10 Secret Pasts Of WWE Wrestlers

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Charlotte Flair

Charlotte Flair
WWE

Technically, WCW got to Charlotte Flair before WWE did.

Well, sort of. Charlotte walked that aisle for the very first time on the 4 January 1999 edition of Nitro ("Finger Poke Of Doom" episode), and she'd go on to make a few other token appearances for the company before it went out of business in 2001. Given enough time, she'd probably have been asked to do more and ended up Hardcore Champ or some other such nonsense.

WWE don't replay much of the WCW stuff when it comes to Charlotte. She'd actually shown up six years before the Nitro gig; Ric kissed his family goodbye at home before taking a limo ride with Gene Okerlund to Starrcade 1993. That was her debut, and it was the start of a long road towards eventually following in her dad's footsteps.

January '99 marked Charlotte's first foray into a wrestling ring on television. A little over 20 years later, she'd go on to headline WrestleMania. That's a majestic, mind-blowing thought.

What other secret pasts do WWE stars have? For more wrestling, check out 18 Things You Probably Missed From WWE Raw (Jan 6) and WWE Royal Rumble 2000 Roster: Where Are They Now?

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.