Brie (left) and Nikki (right) in 2014
Birth name Brianna Monique Garcia-Colace (Brie)
Nicole Garcia-Colace (Nikki)
Born November 21, 1983 (age 31)
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Spouse(s) Bryan Danielson (m. 2014) (Brie)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) The Bella Bombers
The Bella Twins
Billed height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) each
Billed from Scottsdale, Arizona (Brie, formerly Nikki)
San Diego, California (Nikki)
Trained by Tom Prichard
Natalya
Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut September 15, 2007
Brianna Monique Danielson : (née Garcia-Colace) and Nicole Garcia-Colace (born November 21, 1983) are American twin models, actresses, and professional wrestlers. The twins are a professional wrestling tag team under the ring names Brie Bella and Nikki Bella respectively, collectively referred to as The Bella Twins. They work for WWE, where Nikki is the reigning two-time WWE Divas Champion.
Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, The Bella Twins wrestled with Florida Championship Wrestling, where they were trained by Tom Prichard, and mainly competed in tag team competition. Brie made her debut on SmackDown in August 2008; she debuted first, and as part of her in-ring persona, would disappear under the ring during matches, emerging revived. Eventually, however, it was discovered she was switching places with her twin, Nikki, under the ring in order to gain an advantage. They then competed in tag team matches. Beginning in November 2008, an angle was written in which The Bella Twins developed an on-screen relationship with The Colóns (Carlito and Primo). They were later involved in storyline romances with John Morrison and The Miz in early 2009 and Daniel Bryan in 2010. In April 2011, Brie won the WWE Divas Championship and Nikki won it a year later in April 2012. Shortly afterward, they departed WWE, but returned in March 2013. That same year, both starred in the reality television show Total Divas
VICKIC GUERRERO
Guerrero in 2013
Birth name Vickie Lynn Lara
Born April 16, 1968 (age 46)
El Paso, Texas, United States
Resides Houston, Texas, United States
Spouse(s) Eddie Guerrero (m. 1990; wid. 2005)
Children Shaul Marie Guerrero (born October 14, 1990)
Sherilyn Amber Guerrero (born July 8, 1995)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Vickie Guerrero
Billed height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Billed from El Paso, Texas
Trained by Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Eddie Guerrero
Debut July 14, 2005
Retired June 23, 2014
Vickie Lynn Guerrero : (née Lara, born April 16, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestling authority figure, best known for her time with WWE. As the assistant manager of SmackDown throughout her WWE career, she has appeared as an on-air authority figure, storyline lover to several WWE wrestlers, occasional wrestler in the WWE Divas division, and as a manager for numerous wrestlers.
She is known for igniting negative reactions from audiences with her infamous catchphrase, "Excuse me!", and her villainous persona. She is the widow of professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero which has been occasionally incorporated into WWE storylines.
Birth name Vickie Lynn Lara
Born April 16, 1968 (age 46)
El Paso, Texas, United States
Resides Houston, Texas, United States
Spouse(s) Eddie Guerrero (m. 1990; wid. 2005)
Children Shaul Marie Guerrero (born October 14, 1990)
Sherilyn Amber Guerrero (born July 8, 1995)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Vickie Guerrero
Billed height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Billed from El Paso, Texas
Trained by Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Eddie Guerrero
Debut July 14, 2005
Retired June 23, 2014
Vickie Lynn Guerrero : (née Lara, born April 16, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestling authority figure, best known for her time with WWE. As the assistant manager of SmackDown throughout her WWE career, she has appeared as an on-air authority figure, storyline lover to several WWE wrestlers, occasional wrestler in the WWE Divas division, and as a manager for numerous wrestlers.
She is known for igniting negative reactions from audiences with her infamous catchphrase, "Excuse me!", and her villainous persona. She is the widow of professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero which has been occasionally incorporated into WWE storylines.
WILLIAM REGAL
Regal in 2008.
Birth name Darren Kenneth Matthews
Born 10 May 1968 (age 46)
Codsall, Staffordshire, England
Resides Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse(s) Christina Beddoes (m. 1986)
Children 3
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) King Regal
Lord Steven Regal
Roy Regal
Steve Regal
Steven William Regal
William Regal
Billed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight 243 lb (110 kg)
Billed from Blackpool, England
Trained by Marty Jones
Debut 1983
Darren Kenneth Matthews : (born 10 May 1968) is a semi-retired English professional wrestler, trainer, talent scout, author, and color commentator. He is currently signed to WWE under the ring name William Regal. He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Steven Regal. Having started his career on a rare surviving carnival booth in Britain, he moved on to wrestle for national-level promotions on the British wrestling circuit and on British television. He then progressed to touring around the world, in countries such as Germany and South Africa, before being called up to WCW in 1993.
In 2000, after leaving WCW, Matthews joined the World Wrestling Federation (later World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE), where he became commissioner. More recently, he has been general manager of Raw, the 2008 King of the Ring, and the official match coordinator for NXT Redemption in 2011. He is currently the general manager of NXT. He has achieved considerable championship success in professional wrestling, although he has never been a world champion. Throughout his career, he has won several titles, including four in WCW and 15 in WWE. He has overcome multiple drug problems as well as a major heart defect during his career, and has written an autobiography.
Birth name Darren Kenneth Matthews
Born 10 May 1968 (age 46)
Codsall, Staffordshire, England
Resides Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse(s) Christina Beddoes (m. 1986)
Children 3
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) King Regal
Lord Steven Regal
Roy Regal
Steve Regal
Steven William Regal
William Regal
Billed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight 243 lb (110 kg)
Billed from Blackpool, England
Trained by Marty Jones
Debut 1983
Darren Kenneth Matthews : (born 10 May 1968) is a semi-retired English professional wrestler, trainer, talent scout, author, and color commentator. He is currently signed to WWE under the ring name William Regal. He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Steven Regal. Having started his career on a rare surviving carnival booth in Britain, he moved on to wrestle for national-level promotions on the British wrestling circuit and on British television. He then progressed to touring around the world, in countries such as Germany and South Africa, before being called up to WCW in 1993.
In 2000, after leaving WCW, Matthews joined the World Wrestling Federation (later World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE), where he became commissioner. More recently, he has been general manager of Raw, the 2008 King of the Ring, and the official match coordinator for NXT Redemption in 2011. He is currently the general manager of NXT. He has achieved considerable championship success in professional wrestling, although he has never been a world champion. Throughout his career, he has won several titles, including four in WCW and 15 in WWE. He has overcome multiple drug problems as well as a major heart defect during his career, and has written an autobiography.
ALICIA EOX
Fox in 2011
Birth name Victoria Elizabeth Crawford
Born June 30, 1986 (age 28)
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Alicia Fox
Tori
Victoria Crawford
Billed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Billed weight 120 lb (54 kg)
Billed from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Trained by Ohio Valley Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut July 1, 2006
Victoria Elizabeth Crawford : (born June 30, 1986) is an American model and professional wrestler best known by her ring name Alicia Fox. She is signed to WWE.
Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Crawford was a model. She signed a contract with WWE in 2006, and debuted in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), a WWE developmental territory, in July. That same year, on October 20, she won the OVW Women's Championship, but lost it the following day; her reign is not officially recognized by OVW. The following year, she moved to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), another WWE developmental territory, where she competed regularly until 2009.
Crawford debuted on SmackDown in June 2008, using the Alicia Fox name and the gimmick of a wedding planner. In November, she moved to the ECW brand, where she managed DJ Gabriel. The following year, Fox began challenging for the WWE Divas Championship, which she won in June 2010 beginning a two-month-long reign.
