Nyla Rose

Nyla Rose (born August 3, 1982) is an American actress and professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling, where she held the AEW Women's World Championship. She also starred in the 2016 Canadian television series The Switch.

Nyla Rose
Rose at New York Comic Con in 2019
Born (1982-08-03) August 3, 1982[1][2]
Washington, D.C., United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Debbie Kong[3]
Nyla Rose
Nyla The Destroyer
Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[4]
Billed weight185 lb (84 kg)[4]
Billed fromWashington, D.C.[5]

Rose became the first openly transgender wrestler in history to sign with a major American promotion in 2019. She is also the first trans wrestler to win a title in a major American promotion when she won the AEW Women's World Championship the following year.

Professional wrestling career

Rose became the first openly transgender wrestler to sign with a major American professional wrestling promotion when she signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in February 2019.[6][7][8][9][10] Rose made her AEW debut at the promotion's inaugural event, Double or Nothing.[11] Her scheduled triple threat match against Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Kylie Rae was turned into a fatal four-way match with the surprise addition of Awesome Kong. Rose was not involved in the decision, after spearing Kong into the ring steps shortly before Baker pinned Rae.[12]

At Fyter Fest, she was involved in a triple threat match with Riho and Yuka Sakazaki; after the match, Rose attacked both women, establishing herself as a heel in the process.[13] Rose took part in the AEW Women's Casino Battle Royal at All Out, which she went on to win, earning the opportunity to compete to become the inaugural AEW Women's World Champion.[14] On the premiere of Dynamite on October 2, 2019, Rose was defeated by Riho for the title, and attacked Riho after the match ended.[15] On February 12, 2020, Rose defeated Riho to win the AEW Women's World Championship on Dynamite, becoming the first transgender woman to win a world championship in a major United States wrestling promotion.[16] She successfully defended the title against Kris Statlander at Revolution on February 29, 2020.[17] On May 23 at Double or Nothing, Rose lost the title to Hikaru Shida.[18] On July 15, 2020, Rose introduced Vickie Guerrero as her manager.[19]

Other media

As an actress, she starred in the 2016 Canadian television series The Switch as the lead character.[20]

Personal life

Rose is Native American, with Oneida heritage.[4]

Championships and accomplishments

References
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  2. "Out-of-the-ring chat with women pro wrestlers". infoweb.newsbank.com. Sussex Post (Seaford, DE). February 21, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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  4. Schmidt, Samantha (October 4, 2019). "In a professional wrestling ring, a transgender woman faces a roaring crowd". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. "Free Match - Riho vs Nyla Rose vs Yuka Sakazaki from AEW's Fyter Fest". YouTube.com. All Elite Wrestling. July 4, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  6. "Trans Wrestler Nyla Rose Just Made History". Pride.com. February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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  9. "Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose vs. Kylie Rae set for AEW Double or Nothing". F4Wonline.com. February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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  12. "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose vs. Kylie Rae". Wrestlingnews.co. May 25, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  13. "AEW Fyter Fest results, recap, grades: Kenny Omega gets retribution on Jon Moxley". CBSSports.com. June 29, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
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  16. DeFelice, Robert (February 12, 2020). "Nyla Rose Defeats Riho for the AEW Women's Championship". Fightful. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  17. Barrasso, Justin (March 1, 2020). "The Right Time For a New World Champion: Takeaways from AEW's Revolution". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  18. Satin, Ryan (May 23, 2020). "Hikaru Shida Becomes New AEW Women's World Champion At "Double Or Nothing"". Pro Wrestling Sheet. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  19. Rose, Bryan (July 15, 2020). "Vickie Guerrero revealed as Nyla Rose's AEW manager". F4Wonline.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  20. Fox, Amy (June 27, 2017). "World's First Transgender Sitcom Debuts". HuffPost. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
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  28. "WDWA West Virginia Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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