Steph De Lander

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Steph De Lander
Birth nameStephanie De Lander [1]
Born (1997-01-21) January 21, 1997 (age 27)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) FaceBrooke
Steph De Lander
Persia Pirotta
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm) [3]
Billed weight187 lb (85 kg) [3]
Billed from Sydney, Australia [4]
Trained by Madison Eagles
WWE Performance Center
Debut8 April 2017 [3]

Stephanie De Lander (born January 21, 1997) is an Australian professional wrestler, best known on the independent circuit by her ring name Steph De Lander. She is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

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She previously wrestled in WWE, where she performed on the NXT 2.0 brand under the ring name Persia Pirotta. Before signing with WWE, De Lander had previously been signed to Melbourne City Wrestling and Newcastle Pro Wrestling, performing under the name FaceBrooke.

Early life

Stephanie De Landre was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and raised in Avalon, New South Wales, a northern suburb of Sydney. [5] She is of Maltese descent. [6]

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2021–2022)

It was reported on 14 March 2021 that De Landre was one of two Australian wrestlers signed by WWE. Under the ring name "Persia Pirotta", she made her NXT debut as the close friend of Indi Hartwell who had come all the way from Australia for Hartwell's wedding with Dexter Lumis. [7] On 26 October during the NXT: Halloween Havoc television special, Pirotta and Hartwell teamed again to compete in a Triple Threat Scareway To Hell Ladder match against Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) and the reigning NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Io Shirai and Zoey Stark, establishing herself as a face in the process. [8] [9] She had her first victory in WWE on 16 November episode of NXT, defeating Gabby Stephens and Jenny Levy in a two-on-one handicap match. [10]

After she returned in January 2022, [11] Pirotta and Hartwell started a feud with Toxic Attraction which resulted in a match for women's tag team titles at Vengeance Day where they were unsuccessful in winning the match. [12] She was released by WWE in April 2022. [13]

Impact Wrestling / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2023, 2024–present)

In February 2023, De Landre made her debut for Impact Wrestling as "Steph De Lander", a tweaked version of her real name. [14] In her debut match, on 9 February episode of Impact! , she established herself as a heel and faced Jordynne Grace in a losing effort. [15]

On the March 28 TNA Impact!, De Lander returned to TNA and, with help from an also returning Cardona, won an 8-4-1 match to become number one contender to Jordynne Grace's TNA Knockouts World Championship at Rebellion. [16] [17] [18] At the event, De Lander unsuccessful challenged Grace for the Knockouts Championship. [19]

All Elite Wrestling (2023)

Steph De Lander made her debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on 28 March 2023, episode of AEW Dark as a heel and faced Marina Shafir in a losing effort. [20]

Personal life

De Landre came out as bisexual in 2019. [21]

Championships and accomplishments

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