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Whether currently or formerly contracted with WWE, there are several on-screen personnel who were born this week, between the first and seventh of November.
Here are the names of some pro wrestlers outside of WWE who were also born this week:
- Zeuxis (3rd Nov.)
- Allysin Kay (5th Nov.)
- Hiroyo Matsumoto (6th Nov.)
- Nick Aldis (6th Nov.)
- Fred Yehi (6th Nov.)
- Joey Ryan (7th Nov.)
This list will be taking a look at current or former WWE Superstars born in the aforementioned period who were famous for their time inside the squared circle, as well as those stars who achieved fame as managers, valets, or by portraying other onscreen roles throughout the company's illustrious history.
Here are 12 current and former WWE Superstars who were born this week (November 1-7).
#12: WWE Hall of Famer Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- Born: 1 November 1944
- Died: 17 September 2017
Bobby Heenan is considered as one of the all-time greats when it comes to pro wrestling managers and commentators. He was also regarded as a comedic genius. Heenan could have been a great in-ring talent, but he chose to become a manager/commentator and left a long-lasting legacy that inspired other broadcast personalities and managers that came after him.
Heenan was one of the most significant figures in professional wrestling history during the 80s and 90s in WWF and WCW. He managed some legendary Superstars like André the Giant, Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy, and Harley Race, among many others.
Heenan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004.
In 2017, Bobby Heenan passed away at the age of 72 while being surrounded by his family due to complications from his throat cancer condition that had been in remission since 2004.
#11: Former 10-time WWF/WWE World Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn
- Born: 1 November 1963 (age 57 years)
Although Billy Gunn has had a singles run in WWE, Gunn is mostly known for having been a part of stables, factions, or tag teams throughout his career spanning across multiple promotions.
Gunn won PWI's tag team of the year award on two separate occasions with Road Dogg and Chuck in the years 1998 and 2002, respectively. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019 as a member of D-Generation X.
Billy was hired by AEW as a coach in 2019. Nowadays, he occasionally wrestles for Tony Khan's promotion as a singles star and also in a tag team alongside his son, Austin Gunn.
#10: Former WWE Superstar Tyler Reks
- Born: 1 November 1978 (age 42 years)
- Slammy Award Winner - Most Menacing Haircut (2010)
Tyler Reks was a former FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion. He joined WWE SmackDown after ECW's closure back in 2010.
Some of his notable main roster moments included being a key member of Team SmackDown at WWE Bragging Rights 2010. After a short stint with Curt Hawkins as a tag team, Reks left WWE in 2012 to spend more time with his family. WWE.com notes that he started a few diverse businesses after leaving the company.
Tyler Rek's last pro wrestling match occurred back in 2014. Reks was recently in the news for revealing how John Cena lost his cool backstage and yelled at him once. That story can be read here.
#9: Former WWE NXT star Slate Randall (popularly known as Eli Drake)
- Born: 1 November 1982 (age 38 years)
Most fans associate Eli Drake with his career in TNA/IMPACT Wrestling, but he was contracted as a developmental star with WWE in 2013. Slate Randall defeated Yoshi Tatsu in a dark match in NXT in 2013, but he would ultimately end up as an enhancement talent on WWE's Black and Gold brand.
Even before that, he had made his first WWE appearance in 2006, teaming up with Jon Moxley to take on The Big Show.
In 2014, NXT's Slate Randall was released from his WWE contract. Thankfully, he was able to have a fruitful career in TNA/IMPACT Wrestling under the popular moniker, Eli Drake.
Drake signed exclusively to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 2019 and remains contracted with the promotion as of now.
#8: Former WWE star Queen Sharmell
- Born: 2 November 1970 (age 50 years)
- Sharmell was crowned 'Miss Black America' in 1991
- Married to Booker T since 2005
Sharmell was contracted with WWE during two separate occasions. Her first run with the company occurred between 2001-2002, where she signed a developmental contract with WWE after being released by WCW. Sharmell suffered an injury and was forced to retire from in-ring work at the time.
However, Sharmell became very popular during her WWE appearances from 2005-2007, thanks to some controversial storylines and her run as Queen Sharmell alongside King Booker that began in 2006.
Booker T and Sharmell also appeared together in TNA.
She gave birth to twins, a boy, and a girl, on August 5, 2010. In a recent interview, Sharmell said she loves working alongside her husband in Reality of Wrestling, which is a promotion that Booker T founded in 2005.
