Jennifer Ykema (born September 16, 1983) is a

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, better known by her

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Jennifer Blake, and is often referred to by her nickname "Girl Dynamite". She is best known for her work in

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...

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and

Shimmer Women Athletes Shimmer Women Athletes (often referred to and stylized as SHIMMER) was an American, Chicago-based independent women's professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on November 6, 2005. Established by Dave Prazak and run by both ...

in the

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Professional wrestling career

Debut and early years (2004–2007)

Blake made her first wrestling appearance in 2004 as a ring announcer. Following this, she transitioned into a

managerial Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a government bodies through business administration, nonprofit management, or the political science sub-field of public administra ...

role and began acting as a valet for Derek Wylde and

Cody Deaner Christopher Gray (born March 7, 1982), better known by his ring name Cody Deaner, is a Canadian professional wrestler, and motivational speaker signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He previously competed under the ring name Deaner (a ...

, while receiving training from Deaner.

Shimmer Women Athletes (2008–2010)

Blake made her debut for

on April 26, 2008, where she teamed with Danyah to face the International Home Wrecking Crew (

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and Jetta) in a losing effort. Later that night, Blake and Danyah were defeated by The Experience (

Lexie Fyfe Mary Beth Bentley (born May 30, 1969), better known by her ring name Lexie Fyfe, is an American professional wrestler. She has wrestled in various independent wrestling promotions, most notably for Shimmer Women Athletes. She is a one-time NWA ...

and

Malia Hosaka Malia Hosaka (born October 7, 1969) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. She is a former NWA World Women's Championship, NWA World Women's Champion. Professional wrestling career Hosaka was trained by Killer Kowalski at ...

). On Volume 19 on July 5, she made her debut in singles competition in a losing effort to

Allison Danger Cathy Allison Corino (born March 31, 1977) is a Canadians, Canadian retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and Manager (professional wrestling), professional wrestling manager, better known by her stage name, ring name, Allison Dang ...

. Later in that night on Volume 20, Blake and Danger lost to the

Canadian NINJAs Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

(

Portia Perez Jenna Grattan (born October 26, 1987) is a Canadian former professional wrestler better known by her ring name Portia Perez. Perez teamed with Nicole Matthews as The Canadian NINJAs, and they are former two-time Shimmer Tag Team Champions. P ...

and

Nicole Matthews Lindsay Miller (born January 15, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by her ring name Nicole Matthews. Matthews regularly wrestles for Shimmer Women Athletes and Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling among other independe ...

) in a tag team match. On October 19, she took part in a tag team tournament along with

LuFisto Genevieve Goulet (born February 15, 1980), better known by the ring name LuFisto, is a French Canadian professional wrestler. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (1997–present) LuFisto began training when she was 17 years old in ...

. After eliminating the Canadian NINJAs, they were defeated by the International Home Wrecking Crew. Later in that night, she lost to

Cheerleader Melissa Melissa Anderson (born August 17, 1982) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Cheerleader Melissa. She is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where she worked as Alissa ...

in a singles match. On Volume 24 on May 2, 2009, Blake gained her first victory in singles competition by defeating

Amber O'Neal Kimberly Dawn Davis (born June 22, 1974) is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Amber O’Neal. She formerly wrestled in Ring of Honor (ROH) in their "Women of Honor" division as well as various promotions on the U ...

. As part of Volume 25, she lost to Rain. Later in the night, as part of the Volume 26, she was defeated by

Jessie McKay Jessica McKay (born 23 June 1989) is an Australian professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Jessie McKay. She is known for her time in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Billie Ka ...

in a four–way match, which also included

Kellie Skater Callee Keating (born 30 September 1987) is an Australian retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known by her ring name Kellie Skater. She has wrestled internationally, in Australia, Canada, Japan and the United States. She i ...

and

Melanie Cruise Melanie Goranson (born January 7, 1987) is an American former Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Melanie Cruise. She is best known for her appearances in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Shimmer Women Athletes ...

. She was scheduled for the 4th anniversary on November 8, 2009, but was unable to appear due to the possibility to receive more training in Mexico. She returned to the promotion on April 11, 2010, when she teamed with Allison Danger to defeat Melanie Cruise and Annie Social in a tag team match.

Wrestlicious (2009–2010)

In early 2009, Blake took part in the tapings of

Jimmy Hart James Ray Hart (born January 1, 1944) is an American professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician. He is signed to WWE in a Legends deal. He is best known for his work in WWE when it was still known as the World Wrestling ...

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, where she appeared as "The Ice Princess" Autumn Frost. On the edition of March 10, 2010 of ''Takedown'', she competed in her first match for the promotion, defeating Paige Webb. On March 24, 2010, edition of ''Takedown'' she appeared in JV's Crib segment with Toni the Top and JV Rich. On the edition of November 4, 2010 of ''Takedown'', she competed in the "Hoedown Throwdown" Battle Royal, but was eliminated by Alexandra the Great. Expolucha 045

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2009–2014)

In 2009, Blake branched out into Mexico, wrestling in the Extreme Air Wrestling (''Lucha Libre Extrema Aérea'', EAW) promotion. She made her debut on June 6, 2009 in

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, teaming with Derrick Nikerson (Neikirk) in a losing effort against John Scott and Ericka del Rico. On June 20, she picked up her first victory by defeating Sensual Rain in

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. On August 21, 2009, at '' Verano de Escandalo'' she made her debut for

, initially using the ring name Jennifer Blade, before returning to her Jennifer Blake ring name. In the promotion she is part of the heel stable '' La Legión Extranjera'', led by

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. At the 2010 ''

Rey de Reyes The Rey de Reyes (English: "King of Kings") is an annual tournament held by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) comparable to WWE’s King of the Ring tournament. For the first six tournaments the format consisted of four-way elimination matches with f ...

