Some wrestlers are dedicated to the sport above all else
Some have had eating disorders
Some have a relative in the business
Some drink beer and smoke cigars
Some are addicted to the sport and it's all they know.
Some love the traveling part of it.
Some are married
Some are married with children
Some are tattooed
Some have body piercings
Some are junk food eaters
Some are Health nuts
Some are Super Stars
Some are card fillers
Some were in awe at events sitting in the stands as little kids
Some hate being annoyed in public by fans
Some are dating the Divas
Some do not like other wrestlers
Some hate the locker room poilitics
Some create locker room gossip
Some have suffered more than two concussions
Some have trouble keeping their weight up
Some do not have high wrestlling skill levels
Some are out there as eye-candy for the fans
Some love to pull pranks on others or press their buttons
Some have padding in their boots to appear taller
Some have the gift of gab
Some have chips on their shoulders
Some don't see their familes very much
Some visit sick children in hospitals
Some are loners
Some believe they are being held back or over-looked at the job
Some are chosen for WWE storylines
Some can get the audience of fans fired up with excitement
Most feel immortal
Most are injured in a mis-timed move
Most want the respect of their fellow wrestlers
Most want to be part of the business when they retire
Most are between the ages of 20 and 34
Most do not eat right while traveling
Most want to be a bad mean guy character
Most do not pick their character for the ring
Most try to get to the gym each day
Most work in the ring with some type of injury and pain
Most are always on pain pills
Most are very competitive among themselves
Most are willing to give a leg up to a newcomer
Most enjoy working in Japan
Most charge a fee for their autograph
Most have had some body injury repair surgery
Most have an action figure of themselves for sale
Most drive rental cars to the events
Most are at least 6 feet tall
Most have big egos
Most admit they are living their dream as a wrestler
Most started in the business right after high school
Most are not paid the same amount
Most create their own finishing move
Most expect a ten year career that will lead to something else
Many retire early in their careers due to a nagging injury
WWE wrestlers are not tested for drugs before any event
WWE Superstar wrestlers take home a really big paycheck!
The World Wrestling Federation changed its name due to a trademark dispute with the World Wildlife Fund in 2002.
It costs WWE money if a PPV goes longer than the time alloted as PPV companies want the shows completed with 10 minutes to spare.
Many wrestlers put lifts in their wrestling boots and shoes... Kane is one who does this.
Seventy wrestlers , under the age of 45 , have died between 1997 and 2004.
Everyone works and is on the road 250 days a year.
THE WWE ROSTER TALENT : is always evolving...wrestlers come and go..new talent and old talent
A bad guy wrestler is called a HEEL
A good guy wrestler is called a BABYFACE
Women who are wrestlers are called DIVAS
Raw's ring ropes are Red
SmackDown's ring ropes are Blue
Heat's ring ropes are Red
Velocity's ring ropes are Blue
Special Events ropes are red..white and blue
Ring corners are call TURNBUCKLES
The Banner around the ring is called an APRON
A Shooter is a wrestlers without a script
History states that there are no dangerous moves, just dangerous wrestlers
POLICY OF THE WWE:
"Actions you will not see WWE characters portray are murder, rape or robbery."
The policy is posted under the "ratings" section, and is part of a website designed to educate parents on whether or not they should allow their children to watch WWE events.
WWE restricts the style of wrestling its wrestlers do. Moves like the Vertebreaker, and piledriver, have been banned from use due to the danger they incur.
Now only 15 safe wrestling moves allowed.
FIVE REASONS WHY HELL IN THE CELL MATCHES ARE DREADED:
5. NO AID: Even if a competitor has willing friends, there' s no way into the Cell to lend a helping hand, making this match a true one-on-one competition.
4. CAGEY TACTICS: The cold steel of the Cell lends itself to many unorthodox forms of attack, including face-rakes across the Cell, high-flying maneuvers and tight squeezes.
3. NO MEANS OF ESCAPE: Unlike a Cage Match, the competitors are literally surrounded. There's no refuge over the top or out the door. The Superstar has to win the old fashioned way, only under more extreme conditions.
2. UNLIMITED WEAPONRY: Who knows what an opponent might find beneath the ring apron. Perhaps a screwdriver, a sledgehammer, or the notorious barbed-wire 2 x 4.
1. ACROPHOBIA: In the past, circumstances have led to WWE members finding their way to above the Cell itself, where every step is perilous. No WWE fan or Superstar will ever forget Mick Foley's death-defying plunge through the Cell and deep into the ring mat itself at No Way Out in 2000
Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy is the only cage match in WrestleMania history.
Jake The Snake Roberts never won a belt in his entire WWF career.
Along with The Rock, Chavo Guerrero and Randy Orton are 3rd generation Superstars.
Vince McMahon was Shane's best man at his wedding.
Bret Hart and Chris Benoit are the only triple crown champions in WCW and WWF/E.
Shawn Michaels is the wrestler who has forfeited most titles in WWF/E history.
Jerry Lawler and the Honky Tonk Man are cousins.
Roddy Piper's first clean pin in the WWF was by Bret Hart.
DDP drove the Honky Tonk Mans pink cadillac at WrestleMania VI.
Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy is the only cage match in WrestleMania history.
Howard Finkel has appeared at every WrestleMania onscreen.
