Jinny Hahn (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Sandhu, born 28 September 1987) is a retired English

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

. She is best known for her time in

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, where she performed under the

ring name A ring name is a type of stage name used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting ...

Jinny.

Early life

She was born in

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, where she grew up in

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district of

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. She was trained by

Progress Wrestling Progress Wrestling (stylized as PROGRESS) is a British professional wrestling promotion that was established in 2011 by comedian Jim Smallman, events and comedy promoter Jon Briley, and later, actor Glen Robinson (professionally known as Glen ...

and was the first female graduate of Progress's ''Projo''. She graduated with a BSc in

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from

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in 2012.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2015–2021)

In January 2015 she had her first singles match at Progress ENDVR:8, defeating Pollyanna. At ENDVR:12, Jinny defeated

Toni Storm Toni Rossall (born 19 October 1995), better known by the ring name Toni Storm, is a New Zealand-Australian professional wrestler. She is currently signed to AEW, where she is a former AEW Women's World Champion. She previously worked for WWE ...

. At ENDVR:15, Jinny defeated

Leva Bates Leva Bates (born May 21, 1983) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling. She also had a successful tenure on the independent circuit, most notably for Shimmer Women Athletes. She has also appeared in WWE on their develop ...

. At Chapter 28, Jinny defeated Toni Storm. At Chapter 34, Jinny and

Marty Scurll Martin Scurll (born 26 July 1988) is an English professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH) as the leader of the stable Villain Enterprises, where he was a one-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship and a on ...

defeated Laura Di Matteo and

Mark Haskins Mark Haskins (born 25 June 1988), is an English professional wrestler currently signed with Ring of Honor. He is known internationally for his time in Impact Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, as well as his appearances in Progress Wre ...

. At Chapter 36, Jinny, Alex Windsor and Dahlia Black defeated Pollyanna,

Nixon Newell Steffanie Rhiannon Newell (born 15 November 1994) is a Welsh professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Tegan Nox. Newell previously wrestled on the British independent circuit under ...

and Laura Di Matteo. In August 2017, Jinny and

Deonna Purrazzo Deonna Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts World Champion and a former Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. She also appea ...

defeated Dahlia Black and

Dakota Kai Cheree Georgina Crowley (born 6 May 1988) is a New Zealand-born professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Dakota Kai. She is a member of Damage CTRL and is one half of the cur ...

. The next night Jinny and Purrazzo were defeated by Kai. At Chapter 66, Jinny and

Mercedes Martinez Jazmin Benitez (born November 17, 1980) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Mercedes Martinez. She also appears for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where she is a form ...

defeated Toni Storm and

Shazza McKenzie Chantelle Allison (August 5, 1988) is an Australian professional wrestler better known by the ring name Shazza McKenzie. She is known for her work across the independent circuit for promotions such as Shine wrestling and SHIMMER Women Athletes. ...

. Jinny and

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defeated

Kay Lee Ray Kayleigh Rae (born 11 August 1992), better known as Kay Lee Ray, is a Scottish professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Alba Fyre. Rae began her wrestling career in 2009 and c ...

and

Will Ospreay William Peter Charles Ospreay (born 7 May 1993) is an English professional wrestler who is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion in his first reign and leader of the ...

at Chapter 67. At Chapter 69, Jinny defeated Toni Storm to become Progress Women's Champion for her first time. Jinny successfully defended the championship against Dakota Kai. On 30 December, she lost the title to

Jordynne Grace Patricia Forrest Parker (born March 5, 1996) is an American professional wrestler and powerlifter currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Jordynne Grace. She is currently the Impact Knockouts World Champion ...

. Jinny made her debut for Pro Wrestling Chaos in 2015. At Pro Wrestling Chaos 20, she was defeated by

. In 2017, Jinny and Jetta were defeated by Sierra Loxton and Melina. Jinny won the Maiden of Chaos Championship by defeating Martina, making her the inaugural champion. Jinny became the inaugural South Coast Queen Of The Ring Champion by defeating Lana Austin in 2015. In 2016, Jinny made her Pro Wrestling EVE debut, being defeated by Jetta. On 15 July 2017, Jinny defeated

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. Jinny as Jinny Couture made her

Revolution Pro Wrestling Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) is a British professional wrestling promotion founded on 26 August 2012 by Andy Quildan after separating from International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Revolution Pro Wrestling currently has partnershi ...

debut in June 2016, defeating Addy Starr. In 2017, she defeated

Veda Scott Veda Scott is an American professional wrestler. She has wrestled for various American promotions, including Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Shimmer Women Athletes, and Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW). She has also wre ...

