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Rena Mero Lesnar (née Greek on
August 8, 1967), better known as Sable, is an American model, actress, and
former professional wrestler. She is primarily known for her stints in World
Wrestling Entertainment.
Before gaining popularity in the
world of professional wrestling, Mero worked as a model for L'Oréal, Pepsi, and
Guess?. Along with her second husband Marc Mero, she began working for the World
Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1996. As Sable, she was one of the first WWE
Divas, and she gained considerable popularity, surpassing that of her
husband.[4] After feuding with Luna Vachon, and Jacqueline, Sable became the
second WWF Women's Champion after the title was reinstated into the company.
After becoming a heel and leaving the company, Mero filed a $110 million lawsuit
against the company, citing allegations of sexual harassment and unsafe working
conditions.[5][6][7]
In 2003, she returned to the newly
renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where she was put into a storyline
feud with Torrie Wilson, and another storyline as Vince McMahon's mistress. In
2004, she left the company to spend more time with her family.[8]
Outside of wrestling, Mero has been
featured on the cover of Playboy three times.[4] The April 1999 issue of the
magazine with her on the cover was one of the highest selling issues in Playboy
history.[3] She has also guest starred on several television series, including
Pacific Blue.[9] She also appeared in the film Corky Romano.[10]
****
Sable
Billed height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Billed weight 118 lb (54 kg)[1] -
127 lb (58 kg)[2]
Born August 8, 1967 (1967-08-08)
(age 42)
Jacksonville, Florida[3]
Resides Atlanta, Georgia
Billed from Jacksonville, Florida
Debut 1996
Retired 2004
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Early
life
Rena Greek was born in
Jacksonville, Florida.[3] She was active in her youth and was interested in
activities such as gymnastics, horseback riding, and softball. After winning her
first beauty pageant at twelve years of age, she eventually became a model in
1990, working with companies such as L'Oréal, Pepsi, and Guess?.[3][10]
Greek married Wayne Richardson in
1986. The couple had a daughter named Mariah in 1988.[2][3] The two remained
married until Richardson died in a drunk-driving accident in 1991.[2] She met
her second husband, professional wrestler and former boxer Marc Mero, who had
been performing in World Championship Wrestling as "Johnny B. Badd", in 1993.[3]
Mero also had breast augmentation surgery in 1993 to increase her
self-esteem.[2][3] After marrying Mero in the following year,[3] she broke into
the wrestling business through the World Wrestling Federation.
World
Wrestling Federation (1996–1999)
Rena Mero made her World Wrestling
Federation debut as Sable at WrestleMania XII in March 1996, escorting Hunter
Hearst Helmsley to the ring as he took on the returning The Ultimate
Warrior.[4][5] Mero's first major angle as Sable involved her then real-life
husband, who debuted at WrestleMania XII as "Wildman" Marc Mero. The storyline
started when Marc Mero witnessed Sable being mistreated by Helmsley backstage,
so Marc Mero attacked Helmsley and took Sable as his manager.[4] She remained
Mero's manager until his injury in 1997. Between 1997 and the time he returned
from his injury in 1998, Sable became popular on her own.[4] In her next
storyline, a returning Marc Mero (now known as "Marvelous" Marc Mero) became
jealous, refused to let Sable get any of the spotlight, and mistreated her. The
duo entered into a feud with Luna Vachon and The Artist Formerly Known as
Goldust, which climaxed in a match at WrestleMania XIV in March 1998. Sable
delivered a superkick to Goldust and executed a "Sable Bomb", a version of the
powerbomb, on Luna. She also delivered a TKO and pinned Luna to finish the
match, with the crowd chanting Sable's name in the background.[11] At the
following pay-per-view event, Unforgiven in April 1998, Sable lost to Luna in an
Evening Gown match after being distracted by Marc Mero.[12]
After Marc's interference at
Unforgiven, Sable came to the ring and challenged Marc to a match. Sable then
kicked him in the groin and delivered a Sable Bomb to get revenge.[4] Sable
eventually broke away from "Marvelous" Marc Mero, who debuted Jacqueline as his
new manager, resulting in a storyline feud between the two women.[4] The two met
in a bikini contest in July 1998 at Fully Loaded. Sable, only wearing
impressions of hands painted on her exposed breasts, won the contest.[13] The
next night on Raw however, Vince McMahon disqualified Sable from the previous
night's contest since she did not actually wear a bikini, and the match was then
awarded to Jacqueline. In response, Sable gave McMahon the double finger.[14] At
SummerSlam, Sable and her mystery partner, federation newcomer Edge, defeated
Marc Mero and Jacqueline in a mixed tag team match.[11]
Sable and Jacqueline faced off for
the newly reinstated WWF Women's Title on the September 21, 1998 edition of Raw.
