Growing up as the quiet kid from St. Louis, Tara Strike struggled to find her voice. In fact, she didn’t speak in full sentences until she was eight years old. But everything changed the day her grandfather turned the television on to a wrestling show. As she watched the action unfold, something inside her awakened, wrestling wasn’t just entertainment; it was a calling.

Inspired by the warriors she watched, Tara took her first step toward combat sports by training in karate. By the age of 14, she had earned her red belt, but deep down, she knew her true destiny was inside the wrestling ring.

Tara pushed her limits, training daily and wrestling throughout the midwest before joining WOW. In her second year of WOW, Tara teamed with all-star athlete Ashley Blaze, and they blazed a path to the WOW World Tag Team Championship titles!