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Larry Hennig

In the early 1960's, Hennig entered the American Wrestling Association (AWA) under the tutelage of Verne Gagne. He eventually found some main event success and shared a brief AWA Tag Team Championship reign with Duke Hoffman, but frequently losing to rougher, more experienced wrestlers, he began questioning the scientific style instilled into him by Gagne and looked toward a different approach.

During the summer of 1963, Hennig formed a team with Harley Race and branded themselves as "Handsome" Harley Race and "Pretty Boy" Larry Hennig, a cocky villainous tag team with a penchant for breaking the rules to win matches. They quickly became top contenders, and on January 30, 1965, they defeated the tandem of Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher to capture the AWA World Tag Team Championship, becoming, at the time, the youngest tag team champions ever. Race and Hennig continued to feud with the Bruiser and Crusher and other top teams for the next several years, amassing three title reigns.

Verne Gagne, in particular, was a hated rival of the team and recruited many different partners to try to defeat Race and Hennig during their AWA run. Gagne and Crusher won the titles from them six months after Race and Hennig's first reign but lost them back on August 7, 1965. The team retained the titles until May 1966 when they lost to Bruiser and Crusher. They received another title shot on January 6, 1967 and defeated Bruiser and Crusher in Chicago, Illinois. This would prove to be their final reign at AWA Tag Team Champions.

On November 1, 1967, during a tag team match in Winnipeg, Hennig was in the middle of lifting Johnny Powers as another opponent rammed into him from the front. As he dropped Powers to the mat, Hennig found that his knee had bent inward. The injury ended their last title run. The AWA allowed Harley Race to select another partner to defend the championship.

Hennig made a face turn on August 10, 1974 at a television taping in Minneapolis, now sporting a full red beard and calling himself "the Axe" when he saved the High Flyers (Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne) from an attack. The event had Hennig opposing his former allies, Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens, and manager Bobby Heenan (who Bockwinkel and Stevens hired following their recent loss of the AWA World Tag Team Titles to The Crusher and Billy Robinson the previous month) as they assaulted the Flyers during an episode of *AWA All-Star Wrestling*.

When Harley Race returned to the AWA in 1984, he wrestled Hennig's son, Curt - a match that was fueled by Larry Hennig confronting his former tag team partner at the end of the match. The following year, Curt's first major push would be alongside his father in a feud with The Road Warriors.

Hennig also unsuccessfully challenged Bruno Sammartino for his WWF World Heavyweight Championship title.

In February 2014, Hennig made a one-off appearance in WWE at their Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, accompanying his grandson Curtis Axel and his tag team partner Ryback to the ring on the pre-show.

Hennig passed away on December 6, 2018.
Luke Hawx

On September 1, 2003, **Luke Hawx** made his World Wrestling Entertainment debut as he teamed with Mortis and defeated Big Bad Jon and Travis Tomko in a tag team dark match before the taping of *SmackDown!*.

On July 10, 2007, Hawx lost to Chuck Palumbo in a dark match before *SmackDown!*. On the March 21, 2008 episode of *SmackDown*, Hawx, along with Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas, faced and lost against Big Show in a three-on-one handicap match. On the June 9, 2009 episode of *ECW*, Hawx teamed with Kris Lewie in a losing effort to Vladimir Kozlov in a handicap match. On the February 9, 2010 episode of *ECW*, Hawx, under the ring name **Perry Wallace**, lost to Ezekiel Jackson.
Killer Kelly

Kelly made her WWE debut on the first night of the 2018 United Kingdom Championship tournament in a three way number one contenders match for the NXT Women's Championship. The following night she was defeated by Charlie Morgan. She is the first Portuguese wrestler, male or female, to compete in the WWE. She competed in the 2018 Mae Young Classic, losing to Meiko Satomura in the first round. On the October 24 edition of *NXT UK*, she would lose to Dakota Kai. In January 2020, Kelly left WWE.
Luther Lindsay

Lindsay is known as being one of the first African Americans to become a big star in the wrestling scene, also becoming a pioneer in the business itself.

In early 1959, he appeared in the early stages of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) for Vince McMahon, Sr. and Toots Mondt, where he faced Chris Tolos, Emile Duprée and Hard Boiled Haggerty.

On February 21, 1972, Lindsay passed away.

On March 31, 2017, Lindsay was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a part of the Legacy wing.
Haiti Kid

He started his career in the WWWF as a babyface in 1971, teaming up with Sonny Boy Hayes, Joey Russell, Little Beaver and Sky Low Low.

On February 25, 1984, Haiti Kid appeared on an episode of *WWF All-Star Wrestling*, teaming with Tiger Jackson to defeat Dana Carpenter and Poncho Boy. He appeared in Mr. T's corner at WrestleMania 2 in his match against Rowdy Roddy Piper. He also competed at WrestleMania III in a mixed tag team match with Hillbilly Jim and Little Beaver against King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook.
Lodi

Rave

At WCW World War 3 on November 23, 1997, Lodi made his World Championship Wrestling debut. Lodi was introduced as a member of Raven's Flock as an injury replacement for Stevie Richards. He accompanied his fellow Flock members to ringside carrying a variety of signs, which he displayed to the audience at intervals. The signs were generally intended to be humorous and variously furthered storylines, antagonized the audience, promoted the Flock, and made inside jokes aimed at other wrestlers or groupies. Lodi made his in-ring debut on the December 8 episode of *Nitro*, losing to Chris Benoit. Lodi disappeared from WCW television several months later after suffering a fractured ankle in a match against Psicosis. Upon his return, Lodi would become involved in the feud between Saturn and Raven. Lodi defeated Saturn in a match on *WCW Thunder* thanks to Kanyon, which then meant Saturn had to be Lodi's personal assistant till Fall Brawl. After weeks of making a mockery of Saturn, The Flock disbanded at the September 13, 1998 Fall Brawl, when Perry Saturn defeated Raven to win the freedom of the Flock.

