10 Things We Learned From Lita On Stone Cold’s Broken Skull Sessions Podcast

10. She Literally Sneaked Into ECW

Lita actually got her start in Mexico, but crashed into view for most fans by way of Paul Heyman's ECW. So, how did she get there? It's simple: Lita hustled her way onto shows. She heard from an indy worker called Lexi Fyfe that the hardcore promotion regularly held tryouts/workouts before cards.

Both turned up to an event in 1999 and hung around the ring van. When some guys came out to unload it, they offered to help, blagged their way into the building and then stuck around after helping to build the ring. In a ballsy move, both got into the ring and started showing off some moves that they could do.

That caught the attention of one Tommy Dreamer.

He pulled Lita aside and asked if she could put together a five-minute match with Lexi. The pair did, and that was that. Lita was part of the ECW roster - she went on to work mainly as a valet, but she had a foot in the door.