KiLynn King (born May 4, 1991) is an American

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

, signed with

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(TNA), where she is a former one-time Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. Prior to Impact, she wrestled for

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(AEW),

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(NWA). and various independent promotions.

Professional wrestling career

All Elite Wrestling (2020–2022)

King made her

(AEW) debut on May 20, 2020, losing to

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on ''

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''. She made her AEW television debut on July 2, 2020, teaming with

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in a loss to

Nyla Rose Brandi Hicks Degroat (born August 3, 1982), better known by the ring name Nyla Rose, is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a one-time AEW Women's World Champion. Upon joining ...

on ''

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''. On September 5, 2021, King participated in the

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at All Out. King made her return to AEW on the August 17, 2022, episode of ''Dynamite'', where she lost to

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National Wrestling Alliance (2021–2022)

On August 28, 2021, King made her debut at

(NWA), when she wrestled at the NWA EmPowerrr pay-per-view, teaming with Red Velvet in the

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tournament, they defeated The Freebabes (Jazzy Yang and Miranda Gordy) in the first round before losing to The Hex (

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and

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) in the finals. King made her return to NWA on the April 12, 2022, episode of '' Powerrr'', where she defeated

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. On the May 10, 2022, episode of ''Powerrr'', King defeated

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and Jennacide to become the number one contender for the

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. On June 11, at Alwayz Ready, King challenged the champion Kamille, but was unsuccessful. On November 12, at Hard Times 3, King alongside Green challenged Kamille for the title in a

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. During the match, King managed to tap out Kamille, but Green distracted the referee, preventing from King to win. At the end of the match, Kamille retained the title.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2022)

On October 28, 2022, she made her

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(NJPW) debut, where she challenged

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at Rumble on 44th Street for the

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, but was unsuccessful.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2022–present)

King made her

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debut on the December 22, 2022, episode of ''

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'' (BTI), where she unsuccessfully challenged

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. In March 2023, she returned to Impact Wrestling, aligning herself with Taylor Wilde, forming a team called The Coven. It was later confirmed that King has signed a contract with Impact. On the March 16, 2023 episode of '' Impact!'', Wilde and King defeated the Death Dollz (

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and

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) to win the

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.IMPACT! Photos: The Coven Dethrones the Death Dollz, Eddie Edwards & Kenny King Put Down PCO & More - Impact Wrestling.com
/ref> On April 16, at

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, The Coven had their first successful title defense against

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and Rosemary. On the May 11, 2023 episode of ''Impact!'', The Coven successful title defense against

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and

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. Post-match, The Coven attacked both Purrazzo and Grace but

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runs down to the ring and makes the save. This led into a match between Trinity and King on the May 18 episode of ''Impact!'', where King lost. On the June 8, 2023 episode of ''Impact!'', The Coven successfully defended the Knockouts Tag Team Championships against Death Dollz (Courtney Rush and Jessicka). On July 15, at

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, The Coven lost their title to MK Ultra (

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and

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), ending their reign at 139 days. On August 27, at

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, The Coven were set to participate in a

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for the Knockouts World Tag Team Championship, however, Wilde was attacked during the pre-show.

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would later replace Wilde in the match, where MK Ultra retained their titles. On The October 12 episode of ''Impact!'', King admitted to be the one who attacked Wilde with a tire iron, as she felt that Wilde became a deadweight after losing their tag titles.

Championships and accomplishments

* Capital Championship Wrestling ** CCW Championship (1 time) ** CCW Network Champion (1 time) ** CCW Championship Tournament (2021) * Coastal Championship Wrestling ** CCW Women's Championship (1 time) * Gangrel's Wrestling Asylum ** GWA Women's Championship (1 time, current) *

( 1 time) – with

** Impact Year End Awards (1 time) ***One to Watch in 2024 (

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) * Mayhem on Mills ** Mayhem on Mills Championship (1 time) * Pro Wrestling 2.0 ** PW2.0 Women's Championship (1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 80 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2022

References

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