35 FACTS ABOUT WRESTLERS YOU DIDNT KNOW

1.Haku made his pro wrestling debut before Molly Holly, Essa Rios, Jeff Hardy and Stephanie McMahon where born. Rhyno and Trish Stratus were aged 1 at the time!

2.Terri Runnels has an allergy to Horses!

3.Steve Blackman contracted a case of malaria (while in Africa) so bad, that he had to quit Pro Wrestling for a while!

4.Francine was the first graduate of ECW's School of Hardcore!

5.Kevin Nash performed as the "Super Shredder" in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2!

6.Kevin Nash played University basketball, but was kicked off the team for numerous altercations with the coach!

7.Kevin Nash introduced Shawn Michaels to his wife, the former Nitro Girl Whisper (Rebecca Curci)!

8.Al Green was Kevin Nash's first tag team partner in WCW!

9.Sable debuted at WMXII as Hunter Hearst Helmsley's valet!

10.HHH was scheduled to lose to the returning Ultimate Warrior in 10 minutes at WMXII. However, the Warrior insisted the match be a squash and threatened not to appear if McMahon said otherwise. McMahon, believing Helmsley had a bright future ahead of him, didn't relent until Hunter said he didn't mind doing the squash. The match lasted 1:38!

11.HHH was trained by Killer Kowalski!

12.Kurt Angles Wife is a Former Stripper!

13.Kurt Angle had his first WWF match in mid 1998 against Christian at a WWF house show. This was four days after he began training at the WWF training facility!

14.Molly Holly's first televised WWF match was a Women's Title match against Jackie on a 1998 episode of Sunday Night Heat. She wrestled under the name Starla Saxton.

15.Molly Holly was trained to be a wrestler by Dean Malenko in spring 1997.

16.Chris Benoit received a WWF try out in 1994 but didn't impress management enough to be signed.

17.Raven is Jewish!

18.Raven was an announcer and manager of The Quebecers in the WWF in 1993/94. Going by the name Johnny Polo!

19.Raven was trained by Jake "The Snake" Roberts!

20.One of Ravens legs are shorter then the other, the reason for this is he was injured in a wrestling match and the leg is shorter because of surgery. He wares a special pare of shoes for this reason if you look closely you can tell one of the shoes sole is taller than the other!

21.Raven goes to all the concerts that he gets his shirts from, some of his favorite bands are Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam!

22.Raven (going under his real name, Scott Levy) managed Wrath (Brian Clarke, one half of WCW Tag Team "KroniK") when he wrestled for the WWF under the name Adam Bomb!

23.Tatanka quit the WWF to start a family with his wife Michelle!

24.Lita got the tattoo on her left arm in Amsterdam, Holland in 1995!

25.Lita has the word 'PUNK' tattooed on the inside of her lower lip!

26.Big Show was treated for the disease acromegaly (gigantism) in 1993 at the age of It was after the treatment that Big Show began to gain weight. Before he was 7'0" and 320 pounds with a 36-inch waist. After treatment his waist was 55 inches and his weight reached 550 pounds in early 1999!

27.Although they are not brothers, Edge and Christian have been friends since childhood and both went to the same high school and wrestling school.

28.The longest title reign in WWF 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).

29.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.

30.Paul Heyman is the same age as Shawn Michaels and three years younger than Raven and Jerry Lynn.

31.The Goodfather used to run strip clubs in Las Vegas before getting involved in wrestling. It was his real life friend Mark Callaway (The Undertaker) who got him the job in the WWF.

32.Test got into wrestling in January 1997 after meeting Bret 'Hitman' Hart at Planet Hollywood in Toronto. Bret gave him details on who to get in touch with to begin training.

33.Glenn Jacobs (Kane) was Born in Madrid, Spain but moved to the USA at the age of 3.

34.K-Kwik taught some of MC Hammer's dance troop their moves.

35.Before joining the WWF in 1993 Hardcore Holly worked as a full time Welder.

TNA IMPACT NEWS

The following is from TNAWrestling:

This Thursday night, TNA returns to SpikeTV for two hours of Total Nonstop Action for a special Valentine's Day edition of "iMPACT!" starting at 9pm ET.

After Sunday's "Against All Odds" Pay-Per-View, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle informed TNA management that he wants to hold a special Valentine's Day ceremony so he and his wife Karen Angle can renew their wedding vows! According to sources, Kurt plans to go all-out for the ceremony this Thursday night on SpikeTV.

