In the past she has worked for a number of major independent promotions, primarily Ring of Honor (ROH), Full Impact Pro, and Shimmer Women Athletes.

[3] She debuted on the fifth episode on March 31, under the ring name Brooke Lynn, as the new co-host of Take Down, replacing Leyla Milani, who was inactive due to scheduling issues.

Treston, working under the name Cookie with a gimmick inspired by the television show Jersey Shore, managed Robbie E in a dark match, where he defeated Jeremy Buck.

[14] Robbie and Cookie made their televised debuts on the October 7 live episode of Impact!, cutting a promo insulting the Florida crowd.

[15] The following Sunday at Bound for Glory, the two made their pay-per-view debuts, when Robbie attacked X Division Champion Jay Lethal after his title match with Douglas Williams, claiming he was a disgrace to New Jersey.

[17][18][19] On November 7 at Turning Point, Cookie helped Robbie defeat Jay Lethal to win the TNA X Division Championship.

[20] On the following edition of Impact!, Cookie made her televised in-ring debut in a tag team match, where she and Robbie defeated Lethal and Taylor Wilde.

[21] On the edition of December 16 of Impact!, Robbie lost the X Division Championship back to Lethal, after Christy Hemme came out and prevented Cookie from interfering in the match.

[25] On the edition of August 11 of Impact Wrestling, Robbie broke up with Cookie, after she inadvertently cost him his match against X Division Champion Brian Kendrick.

[6] Bayless suffered internal bruising, a sprained ankle, nerve damage to her neck and also injured her rotator cuff as a result.