In June 1999, WCW enhancement talent Lenny Lane persuaded Lodi to team with him as The West Hollywood Blondes, a Californian duo with pink trunks and flamboyant haircuts who were later revealed to be brothers. After a hiatus, Lane and Lodi returned to television under the team name Standards and Practices with Miss Hancock as their manager. The gimmick ended when Lane and Lodi stripped off their suits on an edition of *Nitro*. In the following weeks, they competed under the tag name 2XS (an abbreviation of "too excess" that was later shortened to XS), as two hard rock partygoers, during which Lodi's ring name was changed to **Idol** and then to **Rave**. This was also short-lived as they failed to get over, and both were released from WCW in 2000.
Malcolm Bivens

On March 11, 2019, WWE announced the signing of Bivens, revealing that he was already at the WWE Performance Center. On March 22, Bivens debuted on an *NXT* live event under the name **Court Moore**, as the manager of Babatunde. At an April 12, *NXT* live event, Moore managed Bronson Reed to a win against Eric Bugenhagen. At the May 16 *NXT* live event, Moore started going by the new name **Malcolm Bivens**.

On the March 25, 2020 episode of *NXT*, Bivens made his debut representing Rinku and Saurav, who attacked Matt Riddle. The following week, Bivens introduced them as Indus Sher, while collectively being known as Bivens Enterprises. However, following the June 17 episode of *NXT*, Bivens would quietly split away from Indus Sher and would be taken off of television. He returned on the December 2 episode of *NXT*, where he was seen backstage talking to Tyler Rust. On the following week's episode of *NXT*, he once again approached Rust backstage, offering him his managerial services. On the June 22, 2021 episode of *NXT*, Bivens and Rust were revealed to be apart of The Diamond Mine stable along with Hideki Suzuki and Roderick Strong.

On April 22, 2022, Bivens was released from his contract.
King Kong

In mid-1993, King Kong signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) alongside his tag partner Awesome Kong. In WCW, they were managed by Harley Race, and the duo competed in WCW's tag team division. Their first real match on a national level took place as *Clash of the Champions XXIV*, where the team lost to Sting and Ric Flair. Later on, both of the Colossal Kongs competed in the 1993 Battlebowl tournament. In the tournament, King Kong teamed up with Dustin Rhodes to defeat Awesome Kong and The Equalizer, with the storyline being that the teams were "randomly drawn" to face off. Winning the match meant that King Kong was one of twenty wrestlers competing in a battle royal at the end of the night, won by Big Van Vader. King Kong would also work WCW's 1993 Starrcade show, losing to The Shockmaster in a singles match. The pay-per-view loss was one of his last matches for WCW, as both of the Colossal Kongs left WCW shortly thereafter.
Kaz Hayashi

Hayashi joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1998. Early on, he was relegated to a jobber and comedy character. He would be taken under the management of Sonny Onoo and even come to inherit Glacier's ceremonial armor and light show for a time. In late 1999, Hayashi was paired with La Parka. During interviews, the two would speak in their native languages which would be humorously dubbed over by charismatic English speakers, calling him names such as "The Kaz Master" and "Kazanova". This ended shortly when La Parka became upset and tossed the microphone down as Ed Ferrera was speaking.

In mid-2000, Hayashi formed the stable The Jung Dragons along with Jamie-San and Yang. Primarily feuding with 3 Count, the Jung Dragons consisted of high-flying cruiserweight talent and gained considerable popularity until the group's demise the following year.

Hayashi's contract was bought by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) following their purchase of WCW in early 2001. Hayashi made his WWF main roster debut during the Invasion storyline as a member of The Alliance faction, but only made one appearance before leaving the WWF.
Lola Vice

Vice made her on-screen WWE debut on the January 27, 2023 episode of *NXT Level Up*, losing to Dani Palmer. She first teamed up with Elektra Lopez on the April 14 episode of *NXT Level Up*, losing to Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. On the June 13 episode of *NXT*, Vice officially allied herself with Lopez, establishing herself as a heel.

On the September 12 episode of *NXT*, it was announced that Vice would take part in the fourth edition of the *NXT* Women's Breakout Tournament, which began on the October 3 episode of *NXT*. She defeated Dani Palmer in the first round and Karmen Petrovic in the semifinals, the latter which was held on night one of Halloween Havoc on October 24 and advanced to the final on night two of Halloween Havoc on October 31. Vice defeated Kelani Jordan in the finals to win the tournament, earning a contract for an NXT Women's Championship match at any time of her choosing.
Ken Resnick

In late 1983, Resnick debuted as an interviewer for the American Wrestling Association (AWA). Resnick remained with the company until April 1986, with his final appearance coming at WrestleRock 1986. Prior to the event, Resnick appeared in a promotional music video for the show entitled the "WrestleRock Rumble".

Resnick joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on May 1, 1986. His final television appearance as a WWF announcer was on the March 14, 1987 episode of *WWF Wrestling Challenge*.
Louie Spicolli

Spicolli debuted in 1988, working as a jobber for the World Wrestling Federation. His occasional appearances saw him lose to many of the WWF's top stars, though he did register two victories in 1993, defeating The White Knight and The Lightning Kid. He also picked up a victory on March 13, 1995 over Greg Davis, his last appearance before being repackaged.