WrestleMania 2000 is the only WrestleMania not to feature a traditional male singles match.
Molly Holly's first televised WWE match was a Women's Title match against Jackie on a 1998 episode of Sunday Night Heat. She wrestled under the name Starla Saxton
The World Tag Team titles have changed hands more times than any other WWF/E title in history.
Chris Benoit's title victory at WrestleMania XX was the first time a title was won by submission in the main event at a WrestleMania.
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XIX was the first main event at WrestleMania to feature two wrestlers using their real names.
Christian is the only wrestler to win gold in 3 consecutive Wrestlemania's. (2000, X-Seven, X-8)
Vader was on the cover of the first ever RAW magazine.
Owen Hart left Wrestlemania 3 times with 3 different partners as a tag champion.
Big Show has lost every WrestleMania he's ever been in.
Currently, Lex Luger is the only man to win a Royal Rumble and not eventually win the WWE Title when the winner of the Royal Rumble would automatically get a title shot at WrestleMania.
Chris Jericho, Christian, Jeff Hardy and Kurt Angle are the only people to hold 5 separate titles. (note: The titles of Raw and Smackdown do not count as separate titles. ex. The US title and the IC title are not separate).
Rene Dupree is the youngest champion in the WWE. Won the tag titles at age 19.
The Intercontinental Championship has changed hands 12 times in 2001, the most times ever in recorded history. That averages to once per month. Here is the list:
Chris Benoit-Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho-HHH
HHH-Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy-HHH
HHH-Kane
Kane-Albert
Albert-Lance Storm
Lance Storm-Edge
Edge-Christian
Christian-Edge
Edge-Test
Test-Edge
The WWE Championship has changed hands 11 times in 1999, the most times ever in recorded history. Here is the list:
Mankind-The Rock
The Rock-Mankind
Mankind-The Rock
The Rock-Stone Cold
Stone Cold-Undertaker
Undertaker-Stone Cold
Stone Cold-Mankind
Mankind-HHH
HHH-Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon-HHH
HHH-Big Show
Rey Mysterio was an extra in Freddy vs Jason.
Eddie Guerrero in the only Smackdown Triple Crown Champion, winning the Smackdown tag team title, US title and WWE title since the brand extension.
The music used for the promo for the Undertaker/Flair match at WrestleMania-X8 is now used for Rene Dupree.
The rumor that Bret Hart defended his IC belt against the Mountie with a 103 degree fever so he wouldn't disappoint his fans is debated whether it is true or not. Bret was in the middle of a contract negotiation, so the title was taken off of him. When he resigned, the excuse of having a fever was given so he would appear sympathetic.
Nobody that has entered the Royal Rumble at #30 has ever won it.
Number #27 has won more Rumble matches than anyone else.
Shelton Benjamin coached Brock Lesnar at a point during his college amateur wrestling days.
The Dudley Boys have never participated in the Royal Rumble. Neither has Razor Ramon (Scott Hall).
Al Snow's mannequin head, was the model for Mankind's Mask.
The Rock won the WWE Title 15 years to the day that his father and Tony Atlas won the WWE Tag Titles.
Andre the Giant once fell asleep during a match with Big John Studd.
J.B.L. played his last two college games with a broken leg.
Paul Bearer, before getting into the wrestling business, actually worked at a morgue.
Hardcore Holly is a former NASCAR driver and welder.
At WrestleMania XIV, The Rock used the phrase "if you smell what The Rock is cooking" for the first time.
Lita has the word 'PUNK' tattooed on the inside of her lower lip.
The longest title reign in WWE history belongs to the Fabulous Moolah, whose reign as the first Women's Champion lasted from September 18, 1956 to July 23, 1984 (27 years, 10 months, 5 days).
Bret Hart won the last non-televised King Of The Ring in September 1991. He pinned I.R.S in the final round and is the only man ever to win consecutive King Of The Ring crowns.
The Ultimate Warrior was not scheduled to win the IC title from the Honky Tonk Man. He was a replacement for "The Natural" Butch Reed who was supposed to win the title.
Jonathan Coachman is the all-time basketball scoring leader at McPherson College in Kansas.
Victoria once performed as a cheerleader at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
HHH made his debut in wrestling by beating future DX running mate Road Dogg.
Val Venis used to race motocross before joining the WWE.
The Rock is a skilled light tackle salt water fisherman.
The knee brace Stone Cold Steve Austin wore, is the result of an injury two years ago when he got his knee caught in the turnbuckle.
Dynamite Kid, in 1988, beat up both Rougeau brothers but was later jumped by them (including Jacque wearing brass knuckles). They beat him badly and, in his opinion, would've killed him had Bad News Brown not ran them off. Vince later got the Rougeau's to pay for the damage but warned Dynamite not to retaliate because the Rougeau's had connections with Montreal criminal organizations. (From Dynamite Kid's book)
Bret Hart and The Undertaker are tied with appearing in more wrestling matches at WrestleMania than anyone else with thirteen.
Chris Jericho named his son after Ash from the Evil Dead series.
Hulk Hogan has had more title matches at WrestleMania than any other wrestler in WWF/E history.
Most WrestleMania matches by a tag team is the Hart Foundation with six.
There have been more WrestleMania's on April 2nd than any other day (3).
The earliest WrestleMania was on March 14.
Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty won the WWF 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 WWF, 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.
The original idea for WWE Smackdown! was for an all women wrestling show.
Eddie Guerrero's father, Gori Guerrero, invented the camel clutch.
Dawn Marie made her professional debut in 1995 as the manager of Tony Atlas.
The Crippler Crossface was invented by Dean Malenko, not by Chris Benoit
The British Bulldog lost his European, Tag Team and IC titles to Shawn Michaels in three different matches.
Chris Benoit broke the record for shortest match at a Summerslam when he defeated Orlando Jordan at Summerslam 2005 at 25.5 seconds. The previous record was in 1988 when the Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honky Tonk Man to win the IC title,
Triple H has never won a match at any Survivor Series PPV, except for the 2005 edition.
A belt that cannot be defended in 30 days is pulled off the champ's waist.
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Smackdown has been part of UPN since its debut in 1999. At the time, Smackdown was a second two-hour broadcast by the then-WWF, but has since become its own brand with its own wrestlers under World Wrestling Entertainment.
Initially broadcast on Thursday nights, Smackdown moved to its current Friday timeslot in 2005. Over the last few weeks, Smackdown has drawn record numbers for Friday night broadcasts on UPN. Smackdown can also be seen in Canada on Thursday nights on The Score.
September 2006 now on the CW channel
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EUGENE is not "special" or Eric Bischoff's cousin in real life
his real name is Nick Dinsmore
He is from Jefferson, Indiana and was an outstanding football player and wrestler in high school.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are married
Triple H will be 35 years old on July 27, 2004
Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero are Uncle and Nephew
Sable is separted from Marc Mero
Tazz and Chris Chetti are Cousins
THE ROCK: who loves Dunk'in Donuts...was approached by the company who wanted to name a doughnut after him..he was thrilled at first...but, then said no...he did not want some cream filled doughnut call by his name.
Shawn Michaels is taking time off . His wife is having a baby. He will return in August 2004
LANCE STORM has walked away from his life as a WWE Superstar to become a trainer to the next generation of Superstars.
BILL GOLDBERG: is a big Hockey fan
ROB VAN DAM: The love of comics is one that is built in childhood. Van Dam echoes this sentiment as he fondly recalls purchasing Ghostrider #27 when he was seven years old.
KANE's favorite movies: The Man in the Iron Mask, Silence of the Lambs
John Bradshaw Layfield has been fired from his gig at CNBC for his Nazi-type moves in Germany (June 2004)
TNA-NWA promoter Jerry Jarrett underwent triple by-pass heart surgery in May 2004
The WWE announced it will be offering the Great American Bash PPV for free to domestic military bases, hoping that they will host on-base events for troops to watch the PPV.
Ric Flair once considered running for govenor of North Carolina
Eric Bischoff has the ultimate dream job -- he acts like a jerk and gets paid for it. The World Wrestling Entertainment star was over heard admitting.
Jacqueline, a legitimate martial arts expert, has been lobbying to fight men for a long time but has been mostly relegated to refereeing duties on Sunday Night Heat.
At Starrcade '96 Guerrero won his first title in WCW, defeating Dallas Page to win the vacant U.S. Heavyweight title. Eddie would lose it three months later to Malenko but rebounded by upending Chris Jericho at SuperBrawl to capture his first of three Cruiserweight titles.
RAW senior referee Earl Hebner had surgery on his left shoulder two weeks ago and has been told he will need four months of rehabilitation.
The veteran official had been having problems with the shoulder since last November at Survivor Series, when Triple H inadvertently dropped an elbow on him during the main event.
BROCK LESNAR: hit a minivan with his motorcycle, but hopes to quickly shake that off and tryout with a National Football League team this year (2004)
LANCE STORM: April 19, 2004 gave Lance Storm a standing ovation for his match against Steven Richards, taped for the Heat broadcast that aired on April 25. What the crowd didn't know was they were witnessing Storm's final match. He will now work behind the scenes for WWE
Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bill Goldberg are out of the WWE, perhaps heading for some appearances in Japan
JEFF HARDY: There is always talk about his return to Raw
WWE's tv program CONFIDENTIAL went off the air after 101 shows on Saturday April 24, 2004
JIM ROSS: "Japanese wrestling is sucking pond water". The WWE has a Smackdown! tour scheduled for Japan in July. Ross remains hopeful Jeff Hardy can be resigned.source: SlamSports
Brock Lesnar, 26, won an NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship at the University of Minnesota before joining the World Wrestling Entertainment ring.
He's expected to have a workout for scouts representing several NFL teams in mid-May.
HHH said that the only thing Brock Lesnar did wrong was that he didn't give back to the wrestlers that pushed him up before he left the WWE.
EDDIE GUERRERO: In 1994, promoters in Japan saddled him with the Black Tiger gimmick, a foreign heel Tiger Mask-style character.
The funeral for Road Warrior Hawk was on October 28th at 2 p.m. at Seminole United Methodist Church, 5400 Seminole Boulevard, in Seminole, Florida. The service was open to the public. Another service followed in Minnesota.
OWEN HART: The memory of Owen Hart will live on, not just in the minds of wrestling fans, but in the hearts' of sick kids at the Alberta Children's Hospital.
Martha Hart, wife of the dead pro wrestler, has established a memorial fund to help the families of sick children cope with financial problems related to hospital stays.