. Jinny became the inaugural Revpro Women's Champion after defeating Deonna Purrazzo in the RevPro British Women's Title Tournament finals. She successfully defended the title against

Millie McKenzie Millie Mai McKenzie (born 17 June 2000) is an English professional wrestler. She is mostly known for her time in WWE where she performed on the NXT UK brand under the ring name Emilia McKenzie. She has also wrestled in promotions in Defiant Wres ...

and

Bea Priestley Beatrice St. Clere Priestley (born 22 March 1996) is an English-New Zealand professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Bea Priestley. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Blair Davenpor ...

. Jinny lost the title to

Jamie Hayter Paige Wooding (born 23 April 1995) better known by the ring name Jamie Hayter is an English professional wrestler who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is the current AEW Women's World Champion in her first reign. Sh ...

in 2018. Jinny debuted for German promotion,

Westside Xtreme Wrestling Westside Xtreme Wrestling, commonly shortened to wXw, is a German professional wrestling promotion based in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. wXw has been one of the leading professional wrestling promotions in Germany, and most of its event ...

in 2016 defeating Dahlia Black. Later that same night she was defeated by

Alpha Female Marie Kristin Gabert (June 4, 1982) is a German professional wrestler and former professional powerlifter, strongwoman, bodybuilder, and mixed martial artist under the names Alpha Female and Jazzy Gabert. She is best known on the independent scene ...

in a four-way that also included Shanna and Melanie Gray. In 2017, Jinny defeated

Thunder Rosa Melissa Cervantes (born July 22, 1986), known by her ring name Thunder Rosa, is a Mexican professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a former one-time AEW Women's World Champion. She is ...

WWE (2017–2023)

In April 2017, Jinny took part in

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, where she was defeated by

on day two and three of the axxess. A little over a year later, in June 2018, it was announced that WWE had signed Jinny to a contract. Around that time, Jinny was announced as one of the four women who would compete in a

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to determine the number one contender for the

NXT Women's Championship The NXT Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on the NXT brand division, the promotion's developmental territory. Introduced on April 5, 2013, th ...

on day one of United Kingdom Championship Tournament. At the event, Jinny was injured during the match, forcing her out of it and the match was later reverted to a triple threat between Toni Storm,

Killer Kelly Raquel Lourenço-Winkler (born 21 March 1992) is a Portuguese professional wrestler best known under the ring name Killer Kelly, currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She is best known for her tenure with WWE where she competed on the NXT UK bran ...

and

Isla Dawn Courtney Florence Stewart (born 2 February 1994) is a Scottish professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, performs on the NXT brand under the ringname Isla Dawn. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2013–2016) On 17 Oct ...

. In July, Jinny took part of the

2018 Mae Young Classic The 2018 Mae Young Classic was a multi-night special event and tournament promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, WWE. It was the second Mae Young Classic tournament produced and was constituted by a 32-competitor tournament exc ...

, where she was defeated in the first round by her rival Toni Storm. Shortly after her participation in the

Mae Young Classic The Mae Young Classic was a women's professional wrestling tournament and WWE Network event produced by WWE, an American-based professional wrestling promotion. The event was named in honor of the late Mae Young, a WWE Hall of Famer who is conside ...

, Jinny was announced as part of the women's roster in the newly created ''

NXT UK ''NXT UK'' is a professional wrestling television programme that was produced exclusively in the United Kingdom by the American promotion WWE. It aired on BT Sport and 5Action (previously known as Paramount Network). In the United States, the s ...

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. After a series of

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promoting her debut, Jinny made her television debut on 7 November episode, where she attacked

from behind after she lost a match against Toni Storm. Jinny would then enter a tournament for the inaugural

NXT UK Women's Championship The NXT UK Women's Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship that was created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It was defended on the NXT UK brand division, a sister brand of WWE's developmental territory NXT base ...

, where she would defeat Millie McKenzie in the first round only to be eliminated from the tournament by Toni Storm in the semi–finals. On the 15 May 2019 episode of

WWE NXT UK ''NXT UK'' is a professional wrestling television programme that was produced exclusively in the United Kingdom by the American promotion WWE. It aired on BT Sport and 5Action (previously known as Paramount Network). In the United States, the sh ...

, Jinny alongside the debuting

Jazzy Gabert Marie Kristin Gabert (June 4, 1982) is a German professional wrestler and former professional powerlifter, strongwoman, bodybuilder, and mixed martial artist under the names Alpha Female and Jazzy Gabert. She is best known on the independent scene ...

interrupting a match between Killer Kelly and

Xia Brookside Xia-Louise Brooks (born 16 October 1998) is an English professional wrestler and valet. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she performed on the NXT UK brand under the ring name Xia Brookside. She has also worked for World Wonder Ring S ...

