The
newest Knockout on the IMPACT Wrestling roster is ready to bring the
heat in her own form and fashion.
Welcome, Tasha Steelz!
“I
feel great signing with Impact,” she said. “I have been working
extremely hard for this moment and, in my mind, I’m saying, ‘It’s
about damn time!’ I’ve been watching Impact Wrestling for a long
time, following everything Impact has been doing over the years and
the amazing talent (on the roster). I feel I can bring a different
flavor to the Knockouts Division.
“The
Knockouts Division has amazing, talented women with different types
of styles, backgrounds, and personalities.”
Steelz made her IMPACT debut in a Knockouts Battle Royal about a year ago in Philadelphia.
On IMPACT May 12, she went one-on-one against Kylie Rae.
“Tasha
Steelz is a young, ambitious, dedicated, hard-working, competitive,
athletic, outspoken tomboy from Newark, N.J., with a lot of swag,”
she said. “Tasha Steelz is not a gimmick, not a character, She is
the Boricua Bad Ass, the Culture Queen, the Brightest Star in the
Sky.”
Steelz
comes from a single-parent home who said her mom “always taught me
(that) you had to be both book and street-smart in order to survive.” So, she always stands up for what she believes in.
“Tasha
Steelz is a fighter with a strong attitude and is very protective of
the ones closest to me,” she said. “I like to prove people who
doubt me wrong, both in and out of the ring.”
Steelz
was trained by Damian Adams at Team Adams in Wharton, N.J., starting
in September 2015. Her first match was about a year later.
She
has wrestled for Ring Of Honor, House Of Hardcore, Rise/Shimmer, and
other promotions throughout North America.
“My
short-term goals were achieved by being signed (by IMPACT),” she
said. “I know I can show everyone who has not heard of me why I am
who I say I am.”
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From Tasha Steelz
Long-term
Goals:
“Being
able to provide for myself (and) my family (because) family always
comes first. I also want to become the best female athlete, period. I don’t just want to be in the talks of ‘Who’s the best female
wrestler?’ I want to be in talks of who’s the best female
athlete. When I retire, I want people to say that I’ve done it
all, that I’ve achieved every goal I set out to achieve, won every
title, made history for my culture, inspired others just as people
inspired me. I want to be able to go back to where I came from and
have my community and my family be proud of everything I’ve done in
my career.”
Analysis
of the Knockouts Division:
“Over
the years, the Knockouts Roster has had a list of incredible women –
Hall of Famers, future Hall of famers, women I admired and watched on
TV as an upcoming wrestler myself. I am honored to be among such an
incredible roster and look forward to adding my abilities and
creativity to such a talented roster.”
Reigning
Knockouts Champion, Jordynne Grace:
“I
have a lot of respect for Jordynne and we are no strangers to each
other. I think she’s great, powerful, very athletic, but as
champion of the Knockouts Division, she also has a target on her
back. She has the title belt that every woman on the roster wants
and will stop at nothing to get, including myself, so I am really
looking forward to seeing her sometime soon.”
Kiera
Hogan:
“Kiera
is a close friend of mine. We’ve known each other for a while and
always have each other’s back, no matter what. I love her and am
happy to be in the same locker room as her. She’s amazingly
talented, beautiful, smart, strong-minded, fierce, and just a total
package. I couldn’t be more happier watching her killing it at
IMPACT and as much as everyone has seen Kiera over the years, I feel
because she’s been taking the back seat for too long following
others, nobody has seen the real ‘Girl on Fire’ yet, but I know
all of that is about to change real soon.”
What
led you to pro wrestling:
“I
am a competitive person, most of the people in my family are. I was
always into sports and fitness. I played basketball, softball,
competed in track & field … pretty much if I was able to play
it, I went and did it. I also admired and watched boxing, MMA, and
wrestling so much that I knew no matter what I did, I wanted to be a
professional athlete or at least work in that field. I was hooked on
wrestling as a kid. I had my mind set on wanting to become a
professional wrestler and performing like some of my favorites I
watched on TV every week. Plus, I used to get into some fights
growing up, so I figured I can do this style of fighting and not get
into any trouble. “
First
wrestling show attended:
“I
can’t remember the date, but it was around 1999, a WWE live event
that my mom took me and my cousin to in East Rutherford, N.J. It was
the best experience for me because I got to share it with my cousin
who I grew up watching wrestling with and my mom who is also a
wrestling fan herself.”
Finishing
move:
“My
finisher is a springboard bulldog I like to call HKD, aka, Hard
Knocks Drop. I also have the best cutter in the business, the
OKURRR!”
And
finally:
“I
am the Culture Queen, the Boricua Bad Ass and the brightest star in
the sky. I’m coming for everything they said I wouldn’t have!”
Article source: Impactwrestling.com