Nyla Rose

Nyla Rose (born August 3, 1982) is an American professional wrestler. She currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Rose is the first transgender wrestler to sign with a well-known American promotion.

During her time in AEW, Rose has been a one-time AEW Women's World Champion.

Career
All Elite Wrestling
In February 2019, Rose signed a contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She became the first openly transgender wrestler to sign with a major professional wrestling promotion in America. At Double or Nothing, Rose made her AEW in-ring debut. She was defeated by Britt Baker in a four-way match that also featured Kylie Rae and Awesome Kong.

At Fyter Fest, Rose turned heel when she attacked Riho and Yuka Sakazaki after her loss in a three-way match.

On the February 12, 2020 episode of Dynamite, Rose fought Riho for the AEW Women's World Championship. Rose would defeat Riho and become the new champion. This was Rose's first championship in AEW. With the win, Rose became the first transgender woman to win a world championship in a major American wrestling company. At Double or Nothing, Rose lost the championship to Hikaru Shida. Rose would enter an eliminator tournament for the AEW Women's World Championship. She would make it all the way to the finals. On the March 3 episode of Dynamite, Rose would go on to lose to Ryo Mizunami in the finals.

 Personal life
Rose is transgender. She is of both African American and Native American decent, being part of Oneida heritage.

In 2016, she was in 6 episodes of the Canadian television show The Switch.

 Other media 
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TelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes2016Spiros and the HoodSerena CoxThe SwitchSüSeason 1, 6 episodes

 Championships and accomplishments 

 All Elite Wrestling
 AEW Women's World Championship (1 time)
 Women's Casino Battle Royale (2019)
 Dynamite Award (2 times)
 Best Twitter Follow (2021, 2022)
 Covey Promotions
 CP Women's Championship (3 times)
 Pandemonium: Pro Wrestling
 Pandemonium: Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Serpentico
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 Ranked No. 16 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 in 2020
 United Pro Wrestling Association
 UPWA Women's Championship (1 time)
 Warriors Of Wrestling
 WOW Women's Championship (2 time)
 World Domination Wrestling Alliance
 WDWA West Virginia Championship (1 time)

 References 

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Category:African-American wrestlers
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Category:LGBT African-Americans
Category:LGBT sportspeople
Category:Native American actors
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Category:Transgender women