WWE Debut and early beginnings (2020–2023) Howard signed with
WWE on December 2, 2020. She first appeared on the NXT 2.0 premiere in a backstage segment congratulating
Bron Breakker, on his victory against
LA Knight, and a week later
NXT, Howard made her official debut during a backstage segment with
Franky Monet, presenting herself as
Lash Legend. On the December 10 episode of
205 Live, Howard made her in-ring debut, defeating Amari Miller. In February 2022, Legend and Miller confirmed they would team up to compete at the
Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic; however, the duo was lost in the first round to
Io Shirai and
Kay Lee Ray. On March 8, at
NXT: Roadblock, Legend interviewed
Nikkita Lyons during
Lashing Out with Lash Legend, resulting in the two having a heated argument. The two rival wrestlers faced each other on the April 5 and 26 episodes of
NXT, where Legend lost to Lyons both times. At
Spring Breakin, Legend and
Natalya lost to
Cora Jade and Lyons in a tag team match. Shortly after, Legend entered the
NXT Women's Breakout Tournament; she lost to
Roxanne Perez in the semifinals. Over the next few months, Legend would lose to the likes of
Fallon Henley,
Wendy Choo,
Shotzi and
Lyra Valkyria while also failing to win title opportunities in
battle royals. Since of August 2022, through
live events, Legend found an ally in
Jakara Jackson. They had their first televised appearance as a team on the November 11 episode of
NXT Level Up, where they lost to
Diamond Mine's
Ivy Nile and
Tatum Paxley.
The Meta-Four (2023–2025) in
April 2025. On May 28, 2023, at
NXT Battleground, during a
British Rounds Rules match for the
NXT Heritage Cup between the champion
Noam Dar and
Dragon Lee, Legend alongside Jackson interfered in favor of Dar, helping him to retain the Heritage Cup in the process. Dar would introduce the group of himself, Legend, Jackson and
Oro Mensah as
The Meta-Four. On the February 20, 2024, episode of
NXT, Legend faced
Lyra Valkyria for the
NXT Women's Championship in an open challenge. However, Legend failed to defeat Valkyria for the title. At
NXT Battleground, she participated in a six-women ladder match to crown the first
NXT Women's North American Championship, but failed to win the championship. At Week 1 of
NXT: The Great American Bash on July 30, Jackson and Legend failed to defeat
The Unholy Union (
Alba Fyre and
Isla Dawn) for the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship; prior to their match, Legend and the rest of The Meta-Four turned
face when stablemate Oro Mensah began feuding with
Ethan Page, who attacked him and Noam Dar backstage back in May. On the October 11 episode of
SmackDown, Legend and Jackson made their main roster debut where they unsuccessfully challenged WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
Bianca Belair and
Jade Cargill for the title. On the October 18 episode of
SmackDown, Legend defeated
Piper Niven to win her debut singles match on the main roster. On the October 22 episode of
NXT, Legend and Jackson fought Sky and Sane to a no contest after interference from Niven and
Chelsea Green. On the following episode of
SmackDown, the three brands' general managers announced that Belair and Cargill will defend their titles against Legend and Jackson, Sky and Sane, and Green and Niven in a
fatal four-way tag team match at
Crown Jewel where Belair and Cargill retained their titles. On the November 29
tape delay episode of
SmackDown, Legend replaced Cargill in the preliminary round of the
tournament to crown the inaugural Women's United States Championship, where she lost to
Michin in a triple threat match also involving Niven. At
Royal Rumble on February 1, 2025, Legend participated in her first
Royal Rumble match as entrant #9, lasting 17 minutes before being eliminated by
Chelsea Green, and scoring no eliminations. On the April 29 episode of
NXT, Meta-Four would meet in a backstage segment in which they announced their mutual agreement to disband, citing personal singles ventures.
The Irresistible Forces (2025–present) At
Evolution on July 13, 2025, Legend entered the 20-woman battle royal and was the runner up of the match. On the November 7, 2025 episode of
SmackDown, Legend made her return to the blue brand as a
heel by attacking
Alexa Bliss, helping
Nia Jax to win against
Charlotte Flair, and in the process, aligning herself with Jax as a tag team. At
Survivor Series: WarGames, Legend and Jax teamed with
Becky Lynch and
The Kabuki Warriors (
Asuka and
Kairi Sane) to face
AJ Lee, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, and
Rhiyo (
Rhea Ripley and
Iyo Sky) in the
WarGames match in a losing effort. On the February 27, 2026 episode of
SmackDown, Legend and Jax, now known as The Irresistible Forces, defeated Rhiyo to win the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, marking the first championship in her career.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025) At
Sacrifice on March 14, 2025, Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend made their
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut where they appeared after the
TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship match to confront the new champions
Ash by Elegance and
Heather by Elegance. On the April 3 episode of
Impact!, Jackson and Legend made their TNA in-ring debut, defeating Spitfire (
Dani Luna and
Jody Threat). On April 27 at
Rebellion, Jackson and Legend competed in a
four-way tag team match for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship, but failed to win. == Other media ==