Awesome Kong
Kia Michelle Stevens (born September 4, 1977 in Carson, California) is an American female actress and former professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). She was known for wrestling under the ring name Awesome Kong. She also wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH), Shimmer Women Athletes, All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and WWE. During her time in WWE, sh wrestled under the ring name Kharma.
| Kia Stevens | |
|---|---|
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| Ring name(s) | Amazing Kong Awesome Kong Margaret Kharma |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 282 lb (128 kg) |
| Born | 4 September 1977
(aged 48) Carson, California, U.S. |
| Billed from | Tokyo, Japan |
| Trained by | School of Hard Knocks |
| Debut | October 20, 2002 |
| Retired | August 28, 2021 |
While in TNA, she was a two-time TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one-time TNA Knockout Tag Team Champion with Hamada.[1][2][3]
On August 28, 2021, Kong announced that she was retiring from in-ring competition.[4] At Bound for Glory on October 23, 2021, she was inducted in the Impact Hall of Fame by Gail Kim.[5]
Awesome Kong Media
Amazing Kong wrestling for the National Wrestling Alliance in 2010
Awesome Kong (right) with her manager Raisha Saeed
Kong having her hair cut during her rivalry with The Beautiful People
References
- ↑ Caldwell's TNA Impact report 1/10: Ongoing coverage of Spike TV showPro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ↑ Caldwell's TNA Impact report 10/23: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live Spike TV HD broadcastPro Wrestling Observer. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ↑ Keller's TNA Impact Live Report 1/4: Jeff Hardy, NWO reunion, Hulk Hogan, TNA Knockout Title match, more surprises - ongoing coveragePro Wrestling Observer. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ↑ Awesome Kong Announces Her Retirement From Pro Wrestling At NWA EmPowerrrFightful. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ↑ 10/23 Moore's Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory live review: Christian Cage vs. Josh Alexander for the Impact World Championship, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mickie James for the Knockouts Title, Steve Maclin vs. Trey Miguel vs. El Phantasmo for the vacant X Division Title, Call Your Shot gauntletProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
Other websites
- Awesome Kong's Official website Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Awesome Kong on WWE.com
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