WWE Biographies
Name: Anthony Carelli
Ring Name: Santino Marella, “The Milan Miracle”, “The New Italian Stallion” and Boris Alexiev.
Date of Birth: March 14, 1979
From: Mississauga, Ontario and Canada
Resides: Paterson, New Jersey
Trained By: OVW Staff
WWE Debut: April 16, 2007
Weight: 227 pounds (103 kg)
Associates: Beth Phoenix and Rosa Mendes
Career Highlights: Won Intercontinental Championship on April 16 Raw in Milan and Italy.
About Santino Marella: Anthony Carelli was born on March 14, 1979 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Before becoming a professional wrestler Santino was MMA fighter in Japan. In 2005 he moved to United States and joined Ohio Valley Wrestling Federation to become an accomplished wrestler. Santino made his debut after signing a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on April 16, 2007. He is currently performing for RAW Brand. Santino is a former two times WWE Intercontinental Champion. Santino was among 28 participants in 2009 Royal Rumble but unfortunately he was eliminated by Big Red Machine Kane within one second. Thus he breaks the elimination record of two seconds of “The Warlords “in 1989 Royal Rumble.
Name: Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius
Ring Name: Vladimir Kozlov, “The Moscow Mauler”, “The Ruthless Russian”, “The Russian Wrangler” and Oleg Prudius.
Date of Birth: July 4, 1972
From: Ukraine
Resides: Louisville, Kentucky and US
Trained By: DSW Training Staff and OVW Training Staff.
WWE Debut: April 4, 2008
Height: 6 feet 8 inches
Weight: 302 pounds (137 kg)
Career Highlights: 2005 USA Open Heavyweight Sambo Champion, United States Kickboxing Association International Heavyweight Grappling Champion, Former member of Ukranian national football team, Trained in freestyle wrestling, Sambo, Kickboxing and Judo.
About Vladimir Kozlov: Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius was born on July 4, 1975 in Ukraine. Vladimir made his debut in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on January 17, 2006. Jerry Jarrett has a great role in success of Vladimir. It was Jerry who introduced Vladimir to WWE. Currently he is performing from Smack Down. Apart from Wrestling he is expert in Rugby, American Football, Sambo, Kickboxing, Judo and mixed martial arts. In his wrestling profession he is a former OVW Heavyweight Champion. He has also won Slammy Award of WWE for Breakout Star of the Year in 2008. He also acted in Spike Lee’s film 25th Hour in a role of Russian Mafia Enforcer which was released in 2002.
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Name: Dalip Singh Rana
Ring Name: The Great Khali, Giant Singh, “The Punjabi Nightmare” and “The Punjabi Playboy”.
Date of Birth: August 27, 1972
From: Dhirana, Himachal Pradesh and India
Resides: Atlanta, Georgia and USA
Trained By: APW Boot Camp
WWE Debut: April 2006
Height: 7 feet 3 inches
Weight: 420 pounds (190 kg)
Associates: Ranjin Singh
Career Highlights: World Heavyweight Champion
About The Great Khali: Dalip Singh Rana was born on August 27, 1972 in Dhirana, Himachal Pradesh, India. Khali completed his wrestling training from All Pro Wrestling in United States in October 2000. Khali is the first Indian Professional Wrestler to join World Wrestling Entertainment. He made his debut in WWE Business by signing a contract on January 2, 2006. After that he was sent to Deep South Wrestling for training. His first appearance on WWE was on April 7, 2006 in Smack Down. In India he is a former Mr. India in 1995 and 1996.Before joining WWE he was an officer in Punjab State Police. About his personnel life he is one of seven brothers. Khali was married to Harminder Kaur on February 27, 2002. Dalip Singh got his name “Khali” after Hindu Goddess Kali. Khali is very careful about his diet. His daily diet includes one gallon of milk, five chickens and two dozen eggs along with chapattis, juice and fruits. Besides his profession he had acted in Hollywood films – The Longest Yard which was released in 2005 and Get Smart released in 2008.
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Name: Shelton Benjamin
Ring Name: Shelton Benjamin and The Gold Standard
Date of Birth: July 9, 1975
From: Orangeburg and South Carolina
Resides: Houston, Texas
Trained By: OVW
Debut: November 2000
WWE Debut: Dec. 2002
Height: 6 feet 2 inches
Weight: 248 pounds (112 kg)
Signature Move: T-bone Suplex
Career Highlights: Intercontinental Champion and WWE Tag Team Champion.
About Shelton Benjamin: Shelton Benjamin was born on July 9, 1975 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Shelton signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in September 2002. Currently he is performing from Smack Down and is a reigning United States Champion. He is three times Intercontinental Champion and has also won WWE Tag Team Championship teaming up with Charlie Haas. Before coming to WWE he was an amateur wrestler in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He had a stunning record in high school of 122-10 win- loss record and was two times Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in 1993 and 1994. About his hobbies, he is crazy for video games. He has won WWE’s THQ Superstar Challenge.
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Name: David Edward Finlay, Jr.
Ring Name: Dave Finlay, Fit Finlay, Finlay, Finley, The Fighting Irishman, The Man Who Loves To Fight, The Belfast Brawler, The Belfast Bruiser
Date of Birth: January 31, 1959
From: Greenisland, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Resides: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Trained By: Ted Betley
WWE Debut: Jan. 20, 2006
Height: 6 feet 2 inches
Weight: 233 pounds (106 kg)
Signature Move: The Celtic Cross
Associates: Hornswoggle
Career Highlights: United States Champion, WCW Television Champion and WCW Hardcore Champion
About Finlay: David Edward Finlay, Jr. was born on January 31, 1959 in Greenisland, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Finlay made his debut in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1995 with a name as The Belfast Bruiser. Finlay won World Championship Wrestling belt on May 4, 1998 by defeating Booker T. But unluckily he lost his Championship belt to Booker T at The Great American Bash on June 4, 1998. This fighting Irishman made his debut in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on January 20, 2006. He made his first appearance in Smack Down against Jeff Hardy. Finlay was declared as United States Champion after he defeated Lashley. In 2007, Finlay was selected for Royal Rumble. He started his match against “Nature Boy” Ric Flair but unfortunately he was eliminated by Shawn Michaels. In 2008, he was drafted to ECW Brand. About his personnel life, Finlay’s father and grandfather were great wrestlers and his sister was a referee. Finlay is a father of three children’s and is married to a German Woman.
Name: Dylan Postl
Ring Name: Shortstack, Hornswoggle and Little Bastard
Date of Birth: May 29, 1986
From: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
WWE Debut: May 26, 2006
Height: 4 feet 4 inches
Weight: 38 pounds (62 kg)
Signature Move: Tadpole Splash
Associates: Finlay
Career Highlights: Cruiserweight Champion
About Hornswoggle: Dylan Postl was born on May 29, 1986 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Hornswoggle made his debut in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on May 26, 2006. Hornswoggle, won his maiden Cruiserweight Championship belt in 2007 by defeating Jamie Noble at The Great American Bash. Thus Hornswoggle becomes first ever short wrestler to win a Championship in WWE history. He had helped Finlay on number of occasion in a match by hiding himself under ring apron and attacking secretly from behind on Finlay’s opponent. In 2008 he was drafted to ECW along with his Tag Team partner Finlay.
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Name: Mark Jerrold Henry
Ring Name: Mark Henry, The World’s Strongest Man, Sexual Chocolate, The King of Jungle.
Date of Birth: June 12, 1971
From: Silsbee, Texas, United States
Resides: New York, United States
Trained By: Stu Hart and Bret Hart
Debut: September 22, 1996
Height: 6 feet 1 inches
Weight: 392 pounds (170 kg)
Signature Move: World’s Strongest Slam
Associates: WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas
Career Highlights: ECW Champion and European Champion.
About Mark Henry: Mark Jerrold Henry was born on June 12, 1971 in Silsbee, Texas, United States. After finishing tenth in Super Heavyweight Class in Barcelona Olympics Weightlifting Competition in 1992 he was better known as “The World’s Strongest Man”. He completed his wrestling training from Stu Hart and Bret Hart. Henry made his debut in World Wrestling Entertainment in 1996. In 1999 at SummerSlam event Henry helped Jeff Jarrett to win WWF Intercontinental Championship and WWF European Championship in a match against D-Lo. Great Jarrett gave WWF European Championship to Henry after SummerSlam. Currently he wrestles for ECW Brand. Mark Henry has also won Hummer as a prize after winning Arnold Strongman Classic in 2002. About his personnel life, Henry is married to Jana and has a son Jacob.
