[Nicole Raczynski|Nikki Roxx]] and [[Ana Rocha|Ariel]] and The Knight Dynasty ([[Paige (wrestler)|Britani]] and [[Saraya Knight]]). On March 17, 2012, Regeneration X failed to win the [[Shimmer Tag Team Championship]] from [[Ayako Hamada]] and [[Ayumi Kurihara]], and were unsuccessful again in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|four-way match]] at ''Volume 48'' the next day.<ref name="OWW"/> In 2013, Bates returned to singles competition, and unsuccessfully challenged [[Cheerleader Melissa]] for the [[Shimmer Championship]] on October 19 at ''Volume 58''.<ref name="58/59">{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_74027.shtml|title=Show results – 10/19 Shimmer DVD taping in Berwyn, Ill.: Shimmer Title & Tag Titles defended for Vol. 58 & 59, Cheerleader Melissa and top women's wrestlers featured|date=October 20, 2013|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> She spent the rest of 2013 and 2014 wrestling matches against [[Nikki Storm]], [[Marti Bell]]e, [[Veda Scott]], and [[Jessicka Havok]].<ref name="OWW"/><ref name="58/59"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/featured-articles/49047-feature-jason-namako-recaps-shimmer-volume-59|title=Feature: Jason Namako recaps Shimmer Volume 59|date=June 16, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> === Shine Wrestling (2012–2014)=== [[File:Leva Bates & Mia Yim.jpg|thumb|The Lucha Sisters (Bates, left, and [[Mia Yim]]) in November 2014.]] Bates debuted in [[Shine Wrestling]] at their first event in July 2012. Initially a singles competitor, she faced [[Mercedes Martinez]], [[Portia Perez]], and [[Jessicka Havok]], before having a series of matches with Kimberly, with the pair trading wins.<ref name="OWW"/> This prompted at a [[Professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Woman Standing match]] at ''Shine 7'', which Bates won. After being attacked post-match by Kimberly,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/39915-2-22-shine-7-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida|title=2/22 Shine #7 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=February 23, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> they faced off again at ''Shine 8'' in a [[Fans Bring the Weapons match|Fans Bring the Weapons]] [[I Quit match]], which Kimberly won by referee stoppage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/40500-3-23-shine-8-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida|title=3/23 Shine #8 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=March 23, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> The feud ended at ''Shine 9'', when Bates won an "[[Arkham Asylum]]" [[steel cage match]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/41057-4-19-shine-9-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida|title=4/19 Shine #9 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=April 20, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> Bates then competed in the tournament to determine the inaugural [[Shine Championship|Shine Champion]]. She defeated Taylor Made before losing to [[Mia Yim]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/41670-5-24-shine-10-ippv-results-angelina-love-vs-rain|title=5/24 Shine #10 iPPV Results: (Angelina Love vs. Rain)|date=May 24, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/42578-7-12-shine-11-ippv-results-ybor-city-fl-first-shine-champion-crowned|title=7/12 Shine #11 iPPV Results: Ybor City, FL (First Shine Champion crowned)|date=July 13, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> This was followed by a feud with Nevaeh, which led to a [[hardcore wrestling|hardcore match]] at ''Shine 15'', in which Bates emerged victorious.<ref name="OWW"/> In February 2014, Bates teamed up with Mia Yim to enter the tournament to determine the inaugural [[Shine Tag Team Championship|Shine Tag Team Champions]]. Collectively known as The Lucha Sisters, Bates and Yim defeated The Kimber Bombs ([[Cherry Bomb (wrestler)|Cherry Bomb]] and [[Kimber Lee]]), and [[Jessie Belle Smothers]] and Sassy Stephie en route to the final, where they defeated Made in Sin (Taylor Made and [[Allysin Kay]]) to win the championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/47107-2-28-shine-17-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-1st-tag-champs-crowned|title=2/28 Shine 17 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=March 3, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> They successfully defended the titles against [[Evie (wrestler)|Evie]] and [[Madison Eagles]], and [[Candice LeRae]] and [[Ivelisse Vélez|Ivelisse]], before losing them to Legendary (Brandi Wine and [[Malia Hosaka]]) at ''Shine 20'' on June 27, 2014.<ref name="OWW"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/48063-4-18-shine-18-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-ivelisse-vs-saraya-knight|title= 4/18 Shine 18 iPPV Results: Ybor City, FL (Ivelisse vs. Knight)|date=April 20, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/49309-6-27-shine-results-ybor-city-fl-ivelisse-serena-deeb-1-hour-draw|title=6/27 Shine Results – (Ivelisse/Serena Deeb – 1 Hour Draw)|date=June 28, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> The Lucha Sisters failed to regain the championship in a rematch at ''Shine 21'' in August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/50365-8-22-shine-21-results-ybor-city-fl-havok-vs-kay|title=8/22 Shine #21 Results: Ybor City, FL (Havok vs. Kay)|date=August 23, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WresteView}}</ref> === WWE === ==== NXT (2014–2015) ==== Bates made her debut in [[WWE]]'s [[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]] on the October 16, 2014, episode of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'', as an [[Job (professional wrestling)#Jobbers|enhancement talent]], losing to the debuting [[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]]. She 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_81313.shtml|title=James's WWE NXT Report 10/16 – Week 122: Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd main event, Women's champ Charlotte; Overall Reax|date=October 16, 2014|last=James|first=Justin|accessdate=October 24, 2014|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> She returned at the ''NXT'' television tapings on October 23, losing again to Carmella; the match aired on November 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_81432.shtml|title=WWE News: NXT Spoilers – full results from Thursday's TV taping, including line-up for the next NXT special, plus Seth Rollins makes post-taping appearance, more|date=October 23, 2014|last=Parry|first=Josh|accessdate=October 24, 2014|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> Blue Pants earned her first victory on the January 1, 2015, episode of ''NXT'', defeating Carmella in their third match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/01/01/22159201.html|title= NXT: Itami and Balor continue tag ascent|date=January 1, 2015|last=Howell|first=Nolan|accessdate=February 3, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> She made further appearances on the February 18, April 15, and June 10 episodes, losing to [[NXT Women's Championship|NXT Women's Champion]] [[Sasha Banks]], [[Dana Brooke]], and [[Emma (wrestler)|Emma]] respectively.