Former WWE NXT UK star Xia Brookside has now signed with TNA Wrestling, with the promotion confirming the news following her debut.
Brookside was in action at the January 13 Hard To Kill 2024 event, facing off against Gisele Shaw, Alisha Edwards, Dani Luna, Jody Threat and Tasha Steelz in the Knockouts Ultimate X match.
Later on in the night, it was officially announced that Xia Brookside has officially joined the promotion.
TNA Wrestling also announced the signing on social media, sharing a graphic which you can view below, captioned:
BREAKING: @XiaBrookside has signed with TNA Wrestling! #HardToKill
Fightful Select has provided more details on Brookside signing with TNA, noting that Brookside has signed a three-year contract.
It was noted that Brookside and TNA have been in contact since November, with TNA reaching out to send her an offer.
Brookside signed with TNA ahead of Hard To Kill, with the January 13 show being the first date on her deal.
Xia, the daughter of wrestling veteran and WWE Performance Center coach Robbie Brookside, wrestled for WWE for four years, making her debut in the 2018 Mae Young Classic tournament.
She mainly wrestled for the NXT UK brand ahead of her WWE departure in August 2022.
The second generation star was one of a number of NXT UK stars who were released by WWE following the announcement that the brand’s hiatus ahead of the launch of NXT Europe.
Several ex-WWE stars made appearances at TNA Hard To Kill, including AJ Francis, formerly known as WWE’s Top Dolla.
Francis’ current contract status has now been revealed, which you can read more about right here.
Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Nic Nemeth (Dolph Ziggler) also showed up at Hard To Kill.
You can read more about Nemeth’s appearance, and his announced TNA in-ring debut right here.
BREAKING: @XiaBrookside has signed with TNA Wrestling! #HardToKill pic.twitter.com/X65mjyOrfE
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 14, 2024
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