Tasha Steelz

Latasha Harris (born April 3, 1988), better known as Tasha Steelz, is an American professional wrestler, currently signed with Impact Wrestling, where she is one half of the current Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Kiera Hogan in their first reign.[4] She also worked in National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Ring of Honor (ROH).[5][6]

Tasha Steelz
Birth nameLatasha Harris[1]
Born (1988-04-03) April 3, 1988
Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Tasha Steelz[3]
Billed height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Billed from"Brick City"[3]
Trained byDamian Adams[4]
Debut2015[4]

Professional wrestling career

Ring of Honor (2017–2020)

Steelz made her Ring of Honor (ROH) debut on April 1, 2017, at the pre-show of Supercard of Honor XI, where she defeated Brandi Lauren.[7] On the September 15, 2018, episode of ROH TV Steelz unsuccessfully challenged the Women of Honor World Champion Sumie Sakai in a non-title Proving Ground match.[8] On the July 12, 2019, episode of ROH TV, after defeating Angelina Love, Jenny Rose and Stella Grey, Steelz became the No. 1 contender for the Women of Honor World Championship which then was held by Kelly Klein.[9] Steelz faced Klein for the champiponship on August 9, 2019 at Summer Supercard, where Klein retained the title.[6] Steelz were booked to participant at Quest for Gold tournament for the new Ring of Honor Women's World Championship, which was supposed to take place on April 24, 2020.[10] However, the show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] Steelz would later sign with Impact Wrestling.[4]

National Wrestling Alliance (2019–2020)

Steelz made her National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) debut on December 14, 2019, at Into the Fire, where she unsuccessfully challenged Thunder Rosa.[5] After having couple of matches against Marti Belle[12] and Melina,[13] Steelz made her final televised appearance on the May 12, 2020 episode of NWA Power, where she defeated Ashley Vox and Belle.[14]

Impact Wrestling (2020–present)

Steelz made her Impact Wrestling debut on the May 17, 2019 episode of Impact!, where she competed in a Knockouts battle royal, which was won by Glenn Gilbertti.[15] Steelz made her return to Impact Wretling on the May 12, 2020 episode of Impact! where she unsuccessfully challenged Kylie Rae.[16] On May 13, Impact Wrestling announced that Steelz has signed with company.[4] With Steelz arrival to Impact Wrestling, she quickly formed an alliance with Kiera Hogan, establishing themselves as the villainous duo of the Knockouts division. On the June 2 episode of Impact!, Steelz won her first match on Impact, as she teamed with Hogan where they defeated the team of Rae and Susie.[17] Hogan and Steelz found themselves feuding with Havok and Neveah, which led into a no disqualification match on the August 11 episode of Impact!, where Hogan and Steelz were victorious, ending their feud with Havok and Nevaeh in the process.[18]At Hard to Kill, Hogan and Steelz defeated Havok and Nevaeh to become the new Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions.

Championships and accomplishments

References
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  2. "Tasha Steelz". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
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  4. "Breaking: Tasha Steelz Signs With IMPACT Wrestling". Impact Wrestling. May 13, 2020.
  5. Powell, Jason (December 14, 2019). "NWA Into The Fire results: Powell's live review of Nick Aldis vs James Storm in a best of three falls match for the NWA Championship, Rock & Roll Express vs. Wild Cards for the NWA Tag Titles, Colt Cabana vs. Aron Stevens vs. Ricky Starks for the NWA National Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  6. "8/9/19 - Summer Supercard - Toronto, ON". Ring of Honor. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  7. "Can Tasha Steelz Prove Herself Against WOH Champion?". Ring of Honor.
  8. Powell, Jason (September 17, 2018). "Powell's Ring of Honor TV Review: The Briscoes and Punishment Martinez vs. So Cal Uncensored, Jonathan Gresham challenges Bully Ray to a wrestling match, Sumie Sakai vs. Tasha Steelz in a Proving Ground match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  9. "Tasha Steelz Challenges For Kelly Klein's WOH World Title At Summer Supercard In Toranto". Ring of Honor.
  10. Lambert, Jeremy (March 2, 2020). "Tasha Steelz Added To ROH Women's Title Tournament". 411MANIA.
  11. Lee, Joseph (April 16, 2020). "Ring of Honor Paid Participants Of Now-Cancelled Quest for Gold Tournament". 411MANIA.
  12. Matthews, Graham (January 1, 2020). "NWA Powerrr Review - January 1, 2020". Next Era Wrestling.
  13. Powell, Jason (February 11, 2020). "2/11 NWA Powerrr results: Powell's review of The Rock & Roll Express vs. Nick Aldis and Royce Isaacs, Ricky Starks vs. Matt Cross for the NWA TV Title, Melina vs. Tasha Steelz, The Boucners vs. The Dawsons, Tim Storm vs. Thom Latimer". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  14. Powell, Jason (May 12, 2020). "5/12 NWA Powerrr results: Powell's review of Billy Corgan's announcement on the future of the company, Nick Aldis and Thom Latimer vs. Marty Scurll and Brody King, The Rock & Roll Express vs. Aron Stevens and Question Mark, Tim Storm vs. Jax Dane in a No DQ match, Marti Belle vs. Tasha Steelz vs. Ashley Vox". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  15. Bush, Greg (May 17, 2019). "Impact Wrestling Results (May 17th, 2019): World Champion suffers significant spinal trauma". Sportskeeda. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  16. Bush, Greg (May 12, 2020). "IMPACT Wrestling Results (May 12th, 2020): Winners, Grades, and Video Highlights". Sportskeeda. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  17. Bush, Greg (June 2, 2020). "IMPACT Wrestling Results (June 2nd, 2020): Winners, Grades, and Video Highlights". Sportskeeda. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  18. "Havok & Neveah Ended Their Feud With Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz In A Chaotic No DQ Match On IMPACT WRESTLING". The Ring Report. August 12, 2020.
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  20. Powell, Jason (January 16, 2021). "1/16 Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill results: Kenny Omega, Doc Gallows, and Karl Anderson vs. Rich Swann, Moose, and Chris Sabin, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Taya Valkyrie for the Knockouts Title, Manik vs. Chris Bey vs. Rohit Raju for the X Division Title, Ethan Page vs. Karate Man". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  21. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Female 50/100 for 2020". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  22. Richards, Alex (December 13, 2020). "Tasha Steelz Wins GSI Tournament". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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