In April 1995, the WWF repackaged Spicolli as **Rad Radford**, a fan of grunge. He worked an angle with the Bodydonnas, wanting to join (despite his comparatively poorly toned body) and was eventually admitted as a "Bodydonna-in-training". This lasted until Survivor Series, when he was thrown out of the group because his physique was not good enough. Spicolli achieved little success as Radford, rarely getting victories over other name talent. He would be released in early 1996.

Spicolli joined Extreme Championship Wrestling in July 1996 as a face. He later turned heel and feuded with Tommy Dreamer. He left the company not long after.

Spicolli signed with WCW in late 1997 and became the lackey of New World Order member Scott Hall, dubbing himself "The Real Innovator" in order to mock Tommy Dreamer (known by the nickname "The Innovator of Violence"). Spicolli later began commentating during matches. Hall and Spicolli soon feuded with Larry Zbyszko, with Spicolli stealing Zbyszko's golf clubs, bringing them to the ring, and breaking them over his knee while Hall made sarcastic comments on the mic. This resulted in a match between Spicolli and Zbyszko being booked for SuperBrawl VIII on February 22, 1998. However, the match never took place due to Louie Spicolli's death one week before the match.

Spicolli passed away on February 15, 1998.
Kurasawa

Kurasawa's first appearance in WCW was at Halloween Havoc 1992, as a spectator, sitting alongside Seiji Sakaguchi at ringside. Three years later, he returned to WCW to wrestle as a member of the Stud Stable led by Colonel Robert Parker. He frequently teamed with Meng, with whom he feuded against Sting and Road Warrior Hawk. He broke the arm of Hawk using a seated armbar after their tag team match at *Clash of the Champions XXXI*, in which they lost. He subsequently feuded with Hawk when Hawk returned from injury heading into Halloween Havoc, beating many local wrestlers on their B-shows, *WorldWide* and *Pro*, as well as a big win over Sgt. Craig Pittman on *Monday Nitro*. He was also known there for nearly defeating "Macho Man" Randy Savage on an episode of *WCW Monday Nitro*.
Lou Thesz

Thesz was a pioneer in the wrestling business. In the 1950's and 60's, Thesz competed against the likes of Whipper Billy Watson, Edouard Carpentier, Buddy Rogers, and Gene Kiniski.

In 1993, Thesz was inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame for his contributions to the early years of televised professional wrestling.

On April 28, 2002, Thesz passed away.

In 2016, Thesz was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of their Legacy wing.
Killer Khan

In 1980, Khan was hired by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In the WWF, Khan originally feuded with WWF Champion Bob Backlund, as well as WWF Intercontinental Champion Pedro Morales.

Khan was then placed in a feud with André the Giant. During one match in May 1981, Khan performed a kneedrop off of the top turnbuckle that resulted in André the Giant breaking his ankle, as Khan accidentally landed on it. When Andre returned from his injury, he and Khan feuded into the next year. In November 1981 in Philadelphia, Andre defeated Khan in a "Mongolian Stretcher match."

Khan made a brief return to the WWF in 1987, managed by Mr. Fuji, where he feuded with Outback Jack. In addition, he had a limited house show run challenging WWF Champion Hulk Hogan.

Khan also had a successful run as a monster heel in World Class Championship Wrestling. Usually managed by Skandor Akbar, the WCCW run saw him team with the Freebirds (teaching Terry Gordy the Oriental Spike), then turning on him, paid by Akbar.

Khan passed away on December 29, 2023.
Magnum T.A.

In 1984, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) signed Magnum. After debuting, Magnum began feuding with Wahoo McDaniel and defeated him for the United States Heavyweight Championship on March 23, 1985. At The Great American Bash, he successfully defended the title by defeating Kamala. He then began feuding with the Four Horsemen before feuding solely with Horsemen member Tully Blanchard and his valet Baby Doll. On September 28, Magnum lost to the Horsemen's leader Ric Flair in a near-30-minute title match for Flair's World Heavyweight Championship. Magnum would later lose his U.S. Title to Blanchard until Magnum regained the title in a famous "I Quit" match at Starrcade on November 28

In April 1986, Magnum began feuding with Ivan Koloff, who had started proclaiming that his nephew, Nikita, would become the United States Heavyweight Champion. Jim Crockett, Jr. set up a contract signing for Magnum to defend his title against Nikita in May. At the signing, Magnum brought his mother, Marion, while Nikita brought Ivan. However, Nikita insulted Magnum's mother during the signing, instigating a fight. Then-president of WCW, Bob Geigel, issued a public reprimand against Magnum for "conduct unbecoming a champion." Magnum replied, "Reprimand this!" while punching Geigel. As a result, Magnum was stripped of his title and it was put up in a best of seven series between Magnum and Nikita. After losing the first three matches in a row to Nikita, Magnum began a comeback, winning the next three matches to keep the series going. In the tie-breaking match on August 17, 1986, in Charlotte, North Carolina, Nikita defeated Magnum to win the title with help from Ivan and Krusher Khruschev.

On October 14, 1986, Magnum was driving in the rain and lost control, crashing his car. The right side of his body was paralyzed for months, ending his in-ring career. Koloff gained respect for Magnum from their feud and wanted to take his place. Magnum's first on-screen appearance following the accident was on *Supertowns on the Superstation*, in an interview with Tony Schiavone. His first appearance in front of a live crowd was at the Crockett Cup in 1987, where, with the aid of a cane and two referees, Magnum walked to ringside to embrace Dusty Rhodes and Nikita, who would go on to defeat Tully Blanchard and Lex Luger for the tournament championship.

