Taya Valkyrie
| Taya Valkyrie | |
|---|---|
 Valkyrie in the Black and Red | |
| Birth name | Kira Renee Forster[1] |
| Born |
October 22, 1983 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada[1] |
| Residence | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Taya Taya Valkyrie |
| Billed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 66 kg (146 lb)[1] |
| Billed from | Victoria, BC, Canada |
| Trained by | Lance Storm[1] |
| Debut | 2010[1] |
Kira Renee Forster[1] (October 22, 1983) is a Canadian former model and fitness competitor now working as a professional wrestler currently performing under the name of Taya for Mexican wrestling promotion Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración. She was originally signed to a developmental contract to World Wrestling Entertainment in 2011. Forster also worked for Perros del Mal. She works outside of AAA under the ring name Taya Valkyrie.
Career
Early life
Forster was a classically trained ballerina. She had trained in gymnastics and studied dance since age four and went on to study at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. In 2005, began competing in fitness competitions and doing fitness modeling. Placing 1st in CBBF Canadian Championships 2010, 2nd in the Arnold Amateur in 2011 and featured in several fitness magazines and calendars over her fitness career.
Professional wrestling
Training (2010)
In 2010, Forster began training with Lance Storm at his Storm Wrestling Academy and graduated from it in September 2010. She was a part of Lance's Canadian reality series World of Hurt and also season two of the show with Rowdy Roddy Piper. From there, Forster would then go on to compete at various Canadian feds under the name Taya Valkyrie, most notably ECCW.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2011)
In October 2011, she was signed to a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) after a tryout with them.
After not making any officially-recorded debut in WWE or its other programs, Forster returned to wrestling on the independent circuit. She continued wrestling in Canada for the rest of the 2011 year until March 2012.
Mexico (2012–present)
Forster moved to Mexico and began wrestling for various promotions within the country. She 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.[1] On April 1, Forster debuted in Perros del Mal. She 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.
Asistencia Asesoria y Administarcion (2012–present)
Forster made her in ring debut for the Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion under the ring name Taya Valkyrie on November 3, 2012, competing in a six–person mixed tag team match, teaming with Gran Apache and Mari Apache in a winning effort against Cuervo, Faby Apache and Lolita. Throughout 2012 and the beginning of 2013, Taya competed in several tag team matches ending up in both winning and losing sides. On March 3, 2013, Valkyrie defeated Jennifer Blake to advance in the finals of a tournament for the vacant AAA Reina de Reinas Championship. Two weeks later, on March 17, at Rey de Reyes, Valkyrie competed in a four–way elimination match against Faby Apache, LuFisto and Mari Apache but was unsuccessful in winning the vacant Reina de Reinas Championship.[2]
On June 4, 2014, Valkyrie defeated Cynthia Moreno, La Jarochita, La Magnifica, Mari Apache, Sexy Lady and Sexy Star in a seven–woman elimination match to become the number one contender to Faby Apache's Reina de Reinas Championship.[3] Month later, on August 17, at Triplemanía XXII, Valkyrie defeated Faby Apache to win the Reina de Reinas Championship, winning her first championship.[4] On September 12, Valkyrie successfully defended her championship at a Independent Total event in a six–way elimination match against Cachorra Flores, Faby Apache, Karina Duval, Muneca Sarcasmo and Princesa Metalica. Taya made her first successful defense of the title at an AAA Event, and second overall,[5] by winning a 5 - Way Match at Heroes Inmoratles IX, when she pinned Maravilla; In a Match also featuring Goya Kong, Lady Shani and La Hiedra.[6]
Lucha Underground (2015-present)
Valkyrie will appear in the second season of Lucha Underground as valet of Johnny Mundo.[7]
Personal life
Forster now resides in Mexico City.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Entrance themes
- "Perros" by Cartel De Santa (AAA; Used while a part of Los Perros del Mal)
Championships and accomplishments
- AAA Reina de Reinas Championship (1 time, current)[4]
- Luchadora of the Year (2014, 2015)[8][9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 López Escalona, Arturo. "Sexy canadiense". Estadio Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ↑ Beltrán, William (March 17, 2013). "¡Faby Apache vence a @LuFisto y se convierte en la nueva Reina de Reinas AAA! – #ReyDeReyes" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ↑ Boutwell, Josh (June 7, 2014). "FEATURE: VIVA LA RAZA! LUCHA WEEKLY FOR 6/7/14". SuperLuchas. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- 1 2 Cano Vela, Eduardo (August 17, 2014). "Taya Valkyrie nueva Reina de Reinas". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Title Reigns « AAA Reina de Reinas Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ↑ "AAA: Resultados “Héroes Inmortales IX” – 04/10/2015 – Lic. Antonio Peña, siempre recordado; El Patrón Alberto sigue como megacampeón". Superluchas. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ Paglino, Nick (2015-12-02). "How Did Hogan’s Recent UK Show Do?, WWE Interested in Current ROH Champion, News on Why Lucha Underground Replaced a Former Diva". Wrestlezone. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ "Taya: Luchadora del 2014". Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (in Spanish). Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 11, 2016). "January 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Cena out with shoulder injury, New Japan stars to WWE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Campbell, California): 59. ISSN 1083-9593.
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