Kia Stevens Kia Michelle Stevens ( September 4 , 1977 ) , better known by her ring name s Amazing Kong and Awesome Kong . She is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) and has also worked for WWE , Shimmer Women Athletes , National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) , Lucha Libre USA , and various independent promotions in the United States and Japan . She is a former two - time TNA Knockout ' s champion , a former WWWA World Women ' s champion in All Japan Women ' s Pro - Wrestling , a former NWA World Women ' s champion and a former AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Women ' s champion . Her success is not limited to singles wrestling , as she frequently teamed with Aja Kong to form the tag team Double Kong who held tag team championships in four different promotions , along with winning the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship with Hamada . She was also ranked first in the inaugural list of " Pro Wrestling Illustrated " ' s Top 50 Females . She began her professional wrestling career in 2002 after appearing on a reality television show . She primarily wrestled in Japan for the first five years of her career , holding numerous championships there . In 2006 she began wrestling in her native United States again , appearing on the independent circuit before appearing on national television with TNA Wrestling where she was a driving force in the foundation of their Knockout division . Professional wrestling career . Joanie Laurer , known during her WWF career as Chyna , served as Stevens ' primary inspiration to become a professional wrestler . In 2002 , Stevens appeared on the " Discovery Health Body Challenge " as a contestant trying to lose weight in hopes of becoming a professional wrestler . Afterward , Stevens trained at the School of Hard Knocks out of San Bernardino , California . Soon , she was able to have her first professional match in the Empire Wrestling Federation . Japanese promotions ( 2002 – 2007 ) . After putting on an impressive showing at a tryout , Stevens was invited to further her training in the dojo of joshi puroresu ( female Japanese wrestling ) promotion All Japan Women ' s Pro - Wrestling ( AJW ) . While there she underwent a rigorous training schedule , became fluent in Japanese , and engaged in training for mixed martial arts but chose to pursue professional wrestling . She was given the ring name Amazing Kong by Masatsugu Matsunaga , who needed a replacement for Japanese female wrestler Aja Kong in several matches . Stevens , as Kong , worked for multiple women ' s promotions in Japan , and she defeated Ayako Hamada for the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship in late 2004 . Later , Stevens cited Hamada as one of her favorite opponents . In 2004 Kong debuted for the joshi promotion Gaea Japan in a match against Aja Kong . In the battle of American Kong versus Japanese Kong on April 30 at " Limit Break " . At the promotion ' s ninth anniversary event Aja Kong won the match but gained enough respect for Amazing Kong that the two attacked both competitors in the main event , revealing themselves as a new tag team named Double Kong . The duo soon made their presence felt when they challenged Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka for the AAAW Tag Team Championship on May 5 and won . The team defended the championship successfully all Summer , eventually losing to Manami Toyota and Carlos Amano on September 20 . Going into 2005 , Kong main evented the final Gaea show before the promotion closed down . In the final match of " Fifth Anniversary " , Kong teamed with Ayako Hamada and Mayumi Ozaki in a winning effort against Akino , Dynamite Kansai and Gami with Ayako picking up the victory . After the closure of Gaea , Double Kong went on to wrestle for a number of Japanese promotions including Hustle , where they were given the comedic gimmicks of Margaret and Erika which involved , among other things , wrestling in a yellow tutu . They won the predominantly male Hustle Super Tag Team Championship from June until October 2006 . They were also the final team to hold WWWA World Tag Team Championship before AJW shut down . In early 2007 , Kong also won the AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Women ' s Championship in Tokyo , Japan and held it from January to May . She lost it to Nanae Takahashi in a three way match , which also included Wesna . Shimmer Women Athletes . Championship pursuits ( 2006 – 2010 ) . Her success in Japan attracted the