In his last angle in WCW in March 1988, Magnum was attacked by his former rival Tully Blanchard, which prompted Dusty Rhodes to come to the aid of his friend. Rhodes was subsequently suspended and returned as The Midnight Rider, managed by Magnum.

On June 24, 2007, Magnum T.A. made his first appearance for World Wrestling Entertainment at their Vengeance: Night of Champions pay-per-view, where he was noted as a former United States Champion.
Ludvig Borga

On the *WWF Superstars* that aired on July 24, 1993, Borga debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a heel Finn who appeared in a series of vignettes castigating Americans for their perceived deficiencies in issues such as environmental laws and their educational system. His singlet was adorned with the Finnish flag, and his entrance music was *Maamme*, the country's national anthem. After an initial streak of squash victories over enhancement talent, Borga defeated Marty Jannetty at SummerSlam.

Borga was immediately pushed to main event status as he entered a feud with the federation's top babyface, "Made in the USA" Lex Luger. On the October 30, 1993 edition of *Superstars* (filmed September 28), Borga ended Tatanka's undefeated streak of nearly two years, dominating him throughout their match and ultimately knocking him out with a steel chair while the referee was distracted by Mr. Fuji at ringside. In a mockery of Luger's past "Narcissist" gimmick, Borga pinned Tatanka with one finger. At Survivor Series, Borga participated in the main event, teaming up with Yokozuna, Quebecer Jacques and Crush as the "Foreign Fanatics" against "All-Americans" Lex Luger, The Undertaker and The Steiner Brothers. Borga and Luger were the final two remaining participants and Borga was eliminated by Luger after a running forearm smash. On December 14, Borga pinned Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon at a house show, but the win was overturned and the match resumed because Razor's foot was on the bottom rope. Borga pinned Razor again after Shawn Michaels hit Razor with a title belt, but the decision was reversed and Borga disqualified.

On January 17, 1994, Borga injured his ankle in a match with Rick Steiner. Borga left the company soon after.

On January 8, 2010, Borga passed away.
Krissy Vaine

On the September 28, 2007 episode of *SmackDown!*, Vaine made her WWE debut as a villainess by attacking Torrie Wilson after Wilson lost a match to Victoria. On the October 5 episode of *SmackDown!*, Vaine was seen backstage negotiating her first match with *SmackDown!* General Manager Vickie Guerrero. However, Vaine left WWE on October 10.
Karl Gotch

Gotch had a brief run in the World Wide Wrestling Federation from August 1971 to February 1972. On December 6, 1971, he teamed with Rene Goulet to win the WWWF World Tag Team Championship from the inaugural champions, Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler, in two straight falls of a best-two-out-of-three-falls match in Madison Square Garden. They lost the championship on February 1, 1972, to Baron Mikel Scicluna and King Curtis.

On July 28, 2007, Gotch passed away.
Kharma

From April 11, 2011 onwards, vignettes aired during WWE television with Kharma, whose face was concealed by shadows and her signature braids, dismembering female dolls while cackling maniacally. During the April 25 episode of *Raw*, her face was shown for the first time in the vignettes. Kharma made her debut on May 1 at Extreme Rules, attacking Michelle McCool after a match, and she continued to attack former WWE Divas Champions on both *Raw* and *SmackDown* in the following weeks. On the May 23 episode of *Raw*, Kharma interrupted a tag team match but rather than attack everyone, she uncharacteristically broke down crying.

The following week, Kharma spoke for the first time to reveal she was pregnant and thus forced to take a leave of absence from WWE.

Kharma made a surprise return in the 2012 Royal Rumble match as the twenty-first entrant. She intimidated Michael Cole into eliminating himself before eliminating Hunico, only to be thrown out by Dolph Ziggler. With her entrance, she became the third female, after Chyna and Beth Phoenix, to participate in a Royal Rumble match. This also marked her first and only official WWE match. In July 2012, she was released by WWE.
Luke Graham

Graham wrestled in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) with Jerry Graham beginning in 1964. They won the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship from Don McClarty and Argentina Apollo, holding it for eight months, before losing the belts to another heel tag team, Gene Kiniski and Waldo Von Erich. It was during this time that he became known as "Crazy" Luke Graham. Graham returned to the WWWF as a singles wrestler from 1966-1969; feuding with Miguel Perez, Antonio Pugliese and Bruno Sammartino.

In the late 1960's, he was a mid-card performer for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association (AWA).

After leaving the AWA, Luke returned to WWWF and had a brief run with Tarzan Tyler as the first WWWF Tag Team Champions in 1971. Once champions, the team held the belts for six months while feuding with Chief Jay Strongbow, Gorilla Monsoon, and Pedro Morales. Luke again left the WWWF in 1972.

In 1978, Graham return to the WWWF, this time being managed by The Grand Wizard. He had feuds with Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, Haystacks Calhoun, Ivan Putski and WWWF Champion Bob Backlund. He even teamed with his "brother" Superstar Billy Graham.

On June 23, 2006, Graham passed away.
Lou Marconi

On May 25, 1994, Marconi appeared on *WWF Superstars of Wrestling*, where he and Curtis Harrison wrestled The Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu) for the WWF World Tag Team Championship.

In August 1996, Marconi made two appearances on *WWF Superstars of Wrestling*; his first match was against Marc Mero and the second was a tag team match with Frank Stalletto versus The Smokin' Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn). He also wrestled Stone Cold Steve Austin on *WWF Superstars* two months later.

