Taya Valkyrie

Taya Valkyrie
Magnin-Forster in April 2016
Birth nameKira Renée Magnin-Forster
Born (1983-10-22) October 22, 1983
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Spouse
(m. 2018)
Websitewww.tayavalkyrie.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Franky Monet
Kira Forster
Taya
Taya Mundo
Taya Valkyrie
Billed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Billed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Billed fromSlamtown
Victoria, British Columbia
Trained byLance Storm
Debut2010

Kira Renée Magnin-Forster (born October 22, 1983), better known by her ring name Taya Valkyrie, is a Canadian professional wrestler, fitness competitor, and model. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where she is one-half of The Vendetta with Deonna Purrazzo. She also wrestles in Ring of Honor (ROH), in Mexico's Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) where she is a record-tying 4-time AAA Reina de Reinas Champion; in Major League Wrestling (MLW)—where she is the inaugural MLW Women's Featherweight Champion; and in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Valkyrie holds the record for the longest reigns as Impact Knockouts and AAA Reina de Reinas Champion.

She previously wrestled in Impact Wrestling—where she is a former (and longest reigning) Impact Knockouts Champion, and a two-time Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion—and briefly with WWE under the ring name Franky Monet.