Nitro Girls
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The Nitro Girls |
The
Nitro Girls were a dance team in
World Championship Wrestling that danced during
commercials on
WCW Monday Nitro to entertain the fans.
The Nitro Girls were formed in
1997 by
Kimberly Page at
Eric Bischoff's request. They were a dance team that danced during commercials on
WCW Monday Nitro to entertain the fans. Some of their dance routines made it onto the
TV show too. The Nitro Girls would also make appearances at some WCW promotional events. The group disbanded in early
2001, in part due to so many of their members being used in
storylines with the wrestlers.
*The Nitro Girls debuted on
July 14, 1997.
*The Nitro Girls filmed their own
PPV that aired in 1999.
*
Nitro Girl Chae had an incident where her breast popped out on national TV during one of their routines. This incident is frequently known as the "Nitro Nipple"
*
Stacy Keibler was the winner of the 1999 Nitro Girl Search.
*Several former Nitro Girls formed a pop music group called
Diversity 5. They were
Teri Byrne (Fyre),
Melissa Bellin (Spice),
Sharmell Sullivan (Storm),
Chae An (Chae) and
Vanessa Sanchez (Tygress). When Sharmell went to the
WWF for the first time,
Chiquita Anderson (Chiquita) replaced her.
*A majority of Nitro Girls are college graduates, including Kimberly Page who has a legitimate genius-level IQ.
*Nitro Girl
Sharmell Sullivan is curently married to 5 time WCW Champion
Booker T.
*Nitro Girl
Rebecca Curci is currently married to 4 time World Champion
Shawn Michaels.
Nitro Girls, by
Richards & Southern,
1999WWE Divas, the
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s equivalent of the Nitro Girls
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Kimberly's Official Site*
Chae's Official Site*
Tayo's Official Site*
Diane & Elaine Klimaszewski's Official Site