In addition to the Angle lovefest, the wrestling world will witness the aftermath of Sunday's PPV, which saw Tomko cost Christian Cage his chance at the World Title. Will Tomko speak out on his actions? Will he rejoin the Angle Alliance after cheating Cage? How will "The Instant Classic" react to Tomko's final betrayal? Tune in and find out!

Plus, TNA Management Director Jim Cornette is hellbent on getting Samoa Joe's new contract finalized - and yet another attempt at a signing will take place on Thursday night! Cornette has warned both Matt Morgan and Kurt Angle to stay away so they don't disrupt the proceedings - or face the consequences. The question is, will Joe finally sign the new deal without interruption?

Plus, according to Joe and Cornette's agreement, Joe is now in line for an opportunity to get a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship! Will we find out more details on Joe's potential shot at the gold?

Also at the PPV, "The War Machine" Rhino made his return to TNA and promised he has something to say this Thursday night! What's on Rhino's mind? What are his plans now that he's back in TNA? Find out Thursday on SpikeTV!

Plus, will Booker T and Robert Roode continue their war? Will we find out more about Scott Steiner's new freak that debuted on Sunday? Plus, will it be a new era for the X Division after Lethal and the Machineguns beat Team 3D at the Pay-Per-View?

In addition, there will be a three-way bout this Thursday night featuring the stars of NASCAR. It will be Homicide of the LAX vs. Chris Sabin of the Motor City Machineguns vs. Jimmy Rave of Rock N' Rave Infection. NASCAR star Reed Sorenson will be in Sabin's corner, while Juan Pablo Montoya will be in Homicide's. Hermie Salder and Jimmy Spencer will be on commentary for the match.

Plus, "iMPACT!" will have news regarding our upcoming March "Destination X" Pay-Per-View event! All this and much more this Thursday night on SpikeTV!

TNA MATCHES FOR 2/14/08

The following matches have been taped for tonight's edition of TNA Impact:

* Team 3D vs. Shark Boy & Curry Man

* Abyss vs. Scott Steiner

* TNA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Tomko vs. Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash

* Eric Young vs. Rellik

* Homicide vs. Chris Sabin vs. Jimmy Rave 3

* Also appearing: Petey Williams, Christian Cage, Kurt Angle, Karen Angle, Rhino, James Storm, Gail Kim, Jim Cornette.

JEFF HARDY HEALTH UPDATE

In a recent interview Jeff Hardy told Mike Mooneyham that his body is all beat up, a lot from doing motocross. Hardy said that his ankles are really weak, he has a bone chip in his right kneecap, both elbows are in pain, two herniated discs, one in his neck and one in his back.

TNA CHRISS HARRIS IS COMING TO THE WWE

Former TNA star Chris Harris, who is headed to WWE definitely has his supporters. In Jim Ross' latest blog he mentions how Jerry Lawler has been high on the Wildcat for a number of years now. As reported Harris is expected to bypass any development and jump straight in to one of the brands.

VINCE McMAHON V.S HORNSWIGGLE IN A CAGE MATCH

Vince McMahon vs. Hornswoggle in a Steel Cage match is confirmed for the live RAW next Monday night in Anaheim, CA.

ROB VAN DAM INTERVIEW

On February 12th, ‘Wrestling Weekly’ hosts Doc Young and Les Thatcher were joined by their featured guest, former WWE & ECW World Champion, Rob Van Dam.

Les begins the interview by talking about how Rob has stepped away from the wrestling business at this time. RVD stated that you can't wrestle unless you have the "love and the passion to drive you through & it was a long time ago that it got burned out. It just got worse & worse and more challenging. I felt towards the end , I wasn't able to maintain anymore, I felt myself slipping down hill....I was homesick...". Rob Van Dam then spoke about leaving WWE, highlighting "I didn't quit...I finished my job...I just chose not to renew, resign a new contract to commit myself to a new two or three year sentence".

Van Dam talked in some detail about his career & life after leaving WWE, noting that his spiritual health has become more important to him than anything else. Les then spoke about the conversation Rob has with Shawn Stasiak about karma and spirituality on the DVD "Shawn Stasiak: Determined", & Rob Van Dam continued the discussion by highlighting what life is like being a professional wrestler.

Rob spoke about his new RVD-TV project, available on his official website, www.robvandam.com and said that you'll get to see his house and that Rob pointed out that he's a life-long collector of action figures. Doc said there's seven episodes of RVD-TV and Van Dam say's that there is a new episode every Friday and that previous episodes are archived on the website.

