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4 unusual facts about WWE Tough Enough


Andy Leavine

Under the ring name of Kevin Hackman, Leavine only took part in a couple of matches before being released in February 2011 to participate on Tough Enough.

Leavine won WWE Tough Enough in 2011 to earn a contract with WWE, and previously wrestled for WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Kevin Hackman.

Burn It Black

The song also made it onto the soundtrack for the MTV reality wrestling show Tough Enough.

Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero

A number of independent wrestlers spent their early careers in the promotion, most notably, 'Blitz' Mason, who was established as the first UCW-Zero Heavyweight Champion, Derrick Jannety, Los Mochis' Paco, and Tristan Gallo who was the promotion's first UCW-Zero Ultra-X Champion; in 2011, Gallo was a participant in WWE Tough Enough.


Drew Hankinson

In April 2005, despite failing to make it as one of the final ten contestants on the $1,000,000 Tough Enough, he was signed to a contract by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to the Deep South Wrestling (DSW) developmental territory where he formed a partnership with Palmer Cannon.

Professional wrestling school

Wrestling training has been documented in Beyond The Mat, MTV True Life: I Want to Be A Pro Wrestler, WWE Tough Enough, Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: Wrestling, and "WWA4 Home Schooling".

Taylor Matheny

Growing up in Maple Valley, Washington, she became interested in professional wrestling during the late 1990s and, seeing a commercial for WWE Tough Enough during Monday Night Raw, auditioned for the reality television series.


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