<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/02/18/22243901.html|title=NXT: Neville rematches NXT champ Owens|date=February 18, 2015|last=Howell|first=Nolan|accessdate=February 23, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/04/15/22346576.html|title=NXT: Zayn drops Rhyno in return|date=April 15, 2015|last=Howell|first=Nolan|accessdate=April 16, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Blue Pants made a surprise appearance at [[NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn]] on August 22, managing [[The Vaudevillains]] ([[Aiden English]] and [[Simon Gotch]]), where they won the [[NXT Tag Team Championship]]. Blue Pants also had an altercation with [[Alexa Bliss]] during the match.<ref name="takeover">{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/96071/liger-is-in-nxt-great-open-to-the-show-ongoing-nxt-takeover-brooklyn-blog.html?p=1|title=Ongoing NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn Blog|author=Scherer, Dave|website=PWInsider|date=August 22, 2015|accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref> Bliss would go on to defeat Blue Pants in a singles match on the September 2 episode of ''NXT''.<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_87299.shtml#.Veg9rxFViko|title=JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 9/2 - Week 178: Dusty Rhodes Tag Tournament kicks off, Gargano & Ciampa debut on NXT, Joe & Balor form team, more; Overall Reax|author=James, Justin|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=September 2, 2015|accessdate=September 3, 2015}}</ref> Blue Pants made her final appearance on the December 2 episode of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'', facing [[Nia Jax]] in a losing effort.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trionfo|first=Richard|title=WWE NXT REPORT: JOE VS. CIAMPA, MATCHES MADE OFFICIAL FOR TAKEOVER, WERE THE VAUDEVILLAINS READY WILLING AND GABLE?, AND MORE|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/98185/wwe-nxt-report-joe-vs-ciampa-matches-made-official-for-takeover-were-the-vaudevillains-ready-willing-and-gable-and-more.html?p=1|date=December 2, 2015|work=PWInsider|accessdate=December 3, 2015}}</ref> == Personal life == [[File:Leva Bates 2014.jpg|thumb|Bates dressed as [[The Bride (Kill Bill)|The Bride]] from ''[[Kill Bill]]'' in March 2014.]] Bates has a degree in theater and radio/television production with a minor in dance from [[Murray State University]]. She works during the week as one of the entertainers at the [[Universal Orlando]] theme park.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/blue-pants-nxts-cosplay-queen-moves-from-the-clearance-rack-20150714 |title=Who's NXT? Can Blue Pants, Wrestling's Cosplay Queen, Break Out?|first= Aaron|last= Oster|work=rollingstone.com |date= 2015-07-14|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref> Bates is known for her use of [[cosplay]] in her ring outfits; she regularly dresses as characters from movies, video games, and comic books.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/46402-1-24-shine-16-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-rain-vs-ivelisse|title=1/24 Shine 16 iPPV Results: Ybor, Florida (Rain vs. Ivelisse)|date=January 27, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> == In wrestling == * '''Finishing moves''' ** ''Critical Confirmation'' ([[Professional wrestling throws#Double knee facebreaker|Double knee facebreaker]])<ref name="Shine"/> ** ''Dinner to Go'' ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Seated senton|Seated senton]])<ref name="OWW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/l/leva-bates/|title=Leva Bates|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> ** ''Superhero Kick'' ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Superkick|Superkick]])<ref name="Shine"/> ** ''Pepsi Power Plunge'' ([[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Avalanche double underhook facebuster]]) * '''Signature moves''' ** [[Professional wrestling attacks#Back elbow|Back elbow]], to an oncoming opponent<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/> ** [[Suplex#Northern Lights suplex|Bridging Northern Lights suplex]]<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/> ** [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Big boot]], to an opponent's midsection<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks"/> ** Multiple [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pin]] variations *** [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Back slide|Backslide]]<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks"/> *** [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Oklahoma roll|Oklahoma roll]]<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks"/><ref name="NXT 6/10/15">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/54797-wwe-nxt-results-6-10-15-samoa-joe-in-ring-debut|title=WWE NXT Results - 6/10/15 (Samoa Joe in-ring debut)|date=June 11, 2015|last=Jason|first=Namako|accessdate=September 3, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> *** [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Schoolboy|Schoolgirl]]<ref name="NXT 6/10/15"/> ** Multiple [[Professional wrestling attacks#Forearm club|forearm club]]s followed by a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Clothesline|clothesline]], with theatrics<ref name="NXT 6/10/15"/> ** Multiple [[Professional wrestling attacks#Shoulder block|shoulder]] [[Professional wrestling attacks#Striking spear|striking spear]]s, to an opponent's midsection<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/> ** Multiple [[roundhouse kick]]s<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/><ref name="NXT 6/10/15"/><ref name="Blue Pants vs. Dana Brooke">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/dana-brooke-vs-blue-pants-wwe-nxt-april-15-2015-27302054|title=Dana Brooke vs. Blue Pants: WWE NXT, April 15, 2015 (2:07)|date=April 15, 2015|accessdate=September 3, 2015|publisher=[[WWE|WWE.com]]}}</ref> * '''Wrestlers [[manager (professional wrestling)|managed]]''' ** Dos Ben Dejos (Jay Rios and Eddie Cruz)<ref name="FIPresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results.html|title=Results|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=[[Full Impact Pro]]}}</ref> ** [[The Vaudevillains]]<ref name="takeover"/> * '''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]''' ** "[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right (Theme song)]]" version performed by [[Colin Cassady|Bill Morrissey]]<ref name="virtue">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-divas/blue-pants-interview-27161361|title=The unexpected virtue of Blue Pants: NXT's cult phenomenon breaks her silence|date=March 4, 2015|last=Benigno|first=Anthony|accessdate=March 4, 2015|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref><ref name="James, Justin">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_83419.shtml|title=James's WWE NXT report 2/18 - Week 140: Takeover fall-out, including Owens vs. Neville main event, Rhyno debuts, new Women's champ in action, more; Overall Reax|last=James|first=Justin|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=February 18, 2015|accessdate=February 19, 2015}}</ref> ([[WWE NXT|NXT]]; October 16, 2014 – September 22, 2015) ** "Blue" by [[CFO$]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wwe-blue-blue-pants-single/id1069508868|title=WWE: Blue (Blue Pants) - Single|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}</ref> (NXT; December 2, 2015) == Championships and accomplishments == * '''Coastal Championship Wrestling''' ** CCW Women's Championship (1 time)<ref name="Shine"/> * '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''''' ** PWI ranked her '''28''' of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI Female 50|PWI Female 50]] in 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-female-50/2015.