Tasha Steelz

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Tasha Steelz
Birth nameLatasha Harris[1]
Born (1987-04-03) April 3, 1987 (age 34)
Newark, New Jersey, United States[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Flava
Tasha Steelz[3]
Billed fromBrick City[3]
Trained byDamian Adams[4]
DebutMarch 12, 2016[4]

Latasha Harris (born April 3, 1987) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Tasha Steelz. She is of Afro-Puerto Rican descent. She is a former two-time Knockouts Tag Team Champion.[4] She also worked in National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Ring of Honor (ROH).[5][6]

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 championship 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, now known as Fire 'N Flava, 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] On January 16, 2021, at Hard to Kill, Hogan and Steelz defeated Havok and Nevaeh to become the new Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions.[19] On April 25 at Rebellion, they lost the titles to Jordynne Grace and Rachael Ellering, ending their reign at 99 days.[20] On May 15, at Under Siege, Hogan and Steelz won them back to become two-time champions.[21] On the Slammiversary pre-show, they lost the titles to Decay (Havok and Rosemary).[22][23][24] On the August 5 episode of Impact!, Savannah Evans attacked Hogan as Steelz only watched, thus disbanding Fire 'N Flava.[25][26]

Championships and accomplishments[]

Personal life[]

Harris is of Puerto Rican descent.[36]

References[]

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