Brooke Adams Brooke Nichole Adams ( December 4 , 1984 ) is an American model , dancer , and professional wrestler , who is currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Brooke . She previously worked for World Wrestling Entertainment appearing with Kelly Kelly and Layla in the dance group " Extreme Exposé " on the company ' s former ECW brand . She is a former three - time TNA Women ' s Knockout Champion , and a one - time former TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion with Tara , known collectively as TnT . Early life . Adams grew up with her twin sister and mother in St . Louis , Missouri . She sees her mother as a hero , and at age 7 her mother , her sister and herself moved to Houston , Texas where she was raised . She began her career there as a model , modeling for various companies across the Texas region such as Hawaiian Tropic & Vertical Smiles . Following her stint as a fitness model , she appeared on several shows as a model such as Ritmo Deportivo and G4 ' s Street Furry . During this time she was a featured model on Bikini Destinations . Following this she got involved in professional wrestling . Professional wrestling . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2006 - 2007 ) . She first became involved in professional wrestling by trying out for the 2006 WWE Diva Search , for which she failed to make the top 8 . Despite not making the cut , Adams was chosen to observe workouts in " development territory " Ohio Valley Wrestling along with Maryse Ouellet , after which she was offered a developmental contract . She accepted and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling ( DSW ) to train , starting as the valet for Daniel Rodimer . When Rodimer was called up to the main roster , she was left without a wrestler and focused on becoming a full - time wrestler herself . She made her in - ring debut , a loss to Angel Williams , at a DSW TV taping in December 2006 . On January 23 , 2007 Adams debuted on the ECW brand . Joining Kelly Kelly and Layla El in Extreme Exposé . This would become a weekly dance segment on the show . She continued working in DSW and during February she was ( kayfabe ) promoted to the position of Personal Assistant to General Manager Krissy Vaine , with her main job being to protect Krissy from Angel Williams . This eventually led to another match between Adams and Williams , as ordered by Vaine . At the March 15 , 2007 DSW TV tapings , Adams was kayfabe fired from her position following Vaine and Williams ' alliance together . Adams made her in - ring WWE debut on the May 28 , 2007 edition of " Raw " where she , along with several other WWE Diva s from all three brands , competed in a Memorial Day Bikini Beach Blast Battle Royal , which was won by Michelle McCool . When Florida Championship Wrestling opened in the summer of 2007 , Adams was transferred to the developmental facility for training , along with continuing her Extreme Exposé role . " Extreme Exposé " acted as a weekly dance segment on the " ECW " show for months until The Miz was placed on the ECW brand in the annual WWE Draft Lottery , at which point all three ladies began actively pursuing him . Later , Kelly shifted her attentions to Balls Mahoney , to the amusement of The Miz and her Exposé sisters , who had been spending their time mocking his look which led her to turn into a heel character with Layla . Brooke , along with the other ECW Divas , as well as SmackDown and RAW Divas , would compete in a Number - One Contender ' s Battle Royal for Candice Michelle ' s WWE Women ' s Championship at SummerSlam , but Brooke got eliminated early on and with Kelly as the last ECW Diva standing , Beth Phoenix would ultimately win . Brooke ' s last match was a tri brand divas Halloween battle royal on the October 29 , 2007 edition of Raw and even though she was eliminated early Kelly Kelly would eliminate Torrie Wilson to get the win for ECW . Just a couple days later on November 1 , 2007 , Adams was released from her WWE contract . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Knockout ' s Law ( 2010 – 2011 ) . On the March 29 , 2010 , edition of " TNA Impact ! " , Adams made her Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) debut in a backstage segment as Eric Bischoff ' s assistant , under the name Ms . Tessmacher , named after Lex Luthor ' s girlfriend and assistant in the first two Superman movies . On the September 30 edition of " Impact ! " she was put in charge of the TNA Knockout s as Knockout ' s Law . The position quickly went to her head and she began being verbally abusive to all of the knockouts . Just two weeks later Bischoff fired Tessmacher from her position as his assistant and Knockout ' s Law , after she had leaked important information about his plans to Kevin Nash and " The Pope " D ' Angelo Dinero , stating that she needed to become a wrestler herself if she wanted to remain in TNA . The following week , Tessmacher begged The Beautiful People to teach her how to wrestle , but they ultimately refused , due to the treatment they got from her when she was in control of the Knockouts division . At the following " Impact ! " , it was revealed that Lacey Von Erich of The Beautiful People had agreed to train Tessmacher to wrestle . However , Von Erich would leave the promotion on November 11 , ending the angle abruptly . Tag Team and Knockout Champion ( 2011 – 2013 ) . On the December 16 edition of " Impact ! " Tessmacher returned and made her TNA in – ring debut as Bischoff ' s hand picked partner for Mickie James in the first round match of a tournament for the vacant TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship , in which they were defeated by Madison Rayne and Tara . On December 25 Adams suffered a broken jaw in an out – of – the – ring accident and had wires and metal plates put in her jaw as a result . Tessmacher returned to TNA on the April 21 , 2011 , edition of " Impact ! " , saying that during her time away from TNA she had been training to become the TNA Knockout Champion and that " Miss Tessmacher ' s back " . On the May 5 edition of " Impact ! " , she had her return match as she unsuccessfully challenged Mickie James for the TNA Women ' s Knockout Championship . On May 12 , she teamed with Mickie James against Tara and Madison Rayne in a successful effort pulling up the win with a victory roll against Rayne . On the June 16 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Tessmacher and Velvet Sky challenged Mexican America ( Rosita and Sarita ) for the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship , but were defeated following outside interference from Sky ' s rival , ODB . At the tapings of the July 21 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Tessmacher and Tara defeated Rosita and Sarita to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship , Adams ' first professional wrestling title . On the August 4 edition of " Impact Wrestling ! " Tessmacher got her first singles match victory , defeating Madison Rayne . Tessmacher and Tara made their first title defense on August 7 at Hardcore Justice , defeating Mexican America in a rematch . On the following edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Adams ' ring name was switched to Brooke Tessmacher . On the November 3 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Tessmacher and Tara lost the Knockouts Tag Team Championship to Gail Kim and Madison Rayne . On the November 17 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , both members of TnT competed in a gauntlet match to earn a title match with the new Women ' s Knockout Champion , Gail Kim , but were both eliminated . Tessmacher was eliminated by Velvet Sky and Tara was eliminated by Mickie James who would go on to win the gauntlet match . After pinning Gail Kim on three occasions , Tessmacher was named the number one contender for her TNA Women ' s Knockout Championship . On May 13 at Sacrifice , Tessmacher failed in her title challenge against Kim , when Kim pinned her with her feet on the ropes . Tessmacher received another shot at the title on the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , but was again defeated by Kim in a three - way match , which also included Velvet Sky . On the June 7 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , a week after Brooke Hogan ' s TNA debut , Adams ' ring name was switched back to Miss Tessmacher . She then went on to defeat Mickie James , Tara and Velvet Sky in a four - way match to earn another shot at Gail Kim ' s Women ' s Knockout Championship . Three days later at Slammiversary , Tessmacher defeated Gail Kim to win the TNA Women ' s Knockout Championship for the first time . On the June 21 episode of " Impact Wrestling " Tessmacher made her first successful title defense , defeating Mickie James . On the July 12 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Tessmacher successfully defended her title in a rematch against Gail Kim . On August 12 at Hardcore Justice , Tessmacher lost the title to Madison Rayne , who had referee Earl Hebner on her side , ending her reign at 63 days . Tessmacher regained the title from Rayne on the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " in a match refereed by the debuting Taryn Terrell . On September 9 at No Surrender , Tessmacher successfully defended the title against her TnT partner Tara . On the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Tara turned into a villainess and attacked Tessmacher , officially ending TnT . On October 14 at Bound for Glory , Tessmacher lost the Knockouts Championship to Tara . On January 13 , 2013 , at the Genesis pay - per - view , Tessmacher competed in a five - woman gauntlet match to determine the # 1 Contender to the TNA Knockouts Championship , but was eliminated by Gail Kim . On the February 7 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Tessmacher defeated Tara in a non - title match to earn another shot at the Knockouts Championship . Tessmacher received her title opportunity in a four - way elimination match on the February 21 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , but she was the second woman eliminated from the match by the eventual winner Velvet Sky , and also included Gail Kim and Tara . Tessmacher participated in the Knockous Knockdown event March 17 ( aired September 6 ) ; competing in a winning effort against Santana Garrett . On the April 18 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Tessmacher was defeated by Mickie James in a # 1 Contender ' s match for the Knockouts Championship . Aces and Eights and Hiatus ( 2013 - 2014 ) . After a five - month absence , Tessmacher returned as a heel on the August 22 episode of Impact Wrestling , revealing herself as Bully Ray ' s girlfriend and joining the villainous Aces & Eights stable . Tessmacher , now billed as Brooke , wrestled her return match on the October 3 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , defeating Velvet Sky in a # 1 Contender ' s match for the TNA Knockout Championship . On October 20 at Bound for Glory , Brooke unsuccessfully challenged for the title in a three - way match , also involving then - champion ODB and Gail Kim , when Kim pinned Brooke to win the match with help from Lei ' D Tapa . On the November 21 episode of Impact Wrestling , Brooke