April Hunter | |
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Birth name | April Hunter |
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
September 24, 1976
Residence | Tampa, Florida, United States |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
April Hunter April Kincaid The Prize Big Red Beautiful Soldier |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Billed weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) |
Billed from | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Trained by | Killer Kowalski |
Debut | 1999 |
April Hunter (born September 24, 1976) is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet, actress, writer and fitness/glamour model. She has appeared in many publications, from MuscleMag International to Playboy Magazine and has her own comic book series, Code Red by Pickle Press.
In 1999, after Hunter appeared in Playboy, she was hired by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Along with four other models (Tylene Buck, Kim Kanner (Shakira), Midajah and Pamela Paulshock), she accompanied members of the nWo to ringside for their matches.
Hunter trained to become a professional wrestler with Killer Kowalski in Boston. 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. She then worked as the manager for Slyck Wagner Brown. Together they held both Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling's 3PW Tag Team Championship and Jersey All Pro Wrestling's JAPW Tag Team Championship. April was the first female in pro wrestling history to hold the (male) tag team title.
She traveled to Canada for the first time in December 2005, working for Action Wrestling Entertainment and wrestling against . In February 2006, Hunter worked for Carmen Electra's Naked Women's Wrestling League (NWWL). While in the NWWL, Hunter broke her nose, which limited the moves she could perform while working for the promotion.