Leyla Hirsch

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Leyla Hirsch
Born (1996-09-27) September 27, 1996 (age 25)[1][2]
Moscow, Russia
ResidenceHillsborough Township, New Jersey, United States[3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Leyla Hirsch
Billed height4 ft 11 in (150 cm)[4]
Billed weight125 lb (57 kg)
Trained byJoe Gacy
Debut2017[5]

Leyla Hirsch (Russian: Лейла Хирш) (born September 27, 1996)[6] is a Russian-born American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling.[7]

Professional wrestling career[]

Independent circuit (2017–present)[]

Hirsch made her professional wrestling debut at Combat Zone Wrestling's Dojo Wars: Super Show 4 event on September 29, 2017 where she lost to Dojo DEEJ in a intergender match.[8] During her time in CZW, she worked with other infamous personalities such as Penelope Ford, whom she faced at CZW Greetings From Asbury Park on February 23, 2018 in a losing effort.[9] She even challenged Eran Ashe for the CZW Medal of Valor Championship in a last man standing match at CZW Dojo Wars SuperShow Seventeen on February 15, 2019 but unsuccessfully.[10] Hirsch also competed in Westside Xtreme Wrestling, making her debut against Valkyrie at wXw Road To World Tag Team Festival: Neumünster on September 14, 2019.[11] She fought in the wXw Femmes Fatales 2019 Tournament where she managed to reach the final match, the prize being a wXw Women's Championship at the 19th Anniversary show. She eventually got defeated by LuFisto.[12] Hirsch had a brief run with the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she was a part of the Tokyo Cyber Squad stable and often fought alongside her fellow stablemates Hana Kimura, Jungle Kyona and Konami.[13]

All Elite Wrestling (2020–present)[]

On October 21, 2020 Hirsch made her AEW debut on AEW Dark where she lost to Hikaru Shida.[14] The following day on AEW Dynamite she unsuccessfully challenged Serena Deeb for the NWA World Women's Championship.[15] On November 11 on AEW Dark Hirsch picked up her first win AEW win against Tesha Price.[16] On February 4, 2021 on Dynamite She took part in the AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament, losing to Thunder Rosa in the first round.[17] It was confirmed on March 15 by AEW president Tony Khan that Hirsch had officially signed with the company.[18] On August 4 on AEW Dynamite Homecoming, Hirsch faced The Bunny in a NWA World Women's title eliminator which Hirsch won.[19] On August 28 since beating The Bunny, at NWA Empowerrr Hirsch did face Kamile for the NWA World Women's Championship which Hirsch lost.[20]

Personal life[]

Hirsch was born in Moscow. She was adopted by an American couple at the age of 8, and grew up in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey. At the age of 15, she began amateur wrestling in high school and college.[21] Hirsch has been in a relationship with fellow wrestler Ashley Vox since late 2018.[22]

Championships and accomplishments[]

References[]

  1. ^ Founds, Lauren (April 20, 2020). "Indie Spotlight: Leyla Hirsch". belltobelles.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Pro Wrestling News Hub. "Leyla Hirsch News, Pictures, Videos, Stats and Biography - AEW". prowrestlingnewshub.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Leyla Hirsch • General Information". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Leyla Hirsch Personal Data". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Joshi City. "Leyla Hirsch Wrestler Profile - Joshi City". joshicity.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "https://twitter.com/aew/status/1442461518168219650". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-09-27. External link in |title= (help)
  7. ^ Tony Khan (March 15, 2021). "Legit Leyla Hirsch Signs With All Elite Wrestling". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  8. ^ CZW Dojo Wars (September 29, 2017). "CZW "Dojo Wars: Super Show #4" 9/29/2017 Blackwood, NJ". czwstudios.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  9. ^ Cal, Jay (February 23, 2018). "CZW: Greetings from Ashbury Feb 23". alliance-wrestling.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  10. ^ Online World Of Wrestling (OWW). "Matches/CZW Dojo Wars: Eran Ashe defeated Leyla Hirsch in a last man standing match to retain the Medal Of Valor title". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  11. ^ Westside Extreme Wrestling (wXw) (September 14, 2019). "wXw ROAD TO WORLD TAG TEAM FESTIVAL: NEUMÜNSTER". wxw-wrestling.com (in German). Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  12. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (October 5, 2019). "wXw Femmes Fatales 2019 Results (10/5): wXw's All-Female Event". fightful.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  13. ^ Kevin (January 25, 2020). "Stardom New Years Stars 2020 on 1/11/20 Review". joshicity.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  14. ^ Mrosko, Geno (October 27, 2020). "Watch AEW Dark Episode 58". cagesideseats.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  15. ^ Blanchard, Matthew (October 29, 2020). "AEW Dynamite Results: Leyla Hirsch Vs. Serena Deeb [NWA Women's Championship Match]". theovertimer.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  16. ^ "AEW Dark #62 Results". cagematch.net.
  17. ^ Blanchard, Matthew (October 29, 2020). "AEW Dynamite Results: Legit Lelya Hirsch Vs. Thunder Rosa [AEW Women's World Title Eliminator Tournament]". theovertimer.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  18. ^ Tony Khan (March 15, 2021). "Legit Leyla Hirsch Signs With All Elite Wrestling". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  19. ^ "AEW Dynamite#96 Homecoming Results:". cagematch.net.
  20. ^ "NWA EmPowerrr Results". cagematch.net.
  21. ^ Greer, Jamie (October 27, 2019). "Indie Watch: Leyla Hirsch, Too "Legit" To Quit (VIDEOS)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  22. ^ "Ashley Vox (@realcatchav) Instagram Photos and videos". instagram.com. December 9, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  23. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Female 50/100 for 2020". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  24. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2020". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

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