Debra
McMichael was
introduced to
Steve
McMichael
through
Steve's
mother.
ECW
star Justin
Credible
competed in
the WWE as
both P.J.
Walker and
"The
Portuguese Man
O' War"
Aldo Montoya?
He also
briefly became
the third
member of
PG-13, going
by the name
P.G. Walker.
The
World
Wrestling
Entertainment
owns the
Domain
www.payperview.com.
Konnan
briefly
appeared in
the WWE as
"Max
Moon" in
1992. Konnan
played the
role of the
man who hailed
from
"outer
space"
for a single
WWE Superstars
TV taping/
Ric
Flair's
children watch
WWE RAW is WAR
on Monday
nights and
only switch
the channel
for Flair's
segments.
In
1975, Ric
Flair was in a
plane crash
with Johnny
Valentine, Bob
Bruggers and
"Mr.
Wrestling"
Tim Woods.
Modern medical
science said
that he'd
never wrestle
again
From
1986-1989 Ric
Flair averaged
34 minutes
per-match. In
that span he
had 19 matches
that lasted
longer than 50
minutes
Chastity
appeared in
the adult
movie 'Live
Bait'
Vampiro's
sister is a
former Miss
Nude Canada
About
an estimated
20 miles of
cable is
needed for
each Nitro
show.
At
the production
offices of
each WCW
Nitro, there
is one
state-of-the-art
Xerox machine.
Around 15
reams (7,500
sheets) of
paper are used
per each
Nitro.
Annually
(every year)
WCW
distributes
about 40,000
passes in all.
About 30,000
passes for the
WCW Nitro crew
and other
people who set
the show up,
7,000 VIP
passes, about
2,000 full
access passes
(backstage
passes), and
about 1,000
photo passes.
Police
officers and
arena security
as briefed
before each
Nitro show and
told what each
pass means.
About
750 light
bulbs are used
for each show
on about 20
different
lighting
fixtures. The
light-reading
in the middle
of the ring
during each
Nitro show is
115
foot-candles.
There
are 24
different
phone lines
for each
Nitro.
Production
time takes
about 34 hours
from start to
finish. 217
people work
for the
production for
Nitro each
week. An
average WCW
crew member
spends about
10 hours
working on the
set.
The
WCW Monday
Nitro ring and
other
equipment are
transported in
14 different
trucks, and 10
of those are
18-wheelers.
Each truck is
also filled to
the capacity
(about 80,000
pounds). The
total WCW
Monday Nitro
ring and all
of the other
equipment
weighs a total
of about
1,120,000
pounds. About
56,000,000 (56
million)
pounds of WCW
Nitro rings
and equipment
are
transported
annually.
9
huge 100,000+
thousand-dollar
cameras are
used for each
WCW Nitro
show.
There
are about 15
cases of water
(24 bottles
per case) on
hand for the
crew/backstage
workers and
wrestlers for
each Nitro
telecast.
About 25
gallons of
coffee and
about 416
cases of cola
are consumed
backstage at
Nitro each
year.
About
13,000 meals
are consumed
annually each
year by the
250 members of
the Nitro
crew. Dinners
are
buffet-like
and usually
offer: chicken
breasts, roast
beef, 2
different
vegetables,
pasta, fish,
salad, and at
least 3
desserts. For
each WCW
Monday Nitro
telecast,
about 250
pounds of
prime rib and
about 250-
8-ounce
chicken
breasts.
There
is a huge
silver bowl of
candy in the
Nitro
Production
Office. There
are about $150
worth of candy
in the bowl.
Candies
contain
anything from
chocolates,
Tootsie Rolls,
Mounds, 100
Grands, 3
Musketeers,
Milky Way,
Snickers,
lollie pops,
and so on.
Egg
whites and
deviled eggs
are also
available
backstage.
About
5,200 black
WCW Monday
Nitro Crew
T-shirts are
distributed
every year.
The wrestlers
on Nitro
receive a new
one backstage
prior to each
Nitro
telecast. They
range in size
from medium to
6X.
2,392
rental cars
are used
annually for
WCW Monday
Nitro.
