Tasha Steelz Defeats Mickie James For Impact Knockouts Title

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

134 days after it began, the Knockouts Championship reign of Mickie James is over. Impact Wrestling's women's division has a new head honcho, and her name is Tasha Steelz.

It all went down on the 13th edition of Impact Wrestling's annual Sacrifice pay-per-view which emanated from the Paristown Hall in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, March 5. In a backstage interview prior to the match, challenger Tasha Steelz poured fuel on the fire that is her feud with Mickie James when she informed the champ that she'd be returning home to her husband and son as a loser ... and she was right.

The match started under chaotic circumstances after Mickie James arrived to the ring to check on her friend Chelsea Green, who had just had her left wrist (which she has legitimately injured several times in the past) worked over by Deonna Purrazzo during the conclusion of the pair's Ring Of Honor Championship match. Purrazzo locked Green in an arm bar.

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The ref stopped the match and Green taped after the bell, but Deonna kept the hold on until Mickie arrived to chase her away. And then Tasha came out.

Mickie and Tasha went at it as Chelsea was stretchered to the back, but then Savannah Evans emerged and attacked Chelsea which distracted Mickie, which ultimately left the door open for Tasha's eventual victory. Mickie just couldn't get her head in the game, and once Tasha hit her with a diving cutter it was all over.

As you might recall, Mickie James kicked off her fourth reign as Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion with a win over Deonna Purrazzo at Bound For Glory last October. The former WWE Superstar wore the title around her waist as she made her way to the ring during the 2022 Women's Royal Rumble match.

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