A-TRAIN: is a new action figure
TRIPLE H : says he plays the heavy of a group of vampires in the new BLADE 3 movie that's trying to ensure they become the dominant species on the planet and they're out to kill Blade. Says he wears steel fangs instead of real ones to give the image he, like Blade, is half human and everytime Blade and his crew escape, HHH comes out of nowhere.
His character's name is Jarko Grimwood.
X-PAC: real name Sean Waltman.... is featured in a new book called "The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling 2nd Edition" which features Stone Cold, The Rock and Triple H on the cover. There is photos of Sean from his wrestling days as 1-2-3 Kid and photos of him from his DX days as X-Pac.
TRIPLE H was on Regis and Kelly show March 10, 2004 ..Stephanie (his real life wife) made an appearance also.
WRESTLEMANIA HALL OF FAME entries will be on March 13
The ROCK'S new movie WALKING TALL starts April 2, 2004
X-PAC and CHYNA are back together again
Randy Orton has cancelled appearances due to a virus
SMACKDOWN: will be taping in Toronto at the Air Canada Center on June 1st
HHH has a book coming out in MAY 2004
CHRIS JERICHO IS DOING A Y2J STINGER TV AD
TRIPLE H: The most he has ever weighed is 270....he usually stays at around 260
TRISH STRATUS: recently participated in a photo shoot for the cover of a forthcoming edition of Oxygen Magazine.
JAMIE NOBLE: found out rather quickly, that wrestling Nidia blindfolded was not the easiest thing to do.
The hood not only left him disoriented and struggling to breathe, it also left him open to Nidia's shenanigans. Midway through their match at NO WAY OUT 2004 , Nidia decided to have some fun at Noble's expense and pulled his pants down from behind...but, Noble was saved on having an embarrassing moment....he was wearing boxers.
KANE : born in Madrid, Spain before moving to the United States at the age of three.
GOLDBERG appeared on MTV's Punk'd on February 1, 2004
RANDY ORTON: his favorite cologne is OBSESSION...He also loves Chinese food
At Goldenlands Tattoos Shop in St. Louis, MO...is where Randy Orton has all of his tattoos done.
HARDCORE HOLLY is a licensed NASCAR driver.
REAL NAMES
A
A-Train - Matthew Bloom
Abyss - Christopher J. Parks
Akio - James Yang
Al Snow - Allen R. Sarven
André the Giant - André René Rousimoff
Armando Alejandro Estrada - Hazem Ali
Arn Anderson - Martin Lunde
Ashley Massaro - Ashley Massaro________________________________________________
B
B.G. James - Brian Gerard James
Bam Bam Bigelow - Scott Bigelow
Batista - David Michael Bautista
Beth Phoenix - Elizabeth Kocanski-Carolan
Big Sexy - Kevin Scott Nash
Big Show - Paul Wight, Jr.
Bill Goldberg - William Scott Goldberg
Billy Gunn - Monty Sopp
Billy Kidman - Peter Gruner
"Cowboy" Bob Orton - Bob Orton, Jr.
Bobby Lashley - Franklin Roberto Lashley
Boogeyman - Martin Wright
Booker T - Robert Booker Tio Huffman
Bret "Hitman" Hart - Bret Sergeant Hart
Brian Kendrick - Brian David Kendrick
British Bulldog - David Smith
Bubba Ray Dudley - Mark Lamonica
Brutus the Barber Beefcake - Ed Leslie___________________________________________
C
Candice Michelle - Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlic
Carlito - Carlos Colon, Jr.
Chavo Guerrero - Salvador Chavito Guerrero III
Chris Benoit - Christopher Michael Benoit
Chris Jericho - Christopher Keith Irvine
Chris Masters - Christopher Mordetsky
Christian Cage - William Jason Reso
Christy Hemme - Christina Lee Hemme
Chuck Palumbo - Charles Ronald Palumbo
Chyna - Joanie Marie Laurer_______________________________________________
D
Diamond Dallas Page - Page Joseph Falkinburg
Danny Basham - Danny Holly
Dawn Marie - Dawn Marie Psaltis
Dean Malenko - Dean Simon
D-Lo Brown - Accie C. "A.C." Connor
Doug Basham - Doug Bashman
D-Von Dudley - Devon Hughes
Dangerous Dan Hunter - Danny Bagley_______________________________________
E
Eddie Guerrero - Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes
Edge - Adam Joseph Copeland
Eric Bischoff - Eric Aaron Bischoff
Eugene - Nicholas Dinsmore___________________________________
F
Fallen Angel - Christopher Daniels
Finlay - David Finlay
Funaki - Shoichi Funaki_________________________________________
G
Gene Snitsky - Eugene A. Snitsky
Goldust - Virgil Runnels III
The Great Khali - Dalip Singh
Gregory Helms - Gregory Shane Helms____________________________________________
H
Hardcore Holly - Robert William Howard
Heidenreich - Jon Heidenreich
Hulk Hogan - Terry Gene Bollea
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J
Jackie Gayda - Jackie Gayda
Jake Gymini - Mike Shane
Jake "The Snake" Roberts - Aurelian Jake Smith, Jr.
