10 Massive Exaggerations In WWE

2. Locations

No, Yokozuna wasn’t from the Land of the Rising Sun. He was born in San Francisco, California. And whilst Carmella’s billed as the ‘Princess of Staten Island’, she’s actually from Worcester, Massachusetts, moved to Orlando, Florida and now resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania…

WWE changes the locations wrestlers are billed as being from by ring announcers more than you’d think for various reasons, most notably Vince McMahon having one of his sudden changes of heart.

Chris Jericho said recently regarding the subject:

"In the mid-2000s, Vince McMahon decided that you couldn't be from Canada and be a babyface in the WWE, for whatever reason. 'No one would cheer a Canadian' was his mindset. I'm not kidding. I was told that 'You can't be from Winnipeg anymore, you're from Tampa.' I only live in Tampa. I'm not from there. 'Where were you born?' Manhasset (New York). 'Ah, sounds too country. You're now from Manhattan, New York.' There was a whole bunch of us that were Canadian. Edge, Christian, Val Venis, a bunch of other guys. He just decided one time, you can't be a babyface and be from Canada. For people to really cheer you, you have to be from the United States. It probably lasted about six months."