{"id":106338,"date":"2021-12-23T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T19:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=106338"},"modified":"2021-12-23T15:55:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T20:55:18","slug":"indie-watch-ziggy-haim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/12\/23\/indie-watch-ziggy-haim\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Watch: Ziggy Haim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?s=indie+watch\" target=\"_self\">Indie Watch<\/a> is our regular series that looks at all of the amazing talents working the independent circuits around the world. Some are veterans revitalizing their careers, some are indie prospects hitting their peaks, while others are names to be on the watch for! In this edition, we look at one of Pittsburgh&#8217;s homegrown talents who is taking the U.S. indies by storm, the punk rock pixie Ziggy Haim.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 2017, a young woman from Pittsburgh who went by the name <strong>Jinx<\/strong> made her pro wrestling debut. Since then, she&#8217;s grown as a wrestler and a person, and in 2019 became the punk rock grappler re-christened as <strong>Ziggy Haim<\/strong>. Since the pandemic, she&#8217;s proven she&#8217;s more than capable in the ring, cementing herself as one of the U.S. indies&#8217; top emerging talents, and helping put indie wrestling back on the map for her hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Originally trained by Pennsylvania veterans<strong> Chris LeRusso<\/strong> and <strong>Andrew Palace<\/strong>, Ziggy Haim got her start in 2017 with <strong>International Wrestling Cartel (IWC)<\/strong> at <em><strong>IWC Proving Ground 6<\/strong><\/em> in February with a big win over<strong> Samantha Heights<\/strong>. Named Jinx, she soon expanded into the Midwest with Ohio&#8217;s <strong>Premier Championship Wrestling (PCW)<\/strong>, as well as debuting with <strong>Queens of Combat (QOC)<\/strong> by July.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris LeRusso vs Jinx (Ziggy Haim) - From the Ashes\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c9mFgOV1L0o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By the summer of 2018, she began working with <strong>RISE Wrestling<\/strong>, and soon became a regular in her hometown with <strong>Ryse Wrestling<\/strong>, while continuing to battle in IWC. She also made her debut for <strong>IWA Mid-South<\/strong>, facing West Coast veteran <strong>Kikyo<\/strong>. The following year in 2019, Jinx made her debut for <strong>Women&#8217;s Superstars Uncensored (WSU)<\/strong> and <strong>CHIKARA.\u00a0<\/strong>In April of 2021, she defeated <strong>David Lawless<\/strong> to finally win the Ryse Grand Championship, which she held for 227-days.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#PolyAmCultParty3 David Lawless vs Ziggy Haim | GO Pro Wrestling\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ju_g7agwY3w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By the fall of 2019, Jinx was no more and Ziggy Haim began the groundwork for the persona we see today. She continued to be a force for Ryse Wrestling, as well as competing in <strong>Lehigh Valley Athletics Council (LVAC)<\/strong>, as well as joining fellow yinzer <strong>MV Young<\/strong> in his PolyAm Cult at the second <em><strong>PolyAm Cult Party<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Allie Kat vs Ziggy Haim\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BFIINeO3fns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"InformationBoxRow\">The year 2021 has seen Ziggy Haim hit her grandest heights yet. Still a regular at the PolyAm Cult mansion, Ziggy also became an early star for upstart Pittsburgh promotion <strong>Enjoy Wrestling<\/strong>, whose feud with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/02\/25\/indie-watch-edith-surreal\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Edith Surreal<\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; culminating in an amazing Hair vs. Mask match at <em><strong>Enjoy Night Moves<\/strong><\/em> episode three, which aired in mid-November &#8211; was one of this year&#8217;s best. She&#8217;s also made her debut with <strong>Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW)<\/strong> in Cleveland, where she&#8217;s joined <strong>The Production<\/strong> stable.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Enjoy Wrestling: Night Moves Ep3\/S3 Edith Surreal vs Ziggy Haim | Neon Blondes vs Killian &amp; Savannah\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0y1irRI8lf8?start=1176&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ziggy Haim has emerged as the punk rock version of <strong>Molly Holly<\/strong>, an underdog sort of innocence, but wrapped in the brazen attitude of never can die. She has proven she can stand toe-to-toe with men, women, and non-binary, in mat wrestling or hardcore warfare, and will never back down no matter what the odds are against her. With her vision now firmly intact, Ziggy Haim&#8217;s stock continues to rise in the U.S. indies and it&#8217;s only a matter of time before she begins to expand nationally.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Speedy_Photo\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sadiel Ruiz, Speedy Photo<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indie Watch is our regular series that looks at all of the amazing talents working the independent circuits around the world. Some are veterans revitalizing their careers, some are indie prospects hitting their peaks, while others are names to be on the watch for! 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