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Xia Brookside has certainly made an impact on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) over the past few weeks.
As Brookside climbs the ladder to get back to the TNA Knockouts World Championship, it seemed she made an enemy along the way. Brookside helped Arianna Grace retain the title over Lei Ying Lee at Rebellion when she put Grace’s foot on the rope to break up the pin attempt.
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Xia Brookside attends the “Freelance” screening at Regal Waterford Lakes in Orlando, Fla. on October 24, 2023. (Jose Devillegas/Getty Images)
Brookside was far from done with Lee. Last week, Lee wanted answers from Brookside. The English wrestler gave Lee a hug in the middle of the ring but assaulted her. Their feud is heating up.
Outside the ring, Brookside revealed on Sunday that she was starting “a new chapter.” She posted a video where she was baptized.
“Something I’ve considered for a very long time, after being consistent in going to church weekly, reading daily and the incredible support of my husband, it felt like the easiest decision I’ve ever made,” she wrote on X. “Thank you to everyone who came to support me.”
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Candice LeRae and Xia Brookside compete during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., on September 2, 2025. (Matt Pendleton/WWE)
Brookside, whose real name is Xia-Louise Brooks, is the daughter of retired pro wrestling star Robbie Brookside. He currently works as a trainer and producer for WWE NXT.
She started her professional wrestling career in the United Kingdom and worked her way through the independent scene, eventually joining WWE in 2018. She was in WWE NXT UK before joining Stardom in Japan and eventually TNA.
She has held championships in International Pro Wrestling United Kingdom and Rise Wrestling during her career. She was also ranked #91 on Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s list of top women’s wrestlers of 2019.
Mina Shirakawa enters the ring during the women’s pro wrestling event Stardom at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on December 29, 2022. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
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Brookside is back to make an impact in TNA again and is sure to be in line for the knockout title later on.