About
140 hotel
rooms are
needed per
every Nitro
show for the
wrestlers,
Nitro crews,
backstage
workers, and
other people.
Some wrestlers
go to other
separate
hotels to stay
over-night.
The
WCW staff
contacts
locals in need
of errands for
each Nitro.
Things such as
mannequins,
flowers,
tables,
stools,
clothes, hats
and everything
else is
purchased
often and is
used to fit
the right
storyline.
WCW
purchases
about 180
airline
tickets for
WCW wrestlers,
crew, and
other
front-office
workers and
managers for
each Nitro
show. Their
main customer
is Delta
Airlines.
About 9,360
airline
tickets are
bought
annually for
each Nitro
show.
There
are about 400
backstage
cabinets at
Nitro to store
different
things.
About
300 fireworks
are used for
each telecast.
That equals
more than 10
pounds of
explosives.
WCW’s
favorite
arenas in
which to host
Nitro at are
1.) MCI
Center, 2.)
United Center
(WCW hires a
local caterer
to provide
food for the
wrestlers when
they come to
the United
Center), 3.)
Baltimore
Arena, 4.)
Norfolk Scope,
5.)
FleetCenter.
An arena is
decided good
or not if
Nitro can move
in and out
quickly and
painlessly.
Each
ring for each
Nitro show
weights about
2 tons. Mat
covers are
replaced about
60 times a
year (because
they can’t
be washed).
Andre
the Giant
drank 14
bottles of
wine before
his match with
Hulk Hogan at
Wrestlemania
3.
Kevin
Nash play's
Super Shredder
in Teenage
Mutant Ninja
Turtles 2.
Saturn
dated Chyna
before she
entered the
WWE.
The
Rock's first
character in
the WWE was
Flex Cavana.
He only
wrestled under
that name
once.
Rocky
Maivia 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 is the
Youngest
Intercontinental,
and World
Heavyweight
Champion ever
in the WWE. He
is also the
first African
American to
hold the WWE
Championship.
Buff
Bagwell,
before
becoming a
wrestler was a
model, exotic
dancer and
acted in a few
Soft Porn
flicks.
17
months is the
age gap
between the
Steiner
Brothers
Melanie
Pillman had a
relationship
with the
Ultimate
Warrior before
she met Brian.
Leatherface
caused the
scar on Mick
Foley's left
arm.
Hulk
Hogan earned
1.8 million
dollars with
his match up
against Randy
Macho Man
Savage at
Wrestlemania
5.
Shawn
Michaels is a
huge Garth
Brooks fan.
Shawn
Michaels and
Marty Jannetty
won the WWE
tag team title
from Bret Hart
and Jim
Neidhart in
October of
1990 at a
taping for
Saturday
Night's Main
Event.
Neidhart had
been fired and
was filling
contractual
obligations,
which
including
jobbing the
tag titles to
another team.
In what should
have been a
minor point,
the top rope
broke at one
point during
the match. The
Rockers
defended the
titles for a
week after
that, but then
Neidhart was
re-hired by
the WWE, and
Vince McMahon
decided that
the title
change never
actually
happened, in
one of the
goofier
decisions of
the 90s, and
one of many to
affect the
careers of
Shawn and
Bret. As an
explanation, a
story was sent
to Pro
Wrestling
Illustrated
about the rope
break causing
an
"unfair
working
environment"
for both
teams, and
hence the
title reign
was annulled.
This was
simply to
cover up for
the fact that
they reported
the title
change as fact
a week prior
and needed a
reason to no
longer report
it as such.
The title
change was
edited out of
the Main Event
broadcast, and
thus went down
in history
that the
Rockers never
had the belt.
Vader
knows how to
play the
Piano.
Sgt.
Slaughter's
character was
portrayed in
the cartoon
G.I. JOE.
The
New Age
Outlaws cross
their arms
above their
heads as an
alternative
for younger
fans to do the
crotch chop.
Road
Dogg fought in
Desert Storm.
Before
becoming a
wrestler, Val
Venis used to
race Motocross
Tully
Blanchard and
Ted Dibiase
are both
preachers
across the
United States.
Ted
Dibiase and
Nikita Koloff
attend the
same church in
North
Carolina.
