Stephanie De Landre (born 21 January 1997) is an Australian professional wrestler, best known on the

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by her

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Steph De Lander. She is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), but is currently out of action due to a neck injury. She previously performed in WWE on the

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brand under the

Persia Pirotta.

Early life

Stephanie De Landre was born in

Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung–Taungurung language, Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the St ...

, and raised in Avalon, New South Wales, a northern suburb of

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Professional wrestling career

Early career (2017–2021)

Before signing with WWE, De Landre wrestled for Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW), Newcastle Pro Wrestling, and Shimmer Women Athletes, performing under the names "Steph De Lander" and "FaceBrooke". On 12 October 2019, De Lander defeated Kellyanne in a tournament finals to become the inaugural MCW Women's Champion. She lost the title to Avary at MCW Clash of the Titans on 1 February 2020.

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. 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

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Io Shirai and Zoey Stark, establishing herself as a face in the process. 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. After she returned in January 2022, Pirotta and Hartwell started a

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with Toxic Attraction which resulted in a match for women's tag team titles at

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where they were unsuccessful in winning the match. She was released by WWE in April 2022.

Total Nonstop Action Impact! Wrestling (2023–present)

In February 2023, De Landre made her debut for

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as "Steph De Lander". In her debut match, on 9 February episode of '' Impact!'', she established herself as a

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and faced Jordynne Grace in a losing effort. On the March 28 ''TNA Impact!'', De Lander returned to TNA and, with help from an also returning Matt Cardona, with whom she has been aligning herself with in the independent circuit, won an 8- 4-1 match to become number one contender to Jordynne Grace's

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. At the event, De Lander was defeated by Grace. On the September 7 episode of ''Impact'', De Lander, now competing as a face during her current on-screen relationship with PCO, confronted Cardona about his actions. There, Cardona revealed that when he and De Lander teamed up over two years ago, De Lander had signed a contract with Cardona that lent her services to him in exchange for several benefits, which he claims effectively made her his "property." At Victory Road on September 13, De Lander revealed she needed neck surgery.

Personal life

De Landre is of Maltese descent. She came out as

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in 2019.

Championships and accomplishments

* Melbourne City Wrestling **

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(1 time, inaugural) ** MCW Women's Championship Invitational Tournament (2019) * Newcastle Pro Wrestling ** Newy Pro Women's Championship (1 time) ** Newy Pro Invictus Tournament Winner (2020) * Premier Streaming Network **Premier Women's World Championship (1 time, current) * Venom Pro Wrestling ** VPW Women's Championship (1 time) * World Series Wrestling **

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(1 time) *Other titles ** Women's Internet Championship (1 time, inaugural, current)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Lander, Steph Living people Australian female professional wrestlers Australian people of Maltese descent Sportspeople from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate professional wrestlers 1997 births 21st-century female professional wrestlers LGBTQ professional wrestlers