Tracy Brookshaw ' Tracy Brookshaw ( May 22 , 1975 ) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler , professional wrestling valet and professional wrestling referee , better known by her ring name Traci Brooks . She is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) , where she has spent most of her career . Early life . Brookshaw grew up on a pig and chicken farm in St . Marys , Ontario . In 2000 , she won the Toronto Sunshine Millennium Calendar contest which led to her being named Miss June 2000 and interviewed in the Toronto Sun . Brookshaw went on to engage in promotional modeling work with the Molson , Labatt and Budweiser beverage brewers . In her interview , Brookshaw said that she aspired to be " the next WWF Superstar " . This led to her being introduced to Ron Hutchinson , a professional wrestler who operated the Sully ' s Gym professional wrestling school out of Toronto , Ontario . Brookshaw began training under Hutchinson in March 2000 and debuted in January 2001 as " Tracy Brooks " . Professional Wrestling Career . Independent Circuit . Brooks appeared with numerous independent promotions , including Border City Wrestling and the Apocalypse Wrestling Federation ( AWF ) . During her time in AWF , she worked a program feuding with La Felina and was managed for a short time by Canadian hip - hop artist , Dan - e - o . On August 30 , 2001 , Brookshaw ( as Miss Apocalypse ) defeated Joey Knight to win the AWF heavyweight title . To this day , she continues to do work for independent promotions , including Blood Sweat and Ears in her home region in Southern Ontario and , most prominently , NWA Cyberspace where she contends for the NWA Cyberspace Women ' s Championship . Traci even wrestled in independent custom wrestling matches against wrestlers like Amber O ' Neal and Christie Ricci . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Early Appearances ( 2003 ) . Brooks debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on April 30 , 2003 in Catholic schoolgirl apparel , attacking Lollipop , a dancer who entertained the live audience during intermissions . The following week , Brooks demanded to be entered in a gauntlet match in which the winner would receive a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship , threatening to sue National Wrestling Alliance official Bill Behrens for sexual discrimination if he did not comply . When her threats failed , Brooks instead attempted to charm Behrens into allowing her into the match . Behrens then placed Brooks in a triple threat match with fellow female wrestlers Desire and Trinity , with the winner gaining entry into the gauntlet match . After Kid Kash ambushed Trinity and David Young accidentally punched Desire , Brooks won the match . Later that evening , she was attacked by Lollipop as she approached the ring to enter the gauntlet match . After she entered the ring , Brooks was quickly pinned and eliminated by Kid Kash . On May 21 , Brooks was paired with David Young in an " Anarchy Alliance " tag team tournament to determine the number one contenders to the NWA World Tag Team Championship . They defeated Kid Kash and Trinity on May 21 and Ron Killings ( whose partner , Don Harris , had refused to team with him ) on June 4 . During the match , Brooks was injured by Killings . Nurse Veronica ( who had recently debuted in an on - air role as TNA ' s backstage clinician ) rushed to the ring to aid Brooks . During this time , Brooks was also involved in catfights with Young ' s valet , Desire . Brooks and Young then faced America ' s Most Wanted in the tournament final , but lost . After the match , Young threatened Brooks , but she was again saved by Veronica . During an interview with Goldy Locks , Brooks and Veronica announced that TNA officials would no longer allow women to compete against men ; however , they would continue to work together as a stable named Bitchslap . The duo then issued an open challenge to any women in attendance . TNA cage dancers April Pennington and Lollipop ( who was attacked by Brooks several weeks earlier ) accepted the challenge . They tried attacking Brooks and Veronica but were stopped by TNA security guards . The following week , Lollipop challenged Bitchslap to a match . Veronica ( without Brooks present ) accepted , but was attacked by both Lollipop and Pennington until TNA security again stopped the catfight . Veronica then replaced Brooks with a new partner , Cheerleader Valentina ( who had earlier competed as JV Love on TNA Xplosion in a match against Brooks ) . The reason for the replacement is because Brooks was unable to travel from Canada to the TNA taping . The storyline with Bitchslap was eventually dropped because TNA didn ' t have enough female wrestlers to compete against the group , and Veronica turned down a two - year contract with TNA , instead attempting to sign with either WWE or a company in Japan . Brooks was removed from television for repackaging , Trinity was placed into other storylines , and TNA stopped booking Valentina . Relationship with Michael Shane ( 2003 - 2006 ) . Brooks returned to TNA on November 5 , 2003 , helping Shane Douglas defeat The Sandman . On November 26 , Douglas and Brooks , known now simply as " Traci " , helped Michael Shane defeat Sonjay Dutt . Following the match , the trio celebrated , and Douglas announced that they were to be called " The New Franchise " . The New Franchise began feuding with Triple X ( Christopher Daniels , Low - Ki and Elix Skipper ) . The feud lasted until April 21 , 2004 , when Shane lost to Daniels after he passed up on a pinfall opportunity in order to try to hit his finisher . After Douglas admonished Shane , Shane began pushing and slapping