Birth name Victoria Elizabeth Crawford
Born June 30, 1986 (age 28)
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Alicia Fox
Tori
Victoria Crawford
Billed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Billed weight 120 lb (54 kg)
Billed from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Trained by Ohio Valley Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut July 1, 2006
Victoria Elizabeth Crawford : (born June 30, 1986) is an American model and professional wrestler best known by her ring name Alicia Fox. She is signed to WWE.
Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Crawford was a model. She signed a contract with WWE in 2006, and debuted in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), a WWE developmental territory, in July. That same year, on October 20, she won the OVW Women's Championship, but lost it the following day; her reign is not officially recognized by OVW. The following year, she moved to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), another WWE developmental territory, where she competed regularly until 2009.
Crawford debuted on SmackDown in June 2008, using the Alicia Fox name and the gimmick of a wedding planner. In November, she moved to the ECW brand, where she managed DJ Gabriel. The following year, Fox began challenging for the WWE Divas Championship, which she won in June 2010 beginning a two-month-long reign.
JEFF HARDY
Hardy in November 2008
Birth name Jeffrey Nero Hardy
Born August 31, 1977 (age 37)
Cameron, North Carolina
Resides Cameron, North Carolina
Spouse(s) Beth Britt (m. 2011)
Children Ruby Claire Hardy
(born October 19, 2010)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Galaxion
Gladiator
The Iceman
Jeff Hardy
Keith Davis
Mean Jimmy Jack
Wildo Jinx
Willow
Willow the Wisp
Wolverine
Jim Hardy
Jeff Harvey
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Billed from Cameron, North Carolina
Trained by Dory Funk, Jr.
Michael Hayes
Debut 1993
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy : (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, singer-songwriter, painter and musician who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is also known for his prominent appearance with the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE).
Before gaining prominence in WWE, Hardy performed for the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA), a promotion he ran with his brother Matt. After being signed by WWE, the brothers worked as jobbers,[11] before gaining notoriety in the tag team division, partly due to their participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches. With the addition of Lita, the team became known as Team Xtreme and continued to rise in popularity.[4] As a tag team wrestler, Hardy is a seven-time Tag Team Champion (six World Tag Team Championships and one WCW Tag Team Championship) – all with his brother Matt.[
Hardy has also experienced success as a singles wrestler and is a six-time world champion, having held the WWE Championship once, the World Heavyweight Championship twice and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship three times. He also held WWE's Intercontinental Championship four times (also the youngest to win the title), and the Light Heavyweight and European Championships once each. He is also a former WWE Hardcore Champion, having held the championship on three occasions. Between WWE and TNA, Hardy has won 22 total championships.
He received his first major main event push in WWE towards the end of 2007, including challenging for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble in 2008, and eventually won the WWE Championship at the Armageddon pay-per-view in December 2008. Hardy went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship twice, before he left WWE in mid-2009. He returned to TNA in January 2010, and in October of that year, he won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Moreover, Hardy is involved in motocross, music, painting, and other artistic endeavors. He is currently a member of the band Peroxwhy?gen. The band released their first studio album, Similar Creatures, on December 13, 2012 through TNA Music and their second album on November 7, 2013
Birth name Jeffrey Nero Hardy
Born August 31, 1977 (age 37)
Cameron, North Carolina
Resides Cameron, North Carolina
Spouse(s) Beth Britt (m. 2011)
Children Ruby Claire Hardy
(born October 19, 2010)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Galaxion
Gladiator
The Iceman
Jeff Hardy
Keith Davis
Mean Jimmy Jack
Wildo Jinx
Willow
Willow the Wisp
Wolverine
Jim Hardy
Jeff Harvey
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Billed from Cameron, North Carolina
Trained by Dory Funk, Jr.
Michael Hayes
Debut 1993
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy : (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, singer-songwriter, painter and musician who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is also known for his prominent appearance with the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE).
Before gaining prominence in WWE, Hardy performed for the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA), a promotion he ran with his brother Matt. After being signed by WWE, the brothers worked as jobbers,[11] before gaining notoriety in the tag team division, partly due to their participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches. With the addition of Lita, the team became known as Team Xtreme and continued to rise in popularity.[4] As a tag team wrestler, Hardy is a seven-time Tag Team Champion (six World Tag Team Championships and one WCW Tag Team Championship) – all with his brother Matt.[
Hardy has also experienced success as a singles wrestler and is a six-time world champion, having held the WWE Championship once, the World Heavyweight Championship twice and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship three times. He also held WWE's Intercontinental Championship four times (also the youngest to win the title), and the Light Heavyweight and European Championships once each. He is also a former WWE Hardcore Champion, having held the championship on three occasions. Between WWE and TNA, Hardy has won 22 total championships.
He received his first major main event push in WWE towards the end of 2007, including challenging for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble in 2008, and eventually won the WWE Championship at the Armageddon pay-per-view in December 2008. Hardy went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship twice, before he left WWE in mid-2009. He returned to TNA in January 2010, and in October of that year, he won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Moreover, Hardy is involved in motocross, music, painting, and other artistic endeavors. He is currently a member of the band Peroxwhy?gen. The band released their first studio album, Similar Creatures, on December 13, 2012 through TNA Music and their second album on November 7, 2013
DAVID OTUNGA
Otunga in November 2011.
Born David Daniel Otunga
April 7, 1980 (age 34)
Elgin, Illinois
Residence Chicago, Illinois
Alma mater University of Illinois
Harvard Law School
Occupation professional wrestler, lawyer, actor
Years active 2007-present (actor)
2009-present (wrestler)
Partner(s) Jennifer Hudson
(2008-present; engaged)
Children David Daniel Otunga Jr. (born 2009)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) David Otunga
Dawson Alexander
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 229 lb (104 kg)
Billed from Hollywood, California
Trained by Tom Prichard
Norman Smiley
Debut May 29, 2009
David Daniel Otunga Sr. (born April 7, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, lawyer, and actor currently signed with WWE. He is a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, having one reign each with Michael McGillicutty and John Cena. He was the runner-up on the first season of NXT. Otunga was also the last original member of The Nexus and The New Nexus.
Early life : Otunga was born in Elgin, Illinois, to a Kenyan father, Moses, and a white American mother, Billie, both of whom are educators. He is the youngest of three children. Otunga graduated from Larkin High School in 1999, with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Otunga earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois. Following his graduation, he moved to New York City, where he became a laboratory manager in Columbia University's Cognitive Neuroscience Center. He later graduated from Harvard Law School, passing Illinois' bar exam. Following his graduation, he joined the Sidley Austin law firm.
Born David Daniel Otunga
April 7, 1980 (age 34)
Elgin, Illinois
Residence Chicago, Illinois
Alma mater University of Illinois
Harvard Law School
Occupation professional wrestler, lawyer, actor
Years active 2007-present (actor)
2009-present (wrestler)
Partner(s) Jennifer Hudson
(2008-present; engaged)
Children David Daniel Otunga Jr. (born 2009)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) David Otunga
Dawson Alexander
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 229 lb (104 kg)
Billed from Hollywood, California
Trained by Tom Prichard
Norman Smiley
Debut May 29, 2009
David Daniel Otunga Sr. (born April 7, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, lawyer, and actor currently signed with WWE. He is a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, having one reign each with Michael McGillicutty and John Cena. He was the runner-up on the first season of NXT. Otunga was also the last original member of The Nexus and The New Nexus.
Early life : Otunga was born in Elgin, Illinois, to a Kenyan father, Moses, and a white American mother, Billie, both of whom are educators. He is the youngest of three children. Otunga graduated from Larkin High School in 1999, with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Otunga earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois. Following his graduation, he moved to New York City, where he became a laboratory manager in Columbia University's Cognitive Neuroscience Center. He later graduated from Harvard Law School, passing Illinois' bar exam. Following his graduation, he joined the Sidley Austin law firm.
