10 Things You Didn't Know About Brian Christopher

8. He Travelled With The Rock For Around Four Years

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Brian joined the WWF in 1996 as enhancement talent and later became a major part of the new Light-Heavyweight division in '97. Earlier, he'd helped a certain Rocky Maivia assimilate himself into wrestling culture in the Memphis-based USWA. That relationship would blossom in the WWF.

Christopher and The Rock became friends, and they'd travel the roads on and off together for around four years. That means Rocky, as one of the biggest stars in the entire wrestling world from 1998 onwards, was riding with Grand Master Sexay from town to town.

According to Brian, Rocky enjoyed travelling with him because his lineage and experience was invaluable even when they were being booked at opposite ends of the card.

Every night after shows, The Rock would pick Brian's brain and ask for advice about his matches, promos and other character nuances. Christopher wasn't always complimentary, though he could see that his friend was heading to the top of the business.

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