attention of United States promotion Shimmer Women Athletes , who began regularly booking her for their DVD tapings in Kong ' s homeland from May 2006 . Her debut came on " Volume 5 " with a win against Nikki Roxx . She defeated Roxx again on " Volume 14 : Hot Summer Nights " in a rematch . The rematch was Kong ' s fifth successive win which led her to challenge for the Shimmer Championship in October 2007 against inaugural champion Sara Del Rey , for the " Volume 15 " taping . Del Rey retained to give Kong her first Shimmer loss , albeit via count out . Kong then began another winning streak , losing only to Ariel by disqualification after using a chair on " Volume 17 " which set back her chances of being given another championship match . She was placed in a Four - Way Contendership match on " Volume 21 " ; during the match Mercedes Martinez used her Fisherman Buster finisher on Cheerleader Melissa but before she could be pinned , Kong dragged Martinez to the floor and the two battled it out while Ariel stole the win to receive a championship match . This incident led to a grudge match between Martinez and Kong on " Volume 23 " , which Kong won . On the following show , instead of a Shimmer Championship match , Kong was put in a contendership match for the Shimmer Tag Team Championship , forming a brief alliance of convenience with Del Rey , who herself was having issues with their opponents MelissChif ( Cheerleader Melissa and Shimmer Champion MsChif ) . After winning the match , they faced the reigning champions Ashley Lane and Nevaeh in the following match , and once again Kong was disqualified after using chairs on her opponents . An assault continued until Martinez and Serena Deeb , who was feuding with Del Rey , appeared to help out the Tag Team Champions . This occurrence led to another tag team match with Kong and Del Rey picking up a victory over Martinez and Deeb . Wanting to focus on her singles career again , Kong wrestled LuFisto on " Volume 27 " in a match to take on the Shimmer Champion . It ended in a double count - out , with the two brawling outside the ring through the building and even during the next match in the show . This meant the championship match on " Volume 28 " , in November 2009 , would be a three - way elimination match including the champion MsChif . Kong eliminated LuFisto early on with an Amazing Bomb , essentially leading to a rematch of Kong and MsChif ' s critically respected " Volume 9 " match . In this match , however , MsChif took a return win after kicking out of the Amazing Bomb and delivering all of her signature finishing moves on Kong to become the first woman to pin Kong in Shimmer . She appeared for one more appearance in September 2010 for the " Volume 35 " event , answering an open challenge by Kellie Skater with an emphatic victory . Ring of Honor ( 2007 , 2010 ) . Owing to Shimmer being a sister promotion of Ring of Honor ( ROH ) , Kong was noticed by ROH and scouted to appear on both products . On 15 September 2007 she made her debut for ROH at their Man Up pay - per - view ( PPV ) . Teaming with Daizee Haze in a tag team match , they defeated Sara Del Rey and Lacey . Kong returned to ROH on May 8 , 2010 to take part in the promotion ' s annual " Supercard of Honor V " . Once more she wrestled Del Rey , this time in a singles match which she lost after Del Rey used a weighted elbow pad thrown to her by Kings of Wrestling stablemate Chris Hero , sparking a rivalry between the two . Kong returned to settle the score with Del Rey two months later at " Hate : Chapter II " on July 23 . The Kings of Wrestling were in the midst of a rivalry with the Briscoe Brothers ( Jay and Mark ) , and so Kong teamed with them in a six - person tag team match , where they defeated Del Rey , Hero and their stablemate Claudio Castagnoli , though Kong did not secure the pin . Consequently , they had a singles rematch the following night , with Kong finally defeating Del Rey one - on - one . At the end of the year , ROH held their live PPV Final Battle 2010 , which saw Del Rey challenge Daizee Haze to bring more competition to ROH . Haze responded by bringing Kong back for the December 18 match against Del Rey and her partner Serena Deeb . In the match Del Rey pinned Haze , while Deeb successfully neutralized Kong with a spear . Independent circuit ( 2007 – 2010 ) . After growing success in Shimmer , Kong began appearing on the American independent circuit bringing with her the AWA World Women ' s Championship from Japan . She put it on the line in a champion