Early career (2009–2011) A fan of
professional wrestling since her childhood, Bell began training at a
wrestling school in
Manassas, Virginia, at the age of 18, while attending college. adopting the
ring name Mia Yim, and initially working primarily for
independent promotions in Virginia. Yim also wrestled sporadically for ROH, taking on
MsChif and
Sara Del Rey. In addition, she worked for the International Wrestling Cartel, Real Championship Wrestling, Northeast Wrestling, and
Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW) during her early years in wrestling. After helping Cole gain a victory over Greg Excellent at
Down With The Sickness 2011 in September, Excellent began
feuding with the pair. As part of the storyline, Yim faced Excellent in an
intergender match at
Night Of Infamy 10: Ultimatum in November. After losing a rematch in January 2012, Yim challenged Excellent to a
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at
Aerial Assault 2012, which Yim won, to conclude the feud. She made only two more appearances for CZW that year before leaving the promotion. As part of Shine, she also appeared for
Evolve, taking on Vélez and Su Yung in showcase matches. On February 28, 2014, at
Shine 17, Yim teamed with Leva Bates during the
Shine Tag Team Championship tournament, forming the
tag team The Lucha Sisters. They defeated the teams of
Cherry Bomb and
Kimber Lee, and Sassy Stephie and
Jessie Belle Smothers en route to the final, where they defeated Made In Sin (
Allysin Kay and Taylor Made) to become the inaugural Shine Tag Team Champions. They successfully defended the championship against
Nevaeh and Sassy Stephie, and against the team of
Evie and
Madison Eagles at
Shine 18, but lost it to Legendary (
Malia Hosaka and Brandi Wine) at
Shine 20 on June 27. The Lucha Sisters failed to regain the title in a rematch in August at
Shine 21. On November 16, 2014, during the
WWNLive tour in
China, Yim defeated Ivelisse Vélez to win the Shine Championship, making her the first woman to have held both the Shine Championship and Shine Tag Team Championship. At
Shine 26 on April 3, 2015, Yim lost the championship to
NWA World Women's Champion Santana Garrett in a title vs. title match. At
Shine 28, Yim was defeated by Allysin Kay, and began showing signs of a
heel turn when she blamed Leva Bates for the loss. Yim turned villainous at
Shine 31 on December 11, 2015, when she attacked Leva Bates after the duo lost to Marti Belle and Jayme Jameson in a match for the vacant SHINE Tag Team Championship.
Shimmer Women Athletes (2013) on
Candice LeRae in November 2014 Yim made her debut for
Shimmer Women Athletes on April 6, 2013, at
Volume 53 with a loss to
Amazing Kong. She earned her first victory at
Volume 56 later that month against Evie, before a series of losses to
Jessicka Havok,
Hikaru Shida, and
Madison Eagles. After victories over
Melanie Cruise, Angie Skye, and Hikaru Shida, Yim unsuccessfully challenged
Cheerleader Melissa for the
Shimmer Championship at
Volume 65 in April 2014. Yim finished out 2014 facing wrestlers including
Ray,
Akino, and
Tsukasa Fujimoto.
Full Impact Pro (2013) In April 2013, Yim debuted for
Full Impact Pro, defeating Larry Dallas in an intergender match. In August, Yim and Dos Ben Dejos (Jay Rios and Eddie Cruz) defeated Dallas and The Now (Vik Dalishus and Hale Collins) in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match when Yim pinned Dallas. Yim spent the next several months managing Dos Ben Dejos, along with Leva Bates, while also wrestling in Shine showcase matches against Jessicka Havok and Ivelisse Vélez. In June 2014, The Lucha Sisters successfully defended the Shine Tag Team Championship against Vélez and
Candice LeRae at an FIP event. In January 2015, Yim lost to
Santana in a Shine showcase match.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling Early appearances (2010–2015) Yim wrestled a
dark match for
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in mid-2010, while on vacation in
Florida with her family. Yim made a third appearance in 2015 at
Knockouts Knockdown 3, losing to
Brooke.
