{"id":138825,"date":"2025-07-25T14:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=138825"},"modified":"2025-07-25T14:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:02:42","slug":"tna-wrestling-signs-mara-sade-fka-wwe-nxts-jakara-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/25\/tna-wrestling-signs-mara-sade-fka-wwe-nxts-jakara-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA Wrestling Signs Mara Sad\u00e8 (fka WWE NXT&#8217;s Jakara Jackson)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TNA Wrestling confirmed the signing of its newest Knockout, the multi-talented Mara Sad\u00e8, as announced on this week&#8217;s live episode of the company\u2019s flagship weekly TV show, iMPACT! She was the IInspiration&#8217;s mystery partner against The Elegance Brand.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tpww.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mara-Sade.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of TNA Wrestling star Mara Sad\u00e8, formerly known as Jakara Jackson.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: TNA Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sad\u00e8, from Duke City, New Mexico, has been wrestling professionally for four years, and also brings experience in track &amp; field, basketball, volleyball, and even bowling. \u201cI am highly goal-oriented and will run over anyone to achieve my goals, and that is: GOAL\u2019D,\u201d Sad\u00e8 said.<\/p>\n<p>Sad\u00e8\u2019s favorite former pro wrestlers are Jacqueline Moore and Jazz. She is highly artistic and enjoys painting. \u201cAnything I touch turns to GOAL\u2019D,\u201d she said. Sad\u00e8 brings tag team experience to TNA, but is now blazing the singles path, \u201cand I will accomplish anything and everything I want in TNA \u2026 because I check all the boxes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Sad\u00e8, 30, is not unknown to TNA fans. She previously appeared on TNA iMPACT as Jakara Jackson, a member of the NXT faction, Meta Four, alongside Lash Legend.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DMg3cQTzR2R\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DMg3cQTzR2R\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by TNA Wrestling (@tnawrestling)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At Sacrifice 2025, Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend made their first TNA appearance after the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship match to confront the new champions, Ash by Elegance and Heather by Elegance.<\/p>\n<p>On the April 3 episode of iMPACT, Jackson and Legend made their TNA in-ring debut, defeating 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.<\/p>\n<p>The NXT Performance Center alumnus was released from WWE in May 2025, ending her four-year tenure with the company. She has since worked on the independent circuit, including 4th Rope Wrestling, GCW, and JCW.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsmarasade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@itsmarasade<\/a> joins <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CassieLee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CassieLee<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaMcKay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JessicaMcKay<\/a> to take on The Elegance Brand!<\/p>\n<p>Watch <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNAiMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TNAiMPACT<\/a> LIVE on TNA+: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vV0uAYI2F2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/vV0uAYI2F2<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nFUalGSHKk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nFUalGSHKk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1948543811828765116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Header image credit \u2013 TNA Wrestling \u2013 Stay tuned to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on TNA iMPACT!, Mara Sad\u00e8 (Jakara Jackson), and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. Catch all TNA events and shows on <a href=\"http:\/\/tna%20plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Plus<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TNA Wrestling confirmed the signing of its newest Knockout, the multi-talented Mara Sad\u00e8, as announced on this week&#8217;s live episode of the company\u2019s flagship weekly TV show, iMPACT! She was the IInspiration&#8217;s mystery partner against The Elegance Brand. Sad\u00e8, from Duke City, New Mexico, has been wrestling professionally for four years, and also brings experience [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5457,"featured_media":138844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,12,6,2192,321,8959],"tags":[8788,9466],"class_list":["post-138825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-impact","category-news","category-north-america","category-wrestling","category-tna-knockouts","category-tna-wrestling","tag-jakara-jackson","tag-mara-sade"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138825"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138845,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138825\/revisions\/138845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}