Latasha Harris (born April 3, 1987) is an American

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currently signed to

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under the

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Tasha Steelz. She is a former Knockouts World Champion and a former two-time Knockouts Tag Team Champion. She also worked in

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(NWA) and

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(ROH).

Professional wrestling career

Ring of Honor (2017–2020)

Steelz made her

(ROH) debut on April 1, 2017, at the

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pre-show, where she defeated

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. On the September 15, 2018 episode of '' ROH TV'' Steelz unsuccessfully challenged the Women of Honor World Champion

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in a non-title Proving Ground match. On the July 12, 2019 episode of ''ROH TV'', after defeating

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, Jenny Rose and Stella Grey, Steelz became the No. 1 contender for the Women of Honor World Championship which then was held by

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. Steelz faced Klein for the championship on August 9, 2019 at

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, where Klein retained the title. Steelz was booked to participant at the Quest for Gold tournament for the new Ring of Honor Women's World Championship, which was supposed to take place on April 24, 2020. However, the show was cancelled due to the

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. Steelz would later sign with

National Wrestling Alliance (2019–2020)

Steelz made her

(NWA) debut on December 14, 2019, at Into the Fire, where she unsuccessfully challenged

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. After having a couple of matches against

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and Melina, Steelz made her final televised appearance on the May 12, 2020 episode of ''

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'', where she defeated Ashley Vox and Belle.

Impact Wrestling (2020–present)

Steelz made her

debut on the May 17, 2019 episode of '' Impact!'', where she competed in a Knockouts

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, which was won by Glenn Gilbertti. Steelz made her return to the company on the May 12, 2020 episode of ''Impact!'', where she unsuccessfully challenged

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. On May 13, Impact Wrestling announced that Steelz has signed with company. With Steelz arriving to Impact Wrestling, she quickly formed an alliance with

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, 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

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. Hogan and Steelz, now known as

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, found themselves feuding with Havok and Neveah, which led into a

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on the August 11 episode of ''Impact!'', where Hogan and Steelz were victorious, ending their feud with Havok and Nevaeh in the process. On January 16, 2021, at

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, Hogan and Steelz defeated Havok and Nevaeh to become the new Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions. On April 25 at

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, they lost the titles to

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and

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, ending their reign at 99 days. On May 15, at

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, Hogan and Steelz won them back to become two-time champions. On the

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pre-show, they lost the titles to

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( Havok and

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). On the August 5 episode of ''Impact!'', Savannah Evans attacked Hogan as Steelz only watched, thus disbanding Fire 'N Flava. On July 31 at

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, Steelz teamed with

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to compete in a tournament to crown a Homecoming King and Queen, but were defeated by

(

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and

) in the first round. At

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, she teamed with Bahh, No Way, and Savannah Evans for an eight-person tag match, losing to Decay (Steve, Rosemary, Havok, and

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). In October, Steelz competed in the Knockouts Knockdown tournament, to determine who will get a future shot at the

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, defeating Jamie Senegal in the quarterfinals,

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in the semifinals, but lost to

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in the final. At Bound for Glory, she participated in the

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, where the winner could choose any championship match of their choice, eliminating Rachael Ellering but was eliminated by Melina. On January 8, 2022, at

, Steelz won the inaugural Knockouts Ultimate X match to become the number one contender for the Impact Knockouts World Championship. On February 19 at

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, she went up against

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for the title in a losing effort. On the March 3 episode of ''Impact!'', Steelz defeated Chelsea Green to get another shot at the title. Two days later, at

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, she defeated James to win the Impact Knockouts World Championship for the first time. On the March 24 episode of ''Impact!'', Steelz made her first successful title defense against James in a Street Fight. At

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, she teamed with Savannah Evans in a four-way tag team match for the Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship, which was won by The Influence (

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and

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). Steelz then retained her title against Decay, beating Rosemary at

, and Havok at

. On June 19 at

, she lost the title to Jordynne Grace in the inaugural Queen of the Mountain match, ending her reign at 106 days. On July 1 at Against All Odds, Steelz failed to recapture the title from Grace in a rematch. On the August 4 episode of ''Impact!'', Steelz started a feud with the debuting

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, commentating a match between two local talents that the latter took out afterwards. The following weeks saw Steelz and Savannah Evans getting attacked by Kelly. On September 23, at the Countdown to Victory Road pre-show, Steelz defeated Kelly by disqualification. At Bound for Glory, Steelz competed in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet, eliminating Evans and Kelly but was eliminated by eventual winner Bully Ray. The following night (which aired on tape delay on October 13), she lost to Kelly in a no disqualification match.

Championships and accomplishments

* Battle Club Pro ** BCP ICONS Championship (2 times) *

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) *

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( 1 time) **

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(

) – with

** Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament (2020-21) – with Kiera Hogan *

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** IWF Women's Championship (1 time) * Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling **PPW Women's Championship (1 time, current) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 11 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2022 * Synergy Pro Wrestling ** Women's Garden State Invitational (2020)

Personal life

Harris is of Puerto Rican descent.

References

External links

Tasha Steelz's

profile * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Steelz, Tasha 1987 births Living people People from Bloomfield, New Jersey Professional wrestlers from New Jersey American female professional wrestlers American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American female professional wrestlers 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women 21st-century African-American women 21st-century professional wrestlers TNA/Impact Knockouts World Champions TNA/Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champions