HEATH SLATER
Slater at Tribute to the Troops in December 2010
Birth name Heath Miller
Born July 15, 1983 (age 31)
Pineville, West Virginia
Resides Tampa, Florida, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Heath Miller
Heath Slater
Sebastian Slater
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight 216 lb (98 kg)
Billed from Pineville, West Virginia
Trained by Curtis Hughes
Debut August 2004
Heath Miller : (born July 15, 1983) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE as Heath Slater.
Miller trained at WWA4 wrestling school in Atlanta,Georgia. After signing a developmental contract with WWE in 2006, Slater was a contestant in the first season of WWE NXT in 2010, where he finished fourth. He is a former three-time WWE Tag Team Champion. All three of his tag title reigns have been with his Nexus and Corre ally, Justin Gabriel. From 2012 until 2014, Slater was primarily featured in WWE programming as the leader of the Three Man Band faction that was until Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal were released from their contracts in 2014.
Birth name Heath Miller
Born July 15, 1983 (age 31)
Pineville, West Virginia
Resides Tampa, Florida, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Heath Miller
Heath Slater
Sebastian Slater
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight 216 lb (98 kg)
Billed from Pineville, West Virginia
Trained by Curtis Hughes
Debut August 2004
Heath Miller : (born July 15, 1983) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE as Heath Slater.
Miller trained at WWA4 wrestling school in Atlanta,Georgia. After signing a developmental contract with WWE in 2006, Slater was a contestant in the first season of WWE NXT in 2010, where he finished fourth. He is a former three-time WWE Tag Team Champion. All three of his tag title reigns have been with his Nexus and Corre ally, Justin Gabriel. From 2012 until 2014, Slater was primarily featured in WWE programming as the leader of the Three Man Band faction that was until Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal were released from their contracts in 2014.
EVE TORRES
Torres in December 2008
Birth name Eve Torres
Born August 21, 1984 (age 30)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Resides Sacramento, California, United States
Spouse(s) Rener Gracie (m. 2014)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Eve
Eve Torres
Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight 131 lb (59 kg)
Billed from Denver, Colorado
Los Angeles, California
Trained by Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut May 2007
Retired January 2013
Eve Torres Gracie : (born Eve Torres on August 21, 1984) is an American dancer, model, and actress, and former professional wrestler. She is best known for her work with WWE as Eve Torres or simply Eve.
Torres began her career as a model and dancer. She danced for The Southern California Summer Pro League and went on to become a member of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team for the 2006–2007 season. She has also appeared on several television shows, including Show Me The Money, Sunset Tan, and Deal or No Deal.
In 2007 she entered the 2007 Diva Search and won, earning a contract with WWE. Torres first appeared on WWE programming as a backstage interviewer in 2008, and also appeared in non-wrestling contests such as bikini contests and dance competitions. She later became a full-time wrestler in 2009, and was involved in feuds with Michelle McCool, Layla and Natalya. She also managed the tag team of Cryme Tyme. After being traded to the Raw brand in late 2009, she managed Chris Masters before winning the WWE Divas Championship in April 2010.
She held the championship for 69 days, before losing it in June. After acting as the valet for R-Truth in late 2010, Torres won the Divas Championship for the second time at the 2011 Royal Rumble in January. Her second reign lasted until April 2011. The following year, she was given the fictional role of "Executive Administrator" of Raw and WWE SmackDown, and later the Assistant General Manager of SmackDown. At Night of Champions, Torres won the WWE Divas Championship, becoming the first person to win it on three occasions, and held the title until January 2013.
That same month she left WWE to focus on her role as an instructor for the Gracie Women Empowered Self-defense program. In 2014, she appeared on the television series Matador in a recurring guest role.
Birth name Eve Torres
Born August 21, 1984 (age 30)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Resides Sacramento, California, United States
Spouse(s) Rener Gracie (m. 2014)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Eve
Eve Torres
Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight 131 lb (59 kg)
Billed from Denver, Colorado
Los Angeles, California
Trained by Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut May 2007
Retired January 2013
Eve Torres Gracie : (born Eve Torres on August 21, 1984) is an American dancer, model, and actress, and former professional wrestler. She is best known for her work with WWE as Eve Torres or simply Eve.
Torres began her career as a model and dancer. She danced for The Southern California Summer Pro League and went on to become a member of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team for the 2006–2007 season. She has also appeared on several television shows, including Show Me The Money, Sunset Tan, and Deal or No Deal.
In 2007 she entered the 2007 Diva Search and won, earning a contract with WWE. Torres first appeared on WWE programming as a backstage interviewer in 2008, and also appeared in non-wrestling contests such as bikini contests and dance competitions. She later became a full-time wrestler in 2009, and was involved in feuds with Michelle McCool, Layla and Natalya. She also managed the tag team of Cryme Tyme. After being traded to the Raw brand in late 2009, she managed Chris Masters before winning the WWE Divas Championship in April 2010.
She held the championship for 69 days, before losing it in June. After acting as the valet for R-Truth in late 2010, Torres won the Divas Championship for the second time at the 2011 Royal Rumble in January. Her second reign lasted until April 2011. The following year, she was given the fictional role of "Executive Administrator" of Raw and WWE SmackDown, and later the Assistant General Manager of SmackDown. At Night of Champions, Torres won the WWE Divas Championship, becoming the first person to win it on three occasions, and held the title until January 2013.
That same month she left WWE to focus on her role as an instructor for the Gracie Women Empowered Self-defense program. In 2014, she appeared on the television series Matador in a recurring guest role.
BETH PHOENIX
Phoenix in 2011
Birth name Elizabeth Kocianski
Born November 24, 1980 (age 34)
Elmira, New York, United States
Spouse(s) Joey Carolan (divorced)
Children 1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Beth Phoenix
Fabulous Firebird
Firebird
Phoenix
Billed height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Billed weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Billed from Buffalo, New York
Trained by Ron Hutchinson
Joey Knight
Robin Knightwing
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Debut May 2001
Retired October 29, 2012
Elizabeth "Beth" Kocianski (born November 24, 1980) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Beth Phoenix. She is best known for her time with WWE, where she is a former WWE Divas Champion and a three-time WWE Women's Champion.
Kocianski had a successful amateur wrestling career in high school, before being trained by the All Knighters. After her debut in May 2001, she wrestled for numerous independent promotions, and was the inaugural GLORY Champion. She also appeared at the inaugural Shimmer shows. In 2004, she began working for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in October 2005. She debuted on WWE's Raw brand in May 2006, but suffered a legitimate broken jaw the following month. As a result, she had numerous surgeries and returned to OVW for further training. While there, she twice won the OVW Women's Championship, although her second reign is not officially recognized.
She returned to the Raw brand in July 2007, and was heavily pushed, dominating the other WWE Divas and gaining the nickname, "The Glamazon". She won her first WWE Women's Championship at the No Mercy pay-per-view in October, and held it for six months. She then developed an on-screen relationship with Santino Marella, dubbed "Glamarella", and won the Women's Championship for a second time in August 2008, although she lost it in January 2009. In January 2010, at the Royal Rumble she became the second woman in history to enter the Royal Rumble match, and went on to win the Women's Championship for the third time in April, holding it for a month. In October 2011, Phoenix won the WWE Divas Championship for the first time and lost it in April 2012
Birth name Elizabeth Kocianski
Born November 24, 1980 (age 34)
Elmira, New York, United States
Spouse(s) Joey Carolan (divorced)
Children 1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Beth Phoenix
Fabulous Firebird
Firebird
Phoenix
Billed height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Billed weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Billed from Buffalo, New York
Trained by Ron Hutchinson
Joey Knight
Robin Knightwing
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Debut May 2001
Retired October 29, 2012
Elizabeth "Beth" Kocianski (born November 24, 1980) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Beth Phoenix. She is best known for her time with WWE, where she is a former WWE Divas Champion and a three-time WWE Women's Champion.
