Early years (2003–2006) Malawski made her professional debut in June 2003 at the age of 17 under the name Shantelle Taylor. In 2004, she was featured in the two-part wrestling documentary,
Slam Bam, which aired on the
Discovery Channel. In 2005, she won her first women's championship while competing in New Vision Pro Wrestling. She spent the summer of that year in
Monterrey, Mexico working on her
lucha libre style. In December she participated in a three-show tour of South Africa wrestling on a card that featured former
World Wrestling Entertainment stars
Kevin Nash,
Andrew Martin and
Scott Steiner. Also in December, she was invited to a tryout in
Buffalo, New York for World Wrestling Entertainment. Malawski also worked for several independent wrestling promotions including
Shimmer Women Athletes, Ring Divas' Battle Angels, Twin Wrestling Entertainment, and
Blood Sweat and Ears. On April 16, 2006, Malawski defeated
Traci Brooks to become the inaugural Battle Angels Women's Champion. Malawski also spent time working the Pure Women's Action shows for the Pure Wrestling Association in Southern Ontario.
World Wrestling Entertainment Deep South Wrestling (2006–2007) In May 2006, Malawski signed a deal with
World Wrestling Entertainment and was assigned to their developmental territory
Deep South Wrestling. She made her Deep South in-ring debut at the June 27, 2006, TV tapings as simply Shantelle, where she lost against
Krissy Vaine. Following the release, she did not return to the
independent circuit and was actually done with professional wrestling until TNA contacted her, as she had concentrated on pursuing a college degree instead.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Knockouts Champion (2008) Malawski's tryout match for
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) was against
Raisha Saeed. In May 2008, Malawski signed a contract with TNA, making her an official member of the
TNA roster. She then appeared on television as a "
plant" on the May 29 episode of
Impact!. She responded to the
$25,000 challenge from
Awesome Kong to any females age 18 or older in the audience, but was not selected to wrestle her. She reappeared in the audience on the June 5 episode of
Impact! to challenge Kong, but once again was not selected to wrestle her. On June 19, she challenged Kong in the
$25,000 challenge. She was announced under the name Taylor, and despite losing, she was the closest out of any of the contestants to defeating Kong. The following week, now using the name "Taylor Wilde", she defeated Kong in the $25,000 challenge and won the championship. Wilde then retained the title in a rematch at
Victory Road against Kong. On the July 24 episode of
Impact!, Wilde defeated
Velvet Sky in five seconds to retain the championship, and when immediately challenged to a rematch, defeated her in 20 seconds. Afterward, Wilde was attacked by the duo of Sky and
Angelina Love (her formal rival Angel williams) (known as
The Beautiful People) and was given the 'Brown Paper Bag Treatment', before
ODB and
Gail Kim could make the save. At
No Surrender she was accompanied by Rhino when she defeated Love. Wilde won a Triple Threat match at
Bound for Glory against Awesome Kong and
Roxxi to keep the title. On the October 23 episode of
Impact!, Wilde lost the championship to Kong after interference from Saeed.
Various feuds (2008–2009) At
Turning Point, she teamed with Roxxi to defeat Raisha Saeed and Awesome Kong with a Bronco Buster. Continuing her feud with
The Beautiful People, Wilde teamed with ODB and Roxxi to defeat them and
Sharmell at
Final Resolution. At
Genesis she teamed once again with Roxxi and ODB to defeat
Rhaka Khan, Raisha Saeed and
Sojourner Bolt. The next week on
Impact! Wilde, Roxxi and ODB defeated the Kongtourage once more. Wilde and Roxxi began feuding with the Beautiful People when Wilde and Roxxi humiliated the Beautiful People by covering them with "muck." Soon after Wilde and Roxxi would continue to have series of tag team matches against The Beautiful People. On February 12, she competed in a 9 wrestler Gauntlet match which was won by Sojourner Bolt. At
Destination X, she teamed with Roxxi and
The Governor to defeat The Beautiful People and
Madison Rayne in a six-woman tag team match. At
Lockdown, she competed in a 3 way
cage match for the TNA Knockouts Championship against Angelina Love and Awesome Kong, but the match was eventually won by Love. On April 23 she lost a number one contenders
ladder match to Sojournor Bolt. Wilde was interviewed on the May 7 edition of
Impact, where she told interviewer
Lauren that she had received notice of having a secret admirer. The following week, Lauren and Taylor were shown sitting at a table, waiting for the admirer to arrive. Soon,
Daffney arrived, attacking and choking Taylor, blaming her for The Beautiful People cutting her hair off, and in the process, challenging her to the first ever
Monster's Ball match at
Sacrifice, which Wilde won. From the feud with Daffney, it was shown that Wilde is on-screen best friends with backstage interviewer, Lauren. Wilde and her tag team partner
Abyss defeated Daffney and
Raven in a Monster's Ball match at
Slammiversary, thus ending her feud with Daffney.
