16. Sharmell
The woman that wrestling fans got to know as Sharmell in WWE started out as “Storm” in WCW. Her role in 1998 was as a Nitro girl dancer. Most of the women in the Nitro Girls group didn’t stand out that much, but some of them did become bigger stars on their own when the company decided to put them in storylines.
Eventually, they gave her the name of Paisley as a valet for The Artist and later Kwee Wee. While neither role was that prominent, it was clear that she had a passion for the wrestling business and deserved to have the spotlight on her.
After WCW folded, she ended up signing a developmental deal with WWE. In the mid-2000s, she became a regular performer as the valet to her husband Booker T. and did a great job in that role.
15. Woman
She had one of the simplest names in the history of wrestling: Woman. She started in the wrestling busienss in the mid-1980s, then made it to WCW in 1989 working with the Steiners, spent some time in ECW with Sandman and found her way back to WCW in 1996.
Woman was the wife of wrestler Kevin Sullivan, who was one of WCW’s main bookers in the mid-1990s. She became a valet for Ric Flair as well as the Four Horsemen stable. Sullivan put himself in a storyline with Chris Benoit, which led to her leaving Sullivan and marrying Benoit, who was part of the Horsemen group.
Sadly, Nancy Benoit was murdered along with her son by her husband Chris Benoit in 2007, which is arguably the greatest tragedy in the history of wrestling.
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