Nyla Rose (born August 3, 1982) is an American

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and actress signed to

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, where she is a former

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. She also starred in the 2016 Canadian television series '' The Switch''. Rose became the first openly

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wrestler in history to sign with a major American

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when signing with AEW in 2019. She also became 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

Early career (2013–2019)

From 2013 to 2019, Rose wrestled on the American

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, appearing with promotions such as

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. She also appeared in Japan with promotions such as

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and

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All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)

Rose became the first openly

wrestler to sign with a major American

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when she signed with

(AEW) in February 2019. Rose made her AEW debut at the promotion's inaugural event,

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. Her scheduled triple threat match against Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and

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was turned into a fatal four-way match with the surprise addition of

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. Rose was not involved in the decision, after spearing Kong into the ring steps shortly before Baker pinned Rae. At

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, she was involved in a triple threat match with

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and

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; after the match, Rose attacked both women, establishing herself as a heel in the process. Rose took part in the AEW Women's

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at All Out, which she went on to win, earning the opportunity to compete to become the inaugural

. On the premiere of ''

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'' on October 2, Rose was defeated by Riho for the title, and attacked Riho after the match ended. 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. She successfully defended the title against

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on February 29. On May 23 at

, Rose lost the title to

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. On July 15, Rose introduced

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as her

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. In February 2021, it was announced that Rose would be competing in the AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament. In the opening round of the U.S. side of the bracket, Rose picked up a victory over

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, and on the February 24 edition of ''Dynamite'', she picked up a victory over

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to advance to the tournament U.S. tournament finals. There, Rose defeated

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on March 1. She lost to

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in the overall tournament finals on the March 3 edition of ''Dynamite''. On July 21 at

Rose faced Britt Baker for the AEW Women's World Championship which Rose lost by

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. On November 17 episode of ''Dynamite'' Rose took part in the AEW Women's TBS championship tournament where she faced Hikaru Shida and defeated her making Rose advance to the next round. On the December 22 special episode of ''Dynamite'' being '' AEW Holiday Bash'', Rose faced Ruby Soho in the semi finals of the tournament which Rose lost. On April 16, 2022, at AEW Battle of The Belts ll, Rose faced

in the main event of the show for the AEW Women's World Championship which Rose lost.

Acting career

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

Writing

In 2022, Rose co-wrote the comic ''Giant-Size X-Men: Thunderbird #1'' with

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and artist David Cutler.

Personal life

Rose is both

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and

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, with her Native side being of

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heritage. She grew up watching wrestling with her grandmother, and began training as a wrestler in college. She began transitioning at the same time.

Filmography

Championships and accomplishments

** AEW Women's World Championship ( 1 time) ** Women's Casino Battle Royale (

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) ** Dynamite Award (2 times) *** Best

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Follow (2021, 2022) * Covey Promotions ** CP Women's Championship (3 times) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 16 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2020 * United Pro Wrestling Association ** UPWA Women's Championship (1 time) * Warriors Of Wrestling ** WOW Women's Championship (2 time) * World Domination Wrestling Alliance ** WDWA West Virginia Championship (1 time)

References

External links

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