On July 28, 1997, Marconi wrestled Brian Pillman on *WWF Shotgun Saturday Night*. The following month, Marconi made his Extreme Championship Wrestling debut against Bam Bam Bigelow in Monaca, Pennsylvania. Marconi would continue to make appearances with the promotion throughout the year. In October, Marconi wrestled Al Snow in back-to-back singles matches. On December 13, 1997, he and Bill Wiles lost to Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney in Buffalo, New York. On January 16, 1998, Marconi lost a second tag team match with Bud Liscious to Danny Doring and Paul Diamond in Rostraver, Pennsylvania. His final ECW appearance took place the following night, where Marconi wrestled Danny Doring.

On June 29, 1998, Marconi wrestled Faarooq on *WWF Shotgun Saturday Night*. On July 26, 1999, Marconi wrestled Test on *WWF Shotgun Saturday Night*. Marconi also wrestled Mideon on the November 22 edition of *WWF Jakked*.
Kevin Federline

Federline appeared on WWE programming in 2006. He first appeared on the October 16, 2006, and October 23, 2006 editions of *WWE Raw*, in which he got into physical altercations with WWE Champion John Cena. The following week, he came to the ring to aid Johnny Nitro in his match against John Cena. After Cena got in Federline's face, Federline slapped him hard. He appeared again during the November 5, 2006, pay-per-view event Cyber Sunday, hitting Cena with King Booker's World Heavyweight Championship belt and helping Booker win the Champion of Champions match that was organized between Cena, Booker, and Big Show. The next night, on November 6, 2006, he challenged Cena to a match at the New Year's Day edition of *Raw*, which Cena accepted. He went on to win this No Disqualification match thanks to interference from Johnny Nitro and Umaga. Later in the night, after John Cena's main event match, Cena went after Federline and brought him into the ring and delivered his FU finishing move twice before cameras stopped rolling.
Lena Yada

Yada first came to WWE as part of the 2005 WWE Diva Search and made it to the Top 30. She auditioned again in 2007 and made it to the final eight and placed third overall in the competition. On the October 22, 2007 edition of *Raw*, she became the sixth contestant eliminated. On November 10, 2007, however, Yada was signed to WWE and made her *SmackDown!* television debut on January 4, 2008 as a backstage interviewer, interviewing Matt Striker and Big Daddy V.

After appearing only once on *SmackDown!*, on January 8, Yada was transferred to *ECW*. She hosted a "Diva Dance Off" between Kelly Kelly and Layla, only to suddenly include herself at the end and crown herself the winner. She later became a heel and joined forces with Layla against Kelly Kelly, who had defeated them in a "Best Body" contest. Yada continued as a valet to both Victoria and Layla for the next couple of weeks, but then Yada returned to her role as a backstage interviewer.

Yada participated in the Cyber Sunday annual Halloween Costume Contest; Yada was dressed as a ninja. On November 3, 2008, on the 800th episode of *Raw*, Yada won her in-ring televised debut in a 16-wrestler tag team match after then-WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix pinned Mae Young, although, she was never tagged in. On November 10, 2008 she was released from her WWE contract just a week after her in-ring debut.
Magic Dragon

In 1981, Dragon began working for Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW). In WCCW, he was managed by Gary Hart and teamed up with the Great Kabuki on a regular basis. At the "Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show", Magic Dragon and Great Kabuki defeated David and Kevin Von Erich.

Dragon passed away on November 28, 1987.
Lyra Valkyria

Valkyria signed with WWE on January 20, 2020. However, Valkyrie competed in her first match on *NXT UK* on January 17, 2020, defeating Amale under the ring name **Aoife Valkyrie**. She then defeated Isla Dawn the next night on January 18, 2020, and defeated Amale again afterwards. On March 26, 2020, Valkyrie defeated Nina Samuels.

In February 2020, Valkyrie toured with the *NXT* brand for the first time, wrestling on two house shows in Florida. Valkyrie defeated Aliyah on February 14 in Tampa, followed by defeating Jessi Kamea, MJ Jenkins, and Taynara on February 15 in a six-woman tag team match at a Fort Pierce house show, where she teamed up with Mia Yim and Rita Reis.

Valkyrie made her return to television on the September 17, 2020 episode of *NXT UK* in a winning effort against Isla Dawn, and on October 29, 2020, she competed against Dani Luna, again in a winning effort. Valkyrie remained undefeated until April 29, 2021, when she lost to Meiko Satomura. She would lose again to Jinny on the July 29 episode of *NXT UK* due to interference from Joseph Conners; however, she would defeat Jinny four weeks later on the August 26 episode of *NXT UK* in a no disqualification match in which Conners was suspended in a shark cage.

On the November 29, 2022 episode of *NXT*, a vignette was shown teasing her debut under the new name of **Lyra Valkyria**. On December 13, Valkyria made her debut on *NXT*, defeating Amari Miller. On the March 21 episode of *NXT*, Lyra beat Ivy Nile to qualify for the ladder match for the NXT Women's Championship at NXT Stand and Deliver, though she was unsuccessful in winning the title at the event. On the May 9 episode of *NXT*, she beat Kiana James to advance to the semifinal of the tournament for the vacated NXT Women's Championship. On May 23, she defeated Cora Jade to advance to the final, facing Tiffany Stratton at NXT Battleground. At the event, Stratton would win the vacant title. On night one of NXT Halloween Havoc on October 24, Valkyria defeated Becky Lynch to win the NXT Women's Championship. On the November 21 episode of *NXT,* Valkyria successfully defended her title against Xia Li.
Larry Sharpe

In June 1977, Sharpe debuted in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), where he formed a tag team with Dynamite Jack Evans (who was working in the WWWF in preliminary and mid card matches). The Hollywood Blondes (as they were known) had a successful run winning matches on television and at live events.

