10 Wrestlers Who Stole Their Names From Porn Stars

8. Val Venis

WWE.comWWE.comWe€™re cheating a little bit here, because Val€™s gimmick was designed to be a porn star, but still, that€™s quite a name. We€™re sure George Takei would have a field day with that one on his Facebook page, Oh Myyyy... During his promos, Venis constantly referred to €˜it€™ as €˜The Big Valbowski€™, which made for some particularly uncomfortable viewing after he made it his ring name a short while later. It was cause for more than a few raised eyebrows when the ring announcers informed us that the wrestler about to compete in the evening€™s next matchup was Val€™s...Um, Venis. Remember, it was €˜The Attitude Era€™ a time of sex, steroids and fake boobs in excelsis. In addition to Mr. Venis, the WWF also featured a character called €˜Meat€™ who was supposedly an underwear model but who was, in reality, Shawn Stasiak, the son of former WWWF Champ Stan€™ The Man€™ Stasiak. Daddy must have been so proud. ...He probably regularly went over to Angelina Love€™s parents€™ house in order to drown his sorrows.
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