Tommy Dreamer and Bealuh McGuillicuddy (Teresa) have twin daughters named Kimberly and Brianna Laughlin.
Somoa Joe’s high school football coach was Tank Abbott’s brother. Tank’s dad was one of Samoa’s Joe teachers.
Referee Nick Patrick is the son of “The Assassian” Jody Hamilton.
Bam Bam Bigelow won the Northeastern States Power Arm Wrestling championship at age 18.
It was trainer Larry Sharpe’s idea for Bigelow to get his head tatooed like flames.
When Hulk Hogan agreed to job to Bill Goldberg on “Nitro,” he was promised he’d end Goldberg’s winning streak.
Nikita Koloff, Bret, Ted DiBiase and Rick Rude are the only wrestlers that collected money from their Lloyd’s of London insurance policy to never wrestler again. (Although, at the time of his death, Rude was training for a WWF comeback)
Kevin Fertig (Kevin Thorne) played football at the University of Memphis.
Vince McMahon Jr. was Shane McMahon’s best man for his son’s 1996 marriage.
Eric Bischoff came up with the idea for the New World Order after seeing a Tokyo Dome show during the New Japan vs. UWFI feud.
Victoria once performed as a cheerleader at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
Road Warrior Animal and Ace are brothers.
Jesse Ventura gave Gene Okerlund the nickname “Mean Gene.”
Japanese promoters originally created the Big Van Vader gimmick/mask for Jim Hellwig, the Ultimate Warrior.
Hellwig studied to be a chiropractor in Atlanta.
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper was originally hired by the WWF to be a manager.
Piper was Ric Flair’s best man.
From 1986-1989, Flair averaged 34 minutes per-match. In that span he had 19 matches that lasted longer than 50 minutes.
WCW paid Flair $75,000 to give back the WCW title after he had departed to the WWF in 1991.
Flair’s first match against Hulk Hogan took place in October 1991 with the “Nature Boy” winning the contest.
Flair was adopted.
In WCW, Jim Herd wanted Flair to cut his hair and name him “Spartacus.”
Early in his career, Hogan teamed with “Dizzy Hogan” who would later be known as Brutus Beefcake.
WWE Ring announcer Lilian Garcia lived in Spain for eight years and is fluent in both English and Spanish.
WWE CEO Linda McMahon worked as a paralegal at Washington, D.C., law firm.
Shane McMahon was on camera at Wrestlemania VI, as a referee named Shane Stevens.
The Dudley clan featured in ECW included the Dudley Boyz, Sign Guy Dudley, Little Snot Dudley, Dances with Dudley, Dudley Dudley, Big Dick Dudley, Chubby Dudley, and of course, Spike Dudley.
Spike Dudley is a former third grade teacher from Rhode Island before getting into the wrestling business.
Steve Austin learned the art of the interveiw from Brian Pillman. Austin has admitted numerous times that his speaking ability was perfected by Pillman who constantly gave him pointers and advice.
Austin was fired after refusing to do a job for The Renegade.
Austin is an antique collecter.
Austin was born Steve Anderson in Austin, Texas.
Austin worked on a loading dock prior to entering wrestling.
Austin has a commercial driver’s license.
Austin played defensive tackle at North Texas State. In his senior, he recorded 55 tackles, 4 sacks, and an interception.
The Rock is a skilled light tackle salt water fisherman.
The Peoples Eyebrow was first named the “Heat Brow”. The Rock called it that in college, but he changed the name do to the fact that the name didn’t catch on.
The Rock the first African American to hold the WWF Championship.
The Rock’s wife Dany is the Associate Vice President of Merrill Lynch.
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