Rob Van Dam said that you'll get to see "the real person, the real me...I have my workouts on there...once a month I have myself interacting with my friends in real life, the one thing I'm most proud of is the recurring episode feature called 'Friends in High Places'...". RVD then talked about the conversations that he has with his celebrity friends on RVD-TV and that Justin McCully & Samoa Joe are featured, where they discussed wrestlers dying young. Rob Van Dam talked about his other celebrities friends featured whom include Tabu from the 'Black Eyed Peas', former WWE Superstar Chris Masters, Tito Ortiz and Kendall Grove from the UFC. Rob said he does one show a week and fans can expect alot of episodes. RVD next spoke about how he likes to help people think positive and that when he studied martial arts was where he was given his first perspective of 'Zen'. Rob talked in some detail about his spirtual awareness and again about Stasiak, who he became friends with while travelling with the late Mike Awesome.

The Wrestling Weekly listeners were then given the opportunity to ask RVD questions. First was if Paul Heyman decided to start up a new wrestling company would Rob consider working for him. Van Dam replied the most interest he could have would be a plan coming from Paul and that "he could possible revive a artistic desire and passion inside of me that really hasn't been there for a while...".

Another question is what else is there left for RVD to achieve in wrestling. Rob Van Dam said that it's just been about business for him for a long time and that he had to make a lot of compromises. Rob highlighted that what's left included him "main eventing WrestleMania and getting a big pay day!".

Next question is about RVD's thoughts on Ron Paul & the legalization of marijuana . Rob gave his opinion on Ron Paul and went on to give his views on marijuana , talking about it's prohibition in the US and a movie being made about it in the 1930's. Van Dam continued by noting marijuana has medicinal properties, but is still classified as a Class 1 drug, along with heroin and acid. RVD highlighted that 25,000 products can be made from Hemp and that "there is absolutely no logical reason why it (marijuana) should be outlawed".

Another question is from the Wrestling Weekly message board is what are Rob's memories of teaming with Sabu and who are RVD's favourite opponents to work against. "Sabu & I wrestled against alot of good tag teams in ECW, the matches we had with the Gangstas, the Eliminators, Furnas and Kroffat but some of my favorite matches were in All-Japan...it was alot more competition...we wrestled Akiyama & Ohmori and we were really competing out there to outdo the other team...it was just great...". Rob continued by saying "it's really competitive... you're trying to compete to look the best, you want to impress the fans, you want to impress the promoters, the bosses in the back and impress the other wrestlers...".

Rob is next asked if there were plans to bring in Bill Alfonso (Fonzie) into WWE. "There were plans but I don't know how far they went...he was at One Night Stand and we were definitely pulling for him...I don't know if at the top they planned on using him or not, but I certainly would have wanted him to be involved & I know the fans would have appreciated it too."

Rob Van Dam's official website is www.robvandam.com, where you can check out RVD-TV and Rob stated his official Myspace page is http://www.myspace.com/5starcomics

KURT ANGLE MAKES SOME STRONG STATEMENTS

TNA Champion Kurt Angle made some questionable comments in a recent interview with VideoGamer.com. Below are some highlights:

When asked if he was confident that fans would pick TNA Impact! over WWE SmackDown vs. RAW Angle said:

"No I'm not confident that will happen. I believe in the long run we will end up selling more than they will. But I believe the fans will pick Smackdown first, they will try it out and then they'll go back and they will pick TNA Impact! up and they'll try it and say "wow I shouldn't have bought Smackdown". What's going to happen is after the first round of people buy they're going to call their friends and say TNA Impact! is so much better than Smackdown, get that.

Angle went on to say that it will take awhile but they will eventually destroy the new SmackDown game:

"During the first week I don't think we're going to win the war. I think within a month we're going to be crushing them in the war. So it's just going to take a couple of weeks for everybody to realize that we have the better game."

The interviewer asks Kurt why it may take a month for Impact to pass the WWE game. His answer was:

"It's just that right now WWE is slightly beating us in the TV ratings and they are going to have the advantage because they've had experience."

REY MYSTERIO WITH HIS MASK OFF

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THE GREAT KHALI BIG HIT

According to a new article, over the past few months, The Great Khali's popularity has soared in his native India. Merchandise including t-shirts and action figures are selling like crazy in markets and shops there. The people in India feel that Khali has represented his country well and makes them proud. The article notes that Khali visits his spiritual guru, Baba Ashutosh at his spiritual complex in the Jalahandhar district whenever he is in India

STEPHANIE MCMAHON IS PREGNANT

Many wrestling sites over the past several days have reported that Stephanie McMahon is in fact pregnant. WWE released the following statement today:

Congratulations are in order for Stephanie McMahon and her husband Paul Levesque. The daughter of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon has confirmed to WWE.com that she is pregnant with her second child.