, attacking the two in the process and taking on Gabert as her enforcer. On the 19 June episode of NXT UK, Jinny, as well as other women, competed in a battle royal to determine who will get a future opportunity for the NXT UK Women's Championship. In the match, Jinny got eliminated by Brookside. On the 17 July episode of NXT UK, Jinny defeated Brookside, thanks to Gabert's interference. Following this, Jinny and Jazzy went on to feud with

Rhea Ripley Demi Bennett (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Rhea Ripley and is a member of The Judgme ...

and Piper Niven, where they ultimately came out on the losing side of things in various tag and singles matches. Jinny defeated Amale on the 19 December episode of

, where after the match Jazzy refused to continue to beat down Amale, which led to the two parting ways as they went into 2020. On 2 April 2020, Jinny teamed with

in a successful effort against Niven and Dani Luna. On 24 September 2020, Jinny made her return to NXT UK television, staring at Kay Lee Ray after her successful title defense against Niven. The following week, Jinny made her return to the ring by defeating Xia Brookside and claiming she would be even more ruthless than ever before. On 5 November 2020, Jinny defeated newcomer Aleah James in a fairly fast squash match. After the match, Jinny called out Niven, claiming that she lacked killer instinct and the determination to be champion. During a Falls Count Anywhere championship match between Ray and Niven on 19 November 2020, she first attacked Niven at ringside, costing her the match and allowing Ray to retain. On 26 November 2020, Jinny defeated

, and after the match, mocked Niven, saying that she hoped she was watching from the hospital. Tensions continued to boil between Jinny and Niven, and eventually a match between the pair was announced for the first episode of NXT UK in 2021, where the winner would be the next to challenge Kay Lee Ray for the championship. On 7 January 2021, Jinny successfully defeated Niven after interference from

Joseph Conners Joseph Conners (born 28 May 1987) is an English professional wrestler. Conners competed in many British wrestling promotions, most notably New Generation Wrestling (NGW) and What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW), where he was a one-time WCPW Champ ...

, whom Jinny seemed to have aligned herself with. Two weeks later, on the 21 January episode of NXT UK, Jinny was defeated by Ray, who retained her championship despite interference from Conners. Following this, Jinny and Conners would continue to feud with Piper Niven, who gained an unlikely ally in Jack Starz. On the 11 March 2021 episode of NXT UK, Jinny and Conners were defeated by Niven and Starz in a mixed tag team match. Conners eventually defeated Starz in a singles match, thus ending the feud between the two teams. Jinny would then begin to feud with

Aoife Valkyrie Aoife Cusack (born 23 October 1996) is an Irish professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the NXT brand, under the ring name Lyra Valkyria. She has additionally wrestled under the ring names Valkyrie Cain, ...

, saying that Valkyrie avoided her since her arrival in NXT UK. On 22 July 2021 episode of NXT UK, Jinny would appear on Supernova Sessions, where she vowed to end Valkyrie, and later that evening Valkyrie handed Jinny a feather to signal that she accepted Jinny's challenge. On July 29 2021 episode of NXT UK, Jinny defeated Valkyrie following a distraction from Joseph Conners. It was then announced that Jinny would face Valkyrie again, but this time it would be in a no disqualification match where Conners was locked in a cage; Jinny failed to win that match. The following week, Jinny claimed that although she lost the match, she won the war. On 16 September episode of NXT UK, Jinny found that Isla Dawn had invaded her dressing room. The following week, Jinny defeated Dawn. In the last months of NXT UK, Jinny developed an issue with Amale, and on the 27 January 2022 episode of NXT UK, Jinny defeated her by pinfall. In January 14, 2023, on her Twitter account, Jinny announced her retirement from wrestling due to an injury.

Acting career

Sandhú was on Season 3, Episode 5 of ''

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'' in an uncredited role.

Personal life

Sandhu is of Indian descent. She first started watching wrestling when she was nine and was influenced by

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, Lita, and

Trish Stratus Patricia Anne Stratigeas (; born December 18, 1975) better known by the ring name Trish Stratus is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and yoga instructor. She is currently signed to WWE. Often regarded as one of the greatest Women's Per ...

. Sandhu is married to fellow pro wrestler Walter Hahn, better known as

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Filmography

Television

Championships and accomplishments

*Pro Wrestling Chaos **Maiden of Chaos Championship (1 time) *''

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'' **Ranked No. 45 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2019 *

Progress Women's Championship Progress Wrestling (stylized as PROGRESS) is a British professional wrestling promotion that was established in 2011 by comedian Jim Smallman, events and comedy promoter Jon Briley, and later, actor Glen Robinson (professionally known as Glen J ...

(2 times) *

** RevPro British Women's Championship (1 time) **RevPro British Women's Title Tournament *South Coast Wrestling **South Coast Queen of the Ring Championship (1 time)

References

External links

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