Jamie Noble - Jamie Howard
Jeff Hardy - Jeffrey Nero Hardy
Jeff Jarrett - Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett
Jerry "The King" Lawler - Jerry O'Neil Lawler
Jesse Gymini - Todd Shane
Jillian Hall - Jillian Fletcher-Hall
Jim Ross - James W. Ross
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka - James Reiher
Joey Mercury - Adam Birch
Jimmy Jarrett - Bobby Moore
John "Bradshaw" Layfield - John Charles Layfield
Johnny (Spirit Squad) - Johnathan Vincent Jeter
Johnny Nitro - John Randall Hennigan
Jonathan Coachman - Jonathan Coachman
John Cena - Johnathan Felix Anthony Cena, Jr.
Joey Styles - Joseph Bonsignore
Josh Mathews - Josh Lomberger
Joy Giovanni - Joy Giovanni
Junkyard Dog - Sylvester Ritter
Juventud Guerrera - Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández____________________________________________
K
Kane - Glen Thomas Jacobs
Ken Kennedy - Ken Anderson
Kenny (Spirit Squad) - Kenneth George Doane
Khosrow Daivari - Shawn Daivari
Kid Kash - David Cash
Kristal - Kristal Marshall
Kurt Angle - Kurt Steven Angle_________________________________
L
Lance Cade - Lance Cade
Leapin' Lanny - Lanny Poffo
Lenny Lane - Leonard Carlson
Lilian Garcia - Lilian Garcia
Lita - Amy Christine Dumas__________________________________________
M
"Macho Man" Randy Savage - Randy Poffo
Maria - Maria Kanellis
Mark Henry - Mark Henry
Matt Hardy - Matthew Moore Hardy
Matt Striker - Matthew Kaye
Melina - Melina Perez
Michael Cole - Michael Sean Coulthard
Michelle McCool - Michelle McCool-Alexander
Mick Foley - Michael Francis Foley, Sr.
Mickie James - Alexis Laree
Mikey (Spirit Squad) - Michael Brendli
Mitch (Spirit Squad) - Nicholas Theodore Mitchell
Momma Benjamin - Thea Vidale
Monty Brown - Montaque N. Brown
Muhammad Hassan - Mark Copani__________________________________________
N
Nicky (Spirit Squad) - Nicholas Charles Nemeth
Nunzio - James Maritato_____________________________________
O
Orlando Jordan - Orlando Jordan
Owen Hart - Owen James Hart______________________________________________
P
Palmer Canon - Brian Mailhot
Paul Burchill - Paul Burchill
Paul London - Paul London
Perry Saturn - Perry Satullo
Psicosis - Dionicio Castellanos Torres___________________________________________
R
Randy Orton - Randall Keith Orton
Razor Ramon - Scott Oliver Hall
Rene Dupree - René Goguen
Rey Mysterio - Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio
Ric Flair - Richard Morgan Fliehr
Rick Steiner - Robert Rechsteiner
Rico - Rico Constantino
Rikishi - Solofa Fatu, Jr.
Road Warrior Animal - Joseph Laurinaitis
Road Warrior Hawk - Michael Hegstrand
Rob Conway - Robert Thomas Conway, Jr.
Rob Van Dam - Robert Szatkowski
The Rock - Dwayne Douglas Johnson
Romeo - John Roselli
Ron 'The Truth' Killings - Ron Killings
Rosey - Matt Anoai_________________________________________
S
Samoa Joe - Joe Seanoa
The Sandman - James Fullington
Scott Steiner - Scott Carl Rechsteiner
Scotty 2 Hotty - Scott Garland
Shane McMahon - Shane Brandon McMahon
Sharmell - Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman
Shawn Michaels - Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
Shelton Benjamin - Shelton Benjamin
Sho Funaki - Shoichi Funaki
Simon Dean - Michael Bucci
Stacy Keibler - Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler
Stephanie McMahon - Stephanie Marie McMahon-Levesque
Steve Romero - Todd Romero
Steven Richards - Michael Manna
Sting - Steven James Borden
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin - Steven James Anderson-Williams
Super Crazy - Francisco Pantoja Islas
Sylvan - Sylvain Grenier_________________________________________
T
Tatanka - Christopher Chavis
Tajiri - Yoshihiro Tajiri
Tazz - Peter Senerca
Ted DiBiase - Theodore Marvin DiBiase
Teddy Long - Theodore R. Long
Todd Grisham - Todd Andrew Grisham
Tommy Dreamer - Thomas Laughlin
Torrie Wilson - Torrie Anne Wilson-Gruner
Trevor Murdoch - Trevor Rhodes
Triple H - Paul Michael Levesque
Trish Stratus - Patricia Anne Stratigias
Tyson Tomko - Travis Tomko
Tim "Ironman" Moon - Timothy Moon__________________________________________
U
The Ultimate Warrior - Warrior (born Brian James Hellwig; legally changed name in 1993)
Último Dragón - Yoshihiro Asai
Umaga - Eddie Fatu
The Undertaker - Mark William Calaway______________________________________
V
Val Venis - Sean Morley
Victoria - Lisa Marie Varon
Vince McMahon - Vincent Kennedy McMahon
Viscera - Nelson Frazier, Jr.
Vito - Vito LoGrasso________________________________________
W
William Regal - Darren Matthews
Whipper Billy Watson - William Potts
X
X-Pac - Sean Michael Waltman
Want to know what it takes to air a broadcast of RAW....