“Being a mom is the greatest gift in the world,” said McMahon. “I couldn’t be more excited.”

McMahon’s statement to WWE.com confirms rumors that have been circulating in the press that she is expected to give birth to her second child this summer.

We at WWE.com would like to wish the expectant parents a healthy and happy pregnancy

VINCE MCMAHON IN TRAINING FOR WRESTLEMANIA

Vince McMahon is said to be training harder than usual, which is leading some to believe that he'll have a match at WrestleMania. From the direction they're going on television, it appears that some sort of McMahon vs. Finlay match is in the works, but it hasn't been 100% confirmed yet. Mick Foley's name has been tossed around, but they've done nothing to indicate that he's coming back and they've been building up the feud between McMahon and Finlay for weeks.

BG JAMES AND KING BOOKER NEWS

TNA superstar BG James will be appearing for King Booker's PWA Clash of Champions on July 21, 2007 @ 7:00 P.M. at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, TX. Promos for the event heavily hint at the TNA Invasion in PWA that has been put over lately on Booker's radio show and at PWA events. Also appearing at the event will be former WWE star 2 Cold Scorpio.

WWE WANT'S FANS TO PICK THERE NEW TAGLINE

Last night WWE sent out an email to people on their mailing list asking them to participate in a survey to choose the new company tagline. Here are the choices:

WWE…Let Us Entertain You
WWE…Real Entertainment
WWE…It’s On
WWE…It’s Unreal
WWE…Where the Story Never Ends
WWE…The Ultimate Thrill Ride

RON KILLINGS WANT'S A RAISE HE CAN'T GET

Jeff Jarrett spoke with Ron Killings to see if he was coming back to TNA after "The Truth" quit last month and Killings told him no, and said the way he was being used was the reason why. He also asked for a raise but was told TNA weren't giving out any raises right now

SCOTT STEINER HEALTH NEWS

TNA superstar Scott Steiner is recovering well from throat surgery and may return to the company as early as the Impact Tapings on July 16th in Orlando, Florida. It is expected that after he makes a full recovery, that he and his brother Rick will move right back into the feud with Team 3D.

BILL GOLDBERGS LATEST PROJECT

Bill Goldberg is endorsing a new energy drink coming out soon named Goldberg’s Jackhammer Java which is being put out by a company called Legends Cup Coffee.

TRIPLE H PISSING OFF OTHER WRESTLERS

Triple H still has some backstage heat on him for apparently holding other wrestlers back when they get too popular or too over, although nobody says anything about it out loud. One of the most famous cases of HHH trying to hold someone back was Kurt Angle, when he said flat out that Angle was too small for the job. Despite The Game’s politicking, Angle would go on to hold the WWE World Heavyweight, Undisputed, Intercontinental, European, Hardcore, and Tag Team championships during his run with the company. John Cena is viewed as the only guy to really make it big that HHH hasn‘t tried to work against backstage.

THE BIG SHOW SET TO RETURN TO WWE

Both The Big Show and Jim Neidhart were at last night's Florida Championship Wrestling show at the Bourbon Street Night Club in New Port Richey, Florida. Big Show has been down in FCW for the past several weeks preparing for his WWE return. It is likely he will return to WWE sometime after Sunday's No Way Out pay-per-view.

X-PAC TO RETURN TO WWE AFTER REHAB

Add Sean "X-Pac" Waltman to the current list of stars attending rehab paid for by the WWE.

Juventud Guerrera has been spreading rumors that Waltman tried to commit suicide recently, although Waltman himself says he had a bad reaction when mixing anti-depressants and alcohol.

So far Ron Simmons, Scott Hall and Jake Roberts are also in WWE paid rehab

TRIPLE H BACK IN THE RING

Triple H returned to action yesterday at the WWE RAW show at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. The Game teamed with Shawn Michaels as DX to defeat Umaga and William Regal. This was Triple H's first match back since the death of his brother-in-law over a week ago. He also worked the Budokan Hall show in Japan earlier today

WWE RAW RATINGS

Last night's taped edition of WWE Monday Night RAW scored a 3.39 cable rating with hours of 3.36 and 3.42. RAW averaged just under 5 millions viewers.