Kocianski had a successful amateur wrestling career in high school, before being trained by the All Knighters. After her debut in May 2001, she wrestled for numerous independent promotions, and was the inaugural GLORY Champion. She also appeared at the inaugural Shimmer shows. In 2004, she began working for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in October 2005. She debuted on WWE's Raw brand in May 2006, but suffered a legitimate broken jaw the following month. As a result, she had numerous surgeries and returned to OVW for further training. While there, she twice won the OVW Women's Championship, although her second reign is not officially recognized.
She returned to the Raw brand in July 2007, and was heavily pushed, dominating the other WWE Divas and gaining the nickname, "The Glamazon". She won her first WWE Women's Championship at the No Mercy pay-per-view in October, and held it for six months. She then developed an on-screen relationship with Santino Marella, dubbed "Glamarella", and won the Women's Championship for a second time in August 2008, although she lost it in January 2009. In January 2010, at the Royal Rumble she became the second woman in history to enter the Royal Rumble match, and went on to win the Women's Championship for the third time in April, holding it for a month. In October 2011, Phoenix won the WWE Divas Championship for the first time and lost it in April 2012
SIN CARA
The character is currently being portrayed by Jorge Arias.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Sin Cara
Sin Cara Azul
Sin Cara Negro
Billed height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) (as Luis Urive)
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) (as Jorge Arias)
Billed weight 180 lb (82 kg) (as Luis Urive)
205 lb (93 kg) (as Jorge Arias)
Billed from Mexico City, Mexico
Debut March 25, 2011
Sin Cara is a professional wrestling character used by WWE and is a former NXT Tag Team Champion. Originally used by Mexican lucha libre star Luis Urive, it is currently used by Mexican American wrestler Jorge Arias. Spanish for "Without Face" or "Faceless", Sin Cara wears a lucha-style mask that completely covered his face, much like when Urive wrestled for the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as Místico. This is in stark contrast to other lucha stars who would at least have eye sockets and a mouth area open, such as when Arias wrestled for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) as Incognito, as well as Rey Mysterio, with whom the Sin Cara character has had an on-off alliance with during his WWE stint. Additionally, the lights at ringside dim to a yellow shade during the Sin Cara character's matches.
While the Sin Cara character always speaks Spanish, whether or not the character also speaks English has varied on whoever portrays the Sin Cara character. Arias's portrayal of Sin Cara is bilingual due to Jorge Arias having grown up in the United States near the Mexico–United States border, and thus speaks either Spanish or English, depending on the intended audience. However, Urive (legitimately) does not know English, and during his time in WWE often required a translator during promos.
Urive wrestled as Sin Cara in WWE from 2011-2013 and afterwards on the independent circuit in 2014, claiming ownership of the gimmick. His first international move afterwards was joining the World Wrestling League of Puerto Rico. Arias wrestled as Sin Cara in WWE briefly in 2011 during a feud with Urive, and then again from 2013 onward.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Sin Cara
Sin Cara Azul
Sin Cara Negro
Billed height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) (as Luis Urive)
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) (as Jorge Arias)
Billed weight 180 lb (82 kg) (as Luis Urive)
205 lb (93 kg) (as Jorge Arias)
Billed from Mexico City, Mexico
Debut March 25, 2011
Sin Cara is a professional wrestling character used by WWE and is a former NXT Tag Team Champion. Originally used by Mexican lucha libre star Luis Urive, it is currently used by Mexican American wrestler Jorge Arias. Spanish for "Without Face" or "Faceless", Sin Cara wears a lucha-style mask that completely covered his face, much like when Urive wrestled for the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as Místico. This is in stark contrast to other lucha stars who would at least have eye sockets and a mouth area open, such as when Arias wrestled for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) as Incognito, as well as Rey Mysterio, with whom the Sin Cara character has had an on-off alliance with during his WWE stint. Additionally, the lights at ringside dim to a yellow shade during the Sin Cara character's matches.
While the Sin Cara character always speaks Spanish, whether or not the character also speaks English has varied on whoever portrays the Sin Cara character. Arias's portrayal of Sin Cara is bilingual due to Jorge Arias having grown up in the United States near the Mexico–United States border, and thus speaks either Spanish or English, depending on the intended audience. However, Urive (legitimately) does not know English, and during his time in WWE often required a translator during promos.
Urive wrestled as Sin Cara in WWE from 2011-2013 and afterwards on the independent circuit in 2014, claiming ownership of the gimmick. His first international move afterwards was joining the World Wrestling League of Puerto Rico. Arias wrestled as Sin Cara in WWE briefly in 2011 during a feud with Urive, and then again from 2013 onward.
EVA MARIE
Marie at WrestleMania Axxess in April 2014.
Birth name Natalie Marie Nelson
Born September 19, 1984 (age 30)
Concord, California, USA
Spouse(s) Jonathan Coyle (m. 2014)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Eva Marie
Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight 125 lb (57 kg)
Billed from Bay Area, California
Concord, California
Trained by Sara Del Rey
Natalya
Tyson Kidd
WWE Performance Center
Debut July 1, 2013
Natalie Marie Coyle : (née Nelson; born September 19, 1984), known professionally as Natalie Eva Marie, is an American fashion model, actress and professional wrestler. She is currently signed with WWE under the ring name.
Early life : Marie was born in Walnut Creek, California, and raised in Concord, California. Her mother, Josie, is Mexican, and her father, Barry, is Italian. Marie played soccer for California State University, Fullerton until she started modeling, acting, and doing promotional work. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management and a minor in Human Resource. Marie received her associate's degree in Art from Diablo Valley College.
Birth name Natalie Marie Nelson
Born September 19, 1984 (age 30)
Concord, California, USA
Spouse(s) Jonathan Coyle (m. 2014)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Eva Marie
Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight 125 lb (57 kg)
Billed from Bay Area, California
Concord, California
Trained by Sara Del Rey
Natalya
Tyson Kidd
WWE Performance Center
Debut July 1, 2013
Natalie Marie Coyle : (née Nelson; born September 19, 1984), known professionally as Natalie Eva Marie, is an American fashion model, actress and professional wrestler. She is currently signed with WWE under the ring name.
Early life : Marie was born in Walnut Creek, California, and raised in Concord, California. Her mother, Josie, is Mexican, and her father, Barry, is Italian. Marie played soccer for California State University, Fullerton until she started modeling, acting, and doing promotional work. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management and a minor in Human Resource. Marie received her associate's degree in Art from Diablo Valley College.
PAIGE
Paige as WWE Divas Champion in 2014.
Birth name Saraya-Jade Bevis
Born 17 August 1992 (age 22)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Resides Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Britani Knight
Paige
Saraya
Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight 120 lb (54 kg)
Billed from Norwich, England
Trained by Klondyke Kate
Ricky Knight
Roy Bevis
Zak Zodiac
Debut 2005
Saraya-Jade Bevis: (born 17 August 1992) is an English professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name Paige.
Bevis made her debut in 2005 in the World Association of Wrestling, a promotion that her family runs, under the ring name Britani Knight. She went on to hold several championships on independent circuits within Europe. In 2011, she signed a contract with WWE and started wrestling within its developmental systems. Paige eventually debuted on WWE's main roster in April 2014.
Bevis was the inaugural NXT Women's Champion of the company's developmental branch NXT and also a two-time WWE Divas Champion, at one point holding both titles concurrently from 7–24 April 2014.
Early life : Bevis was born and raised in Norwich, Norfolk, the daughter of Ricky Knight and Julia Hamer-Bevis, who once unknowingly wrestled while she was seven months pregnant with Bevis. As a child, Bevis was scared of wrestling because of the injuries her family received and the concept that her parents fought other people for a living. When she was 10 or 11 years old, her father started running a wrestling training school every month. She took this opportunity to occasionally enter the wrestling ring, where her brothers would teach her about wrestling. She did this until she was 13, when she officially made her debut as a wrestler.
