It comes as a surprise that someone as corrupt and violent as The Sandman comes from such a religious-based state such as Utah. However, the man born James Fullington and known as The Sandman happens to be from Sandy, Utah. The Sandman is probably one of the most unpredictable and reckless pro-wrestlers ever. Constantly armed with his Singapore cane, he's become an ECW legend and referred to as the 'Hardcore Icon.'
The Sandman is a five-time ECW Heavyweight Champion, one-time ECW Tag Team Champion, and was inducted into the Hardcore Hall of Fame in 2007. For a man who crushes beers on his way to the ring and is willing to put his body at risk in the ring, he still works the local circuit to this very day despite making his debut in 1989. We're not sure how he does it now but The Sandman is one of the greatest Hardcore wrestling athletes of all-time.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.