Birth name | Ann-Marie Crooks |
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Born |
Kingston, Jamaica |
September 12, 1965
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Midnight |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Billed weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14.7 st) |
Billed from | Harlem, New York |
Trained by | WCW Power Plant |
Debut | November 8, 1999 |
Retired | 2001 |
Ann-Marie Crooks (born September 12, 1965) is a Jamaican-born American former female bodybuilder and professional wrestler. She was previously working for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1999 under the ring name Midnight.
As a bodybuilder, Crooks won the Ms. Sunshine State competition in 1992 and placed well in several other bodybuilding events through 1998, finishing as high as 2nd place in the 1994 National Physique Committee (NPC) Nationals (heavyweights).
In 1999, she began a short career with World Championship Wrestling, wrestling under the name Midnight. She acted as the valet and storyline sibling of Harlem Heat's Booker T and Stevie Ray. She trained at the WCW Power Plant. During her time with WCW, she made appearances at Mayhem and Starrcade in 1999, and Souled Out in 2000.
Before getting into bodybuilding, Crooks had considered a career in aeronautical engineering but chose to go into the Air Force, where she spent two years in Germany.
She currently owns a boutique near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It features mid-century modern furnishings. Besides running a furniture boutique, she's also a licensed Realtor. She is married to Michael Valerie.