Honky
Tonk Man and
Jerry Lawler
are cousins.
Dynamite
Kid left the
WWE because he
got into a
backstage
brawl with
former
Quebecer
Jacques
Rougeau.
Ric
flair actually
OWNED the WCW
world title
belt itself up
until 1991, as
he originally
bought it for
use by the
company using
his own money!
WCW
paid Ric Flair
$75,000 to
give back the
WCW title
after he had
departed to
the WWE in
1991.
Ahmed
Johnson played
in the NFL for
the Dallas
Cowboys.
Faarooq
aka Ron
Simmons was
cut by the
Cleveland
Browns.
Steve
Austin was
trained by
current WCW
jobber Chris
Adams.
Steve
Austin learned
the art of the
interveiw from
Brian Pillman.
Austin has
admitted
numerous times
that his
speaking
ability was
perfected by
Brian Pillman
who constantly
gave him
pointers and
advice.
Steve
Austin is an
antique
collecter.
An
Austin shirt
is sold every
45 seconds
around the
world.
Terri
Runnels was a
hair stylist
for the Larry
King show
prior to
wrestling.
Ultimate
Warrior was
the original
spokesman for
Slim Jim.
Bill
Goldberg,
Raven, DDP,
Dean Malenko,
and Barry
Horowitz are
all jewish.
Raven
was a manager
in the WWE
that went by
the name
Johnny Polo.
Under this
name he
managed the
Quebecers and
Adam Bomb.
D’Lo
Brown is a
certified
accountant.
Sunny
aka Tammy
Sytch is the
most
downloaded
celebrity in
AOL history.
Tom
Pritchard aka
Zip and
Brother Love
are brothers.
Shane
Douglas and
Paul Orndorff
are cousins.
Duane
Gill and Barry
Hardy made up
the team
called The
Executioners
in the WWE in
the early 90s.
Undertaker
was brought to
the WWE by
Brother Love.
Brian
Lee (Chainz)
was the best
man at Mark
Callaway's
(The
Undertaker)
wedding
In
the RAW tag
team
tournament of
summer 1997 in
the WWE, Jerry
Lawler teamed
with Rob Van
Dam.
Rob
Van Dam
debuted in the
WWE against
Matt Hardy.
Rob
Van Dam has an
unique
weightlifting
record of
doing a split
across two
benches and
lifting a 200
lbs Dumbbell,
the lift is
called the Van
Dam Lift and
was actually
invented by
Rob himself!
The move is
also
officially
recognised.
All
Japan Pro
Wrestling
hasn't fed
it's fans a
count-out or a
disqualification
in over five
years.
Road
Warrior Animal
and Japan
veteran Johnny
Ace are
brothers.
Legion
of Doom is the
only tag team
in wrestling
history to
hold the AWA,
NWA, and WWE
tag titles.
Hawk,
Animal, the
Spoiler, and
Jake Roberts
were the
original
members of the
Legion of
Doom.
Cowboy
Bill Watts
came up with
the idea of
the Road
Warriors using
face paint.
Gangrel
and Luna are
married
Jerry
Lawler and the
Kat are
married
Glen
Jacobs (Kane)
was born in
Spain
DDP
credits Bobby
"The
Brain"
Heenan for
coming up with
the name
Diamond cutter
"The
Crippler Cross
Face" was
invented by
Dean Malenko
and not Chris
Benoit.
Spike
Dudley was a
school teacher
from Rhode
Island before
getting into
the wrestling
business
Kurt
Angle's wife
is a former
stripper
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"
The
Rock's wife
Dany is the
Associate Vice
President of
Merrill Lynch
Dick
the Bruiser
actually gave
Bobby Heenan
the nickname
"The
Weasel"
Early
in his career,
Hulk Hogan
teamed with
"Dizzy
Hogan"
who would
later be known
as Brutus
Beefcake
Before
becoming a
wrestler, Val
Venis used to
race motocross
Marcus
Bagwell had
calf implants
in 1995 but
they later
leaked and had
to be removed
Glen
Jacobs (better
known to the
wrestling
world as Kane)
has degrees in
English and
Teaching
Former
WWE announcer
Craig DeGeorge
is now the
number one
sports anchor
for an NBC
affiliate in
Miami and now
uses his given
name, Craig
Minnervni
(Torch)
Mike
Awesome and
Horace Hogan
are cousins
(Awesome and
Hulk Hogan are
not related)
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
Kevin
Nash
introduced
Shawn Michaels
to his wife,
the former
Nitro Girl
Whisper
(Rebecca Curci)
Silver
King and Dr.
