World Wrestling Entertainment Diva Search (2004) In mid-2004, Hemme participated in the
Diva Search, a competition held by
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to recruit new
WWE Divas. Following her feud with DeCesare, Hemme began a rivalry with
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus. Stratus, along with
Molly Holly and
Gail Kim, threw Hemme an initiation party, but, it soon turned into a
3-on-1 Bra and Panties Handicap match, which Hemme lost. As Stratus was ostensibly scornful of Hemme's appearance in the April 2005 issue of
Playboy, Stratus interrupted Hemme's unveiling and spray painted all over the cover. Hemme responded by slapping her, which resulted in Stratus knocking her out with a
Chick Kick and spraying the word "slut" on her back. Hemme eventually challenged Stratus to a match at
WrestleMania 21, On the June 6 episode of
Raw, Hemme teamed up with
Rosey and The Hurricane in a losing effort to Victoria and
The Heart Throbs (
Antonio and
Romeo) in a
six-person mixed tag team match. On December 5, 2005, Hemme was released from her WWE contract. The release happened shortly after WWE asked her to relocate to
Louisville, Kentucky to train at OVW. The company cited budget cuts and the creative team having nothing for her as the reason for her dismissal. In November 2008, in her column for TNAwrestling.com, Hemme stated her departure from WWE was on her own terms.
Return to WWE (2017) Hemme appeared at the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame to support
Beth Phoenix, the first time she has been seen in the WWE since 2005.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling The Rock 'n Rave Infection (2006–2008) Hemme signed with
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in April 2006, On the October 29 episode of
Impact!, Hemme teamed with Hamada and ODB in a six-woman tag team match, where they were defeated by Rayne, Sky and
Lacey Von Erich, after Von Erich pinned Hemme. On December 16, 2009, Hemme announced her retirement from in-ring competition. On April 7, 2010,
Dixie Carter announced that Hemme had signed a new multi-year deal with the company. On the December 2 episode on
Impact!, Hemme was involved in a small backstage catfight with
Cookie during a brawl with Cookie's cohort,
X Division Champion Robbie E, and
Jay Lethal. On the December 16 episode of
Impact!, Hemme came out during an X Division Championship match between Robbie E and Lethal and handcuffed herself to Cookie, thus preventing her from interfering in the match and subsequently costing Robbie the X Division Championship. After the match, Hemme and Lethal celebrated, which led to a kiss between the two. On the April 28, 2011 episode of
Impact!, Hemme began working as a
ring announcer. On the September 20, 2012 episode of
Impact Open Fight Night, Hemme was called out by
Tara, only to be attacked by her after she refused to say Tara was her favorite Knockout.
Miss Tessmacher then made the save for Hemme. In November 2013, Hemme was put in a
storyline with
Samuel Shaw, after Hemme interviewed Shaw at his home. Shaw later became an
obsessed fan of Hemme, and started asking her on dates, including one in his house, where it was shown that Shaw had a room full of posters and a
mannequin of Hemme. Hemme was confronted by Shaw on the February 27 episode of
Impact Wrestling after an incident the previous week, in which she was injured when Shaw attacked
Mr. Anderson. Hemme was used as a shield by Shaw to fend off Mr. Anderson after Anderson attempted to save Hemme from Shaw after she slapped him as well as exact revenge for the previous week's attack. On April 7, 2014, Hemme was announced as member of the TNA creative team. On April 24, 2015, episode of
Impact Wrestling, Hemme was attacked by the debuting
Jade and
Marti Bell of The Dollhouse, after Jade lost a match to
Laura Dennis. In February 2016, Hemme took an hiatus from TNA being replaced by Jeremy Borash. On April 1, 2016, she announced her departure from TNA. In March of 2022, Hemme returned to TNA, now known as Impact Wrestling, in a backstage capacity, working in production. At Slammiversary later that year, returning to her ring announcing duties for one night only. She once again returned to the company, now once again known as TNA, in the fall of 2024. She had begun to hold the position of Head of Marketing. However, in February 2025, Hemme departed the company once again.
Independent circuit (2006–2009, 2011) In November 2006, Hemme participated in the Queens of Chaos shows in Paris, France. She wrestled in a pair of singles matches against the villainous
April Hunter; Hemme won the first match, but lost the second. She then defeated British wrestler Minx to earn the right to referee the championship match, which was eventually won by Hunter. On July 21, 2007, Hemme defeated Ann Brookstone at a Heavy on Wrestling event in
Superior, Wisconsin with
Nora Greenwald acting as Special Guest Referee. She has also competed in
Women Superstars Uncensored under the ring name Kristy Hemme. Christy made her debut for Northeast Wrestling (NEW) on the November 7, 2009 at the
Saugerties Slam pay-per-view, where she competed against
Velvet Sky.
KAYfABE (2020) In March 2020, Hemme, along with
Lita and
Gail Kim, announced "KAYfABE", a new wrestling show inspired by true events which blends scripted drama with pro wrestling. Following the delay of its debut, the team cited the financial impacts of the
global COVID-19 pandemic as a reason for the campaign's difficulties and assured fans that the show would secure funding elsewhere at a later date ==Music and acting==