his erstwhile mentor . Traci eventually grabbed Douglas from behind , enabling Shane to superkick Douglas . The following week , Traci helped Shane defeat Douglas in a singles match . Traci continued to manage Shane , who was by now pursuing the X Division Championship . Shane proved unable to defeat the incumbent champion , A . J . Styles , so he and Traci recruited Frankie Kazarian in order to maximize their numbers advantage . The result was a new stable / tag team that was known by fans as Shazarian . After several weeks of confrontations , Styles defended his title against Shane and Kazarian in a three way Ultimate X match on July 28 , 2004 . Though he was able to nullify the interference of Traci by giving her a Styles Clash , he was eventually knocked unconscious by the combined efforts of Shane and Kazarian . Shane and Kazarian then climbed for the X Division Championship , and simultaneously retrieved the belt , thus becoming co - champions . They lost the titles to Petey Williams in a Gauntlet Match on August 11 . In late - 2004 , Traci turned into a fan favorite by leaving Shane and Kazarian and becoming the assistant of the TNA Director of Authority , Dusty Rhodes . Trinity also wanted to be Rhodes ' assistant , however , so he told each woman to recruit a new tag team . The teams faced one another at Destination X on March 13 , 2005 , with the winning team ' s manager becoming Rhodes ' sole assistant . Traci ' s team ( Don and Ron Harris , the Disciples of Destruction ) defeated Trinity ' s team ( Big Tilly and Bruno Sassi - Phi Delta Slam ) , making her Rhodes ' assistant . Traci eventually left Rhodes ' side and began managing Chris Sabin , who was feuding with Michael Shane and Trinity . At Lockdown on April 24 , she tried to prevent Trinity from interfering in a four way X Division Xscape elimination match between Sabin , Sonjay Dutt , Shocker and Shane , but failed . The feud continued until Hard Justice on May 15 , when Sabin and Traci lost to Shane and Trinity . In the course of the match , Traci turned on Sabin and Shane turned on Trinity , with Traci aligning herself with Shane once again and Trinity siding with Sabin . Traci began managing Shane once again and stayed with him when he changed his name to his real name , Matt Bentley . When Bentley sat out during contract renegotiations in August 2005 , she did some interview work for TNA . At Unbreakable on September 11 , Traci acted as a backstage interviewer throughout the event . She returned to Bentley ' s side after his return at Unbreakable . In February 2006 , Bentley turned heel and began a dispute with long time tag partner Lance Hoyt . Following the feud , Bentley was sidelined with an injury . Traci did promotional work for the company during the downtime . On the May 15 taping of Impact ! , she wrestled Gail Kim in the first woman ' s match in over a year . The match was taped purely for the forthcoming TNA Knockouts DVD , not for the Spike TV program . Kim gained the pin after interference from America ' s Most Wanted . At Hardcore War she defeated Kim with Christy Hemme as referee . Managing Robert Roode ( 2006 - 2008 ) . Traci was announced as Robert Roode ' s manager at Bound for Glory 2006 and changed her name to " Ms . Brooks , " becoming a villain in the process . She managed him during the Fight for the Right Tournament at the October 28 Impact ! . She lost to Eric Young in a bikini contest at Turning Point . After this , she was told to sign Young to a contract - no matter what it took to do it . In the storyline , Ms . Brooks began to pressure him into having sex with her . Finally , at Against All Odds , Ms . Brooks successfully seduced Young into signing a contract with " Robert Roode Inc . " . After sometime without a storyline , she entered a rivalry with Gail Kim and was defeated at an Impact ! taping . At Slammiversary , she was taken out by Kim once again . On the August 23 , 2007 episode of Impact ! , Roode wrestled Gail Kim , with Kim pinning Roode after a low blow leg drop . Following the match , Roode , unhappy at his loss , continued to attack Kim until Kaz came out to counter Roode . On the September 27 edition of Impact . Tracy competed in 5 way match in losing effort to Roxxi Laveau . On the October 4 edition of Impact ! , it was revealed that Brooks and Roode were not romantically linked , and that the only reason she continued to take Roode ' s abuse was to help her sick mother . Subsequently , on Impact ! and at Genesis a female fan held up signs asking Roode to replace Ms . Brooks with her . Roode then joined the Angle Alliance with Ms . Brooks begrudgingly by his side . At the Genesis pay - per - view on November 11 , 2007 , Traci fainted due to heat exhaustion , but appeared to be doing fine following help from medics . However , news reports have arisen that claim that her fainting was staged , as Brooks was asked to do so by Vince Russo . At the January 10 Impact ! tapings , Roode fired Ms . Brooks and replaced her with the female fan , identified by Roode as Ms . Payton Banks . Shortly thereafter , Brookshaw reverted to a crowd favorite and to her " ' Traci Brooks " ring name and began feuding with Banks . She defeated Banks at the annual pay - per - view , Against All Odds . On the April 3 edition of Impact ! , Traci defeated Payton Banks after a facebuster from the top turnbuckle . At Lockdown , She participated in the first ever " Queen of the Cage " match which was won by Roxxi Laveaux . At Sacrifice , Traci participated in the first ever TNA Knockout Makeover Battle Royal , which was won by Gail Kim Knockout Law ( 2008 ) . During the July 17 edition of Impact ! a backstage segment revealed that Brooks was in talks