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Female 50 for 2015|accessdate=November 6, 2015|work=[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]|publisher=Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref> * '''[[Shine Wrestling]]''' ** [[Shine Tag Team Championship]] ([[Shine Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Mia Yim]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/47107-2-28-shine-17-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-1st-tag-champs-crowned|title=2/28 Shine 17 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=March 3, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=March 9, 2015|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> * '''Southeastern Championship Wrestling''' ** SCW Women's Championship (1 time)<ref name="Shine"/> * '''United States Championship Wrestling''' ** USCW Women's Championship (1 time)<ref name="Shine"/> * '''[[Women Superstars Uncensored]]''' ** [[WSU Spirit Championship]] (1 time) == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == {{Portal|Professional wrestling}} * {{Official website|http://www.levabates.com/}} * {{IMDb name|5793408|Leva Bates}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bates, Leva}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:American female professional wrestlers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Murray State University alumni]] [[Category:People from Madisonville, Kentucky]] [[Category:Professional wrestlers from Kentucky]]'
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'{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox professional wrestler | name = Lita | image = Lita at Smash Wrestling.jpg | caption = Lita in October 2016 | alt = | birth_name = Lita<ref name="OWW"/> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|5|21}}<ref name="OWW"/> | birth_place = [[Madisonville, Kentucky|Madisonville]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/leva-bates-3958.html|title=Leva Bates profile|website=The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref> | resides = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]<ref name="virtue"/> | alma_mater = [[Murray State University]] | names = Blue Pants<br>Leva<ref name="Roster">{{cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/roster/roster.html|title=Roster|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=[[Full Impact Pro]]}}</ref><br>'''Leva Bates'''<ref name="Roster">{{cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/roster/roster.html|title=Roster|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=[[Full Impact Pro]]}}</ref> | height = {{height|ft=5|in=2}}<ref name="Shine"/> | weight = {{convert|115|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="Shine"/> | billed = '''[[Gotham City]], [[Florida]]'''<ref name="Shine"/><br />The Clearance Rack<ref name="virtue"/> | trainer = [[Mark LoMonaco]]<ref name="Shine"/><br />[[Devon Hughes]]<ref name="Shine"/> | debut = 2006<ref name="Shine"/> | retired = }} '''Leva Bates'''<ref name="OWW"/> (born May 21, 1983)<ref name="OWW"/> is an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]].<ref name="OWW"/><ref name="Shine">{{cite web|url=http://shinewrestling.com/athletes/leva-bates|title=Bates, Leva|accessdate=January 11, 2013|publisher=[[Shine Wrestling]]}}</ref> She is best known for her appearances with [[WWE]] in their [[farm team|developmental territory]] [[WWE NXT]] under the [[ring name]] '''Blue Pants'''. She is also known for her tenure on the [[independent circuit]], most notably for [[Shimmer Women Athletes]], under her real name.<ref name="OWW"/> == Professional wrestling career == === Early career (2006–2009) === Bates was trained at the Team 3D Academy under [[Devon Hughes]] and [[Mark LoMonaco]], and made her [[professional wrestling]] debut in 2006.<ref name="Shine"/> She spent the next three years wrestling primarily in the [[Southeastern United States]], for promotions such as Southeastern Championship Wrestling (SCW) and Coastal Championship Wrestling. In SCW, she won the SCW Women's Championship on November 8, 2008, by defeating [[Betsy Ruth]] and [[Lexie Fyfe]] in a three-way match. She also appeared for [[World Xtreme Wrestling]], beginning in 2009, wrestling against Betsy Ruth and [[Malia Hosaka]], among others.<ref name="OWW"/> === Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2008, 2011, 2012, 2016) === Bates appeared on the May 28, 2008, episode of [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'s ''[[Impact Wrestling|Impact!]]'', accepting [[Awesome Kong]]'s $25,000 challenge, which she would lose. She later had a try-out match for the company against Isis the Amazon in February 2011, but lost the match.<ref name="OWW"/> In September 2012, Bates made a further appearance on ''Impact Wrestling'', portraying a stagehand who helped the [[Aces & Eights]] faction abduct [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] and [[Hulk Hogan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/tna-news/36116-identity-of-unknown-female-on-impact-wrestling|title=Identity of unknown female on Impact Wrestling|date=September 28, 2012|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> Bates made a brief return to TNA Wrestling at the Knockouts Knockdown 4 pay-per-view as her cosplayer character losing a well received match to TNA Knockouts champion [[Mia Yim|Jade]].<ref>http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2016/0318/608701/spoilers-tna-one-night-only-knockouts-knockdown-2016-tapings/</ref> === Full Impact Pro (2008, 2013–2014) === Bates debuted in [[Full Impact Pro]] (FIP) in May 2008, when she and [[Bonnie Maxon|Rain]] defeated Portia Perez and Mimi in a tag team match. She returned five years later,<ref name="OWW"/> as part of a [[Shine Wrestling]] showcase match against Solo Darling on August 9, 2013. She continued making appearances for FIP throughout 2013 and 2014, as the [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]] of Dos Ben Dejos (Jay Rios and Eddie Cruz), along with [[Mia Yim]]. She also made sporadic wrestling appearances for the company, usually against Darling or Su Yung.<ref name="FIPresults"/> === Shimmer Women Athletes (2009–present) === Bates made her debut for [[Shimmer Women Athletes]] in 2009 at ''Volume 28'', when she and Kimberly Kash lost a tag team match to Kacey Diamond and [[Sassy Stephie]]. She returned at the next show in 2010, defeating [[She Nay Nay]] in a [[dark match]], before losing to [[Malia Hosaka]] on ''Volume 30''. At ''Volumes 33'' and ''34'', she lost to [[Allison Danger]] and [[Melanie Cruise]] respectively, before defeating [[Cat Power (wrestler)|Cat Power]] at ''Volume 36''. Beginning at ''Volume 37'' in March 2011, Bates formed a tag team with Allison Danger, known as Regeneration X. Over the next year, they defeated the teams of Jamilia Craft and [[Mia Yim]], and Sassy Stephie and [[Nevaeh (wrestler)|Nevaeh]], but lost to [[Nicole Raczynski|Nikki Roxx]] and [[Ana Rocha|Ariel]] and The Knight Dynasty ([[Paige (wrestler)|Britani]] and [[Saraya Knight]]). On March 17, 2012, Regeneration X failed to win the [[Shimmer Tag Team Championship]] from [[Ayako Hamada]] and [[Ayumi Kurihara]], and were unsuccessful again in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|four-way match]] at ''Volume 48'' the next day.<ref name="OWW"/> In 2013, Bates returned to singles competition, and unsuccessfully challenged [[Cheerleader Melissa]] for the [[Shimmer Championship]] on October 19 at ''Volume 58''.