Kia Stevens[11] was inspired to become a professional wrestler by Amy Dumas, known during her WWE career as Lita, and Trish Stratus.[12] In 2002, Stevens appeared on the Discovery Health Body Challenge as a contestant trying to lose weight in hopes of becoming a professional wrestler.[13] Afterwards, Stevens trained at the School of Hard Knocks out of San Bernardino, California.[7][14] Soon, she was able to have her first professional match in the Empire Wrestling Federation.[7]