WWE Interesting Facts

Ring mat covers are replaced about 50-100 times a year because they can�t be washed. About 140 hotel rooms are needed for the wrestlers, crews, backstage workers, etc. for each show. A wrestling ring weights about 2 tons. WrestleMania VII was moved from the Rose Bowl to the Sports Arena in Los Angeles because Vince McMahon feared  a sniper might try and take out lead heel Sgt. Slaughter, playing the role of an Iraqi sympathizer during the Gulf War. The first "Mr. Perfect" was supposed to be Terry Taylor, but when he didn't want it, they gave it to Curt Henning. The Rock won the Wwe Title 15 years to the day that his father and Tony Atlas won the Wwe Tag Titles. Wwe CEO Linda McMahon worked as a paralegal at Washington, D.C., law firm. Randy Orton used to be part of the United States Navy. One of the conditions of the sale of WCW to Wwe was that Turner Networks agreed not to air pro wrestling until April 2006. Before becoming a wrestler, Jeff Jarrett worked as a referee. Honky Tonk Man and Jerry Lawler are cousins. When WCW did the WorldWide show, they used to have a monitor to tell the audience who to cheer and who to boo.  One one occasion when Rick Rude and the Equalizer (the "heels") the audience accidentally cheered for them and WCW  had to reshoot their entrance over again. The Rock won the Wwe Title 15 years to the day that his father and Tony Atlas won the Wwe Tag Titles. When Shawn Michaels was attacked outside of a Syracuse nightclub by approximately 10 thugs (actually it was by a marine group), Shawn was accompanied by Davey Boy Smith and X-Pac.  They beat up Shawn while the others held Davey Boy and X-Pac back. Joy Giovanni has appeared on CSI: Crime Scene Investigations. The Peoples Elbow was first named the "Heat Brow". The Rock called it that in college, but he changed the name due to  the fact that the name didn't catch on. John Cena made his Wwe debut on June 27th, 2002. Former Wwe diva Debra was married to Mongo McMichael before coming to Wwe. Andre the Giant once fell asleep during a match with Big John Studd. The Undertaker was originally brought to the Wwe by Brother Love. Big Show played college basketball at Wichita State. The Shawn Michaels-Bret Hart "Ironman Match" at WrestleMania XII lasted 61:52. The original plan for Wrestlemania 21 was to have Brock Lesnar face Triple H. No heel has left any of the first 14 WrestleMania PPV's as Wwe World Champion. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat suffered his career ending injury in WCW in which he was wrestling Steve Austin. Paul Wight went to Wichita State University on a basketball scholarship. 9 Cameras were used to film WCW Nitro. Andre the Giant drank 14 bottles of wine before his match with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 3. The Ultimate Warrior was the original spokesman for Slim Jim. HBK is only one of two men to win the Rumble from the #1 draw, but in 1990, he only lasted 12 seconds. Buff Bagwell, before becoming a wrestler was a model, exotic dancer and acted in a few Soft Porn flicks. In 1995 Balls Mahoney was a part of Ted Debiase's million dollar corporation as Xanta Klaus. Saturn and Chyna were a couple before she came to Wwe. Ric Flair's real last name is spelled Fliehr, but he uses Flair for stage name purposes. Orlando Jordan was trained by the Rock's father, Rocky Johnson. Wwe owns 2 private jets which usually transport executives. More than 15 pounds of pyrotechnic explosives are used for each show. Each Wwe camera is valued at over $80,000. The Rock played college football for the Miami Hurricanes. The Peoples Elbow was first named the "Heat Brow".  The Rock called it that in college, but he changed the name due to the fact that the name didn't catch on. Buff Bagwell had calf implants in 1995 but they later leaked and had to be removed. Sable debuted at WrestleMania XII as Hunter Hearst Helmsley's valet. The opening RAW pyrotechnic display uses about 8 pounds of explosives. SmackDown! uses 10. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper was Ric Flair's best man at his wedding. Black seat covering is used in live events so that when the camera shows that area it looks like the seats are filled. Bobby Heenen was the one who thought of the Diamond Cutter for DDP. Road Dog fought in Desert Storm. Hulk Hogan made 1.8 million dollars for his match against Macho Man at Wrestlemania 5. Kane has a degree in English. The Rock's wife Dany is the Associate Vice President of Merrill Lynch.  SOURCE : TheBurningSoul.com AngelFire.com WWE.com Bleacherreport