10 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Scarlett Bordeaux

10. Ea Este Română

Romanian speakers, you’ll have to fill in the blanks. Before Scarlett Bordeaux there was Elizabeth Chihaia, but Elizabeth Chihaia did not spend her formative years in the Chicago she was born in. She immediately moved (well, was moved, more accurately) to Romania to live with her grandparents, ostensibly to remove her from the struggles faced by her parents as they tried to eke out a life in the United States.

The future Scarlett returned to the US at the age of four, Romanian first language and not entirely sure what to make of the world around her. Romania and the US are two very different countries, a statement that is even more accurate when judging by 1995 standards. Romania was still finding its way in the post-Ceaușescu-landscape, grappling with the same politicians and economic distress. The US was coming to terms with being the world's sole superpower.

The young Scarlett was a quick learner, standing out in a local choir and picking up English as she sang, hanging out with skater kids all the while. She’s not forgotten her roots and remains Romanian first language to this very day. WWE’s first Romanian superstar? Quite possibly.