Traci Brooks | |
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Birth name | Tracey Brookshaw |
Born |
St. Marys, Ontario, Canada |
May 22, 1975
Residence | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
Spouse(s) | Frankie Kazarian (m. 2010) |
Children | 1 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Miss Apocalypse Ms. Brooks Traci Traci Brooks Tracy Tracy Brooks Tracy Brookshaw |
Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Billed weight | 127 lb (58 kg) |
Billed from |
Toronto, Ontario Wall Street in Manhattan, New York St. Marys, Ontario, Canada |
Trained by | Ron Hutchinson Rob "El Fuego" Etcheverria |
Debut | 2001 |
Retired | July 18, 2015 |
Tracy Brookshaw (born May 22, 1975) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet and professional wrestling referee, better known by her ring name Traci Brooks. She is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she has spent most of her career.
Brookshaw grew up on a pig and chicken farm in St. Marys, Ontario. In 2000, she won the Toronto Sunshine Millennium Calendar contest which led to her being named Miss June 2000 and interviewed in the Toronto Sun. Brookshaw went on to engage in promotional modeling work with the Molson, Labatt and Budweiser beverage brewers.
In her interview, Brookshaw said that she aspired to be "the next WWF Superstar". This led to her being introduced to Ron Hutchinson, a professional wrestler who operated the Sully's Gym professional wrestling school out of Toronto, Ontario. Brookshaw began training under Hutchinson in March 2000 and debuted in January 2001 as "Tracy Brooks".
Brooks appeared with numerous independent promotions, including Border City Wrestling and the Apocalypse Wrestling Federation (AWF). During her time in AWF, she worked a program feuding with La Felina and was managed for a short time by Canadian hip-hop artist, Dan-e-o. On August 30, 2001, Brookshaw (as Miss Apocalypse) defeated Joey Knight to win the AWF heavyweight title. To this day, she continues to do work for independent promotions, including Blood Sweat and Ears in her home region in Southern Ontario and, most prominently, NWA Cyberspace where she contends for the NWA Cyberspace Women's Championship.