with Jim Cornette about something concerning the Knockouts . Soon after on the August 7 episode of Impact ! , Brooks was the special guest referee for a match between Roxxi and Jacqueline , which Roxxi won . In August 2008 , Cornette announced that Traci officially is in charge of the Knockouts Division , also known as the " Knockout Law " . In January 2009 , Traci stopped appearing in TNA and Jim Cornette resumed control over the Knockout division . She returned on the March 12 , 2009 , edition of Impact ! as a referee . Return as a wrestler ( 2009 - 2010 ) . Traci returned to television on the July 23 , 2009 episode of Impact ! . During an interview with Lauren , she announced that had taken time off TNA to work on some projects in Hollywood and she was returning as the referee for a Knockout battle royal later that evening . The winner of the battle royal would receive $ 50 , 000 and spot in The Main Event Mafia . As the match wound down to Tara and Awesome Kong as the final two participants , Brooks revealed that she was actually a participant in the match and tossed both women out of the ring . Upon winning the match , she became a member of the Main Event Mafia . On the following Impact , Traci cemented herself as a villainess during an interview with Lauren in which she denounced TNA for not giving her a spot on television , explaining her absence . On the August 27 episode of Impact , she competed in the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship tournament teaming with Sharmell to represent The Main Event Mafia , but they lost in the first round of the tournament to Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed . On the October 1 edition of Impact ! , Traci was defeated by Christy Hemme in a " Battle of the Playboy Models " , after which she attacked her . The following episode of Impact , Brooks teamed up with Alissa Flash and The Beautiful People ( Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne ) to defeat Taylor Wilde , Sarita , Hemme and Hamada in an elimination match . On the October 22 edition of Impact ! the Main Event Mafia disbanded . On the November 12 episode of Impact , Traci began a rivalry with Alissa Flash when losing to her in a singles match after the match , she attacked Flash . On the November 19 episode of Impact , Traci attacked Flash after she lost to Sarita , In the process , Traci cemented herself as a face . On the November 26 edition of Impact ! , Traci competed in a number 1 contenders battle royal to face ODB for the Knockouts Championship at Final Resolution but failed to win after being eliminated by Wilde and Sarita . On March 4 , 2010 , Brookshaw was released from her contract . Return to Independent Circuit ( 2010 - 2011 ) . Brooks made her debut for Women Superstars Uncensored , on November 28 , 2008 , defeating Annie Social in singles competition . On the March 6 , 2010 , where she lost to April Hunter , following the match , Traci saved Hunter from an attack from The Boston Shore . On the April 10 episode of WSU , Traci unsuccessfully challenged Brittany Savage for WSU Sprit Championship . Return to TNA ( 2011 - 2012 ) . On February 14 , 2011 , at the tapings of the February 17 edition of Impact ! , Brooks made a one night return to TNA , saving her real life husband Kazarian from Robbie E and Cookie . On April 7 , Brooks wrestled at at TNA house show in Erie , Pennsylvania , unsuccessfully challenging Madison Rayne for the TNA Women ' s Knockout Championship . Two days later Brooks defeated Rayne in a non - title match at a house show in Cleveland Ohio . On the July 21 edition of Impact Wrestling , Brooks made her return to TNA , saving Velvet Sky and Mickie James from ODB and Jacqueline . On the August 18 edition of Impact Wrestling , Brooks re - applied for the job of " Knockout Law " . However , on the September 1 edition of Impact Wrestling , the job was given to Karen Jarrett , who then hired Brooks as her executive assistant . On the December 8 edition of Impact Wrestling , Brooks returned to the ring to face Jarrett ' s ally Gail Kim . Despite being told to lay down , Brooks decided to fight back , but eventually lost following interference from Madison Rayne . After Karen Jarrett was fired from TNA on the December 15 edition of Impact Wrestling , Brooks began wrestling more regularly , feuding with Madison Rayne . On the January 5 , 2012 , edition of Impact Wrestling , Brooks and Mickie James failed to capture the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship from Rayne and Gail Kim . After months of inactivity , Brooks announced on April 17 , that she had been released from TNA . Playboy . On July 26 , 2009 , it was revealed that TNA had signed a deal with Playboy making Brooks the first TNA Knockout to ever pose for Playboy . On September 2 it was reported that Playboy had decided not to publish Brooks ' photo shoot in the magazine . The photo shoot was instead released through their Cyber Club on September 17 , 2009 . Personal life . Brookshaw married fellow TNA wrestler Frank Gerdelman , better known as Frankie Kazarian , on January 7 , 2010 ; they started dating in 2006 when she acted as his manager . In October / November 2012 , Brookshaw and Gerdelman welcomed their first child , a son , which she confirmed on Twitter in early July 2013 . In an October 2008 interview with the Chicago Sun - Times , Brookshaw revealed that she suffered from Erb ' s palsy as an infant as a side - effect of her birth . While she recovered for the most part , due to aggressive treatment , she noted that she has impaired function in her right arm which affects her in the ring . She has said that " I don ' t have a biceps or a triceps . I have a uniceps . "