Debbie Keitel

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Debbie Keitel
Keitel in June 2025
Personal information
Born (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 36)[1]
Galway, Ireland
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Debbie Keitel
Billed height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Billed weight55 kg (121 lb)
Trained byFight Factory Pro Wrestling (Phil Boyd)
Debut2017

Kaydell Joyce better known by her ring name Debbie Keitel is an Irish professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer. She is best known for her tenures with various promotions from the European independent circuit such as Pro-Wrestling: EVE, Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) and from the Japanese scene such as World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Joyce made her professional wrestling debut at Uprising 2: Hit Hard Or Die Trying, an event promoted by Uprising Wrestling on May 7, 2017, where she defeated local talent in singles competition.[4] Joyce is known for her tenures with various promotions from the British independent scene such as Fight Factory Pro Wrestling (FFPW), Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), Over The Top Wrestling (OTT) and many others.[2]

European independent circuit (2017–present)

Joyce competed at NXT UK #62 episode from September 18, 2019, where she fell short to Rhea Ripley in singles competition.[5]

Joyce competed in several of Progress Wrestling's Chapter series of events. She made her first appearance at Chapter 164: For The Love Of Progress 2 on March 1, 2024, where she unsuccessfully challenged Rhio for the Progress World Women's Championship.[6] At Chapter 170: Wrestling Never Sleeps on August 26, 2024, where she teamed up with Lena Kross and Nina Samuels in a losing effort against Kanji and The Experience (LA Taylor and Skye Smitson).[7]

At RevPro 12th Anniversary Show on August 24, 2024, Joyce teamed up with Nightshade, Rhio, Kanji and Gisele Shaw in a losing effort against The Cut Throat Collective (Alex Windsor, Lizzy Evo, Mercedez Blaze, Safire Reed and Nina Samuels) in ten-woman tag team competition.[8] At RevPro Uprising 2021 on November 21, she unsuccessfully challenged Alex Windsor for the Undisputed British Women's Championship.[9]

Joyce competed in the 2024 edition of Westside Xtreme Wrestling's wXw Femmes Fatales tournament in which she defeated Jane Nero, then fell short to Anita Vaughan in the finals.[10]

Pro-Wrestling: EVE (2019–present)

Joyce is best known for her tenure with Pro-Wrestling: EVE. During her time in the promotion, she chased for various accomplishments. At EVE Wrestle Queendom 4 on August 27, 2021, she unsuccessfully competed in a six-way gauntlet match for the Pro-Wrestling: EVE International Championship in which reigning champion kasey retained over Joyce, Emersyn Jayne, Hyan, Maddison Miles and Nightshade. She also competed in a rumble match for the Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship the same night, bout won by Jetta who dethroned previous champion Rhia O'Reilly.[11]

She is a former two-time Pro-Wrestling: EVE Tag Team Championship, having won the titles for the first time alongside Valkyrie as "The Woke Queens" on October 12, 2019, at Check Yourself by defeating Laura Di Matteo and Mercedes Martinez in the tournament finals to win the vacant titles.[12] Secondly, she won the titles alongside Anita Vaughan as "The Gals" at EVE 126: Beers, Brawls & Burlesque on September 6, 2024, by defeating Operation SAS (Skye Smitson and Nightshade).[13]

Japanese independent circuit (2025–present)

World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (2025–present)

Joyce made her debut in the Japanese independent scene in World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana, at a house show promoted on January 26, 2025, where she teamed up with Dash Chisako in a losing effort against Ayako Sato and Himiko.[14] At a house show from July 27, 2025, she teamed up with Sato as "Caffeine Crush" and defeated Nijumaru (Nanami Hatano and Rina Amikura) to win the WWWD Tag Team Championship.[15] At Diana 15th Anniversary NO. 1 on January 24, 2026, Joyce defeated Hatano to win the vacant WWWD World Championship.[16]

Joyce began competing in World Wonder Ring Stardom's New Blood series of events in 2025, making her debut at Stardom New Blood 22 on June 4, 2025, where she defeated Akira Kurogane in singles competition.[17] At Stardom New Blood 26 on October 30, 2025, she teamed up with Ram Kaicho and Azusa Inaba to defeat God's Eye (Tomoka Inaba, Ranna Yagami and Kiyoka Kotatsu).[18]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Debbie Keitel • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Debbie Keitel/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Debbie Keitel Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (7 May 2017). "Uprising 2: Hit Hard Or Die Trying". cagematch.net. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "NXT UK 2019". thesmackdownhotel.com. The Smackdown Hotel. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Dark Angelita (3 March 2024). "Resultados PROGRESS Chapter 164: For The Love Of Progress 2". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (26 August 2024). "PROGRESS Chapter 170 Results (8/26): Luke Jacobs vs. Kid Lykos, KENTA vs. Ricky Knight Jr". Fightful. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (22 November 2021). "RevPro Uprising Results (11/21): Will Ospreay Takes On Shota Umino". fightful.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  10. ↑ ZerepWrestling (7 October 2024). "wXw 10/6/24 Femmes Fatales 2024 Results". pwponderings.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. ↑ Wilkinson, Nick (27 August 2021). "Jetta becomes new EVE Champion at Wrestle Queendom 4; Charlie Morgan revealed as The Gambler". diva-dirt.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  12. ↑ Greer, Jamie (13 October 2019). "#AndNEW: Irish Duo Woke Queens Wins EVE Tag Team Championship". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Pro Wrestling EVE 126: Beers, Brawls & Burlesque Results And Stream (9/6): The Gals Win Tag Gold". fightful.com. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  14. ↑ 【試合結果】2025年1月26日(日)アミスタ大会vol.78. www-diana.com (in Japanese). World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  15. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (27 July 2025). "Diana". cagematch.net. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (24 January 2026). "Diana". cagematch.net. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  17. ↑ Black, Ethan (8 June 2025). "Stardom New Blood 22 Results (June 4th, 2025)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  18. ↑ Rubio, Antonio (20 October 2025). "STARDOM NEW BLOOD 26 results". solowrestling.com. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  19. ↑ Goodwin, Rob (14 October 2024). "NEWS Stardom & Marigold Representation in the 2024 PWI Women's 2024 PWI Women's 250". talkjoshi.com. Retrieved 14 October 2024.