Brandi Hicks Degroat
Biography
Brandi Hicks Degroat, also known by the ring name Nyla Rose, is an American actress and professional wrestler. Born on August 3, 1982, in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, she is known for her work in acting with forty-four known credits. In February 2019, she made history by becoming the first transgender woman to sign with a major American professional wrestling promotion when she signed with All Elite Wrestling. As an actress, she starred in the 2016 Canadian television series The Switch, playing the lead character. She is also known by the alternative names Nyla The Destroyer and Nyla Ros.
Career overview
Brandi Hicks Degroat is an American actress and professional wrestler who is also known by the ring name Nyla Rose. Her professional wrestling career includes a historic milestone in February 2019, when she became the first transgender woman to sign with a major American professional wrestling promotion by joining All Elite Wrestling.
As an actress, her credits include starring as the lead character in the 2016 Canadian television series The Switch. Additional biographical and career details recorded in official database profiles note that she was born in Washington, District of Columbia, on August 3, 1982. Her professional aliases recorded across her career include alternative names such as Nyla The Destroyer and Nyla Ros.
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- Marvelous 10th Anniversary (2026) as Nyla Rose
- GCW: Effy's Big Gay Brunch 11 (2026) as Nyla Rose
- Marigold 2nd Anniversary Show: Shine Forever 2026 ~A Glorious Celebration~ (2026) as Nyla Rose
- EVE 146: Wrestle Queendom VIII (2026) as Nyla Rose
- Dream Star★Fighting Marigold (2024) as Nyla Rose
- All Elite Wrestling: Collision (2023) as Nyla Rose
- TJPW Summer Sun Princess '23 (2023) as Nyla Rose
- ROH Final Battle 2023 (2023) as Nyla Rose
- Hey! (EW) (2022) as Nyla Rose
- All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts (2022) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Full Gear 2022 (2022) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Beach Break 2022 (2022) as Nyla Rose
- Out in the Ring (2022)
- AEW Awards (2022) as Nyla Rose
- All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (2021)
- All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (2021) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Dark: Elevation (2021) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Dark: Elevation (2021)
- AEW Full Gear 2021: The Buy-In (2021) as Nyla Rose
- AEW All Out 2021 (2021) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Fyter Fest (2021) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Women's Eliminator Tournament (2021) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Unrestricted (2020) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Double or Nothing 2020 (2020) as Nyla Rose
- All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020 (2020)
- AEW Revolution 2020 (2020) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Bash at the Beach (2020) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Full Gear 2020 (2020) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Fight for the Fallen (2020) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Fyter Fest (2020) as Nyla Rose
- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2019)
- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2019) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Dark (2019)
- AEW Dark (2019) as Nyla Rose
- All Elite Wrestling All Out 2019 (2019)
- AEW Double or Nothing 2019 (2019) as Nyla Rose
- AEW Fyter Fest (2019) as Nyla Rose
- AEW All Out 2019: The Buy In (2019) as Nyla Rose
- Sendai Girls Joshi Puroresu Big Show 2018 In Niigata (2018)
- Women Of Warriors IV (2018) as Nyla Rose
- Women Of Warriors V (2018) as Nyla Rose
- Catalyst Wrestling (2017)
- WWR Adios Aurora (2017) as Nyla Rose
- Women Of Warriors III (2017) as Nyla Rose
- The Switch (2016) as Sü
- Time Refugees (2014) as Billy 'Ram' Dover
- Dissensions (2012) as Daniel Tanner
- Head of State (2003) as Angry Mob Member (uncredited)