Stephanie Hym Lee ( née Bell; born April 16, 1989) is an American

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...

currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name "Michin" Mia Yim. She is a member of

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. She is also known for her time in Impact Wrestling, where she is a former

Impact Knockouts Champion The Impact Knockouts World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by Impact Wrestling. It is primarily contested for in Impact's women's division, known as the Impact Knockouts. The championship debuted on Octo ...

. During her career, Yim has performed for

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(where she was briefly known as Reckoning as part of the faction Retribution) Impact Wrestling,

Combat Zone Wrestling Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) is an American independent wrestling promotion. In 1998, John Zandig and five of his students, Ric Blade, T.C.K, Lobo, Nick Gage and Justice Pain, along with trainer Jon Dahmer, began to run professional wrestling ...

(CZW),

Shine Wrestling Shine Wrestling (stylized as SHINE Wrestling and often referred to simply as SHINE) is an American, New York based independent women's professional wrestling promotion. It is the sister promotion to Shimmer Women Athletes and airs events on Inte ...

, and

Shimmer Women Athletes Shimmer Women Athletes (often referred to and stylized as SHIMMER) is an American, Chicago-based independent women's professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on November 6, 2005. Established by Dave Prazak and run by both him ...

. In Shine, she has held both the

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and the

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(with

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). In addition, she has wrestled in Japan for Reina Joshi Puroresu.

Early life

Stephanie Hym Bell was born on April 16, 1989 in

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, California. Her father is

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and her mother is

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. Bell played

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at James Madison High School in the

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suburb of

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. She then attended

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on a volleyball scholarship, where she studied

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. She played volleyball until her senior year.

Professional wrestling career

Early career

A fan of

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since her childhood, Bell began training at a

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at the age of 18, while attending college. She trained for eighteen months before making her debut on August 22, 2009, adopting the ring name Mia Yim, and initially working primarily for

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promotions in Virginia. After taking bookings outside of Virginia, she wrestled for Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW), facing wrestlers including Annie Social, Angeldust, and Brittany Force. During this time, she met

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, through whom she began training at the Ring of Honor (ROH) Wrestling Academy and working for ROH. In ROH, she performed

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duties for The Embassy, beginning in 2011. Yim also wrestled sporadically for ROH, taking on

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and

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. In addition, she worked for the International Wrestling Cartel, Real Championship Wrestling, Northeast Wrestling, and

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(MCW) during her early years in wrestling. After graduating from college, Yim received an invitation to train and wrestle in Japan with Universal Woman's Pro Wrestling Reina in 2011. Through Reina's relationship with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Yim also learned Mexican lucha libre. Mia Yim 2013

Combat Zone Wrestling (2010–2012)

After training with D. J. Hyde at the

(CZW) training school, Yim began working for CZW as a

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

for

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. Debuting at ''Cage of Death II'' in December 2010, the two were presented as a storyline couple, and Yim regularly interfered in Cole's matches to help him win. After helping Cole gain a victory over Greg Excellent at ''Down With The Sickness 2011'' in September, Excellent began feuding with the pair. As part of the storyline, Yim faced Excellent in an

intergender match Intergender wrestling, also known as mixed wrestling, is a type of professional wrestling match between a man and a woman and may also refer to tag team matches with both men and women on each team. Intergender tag team matches are not to be confu ...

at ''Night Of Infamy 10: Ultimatum'' in November. After losing a rematch in January 2012, Yim challenged Excellent to a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at ''Aerial Assault 2012'', which Yim won, to conclude the feud. She made only two more appearances for CZW that year before leaving the promotion.

Shine Wrestling (2012–2015)

Yim debuted for

at their second show in August 2012, defeating

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. Throughout 2012 and 2013, she faced wrestlers including

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and Tina San Antonio, before entering the tournament to determine the inaugural Shine Champion. She defeated

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at ''Shine 10'' in May 2013, and at ''Shine 11'', she defeated

and

Ivelisse Vélez Ivelisse Milagro Vélez (born September 21, 1987), better known by her ring name Ivelisse, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. She is known for her time in Lucha Underground, where she twice held the Lucha Underground Trios Championship ...

en route to the final, where she lost to

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. As part of Shine, she also appeared for Evolve, taking on Vélez and Su Yung in showcase matches. On February 28, 2014, at ''Shine 17'', Yim teamed with Leva Bates during the

tournament, forming the

tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establish ...