<ref name="58/59">{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_74027.shtml|title=Show results – 10/19 Shimmer DVD taping in Berwyn, Ill.: Shimmer Title & Tag Titles defended for Vol. 58 & 59, Cheerleader Melissa and top women's wrestlers featured|date=October 20, 2013|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> She spent the rest of 2013 and 2014 wrestling matches against [[Nikki Storm]], [[Marti Bell]]e, [[Veda Scott]], and [[Jessicka Havok]].<ref name="OWW"/><ref name="58/59"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/featured-articles/49047-feature-jason-namako-recaps-shimmer-volume-59|title=Feature: Jason Namako recaps Shimmer Volume 59|date=June 16, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> === Shine Wrestling (2012–2014)=== [[File:Leva Bates & Mia Yim.jpg|thumb|The Lucha Sisters (Bates, left, and [[Mia Yim]]) in November 2014.]] Bates debuted in [[Shine Wrestling]] at their first event in July 2012. Initially a singles competitor, she faced [[Mercedes Martinez]], [[Portia Perez]], and [[Jessicka Havok]], before having a series of matches with Kimberly, with the pair trading wins.<ref name="OWW"/> This prompted at a [[Professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Woman Standing match]] at ''Shine 7'', which Bates won. After being attacked post-match by Kimberly,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/39915-2-22-shine-7-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida|title=2/22 Shine #7 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=February 23, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> they faced off again at ''Shine 8'' in a [[Fans Bring the Weapons match|Fans Bring the Weapons]] [[I Quit match]], which Kimberly won by referee stoppage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/40500-3-23-shine-8-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida|title=3/23 Shine #8 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=March 23, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> The feud ended at ''Shine 9'', when Bates won an "[[Arkham Asylum]]" [[steel cage match]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/41057-4-19-shine-9-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida|title=4/19 Shine #9 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=April 20, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> Bates then competed in the tournament to determine the inaugural [[Shine Championship|Shine Champion]]. She defeated Taylor Made before losing to [[Mia Yim]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/41670-5-24-shine-10-ippv-results-angelina-love-vs-rain|title=5/24 Shine #10 iPPV Results: (Angelina Love vs. Rain)|date=May 24, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/42578-7-12-shine-11-ippv-results-ybor-city-fl-first-shine-champion-crowned|title=7/12 Shine #11 iPPV Results: Ybor City, FL (First Shine Champion crowned)|date=July 13, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> This was followed by a feud with Nevaeh, which led to a [[hardcore wrestling|hardcore match]] at ''Shine 15'', in which Bates emerged victorious.<ref name="OWW"/> In February 2014, Bates teamed up with Mia Yim to enter the tournament to determine the inaugural [[Shine Tag Team Championship|Shine Tag Team Champions]]. Collectively known as The Lucha Sisters, Bates and Yim defeated The Kimber Bombs ([[Cherry Bomb (wrestler)|Cherry Bomb]] and [[Kimber Lee]]), and [[Jessie Belle Smothers]] and Sassy Stephie en route to the final, where they defeated Made in Sin (Taylor Made and [[Allysin Kay]]) to win the championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/47107-2-28-shine-17-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-1st-tag-champs-crowned|title=2/28 Shine 17 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=March 3, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> They successfully defended the titles against [[Evie (wrestler)|Evie]] and [[Madison Eagles]], and [[Candice LeRae]] and [[Ivelisse Vélez|Ivelisse]], before losing them to Legendary (Brandi Wine and [[Malia Hosaka]]) at ''Shine 20'' on June 27, 2014.<ref name="OWW"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/48063-4-18-shine-18-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-ivelisse-vs-saraya-knight|title= 4/18 Shine 18 iPPV Results: Ybor City, FL (Ivelisse vs. Knight)|date=April 20, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/49309-6-27-shine-results-ybor-city-fl-ivelisse-serena-deeb-1-hour-draw|title=6/27 Shine Results – (Ivelisse/Serena Deeb – 1 Hour Draw)|date=June 28, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> The Lucha Sisters failed to regain the championship in a rematch at ''Shine 21'' in August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/50365-8-22-shine-21-results-ybor-city-fl-havok-vs-kay|title=8/22 Shine #21 Results: Ybor City, FL (Havok vs. Kay)|date=August 23, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WresteView}}</ref> === WWE === ==== NXT (2014–2015) ==== Bates made her debut in [[WWE]]'s [[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]] on the October 16, 2014, episode of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'', as an [[Job (professional wrestling)#Jobbers|enhancement talent]], losing to the debuting [[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]]. She 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_81313.shtml|title=James's WWE NXT Report 10/16 – Week 122: Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd main event, Women's champ Charlotte; Overall Reax|date=October 16, 2014|last=James|first=Justin|accessdate=October 24, 2014|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> She returned at the ''NXT'' television tapings on October 23, losing again to Carmella; the match aired on November 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_81432.shtml|title=WWE News: NXT Spoilers – full results from Thursday's TV taping, including line-up for the next NXT special, plus Seth Rollins makes post-taping appearance, more|date=October 23, 2014|last=Parry|first=Josh|accessdate=October 24, 2014|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> Blue Pants earned her first victory on the January 1, 2015, episode of ''NXT'', defeating Carmella in their third match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/01/01/22159201.html|title= NXT: Itami and Balor continue tag ascent|date=January 1, 2015|last=Howell|first=Nolan|accessdate=February 3, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> She made further appearances on the February 18, April 15, and June 10 episodes, losing to [[NXT Women's Championship|NXT Women's Champion]] [[Sasha Banks]], [[Dana Brooke]], and [[Emma (wrestler)|Emma]] respectively.<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/02/18/22243901.html|title=NXT: Neville rematches NXT champ Owens|date=February 18, 2015|last=Howell|first=Nolan|accessdate=February 23, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/04/15/22346576.html|title=NXT: Zayn drops Rhyno in return|date=April 15, 2015|last=Howell|first=Nolan|accessdate=April 16, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Blue Pants made a surprise appearance at [[NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn]] on August 22, managing [[The Vaudevillains]] ([[Aiden English]] and [[Simon Gotch]]), where they won the [[NXT Tag Team Championship]]. Blue Pants also had an altercation with [[Alexa Bliss]] during the match.<ref name="takeover">{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/96071/liger-is-in-nxt-great-open-to-the-show-ongoing-nxt-takeover-brooklyn-blog.html?p=1|title=Ongoing NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn Blog|author=Scherer, Dave|website=PWInsider|date=August 22, 2015|accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref> Bliss would go on to defeat Blue Pants in a singles match on the September 2 episode of ''NXT''.