outside of the
Family Arena in
St. Charles, Missouri, on April 15, 2007 Ward was one of the contestants on the
World Wrestling Federation reality television program Tough Enough II, wherein thirteen would-be wrestlers trained under WWF employees
Al Snow,
Ivory,
Tazz,
Hardcore Holly,
Chavo Guerrero Jr. and John Gaburick for fourteen weeks. The trainers would select two winners by a process of elimination, and the winner would receive a WWF developmental contract. Ward joined the series at the outset in February 2002. On the March 28, 2002 episode of
Tough Enough, Ward's hands and legs went
numb after she took a
bump. She visited a doctor as a result, and was diagnosed with
vasovagal syncope and given a
heart rate monitor to wear throughout the following day. On the April 11 episode, she opted to leave the program as she was suffering from continuous pain and lethargy. Over six months after dropping out of
Tough Enough, Ward was hired by the WWE in October 2002 as a
stage manager. She worked on
Tough Enough III and travelled full-time with the
RAW and
SmackDown! rosters until February 2004 when she decided to go back to college to finish her degree. ==Television production career==