Jemma Palmer

Jemma Palmer

Palmer before her debut match
Born (1986-10-04) 4 October 1986
Tamworth, England
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Jemma Palmer
Inferno
Billed height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Billed weight 128 lb (58 kg; 9.1 st)
Trained by Ultimate Pro Wrestling
Debut 2005

Jemma "Jem" Palmer (born 4 October 1986)[1] is an English model and professional wrestler. She was signed to WWE. She is also known by the name Inferno, which she used in the 2008 British television series Gladiators.[1] In 2011.

Modelling

Palmer grew up modelling under the encouragement of her mother,[2] winning the Little Miss Midlands and Miss Littlesea competitions as a child.[3] As an adult she entered a number of competitions, becoming a finalist in the 2006 Musclemania Britain which she later won,[4] Miss Hawaiian Tropic, Ms USA Dream Bikini Body and Miss Maxim UK competitions. She also came third in the Maxim Little Black Book UK modelling competition.[1]

She went on to model in many publications including Muscle & Fitness, Nuts[5]Loaded,[6] WWE Magazine,[7] FHM[8] and Fabulous Magazine.[9] Her modelling work was compared to video game character Lara Croft by the Daily Mail.[10]

Following Jemma Palmers success at gaining celebrity status within fitness & entertainment industry Jemma now also judges the types of contests that launched her career. She announced that she will be judging the 2017 bodypower model search [11]

Gladiators

While her mother encouraged Palmer into modelling, her father encouraged her into athletics.[2] She enrolled in the cadets where she began to train in climbing, abseiling and amateur wrestling.[3] She would later gain a purple belt in submission wrestling.[12]

As a fan of Gladiators growing up, when rumours mounted of a revival show in 2008 she began sending promotional material to television companies. Her wrestling manager landed her an audition for the similarly timed American Gladiators revival, but she received a call up for Sky1's British version days later and passed their fitness test. She performed in both series of Gladiators under the name Inferno, sporting red hair and a fiery, flirtatious personality.[12] Despite not appearing on the American version, BBC America aired Gladiators in the United States.[2] As a cadet, she also later appeared on Sky1's Battle of The Forces which pitted the British Army, Royal Navy and RAF against each other.[12]

Some of the most popular gladiators characters, including Gladiator Inferno, were imortalised as action figures for fans to purchase & are now collectables [13]

Professional wrestling career

British circuit (2005–present)

Along with her other exploits Palmer also was a fan of wrestling, particularly the original incarnation of D-Generation X.[14] In 2005, she began to appear for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) mainly as a valet for Doug Williams.[15] This led to her having a try out match with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) alongside Katarina Waters who went on to become Katie Lea Burchill.[14] Although she was not signed, she was later offered a scholarship to train at Ultimate Pro Wrestling.[16] During her time on the circuit, Palmer filmed a reality television show based on pro wrestling as one of the three lead stars.

After much training, she was booked for her debut match against Jetta at Pro-Wrestling: EVE's first show on 8 May 2010 in Sudbury, Suffolk.[17] Before her match with Jetta she suffered an injury in her hand but wrestled the match anyway, with a storyline written in that Jetta attacked her and goaded her into a match while she was explaining the injury to the crowd. The referee stopped the contest and awarded it to Jetta out of concern for Palmer's health.[18]

Palmer joined the British wrestling company UKW, where on season 1 episode 22 she became the UKW Women's Champion. Here, she was introduced to the crowd as "Inferno Jemma Palmer" and was accompanied to the ring by her sister Faye. You can watch the show on My Channel on Sky TV and watch Palmer's matches on YouTube.

World Wrestling Entertainment

On 29 June 2009 it was announced that Palmer had signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment.[19][20] & on March 1, 2010 it was announced that Palmer was going to be A WWE Diva [11]

Business interests

In October 2011, Palmer invested in a company called www.buffnakedbutlers.co.uk, which provides semi-naked butlers for events in Wales and England.[21][22] She also part owns cocktail & events company www.TipsyParties.co.uk [23]

In November Jemma launched luxury fitness lifestyle brand & personal training company www.InfinitusUnlimited.com providing luxury sports and fitness wear, supplements & protein.[24]

Championships & achievements

UKW (United Kingdom Wrestling)

UKW Women's Championship (1 time)

Pro EVW Women's Champion (1 time)

AWE Women's Chapion (1 time)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gladiator Zone biography". Gladiators. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 MacIntyre, April (3 November 2008). "BBC America Gladiators UK: Interview with Inferno". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Intrigue Management Biography". Intrigue Management. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "2010 Model World Tour profiles". Model World Tour. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  5. ↑ http://www.thefeedingtube.com/jemma-palmer-nude-nuts-magazine-pictures
  6. ↑ "New issue out now". Loaded. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Melanie (29 June 2009). "WWE signs new developmental Diva in UK Gladiator". Diva Dirt. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  8. ↑ "Gladiators' goddesses face off in racy shoot". London: Daily Mail. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  9. ↑ Astill, Amanda. "Get a Gladiator body (no pugle required)". Fabulous Magazine. News of the World. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "Meet the real life Lara Croft: Inferno leads the new generation of superfit Gladiators". London: Daily Mail. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  11. 1 2 http://www.wrestlenewz.com/photos/divas-photos/29-sexy-photos-of-new-wwe-diva-jemma-palmer/
  12. 1 2 3 Mohan, Megha (13 November 2008). "Gladiators Babe Interview". IGN. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  13. ↑ http://www.shesfantastic.com/2013/02/gladiators-uk-inferno.html
  14. 1 2 Melanie (14 July 2008). "Dishin' Dirt with Jemma Palmer". Diva Dirt. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  15. ↑ Aldrin, Mike (24 February 2010). "Sexy Jemma Palmer set to heat up WWE". London: The Sun. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  16. ↑ "Ultimate University returns to the R1 Center in Los Angeles!". Ultimate Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  17. ↑ Read, Dann (8 April 2010). "Are you ready? Battle 4 is signed for May 8!". Pro Wrestling Eve. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  18. ↑ Burton, Lee (12 May 2010). "Eve debut is quite a Knight". London: The Sun. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  19. ↑ Aldren, Mike (2 July 2009). "Daily wrestling news and gossip". London: The Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  20. ↑ "Jemma "Inferno" Palmer contratada por WWE" (in Spanish). SuperLucha. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  21. ↑ "Jemma Palmer's New Business Venture". PR Fire. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  22. ↑ "About Us". Buff Naked Butlers. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  23. ↑ http://tipsyparties.co.uk
  24. ↑ http://jemmapalmer.com/

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