<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_87299.shtml#.Veg9rxFViko|title=JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 9/2 - Week 178: Dusty Rhodes Tag Tournament kicks off, Gargano & Ciampa debut on NXT, Joe & Balor form team, more; Overall Reax|author=James, Justin|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=September 2, 2015|accessdate=September 3, 2015}}</ref> Blue Pants made her final appearance on the December 2 episode of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'', facing [[Nia Jax]] in a losing effort.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trionfo|first=Richard|title=WWE NXT REPORT: JOE VS. CIAMPA, MATCHES MADE OFFICIAL FOR TAKEOVER, WERE THE VAUDEVILLAINS READY WILLING AND GABLE?, AND MORE|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/98185/wwe-nxt-report-joe-vs-ciampa-matches-made-official-for-takeover-were-the-vaudevillains-ready-willing-and-gable-and-more.html?p=1|date=December 2, 2015|work=PWInsider|accessdate=December 3, 2015}}</ref> == Personal life == [[File:Leva Bates 2014.jpg|thumb|Bates dressed as [[The Bride (Kill Bill)|The Bride]] from ''[[Kill Bill]]'' in March 2014.]] Bates has a degree in theater and radio/television production with a minor in dance from [[Murray State University]]. She works during the week as one of the entertainers at the [[Universal Orlando]] theme park.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/blue-pants-nxts-cosplay-queen-moves-from-the-clearance-rack-20150714 |title=Who's NXT? Can Blue Pants, Wrestling's Cosplay Queen, Break Out?|first= Aaron|last= Oster|work=rollingstone.com |date= 2015-07-14|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref> Bates is known for her use of [[cosplay]] in her ring outfits; she regularly dresses as characters from movies, video games, and comic books.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/46402-1-24-shine-16-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-rain-vs-ivelisse|title=1/24 Shine 16 iPPV Results: Ybor, Florida (Rain vs. Ivelisse)|date=January 27, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> == In wrestling == * '''Finishing moves''' ** ''Critical Confirmation'' ([[Professional wrestling throws#Double knee facebreaker|Double knee facebreaker]])<ref name="Shine"/> ** ''Dinner to Go'' ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Seated senton|Seated senton]])<ref name="OWW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/l/leva-bates/|title=Leva Bates|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> ** ''Superhero Kick'' ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Superkick|Superkick]])<ref name="Shine"/> ** ''Pepsi Power Plunge'' ([[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Avalanche double underhook facebuster]]) * '''Signature moves''' ** [[Professional wrestling attacks#Back elbow|Back elbow]], to an oncoming opponent<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/> ** [[Suplex#Northern Lights suplex|Bridging Northern Lights suplex]]<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/> ** [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Big boot]], to an opponent's midsection<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks"/> ** Multiple [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pin]] variations *** [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Back slide|Backslide]]<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks"/> *** [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Oklahoma roll|Oklahoma roll]]<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks"/><ref name="NXT 6/10/15">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/54797-wwe-nxt-results-6-10-15-samoa-joe-in-ring-debut|title=WWE NXT Results - 6/10/15 (Samoa Joe in-ring debut)|date=June 11, 2015|last=Jason|first=Namako|accessdate=September 3, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> *** [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Schoolboy|Schoolgirl]]<ref name="NXT 6/10/15"/> ** Multiple [[Professional wrestling attacks#Forearm club|forearm club]]s followed by a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Clothesline|clothesline]], with theatrics<ref name="NXT 6/10/15"/> ** Multiple [[Professional wrestling attacks#Shoulder block|shoulder]] [[Professional wrestling attacks#Striking spear|striking spear]]s, to an opponent's midsection<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/> ** Multiple [[roundhouse kick]]s<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/><ref name="NXT 6/10/15"/><ref name="Blue Pants vs. Dana Brooke">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/dana-brooke-vs-blue-pants-wwe-nxt-april-15-2015-27302054|title=Dana Brooke vs. Blue Pants: WWE NXT, April 15, 2015 (2:07)|date=April 15, 2015|accessdate=September 3, 2015|publisher=[[WWE|WWE.com]]}}</ref> * '''Wrestlers [[manager (professional wrestling)|managed]]''' ** Dos Ben Dejos (Jay Rios and Eddie Cruz)<ref name="FIPresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results.html|title=Results|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=[[Full Impact Pro]]}}</ref> ** [[The Vaudevillains]]<ref name="takeover"/> * '''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]''' ** "[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right (Theme song)]]" version performed by [[Colin Cassady|Bill Morrissey]]<ref name="virtue">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-divas/blue-pants-interview-27161361|title=The unexpected virtue of Blue Pants: NXT's cult phenomenon breaks her silence|date=March 4, 2015|last=Benigno|first=Anthony|accessdate=March 4, 2015|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref><ref name="James, Justin">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_83419.shtml|title=James's WWE NXT report 2/18 - Week 140: Takeover fall-out, including Owens vs. Neville main event, Rhyno debuts, new Women's champ in action, more; Overall Reax|last=James|first=Justin|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=February 18, 2015|accessdate=February 19, 2015}}</ref> ([[WWE NXT|NXT]]; October 16, 2014 – September 22, 2015) ** "Blue" by [[CFO$]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wwe-blue-blue-pants-single/id1069508868|title=WWE: Blue (Blue Pants) - Single|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}</ref> (NXT; December 2, 2015) == Championships and accomplishments == * '''Coastal Championship Wrestling''' ** CCW Women's Championship (1 time)<ref name="Shine"/> * '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''''' ** PWI ranked her '''28''' of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI Female 50|PWI Female 50]] in 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-female-50/2015.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Female 50 for 2015|accessdate=November 6, 2015|work=[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]|publisher=Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref> * '''[[Shine Wrestling]]''' ** [[Shine Tag Team Championship]] ([[Shine Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Mia Yim]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/47107-2-28-shine-17-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-1st-tag-champs-crowned|title=2/28 Shine 17 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=March 3, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=March 9, 2015|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> * '''Southeastern Championship Wrestling''' ** SCW Women's Championship (1 time)<ref name="Shine"/> * '''United States Championship Wrestling''' ** USCW Women's Championship (1 time)<ref name="Shine"/> * '''[[Women Superstars Uncensored]]''' ** [[WSU Spirit Championship]] (1 time) == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == {{Portal|Professional wrestling}} * {{Official website|http://www.levabates.com/}} * {{IMDb name|5793408|Leva Bates}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bates, Leva}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:American female professional wrestlers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Murray State University alumni]] [[Category:People from Madisonville, Kentucky]] [[Category:Professional wrestlers from Kentucky]]'
