| Jade Chung | |
|---|---|
 Chung in 2014. | |
| Birth name | Jennifer Chung |
| Born | (1984-11-06)November 6, 1984 (age 40) Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jade Chung Jennifer Chung |
| Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Billed weight | 110 lb (50 kg) |
| Trained by | Rob Fuego Tom Howard |
| Debut | September 14, 2003 |
Jennifer Chung (born November 6, 1984) is a Canadianprofessional wrestler,professional wrestling manager,ring announcer, andmodel. She worked forTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), as a ring announcer under thering nameJade Chung.
Chung has appeared withprofessional wrestling promotions such asBorder City Wrestling,IWA Mid-South,Ring of Honor andPro Wrestling Guerrilla. Wrestlers she has managed includeFrankie Kazarian,Jimmy Rave, N8 Mattson,Conrad Kennedy III,A-1,Scorpio Sky,Mr. Hughes andShane Douglas.[1]
Born inGuelph, Ontario, ofChinese Vietnamese descent, Chung started modelling at the age of 12 as arunway model and appeared in cover stories for severalfashion magazines while modelling inVietnam. In 2002, she won the "Cover Girl" title from the Vietnamese fashion magazineThoi Moi in 2002 and appeared on the cover of two other Vietnamese fashion magazines the following year. Chung was also one of 500 models selected to represent ImportFest 2003 inToronto and was a top ten finalist in the 2004 Miss Viet Canada Pageant. She also starred as an extra inAshanti's "Rain on Me" music video.[1]
A professional wrestling fan as a child, Chung often watched theWorld Wrestling Federation while attending high school. She was encouraged to enter professional wrestling after meetingBeth Phoenix andTraci Brooks at a local wrestling event and spent her summers training at Rob Fuego'sToronto-based wrestling schoolSquared Circle Training. Having some friends already in professional wrestling, she later attended local independent shows in hopes of getting hired full-time.
Chung made her debut for wrestler/promoterScott D'Amore'sBorder City Wrestling where, in September 2003, she managedShane Douglas to win theBCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship fromD-Lo Brown. She would spend the next two years in various independent promotions in Canada and the United States.[2] AtA Night of Appreciation for Sabu, she was in the corner ofA-1 when he defeated D-Lo Brown to win the BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship inBelleville, Michigan on December 12, 2004.[3][4]
In early 2005, Chung made her debut inRing of Honor (ROH) as a valet for managerPrince Nana's stableThe Embassy, replacingAngel Williams. Although part of one of the top factions in the promotion, Chung was used as afootstool for members of the stable, particularlyJimmy Rave.[5] She was in the corner of Rave when he defeatedCM Punk in adog collar match at "Manhattan Mayhem" on May 31. During the match, she was one of several members of The Embassy to interfere in the match and, at one point, she entered the ring to apply asleeper hold on Punk.[6][7]
After Rave lost toRoderick Strong on October 1, 2005, Chung left The Embassy to become the manager ofGeneration Next in their feud with The Embassy. The following night, she interfered in a match between Rave andMatt Sydal, costing Rave the match. She continued to feud with rival manager Prince Nana and, during a match on October 29, she attacked him with atilt-a-whirl DDT. On November 5, ROH announced that Chung had been attacked by an unidentified man in the parking lot. A still photo of Jimmy Rave was shown on November 19 attacking Chung, and ROH claimed that she was no longer involved in wrestling. The feud was finally concluded at "Steel Cage Warfare" in December 2005 when she made a surprise appearance during the main event, an 8-manSteel Cage Warfare match between The Embassy andGeneration Next. Chung, who appeared with bandages as a result of her attack by Rave, distracted The Embassy long enough for Jack Evans to enter the match and perform a double moonsault off the top of the cage. After Generation Next defeated The Embassy, Chung used Rave as her footstool during the in-ring celebration after the match.[8] Chung subsequently departed ROH.
In March 2006, Chung debuted inPro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) as the manager of the tag team "Dark and Lovely" (Human Tornado andScorpio Sky). She also managedJoey Ryan in single matches during the same time in PWG.[9]
In October 2006, Chung participated in a "First Blood Handicap" match with Scorpio Sky, teaming as the "Scorpio Sky Experience", to defeatFrankie Kazarian. A month later, her stable (Scorpio Sky,Chris Bosh,Scott Lost, and Joey Ryan) lost aneight-man tag team match toCandice LeRae's team (Frankie Kazarian, Human Tornado,El Generico, andQuicksilver). She eventually turned on Scorpio Sky after he lost a "Loser Leaves PWG" match to Frankie Kazarian on January 27, 2007.
At theBattle of Los Angeles in August and September 2007, Chung accompanied Joey Ryan and Scott Lost to ringside for their matches in thetitular tournament.[10] In January 2008, Chung appeared with Lost and Ryan as they facedThe Age of the Fall (Tyler Black andJimmy Jacobs) atPWG All Star Weekend 6, Night 1 inVan Nuys, California.[11] On March 21, 2008, Chung was injured bySuper Dragon during a tag team match between The Dynasty andKevin Steen and El Generico. She was forced to take a leave of absence and, as a result, Scott Lost and Joey Ryan lost several opportunities to win the PWG Tag Team Championship in matches againstEl Blazer andKagetora and Los Luchas (Phoenix Star and Zokre).[12]
In 2006, Chung made an appearance atAll Pro Wrestling'sGym Wars, being in the corner ofB-Boy in his defeat against MPT, and for Battle Ground Wrestling with Scott Lost losing a match to Foob Dogg for a lifetime contract with the company.
In November 2007 at the NWA supercardBloodlust! 3, she and Kitana Vera defeated Candice LeRae and Carla Jade in a tag team match inCovina, California.[13]
In November 2019 inAlpha-1 Wrestling, Chung substituted for her husbandJosh Alexander, teaming withEthan Page to defend theirA1 Tag Team Championship in athree way match that was won by Fight or Flight (Gabriel Fuerza and Vaughn Vertigo).
In April 2022, Chung appeared at ringside for her husbandJosh Alexander'sImpact World Championship bout at theImpact Wrestling eventRebellion.[14] In May 2023, Impact Wrestling announced that Chung was joining its broadcast team as a ring announcer forBefore the Impact and a host for pre-shows.[15] In December 2023, Impact Wrestling announced that Chung would serve as its main ring announcer starting atHard To Kill in January 2024, replacingDavid Penzer.[16] She left TNA in December 2024.[17]
Chung is married to professional wrestlerJosh Alexander, with whom she has two children.[14]
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