| April Hunter |
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| Statistics |
| Ring name(s) |
April Hunter
April Kincaid
The Prize
Beautiful Soldier |
| Billed height |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Billed weight |
150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) |
| Born |
September 24, 1973 (1973-09-24) (age 35)1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Billed from |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Trained by |
Walter Kowalski2 |
| Debut |
2000 (as a valet)
2001 (as a wrestler) |
| Retired |
2007 (as a wrestler) |
April Hunter (born September 24, 1973)1 is an American professional wrestling valet, fitness and glamour model, and former professional wrestler.
Early life
April Hunter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but moved to Enterprise, Alabama with her father when her parents divorced.3 At the age of nineteen, she began working as a burlesque dancer and then an adult centerfold and fitness model. She was featured in many men's magazines regularly such as Playboy, Penthouse Magazine, MuscleMag Int'l, Ironman, Maxim Magazine and various comic books. She also competed in fitness briefly placing in Ms. Fitness Philadelphia and Ironwoman Tri-Fitness.
Professional wrestling career
World Championship Wrestling (2000)
In 2000 after Hunter seen in Playboy, she was hired by Terry Taylor on behalf of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a member of the New World Order (professional wrestling) (nWo).3 Along with four other models (Tylene Buck, Pamela Paulshock, Midajah and Kim Kanner), she accompanied members of the nWo to ringside for their matches. Hunter left WCW later that year to become a fully trained wrestler.
Independent circuit (2001)
In 2001, she moved to Boston, Massachusetts to train at Killer Kowalski's School under Walter Kowalski.2 She was the only female in the class and soon began working on the independent circuit and overseas. Hunter formed a tag team with fellow Kowalski graduate Nikki Roxx in World Xtreme Wrestling known as The Killer Babes.2 Hunter also went on to form the tag team T & A with Talia Madison. Hunter also wrestled in Mexico for promotions such as Asistencia AsesorÃa y Administración (AAA), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Lucha Libre Femenil. Other promotions she has worked in include Neo in Japan, A to Z, Zero One, Stampede in Germany, Big Time in the United Kingdom, PWX and Great Canadian in Canada, France-Catch in France, and IWA Puerto Rico.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002)
April Hunter at the 2008 Anime North convention
On August 28, 2002, Hunter appeared for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). She was introduced (and defeated) by then-Miss TNA Bruce as part of his Miss TNA Challenge. She returned several other appearances for TNA including matches against Desire, Eric Watts and John Walters.
Return to the indy circuit (2002–2007)
Hunter then continued to work the independent circuit and competed for multiple American promotions, fighting and defeating both men and women, including Ring of Honor where she wrestled against mostly male opponents. She has toured and held titles in Europe, Japan, Puerto Rico, Canada, Ireland and Mexico several times. Hunter has also had several tryouts for World Wrestling Entertainment and made guest appearances with Carmen Electra's Naked Women's Wrestling League.
Hunter then retired as an active professional wrestler due to accumulated injuries, but can still be found ringside as a manager/valet. April did, however, have a tag team match for WEW wrestling in June 2008, teaming with Annie Social in a winning effort.
Other media
Film and television
Hunter has appeared in the films Â! Ikkenya puroresu (2004) and Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy (2007).4 In the United Kingdom, she has appeared on the James Whale Show, and in Japan, she appeared in a Toyota Fun Cargo Commercial. In the United States, she appeared in a MSNBC documentary entitled Body of Work, on The Howard Stern Show, and in the video for the Outthere Brothers' "Boom Boom Boom"/"Don't Stop Wiggle Wiggle." Lastly she appeared in a W-FIVE documentary in Canada.
Photography and journalism
Hunter is also photographer and journalist. Her photos range from glamour to world travel shots and she specializes in black and white. In addition, she publishes her own weekly newsletter with over 20,000 subscribers. She is currently living in Louisville, Kentucky, still modeling for various publications, featured in several comic books and actively doing appearances.2
Personal life
On August 30, 2006, Hunter married Canadian wrestler, Jordan Danyluk, aka J.D. Michaels, in a small, private ceremony at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada.5
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
- Far North Wrestling
- FNW Women's Championship (1 time)
- German Stampede Wrestling
- GSW World Women's Championship (1 time)6
- Jersey Championship Wrestling
- JCW Women's Championship (1 time)
- USA Pro Wrestling
- USA Pro Women's Championship (1 time)
- Other titles
- Best Independent Female Wrestler (2005)
References
External links
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