'' show her ''Legión'' stable mates Rain,

Christina Von Eerie Christina Maria Kardooni (born August 28, 1989) is an American professional wrestler, known professionally as Christina Von Eerie. She has worked for various promotions, including the American Global Force Wrestling (GFW), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ...

and

Sexy Star Dulce Maria García Rivas (born September 20, 1982) is a Mexican '' luchadora'' '' enmascarada'', or masked female professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is better known by the ring name Sexy Star. She is best k ...

faced off against Cinthia Moreno, Mari and

Faby Apache Fabiola Balbuena Torres (born 26 December 1980) is a Mexican '' Luchadora'', or female professional wrestler, best known for her time with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) where she performed as Faby Apache (sometimes written as "Fabi Apache"). Be ...

, a match which Moreno won for her team by pinning Sexy Star. During a post ''Rey de Reyes'' interview Sexy Star claimed that the Apaches and Cintia Moreno were nothing but maids, which led to AAA booking a match between Cinthia Moreno, Faby and Mari Apache against Sexy Star, Rain and Jennifer Blade in a

Triplemanía XVIII Triplemanía XVIII (Triplemanía 18) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the AAA promotion that took place on June 6, 2010 at the Palacio de los Deportes ("Sports Palace") in Mexico City, Mexico. The show featured eig ...

match where the person pinned or submitted would have to be the winning team's slave for a month. At Triplemanía ''La Legión'' defeated Moreno and the Apaches, when Blade pinned Mari, thanks in part to the biased refereering by Hijo del Tirantes. Following the match Konnan ordered Mari Apache to begin her maid duty right away by cleaning up their dressing room. The stipulation expired on July 6, 2010. On August 14, 2010 at Verano de Escandalo Blake teamed up with Alan Stone,

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and Yuriko in a losing effort against

Cynthia Moreno Flavia Antonia Moreno León (born July 23, 1970) is a Mexican '' Luchadora'', or female professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Cynthia Moreno (sometimes spelled "Cinthia Moreno") She is working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). M ...

, El Elegido,

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and

Pimpinela Escarlata Mario González Lozano (born April 18, 1969) is a Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler, who works as an ''exótico'' for the Mexican Lucha Libre AAA World Wide promotion and Lucha Underground under the ring name Pimpinela Escarlata. ...

in a ''Relevos Atómicos de locura'' match. On March 13, 2011, Blake and her '' La Sociedad'' stablemate Alan Stone defeated Faby Apache and Pimpinela Escarlata to win the

AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship The AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship (''Campeonato en Parejas Mixtas AAA'' in Spanish) is a tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The championship is exclusively for teams composed ...

. In June Blake began accompanying the members of ''La Maniarquía'' to counteract Nanyzh Rock, the valet of their rival Heavy Metal. On July 31 at '' Verano de Escándalo'', Blake received her first shot at the

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in an eight-way elimination match, but was unable to win the title. After a seven month long hiatus from AAA, Blake returned to the promotion on July 27, 2012, when she teamed with Mari Apache in a tag team match, where they were defeated by Faby Apache and Lolita. On October 7 at '' Héroes Inmortales'', Blake and Stone lost the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship to

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and Mari Apache in a four-way match, which also included the teams of Atomic Boy and Faby Apache, and Fénix and Lolita. On November 27, Blake made her

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ese debut, when she took part in the 2012 Reina de Reinas tournament co-produced by AAA and

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. Blake was eliminated from the tournament in her opening match by Sexy Star. On February 3, 2013, Blake turned '' technica'' for the first time in AAA, when she was attacked after a match by

Mari Apache Mariella Balbuena Torres (born October 19, 1979) is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, Luchadora'', or female professional wrestling, professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Mari Apache (sometimes written as "Mary Apache"). She is the daugh ...

and Taya, before being saved by

La Jarochita La Jarochita (Spanish for "The Girl from Veracruz" or "The Little Woman from Veracruz") is the ring name of a Mexican '' luchadora enmascarada'', or female masked professional wrestler. She works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) where s ...

and Lolita. On March 1, Blake lost to her rival Taya in the first round of a tournament for the vacant

, after interference from Mari Apache, Sexy Lady and

Lufisto Genevieve Goulet (born February 15, 1980), better known by the ring name LuFisto, is a French Canadian professional wrestler. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (1997–present) LuFisto began training when she was 17 years old in ...

Championships and accomplishments

* Canadian Wrestling Federation ** CWF Women's Championship (1 time) *

( 1 time) – with Alan Stone * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 38 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the '' PWI Female 50'' in 2009

References

External links

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Lucha Libre AAA profile

GLORY Wrestling profile

Tha O Show Episode 157 Jennifer Blake Interview
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