Jade | |
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Jade in October 2016
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Birth name | Stephanie Bell |
Born |
Fontana, California, United States |
April 16, 1989
Residence | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Jade Mia Yim |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Billed weight | 132 lb (60 kg) |
Billed from | San Diego, California |
Trained by | John Kermon Mark Bravura Christian York Combat Zone Wrestling Ring of Honor Daizee Haze |
Debut | August 22, 2009 |
Stephanie Bell (born April 16, 1989) is a Korean-American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Jade, where she is a former one-time TNA Knockout's Champion.
She is also known for her work as Mia Yim, having previously worked for national promotions such as Ring of Honor (ROH), and independent promotions such as Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Shimmer Women Athletes, and Shine Wrestling. In Shine, she has previously held both the Shine Championship and the Shine Tag Team Championship with Leva Bates. In addition, she has wrestled in Japan.
Bell played volleyball at James Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia. She then attended Marymount University on a volleyball scholarship, studying for a degree in information technology. At Marymount, she played volleyball until her senior year.
A fan of professional wrestling since her childhood, Bell began training at a wrestling school in Manassas, Virginia at the age of 18, while attending college. She trained for eighteen months before making her debut on August 22, 2009, adopting the ring name 'Mia Yim, and initially working primarily for independent promotions in Virginia. After taking bookings outside of Virginia, she wrestled for Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW), facing wrestlers including Annie Social, Angeldust, and Brittany Force. During this time, she met Daizee Haze, through whom she began training at the Ring of Honor (ROH) Wrestling Academy and working for ROH. In ROH, she performed valet duties for The Embassy, beginning in 2011. Yim also wrestled sporadically for ROH, taking on MsChif and Sara Del Rey. In addition, she worked for the International Wrestling Cartel, Real Championship Wrestling, Northeast Wrestling, and Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW) during her early years in wrestling.