Birth name Saraya-Jade Bevis
Born 17 August 1992 (age 22)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Resides Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Britani Knight
Paige
Saraya
Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight 120 lb (54 kg)
Billed from Norwich, England
Trained by Klondyke Kate
Ricky Knight
Roy Bevis
Zak Zodiac
Debut 2005
Saraya-Jade Bevis: (born 17 August 1992) is an English professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name Paige.
Bevis made her debut in 2005 in the World Association of Wrestling, a promotion that her family runs, under the ring name Britani Knight. She went on to hold several championships on independent circuits within Europe. In 2011, she signed a contract with WWE and started wrestling within its developmental systems. Paige eventually debuted on WWE's main roster in April 2014.
Bevis was the inaugural NXT Women's Champion of the company's developmental branch NXT and also a two-time WWE Divas Champion, at one point holding both titles concurrently from 7–24 April 2014.
Early life : Bevis was born and raised in Norwich, Norfolk, the daughter of Ricky Knight and Julia Hamer-Bevis, who once unknowingly wrestled while she was seven months pregnant with Bevis. As a child, Bevis was scared of wrestling because of the injuries her family received and the concept that her parents fought other people for a living. When she was 10 or 11 years old, her father started running a wrestling training school every month. She took this opportunity to occasionally enter the wrestling ring, where her brothers would teach her about wrestling. She did this until she was 13, when she officially made her debut as a wrestler.
STACY CARTER
Carter in 2010
Birth name Stacy Lee Carter
Born September 29, 1970 (age 44)
Memphis, Tennessee
Spouse(s) Jerry Lawler (m. 2000; div. 2001)
Nick Cvjetkovich (m. 2010; div. 2013)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Chynette
The Kat
Miss Kitty
Stacey Carter
Billed height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Billed weight 105 lb (48 kg)
Trained by Jerry Lawler
Debut August 1999
Retired July 2001
Stacy Lee Carter : (born September 29, 1970) is an American former professional wrestling valet and retired professional wrestler, better known as Miss Kitty or The Kat.
During her tenure in the World Wrestling Federation, she held the Women's Championship once, although she was not a trained wrestler. During the Armageddon pay-per-view in December 1999, she flashed her breasts in what was an early instance of intentional nudity in the WWF. After the event, she was shown nude several more times on other pay-per-views. She is also an ex-wife of wrestler and color-commentator Jerry Lawler, who quit the WWF after Carter was released in early 2001 but returned after their divorce in July 2001.
Personal life : Stacy Carter's family was originally from West Memphis, Arkansas. After her parents divorced, Carter's mother moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Stacy Carter, however, as well as her younger brother and sister, continued to live with their father, who worked as a policeman, in Arkansas. Carter moved to Memphis to live with her mother, Cathy, after graduating from high school.
Stacy Carter met Jerry Lawler, her future husband, at a charity softball game at Treadwell High School in Memphis on July 23, 1989, two months before her nineteenth birthday. She was attending the game with her mother, who was dating one of the players on the team for which Lawler also played. Lawler, however, was married at the time, and he claims that when he initially met Carter, he considered an affair. After Lawler separated from his wife, Carter moved in with him. When Carter first met Lawler, she was working as a bank teller. Lawler later helped her get a job at a photography studio, and she also opened and ran her own hair salon.
Lawler and Carter married in September 2000. While they were together, former professional wrestler Missy Hyatt offered Carter $10,000 to pose nude on her website, but Carter refused the offer. Carter decided to leave Lawler in July 2001, and they separated not long after. She left the wrestling business upon separating from Jerry Lawler. She worked in the field of real estate in Lee County, Florida for Century 21 for some time after the divorce.
Carter and professional wrestler Nick Cvjetkovich announced their engagement on June 12, 2010. Cvjetkovich and Carter were married in St. Petersburg FL July 29, 2010 on the beach in front of many family and friends. Stevan Cvjetkovich (Nicholas' younger brother) and Adam Copeland (Edge, World Wrestling Entertainment) both stood as best men. Jimmy Hart gave Stacy Carter away in the ceremony.
Birth name Stacy Lee Carter
Born September 29, 1970 (age 44)
Memphis, Tennessee
Spouse(s) Jerry Lawler (m. 2000; div. 2001)
Nick Cvjetkovich (m. 2010; div. 2013)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Chynette
The Kat
Miss Kitty
Stacey Carter
Billed height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Billed weight 105 lb (48 kg)
Trained by Jerry Lawler
Debut August 1999
Retired July 2001
Stacy Lee Carter : (born September 29, 1970) is an American former professional wrestling valet and retired professional wrestler, better known as Miss Kitty or The Kat.
During her tenure in the World Wrestling Federation, she held the Women's Championship once, although she was not a trained wrestler. During the Armageddon pay-per-view in December 1999, she flashed her breasts in what was an early instance of intentional nudity in the WWF. After the event, she was shown nude several more times on other pay-per-views. She is also an ex-wife of wrestler and color-commentator Jerry Lawler, who quit the WWF after Carter was released in early 2001 but returned after their divorce in July 2001.
Personal life : Stacy Carter's family was originally from West Memphis, Arkansas. After her parents divorced, Carter's mother moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Stacy Carter, however, as well as her younger brother and sister, continued to live with their father, who worked as a policeman, in Arkansas. Carter moved to Memphis to live with her mother, Cathy, after graduating from high school.
Stacy Carter met Jerry Lawler, her future husband, at a charity softball game at Treadwell High School in Memphis on July 23, 1989, two months before her nineteenth birthday. She was attending the game with her mother, who was dating one of the players on the team for which Lawler also played. Lawler, however, was married at the time, and he claims that when he initially met Carter, he considered an affair. After Lawler separated from his wife, Carter moved in with him. When Carter first met Lawler, she was working as a bank teller. Lawler later helped her get a job at a photography studio, and she also opened and ran her own hair salon.
Lawler and Carter married in September 2000. While they were together, former professional wrestler Missy Hyatt offered Carter $10,000 to pose nude on her website, but Carter refused the offer. Carter decided to leave Lawler in July 2001, and they separated not long after. She left the wrestling business upon separating from Jerry Lawler. She worked in the field of real estate in Lee County, Florida for Century 21 for some time after the divorce.
Carter and professional wrestler Nick Cvjetkovich announced their engagement on June 12, 2010. Cvjetkovich and Carter were married in St. Petersburg FL July 29, 2010 on the beach in front of many family and friends. Stevan Cvjetkovich (Nicholas' younger brother) and Adam Copeland (Edge, World Wrestling Entertainment) both stood as best men. Jimmy Hart gave Stacy Carter away in the ceremony.
KURT ANGLE
Angle in August 2005.
Birth name Kurt Steven Angle
Born December 9, 1968 (age 46)
Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, US
Resides Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Spouse(s) Karen Smedley (m. 1998; div. 2008)
Giovanna Angle (m. 2012)
Children Kyra Angle
(born December 2, 2002)
Kody Angle
(October 26, 2006)
Giuliana Marie Angle
(born January 22, 2011)
Sophia Laine Angle
(born December 31, 2012)
Alma mater Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Kurt Angle
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 240 lb (110 kg)
Billed from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Trained by Dave Schultz
Dory Funk, Jr.
Tom Prichard
Debut 1998
Kurt Steven Angle : (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and actor currently signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is the current TNA World Heavyweight Champion in his record sixth reign. He has also wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF, now WWE). Angle was involved in amateur wrestling during both high school and college. In college at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, he won numerous accolades, including being a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I champion. After graduating, he won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. Angle then competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he won a gold medal in heavyweight freestyle wrestling. He is one of only four people to complete a Grand Slam in amateur wrestling (junior nationals, NCAAs, World Championships and the Olympics). In 2006, he was named the single greatest shoot wrestler and one of the top 15 college wrestlers of all time by USA Wrestling.
