5 things you didn't know about Franky Monet (Taya Valkyrie)

#2. 2019 was a big year for Franky Monet

Franky Monet is a former Knockouts Champion

2019 was a big year for Franky Monet, a.k.a. Taya Valkyrie in Impact Wrestling. Monet kicked off the year by winning her first-ever Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship. She defeated Tessa Blanchard for the title at Homecoming on January 6.

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— Taya Valkyrie (@TheTayaValkyrie) February 9, 2021

After her title win, La Wera Loca opened up to Vulture Hound about her feelings:

"This is the first major title that I have won within the United States and, for me, that’s a huge accomplishment. I am a Canadian girl that wanted to become a professional wrestler and had to change my entire life and move to Mexico in order to follow my dreams. Ultimately ended up here in the US, now working with Impact, I mean it’s a dream come true for me. I worked my butt off to get here and I don’t think anybody can tell me otherwise because I’ve been through hell and back to get to this point. I’m extremely proud to be the Impact Knockouts Champion, to represent the lineage that is being a Knockouts Champion and representing it in the world of today. With how strong women’s wrestling is, this is an extremely important title to have and I’m very proud of it".

Monet's reign remains the longest in the title's history at 377 days. Sports Illustrated ranked her fifth in the top 10 women wrestlers of the year in 2019. She also won the Knockout of the Year award.

🧡 “Don’t ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who your are.” - @ladygaga #WERALOCA pic.twitter.com/FnN5ibN3jp

— Taya Valkyrie (@TheTayaValkyrie) February 6, 2021