(1982-08-03) August 3, 1982 (age 41)[1][2] Washington, D.C., U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Debbie Kong[3] Nyla Rose Nyla The Destroyer
Billed height
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[4]
Billed weight
185 lb (84 kg)[4]
Billed from
Washington, D.C.[5]
Trained by
James Zaveski[6]
Nyla Rose (born August 3, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and actress signed to All Elite Wrestling, where she is a former AEW Women's World Champion. She also starred in the 2016 Canadian television series The Switch.
Rose became the first openly transgender wrestler in history to sign with a major American promotion 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.
^"Nyla Rose The Native Beast". wrestlingjunkies (in German). Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^"Out-of-the-ring chat with women pro wrestlers". infoweb.newsbank.com. Sussex Post (Seaford, DE). February 21, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^"A historic night for transgender wrestler Nyla Rose at AEW's Double or Nothing". Outsports. May 24, 2019.
^ abCite error: The named reference WaPo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Free Match - Riho vs Nyla Rose vs Yuka Sakazaki from AEW's Fyter Fest". YouTube.com. All Elite Wrestling. July 4, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
^Greenberg, Keith Elliot (January 25, 2020). "Nyla Rose Is Pro Wrestling's First Trans Superstar". The Daily Beast. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
NylaRose (born August 3, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and actress signed to All Elite Wrestling, where she is a former AEW Women's World...
and Viper. Rhodes made a surprise appearance alongside Britt Baker and NylaRose at Rise Wrestling in 2019, coming to the aid of Kylie Rae, and setting...
Fenix for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes, Britt Baker vs. NylaRose vs. Kylie Rae". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 25, 2019. AEW Staff...
at its inaugural pay-per-view, Double or Nothing, where she defeated NylaRose, Kylie Rae, and Awesome Kong in a four-way match. On July 13, she competed...
Tag Titles, Cody vs. Darby Allin for the TNT Title, Hikaru Shida vs. NylaRose for the AEW Women's Title, Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page in the eliminator...
title on February 29, 2020, at Revolution, this time against new champion NylaRose, where she was once again defeated. In June 2020, Statlander suffered...
review of the Memphis Wrestling tribute, Darby Allin vs. Brandon Cutler, NylaRose vs. Shanna, Shawn Spears and Peter Avalon vs. Billy Gunn and Austin Gunn"...
most recently worked for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as the manager of NylaRose and Marina Shafir. In wrestling, she has appeared as an on-screen authority...
Fenix for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes, Britt Baker vs. NylaRose vs. Kylie Rae". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on May...
Rampage, Blue defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., Mercedes Martinez and NylaRose in a four-way match to become the number one contender for the AEW Women's...
for AEW. She defeated NylaRose to become the inaugural AEW Women's World Champion, holding the title for 133 days before Rose defeated her at Revolution...
Fenix for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes, Britt Baker vs. NylaRose vs. Kylie Rae". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 31, 2022. "AEW Dynamite...
threat match at Fyter Fest on June 29, losing to Riho after she pinned NylaRose. On February 5, 2020, Sakazaki made her debut on Dynamite defeating Britt...
NylaRose vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women's Championship, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 29, 2020. Rose, Bryan...
World Championship match involving the champion Riho, Britt Baker, and NylaRose, with Riho retaining. At Bash at the Beach, Shida teamed with Kris Statlander...
AEW Battle of the Belts 2 results: Powell's review of Thunder Rosa vs. NylaRose for the AEW Women's Championship, Scorpio Sky vs. Sammy Guevara for the...
and the inaugural AEW Women's World Championship match between Riho and NylaRose. The inaugural episode of Dynamite had 1,409,000 viewers, being 16th most...