Angle made his first appearance at a professional wrestling event in 1996, with his in-ring debut following in 1998. He had previously turned down an offer to join the WWF, but signed a multi-year contract with the company that year, and participated in his first televised storyline in March 1999. After months of unaired matches, Angle made his official debut that November and received his first major push in the company in February 2000, when he held the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship simultaneously.
Four months later he won the King of the Ring tournament, and not long after, began pursuing the WWF Championship, which he won in October; this capped off a rookie year which is considered by many as the greatest in professional wrestling history. Throughout his tenure in the company, Angle was a six-time world champion (a four-time WWF/E Champion, a one-time World Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time WCW Champion), and he also held the WCW United States Championship, Intercontinental Championship, European Championship, Hardcore Championship, and WWE Tag Team Championship once each. He is the tenth Triple Crown Champion, and the fifth Grand Slam Champion.
After leaving WWE, Angle joined TNA, where he became a record six-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, a two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion, and a one-time TNA X Division Champion, also the second Triple Crown winner in TNA history and the only one to hold all the required titles at once. While in TNA, his then real-life wife Karen began accompanying him to the ring and playing a part in his on-screen storylines. As part of TNA, Angle has also made appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as well as Inoki Genome Federation (IGF), where he held their version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Angle is the only wrestler in history to be a Triple Crown winner in both WWE and TNA. He is the first man to have held the WWE, WCW, TNA, IWGP, and World Heavyweight Championships in his career. Angle is also a two-time King of the Mountain winner, winning at the 2007 and 2009 Slammiversary pay-per-view event, making him the only wrestler to have been both King of the Ring (WWE) and King of the Mountain (TNA). Between WWE, TNA, and Japan, Angle has won 13 world championships and 21 total championships. In 2010, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter named Angle the Wrestler of the Decade of the 2000s, and in 2013 he became the second inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame.
Birth name Kurt Steven Angle
Born December 9, 1968 (age 46)
Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, US
Resides Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Spouse(s) Karen Smedley (m. 1998; div. 2008)
Giovanna Angle (m. 2012)
Children Kyra Angle
(born December 2, 2002)
Kody Angle
(October 26, 2006)
Giuliana Marie Angle
(born January 22, 2011)
Sophia Laine Angle
(born December 31, 2012)
Alma mater Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Kurt Angle
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 240 lb (110 kg)
Billed from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Trained by Dave Schultz
Dory Funk, Jr.
Tom Prichard
Debut 1998
Kurt Steven Angle : (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and actor currently signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is the current TNA World Heavyweight Champion in his record sixth reign. He has also wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF, now WWE). Angle was involved in amateur wrestling during both high school and college. In college at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, he won numerous accolades, including being a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I champion. After graduating, he won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. Angle then competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he won a gold medal in heavyweight freestyle wrestling. He is one of only four people to complete a Grand Slam in amateur wrestling (junior nationals, NCAAs, World Championships and the Olympics). In 2006, he was named the single greatest shoot wrestler and one of the top 15 college wrestlers of all time by USA Wrestling.
Angle made his first appearance at a professional wrestling event in 1996, with his in-ring debut following in 1998. He had previously turned down an offer to join the WWF, but signed a multi-year contract with the company that year, and participated in his first televised storyline in March 1999. After months of unaired matches, Angle made his official debut that November and received his first major push in the company in February 2000, when he held the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship simultaneously.
Four months later he won the King of the Ring tournament, and not long after, began pursuing the WWF Championship, which he won in October; this capped off a rookie year which is considered by many as the greatest in professional wrestling history. Throughout his tenure in the company, Angle was a six-time world champion (a four-time WWF/E Champion, a one-time World Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time WCW Champion), and he also held the WCW United States Championship, Intercontinental Championship, European Championship, Hardcore Championship, and WWE Tag Team Championship once each. He is the tenth Triple Crown Champion, and the fifth Grand Slam Champion.
After leaving WWE, Angle joined TNA, where he became a record six-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, a two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion, and a one-time TNA X Division Champion, also the second Triple Crown winner in TNA history and the only one to hold all the required titles at once. While in TNA, his then real-life wife Karen began accompanying him to the ring and playing a part in his on-screen storylines. As part of TNA, Angle has also made appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as well as Inoki Genome Federation (IGF), where he held their version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Angle is the only wrestler in history to be a Triple Crown winner in both WWE and TNA. He is the first man to have held the WWE, WCW, TNA, IWGP, and World Heavyweight Championships in his career. Angle is also a two-time King of the Mountain winner, winning at the 2007 and 2009 Slammiversary pay-per-view event, making him the only wrestler to have been both King of the Ring (WWE) and King of the Mountain (TNA). Between WWE, TNA, and Japan, Angle has won 13 world championships and 21 total championships. In 2010, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter named Angle the Wrestler of the Decade of the 2000s, and in 2013 he became the second inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame.
MICK FOLEY
Foley, during a visit to the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Texas on September 26, 2008.
Born Michael Francis Foley
June 7, 1965 (age 49)
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Residence Long Island, New York, United States
Occupation Actor
Author
Color commentator
Comedian
Professional wrestler
Voice actor
Years active 1983-2013 (wrestler)
1999-present (author)
1996-present (actor)
Spouse(s) Colette Christie m.(1992-present)
Children Dewey Francis Foley
(born February 20, 1992)
Noelle Margret Foley
(born December 15, 1993)
Michael Francis Foley, Jr.
(born 2001)
Hughie Francis Foley
(born 2003)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Cactus Jack
Cactus Jack Manson
Dude Love
Jack Foley
Mankind
Mick Foley
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight 287 lb (130 kg)
Billed from Setauket, Long Island, New York
The Boiler Room
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Trained by Dominic DeNucci
Debut 1983
Retired 2013
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr. (born June 7, 1965) is a retired American professional wrestler, author, comedian, color commentator, actor, and voice actor. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) as well as numerous promotions in Japan. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he shares with Terry Funk.
Foley has wrestled both under his real name and various personas, including Dude Love, Cactus Jack, and Mankind, also known as the Three Faces of Foley. Foley is a four-time world champion (three WWF Championships, and one TNA World Heavyweight Championship), an 11-time tag team champion (eight WWF Tag Team titles, two ECW World Tag Team titles, and one WCW World Tag Team Championship), a one-time TNA Legends Champion and the inaugural WWE Hardcore Champion.
Born Michael Francis Foley
June 7, 1965 (age 49)
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Residence Long Island, New York, United States
Occupation Actor
Author
Color commentator
Comedian
Professional wrestler
Voice actor
Years active 1983-2013 (wrestler)
1999-present (author)
1996-present (actor)
Spouse(s) Colette Christie m.(1992-present)
Children Dewey Francis Foley
(born February 20, 1992)
Noelle Margret Foley
(born December 15, 1993)
Michael Francis Foley, Jr.
(born 2001)
Hughie Francis Foley
(born 2003)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Cactus Jack
Cactus Jack Manson
Dude Love
Jack Foley
Mankind
Mick Foley
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight 287 lb (130 kg)
Billed from Setauket, Long Island, New York
The Boiler Room
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Trained by Dominic DeNucci
Debut 1983
Retired 2013
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr. (born June 7, 1965) is a retired American professional wrestler, author, comedian, color commentator, actor, and voice actor. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) as well as numerous promotions in Japan. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he shares with Terry Funk.