On April 10, 2017, Sharpe passed away.
Kenzo Suzuki

Suzuki was signed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2004. Originally, Suzuki was scheduled to debut on the *Raw* brand in May under the ring name **Hirohito**, a Japanese patriot who held anti-American views. However, the gimmick was dropped, and Suzuki as well as his valet and legitimate wife Hiroko were instead moved to the *SmackDown!* brand. Together, they made their television debut on the June 10 episode of *SmackDown!*, where Suzuki defeated Scotty 2 Hotty. Suzuki then began a short feud with Billy Gunn, which ended with Suzuki defeating Gunn at The Great American Bash. On the July 15 episode of *SmackDown*, Suzuki, Rene Dupree, and Booker T defeated John Cena in a 3-on-1 elimination match. On the July 29 episode of *SmackDown*, Suzuki competed in an 8-man elimination match for the vacant United States Championship, which was won by Booker T. On the August 26 episode of *SmackDown*, Suzuki defeated Rob Van Dam. On the September 2 episode of *SmackDown*, Suzuki, Duprée and Booker T lost to John Cena, Rey Mysterio, and Rob Van Dam.

On the September 9 episode of *SmackDown!*, Suzuki and René Duprée won the WWE Tag Team Championship, defeating Billy Kidman and Paul London. Beginning with their title reign, Suzuki adopted a comedic pro-American gimmick that saw him poorly sing popular songs. At No Mercy, Suzuki and Duprée defeated Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam to retain the titles. On the October 7 episode of *SmackDown!*,Suzuki lost to Rey Mysterio. On the October 21 episode of *SmackDown!*, Suzuki, Duprée and John "Bradshaw" Layfield lost to Booker T, Rob Van Dam, and Rey Mysterio. On the November 18 episode of *SmackDown!*, Suzuki and Dupree lost to Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam. On the November 25 episode of *SmackDown!*, Suzuki lost to Rob Van Dam by disqualification. On the December 2 episode of *SmackDown!*,Suzuki, Dupree, and Hiroko lost to Rob Van Dam, Rey Mysterio and Torrie Wilson.

Suzuki and Duprée later lost the titles to Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio on the December 9 airing of *SmackDown!*. Van Dam and Mysterio retained the title in a rematch at Armageddon. In singles action, he briefly feuded with John Cena for the United States Championship, at one point challenging him to a battle rap on the January 6, 2005 episode of *SmackDown!.* Ultimately, Suzuki was unsuccessful in defeating Cena for the title. At the Royal Rumble, Suzuki competed in the Royal Rumble match, where he was eliminated by Rey Mysterio. On the February 10 episode of *SmackDown!*, Suzuki lost to Eddie Guerrero. On the February 19 episode of *Velocity*, Suzuki lost to Hardcore Holly. On the *Sunday Night Heat* before No Way Out, Suzuki and Duprée lost to Charlie Haas and Hardcore Holly. On the February 26 episode of *WWE Velocity*, Suzuki lost to Booker T in his final televised match.

Suzuki and Hiroko were traded to the *Raw* brand on June 30, 2005, at the end of the Draft Lottery. On July 6, 2005, both Suzuki and Hiroko were released from the company without ever making their debuts on the brand.
MSK

On December 2, 2020, Nash Carter and Wes Lee signed contracts with WWE and were both assigned to the WWE Performance Center. On the January 13, 2021 episode of *NXT*, they debuted under the team name **MSK**. They defeated Jake Atlas and Isaiah "Swerve" Scott in the first round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament. The duo then defeated Drake Maverick and Killian Dain in the second round on the January 27 episode of *NXT* to advance to the semi-finals. On the February 10 episode, they defeated Legado del Fantasma in the semi-finals. On February 14, at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day, MSK defeated the Grizzled Young Veterans in the finals to become the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winners. At NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver, MSK defeated Grizzled Young Veterans and Legado del Fantasma in a triple threat tag team match to win the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship. MSK would have their first successful title defense against the team of Killian Dain and Drake Maverick on the April 13 episode of *NXT.* At NXT TakOver: In Your House, MSK would team with NXT North American Champion Bronson Reed to take on Legado del Fantasma in a winners take all match, where the team of MSK and Reed would be successful. At NXT The Great American Bash, MSK would defeat Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher to retain their NXT Tag Team Titles. On the September 8 episode of *NXT,* MSK would defeat Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles. On the October 5 episode of *NXT 2.0,* MSK would successfully defend their titles in a fatal four-way elimination match*.* At NXT Halloween Havoc on October 26, MSK would lose their titles to Imperium, ending their reign at 201 days. They would regain their title from Imperium several months later on April 2, 2022, at NXT Stand and Deliver in a triple threat match that also involved The Creed Brothers. However a few days later on April 6, Nash Carter would be released from his WWE contract and two days later, the NXT Tag Team Championship would be declared vacant.
Luke Robinson

In March 2011, Robinson was announced as one of the fourteen contestants for the revival of *WWE Tough Enough*. Despite being described as "arrogant," Robinson was an early stand out, only being in the bottom three once. Robinson eventually made it to the final two with Andy Leavine, losing on the June 6 episode of *Raw*, where he was booed heavily by the crowd in attendance.
Lee Marshall

In 1986, Marshall was the ring announcer for the Los Angeles portion of WrestleMania 2.

