10 Times WWE Completely Misunderstood Sexuality

3. Billy, Torrie, Jamie & Nidia

Sable Torrie Wilson
YouTube

Fresh off mourning the death of her father (and engaging in a psycho-sexual relationship-come-feud with her widowed mother-in-law Dawn Marie), Torrie Wilson escaped the darkness thanks to the light of a full moon.

Billy Gunn's, to be exact, as 'Mr Ass' was back on the scene and clinging on to the last vestiges of his failed singles run four years earlier. The pair were established as an item early on, but a nothing match with Jamie Noble and Nidia dragged them into a bizarre love square that had all the regular misanthropic unpleasantness of a WWE romance gone wrong.

The newly-minted Noble tried to buy a night with Torrie (that presumably involved Nidia), but Wilson's refusals only upped the price he was willing to pay. Torrie would say no, but Noble only got more threatening whilst Tazz inferred on commentary that 'sometimes no means yes'.

With all rape apologists catered to, the storyline took a turn for the absurd when Torrie reluctantly agreed to sleep with Noble if he could beat Gunn in a match. Which he did.

Suddenly, a genuine victim of harrassment was presented like a willing fool, with the following week's edition of Smackdown playing host to a cod-porn movie payoff to the whole sordid mess.

Visiting Noble's hotel room for bucketloads of wine and even more bad WWE comedy, Torrie readied herself for the grim inevitable before Nidia showed up to fornicate first. Gunn made his own save too, rescuing Torrie before a final cut-to returned to all four of them post-coitus.

After forming such bonds, they naturally ended up as allies, showing the oft-forgotten dignity underpinning relentless sexual aggression.

Contributor
Contributor

Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett