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Carlene Denise Moore-Begnaud (born August 27, 1972) [1] is a retired American professional wrestler and manager, better known by her ring name Jazz.She is best known for her time at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where she was a two-time WWF/WWE Women's Champion. [4]
[2] [3] [4] Experts suggest that a combination of the physical nature of the business, no off-season, and potentially high work load (with some wrestlers fighting more than 100 and even 200 matches per year), along with the drug culture in wrestling during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s contributes to high mortality rates among wrestlers.
The following year, she signed a contract with All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, making her the first foreign wrestler to do so. She later joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where she was a member of The Dangerous Alliance , a group of wrestlers managed by Paul E. Dangerously .
1918: Chung Ling Soo, magician (real name: William Ellsworth Robinson), died as a result of a bullet catch illusion going wrong on stage. [8] 1920: Aviator and movie actor Ormer Locklear crashed in an airplane he was piloting while filming a nighttime movie scene. 1922: Eugenie Blair, actress, was performing in the original production of Anna ...
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After Chyna's death, Chyna's sister Kathy reported the wrestler was offered a new WWF contract in 2001 with a minimum salary of $400,000 per year and the potential for substantially higher income via merchandising and pay-per-view appearances, but she refused to sign a contract for less than a base salary of $1 million per year. [73]
Miss Elizabeth played a central role in the storyline between WrestleMania IV and WrestleMania V.. At the inaugural SummerSlam event in August 1988, Savage and Hulk Hogan - dubbed the "Mega Powers" - teamed up against the Mega Bucks (André the Giant and Ted DiBiase) with Jesse "The Body" Ventura. [5]
Thomas Erwin Zenk (November 30, 1958 – December 9, 2017) was an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder.He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1986 to 1987, with the American Wrestling Association from 1988 to 1989, and with World Championship Wrestling from 1989 to 1994, as well for his tours of Japan with All Japan Pro Wrestling.