Jacqueline claimed the title after Marc Mero interfered.[15] On November 15,
1998 at Survivor Series, she dropped the title to Sable, who won after
powerbombing both Marc and Jacqueline during the match.[4][11] During this time,
Rena had a guest appearance on an episode of the USA Network show Pacific
Blue.[9] Sable then briefly entered a storyline where she was forced to play a
subservient role to Vince and Shane McMahon, but the storyline was cut short.
Heel
turn
In 1999, as part of a new
storyline, Sable was attacked by a masked woman named Spider Lady, who turned
out to be Luna. Sable defeated Luna in a Strap match at the Royal Rumble after
an assist from a planted female Sable fan, WWF newcomer Tori.[11] Tori's debut
signified a change in Sable's persona. After the Rumble, Rena (under her Sable
ring name) was featured as the cover girl for the April 1999 issue of
Playboy.[4][9] The issue was one of the highest selling issues of Playboy
ever.[3] Surrounding the release of the issue, the Sable character turned heel
by "going Hollywood" and having an inflated ego.[3] Rarely defending her title,
Sable continually berated her fan Tori, and she feuded with both Tori and Luna
Vachon (who had turned face). She debuted a new catch phrase: "This is for all
the women who want to be me and all the men who come to see me" and a dance move
called "the grind."[1][4] The feud with Tori led to a match at WrestleMania
XV.[3] During the contest, Nicole Bass debuted as Sable's bodyguard and helped
Sable win the match.[16]
Sable went on with Bass making Bass
do all of her dirty work. Sable continued to hold the championship for almost 6
months, but on May 10, 1999, Debra "won" the Women's Championship from Sable in
an Evening Gown match. Normally in an Evening Gown match, the winner is the
woman who forcibly removes her opponent's dress, which Sable did. As part of the
storyline, WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels, however, ruled that the woman who
had lost her dress was the winner, making Debra the new Women's Champion.
Off-screen, Sable was in a dispute with the WWF, which is why she was stripped
of the title on-screen.[2]
Post–WWF (1999–2001)
In June 1999, Rena Mero quit the
WWF and filed a $110 million lawsuit against the company, citing allegations of
sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions.[5][6][7] She claims to have
filed the lawsuit after refusing to go topless.[2] During the course of the
lawsuit, Vince McMahon counter-sued Rena over control of the stagename
"Sable".[16] Mero reduced the amount she was seeking in damages, and they
eventually settled out of court in August 1999.[5] Mero used her real name for
her appearance in the September 1999 issue of Playboy.[2] She was the first
woman in history to be given two Playboy covers in the same year.[1][2] After
her WWF exit, she made an on-camera appearance as an audience member on World
Championship Wrestling's Nitro.[17][18]
During this time, Mero made
appearances on The Howard Stern Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. She also
made appearances on television shows such as Relic Hunter and First Wave and in
the films Corky Romano as a female bouncer and Ariana's Quest.[10] She released
her autobiography, entitled Undefeated in August 2000. She also released a comic
book entitled The 10th Muse starring herself as a superhero.[10][19] In May
2001, Mero was given an advice column on CompuServe.[10] On November 13 and
November 14, 2001, she appeared as the on-camera "CEO" of the newly formed X
Wrestling Federation (XWF), but these were her only appearances with the
company.[11]
Return
to WWE (2003–2004)
Mero returned to World Wrestling
Entertainment on the April 3, 2003 episode of SmackDown!, reprising her role as
Sable. Sable continued to be a villain and heel and spent several months in a
storyline with new Playboy covergirl Torrie Wilson. Sable followed Wilson down
to her matches, talked with her backstage, and on one occasion, she left Wilson
in a tag match alone to fend for herself. Sable eventually challenged Wilson to
a showdown bikini contest at Judgment Day. After Sable got the bigger applause,
Wilson removed another layer of clothing, and Special Guest Referee Tazz
declared Wilson the winner. After the match, Wilson went up to Sable and kissed
her before exiting the ring. Sable then had an altercation with the guest judge
Tazz, dumping water on him on the following edition of SmackDown!, as a means of
gaining revenge for declaring Wilson the winner.[20]
Sable then feuded with Stephanie
McMahon in a storyline in which she was Vince McMahon's mistress.[5] Vince