Marshall joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the mid-1990's, where he was known as "**Stagger Lee**". Marshall was the co-host of *WCW Thunder* alongside Bobby Heenan and Tony Schiavone. He interviewed and announced alongside Mike Tenay and Scott Hudson on *WCW Saturday Night* as well. A staple of *WCW Monday Nitro* was his regular cracking of "Weasel" jokes directed at Heenan, which would conclude his road reports.

Marshall was also one of the announcers at the 1996 World War 3 pay-per-view in Norfolk, Virginia, covering the third ring with Larry Zbyszko. During the early stages of the three-ring, 60-man battle royal, the Four Horsemen and the Dungeon of Doom battled outside the ring and in the ensuing fight, Marshall was knocked down and repeatedly kicked legitimately to the head and chest by the Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) while on the floor. After the fight moved back toward the locker room, Marshall managed to get himself up and, after some difficulty (and questioning why Zbyszko didn't come to his aid), finished commentating the match from his designated announcing position.

On April 26, 2014, Marshall passed away.
Kurrgan

The Interrogator

The Cajun Giant

Kurrgan made an initial appearance in the WWF on November 11, 1991, when he wrestled as **The Cajun Giant**, defeating Bob Bradley in a dark match at a television taping in Utica, New York.

He was signed to the WWF in 1997, alongside The Jackyl, as a member of The Truth Commission, where his ring name evolved into **The Interrogator** and was occasionally referred to as **Kurrgan the Interrogator** on television). Under the tutelage of The Jackyl, a charismatic cult leader, Kurrgan was a heel known for applying the Iron Claw to his opponents and not breaking the hold until The Jackyl slapped him across the face.

After The Truth Commission disbanded, **Kurrgan** continued as a singles wrestler managed by The Jackyl. He later went on to be part of The Oddities, The Jackyl's new stable; however, once The Jackyl was removed as the advisor of The Oddities and replaced by the Insane Clown Posse, The Oddities turned face and became fan favorites. The Oddities would leave the WWF in late 1999.
Kid Romeo

Romeo started wrestling in 1999 in World Championship Wrestling. He debuted later that year at a house show on September 3, where he defeated Triple A. Two days later, Triple A defeated Romeo in a rematch. After Triple A began using his real name, the two exchanged victories on *Saturday Night* before Romeo began wrestling in dark matches through the rest of 1999 and into early 2000.

On the January 24, 2000 episode of *Nitro*, Romeo made his televised debut and was easily defeated by The Wall. Two days later on *Thunder*, Romeo lost to Prince Iaukea in a Cruiserweight Championship tournament quarterfinal match. After winning a few consecutive dark matches, Romeo was taken off of television.

After losing a match against Essa Ríos on the February 10, 2001 episode of WWF's *Jakked*, Romeo returned to WCW, where he lost to Chris Harris in a dark match before SuperBrawl Revenge. On the March 5 episode of *Nitro*, Romeo was introduced as Elix Skipper's mystery tag team partner against A.J. Styles and Air Paris. With Skipper, Romeo won his re-debut match and they both advanced to the semi-finals of a tournament to crown the inaugural Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions. The following week on *Nitro*, Skipper and Romeo defeated The Jung Dragons to advance to the finals of the tournament. On March 18 at Greed, WCW's final pay-per-view, Romeo and Skipper defeated The Filthy Animals (Rey Mysterio, Jr. and Kidman) in the tournament finals to become the promotion's first ever Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions. Romeo and Skipper began feuding with the Animals over the title, and on the final episode of *Thunder* on March 21, Romeo and Skipper's undefeated streak was broken as they and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. lost to Mysterio, Jr. Kidman and Shane Helms. On the final episode of *Nitro* on March 26, their feud culminated as Romeo and Skipper lost the Cruiserweight Tag Team Titles to Mysterio, Jr. and Kidman in what turned out to be the second to last match in WCW's history.
Lexis King

King was officially assigned to *NXT* in late August 2023 and videos promoting his debut began airing in September. On the October 10 edition of *NXT*, a vignette aired of King discussing his father, Brian Pillman, and how he was going to take on the last name King, the last name of the real father figure in his life. He competed in his first match on October 24, during night one of NXT Halloween Havoc, defeating Dante Chen. King wrestled his first WWE premium live event on December 9 at NXT Deadline, where he lost to Carmelo Hayes. After the match, King said that he did not attack Trick Williams back in October and thanked Hayes for the spotlight. King would then participate in the 2023 *NXT* men's Breakout Tournament, but lost to Riley Osborne in the semifinals after interference from Trey Bearhill. On the January 9, 2024 episode of *NXT*, King would unsuccessfully challenge Dragon Lee for the NXT North American Championship.
Lola Gonzalez

Gonzalez had a brief stint in World Class Championship Wrestling in 1982, defeating Irma Gonzales at the "Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show" on June 4. She made two more appearances afterwards, defeating La Pantera Sureña in August 1982, and against Vicki Carranza at the June 1983 "Wrestling Star Wars" supercard.
Lord Littlebrook

In 1979, Littlebrook began wrestling with the American Wrestling Association (AWA). He was brought in to team with The Crusher in a feud with Lord Alfred Hayes and Super Destroyer Mark II. In 1986, he competed in a tag team match at the AWA's WrestleRock event, teaming with Little Tokyo. The pair lost to Little Mr. T and Cowboy Lang.

He also competed in WrestleMania III in a mixed tag-team match with Little Tokyo and King Kong Bundy against Hillbilly Jim, Little Beaver and Haiti Kid. Littlebrook's team was disqualified when Bundy bodyslammed and dropped an elbow on Little Beaver.

