Leah Vaughan
| Leah Vaughan | |
|---|---|
 Vaughan in March 2016 | |
| Born | October 1, 1987 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor Fanshawe College |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Leah Vaughan Leah Von Dutch |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 125 lb (57 kg)[1] |
| Trained by | Derek Wylde Shawn Spears Rob Fuego Taylor Wilde Marcus Marquez[1] Cherry Bomb Truth Martini |
| Debut | 2011 |
Leah Vaughan (born October 1, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She was formerly known as Leah Von Dutch.[2]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Early career (2011–2012)
[edit]Vaughan has said "I always wanted to be a wrestler since I was 12 years old. I was about 19 years old when I thought this could actually be a reality and when I was 24 I decided to pursue my dream."[3] She got her start in early 2011 where she would make appearances on the pheriphry of wrestling - ring announcing, acting as referee, selling tickets and merchandise.[1] She was also paired up with Cody Deaner at NEO Wrestling, whom she acted as a manager for.[4] Vaughan received some early training from Derek Wylde, but conflicting schedules made it difficult to steadily train.[5] She made her in-ring debut in September 2011[1] against Cherry Bomb;[6] that same month, she won an essay contest arranged by former pro-wrestler Edge which has as its prize a scholarship for training at Squared Circle Training in Toronto.[4]
She was named by the website DivaDirt as one of "The Five to Watch" in 2012.[7]
Independent circuit (2013–present)
[edit]Vaughan has made appearances with Chikara, where she faced Sara Del Rey twice.[4] She appeared at the April 2013 SHIMMER tapings, where she was part of a six-man tag team match on the first day of tapings.[8] The following day, she made her on camera appearance when she competed against Rhia O'Reilly in a match for SHIMMER Volume 56.[9]
She has made multiple appearances with Shine Wrestling, appearing on shows #6,[10] 13,[11] 16,[12] 19 and 22 to 25. She has also appeared with Ring of Honor,[13] Shine Wrestling, 2CW,[14] Reina x World[15] and nCw Femmes Fatales.[16] She has done several tours of the United Kingdom and Europe, in 2013 and 2014 where she appeared in about a dozen different shows there[17][18] She announced in April 2016 that she had signed a deal with World Wonder Ring Stardom.[19][20]
She had appeared on several occasions in the World Wrestling Entertainment, acting as one of Adam Rose's Rosebuds.[21][22]
In March 2017 Vaughan became the first Women's champion for Clash Wrestling,[23] though she lost it to Nevaeh three months later.[24]
On September 8, 2016, Vaughan, as Leah Von Dutch, was defeated by Ember Moon at an NXT taping.
In September 2017, Vaughan announced she was taking a break from professional wrestling to "focus on other projects".[25]
Personal life
[edit]In addition to wrestling, she has also made an appearance in a music video by the band The Creekside Strays.[26][27] as well as one by Joey Stylez.[28][29] She has a degree in Kinesiology from University of Windsor and an Esthetics diploma from Fanshawe College in London.
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]
- Absolute Intense Wrestling
- Absolute Women's Championship (1 time)[30]
- Clash Wrestling
- CLASH Women's Champion (1 time)[23]
- Pure Wrestling Association
- PWA Women's Elite Championship (1 time)[31]
- Vicious Outcast Wrestling
- Queen of the Ring (1 time, current)[32]
- Xtreme Bombshell Wrestling
- XBW Bombshells Championship (1 time)[33]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Q & A Leah von Dutch". ladysports.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Leah Vaughan on Twitter: 'Starting immediately, I will no longer be known as Leah Von Dutch.'". twitter.com. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Interview : Leah Von Dutch | TheBritishWrestlingRevival". thebritishwrestlingrevival.wordpress.com. 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ a b c Van Der Griend, Blaine (2012-11-19). "Leah Von Dutch has an Edge in her corner". slam.canoe.ca. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ Marston, James (2013-06-19). "Across The Pond Wrestling: Five Questions With...Leah Von Dutch". acrossthepondwrestling.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ Sinclair, Chris (September 2013). "An Interview with Leah von Dutch". Ring Sirens. pp. 8–11. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "The Five to Watch 2012: Leah Von Dutch". diva-dirt.com. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Allen, Stew (2013-04-13). "SHIMMER Volumes 54 & 55 DVD taping results (now updated with live thoughts and photos)". Ringbelles. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ Allen, Stew (2013-04-14). "SHIMMER Volumes 56 & 57 DVD taping results (now updated with thoughts and photos)". Ringbelles. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Live Coverage: SHINE Wrestling Presents "SHINE 6" – Kharma vs Mercedes Martinez". Diva-Dirt. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
- ^ "Full Results: SHINE Wrestling Presents SHINE 13". Diva-Dirt. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
- ^ "Live Coverage: SHINE Wrestling Presents SHINE 16". Diva-Dirt. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ^ Scott Random and Jason Harper (2013-07-14). "MORE NOTES FROM ROH IN DEARBORN, MI | PWInsider.com". pwinsider.com. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "2CW 06.01.13 Girls Grand Prix 2 results". pwponderings.com. 2013-06-01. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "REINA X WORLD: Promotion Reborn". Falcon's Joshi Blog. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "nCw Femmes Fatales X results (updated with photo gallery)". Ringbelles. 2012-11-04. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "In Video: Leah Von Dutch in the UK". Ringbelles. 2013-06-22. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Fight Like A Girl: Leah Von Dutch". Ringbelles. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Reid, Ciara (2016-04-15). "Ringbelles Roundup (4/6-13/16) – Seleziya steals one from Heidi in Alpha-1, WWR debuts, Nicole Savoy is Heart of SHIMMER, Tessa unseats Stephie, Catch the WAVE begins, Storm is signed & more". pwponderings.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Leah Vaughan Announces She Is Headed To Stardom In Japan!". youtube.com. 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Several UK female wrestlers appear on RAW". squaredcirclesirens.com. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Clark, Ryan (2014-12-16). "Update - Who Were The 'Rosebuds' On RAW Last Night?". prowrestling.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b "After some extremely shady tactics, @RealLeahVaughan picks up the victory and becomes our inaugural Women's Champion!pic.twitter.com/ov9fBjHSYz". 25 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Instagram post by CLASH Wrestling • Jun 18, 2017 at 9:44am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
We have a new Women's Champion! Nevaeh defeats Leah Vaughan at #GRAPPOLGANZA!
- ^ "Slam! Wrestling News/Rumours". Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Post". Twitter. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
Tomorrow the Creekside Strays new music video featuring LVD comes out!! Stay tuned!!
- ^ "The Creekside Strays - Shit Outta Luck (Official Video)". youtube.com. 2013-07-09. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ von Dutch, Leah (2015-03-15). "Leah Von Dutch on Instagram: "Just doing music vid with Joey StyleZ!"". instagram.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Pride of Lions - Joey Stylez feat. Dragonette". youtube.com. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Allen, Stew (2014-02-08). "Leah Von Dutch wins AIW Absolute Women's Championship at TGIF. You read that right". Ringbelles. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Leah Von Dutch crowned The New PWA Women's Elite Champion After An Impressive Victory Over Beautiful Beaa : North Starz". northstarz.ca. 2014-04-12. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ Reid, Ciara (2014-05-04). "Leah Von Dutch Becomes VOW's Vixens Queen Of The Ring". ringsirens.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Burton, Lee (2013-08-27). "Ringbelles Roundup (27 August 2013) – Speculation on Tara's future, Total Divas, #PipeBombshell & more". Ringbelles. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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