appointed Sable as Stephanie's personal assistant against Stephanie's will,
sparking the feud between the duo. During the feud, they competed in several
catfights, a food fight, a parking lot brawl in which Sable's bra was ripped
off, revealing both her breasts on live television, and a match in which Sable
smacked a clipboard over Stephanie's head. At Vengeance, Sable defeated
Stephanie after interference by her new ally, A-Train. At SummerSlam, Sable
accompanied A-Train in his match against The Undertaker, which he lost. After
the match, The Undertaker held Sable so that Stephanie could use a Spear attack
on her. After SummerSlam, Vince and Sable focused on getting rid of Stephanie
for good, so Vince made an "I Quit" match at No Mercy. In the match, Sable
slapped Stephanie and was involved in a scuffle with Linda McMahon.[11]
Sable briefly became a face again
when she appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine for the third time in her
career. On the cover, she appeared with fellow diva Torrie Wilson, making them
the first WWE Divas to pose in Playboy together. Surrounding the release of the
cover, the duo feuded with Raw divas Stacy Keibler and Miss Jackie, even though
all four women were faces at the time. The two teams squared off at WrestleMania
XX in an Interpromotional Tag Team Evening Gown match, but the divas started the
match in their underwear, making it more of a lingerie match.[11] Sable and
Wilson were victorious.[5] The change was rumored to have occurred because Sable
had suffered damage to her breast.[21]
Following WrestleMania XX, Sable
quickly turned heel again and engaged in another short feud with Torrie Wilson.
The feud culminated in a match at The Great American Bash, which Sable won.
Sable's final appearance in WWE was on SmackDown! when she, Dawn Marie, and
Wilson accompanied Eddie Guerrero to the ring in his lowrider. On August 10,
2004, WWE's official website announced that Mero and WWE had parted ways.[21]
Mero claimed that she left the company to spend more time with her family.[8]
Personal life
Mero, along with Brock Lesnar,
appeared at several New Japan Pro Wrestling shows after her WWE release. After
Rena and Marc Mero became officially divorced in 2004, she began dating Lesnar,
whom she became engaged to later that year. The engagement was called off in
early 2005, but they were engaged again in January 2006. They are now
married.[8] The couple had their first child together, a son named Turk in June
2009. [22] The couple is expecting their second child in July 2010.[23]
In
wrestling
Finishing moves
Sable Bomb[3][4] (Powerbomb)[24]
TKO – Total Knock Out – 1998;
Adopted from her then–husband, Marc Mero
Signature moves
Sablecanrana (Hurricanrana)[24]
Managers
Tori
Nicole Bass
Wrestlers managed
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Vince McMahon
Marc Mero
Tori
A-Train
Entrance theme
Mero used various versions of the
theme "Wildcat" throughout her entire WWF career. The theme, known for the
growling and roar of a "wildcat" and the sound of a whip cracking, is available
on several WWF/E theme music albums, including WWE Anthology, WWF The Music:
Volume 2, and WWF The Music: Volume 3.
Championships and accomplishments
World Wrestling Federation
WWF Women's Championship (1 time)
Slammy Award for Dressed to Kill
(1997)
Slammy Award for Miss Slammy (1997)
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"Sable looks beyond wrestling". SLAM! Sports.
http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan11_sable.html. Retrieved
2007-06-03.
Jason Clevett (August 11, 2004).
"WWE, Sable part ways". SLAM! Wrestling.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/08/11/577986.html. Retrieved
2007-06-03.
TJ Madigan (August 14, 2004).
"Sable released by WWE". Calgary Sun.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/08/14/583136.html. Retrieved
2007-06-03.
Kevin Iole (May 14, 2007). "The Big
Debut". Yahoo! Sports.
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Retrieved 2007-05-14.
Tim Baines (March 21, 1999).
"Sable-mania: Wrestling's sexiest star talks about her life inside the ring and
out". Ottawa Sun. http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingSable/mar21_sable.html.
Retrieved 2008-01-21.
Bill Reed (June 14, 2003).
"Wrestling diva Sable's adoring fans turn out to meet their minx". The Gazette
(Colorado Springs). http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4191/is_20030614/ai_n10022163.
Retrieved 2008-01-21.
Marlene Habib (August 11, 1999). "Mero
gets physical". Canadian Press. http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/aug11_sable.html.
Retrieved 2008-01-23.
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