10 Things You Didn't Know About Val Venis

Hello, ladies! That husky-toned call followed by the sounds of a wailing saxophone could only signal the arrival of one WWE superstar: Val Venis. Real name Sean Morley, Venis was one of the most risqué characters of the envelope-pushing Attitude Era. Venis originally wanted to be a helicopter pilot and wrestle at weekends, for fun. He trained under one of the maddest wrestlers of all-time, Dewey 'The Missing Link' Robinson, and after getting booked for a summer tour in England he never stopped working full-time. Helicopter flying had to be put on hold. He wrestled all over the place and was well-seasoned before he made it to the red-hot WWF in 1998. Vince McMahon proposed that Val play a porn star-cum-wrestling star and Val loved it. He knew it would make an immediate impact and be embraced by the young male demographic. He was right. Val had a tremendous career in the WWE. He was with the company for over a decade and went from porn star to smut censor to port star again then to Eric Bischoff's Chief of Staff and then back to porn star. He suffered highs (his Intercontinental Championship reigns) and lows (being condemned to weekend television and house shows). As well-documented as his career is, however, there are still some things you might not know about The Big Valbowski.