Zayda Steel
American professional wrestler (born 2003)
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Fatima Zahra (Arabic: فاطمة الزهراء; born October 13, 2003), better known by her ring name Zayda Steel, is a Moroccan-American[1] professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a member of SkyFlight. She also makes appearances for its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) and on the independent circuit. Steel is also known for her time in WWE under their WWE ID program, through which she performed on the Evolve brand.
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October 13, 2003
- Zayda Steel
- Zayda
Steel in March 2025 | |
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| Born | Fatima Zahra October 13, 2003 |
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| Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Billed from | Arlington County, Virginia |
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| Debut | August 7, 2022 |
Early life
Steel was born in Arlington County, Virginia on October 13, 2003, to Moroccan parents.[2] At 18 years old, Steel dropped out of high school to pursue a career in professional wrestling.[3]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2022–present)
Steel made her in-ring debut on August 7, 2022, at Combat Zone Wrestling Limelight 8, losing against Trish Adora. In Steel's debut year, she appeared for promotions like MCW Pro Wrestling, and various independent show in the West Virginia and Pennsylvania region.[4] In the following years, Steel made various appearances for other notable independent promotions like Beyond Wrestling, DEFY Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, Game Changer Wrestling and Booker T's Reality of Wrestling.[5][6]
On August 1, 2025, at Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) ID Showcase, Steel qualified for the triple threat match tournament final to crown the inaugural WWE Women's ID Champion against Kylie Rae and Zara Zakher, where Rae won to become the inaugural champion.[7]
Major League Wrestling (2023–2024)
Steel's first appearance for Major League Wrestling (MLW) took place on September 3, 2023, during MLW's flagship show MLW Fusion. Steel competed under the ring name "Zayda". Steel got her first MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship on the MLW Once Upon A Time In New York event, in a losing effort against Delmi Exo.[8]
Steel would get another opportunity at the Women's Featherweight Championship on May 11, 2024, in a four-way match against Janai Kai, Delmi Exo and Miyu Yamashita at MLW Fury Road 2024, losing to champion Janai Kai.[9]
Steel was part of Mister Saint Laurent's "World Titan Federation" faction, alongside Matt Cardona, Richard Holliday, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Gene Snitsky, Tom Lawlor, Steph De Lander, Josh Bishop, Brett Ryan Gosselin, A.J. Francis & Alexander Hammerstone.[10]
Dream Star Fighting Marigold (2024)
On April 15, 2024, former World Wonder Ring Stardom executive producer Rossy Ogawa held a press conference to announce his new promotion Dream Star Fighting Marigold.[11] On May 20, 2024, at Marigold's debut event Marigold Fields Forever, Steel performed in a tag-team match alongside Mai Sakurai in a losing effort against Myla Grace and Nagisa Nozaki.[12]
Steel appeared on the next Marigold event Marigold Summer Destiny on July 13, 2024, tagging with Myla Grace in a losing effort against Nagisa Nozaki and CHIAKI.[13]
At the Marigold Summer Gold Shine 2024 event, Steel competed in an eight-woman tag team elimination match teaming with Bozilla, CHIAKI & Myla Grace versus Kizuna Tanaka, Mirai, Utami Hayashishita and Victoria Yuzuki, which ended in a 20-minute time-limit draw.[14]
WWE (2024–2025)
Steel signed with WWE in November 2024 as part of the WWE ID program, becoming the third WWE Superstar of Moroccan descent after Layla and Amale to be signed by WWE.[15][16]
Steel made her WWE debut on the April 2, 2025 edition of Evolve, losing to Brinley Reece.[17] In April, Steel joined Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes), Jackson Drake, and Bryce Donovan to form The Vanity Project.[18] On the May 21 edition of Evolve, Steel lost in a Fatal Four-Way match against Kylie Rae, Aria Bennett and Chantel Monroe to earn an opportunity for the inaugural Evolve Women's Championship match.[19] On October 9, Steel announced that she would not be renewing her WWE ID contract.[20] She wrestled her last WWE televised match on the October 22 episode of Evolve, where she was defeated by Thea Hail.[21][22]
Ring of Honor (2025–present)
On December 2, 2025, Steel debuted for Ring of Honor (ROH) confronting Leila Grey. At Final Battle on the Zero Hour, Steel fought Grey in her debut match but was defeated. On the December 11 episode of ROH on Honor Club, she defeated Rachael Ellering earning her first victory.[23][24][25]
On the January 8, 2026 episode of ROH on Honor Club, Steel was announced as the newest member of SkyFlight.[26] On the February 11 episode of ROH on Honor Club, Steel earned her first win in ROH defeating Johnnie Robbie and becoming number one contender for the ROH Women's World Television Championship.[27]
All Elite Wrestling (2026–present)
Steel made her debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the January 10, 2026 episode of Collision, being in the corner of SkyFlight during their match against the Death Riders.[28] The following week at Collision: Maximum Carnage, Steel was defeated by Marina Shafir in her AEW debut match.[29] It was then announced by AEW president Tony Khan that Steel had signed with the promotion.[30]
Championships and accomplishments
- New Texas Pro Wrestling
- New Texas Pro Women's Championship (1 time)[31]
- Warriors Of Wrestling
- WOW Women's Championship (1 time)[32]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 117 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2025[33]
