Layla El

Born: 1977-05-25

Layla El is an English dancer, model, professional wrestler, valet, and actress. She works for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand under the ring name Layla. After attending a performing arts college, El was a dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines, the Miami Heat franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where Layla received a championship ring, and also danced for P. Diddy and Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards.  She has also appeared on several television shows, including Family Feud, Project Runway, and Celebrity Fit Club Boot Camp. In 2006, Layla won the 2006 WWE Diva Search, earning a contract with the World Wrestling Entertainment. After briefly appearing on SmackDown brand, she was moved to the ECW brand in January 2007 where she formed the Extreme Exposé dance troupe with Kelly Kelly and Brooke Adams. In 2008, she was drafted to the Raw brand, where she began managing William Regal. The following year, she returned to the SmackDown brand, where she formed an alliance with Michelle McCool known as LayCool. In May 2010, Layla won the WWE Women's Championship for the first time, making her the first British woman and Diva Search winner to have won the championship in history; she was also the final recognized WWE Women's Champion as the title was retired in September 2010. At the Extreme Rules pay-per-view in May 2011, the team would split after Layla defeated McCool in a no countout, no disqualification, loser leaves WWE match. Layla won her first-ever WWE Divas Championship at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view, lasting up to the Night of Champions pay-per-view in September 2012.


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WWE WrestleMania XXX

as Layla
Released: 2014-04-06

WrestleMania XXX was the 30th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling PPV event produced by...

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WWE Extreme Rules 2012

as Layla
Released: 2012-04-29

After eight years away from WWE, Brock Lesnar has reemerged to bring the pain, but John Cena...

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WWE WrestleMania XXIV

as Layla
Released: 2008-03-30

WrestleMania XXIV was the twenty-fourth annual WrestleMania PPV. The event took place on March...

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WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

as Layla
Released: 2010-03-28

WrestleMania XXVI was the twenty-sixth annual WrestleMania PPV and was presented by Slim Jim. It...

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WWE WrestleMania XXVII

as Layla
Released: 2011-04-02

The Rock returns home to be The World’s Most Electrifying Host of WrestleMania XXVII from...

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WWE WrestleMania XXV

as Layla
Released: 2009-04-05

WrestleMania XXV was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania PPV. It was presented by the National...

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WWE Bragging Rights 2010

as Layla
Released: 2010-10-24

Bragging Rights (2010) was a PPV that took place on October 24, 2010 at the Target Center in...

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WWE Survivor Series 2012

as Layla
Released: 2012-11-10

Deception and foul play have brought CM Punk to the brink of a year long winning WWE Champion...

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WWE Royal Rumble 2013

as Layla
Released: 2013-01-27

Finally...The Rock has come back to the Royal Rumble! In his first title match in over 10 years,...

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WWE Over The Limit 2012

as Layla
Released: 2012-05-20

John Cena takes on the polarizing purveyor of "People Power", John Laurinaitis. Plus, both World...

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WWE Survivor Series 2009

as Layla
Released: 2009-11-22

Survivor Series (2009) was a PPV which took place on November 22, 2009 at the Verizon Center in...

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WWE Extreme Rules 2010

as Layla (Ringside)
Released: 2010-04-25

Extreme Rules (2010) was a PPV presented by KFC, which took place on April 25, 2010 at the 1st...

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WWE Money in the Bank 2010

as Layla
Released: 2010-07-18

Money in the Bank was a PPV that took place on July 18, 2010 at the Sprint Center in Kansas...

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WWE WrestleMania 23

as Layla (Lumberjill)
Released: 2007-04-01

WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania PPV. It took place on April 1, 2007 at...

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WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010

as Layla
Released: 2011-04-01

TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2010) was a PPV that took place on December 19, 2010 at the...

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WWE Survivor Series 2014

as Layla
Released: 2014-11-23

Survivor Series featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from...

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WWE Survivor Series 2010

as Layla
Released: 2010-11-21

John Cena serves as special guest referee in the Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett WWE Championship...

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WWE Survivor Series 2008

as Layla
Released: 2008-11-23

Survivor Series (2008) was a PPV that took place on November 23, 2008 at the TD Banknorth Garden...

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WWE Extreme Rules 2011

as Layla
Released: 2011-05-01

Extreme Rules was a PPV presented by WowWee's Paper Jamz, which took place on May 1, 2011 at the...

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WWE Royal Rumble 2010

as Layla (Valet)
Released: 2010-01-31

Royal Rumble (2010) was the twenty-third annual Royal RumblePPV. It took place on January 31,...

