When WWE aired Tough Enough in the early 2000s, their first two seasons were very well done and produced a few stars for the company. Jackie Gayda was one of the stars after she was one of the winners of the second season. It's not like she was a standout on the show. She was simply one of the hotter girls, so that's why she was picked. Her run in WWE lasted a few years. She was part of a terrible mixed tag match on July 8, 2002 with Chris Nowinski against Trish Stratus and Bradshaw where she botched several moves. It's a match that is remembered as one of the worst in WWE history. It wasn't smart of WWE to put her on a live Raw just a few months after she won Tough Enough. It was obvious that WWE wanted her to do well since it would be a great way to put over the Tough Enough concept, but Jackie really didn't improve much. They put her in a storyline with her future husband Charlie Haas and involved Dawn Marie in it on the Smackdown brand. It wasn't a compelling angle, but at least it was something for her to do. Even though Jackie never picked up wrestling as well as WWE might have hoped, the wrestling business did introduce her to her husband Charlie Haas. The couple has four kids together.
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