Interesting facts about your favorite WWE Superstars
Pro wrestling and the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) has captured a strange space in our daily life. Wrestling is regularly touted as a display for kids, but the statistics reveal WWE has a huge fan base ranging from kids, teen, adults, and older people.
WWE's weekly TV Brands RAW and Smackdown Live achieve 15 million weekly watchers in the United States. Wrestling is craftsmanship, creating stories in general terms with little subtlety, and an intricate profound quality story that amazes on numerous topics handled by TVs best shows family, love, genuineness, trust, disloyalty, fellowship.
It's game, it's amusement, it's the same old thing. What's more, it's a ton of fun. Here are some of the amazing facts you never knew of.
#1 Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio is one of the best Lucha wrestlers of all times. He came to be known as the 'Biggest Little Man' in WWE after he won the World Heavyweight Championship. He is currently a full-time member of the WWE Smackdown Live roster.
But there is an interesting fact many people don't know about. Rey Mysterio played a stunt double for Freddy Kruger in the movie "Freddy vs Jason". He was stunt double for many of the small scenes.
#2 The Undertaker
The Undertaker is one of the most famous WWE wrestlers of all time. He had a phenomenal run with the WWE and even had a 21-0 streak at WrestleMania till the time the 'Beast Incarnate' Brock Lesnar broke this streak.
Not so much a chilling or shocking fact, more just a comical note – but it’s definitely one that’s worth a brief mention here.
The Undertaker, one of the biggest names in wrestling history, a man who instantly puts fear into all who stand across from him, and somebody who's depicted as an entity far more powerful than any mere mortal. But, the one thing Undertaker is afraid of is Cucumber!!
As per a story from the deceased Paul Bearer, The Undertaker is actually scared of cucumbers to the point that he physically throws up at the mere sight of one of these most popular of vegetables.
Check out the video;
#3 Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin is one of the very few original heels of WWE during the Attitude Era. The Texas Rattlesnake is one of the most successful wrestlers and is the only wrestler to win 3 Royal Rumbles (1997, 1998 and 2001).
But very few know the fact that he based his persona on a serial killer. He requested names that all got turned down. The name "Stone Cold" was inspired by a cup of tea and some stroke of luck his wife at the time, Jeannie. She made him some tea and asked him to “drink his tea before it [got] stone cold.” She then paused and said excitedly “That's your new name, Stone Cold Steve Austin.”
#4 AJ Styles
AJ Styles is one of the most decorated wrestlers of all time. He has performed for various factions including the TNA Wrestling, ROH, NJPW and is currently working under WWE. Everybody remembers the crowd reaction when AJ Styles made his entry for the first time as a WWE wrestler in the Royal Rumble 2016.
On August 16, 2018, AJ Styles became SmackDown's longest reigning champion. Previously, JBL held the WWE championship for 280 days. He also is the third longest WWE Champion of the 21st Century only behind John Cena (380 days) and CM Punk (434 Days).