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WWE SummerSlam 2010

as Layla (Appearance)
Released: 2010-08-15

SummerSlam (2010) was a PPV that took place on August 15, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los...

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WWE Cyber Sunday 2007

as Layla (Costume Contest)
Released: 2007-10-28

Cyber Sunday (2007) was the fourth annual Cyber Sunday PPV. It was presented by Fathead and took...

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WWE Money in the Bank 2014

as Layla
Released: 2014-06-29

Money in the Bank was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event...

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WWE Elimination Chamber 2010

as Layla
Released: 2010-02-21

Elimination Chamber (2010) was a PPV which took place on February 21, 2010 at the Scottrade...

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WWE Hell In A Cell 2010

as Layla (Ringside)
Released: 2010-10-03

Hell in a Cell (2010) was a PPV that took place on October 3, 2010 at the American Airlines...

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WWE Backlash 2008

as Herself
Released: 2008-04-27

Backlash (2008) was the tenth annual Backlash PPV. It took place on April 27, 2008 at the 1st...

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WWE Hell In A Cell 2012

as Layla
Released: 2012-10-28

For WWE Champion CM Punk and the undefeated Ryback, the unforgiving structure will either spell...

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WWE No Way Out 2007

as Layla
Released: 2007-02-18

No Way Out (2007) was the ninth annual No Way Out PPV event. It took place on February 18, 2007...

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WWE SummerSlam 2007

as Layla
Released: 2007-08-26

SummerSlam (2007) was the twentieth annual SummerSlam PPV. It was presented by THQ's Stuntman...

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WWE Survivor Series 2007

as Layla
Released: 2007-11-18

Survivor Series (2007) was a PPV which took place on November 18, 2007 at the American Airlines...

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WWE Battleground 2014

as Layla (Valet)
Released: 2014-07-20

Battleground (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It...

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WWE Royal Rumble 2011

as Layla
Released: 2011-01-30

Royal Rumble (2011) was the twenty-fourth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 30,...

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WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009

as Layla (Ringside)
Released: 2009-12-13

TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009) was the first annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs...

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WWE No Way Out 2012

as Layla
Released: 2012-06-17

Desperate measures have earned the Big Show an ironclad contract from John Laurinaitis. Now the...

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WWE Money in the Bank 2013

as Layla (Ringside)
Released: 2013-07-14

After a faux retirement speech, a vicious attack revealed Mark Henry's true objective… becoming...

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WWE Money In The Bank 2012

as Layla
Released: 2012-07-15

The coveted prize that has launched several careers into the championship limelight suspends...

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WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!

as Herself
Released: 2012-07-03

A special Independence Day edition of Super Smackdown Live features a 20-Man Bash Battle Royale,...

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Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals

as Layla
Released: 2019-06-11

Behind the scenes, Trish Stratus and Lita are the best of friends, but when they go eye to eye...

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WWE Night of Champions 2012

as Layla
Released: 2012-09-16

In a match marked by confusion and controversy, CM Punk puts his 300 day reign as WWE Champion...

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WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012

as Herself
Released: 2012-12-26

Relive the matches that made history this year with the Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2012. From...

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WWE Night of Champions 2009

as Layla
Released: 2009-07-26

Night of Champions (2009) was a PPV which took place on July 26, 2009 at the Wachovia Center in...

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The Source Awards: From Behind

as Dancer
Released: 2004-09-28

Tamika wants to seduce a rap star who's sure to be at the awards in Miami, and she'll stop at...

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WWE Diva Diaries

as Layla El
Released: 2007-11-29

The best of the WWE Divas division recapping 2006-2007 as hosted by Todd Grisham (yup, that ESPN...

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WWE Raw

as Layla
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE Raw

as Layla El
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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Project Runway

as Self
First aired: 2004-12-01

Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a...

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WWE NXT

as uncredited
First aired: 2010-02-23

Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension...

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WWE Superstars

as Layla El
First aired: 2009-04-16

WWE Superstars is a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that originally...

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WWE Main Event

as Layla
First aired: 2012-10-03

WWE Main Event is a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that airs on...

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WWE SmackDown

as Layla
First aired: 1999-04-29

The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every...

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WWE SmackDown

as Piggy James
First aired: 1999-04-29

The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every...

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WWE ECW

as Layla
First aired: 2006-06-13

ECW was a professional wrestling television program for WWE, based on the independent Extreme...

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Saturday Night's Main Event

as Layla El
First aired: 1985-05-11

A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on...

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Undertaker: The Last Ride

as Layla El
First aired: 2020-05-10

The anticipated WWE Network docuseries will look back on The Undertaker’s storied WWE career and...

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