Storyline with Sarita (2009–2010) at a
TNA wrestling event in 2010 In August, Wilde formed an alliance with
Sarita after TNA announced that they were going to crown new
Knockouts Tag Team Champions. On the September 10 edition of
Impact!, Wilde and Sarita advanced the semifinals of the Tag Team Championship tournament by defeating
Alissa Flash and Daffney. The following week on
Impact!, they advanced to the finals of the tournament by defeating Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed. At
No Surrender, Wilde and Sarita defeated Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky to become the inaugural Knockouts Tag Team Champions. This win makes Taylor Wilde the first wrestler in TNA history to win the singles and tag team titles. Wilde and Sarita successfully defended their titles against The Beautiful People at
Bound for Glory and at
Turning Point teamed with ODB to defeat
The Beautiful People and retain both sets of titles. On the January 4, 2010, live, three-hour, Monday night edition of
Impact!, Wilde and Sarita lost the Tag Team Championship to
Hamada and Awesome Kong. Wilde and Sarita made their return in the March 8 edition of
Impact!, unsuccessfully challenging for the vacant Tag Team titles. On the June 25 edition of
Xplosion, Wilde defeated Daffney after interference from Sarita, ending the team's long losing streak. On the following week, Wilde confronted her tag team partner and explained that she didn't want to win by cheating, which led to Sarita displaying a villainous persona by claiming that she is a winner and, unlike Wilde, doesn't need her tag team partner's help in her match against Daffney. After Sarita was defeated by Daffney in a singles match, Wilde ran out to the ring and stopped her tag team partner from attacking her opponent. After being defeated by Women's Knockout Champion Madison Rayne on the July 1 edition of
Impact!, Wilde's alliance with Sarita came to an end, when Sarita turned
heel and attacked her, proclaiming she was sick of losing matches. Wilde and Sarita faced each other on the following edition of
Xplosion, with Sarita picking up the pinfall victory by holding her trunks. On the July 15 edition of
Impact! Sarita defeated Wilde again, this time in a
Street Fight.
Alliance with Hamada and departure (2010) On July 27, at the tapings of the August 5 edition of
Impact!, Wilde teamed with new tag team partner Hamada to defeat The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky and
Lacey Von Erich) to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship for the second time. During September, Wilde and Hamada made two successful defenses of their championship, first defeating Lacey Von Erich and Madison Rayne on the September 16 episode of
Impact Wrestling, and then Von Erich and Velvet Sky the following week, when Rayne turned on Von Erich. Wilde and Sarita had their third one–on–one match at the November 9 tapings of
Xplosion, with Sarita once again coming out victorious. On December 6 at the tapings of the December 9 edition of
Impact!, Wilde and Hamada were stripped of the Tag Team Championship, after Hamada had been released from TNA. Three days later it was reported that Malawski's contract with TNA had also expired. Malawski confirmed her departure from the promotion on December 29, 2010.
Retirement (2011–2020) On January 10, 2011, Malawski announced that she was retiring from professional wrestling in order to concentrate on her psychology studies. She wrestled her retirement match on February 5, 2011, at a
ChickFight and Pro Wrestling Revolution co–promoted event, where she was defeated by
Alissa Flash.
Return to Impact Wrestling Various challenges (2021–2022) In early 2021, it was reported that Wilde was returning to TNA (now
Impact Wrestling). On the April 8, 2021, episode of
Impact!, a vignette aired promoting Wilde's return to the company. Wilde returned to Impact Wrestling on April 25 at the
Rebellion pay-per-view. On May 15 at
Under Siege, she teamed with
Tenille Dashwood and defeated
Kimber Lee and
Susan. At
Emergence, Wilde lost to a returning Madison Rayne. On September 18, at
Victory Road, Wilde defeated Dashwood. In November 2021, it was reported that Malawski was going on temporary leave for personal reasons and was subsequently removed from the roster page for the foreseeable future. On October 7, 2022, at
Bound for Glory, Wilde made her return by participating in the
Call Your Shot Gauntlet, being eliminated by the returning
Matt Cardona. On November 18, at
Over Drive, Wilde lost to
Mickie James.
Witchcraft and The Coven (2022–2023) Through December, Wilde's character transformed into a darker edge of
witchcraft. On January 13, 2023, at
Hard To Kill, Wilde competed in a
four-way match to determine the number one contender to the
Impact Knockouts World Championship, which was won by
Masha Slamovich. On the February 9, 2023, episode of
Impact!, Wilde would team with
Killer Kelly to challenge the Knockouts World Tag Team Champions
The Death Dollz (
Rosemary and
Taya Valkyrie) in a non-title match. During the match, Wilde refused to tag in, leaving Kelly to be beaten down and pinned thereby turning
heel. On the March 9 episode of
Impact!, Wilde would align herself with
KiLynn King, forming a team called The Coven. On the March 16 episode of
Impact!, Wilde and King defeated the Death Dollz to win the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship. On April 16, at
Rebellion, The Coven had their first successful title defense against
Jessicka and Rosemary. On the April 27 episode of
Impact!, during the main event, Wilde challenged
Deonna Purrazzo for the Knockouts World Championship, but was unsuccessful. Post-match, Wilde alongside King attacked Purrazzo before she was saved by
Jordynne Grace. On the June 8, 2023, episode of
Impact!, The Coven successfully defended the Knockouts Tag Team Championships against Death Dollz (Courtney Rush and Jessicka). On July 15, at
Slammiversary, The Coven lost their title to Killer Kelly and Masha Slamovich, ending their reign at 139 days. On August 27, at
Emergence, The Coven were set to participate in a
four-way tag team match for the Knockouts World Tag Team Championship, however, Wilde was attacked during the pre-show.
Jody Threat would later replace Wilde in the match, where MK Ultra retained their titles. Wilde revealed in early 2024 that she has stepped away from wrestling due to multiple personal life stressors as well as a neurological health issue. Due to the stress she was enduring, she decided it's best to put "wrestling on the shelf for now." ==Personal life==