Stephanie De Landre is an Australian

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currently signed to

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, where she competes under her real name. She previously wrestled in

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, where she performed on the NXT 2.0

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under the

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Persia Pirotta. She began her career under the name FaceBrooke. Before signing with WWE, Pirotta had previously been signed to

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and Newcastle Pro Wrestling.

Early life

Pirotta was born in

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, and raised in

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, a northern suburb of

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. She is of Maltese descent.

Professional wrestling career

It was reported on 14 March 2021, Steph De Lander was one of two Australian wrestlers signed by

. Under the ring name "Persia Pirotta", she made her NXT debut as the close friend of

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who had come all the way from Australia for Hartwell's wedding with

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. On 26 October during the NXT: Halloween Havoc television special, Pirotta and Hartwell teamed again to compete in a Triple Threat Scareway To Hell Ladder match against

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(

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) and the reigning NXT Women's Tag Team Champions

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. She had her first victory in WWE on 16 November episode of NXT, defeating Gabby Stephens & Jenny Levy in a two-on-one handicap match. After she returned on January 2022, Pirotta and Hartwell started a

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with Toxic Attraction which resulted in a match for women's tag team titles at Vengeance Day where they were unsuccessful in winning the match. She was released by WWE in April 2022. In February 2023, she made her televised debut with

as Steph De Lander.

Championships and accomplishments

** MCW Women's Championship (1 time, inaugural) ** MCW Women's Championship Invitational Tournament (2019) * Newcastle Pro Wrestling ** Newy Pro Women's Championship (1 time) ** Newy Pro Invictus Tournament Winner (2020) * Venom Pro Wrestling ** VPW Women's Championship (1 time) * World Series Wrestling ** World Series Wrestling Women's Championship (1 time){{cite web, url=Card « WSW unleash hell - tag 4 « events database « cagematch - the ... (no date). Available at: https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=361988 (Accessed: March 15, 2023).

References

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External links

* {{WWE superstar, persia-pirotta * {{Professional wrestling profiles, cagematch=19482, wrestlingdata=34812, iwd=persia-pirotta-14186 * {{IMDb name, 11003019 {{Authority control {{DEFAULTSORT:Pirotta, Persia Living people Australian female professional wrestlers Australian people of Maltese descent Sportspeople from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate professional wrestlers 1997 births 21st-century professional wrestlers