Wendi Richter is another one of those wrestlers who helped pioneer women into the modern-day realm of wrestling. Standing at a strapping 5'8 and weighing in at 140lbs, Wendi, wrestling under her government name, was a dominant force during her prime wrestling years in the 1970s and '80s. She wrestled in a plethora of different pro-wrestling leagues, but her major contributions could be considered her time in the WWF where the women's roster was becoming the most prominent at that time.
Prior to making her way to the WWF as a fixture in the organization in 1983, Richter wrestled for Canada's Stampede Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Unfortunately, in 1985, Richter was blindsided by a plan formulated by Vince McMahon and The Fabulous Moolah that stripped her of her title after losing to a mystery fighter called The Spider, who happened to be The Fabulous Moolah. Richter cut ties with the WWF and wrestled independently from 1987 to 2005. In 2010, Richter was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, but still has her issues with the corporation.
Most of your favorite celebrities either studied acting in college or went straight from high school into a life of the arts. But, hey, not all of them. Some celebrities actually have advanced college degrees.
Turns out Mayim Bialik is just as much of a genius as the one she plays on The Big Bang Theory. She earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles, focusing on obsessive compulsive disorder among people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare condition in which the hypothalamus malfunctions.
Little known fact: Natalie Portman skipped the premiere of Star Wars: Phantom Menace because she was studying for her high school exams. She had two papers published in scientific journals while she was still in high school, and graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Psychology.
Before he was looking for answers on X-Files, David Duchovny was just trying to find the answers for English finals at Princeton University90. David graduated from Princeton in 1982 with a B.A in English. He continued to feed his love of literature by receiving a master’s degree in English Literature at Yale University. David was an excellent writer and poet. His work consistently received praise by his fellow classmates and teachers at Yale. His writing was even nominated for a college prize by the Academy of American Poets.
Sigourney Weaver graduated from Stanford University in 1971 with a bachelor’s in Literature. It was while studying at Stanford that Sigourney realized her true passion in life was to become an actress. Shortly after graduation, she attended Yale for their well-known drama program. She would go on to receive a master’s in Acting from Yale University and become friends with fellow famous actress Meryl Streep.
Meryl Streep is considered one of the most successful actresses of all time. She is also one of the most highly educated. Before collecting an array of Oscars, Meryl collected diplomas. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in 1971. Meryl has a habit of being unsatisfied with impressive accomplishments as her acting career has shown, so she attended Yale University and earned a master’s degree in Acting.