....SMACKDOWN....VELOCITY....AND SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT?
First: Jason Robinson is credited with the 3 to 4week it took to design the sets you see at the events
The Giant Grid (Aluminum) weighs 20 thousand lbs and takes 5 hours to set up at each event.
Raw uses an average of 6000 Pyro effects per show.
Trititron is 55 feet wide and 25 feet high. It takes three 18,000 watt projectors to light it up.... It weighs 4000 lbs.
Big Show tore a huge hole and rip in the first one in a storyline when production people figured they needed a bigger one
The whole show uses 6000 watts of power...enough power to light up a small city.
WRESTLERS: show up at the schedule event around 3 or 4 pm before show time at 8pm.....Pay-per-View shows run around 5 to 6 and end around 10pm
All shows everyday, are not tapped. Some storylines are tapped early in the day to be aired later that evening.
A total of 400 lights used....72 for just the ring area....8 spots for the wrestlers entries....216 to light up the audience and their signs.
Raw uses 13 camera at ringside at approximately $85,000 each.
Jeritron 5000 cost $ 15,000 for the Highlight reel with Jericho
each show runs up to 5 miles of cable
the Production booth panel has 1037 buttons! ...ones for the music...the replays..the wrestler's theme music...commercials ...etc.
House shows are tapped on Monday and Tuesday Nights....Tuesday nights is aired as SMACKDOWN on Thursdays.
Tv shows run 2 hours
House shows 3 or more hours
The last of the hours is used on HEAT AND VELOCITY shows
CATERING CHECK PER SHOW:
350lbs of chicken breasts
1,200-1,400 bottles of water
100-150 gallons of coffee
150lbs of pasta
750 rolls
350lbs of fruits and vegetables
The Guererro Legacy storyline: Vicky is spokeperson for the Guererro family siding with Chavo against Mysterio. Vicky slapped Mysterio across the face. Mysterio's wrestling ability has suffered due to her betrayal toward him.
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Wrestler VITO always wrestles in a dress because he says "It is more comfortable." " I still like the ladies though"
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Carlito has a crush on Trish Stratus
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Batista is fighting to win back his belt...and being unsuccessful
due to unfair matches
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DX is on the rampage against the McMahons. T
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KURT ANGLE moves to ECW
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D X returns with just two members ....Triple H and Shawn Michaels.
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Jeff Hardy returns to WWE RAW
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ECW moves to the SCI-FI channel
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BOOKER T is now KING BOOKER with crown ...red robe and throne...also with queen Sharmell at his side.
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LITTLE Bastard hides under the ring. He is Findley's weapon
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CLASSIC KANE returned to bother KANE
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VISCERA: is in love storyline and now he is a lady's man....who broke Lilian Garcia's heart
Eddie Guerrero turned HEEL in a big way. He has a secret about Mysterio's son Dominic...he threatens to tell.
BLUE MEANIE has arrived on the scene to irratate JBL
The MEXICOOLS 3 guys who are the new syle "Dudleys BoyZ"
Chavo Guererro: disowned his Mexican heritage and changed his name to KERWIN WHITE.
New storyline: Edge and Kane's wife Lita gang up on Kane to Kane's shock
New storyline: Eddie Guerrero is talking to Rey Mysterio's Mask which he carries around.
Triple H took his ball and went home.
Chris Masters picks helpless fans who volunteer to break his masterlock at events for 2,000...then 4....now 6,000 dollars
May 2005:
The Heart Throbs : taking the place of RICO who was let go
MNM: Nitro and Mercury and Diva heels
Chris Masters gimmick: offering 2,000 dollars to any fan who can break his masterlock signature hold.
Viscera: Love hungry character storyline involving the Divas
Edge: carrying around a briefcase with a contract in it to have a match with the current WWE champion anytime he wants it.
Batista: ping ponging from Face to Heel.
Eddie Guerrero: change of heart about Mysterio
Carlito Cool: and his diet of apples and his CABANA talk guests
Kane and Lita: are now happily married storyline
A push for PAUL LONDON
March 2005
WWE has trademarked "The Masterlock", probably for Chris Masters' signature move.
FEUDS 2004
Randy Orton vs. Evolution
HHH vs. Chris Benoit
Eddy Guererro vs. JBL
Eddy Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle
Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg
Kane vs. Gene Snitsky
Kane vs. Matt Hardy
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Chavo Guererro Jr.
Team Canada vs. AMW
AMW vs. XXX
Randy Orton vs. Mick Foley
New Wrestler coming in November 2004: Muhammed Hassan
Affair: Charlie Haas admits to Miss Jackie he is cheating on her with Dawn Marie....Charlie( on bended knee) asks Dawn why is she is such a slut?
Big Tattoo: Tomko ...on his back and arms.
New Look: Big Show is bald and bad.
New Music: Edge changed his familiar entrance theme music to the ring.
Kurt Angle: gives the 7 Tough Enough Contestants a bad and challenging time.
Storyline forJohn Cena: recovering from a stab wound to the kidney at a bar...no one knows who stabbed him....suspect is Carlito cool
Makeover: Eric Bischoff goes from long dyed black hair to bald to buzz cut white hair and dark stubbly beard
New feud: Kane and Snitsky over Lita's losing baby
Kurt Angle shaves Big Show's head bald.
