| Intro | American professional wrestler |
| A.K.A. | Barbara “Bobbi” Billard |
| Is | Actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 12 December 1975, Austin, Travis County, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Age: | 44 years |
Barbara “Bobbi” Anne Billard (born December 12, 1975) is an American glamour model, actress, and former professional wrestler.
Career
Acting career
Billard’s first commercial, “Green Bay Watch”, was for Diet Dr Pepper and was shown during Super Bowl XXXV. She had a few small parts on TV shows like Howard Stern’s Son of the Beach and then in cinema.
Modeling career
Billard began modeling at the age of 12. Her first paid modeling job was at the age of 19 for Jones Performance Fuel Systems. From there, she was on the cover of Mini-truckin’ magazine, as well as appearing in calendars for Hot Bike and Street Rodder.
On the MySpace social network, she had over one and a half million “friends”, making her one of the most popular people on the site.
She has appeared in Muscular Development, Muscle Mag and American Curves, as well as in two series of Benchwarmer trading cards. She made music video appearances in Blues Traveler’s “Girl Inside My Head”, Kottonmouth Kings’ “King Klick”, Yung Berg’s “Sexy Lady” and Fireball’s “What I Want” with Bob Sinclar.
Wrestling career
Billard became a professional wrestler in the California-based Women of Wrestling (WOW) promotion. Using the name Summer, Billard was given the gimmick of a Baywatch-like lifeguard along with a tag team partner named Sandy. The duo was collectively known as The Beach Patrol.
Billard signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in December 2003 and entered their developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. She received training from Ivory and Jacqueline. She was released after receiving an injury.
In wrestling
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Finishing moves
- Surfboard stretch
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Signature moves
- Drop toe-hold
Personal life
Billard was born in Austin, Texas and later moved to Richardson, Texas and then to Mission Viejo, California.
In July 2016, Billard was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE.