Taylor Wilde

Real name: Shantelle Larissa Malawski
Height: 5’3″
Weight: 115 lbs.
Date of birth: January 26, 1986
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Pro debut: June 2003
Trained by: Rob Fuego
Finishing move: Drop Kick

Biography

– Malawski began her career working as ‘Shantelle Taylor’ (sometimes just ‘Shantelle’) for a variety of Canadian independent promotions
– In December 2005, Taylor tried out for WWE in Buffalo, NY.
– Taylor confirmed she had signed a WWE developmental deal in May 2006, and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling, working as ‘Shantelle’
– Shantelle was briefly reassigned to FCW following the demise of Deep South, but was released from her WWE deal on August 13, 2007.
– On April 16, 2008, Taylor wrestled a tryout match for TNA, losing to Raisha Saeed. She would sign with the company in May
– Taylor debuted for TNA on the May 29, 2008 episode of Impact as a planted fan, attempting to take up Awesome Kong’s $25000 challenge
– On the July 10, 2008 edition of Impact, Wilde defeated Amazing Kong to win the TNA Knockouts title.
– At Victory Road 2008, Wilde defeated Awesome Kong to retain the TNA Knockouts Title
– On the July 24, 2008 episode of Impact, Wilde defeated Velvet Sky three times, each time retaining the TNA Knockouts Title
– At Hard Justice 2008, Wilde, Gail Kim, and ODB defeated Velvet Sky, Angelina Love, and Awesome Kong.
– At No Surrender 2008, Wilde defeated Angelina Love to retain the TNA Knockouts title
– At Bound For Glory IV, Wilde defeated Awesome Kong & Roxxi to retain the TNA Knockouts Title
– At Turning Point 2008, Wilde & Roxxi defeated Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed
– At Final Resolution 2008, Wilde, ODB & Roxxi defeated The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky) & Sharmell
– On January 10, 2009, Wilde & Amy Lee defeated The Beatdown Betties (Annie Social & Roxie Cotton) to win the WSU Tag Team Titles, but would lose them back in a 4-Way Match later that day
– At Genesis 2009, Wilde, ODB & Roxxi defeated The Kongtourage (Raisha Saeed, Rhaka Khan & Sojourner Bolt)
– At Destination X 2009, Wilde, ODB & The Governor defeated The Beautiful People (Angelina Love, Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne)
– At Sacrifice 2009, Wilde defeated Daffney in a Monster’s Ball Match
– At Slammiversary 2009, Wilde & Abyss defeated Raven & Daffney in a Monster’s Ball Match
– At No Surrender 2009, Wilde & Sarita defeated The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne) in the final of a tournament to become the first TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions
– At Bound For Glory 2009, Wilde & Sarita defeated The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne) to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– At Turning Point 2009, Wilde, Sarita & ODB defeated The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky, Madison Rayne & Lacey Von Erich) to retain the TNA Knockouts Title for ODB and the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles for Wilde & Sarita
– In July 2009, Sarita turned on Wilde, ending their team
– On the August 5, 2010 episode of Impact, Wilde & Hamada defeated The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Lacey Von Erich) to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– On the September 16 episode of Impact, Wilde & Hamada defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne & Lacey Von Erich) to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– On the September 23 episode, Wilde & Hamada defeated The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Lacey Von Erich) to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– On December 6, 2010, Wilde & Hamada were stripped of the Tag Team Titles following Hamada’s release from the company. In storyline, they were stripped due to not defending the titles for 30 days
– On December 29, Wilde confirmed that her TNA contract had expired and that she had left the company earlier that month
– In January 2011, Wilde announced her intention to retire from wrestling to pursue her college studies. She wrestled her retirement match for ChickFight on February 5, losing to Alissa Flash
– In January 2015, Malawski became a full-time firefighter
– On April 8, 2021, vignettes began airing to promote Wilde’s return to Impact Wrestling
– Wilde re-debuted at Rebellion 2021, attacking Deonna Purrazzo after her victory over Tenille Dashwood
– At Under Siege 2021, Wilde & Tenille Dashwood defeated Kimber Lee & Susan
– At Victory Road 2021, Wilde defeated Dashwood
– Wilde left Impact once again in October 2021
– Wilde returned to Impact for a third run beginning in October 2022
– On February 26, 2023, The Coven (Wilde & KiLynn King) defeated Death Dollz (Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary) to win the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– On the Rebellion 2023 pre-show, The Coven defeated Death Dollz (Rosemary & Jessicka) to retain the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– On April 28, The Coven defeated Jordynne Grace & Deonna Purrazzo to retain the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– On May 27, The Coven defeated Death Dollz (Courtney Rush & Jessicka) to retain the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Titles