Xia Brookside

Xia Brookside
Brookside in April 2024
Birth nameXia-Louise Brooks
Born (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 26)
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
RelativesRobbie Brookside (father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Xia Brookside
Billed height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)[1]
Billed weight110 lb (50 kg)[1]
Billed fromLiverpool, England[2]
Trained byRobbie Brookside[1]
Robbie Dynamite[1]
Dean Allmark[1]
Debut2 August 2015[3]

Xia-Louise Brooks (born 16 October 1998), known by her ring name Xia Brookside, is an English professional wrestler and valet. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Before former World Wonder Ring Stardom, and was a member of Club Venus. She also worked for WWE, where she performed on the NXT UK brand.[1]

Early life

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Xia-Louise Brooks was born in Leicester on 16 October 1998. She is the daughter of professional wrestler Robbie Brookside.[4][5]

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (2014–2017)

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Brookside was trained by her father,[1] as well as Robbie Dynamite and Dean Allmark.[1][6] In 2015, she made her in-ring debut for All Star Wrestling in her father's native Liverpool, teaming with El Ligero to defeat Kay Lee Ray and Sammy D.[7] In February 2016, she lost a three-way match for the ICW Women's Championship against Kay Lee Ray and Carmel Jacob.[5][8] In May 2016, she took part in the Empress Pro Invitational, defeating Toni Storm in the semi-finals and Kay Lee Ray in the tournament finals.[9] On 26 June 2016, Brookside defeated Toni Storm to become Pro Wrestling Ulster Women's champion.[10] In 2017, at a Kamikaze Pro event, she was defeated by Rosemary.[11]

In 2016, Brookside made her Revolution Pro Wrestling debut losing to Jinny Couture.[12] In 2017, she began working for the Japanese World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. She made her debut teaming with Mari Apache and Gabby Ortiz to defeat Hiromi Mimura, Konami and Starlight Kid.[13] In her second Stardom match, Brookside and Ortiz defeated Natsuko Tora and Kaori Yoneyama of Team Jungle.[14] During the 2017 5STAR Grand Prix she gained two points by defeating Kris Wolf in the first set of block B matches.[15]

WWE (2018–2022)

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On 30 July 2018, it was announced that Brookside would be taking part in the second WWE Mae Young Classic in August.[4][16] She lost to Io Shirai in the first round.[17] Despite her loss, she became a part of the NXT UK roster. She participated in a tournament to become the inaugural NXT UK Women's Champion but was eliminated in the first round. On the 15 May episode of NXT UK, her match with Killer Kelly ended in a no contest after Jinny introduced Jazzy Gabert sparking a feud between Jinny and Brookside.

On the 19 June episode of NXT UK, Brookside along with other women competed in a battle royal to determine who will get a future opportunity for the NXT UK Women's Championship. In the match, Brookside eliminated Jinny and Jazzy Gabert but she was the last one eliminated by Kay Lee Ray. On the 17 July episode of NXT UK, Brookside faced Jinny but she lost due to interference from Gabert. On the 24 July episode of NXT UK, Brookside, Piper Niven and NXT UK Women's Champion Toni Storm were defeated by Jinny, Gabert, and Ray. Two weeks later on the 7 August episode of NXT UK, Brookside and Niven got defeated by Jinny and Gabert after Niven left midway into the match to attack Rhea Ripley, ending Brookside's feud with Jinny. Brookside's first appearance of 2020 came in the form of a victory over Amale on the 2 April episode of NXT UK.

Brookside returned to television on 1 October 2020, where she was defeated by Jinny. The following week, Brookside teamed with Dani Luna where they defeated Amale and Nina Samuels. On 12 November 2020, she defeated Samuels once again.

On the 2 December 2021 episode of NXT UK, Brookside failed to win the NXT UK Women's Championship from Meiko Satomura. Over the past few months, Brookside would slowly start to turn heel for the first time in her career. Her heel turn would be cemented after she defeated Amale on the 31 March episode due to interference from her new bodyguard, Eliza Alexander. On 18 August 2022, Xia was one of the several NXT UK talents released from their contracts with the announcement of NXT UK going into hiatus and the upcoming launch of the new brand NXT Europe.[18]

Return to Stardom (2022–2024)

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Brookside alongside Club Venus members Mariah May and Mina Shirakawa at Stardom American Dream 2024 in April 2024.

On 29 December 2022, Brookside would make her return to Stardom alongside the debuting Mariah May at Stardom Dream Queendom 2 accompanying a returning Mina Shirakawa for her tag match with Unagi Sayaka against Donna Del Mondo members Thekla and Mai Sakurai.[19] Brookside returned to England after wrestling in her final Stardom match on 29 January, leaving Club Venus in the process.[20][21] At Stardom American Dream 2024, Brookside returned to Stardom, teaming with Shirakawa and May, in a losing effort against Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo and Tam Nakano.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2024–present)

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On 2 January 2024, Xia was revealed through TNA's social media channels as one of the competitors in the Knockouts Ultimate X Match at Hard to Kill. This match marks Xia's debut with TNA Wrestling. [22] After the match she officially joined the company, signing her contract.[23] On 18 January episode of TNA Impact!, Brookside would make her Impact debut against Tasha Steelz, where she won.

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Xia Brookside". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Xia Brookside". WWE. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Xia Brookside - Matches". Cagematch. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Ashley Rayne, Priscilla Kelly and Xia Brookside join Mae Young Classic 2018". WWE. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b Docking, Neil (24 February 2016). "Xia Brookside, daughter of Liverpool wrestling great Robbie Brookside, to fight for ICW women's title". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Xia Brookside". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  7. ^ "ASW". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  8. ^ "ICW Hey Look! It's That Mad Wrestling Thing Aff The Telly Tour - Whatever Happened To The ICW Lads?". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Empress Pro #EveryTimeIDie". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. ^ "PWU Super Show XII: Boom! Boom! Cabanarama". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Kamikaze Pro Wildfire". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  12. ^ "RevPro Live At The Cockpit 11". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Stardom X Stardom 2017". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Stardom X Stardom 2017 In Osaka". Cagematch. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 2017 - Tag 1". Cagematch. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  16. ^ Lake, Jefferson (30 July 2018). "British wrestler Xia Brookside joins WWE women's Mae Young Classic tournament". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  17. ^ Powell, Jason (26 September 2018). "Powell's WWE Mae Young Classic 2018 Ep. 4 Review: Io Shirai vs. Xia Brookside, Rachel Evers vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jessie Elaban vs. Taynara Conti, Isla Dawn vs. Nicole Matthews in the final first round matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  18. ^ Powell, Jason (18 August 2022). "WWE conducting NXT UK talent cuts". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  19. ^ Russell, Skylar (29 December 2022). "Xia Brookside Returns To STARDOM, Joins Forces With Mina Shirakawa & Mariah May". fightful.com. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  20. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Xia Brookside - Matches". Cagematch. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  21. ^ "STARDOM in January 2023: Your Monthly Recap". Monthly Puroresu. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Xia Brookside Makes Her TNA Debut in Knockouts Ultimate X at Hard To Kill – TNA Wrestling". Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  23. ^ "Xia Brookside Signs Multi-Year Deal With TNA Wrestling". EWrestingNews.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  24. ^ "Empress Pro Invitational 2016". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  25. ^ "IPW:UK Women's Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  26. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 100 Female Wrestlers Results". Wrestling Travel. November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  27. ^ "PWU Women's Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  28. ^ "Your Votes Are In – Announcing The 2018 RISE Year-End Award Winners!". Rise Wrestling. 24 December 2018.
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