Foley has wrestled both under his real name and various personas, including Dude Love, Cactus Jack, and Mankind, also known as the Three Faces of Foley. Foley is a four-time world champion (three WWF Championships, and one TNA World Heavyweight Championship), an 11-time tag team champion (eight WWF Tag Team titles, two ECW World Tag Team titles, and one WCW World Tag Team Championship), a one-time TNA Legends Champion and the inaugural WWE Hardcore Champion.
DEBRA MARSHALL
Debra in 1999.
Birth name Debra Gale Marshall
Born March 2, 1960 (age 55)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Resides Alabama
Spouse(s) Steve McMichael (m. 1985; div. 1998)
Stone Cold Steve Austin (m. 2000; div. 2003)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Debra
Debra McMichael
Queen Debra
Billed height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Billed weight 129 lb (59 kg)
Billed from Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Debut 1995
Retired 2002
Debra Gale Marshall : (born March 2, 1960) (formerly McMichael and Williams) is an American actress, and retired professional wrestler, having also been a manager and authority figure (Lieutenant Commissioner) in professional wrestling. Well known by her ring name Debra, she is notable for her appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Queen Debra between 1995 and 1998 and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Debra between 1998 and 2002. She began her career in professional wrestling in 1995, accompanying her husband Steve "Mongo" McMichael to the ring in World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
She joined the WWF in 1998, where she managed the tag team of Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart, up until the evening of Hart's in-ring death in May 1999. She won the WWF Women's Championship from Sable in an Evening Gown match in 1999. She later appeared on-screen with her second husband Stone Cold Steve Austin until 2002, when the duo left the company. Marshall has also attended the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York. She recently graduated from the University of Alabama with honors (Cum Laude) and is currently pursuing her Master's Degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama.
Birth name Debra Gale Marshall
Born March 2, 1960 (age 55)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Resides Alabama
Spouse(s) Steve McMichael (m. 1985; div. 1998)
Stone Cold Steve Austin (m. 2000; div. 2003)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Debra
Debra McMichael
Queen Debra
Billed height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Billed weight 129 lb (59 kg)
Billed from Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Debut 1995
Retired 2002
Debra Gale Marshall : (born March 2, 1960) (formerly McMichael and Williams) is an American actress, and retired professional wrestler, having also been a manager and authority figure (Lieutenant Commissioner) in professional wrestling. Well known by her ring name Debra, she is notable for her appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Queen Debra between 1995 and 1998 and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Debra between 1998 and 2002. She began her career in professional wrestling in 1995, accompanying her husband Steve "Mongo" McMichael to the ring in World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
She joined the WWF in 1998, where she managed the tag team of Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart, up until the evening of Hart's in-ring death in May 1999. She won the WWF Women's Championship from Sable in an Evening Gown match in 1999. She later appeared on-screen with her second husband Stone Cold Steve Austin until 2002, when the duo left the company. Marshall has also attended the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York. She recently graduated from the University of Alabama with honors (Cum Laude) and is currently pursuing her Master's Degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama.
BRET HART
Hart in 2010.
Birth name Bret Hart
Born July 2, 1957 (age 57)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Spouse(s) Julie Smadu (m. 1982; div. 2002)
Cinzia Rota (m. 2004; div. 2007)
Stephanie Washington (m. 2010)
Children 4
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Bret Hart
Buddy Hart
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 234 lb (106 kg)
Billed from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Trained by Stu Hart
Mr. Hito
Kazuo Sakurada
Debut 1978
Retired 2000
Bret Hart : (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian writer, actor and retired professional wrestler. A member of the Hart wrestling family and a second-generation wrestler, he has an amateur wrestling background, wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College. Along with his nickname the "Hit Man", Hart was known by the monikers "The Excellence of Execution", "The Best There Is, The Best There Was and The Best There Ever Will Be" and "The Pink and Black Attack". He is credited with revolutionizing the industry in the early 1990s by bringing high quality in-ring performance to the fore. Olympic wrestling gold medalist and six-time WWE world champion Kurt Angle said of Hart: "I used to watch matches of him so that I could learn the psychology of [pro] wrestling... in that ring, as a technician, there wasn't anybody better".
Hart joined his father Stu Hart's promotion Stampede Wrestling in 1976, and made his in-ring debut in 1978. He gained popularity and championship success throughout the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), where he helmed The Hart Foundation faction. He left for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) following the controversial "Montreal Screwjob" in November 1997, where he remained until October 2000. Having been inactive from in-ring competition since January 2000, owing to a December 1999 concussion, he officially retired in October 2000, shortly after his departure from the company. He returned to sporadic in-ring competition in 2004 and 2006, and in 2010 with WWE, where he won his final championship, headlined that year's SummerSlam event, and served as the general manager of Raw. He headlined WrestleManias IX, X, and XII, and participated in the main event of the 1997 and 1999 editions of WCW Starrcade – as a special enforcer in the former.
Hart has held championships in five decades from the 1970s to the 2010s, with a total of 32 held throughout his career, and 17 held between the WWF/WWE and WCW. He is a seven-time world champion, having held the WWF Championship five times and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice. He spent more time as WWF Champion than any other wrestler during the 1990s, with a total of 654 days as champion, and was the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion born outside the United States. He is also a record-tying five-time WCW/WWE United States Champion, the second WWF Triple Crown Champion and fifth (with Goldberg) WCW Triple Crown Champion.
Hart was the first man to win both the WWF and WCW Triple Crown Championships. He is also the 1994 Royal Rumble winner (with Lex Luger), and the only two-time King of the Ring, winning the 1991 tournament and the first King of the Ring pay-per-view in 1993. Steve Austin, with whom Hart headlined multiple pay-per-view events[6] as part of a critically acclaimed rivalry from 1996–1997, inducted him into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006.
Birth name Bret Hart
Born July 2, 1957 (age 57)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Spouse(s) Julie Smadu (m. 1982; div. 2002)
Cinzia Rota (m. 2004; div. 2007)
Stephanie Washington (m. 2010)
Children 4
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Bret Hart
Buddy Hart
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 234 lb (106 kg)
Billed from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Trained by Stu Hart
Mr. Hito
Kazuo Sakurada
Debut 1978
Retired 2000
Bret Hart : (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian writer, actor and retired professional wrestler. A member of the Hart wrestling family and a second-generation wrestler, he has an amateur wrestling background, wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College. Along with his nickname the "Hit Man", Hart was known by the monikers "The Excellence of Execution", "The Best There Is, The Best There Was and The Best There Ever Will Be" and "The Pink and Black Attack". He is credited with revolutionizing the industry in the early 1990s by bringing high quality in-ring performance to the fore. Olympic wrestling gold medalist and six-time WWE world champion Kurt Angle said of Hart: "I used to watch matches of him so that I could learn the psychology of [pro] wrestling... in that ring, as a technician, there wasn't anybody better".
Hart joined his father Stu Hart's promotion Stampede Wrestling in 1976, and made his in-ring debut in 1978. He gained popularity and championship success throughout the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), where he helmed The Hart Foundation faction. He left for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) following the controversial "Montreal Screwjob" in November 1997, where he remained until October 2000. Having been inactive from in-ring competition since January 2000, owing to a December 1999 concussion, he officially retired in October 2000, shortly after his departure from the company. He returned to sporadic in-ring competition in 2004 and 2006, and in 2010 with WWE, where he won his final championship, headlined that year's SummerSlam event, and served as the general manager of Raw. He headlined WrestleManias IX, X, and XII, and participated in the main event of the 1997 and 1999 editions of WCW Starrcade – as a special enforcer in the former.
Hart has held championships in five decades from the 1970s to the 2010s, with a total of 32 held throughout his career, and 17 held between the WWF/WWE and WCW. He is a seven-time world champion, having held the WWF Championship five times and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice. He spent more time as WWF Champion than any other wrestler during the 1990s, with a total of 654 days as champion, and was the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion born outside the United States. He is also a record-tying five-time WCW/WWE United States Champion, the second WWF Triple Crown Champion and fifth (with Goldberg) WCW Triple Crown Champion.