The Dollhouse (2015–2016) In April 2015, TNA began airing vignettes promoting The Dollhouse (Yim and
Marti Bell)'s debut, in which Yim's ring name was changed to Jade. Jade and Bell debuted on the
TKO: Night of Knockouts edition of
Impact Wrestling on April 24, where Jade lost to
Laura Dennis by disqualification after the two attacked referee Brian Stiffler as well as ring announcer
Christy Hemme, establishing themselves as
heels in the process. Later that night, Jade and Marti helped Taryn Terrell retain her
TNA Women's Knockout Championship against
Awesome Kong, with Terrell joining The Dollhouse in the process. The Dollhouse wrestled their first match as a team on the May 8 episode of
Impact Wrestling, where they defeated Awesome Kong and
Gail Kim in a 3–on–2 handicap match. Jade and Bell would regularly interfere in Terrell's championship matches and ensure the win for her. At
Slammiversary XIII, The Dollhouse lost to Awesome Kong and Brooke in another 3–on–2 handicap match. On the July 15 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Terrell lost the championship to Brooke, after Gail Kim returned and attacked Jade, causing a distraction. On the
Turning Point special episode of
Impact Wrestling on August 19, Jade and Bell competed in a 2-on-1 handicap
six sides of steel cage match against Gail Kim, which Kim would win. On the September 23 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Jade unsuccessfully challenged Gail Kim for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship. On February 23, 2016, during the
Lockdown special episode of
Impact Wrestling, Jade scored the pinfall over Kim in a six–Knockout
Lethal Lockdown match, as a result, Jade received another shot at Kim's TNA Women's Knockout Championship, two weeks later, but failed to win the title.
TNA Knockouts Champion (2016–2017) On April 5, Jade defeated Kim and
Madison Rayne in a
three–way match to win the TNA Knockouts Championship for the first time. On the same day, during the tapings for
Knockouts Knockdown 4, Jade went on to defeat Leva Bates and the
gauntlet match, with lastly eliminating Madison Rayne, to become the new "Queen of the Knockouts". In her first title defense, on the April 12 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Jade defeated Madison Rayne to retain her championship. In late April, Jade started a feud with Knockouts Commissioner
Maria which led to her first
face turn since signing with the company. Few weeks later, she was attacked by the debuting
Sienna after she refused to lay down for Maria. On the May 10 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Jade successfully defended her title against Kim by DQ after Sienna attacked them. Jade was then scheduled to face Maria's bodyguard Sienna at
Slammiversary with the title on the line. On the May 31 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Jade teamed up with her former rival Kim to defeat Sienna and
Allie in a tag-team match. At Slammiversary, Jade would lose the Knockouts Championship to Sienna after Marti Bell hit Jade in the back with a baton in a triple threat match that also featured Kim, ending her reign at 87 days. On August 25, 2016, at
Turning Point Jade competed in a
Five–way match against the champion Sienna, Marti Bell, Madison Rayne and Allie for the
TNA Knockouts Championship, which was won by Allie. At
Bound for Glory, Jade defeated Sienna. On the December 2 episode of Impact Wrestling, Jade lost to
Rosemary in a "Six Sides of Steel" cage match for the vacated TNA Knockouts Championship. In mid–January 2017, the feud between Rosemary and Jade re–emerged and this led to a
Monster's ball match, where Rosemary defeated Jade to retain her championship. Jade received a rematch against Rosemary on the March 2 episode of
Impact Wrestling, in a
Last Knockout Standing match, which she lost. This was Jade's last match in TNA, and it was officially announced earlier in the week that she was not signed to a new contract and confirming her departure from the company.
WWE Early appearances (2014–2018) In 2014 and 2015, Yim appeared in the
WWE a number of times as one of
Adam Rose's rose buds. She also worked as
enhancement talent for WWE's
developmental territory NXT at the October 2014 television tapings, losing to
Charlotte. On July 13, 2017, Yim returned to
WWE by entering the
Mae Young Classic tournament, representing her mother's country of
South Korea. She defeated
Sarah Logan in her first round match, but lost to
Shayna Baszler in the second round match the following day. On August 9, 2018, Yim once again returned to the WWE by entering the
Mae Young Classic tournament for the second time, defeating
Allysin Kay in the first round and the returning
Kaitlyn in the second before losing to
Toni Storm in the quarterfinals.
NXT (2018–2020) Thanks to her performance at the Mae Young Classic, on September 24, it was confirmed that Yim was signed to a contract with WWE and would begin working at
NXT. Just a month later, on the October 24 episode of
NXT, Yim made her in–ring debut as part of the brand, defeating
Aliyah, thus establishing herself as a face. In November, after a backstage altercation between the two, Yim faced
Bianca Belair who would hand her first loss and that would also spark a feud between the two. Yim was able to bounce off the loss and defeat Reina Gonzalez to earn herself a spot for an upcoming
fatal–four-way match to determine the number one contender for the
NXT Women's Championship, however, the match was won by Belair. Shortly after Belair's undefeated streak was ended, Yim was able to defeat her in two different matches to end their feud. On August 10 at
NXT TakeOver: Toronto, Yim lost to Shayna Baszler in an NXT Women's Championship match. In November, Yim made her main roster debut as part of the NXT talent that were placed in an
invasion angle with
Raw and
SmackDown as part of the
Survivor Series pay-per-view. Yim was chosen by
Rhea Ripley to join her team for the first-ever women's
WarGames match against Shayna Baszler's team. On November 23 at
NXT TakeOver: WarGames, just before the match took place, Yim was attacked backstage and unable to compete in the women's WarGames match. However, Yim was replaced by
Dakota Kai on Team Ripley, who eventually turned on Team Ripley and attacked
Tegan Nox. 11 days later on the December 4 episode of
NXT, Yim revealed that Kai attacked her backstage and this led to a grudge match the following week, which Yim lost. On June 7, 2020, at
TakeOver: In Your House, Yim teamed up with Nox and
Shotzi Blackheart against and defeated Kai,
Raquel Gonzalez and
Candice LeRae in a six-woman tag team match.
