 Jinny in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jinny Sandhú (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (age 36) London, England |
| Alma mater | Birmingham City University (BSc) |
Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jinny[1] Jinny Couture[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 136 lb (62 kg) |
| Billed from | Knightsbridge, England |
| Trained by | The Projo[1][2] Jimmy Havoc[1][2] |
| Debut | 4 January 2015 |
| Retired | 14 January 2023 |
Jinny Hahn (néeSandhú; born 28 September 1989) is an English retiredprofessional wrestler.
She is best known for her time inProgress Wrestling (PROGRESS) andWWE, where she performed on theNXT UK brand. She also wrestled for multiple British wrestling promotions, such asRevolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW),Pro-Wrestling: EVE (EVE), andWestside Xtreme Wrestling (WxW).
Jinny Sandhú[3][4] was born inLondon on 28 September 1989, and grew up in London'sKnightsbridge district. She is ofIndian descent.[5] Sandhú first started watching wrestling when she was nine years old and was influenced byJushin Liger,Lita,Ted DiBiase,Sherri Martel,Victoria, andTrish Stratus.[2][5] She earned aBSc inpsychology fromBirmingham City University in 2012.[6]
Sandhú was trained byProgress Wrestling (Progress) and was the first female graduate of Progress's Projo wrestling school.[2][1] In January 2015, now worked under the ring nameJinny, she had her first singles match at Progress Endvr:8, defeating Pollyanna.[7] At Endvr:12, Jinny defeatedToni Storm.[8] At Endvr:15, Jinny defeatedLeva Bates.[9] At Chapter 28, Jinny defeated Storm in a re-match.[10] At Chapter 34, Jinny andMarty Scurll defeatedLaura Di Matteo andMark Haskins.[11] At Chapter 36, Jinny,Alex Windsor and Dahlia Black defeated Pollyanna,Nixon Newell and Di Matteo.[12] In August 2017, Jinny andDeonna Purrazzo defeated Black andDakota Kai.[13][14][15] At Chapter 66, Jinny andMercedes Martinez defeated Storm and Shazza McKenzie.[16] Jinny andAustin Theory defeatedKay Lee Ray andWill Ospreay at Chapter 67.[17] At Chapter 69, Jinny defeated Storm to win theProgress Wrestling World Women's Championship for the first time.[18] Jinny successfully defended the championship against Kai.[19] On 30 December, she lost the title toJordynne Grace, ending her reign at 224 days and with 6 title defenses.
Jinny, now worked under the ring nameJinny Couture made herRevolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) debut in June 2016, defeating Addy Starr.[20]
In 2017, she defeatedVeda Scott.[21] Jinny won theRevPro British Women's Championship after defeating Purrazzo inAt The Cockpit 25, making her the inaugural champion.[22] She successfully defended the title againstMillie McKenzie andBea Priestley.[23]
Jinny lost the title toJamie Hayter in 2018, ending her reign at 147 days and with 1 title defense.[24]
In 2016, Jinny debuted for German wrestling promotion,Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) and defeating Black. Later that same night, she was defeated byAlpha Female in a Fatal 4-Way match that also includedShanna and Melanie Gray.[25]
In 2017, Jinny defeatedThunder Rosa.[26]
In April 2017, Jinny took part inWWE'sWrestleMania 33Axxess,[27] where she was defeated byToni Storm on two days of the axxess.[28]
A little over a year later, in June 2018, it was announced that WWE had signed her to a contract.[29][30] Around that time, Jinny was announced as one of the four women who would compete in a Fatal 4-Way match to determine the number one contender for theNXT Women's Championship on Day 1 ofUnited Kingdom Championship Tournament.[31][32] At the event, Jinny was injured during the match,[33] forcing her out of it and the match was later reverted to a triple threat match between Storm,Killer Kelly andIsla Dawn.[34][35][36]
In July, Jinny took part of the2018 Mae Young Classic, where she was defeated in the first round by her rival Storm.[37]
Shortly after her participation in the Mae Young Classic, Jinny was announced as part of the women's roster in the newly createdNXT UKbrand. After a series of vignettes promoting her debut, Jinny made her television debut on the 7 November episode, where she attackedDakota Kai from behind after she lost a match against Toni Storm.[38] Jinny would then enter a tournament for the inauguralNXT UK Women's Championship, where she would defeatMillie McKenzie in the first round,[39] only to be eliminated from the tournament by Storm in the semi–finals.[40]
On the 15 May 2019 episode ofNXT UK, Jinny alongside the debutingJazzy Gabert interrupting a match between Killer Kelly andXia Brookside, attacking the two in the process and taking on Gabert as her enforcer. On the 19 June episode ofNXT UK, Jinny, as well as other women, competed in a battle royal to determine who will get a future opportunity for the NXT UK Women's Championship. In the match, Jinny got eliminated by Brookside. On 17 July episode ofNXT UK, Jinny defeated Brookside, thanks to Gabert's interference. Following this, Jinny and Jazzy went on to feud withRhea Ripley andPiper Niven, where they ultimately came out on the losing side of things in various tag and singles matches. Jinny defeatedAmale on the 19 December episode ofNXT UK, where after the match, Jazzy refused to continue to beat down Amale, which led to the two parting ways as they went into 2020.