#7: Former WWE Tag Team Champion Darren Young
- Born: 2 November 1983 (age 37 years)
In WWE, Darren Young was known for his time with The Nexus, followed by forming The Prime Time Players with Titus O'Neil. His storyline as Bob Backlund's protégé was one of Young's last programs before being released from WWE in 2017.
He publicly came out as gay in 2013 and is a relentless LGBTQ advocate as well.
Now he goes by his real name, Fred Rosser. Rosser signed with NJPW in August 2020. Rosser also wrote a couple of exclusives right here at Sportskeeda.
#6: Former five-time WWE 24/7 Champion Samir Singh
- Born: 2 November 1987 (age 33 years)
- Samir is younger than his brother, Sunil Singh
The Singh Brothers, Sunil and Samir Singh became popular as Jinder Mahal's sidekicks when The Modern Day Maharaja was the WWE Champion.
Samir Singh earned his first title by pinning R-Truth in the backstage area during WWE Crown Jewel to become the 24/7 Champion. The Singh Brothers have been a part of 205 Live in recent memory, reverting to their Bollywood Boyz gimmick.
#5: Former WWE Superstar Dawn Marie
- Born: 3 November 1970 (age 50 years)
Dawn Marie was best known for her appearances on Extreme Championship Wrestling and WWE SmackDown. Her controversial storylines and a feud against Torrie Wilson were some highlights of Dawn Marie's WWE career, but she first caught the attention of fans in 1998 as Lance Storm's valet in ECW.
She was controversially released from WWE back in 2005 while being pregnant, which resulted in her filing a lawsuit against the company. The case was reportedly settled in 2007.
Marie wrestled her last pro wrestling match outside of WWE in 2008. She was inducted into the Women Superstars Uncensored Hall of Fame in 2010.
Dawn Marie is currently retired from the pro wrestling business. She is now a nurse who works in New Jersey.
#4: Former WWE Superstar Cameron
- Born: 3 November 1987 (age 33 years)
In WWE, Cameron was known as one-half of The Funkadactyls, alongside Naomi. While Naomi has become a constant presence in the WWE Women's Division over the years, Cameron was released from her WWE contract in 2016.
Interestingly, Cameron appeared on an episode of AEW Dynamite back in July 2020 under her real name, Ariane Andrew, where she was revealed as Nyla Rose's partner for the AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament. Rose and Andrew were eliminated by Anna Jay and Tay Conti during the first round of this tournament.
The Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament has been Ariane Andrew's only recorded AEW appearance so far.
#3: Former WWE NXT Champion Andrade
- Born: 3 November 1989 (age 31 years)
Andrade was a part of WWE RAW before his status became undrafted as a result of the 2020 Draft.
Andrade was in a storyline with Angel Garza, where the two tag team stars started arguing against each other, which led to Zelina Vega ditching the duo.
The last time WWE fans saw Andrade on TV was when he got ambushed by The Fiend, while Zelina Vega got attacked by Alexa Bliss in the same segment.
It's been rumored that Andrade may end up on WWE RAW once he returns. The one-time United States and NXT Champion posed as Batman alongside Charlotte Flair's Catwoman cosplay for this year's Halloween.
#2: WWE NXT UK star Alexander Wolfe
- Born: 5 November 1986
- Will turn 34 years old this week
Alexander Wolfe began training at WWE's Performance Center in 2015, but he joined The Sanity stable in 2016.
The former half of Wolfe's WWE career was mostly related to his time with Sanity. The stable disbanded in 2019, after which Wolfe appeared on NXT UK and joined Walter, Marcel Barthel, and Fabian Aichner to align himself with Imperium.
Alexander Wolfe remains a part of WWE NXT UK and The Imperium stable as of now. He even wrestled a few matches for the relatively small WWE brand in October.
#1: WWE Legend King Kong Bundy
- Born: 7 November 1957
- Died: 4 March 2019
The legendary King Kong Bundy was an integral part of the WWF in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. In WWE history, fans often think of his Steel Cage Match against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania II whenever the name King Kong Bundy is brought up in a conversation nowadays.
That Steel Cage Match was the main event of WrestleMania II. Interestingly, Bundy also had an acting career. He briefly stepped into the world of stand-up comedy as well.
Bundy had left the WWF in late 1995, but he retired several years later, wrestling on independent shows. One of his career highlights before being released from WWF/WWE was stepping into the ring against The Undertaker at WrestleMania XI.
Bundy passed away in 2019 at the age of 61 due to complications from diabetes. He never won any championships in Vince McMahon's promotion, but King Kong Bundy was still a mainstay for the company pre-modern day WWE, which is why he deserves a spot in the Hall of Fame.
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