1. Taya Valkyrie is signed to All Elite Wrestling where she is one-half of The Vendetta with Deonna Purrazzo.
21 Facts About Taya Valkyrie
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Taya Valkyrie had trained in gymnastics and studied dance since age four and went on to study at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
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Taya Valkyrie featured in several fitness magazines and calendars over her fitness career.
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Taya Valkyrie was a part of Lance's Canadian reality series World of Hurt and season two of the show with Roddy Piper.
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Taya Valkyrie was originally supposed to stay in the country only for six weeks, but was convinced to stay by El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, who offered her a spot in his Los Perros del Mal stable.
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Taya Valkyrie wrestled for PDM for most of the year before moving on to work for other promotions including Legend Promociones, Universal Wrestling Entertainment, Invasion RCH and International Wrestling League.
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Taya Valkyrie lost the title to Ayako Hamada on March 19,2017, ending her reign at 945 days, the longest in the title's history.
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Taya Valkyrie debuted in Lucha Underground on the February 24,2016, episode, as the partner of Johnny Mundo.
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Taya Valkyrie competed in Aztec Warfare II, on the April 12,2016, Episode, her first Title match at Lucha Underground.
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Taya Valkyrie Entered at Number 9, and eliminated Cage, but was later pinned and eliminated by Fenix.
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Three weeks later, Taya Valkyrie received a rematch, which was won by Blanchard who attacked the referee and got herself disqualified, retaining the title in the process.
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At Homecoming, which took place on January 6,2019, Taya Valkyrie won the Impact Knockouts Championship after the special guest referee Gail Kim performed her finishing move that allowed Taya Valkyrie to execute her own finishing move before she pinned her.
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Taya Valkyrie defended the title against Tenille Dashwood at Bound for Glory 2019 and Jordynne Grace and ODB at Hard to Kill.
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Taya Valkyrie became the second woman to challenge for the Impact World Championship challenging Tessa Blanchard.
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Taya Valkyrie's ringname was changed to Franky Monet and began to work in the NXT television program.
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At Rebellion, Taya Valkyrie defeated Purrazzo to win the title for record fourth time in her career.
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On March 11,2023, it was reported that Taya Valkyrie is officially done with Impact Wrestling.
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On June 11,2022, Taya Valkyrie made her debut at National Wrestling Alliance at the Alwayz Ready event, where she unsuccessfully challenged Natalia Markova after being distracted by Taryn Terrell, who accompanied Markova to the match.
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Taya Valkyrie debuted in All Elite Wrestling on the March 15,2023, episode of Dynamite and confronted AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill.
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On February 10,2024's tapings of Ring of Honor, Taya Valkyrie entered the inaugural ROH Women's World Television Championship tournament where she defeated Sussy Love in the first round.
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In late 2024, Taya Valkyrie formed an alliance with Deonna Purrazzo, later known as "The Vendetta".