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Brian Damage
Hello ladies and gentlemen! Today is another day to spread a little knowledge on all of us. It is time once again for some highly addictive and oh so useless pro wrestling facts, stats and trivia. Some of these you may be well aware of, while others just might blow your mind. Either way, they are all harmless and just meant for fun. So sit back, relax and let’s get our learning on.
Bret Hart and Andre the Giant only had one singles match against each other their entire careers. It took place in 1989 in Milano, Italy.
Curt Hennig’s final match was a victory against David Flair in TNA in 2003.
Trisa Hayes aka ‘Beulah McGillicutty’ in ECW, once worked for a local New York cable news station as a camera woman before getting into pro wrestling.
The very last over the top rope dive the Undertaker did in a match was at Wrestlemania 27 against Triple H.
New Japan once had thoughts about starting their own women’s division in 2002 with Joanie Laurer as the face of it. The idea, however, never panned out.
Elias’ finishing move entitled ‘Drift Away’ was named by Jeff Hardy.
WWF Wrestlemania Steel Cage Challenge in 1992, was the very first console video game to feature a steel cage match.
The original name for New Japan’s annual Tokyo Dome show on January 4 was called ‘Wrestling World.’ It was renamed ‘Wrestle Kingdom’ by the video game company Yukes after they bought New Japan to promote their video game of the same name. After Bushiroad bought the promotion, they decided to keep the name of the event in tact.
Johnny ‘Ace’ Laurinaitis was once romantically linked to former adult film star Seka. The truth was/is, according to Seka….they were just friends and never dated.
The Rock was the last wrestler to hold WWE’s Spinner World title belt.
Ric Flair never won a singles match at Wrestlemania.
Asuka chose her WWE ring name to honor former wrestler Lioness Asuka
Speaking of Asuka, she owns a hair salon in Japan called ‘Another Heaven.’
Bill Goldberg’s first ever WCW defeat was against Chad Fortune in a dark match in 1997.
The original name chosen for the Hunter Hearst Helmsley character was ‘Reginald Dupont Helmsley.’
Brie Bella once dated former guitarist for the band ‘Poison’ Richie Kotzen
Ricky Steamboat retired from pro wrestling in 1983 to open up a gym. After the gym went out of business, he immediately returned to wrestling.
At the age of 20 years old (Only two years in the wrestling business) Fergal Devitt (Finn Balor) started his own wrestling school and promotion called NWA Ireland.
The WWF’s first ever tour of Europe happened in 1987. The Rougeau Brothers versus Dino Bravo and Greg ‘The Hammer’ Valentine and ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan Versus The Iron Sheik were the co main events and sold out both shows in Paris, France and Milan, Italy. The WWF didn’t tour the United Kingdom until 1989.
Vince McMahon Sr. is the promoter who came up with the name ‘Bruiser Brody’ for wrestler Frank Goodish.