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Taya Valkyrie

Taya Valkyrie
Magnin-Forster in April 2016
Birth nameKira Renée Magnin-Forster[1]
Born (1983-10-22) October 22, 1983 (age 40)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2018)​
Websitewww.tayavalkyrie.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Franky Monet
Kira Forster
Taya[2]
Taya Mundo[2]
Taya Valkyrie[2]
Billed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Billed weight170 lb (77 kg)[1]
Billed fromSlamtown[3]
Victoria, British Columbia
Trained byLance Storm[1]
Debut2010[1]

Kira Renée Magnin-Forster (born October 22, 1983) is a Canadian professional wrestler, fitness competitor, and model better known by the ring name Taya Valkyrie, who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She also performs AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH).

Outside of AEW, she also wrestles for Mexico's Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where she is a record-tying 4-time AAA Reina de Reinas Champion; in Major League Wrestling (MLW) - where she is the inaugural MLW Women's Featherweight Champion; and in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Valkyrie holds the record for the longest reigns as Impact Knockouts and AAA Reina de Reinas Champion.

She previously wrestled in Impact Wrestling - where she is a former (and longest reigning) Impact Knockouts Champion, and a two-time Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion - and briefly with WWE under the ring name Franky Monet.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference EstadioDeportes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d "Taya Valkyrie Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. ^ IMPACT! December 8, 2020: FULL EPISODE | Kenny Omega Appears on IMPACT Wrestling!. YouTube. Impact Wrestling. December 8, 2020. Event occurs at 42:42–43:30. Retrieved February 14, 2021.