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Layla El (born 25 June 1977) is an English retired professional wrestler, dancer and model.She is best known for her tenure in WWE, under the mononymous ring name Layla.She danced for Carnival Cruise Lines, the Miami Heat franchise of the National Basketball Association, and Kanye West during his performance at the MTV Video Music Awards before becoming a contestant on the 2006 edition of WWE ...
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El was a dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines. Following that, she began dancing for the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat franchise, where she danced for two years. As part of the Miami Heat dance troupe, she received a championship ring. During this time, she appeared on-stage with John Legend as one of his backup dancers. She also danced ...
Diva Search and early appearances
El's first foray into professional wrestling occurred when her trainer suggested she try out for the $250,000 WWE Diva Search contest in 2006. After a casting call, she was selected as one of the finalists. During the contest, she won a week's worth of "immunity" on the 14 July episode of SmackDown! after winning Sgt. Slaughter's "Diva Boot Camp" obstacle course—despite having jumped over several tires in the tire hop section of the course and not having both of her feet cross the finish line...
Extreme Exposé; managing William Regal
On 23 January 2007, Layla was moved to the ECW brand where she joined Brooke and Kelly Kelly to form Extreme Exposé. The trio performed a weekly dance segment on ECW, which Layla choreographed, for the next several months. In June 2007, The Miz was moved to the brand, prompting a storyline in which all three members of Extreme Exposé were attracted to him. When Kelly shifted her attentions towards Balls Mahoney, Layla, Brooke, and Miz openly mocked her. On 1 November, Brooke was released from...
Lay-Cool
1. Main article: LayCool On 15 April 2009, Layla was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft. She started a scripted rivalry with Eve Torres, and lost both a dance contest and an arm wrestling match to Torres, before losing a match to her on the 29 May episode of SmackDown. After Torres defeated Layla again on the 18 June episode of WWE Superstars, the two shook hands. She then formed an alliance with Michelle McCool, later called Team Lay-Cool. Team Lay-Cool beg...
Since winning the Diva Search contest El has also done some modelling work. She has been featured in the magazines King, Smooth, and was the cover-girl for the first issue of Liquid. She also posed for FHM with the other members of Extreme Exposé. Layla, along with Beth Phoenix and Candice Michelle, appeared in the February 2009 issue of Flex Magaz...
In April 2007, Layla and other WWE Divas, Kelly Kelly, Brooke, Torrie Wilson, Ashley and Maryse, were filmed for Timbaland's music video "Throw It On Me" featuring The Hives. During the week of 5 November 2007, Layla appeared on five episodes of Family Feud with other WWE superstars. On 6 February 2008 she appeared on Project Runway with several WW...
El was born and raised in England, and is of Moroccan descent. Her father is of Spanish descent. El's mother died in August 2008. She attended a performing arts college in London. She has previously lived in Miami, Florida, and Los Angeles, California. El began dating fellow wrestler Richard Young, best known by his ring name Ricky Ortiz, in mid-20...
Finishing movesSignature movesManagersWrestlers managedTag teams and stablesOct 16, 2023 · Born in London, England, on June 25, 1977, Layla El AKA Layla started as a professional dancer, being a crucial member of the Miami Heat dance squad. This even gave her the opportunity to share the stage as one of the dancers for John Legend, P. Diddy, and Kanye West. Upon the suggestion of her trainer, she participated in the 2006 Diva Search ...
Aug 3, 2015 · Bookmark. WWE Diva Layla is retiring after nearly a decade in the ring - but leaves behind a proud legacy as the the company's first British Women's and Divas Champion. The 38-year-old, real name ...
The 1956 to 2010 version of the WWE Women's Championship was a women's professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The company claims a lineage that dates back to September 18, 1956, when The Fabulous Moolah became the third NWA World Women's Champion. WWE did not exist at that time, but they claim 1956 for ...
Aug 12, 2015 · And they eventually did get their just desserts, literally, at the 2010 Royal Rumble, when McCool was beaten by James for the women's title. Both she and Layla were covered in cake by the babyface ...
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July 3, 1986. – Velvet McIntyre defeated WWF Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah to win the title. Sydney, Australia. Homebush Sports Center. July 9, 1986. – The Fabulous Moolah defeated WWF Women’s Champion Velvet McIntyre to win the title. Houston, TX. Sam Houston Coliseum.
