Last December, TNA Wrestling declared the signing of Maggie Lee to the company. She’s expected to make her debut in the Knockouts division at the upcoming TV tapings over the weekend.
Lee honed her wrestling skills at the Black & Brave Academy, a training facility operated by Seth Rollins and Marek Brave. She has been immersed in wrestling for about three years now.
She was brought on board by Gail Kim and Ariel Sherner, two personnel members who sadly were laid off earlier this week.
The announcement can be seen below:
“TNA Wrestling Incorporates Maggie Lee
Today, TNA Wrestling affirmed that Maggie Lee has joined the ranks, as initially revealed by the Battleground Podcast, the official iHeartRadio Podcast.
In her past life as a four-year collegian volleyball athlete, Maggie Lee consistently spiked against the competition. This 5-foot-11, award-laden Iowa native took her training at Black & Brave Wrestling and is set to clock in three years of ring experience this summer. Some interesting facts about Maggie Lee:
· While developing her wrestling prowess, she attained an exercise science degree.
· Garnered All Region & All Conference honors in college for her membership in the volleyball team.
· In her own words: “I hail from Iowa but I genuinely believe that my rightful place is anywhere with a beach and sunshine.”
· Prior to her wrestling career, she spent multiple summers working on a gas dock, fueling boats.
· When posed the question about her favorite wrestler, Maggie admits to always being stumped by it as she identifies with so many. However, she posits, “I do own several shirts from my childhood with ‘BELLA’ scrawled on the back in Sharpie … hats off to Nikki Bella.”
· She relishes in weight lifting and keeping fit. High school introduced her to Olympic-style lifting and CrossFit.
· “Contrary to expectations, I adore horses but unfortunately, I am allergic.”
· She was engaged in about 8 years of dance during her early years.
Maggie, along with the other TNA Wrestling luminaries, will make an appearance in St. Joseph, Missouri for two live showcases, scheduled for March 28-29. All encounters will be filmed for the distribution on the firm’s lead weekly TV program, iMPACT! on AXS TV in the U.S., on Sportsnet+ in Canada and TNA+ internationally.
The St. Joseph performances are set to showcase TNA World Champion Joe Hendry, TNA X-Division Champion Moose, TNA World Tag Team Champions Jeff & Matt Hardy (The Hardys), TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich, as well as Nic Nemeth, Mustafa Ali, Steve Maclin, Eric Young, Mike Santana, A.J. Francis, Frankie Kazarian, Sami Callihan, Tessa Blanchard, Rosemary, and Xia Brookside, among others.”