versus champion match against MsChif ' s NWA World Women ' s Championship on May 5 , 2007 becoming a joint champion with her win . A rematch between the two in September , exclusively for the NWA belt after Kong lost the AWA title in May , headlined the NWA No Limits " 3rd Anniversary Show " which saw Kong retain the title . Kong defended the belt in a number of promotions throughout the year but 11 months later , in April 2008 , MsChif won back the title via countout under a special stipulation to retain Kong ' s stature . The following year , Kong once again challenged for the NWA World Championship at NWA Charlotte ' s Valentine ' s Day themed inaugural show , " Thorns & Roses " , in the penultimate match of the evening . With Daffney in her corner , MsChif and saved herself from the Awesome Bomb by using her green mist , disqualifying herself to retain the belt in the process . In June 2007 , Kong toured Great Britain under the ChickFight promotion , wrestling guest matches under that banner for other promotions . The tour started on June 15 in Wales for Celtic Wrestling , where she picked up a victory over ChickFight stalwart Cheerleader Melissa . The following day Kong debuted for Real Quality Wrestling ( RQW ) and took part in a Four - Way RQW Women ' s Championship match , that saw Wesna win the belt from reigning champion Eden Black , with Jetta also coming up winless . The following day Kong competed in Chickfight IX , the ninth and final all - women knockout tournament under the ChickFight banner . She received a bye via forfeit , owing to a severe injury Cheerleader Melissa had given her opponent Sweet Saraya at RQW the night before , which allowed her to be fresh against Blue Nikita . After defeating Nikita in the semi - final , she faced dethroned RQW Champion Eden Black and won the trophy . After achieving notoriety on national television , Kong received more bookings including for the all - female company Women Superstars Uncensored in March 2008 . She appeared at their " First Anniversary Show " answering an open challenge made by Rick Cataldo and Roxxie Cotton , defeating them both in a handicap match within a minute . Later in the same event she teamed with Amy Lee and defeated Angel Orsini and Shimmer rival Mercedes Martinez . Despite picking up the victory , Kong felt that Lee stole the glory of a win from her and went to attack Lee ; this led to an Amy Lee ' s Rules match in the main event of " Dawn of a New Day " which Kong won after Lee passed out , refusing to submit . The two had a rematch at " Army of One " which Kong lost by disqualification after hitting a referee leading to a deciding rubber match contested under Last Man Standing rules . At the " Second Anniversary Show " , Kong narrowly beat Amy Lee after charging at Lee with a chair only for Lee to pass out to the ground and Kong to hit the ropes and knock the chair back into herself . Judging Lee to have been down one count before Kong , Kong won the match but bowed to Lee afterwards out of respect . After winning this match , Kong was given a match against Martinez for the WSU Championship in December 2009 at a WSU and National Wrestling Superstars co - hosted event . Kong received another chance at the title at " Evolve 5 : Danielson v Sawa " for the Evolve promotion but still could not bring an end to Martinez ' s two - year reign . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Knockout Champion ( 2007 – 2009 ) . Stevens debuted on the October 11 , 2007 episode of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) ' s flagship show " Impact ! " under the tweaked name Awesome Kong as part of TNA ' s attempt to bolster their Knockout division . After defeating Gail Kim , Kong participated appeared at the Bound for Glory PPV . There she took part in a 10 - Knockout Gauntlet match to crown the first TNA Women ' s Knockout Champion but she was eliminated by the combined effort of Angelina Love , ODB and eventual winner Gail Kim . Two months later at Turning Point , she lost a Women ' s Knockout Championship match to Kim via disqualification after shoving the referee and Awesome Bombing him . This incident led to a No Disqualification match for the Women ' s Knockout Championship at Final Resolution in January 2008 , which Kong also lost . On the next episode of " Impact ! " , airing 10 January , Kong debuted an anonymous manager wearing a niqāb , later named Raisha Saeed ; with her help Kong finally won the Women ' s Knockout Championship . At Lockdown , Kong and Saeed teamed up for the first time , losing a Tag Team Cage match to Kim and ODB . On the 8 May episode of " Impact ! " Kong began a regular $ 25 , 000 challenge to females in the audience who wanted to challenge her for the Women ' s Knockout Championship . The audience members , played by planted wrestlers , failed to defeat her but one challenger , Taylor Wilde , kept returning and on 10 July she won both the $ 25 , 000 and Women ' s Knockout Championship on her third attempt . Kong then failed to regain the championship from Wilde during a rematch at Victory Road . On October 23 , during a live episode of " Impact ! " Kong defeated Wilde to become a two - time Knockout Champion . Two weeks later , Kong and Saeed defeated Wilde and Rhaka Khan in a tag team match , with the win coming after the evil Khan turned on Wilde during the match and joined Kong and Saeed . The alliance of Kong , Saeed and Khan became known as The Kongtourage , with a fourth wrestler named Sojourner Bolt joining later . Wilde then found a new partner in Roxxi , who helped her defeat Kong and Saeed in a tag team match at Turning Point . Going into 2009 , Bolt became the contender for Kong ' s championship and left the Kongtourage with Khan . Kong retained her title against Bolt at Destination X in April . On the March 26 episode of " Impact ! " , Kong and Saeed were defeated by villainous tag team The Beautiful People ( Angelina Love and Velvet Sky ) , and after the match The Beautiful People tried to cut Kong ' s hair as part of their makeover gimmick . They continued to target Kong ' s hair and eventually accomplished the task on the April 16 episode of " Impact ! " which transitioned Kong into a fan favorite by attempting to retaliate . The tension built to a Three - Way Cage match at Lockdown for the Women ' s Knockout Championship with Kong defending against Angelina Love and continual rival Wilde . In the match , Kong lost the championship after Velvet Sky , on the outside , tied Kong ' s hair to the cage preventing her from breaking up Love ' s pin on Wilde . After losing the title , Kong defeated Love ' s allies Sky , Madison Rayne and Cute Kip in separate Stretcher matches ahead of their rematch . Love , however , retained the title against Kong at Sacrifice . Knockout Tag Team Champion ( 2009 – 2010 ) . In August 2009 Kong and Saeed entered the tournament to crown the inaugural TNA Knockout Tag Team Champions . In the first round of the tournament , the team was able to defeat The Main Event Mafia ( Traci Brooks and Sharmell ) after Saeed blind tagged Kong and pinned Brooks , much to Kong ' s dismay . Three weeks later they were eliminated from the tournament by their long term rival Taylor Wilde and her partner Sarita when Wilde pinned Saeed . Subsequently , Kong began rivalries with Tara and Knockout Champion ODB . At Bound for Glory , Kong had her last match for the Knockout Championship against Tara and ODB , but Saeed inadvertently cost Kong match while interfering . On the following episode of " Impact ! " Kong faced Saeed in a grudge match and powerbombed her through the entrance stage , signalling the end of both their partnership and the Saeed character . After interfering in two of Tara ' s matches , Kong and Tara wrestled at Turning Point in a Cage match , which Tara won . On the December 17 episode of " Impact ! " Kong formed a tag team with Hamada as they won a Three - Way non - title match against The Beautiful People ( Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky ) and the TNA Knockout Tag Team Champions Taylor Wilde and Sarita , when Kong pinned Rayne . On the first " Impact ! " episode of 2010 , Kong and Hamada defeated Sarita and Wilde to win the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship . In a non - storyline incident Bubba the Love Sponge claimed on his January 19 radio show that Stevens had attacked him while backstage for the tapings of " Impact ! " the previous day due to his negative comments concerning the Haiti earthquake relief project . Kong , who had been a driving force in the wrestling community in raising funds for Haiti , was reportedly sent home from the tapings following the altercation . It was later reported that the same day as Bubba ' s radio show , Stevens asked for her release from TNA , but it was not granted . After she refused to take part in TNA ' s January 2010 tour of the United Kingdom , the company suspended her . The following month , Stevens filed a lawsuit against Bubba for an alleged threatening phone call . She was reportedly released from TNA on 1 March . On