Wagner, Jr.
are brothers
The
former Bart
Gunn (of the
Smoking Gunns)
wrestles as
Mike Burton
for All Japan
pro wrestling
When
the Honky Tonk
Man beat Ricky
Steamboat for
the IC title,
he was a
replacement
for "The
Natural"
Butch Reed who
was scheduled
to win the
gold
Stephanie
McMahon works
for the WWE as
a accountant
executive at
their New York
sales office
That
before Mark
Henry joined
the WWE, he
was actually
sponsored by
Titan Sports
during the
1996 Olympic's
in which he
competed in
the sport of
weight lifting
Gorgeous
George, real
name Stephanie
Bellars, spent
jail time as a
teenager for burglarizing
a
home and
slashing a
girl's face
with a broken
beer bottle
Eddie
Guerrero's
father 'Gori'
invented the
camel clutch
Terry
Funk is Jason
Hervey's
Godfather
Steve
'Mongo'
McMichael was
one of
Lawrence
Taylor's
backup men
during his
match against
Bam Bam
Bigelow at
Wrestlemania
XI
Ryan
Shamrock's
real name is
Alesha Webb,
and she is a
topless dancer
from Houston,
TX
WWE's
first pick for
the Mr.
Perfect
gimmick was
Terry Taylor
Former
Freebird Jimmy
Garvin is now
an airline
pilot
D'Lo
Brown began
his career as
the "head
of
security"
for the
Gangstas in
Smokey
Mountain
Wrestling? He
later debuted
in the WWE as
one of the
many members
of Faarooq's
Nation of
Domination
entourage
Nitro
Girl Fyre
attended
Arizona State
University,
and used to be
a mortgage
home broker
The
Warlord (real
name Terry
Szopinski) was
forced to
retire
following a
1996 car
accident
ECW's
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.
Taz
and Chris
Chetti are
cousins
Paul
Wight 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 WWE (the
NWA later
claimed that
the Rock 'n'
Roll Express
regained those
titles in a
match that
never actually
took place).
Jerry
Jarrett
brought Rick
Rude to
Memphis, and
gave him the
nickname
"Ravishing"
Rick
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.
Rick
Rude was
trained by
Eddie Sharkey,
who also
trained the
Road Warriors,
Barry Darsow,
and Nikita
Koloff.
Rick
Rude and
Nikita Koloff
attended the
same high
school.
The
orginial
Midnight
Express was a
six man tag
team in
Alabama,
consisting of
Dennis Condrey,
Randy Rose,
and Norvell
Austin
Mark
Henry and
Pittsburgh
Steeler Kevin
Henry are
cousins.
Ricky
"The
Dragon"
Steamboat
suffered his
career ending
back injury in
a match with
Steve Austin,
while they
were in WCW.
The
British
Bulldog (Davey
Boy Smith)
paid the WWE
$100,000 to
get out of his
contract to
leave for WCW.
Tom
"Dynamite
Kid"
Billington
despises his
cousin Davey
Boy Smith so
much, he can't
bring himself
to say his
name.
Emiko
Kado, 23,
suffered a
brain injury
that ended her
life in only
her 15th
professional
match.
Bill
Goldberg's
father is a
retired
Gynecologist.
Terry
Funk first
announced his
retirement in
1983.
Larry
Zbyszko is a
licensed
pilot.
Debra
McMichael was
introduced to
Steve
McMichael
through
Steve's
mother.
ECW
star Justin
Credible
competed in
the WWE as
both P.J.
Walker and
"The
Portuguese Man
O' War"
Aldo Montoya?
He also
briefly became
the third
member of
PG-13, going
by the name
P.G. Walker.
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