| Leva Bates | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Leva Bates |
| Billed height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Billed weight | 103 lb (47 kg) |
| Born | May 21, 1983 Madisonville, Kentucky |
| Resides | Orlando, Florida |
| Billed from | Gotham, Florida |
| Trained by | Brother Ray Brother Devon |
| Debut | April 21, 2007 |
Leva Bates[1] (born May 21, 1983) is a female professional wrestler who is currently working throughout the American independent circuit. She is best known for her time in SHIMMER.
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Bates was trained by the Team 3D Academy and made her pro wrestling debut in April 2007. She has wrestled for numerous promotions in the United States, most notably Coastal Championship Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Fusion, National Wrestling Alliance Midwest, World Xtreme Wrestling, SHIMMER, Team 3D Academy, Southern Championship Wrestling Florida, Full Impact Pro, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Division One Pro Wrestling, and USA Xtreme Wrestling.
Though she was never on the TNA roster, she did work an Impact taping and accepted Awesome Kong’s $25,000 Challenge.[2]
The popular wrestling website Diva Dirt chose her as one of their "Five To Watch In 2010" and pegged her as a breakout star.[3]
She has also worked as a stuntwoman at Universal Studios.
Bates had a try-out match for TNA Wrestling going against Isis the Amazon, Bates lost the match from a chokeslam by Isis. The match was given good reviews on Bates' part, but nothing came from the match.
Bates attended High School in Madisonville and graduated in 1998. Directly afterwards, Leva attended Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky and got a Bachelor's Degree, majored in Theatre and Radio TV.[4]