{"id":65913,"date":"2020-03-30T18:21:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T22:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=65913"},"modified":"2020-04-26T09:20:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T13:20:15","slug":"the-indies-women-to-watch-out-for-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/03\/30\/the-indies-women-to-watch-out-for-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indies: Women to Watch Out For in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The coronavirus epidemic has brought independent wrestling to a screeching halt.\u00a0 Promotions across the world have been brought to a temporary close; unable to incorporate the self-protective measures of mega companies like WWE<\/strong> and All Elite Wrestling<\/strong>.\u00a0 When the epidemic comes to an end and sports are able to resume, however, independent wrestling could potentially enter something of a boom period.\u00a0 People are going to be desperate to return to things they enjoyed doing before the epidemic.\u00a0 Wrestling, for many people, is a perfect release and something to look forward to.\u00a0 With a boom period comes the potential for young stars to prosper.\u00a0 With Women’s History month coming to a close, it made sense to make this article about some of the excellent women currently occupying the independent circuit.\u00a0 Join us as we take a look at some of the women to watch out for in 2020.<\/p>\n

Watch Out For: Leyla Hirsch<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: Jon Washer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the first women to come to mind is Leyla Hirsch<\/strong>.\u00a0 We wrote about Leyla Hirsch in October 2019<\/a> as part of our Indie Watch series.\u00a0 Hirsch – a Russian born US citizen – is just four years into her pro-wrestling career.\u00a0 Since making her debut for CZW<\/strong> in 2017, her stock has only risen.\u00a0 In that time, she has established herself as one of the most solid female prospects on the independent circuit.\u00a0 Possessing an impressive amateur wrestling background, she has incorporated a solid arsenal of amateur maneuvers.\u00a0 To put into perspective how much of a prospect Hirsch is, she was deemed worthy to beat Mercedes Martinez<\/strong> in just her third<\/em> professional bout.\u00a0 As recently as three weeks ago, she had an excellent match with mentor, David Starr<\/strong>.\u00a0 Leyla Hirsch is a bonified future star, which is why she had to be named one of the women to watch out for in 2020.<\/p>\n