the March 8 episode of " Impact ! " it was announced that Kong and Hamada were stripped of the Knockout Tag Team title after allegedly failing to defend them in 30 days , even though their previous defense had taken place just 21 days prior , against Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky . On March 22 , TNA confirmed Stevens ' release , while also claiming that she had requested her release due to personal reasons , but she later said it was due to monetary issues and recent changes to TNA management . World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE ( 2010 – 2012 ) . On December 29 , 2010 , it was reported that Stevens had signed a contract with WWE . From April 11 , 2011 onwards , vignettes aired during WWE television with Stevens , whose face was concealed by shadows and her signature braids , dismembering female dolls while cackling maniacally . During the April 25 episode of " Raw " , Stevens ' face was shown for the first time in the vignettes , and her new ring name was revealed as Kharma . Kharma made her debut on May 1 at Extreme Rules , attacking Michelle McCool after a match where she had lost her WWE contract , and she continued to attack different WWE Diva s on both " Raw " and " SmackDown " in the following weeks . On the May 23 episode of " Raw " , Kharma interrupted a tag team match but rather than attack everyone , she uncharacteristically broke down crying . The following week , Kharma spoke for the first time to reveal she was pregnant and thus forced to take a leave of absence from WWE . During the promo , she was interrupted by The Bella Twins ( Brie and Nikki ) . After they insulted her , Kharma said she ' d hope they would still be in WWE when she returned , in order to get payback over their remarks . During her absence , she was included as a downloadable playable character in the " WWE ' 12 " video game . Kharma made a surprise return in the 2012 Royal Rumble match as the twenty - first entrant . She intimidated Michael Cole into eliminating himself before eliminating Hunico only to be thrown out by Dolph Ziggler , after she gave him an Implant Buster . With her entrance , she became the third female , after Chyna and Beth Phoenix , to participate in a Royal Rumble match . This also marked her first and only official WWE match . In July 2012 , Stevens confirmed via Twitter that she had parted ways with WWE , after being released from her contract . A month after she was released from her contract , Stevens was announced as one of the playable characters on the main roster in the WWE ' 13 video game . When Stevens confirmed her departure from the company she told the fans that a return to WWE was possible . Return to the Independent circuit ( 2012 – 2015 ) . In early November , it was reported that Stevens ( again under the Amazing Kong gimmick ) would be appearing at a " SHINE " event on November 16 , 2012 as the mystery partner of Jazz in a tag team match against Mercedes Martinez and Rain . At the event , Kong and Jazz defeated Martinez and Rain after Kong pinned Rain . On January 18 , 2013 , Kong defeated D ' Arcy Dixon , Nikki St . John and Thunderkitty in a four - way match to win the vacant Resistance Pro Wrestling Women ' s Championship . On March 8 , Kong returned to Chikara , losing to Eddie Kingston in an intergender main event . Stevens has also wrestled for PWS Bombshells ( as Amazing Kong ) in early to mid - 2013 , defeating Amy Lee in consecutive matches . On April 6 , 2013 , Kong returned to Shimmer at the Volume 53 internet pay - per - view , defeating Mia Yim in the opening match . Amazing Kong returned to a Shine event on July 12 , 2013 in a losing effort to Ivelisse in a four way to qualify for Shine Championship tournament among the participants were Angelina Love and Kimberly . Then at Shine 12 on August 23 , 2013 she defeated Mercedes Martinez in a singles match . On September 27 , 2013 Kong and Jessicka Havok were in a losing effort against Allysin Kay and Ivelisse . On October 25 , 2013 she defeated Madison Eagles in a singles match and later in the night she was announced the next challenger for the Shine Championship . On December 13 , 2013 she was defeated by Rain for the Shine Championship by count - out . On January 24 , 2014 she defeated Taylor Made and on Shine 18 Kong defeated Nikki Storm and Shine 19 she defeated Athena . On August 22 , 2014 Kong was part of a # 1 contender four corner survival match to challenge Ivelisse for the Shine Championship the other participants in the match were Leah Von Dutch , Su Yung , and Nevaeh . Nevaeh would emerge victorious in the # 1 contender match but was unsuccessful on capturing the Shine Championship . On September 21 , 2014 Stevens was part of Smash CANUSA Classic where she was captain of Team USA , Stevens would lose in her tournament match against LuFisto who was team captain of Team Canada which lead Team Canada victorious . Return to TNA ( 2015 – 2016 ) . On January 7 , 2015 , during " Impact Wrestling " ' s debut on " Destination America " , Awesome Kong returned after a battle royal , had an altercation in the ring with Havok and attacked referee Brian Stiffler . Over the following weeks , tension would build between Kong and Havok , with their feud culminating in a steel cage match on the " Lockdown " edition of " Impact Wrestling " on February 6 , which Kong won . On the March 6 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Kong failed to capture the TNA Knockouts Championship in her match against Taryn Terrell after she got herself disqualified . She received a no disqualification rematch against Terrell on the " TKO : Night of Knockouts " edition of " Impact Wrestling " on April 24 , which she lost after The Dollhouse ( Marti Bell and Jade ) attacked Kong . On the May 1 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Kong turned face and allied herself with Gail Kim to feud with The Dollhouse . The following week , Kong and Kim were defeated by The Dollhouse in a 3 – on – 2 handicap match . On the June 17 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Kong teamed up with Brooke to defeat The Dollhouse in a " Double or Nothing " tag team match , meaning that Kong and Brooke will face Taryn Terrell for the TNA Knockouts Championship in a three - way match . At Slammiversary XIII , Kong once again teamed with Brooke to defeat The Dollhouse in a 3 - on - 2 handicap match . Kong and Brooke received their three - way championship match on the July 1 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , in which Terrell retained the title . In mid – August , Kong , representing TNA , started a brief feud with Lei ' D Tapa , who represented Jeff Jarrett ' s " " Global Force Wrestling " " . The two faced off on August 12 in a match , that ended in a double count - out . On the September 16 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Kong competed in a fatal – four way match against Brooke , Gail Kim and Tapa for the TNA Women ' s Knockout Championship , which Kim would win . At Bound for Glory , Kong received a match against Kim for but was unsuccessful in regaining the championship . During October and November ( taped in July ) , she participated in the TNA World Title Series , where she ended first of her block , tied with Gail Kim , advancing to the finals where she lost to Jessie Godderz round of 16 tournamement and being eliminated . On January 5 , 2016 , during " Impact Wrestling " ' s debut on Pop , Kong allied with the The Dollhouse ( Jade , Marti Bell and Rebel ) and became their new leader after she attacked The Beautiful People ( Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky ) and Gail Kim , once again turning heel in the process . On February 5 , TNA announced that Stevens had been released from her contract following a backstage real - life physical altercation with Rebecca Hardy during TNA ' s tour of the United Kingdom a week prior . Personal life . Stevens grew up in Carson , California and has a younger brother . Prior to becoming a professional wrestler , she was employed as a social worker . She also owned a business that put vending machines in several high schools . Stevens ' family and friends helped her fund her career in wrestling , when she went to train in Japan . She is also an investor in Nu Skin Enterprises , a line of skin and nutritional products . On May 30 , 2011 Stevens announced that she was pregnant with her first child . Stevens announced that she had given birth to a baby boy named Jamie on December 31 , 2011 . She later stated that the child had died before she could give birth and that she announced the birth as a success due to her emotional state at the time . She also stated her intention to start a foundation for women who have experienced the loss of an unborn child . On August 6 , weeks after she confirmed her WWE release , Stevens stated that she was on a mission to lose weight . She had recruited a team of fitness experts and a therapist so she could get back into wrestling shape . She also showed interest into turning the whole experience into a reality show .