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'{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox professional wrestler | name = Lita | image = Lita at Smash Wrestling.jpg | caption = Lita in October 2016 | alt = | birth_name = Lita<ref name="OWW"/> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|5|21}}<ref name="OWW"/> | birth_place = [[Madisonville, Kentucky|Madisonville]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/leva-bates-3958.html|title=Leva Bates profile|website=The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref> | resides = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]<ref name="virtue"/> | alma_mater = [[Murray State University]] | names = Blue Pants<br>Leva<ref name="Roster">{{cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/roster/roster.html|title=Roster|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=[[Full Impact Pro]]}}</ref><br>'''Leva Bates'''<ref name="Roster">{{cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/roster/roster.html|title=Roster|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=[[Full Impact Pro]]}}</ref> | height = {{height|ft=5|in=2}}<ref name="Shine"/> | weight = {{convert|115|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="Shine"/> | billed = '''[[Gotham City]], [[Florida]]'''<ref name="Shine"/><br />The Clearance Rack<ref name="virtue"/> | trainer = [[Mark LoMonaco]]<ref name="Shine"/><br />[[Devon Hughes]]<ref name="Shine"/> | debut = 2006<ref name="Shine"/> | retired = }} '''Leva Bates'''<ref name="OWW"/> (born May 21, 1983)<ref name="OWW"/> is an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]].<ref name="OWW"/><ref name="Shine">{{cite web|url=http://shinewrestling.com/athletes/leva-bates|title=Bates, Leva|accessdate=January 11, 2013|publisher=[[Shine Wrestling]]}}</ref> She is best known for her appearances with [[WWE]] in their [[farm team|developmental territory]] [[WWE NXT]] under the [[ring name]] '''Blue Pants'''. She is also known for her tenure on the [[independent circuit]], most notably for [[Shimmer Women Athletes]], under her real name.<ref name="OWW"/> == Professional wrestling career == === Early career (2006–2009) === Bates was trained at the Team 3D Academy under [[Devon Hughes]] and [[Mark LoMonaco]], and made her [[professional wrestling]] debut in 2006.<ref name="Shine"/> She spent the next three years wrestling primarily in the [[Southeastern United States]], for promotions such as Southeastern Championship Wrestling (SCW) and Coastal Championship Wrestling. In SCW, she won the SCW Women's Championship on November 8, 2008, by defeating [[Betsy Ruth]] and [[Lexie Fyfe]] in a three-way match. She also appeared for [[World Xtreme Wrestling]], beginning in 2009, wrestling against Betsy Ruth and [[Malia Hosaka]], among others.<ref name="OWW"/> === Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2008, 2011, 2012, 2016) === Bates appeared on the May 28, 2008, episode of [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'s ''[[Impact Wrestling|Impact!]]'', accepting [[Awesome Kong]]'s $25,000 challenge, which she would lose. She later had a try-out match for the company against Isis the Amazon in February 2011, but lost the match.<ref name="OWW"/> In September 2012, Bates made a further appearance on ''Impact Wrestling'', portraying a stagehand who helped the [[Aces & Eights]] faction abduct [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] and [[Hulk Hogan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/tna-news/36116-identity-of-unknown-female-on-impact-wrestling|title=Identity of unknown female on Impact Wrestling|date=September 28, 2012|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> Bates made a brief return to TNA Wrestling at the Knockouts Knockdown 4 pay-per-view as her cosplayer character losing a well received match to TNA Knockouts champion [[Mia Yim|Jade]].<ref>http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2016/0318/608701/spoilers-tna-one-night-only-knockouts-knockdown-2016-tapings/</ref> === Full Impact Pro (2008, 2013–2014) === Bates debuted in [[Full Impact Pro]] (FIP) in May 2008, when she and [[Bonnie Maxon|Rain]] defeated Portia Perez and Mimi in a tag team match. She returned five years later,<ref name="OWW"/> as part of a [[Shine Wrestling]] showcase match against Solo Darling on August 9, 2013. She continued making appearances for FIP throughout 2013 and 2014, as the [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]] of Dos Ben Dejos (Jay Rios and Eddie Cruz), along with [[Mia Yim]]. She also made sporadic wrestling appearances for the company, usually against Darling or Su Yung.<ref name="FIPresults"/> === Shimmer Women Athletes (2009–present) === Bates made her debut for [[Shimmer Women Athletes]] in 2009 at ''Volume 28'', when she and Kimberly Kash lost a tag team match to Kacey Diamond and [[Sassy Stephie]]. She returned at the next show in 2010, defeating [[She Nay Nay]] in a [[dark match]], before losing to [[Malia Hosaka]] on ''Volume 30''. At ''Volumes 33'' and ''34'', she lost to [[Allison Danger]] and [[Melanie Cruise]] respectively, before defeating [[Cat Power (wrestler)|Cat Power]] at ''Volume 36''. Beginning at ''Volume 37'' in March 2011, Bates formed a tag team with Allison Danger, known as Regeneration X. Over the next year, they defeated the teams of Jamilia Craft and [[Mia Yim]], and Sassy Stephie and [[Nevaeh (wrestler)|Nevaeh]], but lost to [[Nicole Raczynski|Nikki Roxx]] and [[Ana Rocha|Ariel]] and The Knight Dynasty ([[Paige (wrestler)|Britani]] and [[Saraya Knight]]). On March 17, 2012, Regeneration X failed to win the [[Shimmer Tag Team Championship]] from [[Ayako Hamada]] and [[Ayumi Kurihara]], and were unsuccessful again in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|four-way match]] at ''Volume 48'' the next day.<ref name="OWW"/> In 2013, Bates returned to singles competition, and unsuccessfully challenged [[Cheerleader Melissa]] for the [[Shimmer Championship]] on October 19 at ''Volume 58''.<ref name="58/59">{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_74027.shtml|title=Show results – 10/19 Shimmer DVD taping in Berwyn, Ill.: Shimmer Title & Tag Titles defended for Vol. 58 & 59, Cheerleader Melissa and top women's wrestlers featured|date=October 20, 2013|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> She spent the rest of 2013 and 2014 wrestling matches against [[Nikki Storm]], [[Marti Bell]]e, [[Veda Scott]], and [[Jessicka Havok]].<ref name="OWW"/><ref name="58/59"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/featured-articles/49047-feature-jason-namako-recaps-shimmer-volume-59|title=Feature: Jason Namako recaps Shimmer Volume 59|date=June 16, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> === Shine Wrestling (2012–2014)=== [[File:Leva Bates & Mia Yim.jpg|thumb|The Lucha Sisters (Bates, left, and [[Mia Yim]]) in November 2014.]] Bates debuted in [[Shine Wrestling]] at their first event in July 2012. Initially a singles competitor, she faced [[Mercedes Martinez]], [[Portia Perez]], and [[Jessicka Havok]], before having a series of matches with Kimberly, with the pair trading wins.