Megan Bayne

Bayne in April 2024
Personal information
Born	Megan Doheny (1998-06-01)June 1, 1998 (age 27)[2] East Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Megan Monroe Megan Doheny Meg Doheny Meg Megan Bayne
Billed height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Billed weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Billed from	Thessaloniki
Trained by	Damian Adams Rip Rogers Al Snow Matt Cappotelli[1]
Debut	2017

Megan Doheny (born June 1, 1998), better known by herring nameMegan Bayne (Japanese:メーガン・ベーン,Hepburn:Mēgan Bēn), is an Americanprofessional wrestler. She is signed toAll Elite Wrestling (AEW). She also makes appearances on the U.S.independent circuit, primarily forGame Changer Wrestling (GCW) andHouse of Glory (HOG).

Described as one of the topindependent performers in the U.S.,^[3] Doheny is best known for her tenure atOhio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where she first launched her wrestling career in 2017 and won theOVW Women's Championship in 2019.^[4] She has also achieved success inJapanese professional wrestling through her work atwomen's wrestlingpromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom.^[5][6][4]

Doheny made herprofessional wrestling debut inOhio Valley Wrestling in November 2017. She worked for OVW until 2023, winning theOVW Women's Championship once.^[7] She dropped the title toMax the Impaler atOVW TV #1055 on October 29, 2019.^[8] Due to OVW holding developmental partnerships withImpact Wrestling, Doheny competed atImpact Wrestling/OVW Outbreak on February 21, 2020, where she unsuccessfully challengedJessicka Havok,Jordynne Grace andKiera Hogan in afour-way match.^[9] Bayne performed sporadically forAll Elite Wrestling from 2021 to 2023, mainly onDark andElevation.^[10]

Doheny also worked in theAmerican independent scene. On July 31, 2021, during the sixthECWA Women's Super 8 Tournament, she defeated Ashley D'Amboise to win the tournament at the finals.,^[11] she would tear her ACL in early 2022 and miss the remainder of the year.

Doheny made her debut inWorld Wonder Ring Stardom on the first night of the2023 Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix from July 23, by attackingTam Nakano and demanding a match for theWorld of Stardom Championship.^[12] She had her first match on the second night of the tournament from July 29, where she teamed up withMei Seira andSuzu Suzuki to defeatStars (Mayu Iwatani,Koguma andSaya Iida) in asix-woman tag team match.^[13]

AtStardom x Stardom: Osaka Summer Team on August 13, 2023, she unsuccessfully challenged Nakano for the "red belt".^[14] Due to frequently bonding a chemistry with Suzu Suzuki andMaika over the time, Doheny laid a challenge forBaribari Bombers (Giulia,Mai Sakurai andThekla) atStardom Nagoya Golden Fight 2023 on October 9. They lost the bout in the process.^[15]

From October 15 to November 12, Doheny and Maika, together known as Divine Kingdom, competed in the2023 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League.^[16] They won the tournament by defeating Crazy Star (Mei Seira andSuzu Suzuki) in the finals.^[17][18]

On the January 15, 2025 special episode ofDynamite namedMaximum Carnage, she made her AEW television debut participating in the women'sCasino Gauntlet match, which was won byToni Storm.^[19] On February 1, AEW PresidentTony Khan announced that Bayne was officially signed to the promotion.^[20] On the February 8 episode ofCollision, Bayne attackedThunder Rosa after Rosa defeatedPenelope Ford.^[21] Bayne later formed an alliance with Ford and the duo defeated Rosa andKris Statlander on the March 5 episode ofDynamite.^[22][23] On April 6 atDynasty, Bayne unsuccessfully challenged Toni Storm for theAEW Women's World Championship.^[24] After Dynasty, Bayne and Ford began a feud withAnna Jay andHarley Cameron, with the feud cultimating on the May 28 episode ofDynamite, where Bayne and Ford defeating Jay and Cameron in astreet fight.^[25] On the July 9 episode ofDynamite, Bayne defeatedQueen Aminata,Tay Melo, andThekla in a four-way match to earn the number two entry in the women'sCasino Gauntlet match, but failed to win the match three days later atAll In.^[26][27] On November 12 atBlood & Guts, Bayne competed in the first ever women'sBlood and Guts match, where her team was victorious.^[28]

Bayne was in a relationship with formerAEW wrestlerJoey Janela.^[29]

• East Coast Wrestling Association
  • Women's Super 8 Tournament (2021)^[11]
• House of Glory
  • HOG Women's Championship (1 time)
• Immortal Championship Wrestling
  • ICW Women's Championship (1 time)
• Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • OVW Women's Championship (1 time)^[30]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 120 of the top 150 female singles wrestlers in thePWI Women's 150 in 2021^[31]
  • Ranked No. 139 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in thePWI 500 in 2024^[32]
• World Wonder Ring Stardom
  • Goddesses of Stardom Tag League (2023) – withMaika^[17][18]
  • Stardom Year-End Award (1 time)
    • Best Match Award (2023)vs.Giulia onDecember 29^[33]

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