Aliyah (wrestler)

This article is about the professional wrestler. For the singer, see Aaliyah.
Aliyah

Aliyah in 2013
Birth name Nhooph Al-Areebi[1]
Born (1994-11-23) November 23, 1994[2]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[2]
Residence Orlando, Florida, United States[3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Aliyah[4]
Jasmin[5]
Jasmin Areebi[5]
Billed height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[6]
Billed weight 112 lb (51 kg)[5]
Billed from Toronto, Ontario, Canada[6]
Trained by Taylor Wilde[7]
Rob Fuego[3]
WWE Performance Center[8]
Debut January 20, 2013[5]

Nhooph Al-Areebi (born November 23, 1994)[5] is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Aliyah,[7] performing on their developmental territory NXT. She had previously wrestled on the independent circuit under the ring name Jasmin Areebi.

Early life

Nhooph Al-Areebi was born in Toronto, Ontario.[9] She is of Arab descent and grew up in a strict, conservative family.[3][10] In 2012, she graduated from St. Joseph's College School, and later attended George Brown College, where she studied nursing.[10] She also attended a circus training school.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2013–2015)

Aliyah wrestled on the independent circuit under the name 'Jasmin Areebi, debuting for Squared Circle Wrestling (SCW) in Toronto in January 2013. She wrestled for a variety of promotions in Canada and the United States, including Pure Wrestling Association (PWA), Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), and New England Championship Wrestling (NECW).[7]

WWE

NXT (2015–present)

On March 17, 2015, it was reported that Aliyah had signed a developmental contract with WWE.[7] Her signing was confirmed by WWE on April 13.[1] Aliyah made her first appearance for WWE's developmental brand NXT at the NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable event on May 20, as part of Tyler Breeze's entrance.[11] Areebi made her in-ring debut on June 20 during an NXT house show, where she competed in a six-Diva tag team match.[12] In October, she was given the ring name Aliyah.[4]

Aliyah's televised debut took place on the January 13, 2016, episode of NXT, where she competed in a number one contender's battle royal for Bayley's NXT Women's Championship, which was won by Carmella.[13] Aliyah returned on the April 27 episode of NXT, where she worked as a jobber and competed on her first singles televised match, losing to Carmella[14] and made her third television appearance four months later on the August 3 episode of NXT, losing to the NXT Women's Champion Asuka in a non-title match.[15] On the August 31 episode of NXT, she debuted a new style and theme, leaving her Arabian gimmick, however, through her next television appearances, Aliyah continued working as a jobber and reached a streak of losses.[16][17] On the October 26 episode of NXT, she achieved her first live victory by defeating Billie Kay following a distraction provided by Liv Morgan, before her and Morgan were attacked by the heels, Kay and Peyton Royce.[18] On the November 16 episode of NXT, Aliyah along with Ember Moon saved Morgan after another attack provided by Kay and Royce.[19] This resulted in a six-women tag team match at NXT TakeOver: Toronto that was taped and aired for the November 23 episode of NXT, in which Aliyah, Moon and Morgan defeated Kay, Royce and their mysterious partner Daria Berenato.[20]

Personal life

Aliyah first decided she wanted to become a wrestler after watching Beth Phoenix and Mickie James perform at a taping of Raw on May 5, 2008. Her favorite wrestlers include Edge and Jeff Hardy.[3]

In September 2015, a number of racially insensitive comments made several years prior on Aliyah's Twitter account were discovered by fans. WWE subsequently issued a statement regarding the controversy, stating that her account was used by another person at the time.[21]

In wrestling

Aliyah executing the Arabian Night on Leah Von Dutch

Championships and accomplishments

Aliyah (then as Jasmin Areebi) is a one-time PWA Women's Champion

References

  1. 1 2 "WWE Performance Center welcomes new class of recruits". WWE. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  2. 1 2 "Jasmin Areebi". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Bobby, Melok (June 25, 2015). ""It's like Disneyland to me:" Nhooph Al-Areebi on her NXT dreams". WWE.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Twiss, Andrew (October 15, 2015). "10/15 WWE NXT IN COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA LIVE REPORT: WWE DIVA RETURNS TO ACTION, CHALLENGES BAYLEY, BALOR VS. DILLINGER, EVA MARIE AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jasmin Areebi". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Aliyah". WWE.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Mike (March 17, 2015). "CENA TALKS TAKING MORE ADULT ACTING ROLES, FINAL NASSAU COLISEUM EVENT, NEW WWE SIGNINGS AND MORE NEWS". PWInsider. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ Clapp, John (December 14, 2015). "'WWE Breaking Ground' Season 1, Episode 7 recap: Proving ground". WWE. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Could Toronto's Nhooph Al-Areebi be the next big thing in professional wrestling? | National Post". nationalpost.com. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  10. 1 2 Oliver, Greg. "SUN shines on Ontario's Jasmin Areebi". Slam! Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  11. ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 20, 2015). "Former TNA Knockout appears on NXT show". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ Martin, Adam (June 21, 2015). "6/20 NXT RESULTS: LAKELAND, FLORIDA (BREEZE VS. CORBIN)". WrestleView. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  13. ↑ James, Justin (January 13, 2016). "1/13 WWE NXT – Women's #1 contender Battle Royal, NXT Title drama, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Richard, Trionfo (April 27, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: NAKAMURA AND ASUKA IN ACTION, FOOTAGE OF LOWELL TITLE CHANGE, THE REVIVAL ARE NOT IN A GOOD MOOD, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  15. ↑ Richard, Trionfo (August 3, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: REVIVAL VERSUS TM61, ASUKA SENDS A MESSAGE TO BAYLEY, BOBBY ROODE MAKES HIS NXT DEBUT, SAMOA JOE SHOWS WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT HYPE, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  16. 1 2 Richard, Trionfo (August 21, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: THE NEW CHAMPION SPEAKS, AA VS. AA?, A GLORIOUS CAMEO, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 4 Richard, Trionfo (September 21, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: DOES ALEXANDER KEEP THE MOMENTUM FROM THE CWC GOING?, LIV MORGAN MAY HAVE BITTEN OFF MORE THAN SHE CAN CHEW, JOE VOWS TO HURT PEOPLE, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  18. 1 2 Richard, Trionfo (October 26, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: DUSTY CLASSIC CONTINUES, ASUKA HAS HER TAKEOVER OPPONENT REVEALED, SOME POST MATCH AGGRESSION FROM THE WRESTLERS. AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  19. ↑ Richard, Trionfo (November 16, 2016). "WWE NXT TELEVISION REPORT: TAKEOVER IS SUNDAY, ALMAS VERSUS ALEXANDER, THE DRIFTER IS BACK, A WOMEN'S TRIOS TEAM, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  20. ↑ Richard, Trionfo (November 23, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: MATCHES FROM TORONTO, COMMENTS FROM PARTICIPANTS AT TAKEOVER, AND THE REMATCH HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED". PWInsider. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  21. ↑ Johnson, Mike (September 10, 2015). "WWE STATEMENT ON CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTAL DIVA JASMINE". PWInsider. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  22. ↑ "D'n'b Pop". iTunes. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Jasmin wins GCW Women's Title". FalconJoshi.blogspot.com. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Pure Wrestling Association Title History". PWA Canada.com. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

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