In the late 1980's, Lord Littlebrook was brought in to World Championship Wrestling to manage Jack Victory and Rip Morgan, who teamed as The Royal Family.

On September 9, 2016, Littlebrook passed away.
Kona Reeves

Noah Potjes

In May 2014, it was announced that Reeves had signed with WWE. He began working *NXT* live events from April 2015 and made his first major appearance in September 2015 as part of the inaugural *Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic*, teaming with Alexander Wolfe as a last minute replacement for Marcus Louis in a first-round defeat to The Hype Bros. Working under his real name, Reeves had his first televised singles match on the May 4, 2016 episode of *NXT*, losing to No Way Jose. Reeves made several further televised appearances, losing to Tye Dillinger and Andrade "Cien" Almas. On the November 23 episode of *NXT*, a match between Reeves and Rich Swann was interrupted by SAnitY, who attacked both men. Reeves then made several further televised appearances throughout the early part of 2017, losing to Aleister Black and Hideo Itami.

After a long absence from television, a vignette aired on the April 18, 2018 episode of *NXT* promoting Reeves' return as **"The Finest" Kona Reeves**. He would make his return two weeks later defeating Patrick Scott, establishing himself as a heel. Reeves would then continue making sporadic appearances on *NXT* over the next couple of years. On August 6, 2021, Reeves was released from his WWE contract.
Ludwig Kaiser

Kaiser debuted for WWE's developmental territory *NXT* in June 2017 under the name **Marcel Barthel**, losing to Roderick Strong at a live event. In August 2018, Marcel Barthel made his *NXT* television debut (taped in July) as a heel in a loss against Keith Lee. Marcel Barthel was defeated by EC3 on the November 28, 2018 *NXT*. In December and January, Barthel then formed a tag team with Fabian Aichner. The duo, dubbed the "European Union", then went on to score wins on both *NXT* and *NXT UK*. While in *NXT UK*, Barthel and Aichner united with Walter (and later Alexander Wolfe) to form the stable known as Imperium. On May 13, 2020, Barthel and Aichner defeated Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher (a substitute for Pete Dunne) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. They would go on to successfully defend the titles against teams such as Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch, Breezango, and The Undisputed Era. On the August 26 episode of *NXT*, Imperium dropped the titles to Breezango, ending their reign at 105 days. They failed to regain the titles from them in a rematch on the September 16 episode of *NXT*.

Barthel and Aichner would later defeat MSK in a lumberjack match on the October 26, 2021 Halloween Havoc event to win their second NXT Tag Team Championship. They would successfully defend their titles on the December 5 WarGames event, against Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner. On April 2, 2022, at NXT Stand and Deliver, they would lose the titles back to MSK in a triple threat tag team match also involving The Creed Brothers, ending their reign at 158 days.

On the April 8 episode of *SmackDown*, Barthel, under the new ring name **Ludwig Kaiser**, debuted with Gunther, accompanying him in his match against a local competitor. On the May 27 episode of *SmackDown*, Kaiser had his first match on the main roster, teaming with Gunther to defeat Drew Gulak and Intercontinental Champion Ricochet. A feud with the Brawling Brutes ensued for several months afterwards, pitting Kaiser, Gunther, and the debuting Giovanni Vinci (formerly Fabian Aichner) as a reformed Imperium. As part of the 2023 WWE Draft, Kaiser and his Imperium teammates Gunther and Vinci were drafted to the *Raw* brand.
Major Gunns

Gunns had a brief wrestling career that started in late-1999 in World Championship Wrestling as one of the nWo Girls. She was among several other fitness models who came to ringside with the nWo. She soon left the nWo to become a backstage interviewer, but that was also short lived. She then joined the Misfits In Action stable led by General Rection. Her most notable feuds were with The Filthy Animals' manager Tygress and Miss Hancock. Gunns defeated Hancock at New Blood Rising in a R.O.T.C. (Rip off the Camo) mud match.

On the November 13, 2000 edition of *WCW Monday Nitro*, Major Gunns turned heel and betrayed the Misfits by throwing a towel in on behalf of Rection, costing him the WCW United States Championship against Team Canada leader Lance Storm. She spent some time in Lance Storm's Team Canada, where Storm would not allow her to show off her body like the Misfits did. Eventually, the evil Major Gunns remained with Team Canada instead of returning to The Misfits. Storm and Gunns went on to feud with Ernest "The Cat" Miller and his valet Miss Jones.

She was released by WCW in February 2001.
Kizarny

On the October 10, 2008 edition of *SmackDown*, vignettes promoting the debut of Kizarny began to air in WWE. During the vignettes, he spoke in carny talk, with additional vignettes airing during the next few weeks. He also competed in dark matches before *SmackDown* tapings, defeating Ryan Braddock and Curt Hawkins. Kizarny made his in-ring televised WWE debut on the January 2, 2009 episode of *SmackDown*, defeating Montel Vontavious Porter. Kizarny later reappeared in an Elimination Chamber qualifying battle royal but was eliminated early in the match. In his last appearance on WWE television, Kizarny appeared in a backstage segment involving Vickie Guerrero and Edge on the February 20, 2009 episode of *SmackDown*.

On March 9, 2009, WWE announced that Kizarny had been released from his contract.
Kenny Layne

Layne tried out for the second season of the World Wrestling Federation's reality television program *WWE Tough Enough* in 2002. While on the series, he was trained by Al Snow, Bob Holly, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., and Ivory. Layne was one of the four finalists of the season, which was won by Jackie Gayda and Linda Miles.