Leyla Hirsch

Leyla Hirsch (Russian: Лейла Хирш; born September 27, 1996)[5] is a Russian-born American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling, but is currently inactive due to suffering a knee injury.[6]

Leyla Hirsch
Hirsch in July 2019
Born (1996-09-27) September 27, 1996[1][2]
Moscow, Russia
PartnerAshley Vox
(2018–present)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Leyla Hirsch
Billed height4 ft 11 in (150 cm)[3]
Billed weight125 lb (57 kg)
Trained byJoe Gacy
Debut2017[4]

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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] On August 28, 2021, Hirsch faced Kamile at NWA Empowerrr for the NWA World Women's Championship, which Hirsch lost.[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.[6] On August 4 on AEW Dynamite Homecoming, Hirsch faced The Bunny in a NWA World Women's title eliminator which Hirsch won.[18] From December till March 2022, Hirsch feuded with Kris Statlander and Red Velvet. Hirsch would face Statlander at Revolution's buy-in show, turning up victorious. On April 6, Hirsch suffered a torn ACL in an AEW Dark Elevation taping. Six weeks later, she underwent surgery. It is unknown when she will return.[19][20]

Personal life

Hirsch was born in Moscow, Russia. 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] On March 10, 2022, shortly after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hirsch issued a statement on social media in support of Ukraine. She called the Russian President Vladimir Putin a "brutal dictator".[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. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Leyla Hirsch Personal Data". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. Joshi City. "Leyla Hirsch Wrestler Profile - Joshi City". joshicity.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  5. All Elite Wrestling [@AEW] (September 27, 2021). "Happy Birthday to @AEW Star @LegitLeyla t.co/03t1co9dgg" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. Khan, Tony [@TonyKhan] (March 15, 2021). "Congratulations and welcome aboard officially to @LegitLeyla Hirsch, I'm thrilled to have you signed to @AEW! Thank you very much to Leyla and to all of you great fans who support @AEWonTNT for making this possible! t.co/fUHa4fbY9Y" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. CZW Dojo Wars (September 29, 2017). "CZW "Dojo Wars: Super Show #4" 9/29/2017 Blackwood, NJ". czwstudios.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  8. Cal, Jay (February 23, 2018). "CZW: Greetings from Ashbury Feb 23". alliance-wrestling.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  9. 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.
  10. Westside Extreme Wrestling (wXw) (September 14, 2019). "wXw ROAD TO WORLD TAG TEAM FESTIVAL: NEUMÜNSTER". wxw-wrestling.com (in German). Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  11. Lambert, Jeremy (October 5, 2019). "wXw Femmes Fatales 2019 Results (10/5): wXw's All-Female Event". fightful.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  12. Kevin (January 25, 2020). "Stardom New Years Stars 2020 on 1/11/20 Review". joshicity.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  13. "NWA EmPowerrr Results". cagematch.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. "AEW Dynamite#96 Homecoming Results". cagematch.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. "Leyla Hirsch Confirms Injury And Recent Surgery". wrestlinginc.com. May 26, 2022.
  20. "AEW Leyla Hirsch injured during AEW dark taping". WrestlingObserver.
  21. Greer, Jamie (October 27, 2019). "Indie Watch: Leyla Hirsch, Too "Legit" To Quit (VIDEOS)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  22. Rueter, Sean (March 11, 2022). "Leyla Hirsch issues statement in support of Ukraine after criticism of her Revolution ring gear". cagesideseats.com. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  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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