NEW LOVE INTEREST: Christy flirts with Eugene
NEW SLUT: Christy Hemme
September 20th 2004...Kane is pushed by GENE SNITSKY, causing him to fall very hard on Lita in the ring...she is taken to the hospital followed by a concerned Kane....then loses the baby..KANE becomes enraged!!!! Lita is spaced out.
September 16, 2004
Gangrel and Viscera are back as enemies of the Undertaker
Evolution dumps Randy Orton
NEW BIG FEUD: Triple H and Randy Orton
RANDY ORTON SPITS ON TRIPLE H : right square in the face after HHH demands Randy's championship belt be given to him. Triple H goes into a rage...but, Orton escapes into the crowd of fans August 23, 2004
Randy Orton pops out of Triple H's Victory cake...then dumps Triple H in it......storyline toward a match between these two on PPV NO MERCY 2004
August 23, 2004
Till Death Do Us Part storyline:
The wedding from Hell is now official.
Kane, in a white tuxedo, and Lita, in a black wedding dress, tied the knot Monday on RAW, completing the stipulation from SummerSlam.
Theodore Long: is the new General Manager of Smackdown (August 2004)
DNA storyline: Test proves it is Kane's baby Lita is having.
Til death do us part storyline: MATT HARDY PROPOSED TO LITA...deal made that if KANE beats Matt Hardy at Summerslam 2004 LITA MUST MARRY KANE!!!
The Eddie Guererro vs. John Bradshaw Leyfield feud is an
unqualified success.
EVOLUTION gets rid of Eugene.
New Heel: EDGE
New Face: EUGENE
EVOLUTION: makes friends with Eugene
Fifty Fifty chance Lita's baby is Matt Hardy's
Cement Coffin for Paul Bearer
KANE'S BABY STORYLINE: Lita is pregnant
Supernatural storyline: the Undertaker goes up against Booker T, in many spooky twists.
Sissy Frenchman storyline: Rene Dupree with a french poodle at his side
New Diva Heel : Trish Stratus
New Good Guy: Chris Jericho
Big Change: Bradshaw (John Layfield) has suddenly become a main-eventer on Smackdown!
The Problem Solver Storyline: Christian's new Problem Solver, Tyson Tomko.
EUGENE "mentally challenged" STORYLINE:
Eugene is played by grappler Nick Dinsmore. Eugene was introduced as Eric Bischoff's "special nephew" and the snobby William Regal was assigned to manage/baby-sit him.
After being besieged by email from irate fans who expressed disgust and concern over the angle, the WWE began issuing a form letter response to defend the story line and clarify their purpose in going forward with it.
After being drafted to RAW, Heyman announced that he would rather not work at all than work for RAW and subsequently quit his position with World Wrestling Entertainment. The move has forced SmackDown! to chose a new General Manager. That man is Kurt Angle.
THE 2004 DRAFT LOTTERY:
TRIPLE H moves from Raw to Smackdown
NIDIA moves from Smackdown to Raw
RHYNO moves from Smackdown to Raw
THEODORE LONG moves from Raw to Smackdown
EDGE moves from Smackdown to Raw
TAJIRI moves from Smackdown to Raw
LA RESISTANCE TAG TEAM is over
APA Tag team is over
ROB VAN DAM moves from Raw to Smackdown
PAUL HEYMAN QUIT!!!
ERIC BISCHOFF AND STEVE AUSTIN ARE ON RAW AS GM'S
...more changes to come
ROCK 'N SOCK CONNECTION: is back with the Rock and Mick Foley
NEW LOVE INTEREST STORYLINE: started at Wrestlemania XX is a romance between Christian and Trish Stratus
BUMP IN THE NIGHT STORYLINE: When KANE is in a match the house lights go deep blue and smoke fills the ring and a bong is heard over and over until Kane freaks out and leaves backing out of the ring into the crowd of fans to escape.
REVENGE STORYLINE: Hardcore Holly is after Brock Lesnar for breaking his neck causing him to have a year off to recover...Holly swears he will do the same to Brock when he least expects it.
LOVE STORYLINE: Chris Jericho really has feeling for Trish Stratus ...She does not care and then, sometimes she does.
TIRED STORYLINE: NAIDIA'S BLINDNESS BY TAJIRI
HEATED STORYLINE: Nephew Chavo fighting jealousy with Uncle Eddie Guerrero....He wants the crowd to chant CHAVO CHAVO..not Eddie Eddie all the time.
HIGH SCHOOL STORYLINE: Jericho betting Christian...he will get Trish in the sack...before Christian gets Lita in the sack. Trish over hears this and rejects Chris ...who is still trying to make amends with her with flowers and gifts....not working for him
GOING NOWHERE STORYLINE: the SuperHero In Training of Rosy with The Hurricane
ROMANCE STORYLINE: Chris Jericho kissing and dating Trish Stratus
Christian pairing up with Lita, after Matt Hardy dumps her.
BEST STORYLINE : Shawn Michael's friendship and teaming up with Stone-Cold to save his job as General Manager of Raw.
BRUTAL STORYLINE: Undertaker Being Buried Alive by Vince McMahon.
