Former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion Tasha Steelz has been in the professional wrestling business for nearly a decade. With IMPACT Wrestling rebranding itself back to TNA Wrestling at the Hard To Kill pay-per-view, the Knockouts Ultimate X will be taking place at the PPV. The promotion revealed that Steelz, the inaugural winner of the Knockouts Ultimate X match, will be returning to compete in the next match as well.
“BREAKING: The winner of the first Knockouts Ultimate X looks to do it again as @RealTSteelz is the next competitor in Ultimate X at TNA #HardToKill on January 13 LIVE on PPV from the Palms in Las Vegas,” TNA Wrestling tweeted.
Steelz will be joined by Gisele Shaw, Xia Brookside and Jody Threat in the match.
Tasha Steelz on her time away from IMPACT Wrestling
Steelz was interviewed by Steve Fall of Wrestling News. During the interview, the former Knockouts Champion opened up about when she was away from the company.
“At the time, after I did my new deal and I did ask for time off, I had to just step back and find Tasha Steelz because of me losing the championship, and I felt like I was at the top of my game, but reality struck, and reality basically told me, ‘No, you’re not, and there’s some things you need to work on, there’s some things you need to do,’” Steelz said. “That’s with everybody. That’s not just with me. Everybody has that moment. So I had to just really step back and just really work on being a better Tasha Steelz for not just myself, but everyone who supported me, including everyone in that locker room in IMPACT and management and the girls and the guys. They all stood behind me during that time.
“I did what I did, and I found myself, and I got better, and things have just been great so far, and I made my return in Windsor, saved my girl. She was getting jumped but I was like, ‘Hell no, Team Adams all the way, through and through.’ Came in, saved my girl, and we had a great moment, and Tasha Steelz is back, and more Flava at it very, very soon,” Tasha Steelz said.
