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WWE Facts & Information
Sharmell Sullivan (Queen Sharmell) is a former Miss Black America.
The original idea for UPN's "Smackdown" was for an all women wrestling show.
Kevin Nash was a doorman/bouncer at a Michigan night club before entering the wrestling business.
Nash introduced Shawn Michaels to his wife, the former Nitro Girl Whisper (Rebecca Curci).
In 1991, Nash played Super Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2.
Disco Inferno was released from his WCW contract in 1997 after refusing to do the job for Jacquelin. He returned to the promotion later in the year only after agreeing to wrestle her. However, Ted Turner had a 'no man against woman violence' clause on his networks. So Disco had to avoid making physical contact with her throughout the entire match.
Bad News Brown used the name "The Ultimate Warrior" before Jim Hellwig.
The Angel of Death (also wrestled as the Russian Assassin #1) was in the same wrestling camp with Sting and The Ultimate Warrior under Billy Anderson and Red Bastien in Southern California in 1986.
When WWE hired Bad News Brown, he promised to make him the first black world champion in history.
"Sweet" Stan Lane is the only wrestler ever trained by Ric Flair.
Simon Diamond was a catcher on the Virginia Commonwealth baseball team for three years but then he got hurt and that ended his baseball career. He did eventually go back to college and get his degree in English.
Chyna majored in Spanish Literature at University of Tampa.
Jimmy Hart thought of the 3 Count gimmick.
Hart and Jerry Lawler attended the same high school in Memphis (not at the same time).
Chris Ford (Crowbar) is a Physical Therapist.
J.J. Dillon and Vince McMahon thought of the Model gimmick for Rick Martel.
Martel is a gourmet chef.
Konnan briefly appeared in the WWF as "Max Moon" in 1992. Konnan played the role of the man who hailed from "outer space" for a single WWF Superstars TV taping. The role was continued by Paul Diamond.
The Warlord (real name Terry Szopinski) was forced to retire following a 1996 car accident involving a Pizza Hut delivery carrier.
Al Snow is well trained in martial arts, mat grappling, free style, hardcore, and shoot-fight wrestling.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan got the idea of bringing a 2x4 to the ring from the movie, "Walking Tall."
Dick the Bruiser actually gave Bobby Heenan the nickname "The Weasel."
Glen Jacobs (Kane) has degrees in English and Teaching.
Former WWF announcer Craig DeGeorge is now the number one sports anchor for an NBC affiliate in Miami and now uses his given name, Craig Minnervni.
Mike Awesome and Horace Hogan were cousins (Awesome and Hulk Hogan were are not related).
Awesome worked more than 90 Japanese tours.
Awesome wrestled as the Gladiator in Japan, but the gimmick was originally created for former WCW grappled Al Greene.
Two days before WrestleMania 9, Hogan was injured in a jet-ski accident. That explains the shiner he had when he wrestled at WrestleMania 9.
Silver King and Dr. Wagner Jr. are brothers.
Before Mark Henry joined the WWF, he was actually sponsored by Titan Sports during the 1996 Olympic's in which he competed in the sport of weight lifting.
Terry Funk first announced his retirement in 1983.
Funk is Jason Hervey's Godfather.
D'Lo Brown began his career as the "head of security" for the Gangstas in Smokey Mountain Wrestling. He later debuted in the WWF as one of the many members of Faarooq's Nation of Domination entourage.
Brown is a certified accountant.
Former Nitro Girl Fyre (Teri Byrne) attended Arizona State University, and used to be a mortgage home broker.
Dawn Marie appeared in the original Austin Powers MTV special as one of the go-go dancers and actually had a couple of speaking lines
Chris Chetti was the first man to graduate from ECW's School of Hardcore.
Tazz and Chetti are cousins.
Paul Wight (The Big Show) played college basketball at Wichita State.
Nicole Bass's married name is Fuchs.
Rick Rude still held half of the NWA tag titles when he signed with the WWF (the NWA later claimed that the Rock 'n' Roll Express regained those titles in a match that never actually took place).
Jerry Jarrett brought Rude to Memphis, and gave him the nickname "Ravishing."
Rude, for a time, was managed by his sister Raven in the World Class promotion.
Rude was the only foreign talent to make the finals of G-1 Tournament in Japan.
Rude worked as a bouncer at Gramma B's in Minneapolis before he was discovered, working with the Road Warriors and Barry Darshow.
Rude was trained by Eddie Sharkey, who also trained the Road Warriors, Barry Darsow, and Nikita Koloff.
The original Midnight Express was a six man tag team in Alabama, consisting of Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose, and Norvell Austin.
The British Bulldog (Davey Boy Smith) paid the WWF $100,000 to get out of his contract to leave for WCW.
Tom "Dynamite Kid" Billington despised his cousin Davey Boy Smith so much, he couldn'tt bring himself to say his name.
The Dynamite Kid left the WWF because he got into a backstage brawl with former Quebecer Jacques Rougeau.
Emiko Kado, 23, suffered a brain injury that ended her life in only her 15th professional match.
Mike Tenay is credited with coming up with the idea of Bill Goldberg's WCW winning streak.
Goldberg's mother is a concert violinist.
Goldberg, Missy Hyatt, Giant Bernard, Raven, Madusa, and Dean Malenko are all Jewish.
Larry Zbyszko and Jimmy Garvin are licensed pilots.
Zbyszko got Sherri Martel into the AWA in 1985.
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