April Hunter

Infobox Wrestler
name=April Hunter
names=April Hunter
April Kincaid
The Prize
Beautiful Soldier


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birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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trainer=Walter Kowalski [ [http://www.aprilhunter.com/wrestler/about/ Official site] ]
debut=2000 (as a valet)
2001 (as a wrestler)
retired=2007 (as a wrestler)
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April Hunter born September 24, 1973is 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.cite web|url=http://www.extremenutrition.co.uk/athletes/april_hunter/|title=April Hunter Interview|accessdate=2007-07-30|publisher=extremenutrition.co.uk] 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.

Career

Modeling

At the age of 14, April Hunter began modeling. When she was 19 she embarked on her centerfold career and has appeared in nearly every men's and fitness magazine. She competed in fitness briefly placing in Ms. Fitness Philadephia and Ironwoman Tri-Fitness. [ [http://www.aprilhunter.com/ Official site] ]

World Championship Wrestling (2000)

In 2000 after Hunter seen in Playboy, she was hired by Terry Taylor on behalf of World Championship Wrestling as a member of the nWo. 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. [ [http://www.aprilhunter.com/wrestler/about/ Official site] ] 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. [ [http://www.aprilhunter.com/wrestler/about/ Official site] ] Hunter also went on to form the tag team T & A with Talia Madison. One of the reasons she had so much work was because she looked very feminine, yet wrestled like one of the guys. Hunter has wrestled in Mexico for promotions such as AAA, CMLL and Lucha Libre Femenil, Japan for Neo, A to Z and Zero One, Germany for Stampede, UK for Big Time, Canada for PWX and Great Canadian, France for France-Catch and in Puerto Rico for IWA Puerto Rico.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002)

On August 28, 2002, Hunter appeared for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. She was introduced (and defeated) by then-Miss TNA Bruce as part of his Miss TNA Challenge.

Return to the indy circuit (2002-2007)

Hunter then continued to work the independent circuit and has 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 WWE and made guest appearances with Carmen Electra's Naked Women's Wrestling League.

Wrestling Retirement

April has since 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.She is currently living in louisville KY, still modeling for various publications, featured in several comic books and actively doing appearances. [ [http://www.aprilhunter.com/wrestler/about/ Official site] ]

Film

April has been featured in several films and commercials.
*Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy - character: Diamond Piedra, USA, www.pebbles.tv
*Â! Ikkenya puroresu - English Title: Ah, House Collapses (Action film) character: Mistress Eva, Japan
*Toyota Commercial - "Fun! Car! Go!" automobile commercial, main character, Japan
*Body Of Work - MSNBC Documentary, USA
*Howard Stern - Radio and E! TV show
*MTV - Outthere Brothers "Boom Boom Boom"/"Don't Stop Wiggle Wiggle" - video
*James Whale Show - UK
*W-FIVE (Canada) - Documentary Link: http://www.aprilhunter.com/wrestler/resume/www.IMDB.com

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves
**"Head Hunter" (Somersault neckbreaker, sometimes from the top rope)
**Bridging German suplex
**"Hunter Lock" (Cloverleaf)
**"Center Fold" (Headscissors armbar)
**"Bitch Lock" (Hanging figure four necklock)
**"Hunter's Hangman" (Rope hung dragon sleeper)

*Managers
**J.D. Michaels
**Jimmy Hart

*Wrestlers managed by Hunter
**nWo
**Scott Steiner
**Jeff Jarrett
**Arch Kincaid
**Slyk Wagner Brown
**Alex Shane
**Tracy Brooks
**J.D. Michaels
**Herr Ares
**Sylvan Grenier
**Talia Madison
**Maven
**Scott Hall

*Entrance music
**"Move Bitch" by Ludacris featuring Mystikal and I-20
**"Suck It Up" by Hed PE

Championships and accomplishments

*Far North Wrestling
**FNW Women's Championship (1 time)

*German Stampede Wrestling
**GSW World Women's Championship (1 time) [cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/gsw/ | title=German Stampede Wrestling | accessdate=2008-07-08|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com]

*Great Canadian Wrestling
**GCW Women's Championship (1 time)

*Jersey All Pro Wrestling
**JAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Slyck Wagner Brown

*Jersey Championship Wrestling
**JCW Women's Championship (1 time)

*NWA Cyberspace
**NWA Cyberspace Women's Championship (1 time)

*Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
**3PW Tag Team Championship (1 times) – with Slyck Wagner Browncite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/3pw/040821.html | title=3PW 5 Star 4 Way
accessdate=2008-07-06|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com]
**3PW Tag Team Royal Rumble winner (2004) – with Slyck Wagner Brown
*Queens of Chaos
**World Championship (1 time) France [cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/queensofchaos/| title=Queens of Chaos | accessdate=2008-07-07|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com]

*Pro Wrestling Illustrated
**PWI ranked her # 18 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.pwpix.net/pwpixnews/headlines/223777233.php|accessdate=2008-09-19|date=2008-09-18|publisher=PWPix.net|title=The PWI Female 50 Rankings: Who Is The Top Women's Wrestler In The World?]

*USA Pro Wrestling
**USA Pro Women's Championship (1 time)

*Women's Extreme Wrestling
**WEW Tag Team Championship (2 times) [citeweb|title=Independent Wrestling Results: April 2006|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|url=http://onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2006-04.html|accessdate=2008-01-25– with Talia Madison

*World Xtreme Wrestling
**WXW Women's Championship (2 times)
**WXW Women's Super 8 winner (2003) [cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2003-11.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - November 2003 | accessdate=2008-07-05|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com]

*Other titles
**2005 Best Independent Female Wrestler Award

Personal life

On August 30 2006, April married Canadian wrestler, Jordan Danyluk, aka J.D. Michaels, in a small, private ceremony at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. [ [http://www.jdmichaels.net/page1.html **AUG 29th - SEPT 4th: April and I were married in a private ceremony in Las Vegas and had a short honeymoon. It was wicked!!] ]

ee also

*WCW Nitro Girl

References

External links

* [http://www.aprilhunter.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/aprilhunterofficial April Hunter's MySpace]
* [http://onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/april-hunter.html Online World Of Wrestling Profile]