managed Bully Ray , who faced Mr . Anderson in a no disqualifications match . Anderson won the match , and as a pre - stipulation of the match , the Aces & Eights were forced to disband . On the December 26 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Brooke was seen backstage speaking to Bully Ray , who rudely threatened her , ending their relationship . On May 10 , 2014 , after a six - month hiatus , Brooke returned at the tapings for the Knockouts Knockdown 2 pay - per - view ( which aired on tape delay on November 7 , 2014 ) . Continuing to portray her heel character at the event , the villainous Brooke defeated Deonna but was eliminated from the gauntlet match later in the evening . Brooke returned to " Impact Wrestling " on June 12 , 2014 as a special guest during a segment with Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud , who were attempting to expose Brooke ' s ex - boyfriend , Bully Ray . Brooke ended up being on the receiving end of verbal lashing by both EC3 and Spud , and was later saved by Bully Ray , establishing Brooke as a babyface . Brooke was then sidelined with a torn ACL . After fully recovering , she took more time off to participate in " The Amazing Race " alongside Robbie E . Knockouts Champion and Departure ( 2015 ) . On January 7 , 2015 , during the " Impact Wrestling " debut on " Destination America " , Brooke returned to TNA and attacked her former boyfriend Robbie E , who insulted her upon his return . Brooke made her in - ring return on the January 16 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , where she and Taryn Terrell lost to The Beautiful People ( Angelina Love and Velvet Sky ) after Robbie E caused a distraction . On the " Lockdown " edition of " Impact Wrestling " on February 6 , Robbie E challenged Brooke to a race into the steel cage , which Brooke won after she low blowed him . On the March 13 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Brooke defeated Robbie in an intergender match dubbed the " Battle of the Exes " , despite interference from Angelina Love and Jessie Godderz , to end their feud . On the " TKO : Night of Knockouts " edition of " Impact Wrestling " on April 24 , Brooke became the number one contender to Taryn Terrell ' s TNA Knockouts Championship by defeating Angelina Love , Gail Kim and Madison Rayne in a four – way match . Brooke received her title match against the now heel - turned Terrell on the " Hardcore Justice " edition of " Impact Wrestling " on May 1 , which she lost due to interference from The Dollhouse ( Jade and Marti Bell ) . On the June 17 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Brooke and Awesome Kong defeated Jade and Bell in a " Double or Nothing " tag team match , with Brooke and Kong also winning an opportunity to face Taryn Terrell for the TNA Knockouts Championship in a three - way match . At Slammiversary XIII , Brooke once again teamed with Kong to defeat the Dollhouse in a 3 - on - 2 handicap match . Brooke and Kong received their three - way championship match on the July 1 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , in which Terrell retained the title , Two weeks later , Brooke defeated Terrell to win her third Knockouts Championship . On the July 29 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Brooke successfully defended the championship against Marti Bell . On the August 26 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Brooke successfully defended her championship against Velvet Sky when match went to a no - contest due to interference from Jade and Marti Bell , and later Rebel . On the September 9 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Brooke defended the championship against Gail Kim and retained by disqualification after Lei ' D Tapa attacked Brooke . On the following week , Brooke lost the Knockouts Championship to Kim in a four - way match that also involved Tapa and Awesome Kong . In October , Brooke entered a tournament for the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship . On November 15 , 2015 , Brooke announced her departure from TNA . Independent circuit ( 2012 ) . On February 25 , 2012 , Tessmacher made her debut for Family Wrestling Entertainment ( FWE ) , losing to fellow TNA Knockout Winter in the first round to determine the inaugural FWE Women ' s Champion . Later that night , Tessmacher and TnT partner Tara helped Maria defeat Winter in the finals of the tournament . Return to TNA ( 2017 – present ) . On January 7 , 2017 , during the tapings of the January 19 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Brooke returned to TNA , defeating Deonna Purrazzo and after the match , was attacked by Sienna , which led to a match between the two , where Sienna defeated Brooke after interference from Maria . Return to modeling . Since her release from WWE , Adams placed in the Hawaiian Tropic , Planet Beach , Darque Tan , and Bikini USA model search contests . At the 2006 Grand Prix of Houston , she won the local round for the Face of Champ Car beauty contest ( with her duties later taken over by 1st Runner Up Angela Rutledge ) . Adams was crowned Miss Hawaiian Tropic Texas 2008 on November 8 , 2008 . In late 2010 , she took part in the Hooters Texas Swimsuit Pageant Finals to determine seven Hooters girls who would go on to the 2010 International Hooters Swimsuit Pageant competition . Other media . In April 2007 , Adams , along with Ashley , Kelly Kelly , Layla El , Torrie Wilson , and Maryse , appeared in Timbaland ' s music video " Throw It On Me " featuring The Hives , which premiered on Raw on May 20 . In August 2007 , Adams , along with Extreme Exposé , appeared on FHM Online . com .