Retribution (2020–2021) On the September 21, 2020, episode of
Raw, several weeks after her last appearance on
NXT, Mia Yim turned
heel in her main roster debut by revealing herself as a member of the villainous stable
Retribution under the ring name Reckoning. Yim made her ring-debut on the November 30, 2020, of
Raw, in a losing effort against
Dana Brooke Throughout February and March, tension was teased among the group as the group's leader,
Mustafa Ali, would publicly berate the rest of the group whenever they lost a match. This culminated at
Fastlane, when Reckoning walked out on Ali along with
Slapjack, while
Mace and
T-Bar gave Ali a double chokeslam, effectively disbanding the group. Two months later, Yim was assigned to the SmackDown brand. In July, Yim was traded back to the Raw brand in exchange for
Naomi. As part of the
2021 Draft, the Reckoning character was quietly dropped as Yim was officially drafted to the Raw brand. On November 4, 2021, Yim was released from her WWE contract without ever reappearing on television.
Return to the independent circuit (2022) On March 31, 2022, Yim made her in-ring return during the WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show, where she defeated
Athena.
Return to Impact Wrestling (2022) At
Under Siege, on May 7, 2022, Bell, using the Mia Yim name instead of Jade, made her return to
Impact Wrestling, saving
Taya Valkyrie from an attack by
Deonna Purrazzo. On the May 19 episode of
Impact!, Yim had her first match at Impact in five years, where she alongside
Jordynne Grace and Valkyrie defeated the team of Purrazzo, Savannah Evans and the
Knockouts World Champion Tasha Steelz. On June 19 at
Slammiversary, she competed in the inaugural
Queen of the Mountain match for the Knockouts World Championship, which was won by Grace. On July 1 at
Against All Odds, Yim teamed with
Mickie James and fought Purrazzo and
Chelsea Green in a losing effort. On August 12 at
Emergence, Yim challenged Grace for the Knockouts World Championship, but failed to win the title. On September 23 at
Victory Road, Yim competed in an Intergender
Triple Threat Revolver to determine the number one contender for the
X Division Championship, eliminating
Laredo Kid and
Alex Zayne but was eliminated by
Kenny King. She was defeated by Mickie James at
Bound for Glory and three days later, she left the company. On the October 20 episode of
Impact!, Yim wrestled her last match for the company by facing
Taylor Wilde in a losing effort.
Return to WWE (2022–present) On the November 7, 2022, episode of
Raw, Yim returned to WWE attacking
Rhea Ripley of
The Judgment Day and aligning with
The O.C. (
AJ Styles,
Karl Anderson, and
Luke Gallows). Three weeks later at
Survivor Series WarGames on November 26, Yim's team defeated Ripley's team in a
WarGames match. In February, her ring name was changed to Michin (), which means crazy in Korean, and was her mother's childhood nickname for her. As part of the
2023 WWE Draft, Michin was drafted to the
SmackDown brand. On the December 22, 2023, episode of
SmackDown, Michin pinned
WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky in an
eight-women tag team holiday street fight match against
Damage CTRL, granting her a title shot at
SmackDown: New Year's Revolution on January 5, 2024, where she failed to defeat Sky for the title. On the May 28 episode of
NXT, Michin defeated
Tatum Paxley to qualify for a spot in the six-woman ladder match to crown the inaugural
NXT Women's North American Championship at
NXT Battleground but failed to win the title at the event. On the June 11 edition of
NXT, Michin reunited with
Gallows & Anderson. On the October 4 episode of
Smackdown, she defeated
Chelsea Green in a
Dumpster Match. Michin went on to participate in the
tournament to crown the inaugural Women's United States Champion, but lost to Green in the tournament final at ''
Saturday Night's Main Event'' on December 14. On the March 20, 2026 episode of
SmackDown, Michin and
B-Fab turned
heel by attacking
Rhea Ripley and aligned themselves with
Jade Cargill. == Personal life ==