By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

USA Network has revealed the entire cast of the forthcoming season of "Tough Enough," which premieres April 4 after the Raw following WrestleMania 27.

The cast breaks down with nine men and five women, with many of the contestants having independent wrestling background.

The interesting aspect of USA's descriptions of some of the contestants is not shying away from their independent wrestling background, which WWE would not draw attention to.

Men

-- Matt Capiccioni (30), a/k/a independent wrestler M-Dogg 20.

-- Andy Leavine (23), who went by Kevin Hackman in FCW developmental. Leavine, a former NFL player for the Miami Dolphins, was a college star at FIU.

-- Jeremiah Riggs (28), an MMA fighter who appeared on Ultimate Fighter. USA inaccurately describes Riggs as "trying to become the first legitimate MMA fighter to crossover into WWE," ignoring Ken Shamrock, among others.

-- Martin Casaus (26), an independent wrestler. USA's description promotes that he is "co-owner of Ultra Championship Wrestling Zero, a promotion and wrestling school."

-- Ryan Howe (23), an independent wrestler trained by Tracy Smothers.

-- A.J. Kirsch (27), an independent wrestler who mainly wrestles in California.

-- Luke Robinson (26), a personal trainer and independent wrestler.

-- Eric Watts (25), a former high school football star from Los Angeles.

-- Michael Zakki (26), "an unemployed WWE hopeful."

Women

-- "Miss USA" Rima Fakih (25), who appeared on WWE TV in 2010.

-- Christina Crawford (22), the sister of WWE Diva Alicia Fox. She recently began training at FCW developmental.

-- Michelle Deighton (25), who is married to Johnny Fairplay. USA mentions Fairplay in Michelle's description.

-- Ivelisse Velez (22), an independent wrestler who goes by Juliet "The Huntress."

-- Ariane Andrew (23), behavior therapist working with autistic children.

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