The Lucha Sisters. They defeated the teams of

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and

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, and Sassy Stephie and

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en route to the final, where they defeated Made In Sin (

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and Taylor Made) to become the inaugural Shine Tag Team Champions. They successfully defended the championship against Nevaeh and Sassy Stephie, and against the team of

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and Madison Eagles at ''Shine 18'', but lost it to Legendary (

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and Brandi Wine) at ''Shine 20'' on June 27. The Lucha Sisters failed to regain the title in a rematch in August at ''Shine 21''. On November 16, 2014, during the

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tour in China, Yim defeated Ivelisse Vélez to win the Shine Championship, making her the first woman to have held both the Shine Championship and Shine Tag Team Championship. At ''Shine 26'' on April 3, 2015, Yim lost the championship to

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in a title vs. title match. At ''Shine 28'', Yim was defeated by Allysin Kay, and began showing signs of a heel turn when she blamed Leva Bates for the loss. Yim turned villainous at ''Shine 31'' on December 11, 2015, when she attacked Leva Bates after the duo lost to Marti Belle and Jayme Jameson in a match for the vacant SHINE Tag Team Championship.

Shimmer Women Athletes (2013)

Yim made her debut for

on April 6, 2013, at ''Volume 53'' with a loss to

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. She earned her first victory at ''Volume 56'' later that month against Evie, before a series of losses to

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, and Madison Eagles. After victories over

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, Angie Skye, and Hikaru Shida, Yim unsuccessfully challenged

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for the

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at ''Volume 65'' in April 2014. Yim finished out 2014 facing wrestlers including Ray, Akino, and

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Full Impact Pro (2013)

In April 2013, Yim debuted for

Full Impact Pro Full Impact Pro (FIP) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is currently part of the World Wrestling Network (WWN) along with Shine Wrestling. Sal Hamaoui founded the company and serves as the President while Trevin Adams is the ...

, defeating Larry Dallas in an intergender match. In August, Yim and Dos Ben Dejos (Jay Rios and Eddie Cruz) defeated Dallas and The Now (Vik Dalishus and Hale Collins) in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match when Yim pinned Dallas. Yim spent the next several months managing Dos Ben Dejos, along with Leva Bates, while also wrestling in Shine showcase matches against Jessicka Havok and Ivelisse Vélez. In June 2014, The Lucha Sisters successfully defended the Shine Tag Team Championship against Vélez and

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at an FIP event. In January 2015, Yim lost to

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in a Shine showcase match.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling

Yim wrestled a

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for

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(TNA) in mid-2010, while on vacation in

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with her family. In March 2013, Yim competed at TNA's Knockouts Knockdown pay-per-view, where she was defeated by Tara. She returned to the promotion in May 2014 for Knockouts Knockdown 2, where she defeated

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to qualify for the

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later that night, in which she was eliminated by

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. Yim made a third appearance in 2015 at Knockouts Knockdown 3, losing to Brooke.

The Dollhouse (2015–2016)

In April 2015, TNA began airing vignettes promoting The Dollhouse (Yim and

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)'s debut, in which Yim's ring name was changed to Jade. Jade and Bell debuted on the ''TKO: Night of Knockouts'' edition of '' Impact Wrestling'' on April 24, where Jade lost to Laura Dennis by disqualification after the two attacked referee Brian Stiffler as well as ring announcer

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, establishing themselves as

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in the process. Later that night, Jade and Marti helped Taryn Terrell retain her

TNA Women's Knockout Championship The Impact Knockouts World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by Impact Wrestling. It is primarily contested for in Impact's women's division, known as the Impact Knockouts. The championship debuted on Octob ...

against

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, with Terrell joining The Dollhouse in the process. The Dollhouse wrestled their first match as a team on the May 8 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', where they defeated Awesome Kong and

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in a 3–on–2 handicap match. Jade and Bell would regularly interfere in Terrell's championship matches and ensure the win for her. At

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, The Dollhouse lost to Awesome Kong and Brooke in another 3–on–2 handicap match. On the July 15 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Terrell lost the championship to Brooke, after Gail Kim returned and attacked Jade, causing a distraction. On the ''

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'' special episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' on August 19, Jade and Bell competed in a 2-on-1 handicap six sides of steel cage match against Gail Kim, which Kim would win. On the September 23 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Jade unsuccessfully challenged Gail Kim for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship. On February 23, 2016, during the ''

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'' special episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Jade scored the pinfall over Kim in a six–Knockout

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, as a result, Jade received another shot at Kim's TNA Women's Knockout Championship, two weeks later, but failed to win the title.

