Leah Vaughan

Leah Vaughan (born October 1, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She was formerly known as Leah Von Dutch.[2]

Leah Vaughan
Vaughan in March 2016
Born (1987-10-01) October 1, 1987
London, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Windsor
Fanshawe College
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Leah Vaughan
Leah Von Dutch
Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Billed weight125 lb (57 kg)[1]
Trained byDerek Wylde
Shawn Spears
Rob Fuego
Taylor Wilde
Marcus Marquez[1]
Cherry Bomb
Truth Martini
Debut2011

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2011–2012)

Vaughan 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] Vaughan 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]

Independent circuit (2013–present)

Vaughan 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]

In March 2017 Vaughan became the first Women's champion for Clash Wrestling,[22] though she lost it to Nevaeh three months later.[23]

She was named by the website DivaDirt as one of "The Five to Watch" in 2012.[24]

On September 8, 2016, Vaughan, as Leah Von Dutch, was defeated by Ember Moon at an NXT taping.

In September 2017, Vaughan announced she was taking a break from professional wrestling to "focus on other projects".[25]

Personal life

In addition to wrestling, she has also made an appearance in a music video by the band The Creekside Strays.[26][27] as well as one by Joey Stylez.[28][29] She has a degree in Kinesiology from University of Windsor and an Esthetics diploma from Fanshawe College in London.

Championships and accomplishments
Von Dutch with the Xtreme Bombshell Wrestling's Bombshells Championship belt
  • Absolute Intense Wrestling
    • Absolute Women's Championship (1 time)[30]
  • Clash Wrestling
    • CLASH Women's Champion (1 time)[22]
  • Pure Wrestling Association
    • PWA Women's Elite Championship (1 time)[31]
  • Vicious Outcast Wrestling
    • Queen of the Ring (1 time, current)[32]
  • Xtreme Bombshell Wrestling
    • XBW Bombshells Championship (1 time)[33]

References
  1. "Q & A Leah von Dutch". ladysports.com. 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. "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.
  3. "Interview : Leah Von Dutch | TheBritishWrestlingRevival". thebritishwrestlingrevival.wordpress.com. 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  4. Van Der Griend, Blaine (2012-11-19). "Leah Von Dutch has an Edge in her corner". slam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  5. Marston, James (2013-06-19). "Across The Pond Wrestling: Five Questions With...Leah Von Dutch". acrossthepondwrestling.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  6. Sinclair, Chris (September 2013). "An Interview with Leah von Dutch". Ring Sirens. pp. 8–11. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  7. Allen, Stew (2013-04-13). "SHIMMER Volumes 54 & 55 DVD taping results (now updated with live thoughts and photos)". Ringbelles. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  8. Allen, Stew (2013-04-14). "SHIMMER Volumes 56 & 57 DVD taping results (now updated with thoughts and photos)". Ringbelles. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  9. "Live Coverage: SHINE Wrestling Presents "SHINE 6" – Kharma vs Mercedes Martinez". Diva-Dirt. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  10. "Full Results: SHINE Wrestling Presents SHINE 13". Diva-Dirt. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  11. "Live Coverage: SHINE Wrestling Presents SHINE 16". Diva-Dirt. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  12. Scott Random and Jason Harper (2013-07-14). "MORE NOTES FROM ROH IN DEARBORN, MI | PWInsider.com". pwinsider.com. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  13. "2CW 06.01.13 Girls Grand Prix 2 results". pwponderings.com. 2013-06-01. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  14. "REINA X WORLD: Promotion Reborn". Falcon's Joshi Blog. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  15. "nCw Femmes Fatales X results (updated with photo gallery)". Ringbelles. 2012-11-04. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  16. "In Video: Leah Von Dutch in the UK". Ringbelles. 2013-06-22. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  17. "Fight Like A Girl: Leah Von Dutch". Ringbelles. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  18. 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.
  19. "Leah Vaughan Announces She Is Headed To Stardom In Japan!". youtube.com. 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  20. "Several UK female wrestlers appear on RAW". squaredcirclesirens.com. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  21. Clark, Ryan (2014-12-16). "Update - Who Were The 'Rosebuds' On RAW Last Night?". prowrestling.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  22. "After some extremely shady tactics, @RealLeahVaughan picks up the victory and becomes our inaugural Women's Champion!pic.twitter.com/ov9fBjHSYz". 25 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  23. "Instagram post by CLASH Wrestling • Jun 18, 2017 at 9:44am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 12 August 2017. We have a new Women's Champion! Nevaeh defeats Leah Vaughan at #GRAPPOLGANZA!
  24. "The Five to Watch 2012: Leah Von Dutch". diva-dirt.com. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  25. "Slam! Wrestling News/Rumours". Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  26. "Post". Twitter. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-19. Tomorrow the Creekside Strays new music video featuring LVD comes out!! Stay tuned!!
  27. "The Creekside Strays - Shit Outta Luck (Official Video)". youtube.com. 2013-07-09. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  28. von Dutch, Leah (2015-03-15). "Leah Von Dutch on Instagram: "Just doing music vid with Joey StyleZ!"". instagram.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  29. "Pride of Lions - Joey Stylez feat. Dragonette". youtube.com. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  30. Allen, Stew (2014-02-08). "Leah Von Dutch wins AIW Absolute Women's Championship at TGIF. You read that right". Ringbelles. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  31. "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.
  32. Reid, Ciara (2014-05-04). "Leah Von Dutch Becomes VOW's Vixens Queen Of The Ring". ringsirens.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  33. Burton, Lee (2013-08-27). "Ringbelles Roundup (27 August 2013) – Speculation on Tara's future, Total Divas, #PipeBombshell & more". Ringbelles. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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