On 2 April 2020, Jinny teamed withKay Lee Ray in a successful effort against Niven andDani Luna. On 24 September 2020, Jinny made her return to NXT UK television, staring at Ray after her successful title defense against Niven. The following week, Jinny made her return to the ring by defeating Brookside and claiming she would be even more ruthless than ever before. On 5 November 2020, Jinny defeated newcomer Aleah James in a fairly fast squash match. After the match, Jinny called out Niven, claiming that she lacked killer instinct and the determination to be champion. During a Falls Count Anywhere championship match between Ray and Niven on 19 November 2020, she first attacked Niven at ringside, costing her the match and allowing Ray to retain. On 26 November 2020, Jinny defeatedIsla Dawn, and after the match, she mocked Niven, saying that she hoped she was watching from the hospital.
Tensions continued to boil between Jinny and Niven, and eventually a match between the pair was announced on the first episode of NXT UK in 2021, where the winner would be the next to challenge Ray for the championship. On 7 January 2021, Jinny successfully defeated Niven after interference fromJoseph Conners, whom Jinny seemed to have aligned herself with. Two weeks later, on the 21 January episode ofNXT UK, Jinny was defeated by Ray, who retained her championship despite interference from Conners. Following this, Jinny and Conners would continue to feud with Niven, who gained an unlikely ally in Jack Starz. On the 11 March episode ofNXT UK, Jinny and Conners were defeated by Niven and Starz in a mixed tag team match. Conners eventually defeated Starz in a singles match, thus ending the feud between the two teams. Jinny would then begin to feud withAoife Valkyrie, saying that Valkyrie avoided her since her arrival in NXT UK. On 22 July episode ofNXT UK, Jinny would appear onNoam Dar's Supernova Sessions, where she vowed to end Valkyrie, and later that evening, Valkyrie handed Jinny a feather to signal that she accepted her challenge. On the 29 July episode ofNXT UK, Jinny defeated Valkyrie following a distraction from Conners. It was then announced that Jinny would face Valkyrie again, but this time it would be in a no disqualification match where Conners was locked in a cage; Jinny failed to win that match. The following week, Jinny claimed that although she lost the match, she won the war. On 16 September episode ofNXT UK, Jinny found that Dawn had invaded her dressing room. The following week, Jinny defeated Dawn.
She defeatedAmale on the 27 January 2022 episode ofNXT UK, which would be her final wrestling match.
On 14 January 2023, after a year of inactivity, Sandhú confirmed her retirement from wrestling due to an injury that was later revealed to be aconcussion.[41]
Sandhú had an uncredited role in an episode of the third season of the British crime drama seriesDCI Banks.[42][dead link]
From 2021 to 2022, Sandhú andTrent Seven co-hosted the showWWE The Run-In.
Sandhú met Austrian wrestler Walter Hahn, better known asGunther, when they wrestled on theindependent circuit; they began dating while inNXT UK, and married in a private ceremony in 2022.[43][44] They held a second ceremony with family and friends in Sandhú's nativeLondon in April 2023.[45] Their son was born on 27 December 2023.[46] In 2025, they purchased a home inCambridge.[47]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | DCI Banks | — | Uncredited role (season 3) |
| 2021–2022 | WWE The Run-In | Herself | Co-host |
