Hyan

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Hyan
Hyan in November 2017
Born (1992-09-19) September 19, 1992 (age 31)[1]
Houston, Texas, U.S.[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Hyaneyoung Young
Hyaneyoung Olvera
Hyaneyoung
Hyan
Trained byReality of Wrestling
Gino Medina
JJ Blake[3]
Debut2014

Hyaneyoung Gerard (née Olvera), better known by her ring name Hyan is an American professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with Reality of Wrestling, New Texas Pro Wrestling and Shimmer Women Athletes.[4]

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Reality of Wrestling (2014–2022)[edit]

Gerard made her professional wrestling debut in Reality of Wrestling at ROW Summer Of Champions on July 26, 2017 under her real first name of "Hyaneyoung", where she competed in a battle royal for the vacant ROW Diamonds Championship from which she came unsuccessfully. During her time in the promotion, she successfully won the Diamonds title on three separate occasions.[5] Between 2014 and 2022, she competed as a developmental talent of ROW.

She made several appearances in Impact Wrestling. At Impact Wrestling/ROW Deep Impact, a cross-over event from July 6, 2019, she competed in a four-way match won by Tessa Blanchard and also involving A. Q. A. and Su Yung.[6] At Impact Wrestling #948, Hyan fell short to Mickie James in a bout dubbed as one of the latter's "Last Rodeo" matches which were going under the stipulation of loser retires.[7]

American independent circuit (2014–present)[edit]

Gerard is known for her tenures with various promotions from the American independent scene with which he has shared brief or longer stints such as Shimmer Women Athletes, Rise Wrestling, AAW Wrestling, Deadlock Pro-Wrestling, New Texas Pro Wrestling and many others.[2] She made a one-night appearance at WWE's Monday Night RAW on August 29, 2016, where she fell short to Nia Jax.[8]

At AEW Dark: Elevation #64 on May 23, 2022, she unsuccessfully challenged Mercedes Martinez for the ROH Women's World Championship.[9] At Fighting Spirit Unleashed, an event promoted by NJPW Strong on October 28, 2023, Gerard unsuccessfully challenged Giulia for the Strong Women's Championship.[10]

Shimmer Women Athletes (2017–2021)[edit]

Gerard shared a four-year tenure with Shimmer Women Athletes. She made her debut at Volume 98 on November 12, 2017, where she teamed up with Jewells Malone to defeat Cherry Layne and Trixie Tash.[11] During her time in the promotion, she chased for several of the titles promoted by it. As for the Heart of Shimmer Championship, she first became an interim champion for an injured Samantha Heights at Volume 116 on November 3, 2019, where she defeated Kris Statlander and Rhia O'Reilly in a three-way elimination match.[12] Gerard then defeated Thunderkitty at The Collective on October 10, 2021 to become lineal champion.[13] She dropped the title to Nevaeh at Volume 119 on October 31, 2021, one day prior to the closure of the promotion.[14]

Japanese excursion (2019)[edit]

Due to competing as a developmental talent for Shimmer, Gerard made an overseas excursion to the Japanese independent circuit between May and June 2019. She started with Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling in which she made her first appearance at a house show from May 12, 2019, where she teamed up with Dash Chisako to defeat Hiroe Nagahama and Mei Hoshizuki.[15] At WAVE Sendai WAVE Keep Smile 10, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Wave on May 19, 2019, she fell short to Yumi Ohka in singles competition.[16] Gerard ended her excursion in Japan by competing for Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling. At Sendai Girls Joshi Puroresu Big Show 2019 In Niigata, she teamed up with Hikaru Shida and Mei Suruga to defeat Alex Lee, Heidi Katrina and Kaoru.[17]

European independent circuit (2021–2023)[edit]

Gerard competed in several promotions from the European independent scene. At RevPro Live In Southampton 16, an event promoted by Revolution Pro Wrestling on February 13, 2022, she unsuccessfully challenged champion Alex Windsor and Rhia O'Reilly in a three-way match for the Undisputed British Women's Championship.[18] She briefly competed in Pro-Wrestling: EVE, having her most notable match taking place at EVE Women Behaving Badly on March 4, 2022, where she fell short to Charlie Morgan in a qualifier for the SHE-1 tournament.[19] She participated in the 2023 edition of Westside Xtreme Wrestling's wXw Femmes Fatales tournament where she defeated Rina Yamashita in the first rounds and fell short to Nicole Matthews in the finals.[20] One month later at wXw We Love Wrestling #51 on October 21, 2023, she unsuccessfully challenged Ava Everett for the wXw Women's Championship.[21]

Personal life[edit]

Gerard started watching professional wrestling at age seven and started attending various shows ever since. She cited Trish Stratus, Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio as her biggest inspiration due to growing up as a lucha-type fan. After one of her shows she attended, she approached Booker T and asked him about how she could become a wrestler. She signed up to Booker's promotion Reality of Wrestling several months later.[22]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Hyan/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Dilbert, Ryan (July 5, 2017). "Geico Employee by Day, Pro Wrestler by Night: Hyan Chases the WWE Dream". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Hyan Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 26, 2017). "ROW Summer Of Champions". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (July 6, 2019). "IMPACT/ROW Deep IMPACT Results (7/6/19): Swann, Elgin, LAX, And More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Defelice, Robert (November 2, 2023). "HYAN Reflects On Wrestling Mickie James: I See Her As Ric Flair". fightful.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "Raw results, Aug. 29, 2016: Kevin Owens triumphs thanks to game-changing return". wwe.com. WWE. August 29, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Winfree, Robert (May 23, 2022). "Winfree's AEW Dark: Elevation (Ep. 64) Review 5.23.22". 411mania.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Defelice, Robert (October 29, 2023). "NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed (10/28) Results: Tama Tonga, Eddie Kingston, Giulia, More Defend Gold". fightful.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  11. ^ Daly, Wayne (November 13, 2017). "SHIMMER Volume 98 Taping Results – Berwyn, IL (11/12)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
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  13. ^ Cardoza, Adam (October 11, 2020). "Nicole Savoy vs. Kimber Lee, Leyla Hirsh, Holidead, Hyan, Thunderkitty & more: Shimmer Volume 118 report from Indianapolis". PWInsider.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "Nevaeh crowned as new Heart of SHIMMER Champion, Volume 119 results". Diva Dirt. October 31, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  15. ^ "Marvelous 3rd Anniversary DVD 5/12/19 Culttz Kawasaki". quebrada.net. Quebrada. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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  18. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (February 14, 2022). "RevPro Live In Southampton 16 Results (2/13): Will Ospreay, Michael Oku, Gabriel Kidd In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  19. ^ Grapple Theory (March 15, 2022). "REVIEW: Pro Wrestling EVE - Women Behaving Badly". grappletheory.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  20. ^ Perez, Luis (September 24, 2023). "wXw 9/23/23 Femmes Fatales 2023 Results". pwponderings.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  21. ^ Hamilton, Ian (October 24, 2023). "Hamilton's wXw We Love Wrestling #51 10.21.2023 Review". 411mania.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  22. ^ Mitchell, Scott (January 8, 2023). "Exclusive: Hyan Opens Up About Working With WWE, AEW and Impact, What's Next for Her, More". pwmania.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  23. ^ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. February 28, 2020. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  24. ^ Ross, Patrick (October 27, 2022). "Full 2022 PWI Women's 150 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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