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For the American actress, see Jessie Ward (actress).
Jessie Lynn Ward 
Ring name(s) Jessie Ward Billed height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] Billed weight 105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st)[1] Born December 16, 1979
West Allis, WisconsinResides Boston, Massachusetts Trained by Al Snow,
Ivory,
Tazz,
Hardcore Holly,
Chavo Guerrero, Jr.,
John GaburickDebut 2002 Jessie Lynn Ward (December 16, 1979) is a former American professional wrestler who was forced to retire after being diagnosed with vasovagal syncope.
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Private life
She resides in Charlestown, Massachusetts with her boyfriend Tommaso Whitney aka Tommaso Ciampa and their dog Harry Harrison.
Career
Ward was one of the contestants on the World Wrestling Federation reality television program Tough Enough II, wherein thirteen would-be wrestlers trained under WWF employees Al Snow, Ivory, Tazz, Hardcore Holly, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and John Gaburick for fourteen weeks. The trainers would select two winners by a process of elimination, and the winner would receive a WWF developmental contract. Ward joined the series at the outset in February 2002.
On the March 28, 2002 episode of Tough Enough, Ward's hands and legs went numb after she took a bump. She visited a doctor as a result, and was diagnosed with vasovagal syncope and given a heart rate monitor to wear throughout the following day. On the April 11 episode, she opted to leave the program as she was suffering from continuous pain and lethargy.[2][3][4][5]
Shortly after dropping out of Tough Enough, Ward was hired by the WWF in October 2002 as a stage manager. She worked on Tough Enough III and travelled full time with the RAW and SmackDown! rosters until February 2004 when she decided to go back to college to finish her degree.
Ward enrolled at Emerson College majoring in their Visual Media Arts program with a concentration in Television/Video. While in school, Jessie briefly worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as an assistant director in September of 2004 and returned to TNA on a full-time basis in July 2005 when she began working under head director David Sahadi. [2][6] She stayed with TNA until May 2007 and graduated from Emerson with Cum Laude honors that same year.
Jessie produced an independent film entitled thumbnail in late 2007. She joined Powderhouse Productions in June 2008 producing shows such as The Works (TV series) on The History Channel, Mega Engineering on The Discovery Channel, Masters of Innovation on Plum TV, as well as, Dogs 101, Cats 101, America's Cutest Dog, America's Cutest Cat, Dogs vs Cats and Must Love Cats on Animal Planet. Jessie continues to work on television programming for other networks under the Powderhouse umbrella.
References
- ^ a b "Tough Enough Kids". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/t/tough-enough.html. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
- ^ a b Short, D. (May 1, 2007). "Where are they now? - Looking at how WWE's Tough Enough competitors have done since appearing on the show". http://www.wrestlemag.com/columns/nogimmicksneeded/index.php?p=16. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
- ^ DeGeorge, M. (July 10, 2002). "WWF Tough Enough 2, Episode 4: Personality Parade". Reality News Online. http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article1720.art&page=1. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
- ^ "WWF Tough Enough (28 March 2002)". March 28, 2002. http://slashwrestling.com/toughenough/020328.html. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
- ^ "WWF Tough Enough (11 April 2002)". March 28, 2002. http://slashwrestling.com/toughenough/020411.html. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
- ^ Dykens, B. (June 14, 2002). "WWE Tough Enough Cast Reunion". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/wwe/te_reunion.html. Retrieved May 19, 2007. "Jessie, who withdrew due to poor health now works for the production department of WWE."
External links
Categories:- 1979 births
- American female professional wrestlers
- Emerson College alumni
- Living people
- People from Boston, Massachusetts
- People from West Allis, Wisconsin
- Professional wrestling executives
- Tough Enough contestants
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