10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Jan 3)
Find out what Kane's original name was going to be (not Isaac Yankem)...
The death of the great 'Mean' Gene Okerlund has led to countless tributes on social media from stars past and present, and their words show how much goodwill the announcer built during his career. Gene will be missed, no doubt, but there was also time in amongst the sadness to share light-hearted memories of the man.
Okerlund = quite the practical joker, it seems.
Other facts on offer this week look at both sides of another fallen hero. In Eddie Guerrero, peers had a friend they could rely on, albeit one with a fiery temper that belied his relatively small stature. Read on to see the full picture when it comes to 'Latino Heat'.
Everyone from Yokozuna, Ahmed Johnson and The Killer Bees to Buddy Murphy, Vince McMahon and Diamond Dallas Page are also involved in some of the stories here. Then, there's a stunning piece of insight into the early days of Kane and what the 'Big Red Machine' was very nearly called before WWE settled on that famous name.
Why didn't they just go the whole hog and call the guy Dante?