Leah Vaughan
Leah Vaughan | |
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Born |
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands | October 1, 1987
Website | LeahVonDutch.com |
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 Tye Dillinger Rob Fuego Taylor Wilde Marcus Marquez[1] |
Debut | 2011 |
Leah Vaughan (born October 1, 1987) is a Dutch professional wrestler signed to Ring of Honor. She was formerly known as Leah Von Dutch.[2]
Von Dutch 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] Von Dutch 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]
Von Dutch 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.[7] The following day, she made her on camera appearance when she competed against Rhia O’Reilly in a match for SHIMMER Volume 56.[8]
She has made multiple appearances with Shine Wrestling, appearing on shows #6,[9] 13,[10] 16,[11] 19 and 22 to 25. She has also appeared with Ring of Honor,[12] Shine Wrestling, 2CW,[13] Reina x World[14] and nCw Femmes Fatales.[15] 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[16][17] She announced in April 2016 that she had signed a deal with World Wonder Ring Stardom.[18][19]
She had appeared on several occasions in the World Wrestling Entertainment, acting as one of Adam Rose's Rosebuds.[20][21]
She was named by the website DivaDirt as one of the "The Five to Watch" in 2012.[22]
In addition to wrestling, she has also made an appearance in a music video by the band The Creekside Strays.[23][24] as well as one by Joey Stylez.[25][26]
In wrestling
![](../I/m/Leah_von_Dutch_Flying_Dutchman_2012.jpg)
- Finishing moves
- Flying Dutchman (Asai Moonsault)[27]
- Dutch Clutch (Cobra clutch)
- Nicknames
- "LVD"
Championships and accomplishments
![](../I/m/Leah_von_Dutch_with_XPW_belt.jpg)
- Absolute Intense Wrestling
- Absolute Women’s Championship (1 time)[28]
- Pure Wrestling Association
- PWA Women’s Elite Championship (1 time, current)[29]
- Vicious Outcast Wrestling
- Queen of the Ring (1 time, current)[30]
- Xtreme Bombshell Wrestling
- XBW Bombshells Championship (1 time, current)[31]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
- 1 2 3 Van Der Griend, Blaine (2012-11-19). "Leah Von Dutch has an Edge in her corner". slam.canoe.ca. 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.
- ↑ Allen, Stew (2013-04-13). "» SHIMMER Volumes 54 & 55 DVD taping results (now updated with live thoughts and photos)". ringbellesonline.com. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ Allen, Stew (2013-04-14). "» SHIMMER Volumes 56 & 57 DVD taping results (now updated with thoughts and photos) Ringbelles". ringbellesonline.com. 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.
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in Authors list (help) - ↑ "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)". ringbellesonline.com. 2012-11-04. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ "» In Video: Leah Von Dutch in the UK". ringbellesonline.com. 2013-06-22. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ "Fight Like A Girl: Leah Von Dutch". ringbellesonline.com. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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in Authors list (help) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ "The Five to Watch 2012: Leah Von Dutch". diva-dirt.com. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
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in Authors list (help) - ↑ "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.
- ↑ "The Five to Watch 2012: Leah Von Dutch". diva-dirt.com. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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in Authors list (help) - ↑ Allen, Stew (2014-02-08). "» Leah Von Dutch wins AIW Absolute Women’s Championship at TGIF. You read that right.". ringbellesonline.com. 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". ringbellesonline.com. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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