Alex Steel

## Early life

Born in Brisbane, Australia, Alexis Schaefer grew up in the Kangaroo Point neighborhood with her single mother, Mary Schaefer, and her older brother Scott. She had a strong family connection to the world of sports, as her grandfather, "Invincible" Ivan Schaefer, was a renowned boxer in the 1960s. Growing up, Alex spent a significant amount of time at her grandparents' home, where she would listen to her grandfather's captivating tales of his boxing heroics.

At an early age, Alex felt the allure of athletics, inspired by her grandfather's stories. During her teenage years, she developed a close friendship with a young man named Michael Young, and little did they know that their destinies would become deeply intertwined for many years to come.

As an adolescent, Alex discovered her passion for weightlifting, dedicating herself to the sport. By the time she reached 22 years old, she had already achieved a professional level of lifting. Despite her petite stature, Alex garnered internet fame due to her impressive strength, and by 2017, at the age of 25, she earned a Gold medal in the Oceanic Athletic Games, a significant accomplishment that solidified her reputation.

After her powerlifting career, Alex's life took an unexpected turn. Influenced by her friend Michael, who had become a professional wrestler, she decided to embark on training for wrestling under the name Alex Steel.

## Queensland Pro (2017)

Alex spent about eight months in Queensland Pro, fighting exclusively alongside Michael Young in the 'Best Mates', capturing the tag titles once after a long battle with the reigning champions, Jack and Mack Bellows.

Michael and Alex began an off-again, on-again 'Road Marriage' early on in their careers beginning here, being practically inseparable for the next few years and traveling with each other.

## CWL (2017-2018)

Joining the CWL of Waikiki, Hawaii as a singles competitor and manager of Michael, eventually helping form a faction known as the Truthless Heroes, which fought for months to try to claim supremacy in the CWL.

At some point in 2018, Elliot Baker, a popular wrestler known as Ebak, attempted to begin a relationship with Alex, who turned him down due to her relationship with Michael- which fizzled shortly thereafter.

Alex struggled in singles competition, eventually snapping from the stress and attacking the champion and then friend Taylor Jones.

Alex took the championship from her soon afterwards. Claiming to care nothing for the title, Alex regularly disregarded it and tossed it to the ground. Alex lost the belt on her first defense, and quietly left the company in the fall of the year.

## Code of Honor (2018)

Alex (and Michael) joined Code of Honor briefly in March 2018, joining together in mixed tag matches.

In April of 2018, Alex made a shock, winning the Women's Title of Honorbound in a fatal four way cage match. This upset the Honorbound fandom, as she'd defeated crowd favorite Jayda Storm.

Jayda was quick to win the belt in a rushed storyline, and Alex's time at Honorbound cut short.

## Retirement

Starting in 2019, Alex began to make regular appearances on Australian television, eventually becoming a regular 'news' correspondent for comedy morning show Wake Up! hosted by Ryan Stark.

Her appearances were popular enough to catapult her to appearances as a celebrity guest on reality TV shows, including an Australian version of a popular dancing series, where she danced with another woman, professional dancer Melanie Craft, to some minor controversy among right-wing pundits in Australia.

Alex and Craft began a relationship, albeit one marred by paparazzi and extremely different career paths. Whirlwind love being what it was, Alex was engaged in 2019, happy as can be, and coasting by on celebrity appearances at events and parties.

The wrestling ring eventually called to her.

The bright lights, the roars of the crowd- Alex struggled with the possibility of returning, initially refusing to do so, content to live her new life in Brisbane. Melanie and Alex eventually split in 2021, six months before their wedding, and a heartsick Alex needed a change.

Eventually, running from the ring caused her to cross paths with Tommy Fen, an old friend who was attempting to restart his own company, the Premier Wrestling Network. Alex offered to help after some convincing.

## PWN (2022-Present)

Alex joined on as a manager for Tommy, accompanying him to the ring for weeks, eventually deciding to cross the ropes for herself, resulting in a dramatic return and victory some two months after PWN's return. Alex began to to accept bookings, eventually joining MRCY PRO, HOOPLA, Joshi Stars Network, and Squared Circle Wrestling.

Finding her love for wrestling again, Alex has overcome heartache, loss, and pain to climb to heights she's never seen before.

## Notable Achievements

### Queensland Pro

* Queensland Pro Tag Champion (1) - with Michael Young

### Squared Circle Wrestling

* Gladiator Championship (1 time)
* Unnamed Destiny Title (incumbent)

## In Wrestling

**Finishing Moves**

* Brisbane Blast (Pumphandle Powerslam)

* Brisbane Blast (Pumphandle Suplex)

**Signature Moves**

* Spear

* Potato Sack Toss (Single leg mat return)