Taylor Wilde | |
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Malawski at a BSE Pro event in 2009.
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Birth name | Shantelle Larissa Malawski |
Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
January 26, 1986
Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Spouse(s) | Oliver Mitchell |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Shantelle Shantelle Stevens Shantelle Taylor San-Eye Taylor Taylor Wilde |
Billed height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Billed weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Billed from | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Debut | June 2003 |
Retired | February 5, 2011 |
Shantelle Larissa Malawski (born January 26, 1986) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Taylor Wilde.
Malawski was under a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contract from 2006 to 2007, but never made it past the developmental system. In May 2008, Malawski joined TNA and would go on to become a one-time TNA Women's Knockout Champion and a two-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion with her partners and Hamada, while also becoming the first TNA Knockout to have held both titles. After departing from TNA in December 2010, Malawski announced her retirement from professional wrestling and wrestled her final match on February 5, 2011.
Malawski made her professional debut in June 2003 at the age of 17 under the name Shantelle Taylor. In 2004, she was featured in the two-part wrestling documentary, Slam Bam, which aired on the Discovery Channel. In 2005, she won her first women's championship while competing in New Vision Pro Wrestling. She spent the summer of that year in Monterrey, Mexico working on her lucha libre style. In December she participated in a three-show tour of South Africa wrestling on a card that featured former World Wrestling Entertainment stars Kevin Nash, Andrew Martin and Scott Steiner. Also in December, she was invited to a tryout in Buffalo, New York for World Wrestling Entertainment. Malawski also worked for several independent wrestling promotions including Shimmer Women Athletes, Ring Divas' Battle Angels, Twin Wrestling Entertainment, and Blood Sweat and Ears. On April 16, 2006, Malawski defeated Traci Brooks to become the inaugural Battle Angels Women's Champion. Malawski also spent time working the Pure Women's Action shows for the Pure Wrestling Association in Southern Ontario.