- Caryn Mower
Infobox Wrestler
name=Caryn Mower
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names=Muffy
Carnidge
Surfer Girl
height= height|ft=5|in=5
weight= convert|125|lb|kg|abbr=on
birth_date = birth date and age|1965|8|21
death_date =
birth_place =Eau Claire, Wisconsin ,United States
death_place =
resides=Glendora, California
billed=
trainer=UPW staff
debut=July 1999
retired= 2003
website= [http://www.carynmoweronline.com/ CarynMowerOnline.com] |Caryn Lynn Mower (born
August 21 ,1965 ) is a retired American professional wrestler, actress, and stuntwoman. Although having a formidable career inUltimate Pro Wrestling ,Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling , and other North American independent promotions as Carnidge, she is best known for her appearance inWorld Wrestling Entertainment as Muffy, an on-camera personality and personal trainer of Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley as part of theMcMahon-Helmsley Faction .A longtime performer on stunt shows, most notably for
Universal Studios Hollywood , she has also had extensive involvement in film and television as both astunt performer andstunt coordinator during the 1990s and 2000s.Career
Early life and career
Born in
Eau Claire, Wisconsin , Mower grew up in West Covina and attendedWest Covina High School . Prior to her stunt and wrestling career, Mower worked as an aerobics instructor and played the role ofRed Sonja in a live action show based on "Conan the Barbarian ". Studyingmartial arts , she eventually became a second degree black belt injudo ,jujutsu , andkarate . Meeting stuntmen and others involved in the film industry, she became interested in film fighting and stunt work. By the late-1980s, she appeared as astunt double on "America's Most Wanted " and "Baywatch ".Playing the role of "Helen" in the
Universal Studios Hollywood stunt show "", she also made numerous film and television series throughout the 1990s including "Red Shoe Diaries ", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Ally McBeal ", "V.I.P.", "Charmed ", "Popular", and "Family Law".She also began appearing in minor acting roles on "Profiler" and "
Crossing Jordan " as well as "The Contender", "Vacancy", and "The Last Sentinel ".Ulimate Pro Wrestling
She got her start in the wrestling world in early 1999 when she went on an audition for a part as a comic book model held at Ultimate Pro Wrestling, and was encouraged by the owner of UPW Rick Bassman to give wrestling a try. Mower accepted his offer and began training at UPW's Ultimate University in
Huntington Beach, California . She was considered a fast learner and soon became a regular performer at UPW shows. [ cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_5_2/ai_68951389 |title=Training Ground - Ultimate University for wrestlers |accessdate= |author=Perkins, Brad |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2001 |month=February |format= |work= |publisher=Wrestling Digest |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]Wrestling under the name Carnadge, she soon established herself as one of the leading female wrestlers in Ultimate Pro Wrestling among other independent promotions facing Nikki Roxx and
April Hunter . During the summer of 1999, WWF talent scouts came to UPW to assess the talent there, and Mower impressed them enough to sign her to a developmental deal on August 31, 1999. She continued training with UPW and working shows with them until WWF came up with a gimmick for her.World Wrestling Entertainment
In early 2000, she was given a psycho fitness instructor "Muffy Mower" gimmick by the WWF. Although it was originally intended for Mower to debut with
Trish Stratus , Mower was introduced separately and would come out before live WWF events for some non-televised promo's where she would insult the audience members, calling them fat and telling them that they needed to get in shape. In April 2000, she briefly made her television debut on SmackDown! as Stephanie McMahon's personal trainer, [ cite web |url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingWM2000/apr13_ivory.html |title=SLAM! Wrestling: 'Slop' matches haven't stopped Ivory |accessdate= |author=Oliver, Greg |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2000-04-13 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=SLAM! Sports |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] but after two appearances the gimmick was shelved, and Mower returned to UPW. In September 2000, she was released from her WWF contract due to them not being able to come up with another gimmick for her. In September 2002, she would also make a guest appearance on "Battle Dome ", [ cite web |url=http://www.pinfalls.com/mower.html |title=Interview with Caryn Mower|author=Butikas, Jake|year=2001 |month=May |publisher=Pinfalls.com ] winning the first all-woman competition. [ cite web |url=http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/articles/99981082464111.html |title=O'Haire to developmental territory, Alliance turning on Austin? and more. |accessdate= |author=Hernandez, Juan Carlos |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2001-09-06 |year= |month= |format= |work=Letter |publisher=LordsofPain.net |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]Although she continued wrestling part time for UPW for a few years afterwards, she began appearing in the television series "
Malcolm in the Middle ", "Strong Medicine ", "According to Jim ", "Birds of Prey", "Without a Trace ", "Leap of Faith", and "Firefly" as well as "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas ", "", and "Identity" before retiring to pursue her stunt career full time.Recent years
Since her retirement from professional wrestling, Mower returned to work as a stunt double in the Pirates of the Caribbean video game, films "Collateral" and "", and television series "Huff"; "
Cracking Up "; and "The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire ". In recent years, Mower has appeared in "Elizabethtown", "Poseidon", "Mustang Sally", and "Nancy Drew" and on the television series "Still Standing", "Room 401 ", and "K-Ville".References
External links
* [http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=00005225 CageMatch.de - Caryn Mower]
* [http://www.owow.com/frameindex.htm?goto=http%3A//www.owow.com/RingsideWith/Caryn/index.htm Official Woman of Wrestling: Caryn Mower]
* [http://www.v10stunts.com/caryn_mower_resume.htm Woman stunt Professionals - Caryn Mower]
*imdb|name=Caryn Mower|id=0610267
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