BEST GIMMICK: Tajiri spraying green liquid from his mouth
WORN OUT STORYLINE: Torrie Wilson being mistreated by
Papa Pump and Test
UNBELIEVEABLE STORYLINE: Brock Lesnar as a bad guy monster
WORST GIMMICK: Shane McMahon's foot shuffle
BEST DIVA HAIR COLOR: Lita
WORST TIME KILLER: Vince McMahon's gift of gab
BEST HELL RAISER: Jericho
NEVER A IN THE RING BORE: RVD
WORST TIMING: commercial breaks during an awaited big featured match
NEW STORYLINE: Chris Jericho has a crush on Trish Stratus He finally asked her out after the show, and she accepted.
UNDER-RATED WRESTLER: Val Venis
SEX APPEAL WRESTLER: Val Venis
BEST IN RING PROP: Val Venis's white Towel
LONGEST HAIR: Chris Jericho
LOVE / HATE STORYLINE: Stephanie McMahon in a cameo video appearance ( due to the fact her dad, Vince, banned her from the event before NO MERCY.) ...stated that she will now ban him from her wedding and any children she will have....
because, of his abuse both mental and physical towards her....and forcing her to wrestle him and beat him to keep her job as general manager...his laying a hand on her was the final straw.
RAP STORYLINE: JOHN CENA / KURT ANGLE go at it in rap verse only. ... a lot of bleep outs.
Linda McMahon
DISFUNCTIONAL STORYLINE: The McMahon's: Vince wrestling his daughter for her job...slamming her to the mat...Sable in the mix....Linda getting kicked in the stomach by her husband's mistress. ...plus some pretty hurtful mental abuse by Vince toward his wife and daughter to Sable's delight.
GROSS STORYLINE: The bathroom scene and the sound effects between Eddie Guerrero and Big Show due to a bad burrito....followed by the poddy pump truck covering Big Show with you know what!!!
FATHER /DAUGHTER STORYLINE: Torrie Wilson's real dad, Al Wilson, played the part of the older guy marrying Dawn Marie...in which he dies on their honeymoon.
COFFIN SCENE KANE STORYLINE: was banned in Canada...it was not shown for it's offensive subject nature. U.S. saw it ...and was offended
ANOTHER TACKY STORYLINE: Vince McMahon and Sable smooching in corners.
LATEST STORYLINE: KANE going after Shane who is ready to take him on at all costs....jumping from tall places on a single bound landing in the hospital..only to have KANE show up there and beat him into another bloody mess in front of the doctors and nurses who were helplessly shocked at this.
from Albert to A-Train
Hard to watch Storyline: Kane putting jumper cables on Shane McMahon's crotch and zapping him.
August Storyline: Shane McMahon going after Kane ..then throwing him into a firey pit to burn...the fire pit was intended for Shane by Kane
Disrespectful Storyline: Shane slapping and hitting his dad, Vince, for not protecting his Mom, Linda, from Eric Biscoff's advances... and the "headstone" Kane inflicted on his mom.
Tacky Storyline: Eric Bischoff going after Linda McMahon
Scary Storyline: Paul Bearer is KANE's dad who locked him in the basement when he was a child..just letting him out to go to school...this is what gives Kane some of his insecurities.
Disturbing Storyline: Test's treatment and attitude toward Stacy.
Abusive Storyline: Kane sets fire to Jim Ross and RVD
Shocking Storyline: Kane headstones Linda McMahon
Best Storyline : Beer Truck Entrance (stone cold Steve Austin)
All timeTasteless :Storyline: Katie Vick's coffin ( Kane & HHH )
New Character Change: Rico now wearing makeup
A Slime Storyline: Vince with Sable
Another Character Change; Rosie as a Super Hero In Training
Most Boring Character: Lance Storm
Changing Lance Storm: To a clone of Golddust,and Goldust in in the process of training him.
A Big Character Change: Chief Morley now Val Venis
Better Character Change: Albert is now called A-train
Most Tattoos: On Undertaker's two arms
Most Peircings: A-Train
Best Tattoo: Randy Orton's shoulders
No Tattoos: Jericho...Cena....Triple H....Flair
A Shocking storyline: Vince's treatment of 0ne-leg Zack Gowen.
Hair style change: Christian's mane to a butch cut.
Sissors Match: Kevin Nash had his locks cut short by Jericho.
Great hair color and style change: Bradshaw to Blond guy now.
Gang storyline : Evolution
Interesting: Chris Jericho's Monday Night Highlight Reel.
Highlight storyline: SPANKY running in the buff through the stands the ring and the fans!
Most Missed: Mr Socko
Creative Rap Talk: John Cena
Disappeared without explaination: Raven
Best fitting nickname: WOLVERINE ( Chris Benoit )
Best Character Fit: Thugonamics for John Cena
Most hated: Eric Biscoff ( general manager of Raw)
Best Tag Team breakup: You Suck Squad
Flashy Entrance: Guerrero in a different custom car each match
Worst timing: Station break during an extended main event
Worst effect: A black towel over Kane's head
Worst Ego: Ed McMahon
Biggest Fan Reaction: Hulk Hogan's return ... 20 Minutes of non stop cheering when he got into the ring...a wow night for him
Big Emotional Reaction: by Eddie Guerrero going into the ring at El Paso, Texas ..where his mom, sister and family live...they filled the event site with their many signs paying tribute to him.