<ref name="OWW"/> This prompted at a [[Professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Woman Standing match]] at ''Shine 7'', which Bates won. After being attacked post-match by Kimberly,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/39915-2-22-shine-7-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida|title=2/22 Shine #7 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=February 23, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> they faced off again at ''Shine 8'' in a [[Fans Bring the Weapons match|Fans Bring the Weapons]] [[I Quit match]], which Kimberly won by referee stoppage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/40500-3-23-shine-8-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida|title=3/23 Shine #8 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=March 23, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> The feud ended at ''Shine 9'', when Bates won an "[[Arkham Asylum]]" [[steel cage match]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/41057-4-19-shine-9-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida|title=4/19 Shine #9 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=April 20, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> Bates then competed in the tournament to determine the inaugural [[Shine Championship|Shine Champion]]. She defeated Taylor Made before losing to [[Mia Yim]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/41670-5-24-shine-10-ippv-results-angelina-love-vs-rain|title=5/24 Shine #10 iPPV Results: (Angelina Love vs. Rain)|date=May 24, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/42578-7-12-shine-11-ippv-results-ybor-city-fl-first-shine-champion-crowned|title=7/12 Shine #11 iPPV Results: Ybor City, FL (First Shine Champion crowned)|date=July 13, 2013|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> This was followed by a feud with Nevaeh, which led to a [[hardcore wrestling|hardcore match]] at ''Shine 15'', in which Bates emerged victorious.<ref name="OWW"/> In February 2014, Bates teamed up with Mia Yim to enter the tournament to determine the inaugural [[Shine Tag Team Championship|Shine Tag Team Champions]]. Collectively known as The Lucha Sisters, Bates and Yim defeated The Kimber Bombs ([[Cherry Bomb (wrestler)|Cherry Bomb]] and [[Kimber Lee]]), and [[Jessie Belle Smothers]] and Sassy Stephie en route to the final, where they defeated Made in Sin (Taylor Made and [[Allysin Kay]]) to win the championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/47107-2-28-shine-17-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-1st-tag-champs-crowned|title=2/28 Shine 17 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=March 3, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> They successfully defended the titles against [[Evie (wrestler)|Evie]] and [[Madison Eagles]], and [[Candice LeRae]] and [[Ivelisse Vélez|Ivelisse]], before losing them to Legendary (Brandi Wine and [[Malia Hosaka]]) at ''Shine 20'' on June 27, 2014.<ref name="OWW"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/48063-4-18-shine-18-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-ivelisse-vs-saraya-knight|title= 4/18 Shine 18 iPPV Results: Ybor City, FL (Ivelisse vs. Knight)|date=April 20, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/49309-6-27-shine-results-ybor-city-fl-ivelisse-serena-deeb-1-hour-draw|title=6/27 Shine Results – (Ivelisse/Serena Deeb – 1 Hour Draw)|date=June 28, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> The Lucha Sisters failed to regain the championship in a rematch at ''Shine 21'' in August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/50365-8-22-shine-21-results-ybor-city-fl-havok-vs-kay|title=8/22 Shine #21 Results: Ybor City, FL (Havok vs. Kay)|date=August 23, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WresteView}}</ref> === WWE === ==== NXT (2014–2015) ==== Bates made her debut in [[WWE]]'s [[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]] on the October 16, 2014, episode of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'', as an [[Job (professional wrestling)#Jobbers|enhancement talent]], losing to the debuting [[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]]. She 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_81313.shtml|title=James's WWE NXT Report 10/16 – Week 122: Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd main event, Women's champ Charlotte; Overall Reax|date=October 16, 2014|last=James|first=Justin|accessdate=October 24, 2014|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> She returned at the ''NXT'' television tapings on October 23, losing again to Carmella; the match aired on November 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_81432.shtml|title=WWE News: NXT Spoilers – full results from Thursday's TV taping, including line-up for the next NXT special, plus Seth Rollins makes post-taping appearance, more|date=October 23, 2014|last=Parry|first=Josh|accessdate=October 24, 2014|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> Blue Pants earned her first victory on the January 1, 2015, episode of ''NXT'', defeating Carmella in their third match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/01/01/22159201.html|title= NXT: Itami and Balor continue tag ascent|date=January 1, 2015|last=Howell|first=Nolan|accessdate=February 3, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> She made further appearances on the February 18, April 15, and June 10 episodes, losing to [[NXT Women's Championship|NXT Women's Champion]] [[Sasha Banks]], [[Dana Brooke]], and [[Emma (wrestler)|Emma]] respectively.<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/02/18/22243901.html|title=NXT: Neville rematches NXT champ Owens|date=February 18, 2015|last=Howell|first=Nolan|accessdate=February 23, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2015/04/15/22346576.html|title=NXT: Zayn drops Rhyno in return|date=April 15, 2015|last=Howell|first=Nolan|accessdate=April 16, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> Blue Pants made a surprise appearance at [[NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn]] on August 22, managing [[The Vaudevillains]] ([[Aiden English]] and [[Simon Gotch]]), where they won the [[NXT Tag Team Championship]]. Blue Pants also had an altercation with [[Alexa Bliss]] during the match.<ref name="takeover">{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/96071/liger-is-in-nxt-great-open-to-the-show-ongoing-nxt-takeover-brooklyn-blog.html?p=1|title=Ongoing NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn Blog|author=Scherer, Dave|website=PWInsider|date=August 22, 2015|accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref> Bliss would go on to defeat Blue Pants in a singles match on the September 2 episode of ''NXT''.<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_87299.shtml#.Veg9rxFViko|title=JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 9/2 - Week 178: Dusty Rhodes Tag Tournament kicks off, Gargano & Ciampa debut on NXT, Joe & Balor form team, more; Overall Reax|author=James, Justin|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=September 2, 2015|accessdate=September 3, 2015}}</ref> Blue Pants made her final appearance on the December 2 episode of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'', facing [[Nia Jax]] in a losing effort.