TNA Knockouts Champion (2016–2017)

On April 5, Jade defeated Kim and

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in a three–way match to win the TNA Knockouts Championship for the first time. On the same day, during the tapings for '' Knockouts Knockdown 4'', Jade went on to defeat Leva Bates and the

, with lastly eliminating Madison Rayne, to become the new "Queen of the Knockouts". In her first title defense, on the April 12 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Jade defeated Madison Rayne to retain her championship. In late April, Jade started a feud with Knockouts Commissioner

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which led to her first

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turn since signing with the company. Few weeks later, she was attacked by the debuting

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after she refused to lay down for Maria. On the May 10 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Jade successfully defended her title against Kim by DQ after Sienna attacked them. Jade was then scheduled to face Maria's bodyguard Sienna at

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with the title on the line. On the May 31 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Jade teamed up with her former rival Kim to defeat Sienna and

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in a tag-team match. At Slammiversary, Jade would lose the Knockouts Championship to Sienna after Marti Bell hit Jade in the back with a baton in a triple threat match that also featured Kim, ending her reign at 87 days. On August 25, 2016, at

Jade competed in a Five–way match against the champion Sienna, Marti Bell, Madison Rayne and Allie for the

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, which was won by Allie. At Bound for Glory, Jade defeated Sienna. On the December 2 episode of Impact Wrestling, Jade lost to

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in a "Six Sides of Steel" cage match for the vacated TNA Knockouts Championship. In mid–January 2017, the feud between Rosemary and Jade re–emerged and this led to a

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, where Rosemary defeated Jade to retain her championship. Jade received a rematch against Rosemary on the March 2 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', in a Last Knockout Standing match, which she lost. This was Jade's last match in TNA, and it was officially announced earlier in the week that she was not signed to a new contract and confirming her departure from the company.

WWE (2018–2021)

In 2014 and 2015, Yim appeared in the

a number of times as one of

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's rose buds. She also worked as

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for WWE's

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NXT (WWE brand), NXT at the October 2014 television tapings, losing to Charlotte Flair, Charlotte.

NXT (2018–2020)

On July 13, 2017, Yim returned to

by entering the Mae Young Classic (2017), Mae Young Classic tournament, defeating Sarah Logan in her first round match. The following day, Yim was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by Shayna Baszler. On August 9, 2018, Yim once again returned to the WWE by entering the Mae Young Classic (2018), Mae Young Classic tournament for the second time, defeating

in the first round and the returning Kaitlyn (wrestler), Kaitlyn in the second before losing to Toni Storm in the quarterfinals. Thanks to her performance at the Mae Young Classic, on September 24, it was confirmed that Yim was signed to a contract with WWE and would begin working at NXT (WWE brand), NXT. Just a month later, on the October 24 episode of WWE NXT, ''NXT'', Yim made her in–ring debut as part of the brand, defeating Aliyah (wrestler), Aliyah, thus establishing herself as a face. In November, after a backstage altercation between the two, Yim faced Bianca Belair who would hand her first loss and that would also spark a feud between the two. Yim was able to bounce off the loss and defeat Reina Gonzalez to earn herself a spot for an upcoming 3-Way Dance, fatal–four-way match to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship, however, the match was won by Belair. Shortly after Belair's undefeated streak was ended, Yim was able to defeat her in two different matches to end their feud. On August 10 at NXT TakeOver: Toronto (2019), NXT TakeOver: Toronto, Yim lost to Shayna Baszler in an NXT Women's Championship match. In November, Yim made her main roster debut as part of the NXT talent that were placed in an Glossary of professional wrestling terms#I, invasion angle with Raw (WWE brand), Raw and SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown as part of the Survivor Series (2019), Survivor Series pay-per-view. Yim was chosen by Rhea Ripley to join her team for the first-ever women's WarGames match against Shayna Baszler's team. On November 23 at NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2019), NXT TakeOver: WarGames, just before the match took place, Yim was attacked backstage and unable to compete in the women's WarGames match. However, Yim was replaced by Dakota Kai on Team Ripley, who eventually turned on Team Ripley and attacked Tegan Nox. 11 days later on the December 4 episode of ''NXT'', Yim revealed that Kai attacked her backstage and this led to a grudge match the following week, which Yim lost. On June 7, 2020, at NXT TakeOver: In Your House (2020), TakeOver: In Your House, Yim teamed up with Nox and Shotzi Blackheart against and defeated Kai, Raquel González (wrestler), Raquel Gonzalez and

in a six-woman tag team match.