Hart was the first man to win both the WWF and WCW Triple Crown Championships. He is also the 1994 Royal Rumble winner (with Lex Luger), and the only two-time King of the Ring, winning the 1991 tournament and the first King of the Ring pay-per-view in 1993. Steve Austin, with whom Hart headlined multiple pay-per-view events[6] as part of a critically acclaimed rivalry from 1996–1997, inducted him into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006.
HULK HOGAN
Hogan on Raw in April 2014.
Born Terry Gene Bollea
August 11, 1953 (age 61)
Augusta, Georgia
Residence
Tampa, Florida, USA,
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Occupation professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur, musician
Years active 1976 (musician)
1977-present (wrestler)
1982-present (actor)
Net worth Increase $8 million (2014)
Spouse(s) Linda Claridge (m. 1983–2007)
Jennifer McDaniel (m. 2010)
Children Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5, 1988)
Nicholas Allan Bollea (born July 27, 1990)
Parent(s) Ruth V. Bollea (née Moody)
Peter Bollea
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Hollywood Hulk Hogan
Hollywood Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Mr. America
Sterling Golden
Terry Boulder
The Super Destroyer
Billed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Billed weight 302 lb (137 kg)
Billed from Venice Beach, California
Washington, D.C. (as Mr. America)
Hollywood, California (as Hollywood Hogan)
Trained by Yasuhiro Kojima
Debut 1977
Terry Gene Bollea : (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur, and musician currently signed with WWE.
Hogan enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and 1990s as the all-American character Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and as "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, the villainous nWo leader, in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). A regular pay-per-view headliner in both organizations, Hogan closed the respective premier annual events of the WWF and WCW, WrestleMania and Starrcade, on multiple occasions. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. He was signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2009 until 2013, where he was the on-screen General Manager.[7] IGN described Hogan as "the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the '80s".
Hulk Hogan is a 12-time World Champion being a six-time WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Champion and six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He is the third longest combined reigning WWF Champion of all time (after Bruno Sammartino, and Bob Backlund), the longest-reigning champion of the 1980s, and holds two of the ten longest title runs in WWF/E history, having held the title for 1,474 days from 1984–1988 (the fourth longest reign of all time) and 364 days from 1989 to 1990 (the 9th longest reign of all time). He is also the longest-reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion of all time, with a 469-day reign from 1994–1995. Hogan won the Royal Rumble in 1990 and 1991, making him the first man to win two consecutive Royal Rumbles.
Born Terry Gene Bollea
August 11, 1953 (age 61)
Augusta, Georgia
Residence
Tampa, Florida, USA,
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Occupation professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur, musician
Years active 1976 (musician)
1977-present (wrestler)
1982-present (actor)
Net worth Increase $8 million (2014)
Spouse(s) Linda Claridge (m. 1983–2007)
Jennifer McDaniel (m. 2010)
Children Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5, 1988)
Nicholas Allan Bollea (born July 27, 1990)
Parent(s) Ruth V. Bollea (née Moody)
Peter Bollea
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Hollywood Hulk Hogan
Hollywood Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Mr. America
Sterling Golden
Terry Boulder
The Super Destroyer
Billed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Billed weight 302 lb (137 kg)
Billed from Venice Beach, California
Washington, D.C. (as Mr. America)
Hollywood, California (as Hollywood Hogan)
Trained by Yasuhiro Kojima
Debut 1977
Terry Gene Bollea : (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur, and musician currently signed with WWE.
Hogan enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and 1990s as the all-American character Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and as "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, the villainous nWo leader, in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). A regular pay-per-view headliner in both organizations, Hogan closed the respective premier annual events of the WWF and WCW, WrestleMania and Starrcade, on multiple occasions. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. He was signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2009 until 2013, where he was the on-screen General Manager.[7] IGN described Hogan as "the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the '80s".
Hulk Hogan is a 12-time World Champion being a six-time WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Champion and six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He is the third longest combined reigning WWF Champion of all time (after Bruno Sammartino, and Bob Backlund), the longest-reigning champion of the 1980s, and holds two of the ten longest title runs in WWF/E history, having held the title for 1,474 days from 1984–1988 (the fourth longest reign of all time) and 364 days from 1989 to 1990 (the 9th longest reign of all time). He is also the longest-reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion of all time, with a 469-day reign from 1994–1995. Hogan won the Royal Rumble in 1990 and 1991, making him the first man to win two consecutive Royal Rumbles.
BILL GOLDBERG
Goldberg visits USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) in 2005
Born William Scott Goldberg
December 27, 1966 (age 48)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Residence Oceanside, California, United States
Other names Goldberg
Occupation Football player/Wrestler/Actor
Years active 1990–1995 (football player)
1997–2004 (wrestler)
1998–2010 (actor)
Spouse(s) Wanda Ferraton (m. 2005)
Children Gage Goldberg
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Bill Gold
Bill Goldberg
Goldberg
Billed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight 285 lb (129 kg)
Billed from Dawsonville, Georgia (WCW)
Atlanta, Georgia
Parts Unknown
Trained by WCW Power Plant
Debut 1997
Retired 2004
William Scott Goldberg : (born December 27, 1966) is an American actor, former professional football player and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1997 and 2001, and in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) between 2003 and 2004. He is notable for his lengthy undefeated streak in singles competition. The official count is listed as 173–0, though the legitimacy of this figure has been questioned.
Goldberg is a two-time world champion: a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE. He is recognized by WWE as the only undefeated world champion in the history of sports entertainment. He is also a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Bret Hart). Goldberg headlined many pay-per-views for WCW and WWE, including closing WCW's premier annual event, Starrcade, on two occasions. WWE Hall of Famer and industry veteran Arn Anderson likened Goldberg's popularity at his peak to that of Hulk Hogan, The Rock and Steve Austin, saying that he "was as hot as anybody has ever been in the history of this business".
Before he was a professional wrestler, Goldberg was a professional football player. After retiring from wrestling, he began working as a commentator for the mixed martial arts promotion EliteXC until its closure. As of 2010, he has been the host of Garage Mahal on the DIY Network.
Born William Scott Goldberg
December 27, 1966 (age 48)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Residence Oceanside, California, United States
Other names Goldberg
Occupation Football player/Wrestler/Actor
Years active 1990–1995 (football player)
1997–2004 (wrestler)
1998–2010 (actor)
Spouse(s) Wanda Ferraton (m. 2005)
Children Gage Goldberg
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Bill Gold
Bill Goldberg
Goldberg
Billed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight 285 lb (129 kg)
Billed from Dawsonville, Georgia (WCW)
Atlanta, Georgia
Parts Unknown
Trained by WCW Power Plant
Debut 1997
Retired 2004
William Scott Goldberg : (born December 27, 1966) is an American actor, former professional football player and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1997 and 2001, and in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) between 2003 and 2004. He is notable for his lengthy undefeated streak in singles competition. The official count is listed as 173–0, though the legitimacy of this figure has been questioned.
Goldberg is a two-time world champion: a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE. He is recognized by WWE as the only undefeated world champion in the history of sports entertainment. He is also a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Bret Hart). Goldberg headlined many pay-per-views for WCW and WWE, including closing WCW's premier annual event, Starrcade, on two occasions. WWE Hall of Famer and industry veteran Arn Anderson likened Goldberg's popularity at his peak to that of Hulk Hogan, The Rock and Steve Austin, saying that he "was as hot as anybody has ever been in the history of this business".
Before he was a professional wrestler, Goldberg was a professional football player. After retiring from wrestling, he began working as a commentator for the mixed martial arts promotion EliteXC until its closure. As of 2010, he has been the host of Garage Mahal on the DIY Network.
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