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trionfo|first=Richard|title=WWE NXT REPORT: JOE VS. CIAMPA, MATCHES MADE OFFICIAL FOR TAKEOVER, WERE THE VAUDEVILLAINS READY WILLING AND GABLE?, AND MORE|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/98185/wwe-nxt-report-joe-vs-ciampa-matches-made-official-for-takeover-were-the-vaudevillains-ready-willing-and-gable-and-more.html?p=1|date=December 2, 2015|work=PWInsider|accessdate=December 3, 2015}}</ref> == Personal life == [[File:Leva Bates 2014.jpg|thumb|Bates dressed as [[The Bride (Kill Bill)|The Bride]] from ''[[Kill Bill]]'' in March 2014.]] Bates has a degree in theater and radio/television production with a minor in dance from [[Murray State University]]. She works during the week as one of the entertainers at the [[Universal Orlando]] theme park.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/blue-pants-nxts-cosplay-queen-moves-from-the-clearance-rack-20150714 |title=Who's NXT? Can Blue Pants, Wrestling's Cosplay Queen, Break Out?|first= Aaron|last= Oster|work=rollingstone.com |date= 2015-07-14|accessdate=15 August 2015}}</ref> Bates is known for her use of [[cosplay]] in her ring outfits; she regularly dresses as characters from movies, video games, and comic books.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/46402-1-24-shine-16-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-rain-vs-ivelisse|title=1/24 Shine 16 iPPV Results: Ybor, Florida (Rain vs. Ivelisse)|date=January 27, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> == In wrestling == * '''Finishing moves''' ** ''Critical Confirmation'' ([[Professional wrestling throws#Double knee facebreaker|Double knee facebreaker]])<ref name="Shine"/> ** ''Dinner to Go'' ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Seated senton|Seated senton]])<ref name="OWW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/l/leva-bates/|title=Leva Bates|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> ** ''Superhero Kick'' ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Superkick|Superkick]])<ref name="Shine"/> ** ''Pepsi Power Plunge'' ([[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Avalanche double underhook facebuster]]) * '''Signature moves''' ** [[Professional wrestling attacks#Back elbow|Back elbow]], to an oncoming opponent<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/> ** [[Suplex#Northern Lights suplex|Bridging Northern Lights suplex]]<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/> ** [[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Big boot]], to an opponent's midsection<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks"/> ** Multiple [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pin]] variations *** [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Back slide|Backslide]]<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks"/> *** [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Oklahoma roll|Oklahoma roll]]<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Sasha Banks"/><ref name="NXT 6/10/15">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/54797-wwe-nxt-results-6-10-15-samoa-joe-in-ring-debut|title=WWE NXT Results - 6/10/15 (Samoa Joe in-ring debut)|date=June 11, 2015|last=Jason|first=Namako|accessdate=September 3, 2015|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> *** [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Schoolboy|Schoolgirl]]<ref name="NXT 6/10/15"/> ** Multiple [[Professional wrestling attacks#Forearm club|forearm club]]s followed by a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Clothesline|clothesline]], with theatrics<ref name="NXT 6/10/15"/> ** Multiple [[Professional wrestling attacks#Shoulder block|shoulder]] [[Professional wrestling attacks#Striking spear|striking spear]]s, to an opponent's midsection<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/> ** Multiple [[roundhouse kick]]s<ref name="Blue Pants vs. Alexa Bliss"/><ref name="NXT 6/10/15"/><ref name="Blue Pants vs. Dana Brooke">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/dana-brooke-vs-blue-pants-wwe-nxt-april-15-2015-27302054|title=Dana Brooke vs. Blue Pants: WWE NXT, April 15, 2015 (2:07)|date=April 15, 2015|accessdate=September 3, 2015|publisher=[[WWE|WWE.com]]}}</ref> * '''Wrestlers [[manager (professional wrestling)|managed]]''' ** Dos Ben Dejos (Jay Rios and Eddie Cruz)<ref name="FIPresults">{{cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results.html|title=Results|accessdate=November 29, 2014|publisher=[[Full Impact Pro]]}}</ref> ** [[The Vaudevillains]]<ref name="takeover"/> * '''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]''' ** "[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right (Theme song)]]" version performed by [[Colin Cassady|Bill Morrissey]]<ref name="virtue">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-divas/blue-pants-interview-27161361|title=The unexpected virtue of Blue Pants: NXT's cult phenomenon breaks her silence|date=March 4, 2015|last=Benigno|first=Anthony|accessdate=March 4, 2015|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref><ref name="James, Justin">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_83419.shtml|title=James's WWE NXT report 2/18 - Week 140: Takeover fall-out, including Owens vs. Neville main event, Rhyno debuts, new Women's champ in action, more; Overall Reax|last=James|first=Justin|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=February 18, 2015|accessdate=February 19, 2015}}</ref> ([[WWE NXT|NXT]]; October 16, 2014 – September 22, 2015) ** "Blue" by [[CFO$]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wwe-blue-blue-pants-single/id1069508868|title=WWE: Blue (Blue Pants) - Single|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}</ref> (NXT; December 2, 2015) == Championships and accomplishments == * '''Coastal Championship Wrestling''' ** CCW Women's Championship (1 time)<ref name="Shine"/> * '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''''' ** PWI ranked her '''28''' of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI Female 50|PWI Female 50]] in 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-female-50/2015.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Female 50 for 2015|accessdate=November 6, 2015|work=[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]|publisher=Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref> * '''[[Shine Wrestling]]''' ** [[Shine Tag Team Championship]] ([[Shine Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Mia Yim]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/roh-indy-wrestling-news/47107-2-28-shine-17-ippv-results-ybor-city-florida-1st-tag-champs-crowned|title=2/28 Shine 17 iPPV Results: Ybor City, Florida|date=March 3, 2014|last=Namako|first=Jason|accessdate=March 9, 2015|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> * '''Southeastern Championship Wrestling''' ** SCW Women's Championship (1 time)<ref name="Shine"/> * '''United States Championship Wrestling''' ** USCW Women's Championship (1 time)<ref name="Shine"/> * '''[[Women Superstars Uncensored]]''' ** [[WSU Spirit Championship]] (1 time) == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == {{Portal|Professional wrestling}} * {{Official website|http://www.levabates.com/}} * {{IMDb name|5793408|Leva Bates}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bates, Leva}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:American female professional wrestlers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Murray State University alumni]] [[Category:People from Madisonville, Kentucky]] [[Category:Professional wrestlers from Kentucky]]'
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