Retribution (2020–2021)

On the September 21, 2020 edition of ''WWE Raw, Raw'', several weeks after her last appearance on ''NXT'', Mia Yim turned Heel (professional wrestling), heel in her main roster debut by revealing herself as a member of the villainous stable Retribution under the ring name Reckoning. Yim made her ring-debut on the November 30, 2020 of ''Raw'', in a losing effort against Dana Brooke Throughout February and March, tension was teased among the group as the group's leader, Mustafa Ali, would publicly berate the rest of the group whenever they lost a match. This culminated at Fastlane (2021), Fastlane, when Reckoning walked out on Ali along with Shane Thorne, Slapjack, while Mace (wrestler), Mace and T-Bar (wrestler), T-Bar gave Ali a double chokeslam, effectively disbanding the group. Two months later, Yim was assigned to the ''SmackDown'' brand. In July, Yim was traded back to the ''Raw'' brand in exchange for Naomi (wrestler), Naomi. As part of the 2021 WWE Draft, 2021 Draft, the Reckoning character was quietly dropped as Yim was officially drafted to the ''Raw'' brand. On November 4, 2021, Yim was released from her WWE contract without ever reappearing on television.

Return to the independent circuit (2022–present)

On March 31, 2022, Yim made her in-ring return during the WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show, where she defeated Ember Moon, Athena.

Return to Impact Wrestling (2022)

At Under Siege (2022), Under Siege, on May 7, 2022, Bell, using the Mia Yim name instead of Jade, made her return to TNA (now known as Impact Wrestling), saving Taya Valkyrie from an attack by Deonna Purrazzo. On the May 19 episode of ''Impact! (TV series), Impact!'', Yim had her first match at Impact in five years, where she alongside Jordynne Grace and Valkyrie defeated the team of Purrazzo, Savannah Evans and the Impact Knockouts World Championship, Knockouts World Champion Tasha Steelz. On June 19 at Slammiversary (2022), Slammiversary, she competed in the inaugural King of the Mountain match, Queen of the Mountain match for the Knockouts World Championship, which was won by Grace. On July 1 at Against All Odds (2022), Against All Odds, Yim teamed with Mickie James and fought Purrazzo and Chelsea Green in a losing effort. On August 12 at Emergence (2022), Emergence, Yim challenged Grace for the Knockouts World Championship, but failed to win the title. On September 23 at Victory Road (2022), Victory Road, Yim competed in an Intergender Gauntlet match, Triple Threat Revolver to determine the number one contender for the Impact X Division Championship, X Division Championship, eliminating Laredo Kid and Alex Zayne but was eliminated by Kenny King (wrestler), Kenny King. She was defeated by Mickie James at Bound for Glory (2022), Bound for Glory and, three days later, she left the company. On the October 20 episode of ''Impact!'', Yim wrestled her last match for the company by facing Taylor Wilde in a losing effort.

Return to WWE (2022–present)

On the November 7, 2022 episode of ''Raw'', Yim returned to WWE as a

, attacking Rhea Ripley of The Judgment Day and aligning with

. Her ring name was briefly changed to Michin, before being quickly altered to have "Michin" be a nickname rather than her full ring name.

Personal life

On February 11, 2021, Bell got engaged to fellow professional wrestler Keith Lee (wrestler), Keith Lee. The couple married on February 5, 2022.

Recognition

She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2016.

Other media

As Mia Yim, she made her video game debut as a playable character in ''WWE 2K20''. She also appears in ''WWE 2K22'' as both Mia Yim and Reckoning. She streams on Twitch (service), Twitch under the name "OfficialMiaYim".

Filmography

Championships and accomplishments

* BBC **100 Women (BBC), 100 Women (2016) * Big Time Wrestling ** BTW Women's Championship (1 time) * DDT Pro-Wrestling ** Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship#Title history, 1 time) * Florida Underground Wrestling ** NWA FUW Women’s Championship (1 time, inaugural) * ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' ** Ranked No. 6 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI Female 50, PWI Female 50'' in 2016 *

(Shine Championship, 1 time) **

(Shine Tag Team Championship, 1 time) – with

** Shine Tag Team Championship#Tournament, Shine Tag Team Title Tournament (2014) * Tidal Championship Wrestling ** TCW Women's Championship (1 time) *

(List of Impact Knockouts Champions, 1 time) ** TNA One Night Only (2016)#Knockouts Knockdown 2016, Queen of the Knockouts (2016) ** TNA One Night Only (2016)#World Cup 2016, TNA World Cup (2016) – with Jeff Hardy, Eddie Edwards (wrestler), Eddie Edwards, Jessie Godderz, and Robbie E * Southside Wrestling ** Queen of Southside Championship (1 time) * ''WrestleCrap'' ** Gooker Award (2020) –

References

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