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Rena Marlette Lesnar (' Greek, formerly Mero; born August 8, 1967), better known as Sable, is an American former model, actress, and retired
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. She is primarily known for her time in
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. She began working for WWE in 1996. As Sable, she gained considerable popularity. After feuding with
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, and
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, Sable became the second
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after the title was reinstated into the company. After leaving the company, she filed a $110 million lawsuit against the company, citing allegations of
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and unsafe working conditions. In 2003, she returned to WWE and was put into a
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with
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, and another storyline as
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's mistress. In 2004, she left the company to spend more time with her family. Outside wrestling, she is considered to be a
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and has been featured on the cover of ''
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'' three times. In April 1999 issue of the magazine with her on the cover was one of the highest selling issues in ''Playboy'' history. She has guest starred on several television series, including '' Pacific Blue'', and appeared in the film ''
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''.


Early life

Rena Greek was born in
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. She was active in her youth and was interested in activities such as gymnastics, horseback riding, and softball. After winning her first beauty pageant when she was twelve, she eventually became a model in 1990, working with companies such as
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.


Professional wrestling career


World Wrestling Federation


Debut and feud with Marc Mero (1996–1998)

She made her World Wrestling Federation debut as Sable at
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in March 1996, escorting
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to the ring as he took on the returning Ultimate Warrior. Sable's first major
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involved her then real-life husband, who debuted at WrestleMania XII as "Wildman" Marc Mero. The storyline started when Marc Mero witnessed Sable being mistreated by Helmsley backstage, so Mero attacked Helmsley and took Sable as his
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, and taking on an appearance of a typical cocky biker thug. She remained Mero's manager until his injury in 1997. Between 1997 and the time he returned from his injury in 1998, Sable became popular on her own. In her next storyline, a returning Marc Mero (now known as "Marvelous" Marc Mero) became jealous, refused to let Sable get any of the spotlight, and mistreated her. The duo entered into a
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with Luna Vachon and The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust, which climaxed in a match at
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in March 1998. Sable delivered a superkick to Goldust and executed a ''"Sable Bomb"'', a
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, on Luna. She also delivered a TKO and pinned Luna to finish the match, with the crowd chanting Sable's name in the background. At the following
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event,
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in April 1998, Sable lost to Luna in an Evening Gown match after being distracted by Marc Mero. After Marc's interference at Unforgiven, Sable came to the ring and challenged Marc to a match. Sable then kicked him in the groin and delivered a Sable Bomb to get revenge. Sable eventually broke away from "Marvelous" Marc Mero, who debuted
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as his new manager, resulting in a storyline feud between the two women. The two met in a
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contest in July 1998 at Fully Loaded. Sable, only wearing impressions of hands painted on her exposed
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s, won the contest after receiving the most cheers from the audience. The next night on ''
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'' however,
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disqualified Sable from the previous night's contest since she did not actually wear a bikini, and the trophy was then awarded to Jacqueline. In response, Sable gave McMahon the double
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. At
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, Sable and her mystery partner, federation newcomer
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, defeated Marc Mero and Jacqueline in a
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.


Women's Champion (1998–1999)

Sable and Jacqueline faced off for the newly reinstated WWF Women's Title on the edition of September 21, 1998 of ''Raw''. Jacqueline claimed the title after Marc Mero interfered. On November 15, 1998, at
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, she dropped the title to Sable, who won after powerbombing both Marc and Jacqueline during the match. During this time, Rena appeared on an episode of the
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show '' Pacific Blue''. Sable then briefly entered a storyline where she was forced to play a subservient role to Vince and
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, but the storyline was cut short. In December 1998, as part of a new storyline, Sable was attacked by a masked villainess named Spider Lady, who turned out to be Luna Vachon. Sable defeated Luna in a Strap match at the
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after an assist from a planted female Sable fan, WWF newcomer Tori. Tori's debut signified a change in Sable's persona. After the Rumble, Sable was the cover girl for the April 1999 issue of ''Playboy'', one of the highest selling issues of ''
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'' ever. Surrounding the release of the issue, the Sable character turned
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by "going Hollywood" and having an inflated ego. She debuted a new
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: "This is for all the women who want to be me and all the men who come to see me" and a dance move called "the
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." Rarely defending her title, Sable continually berated her fan Tori, leading to a feud and a match at
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. During the contest,
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debuted as Sable's
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and helped her win the match. Sable also feuded with Luna Vachon, who had turned
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. Sable went on with Bass making Bass do all of her dirty work. Sable continued to hold the championship for almost six months, but on May 10, 1999,
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won the Women's Championship from Sable in an Evening Gown match. Normally in an Evening Gown match, the winner is the woman who forcibly removes her opponent's dress, which Sable did. As part of the storyline,
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, however, ruled that the woman who had lost her dress was the winner, making Debra the new Women's Champion. Off-screen, Sable was in a dispute with the WWF, which is why she was stripped of the title on-screen. Sable at this time was also very unpopular backstage, to the extent that
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has since admitted to playing a nasty practical joke on her last day with the WWF.


Post–WWF (1999–2002)

In June 1999, Sable quit the WWF and filed a $110 million lawsuit against the company, citing allegations of
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and unsafe working conditions. She claims to have filed the lawsuit after refusing to go topless. During the lawsuit,
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counter-sued her over control of the stagename "Sable". Sable reduced the amount she was seeking in damages, and they eventually settled out of court in August 1999. Sable used her real name for her appearance in the September 1999 issue of ''Playboy''. She was the first woman in history to be given two ''Playboy'' covers in the same year. After her WWF exit, she made an on-camera appearance as an audience member on
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's ''
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'' on June 14, 1999. During this time, she made appearances on ''
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'' and ''
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''. She also made appearances on television shows such as '' Relic Hunter'' and '' First Wave'' and in the films ''
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'' as a female bouncer and ''Ariana's Quest''. She released her autobiography, entitled ''Undefeated'' in August 2000. She also released a
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entitled ''The 10th Muse'' starring herself as a superhero. In May 2001, she was given an advice column on
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. On November 13 and 14, 2001, she appeared as the on-camera "CEO" of the newly formed
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(XWF), but these were her only appearances with the company.


Return to WWE


Relationship with Vince McMahon (2003)

Rena Mero returned to the WWF, which is now known as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on April 3, 2003, episode of '' SmackDown!'', reprising her role as Sable. Sable continued portraying a villainess and spent several months in a storyline with new ''Playboy'' covergirl
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. During their angle, the evil Sable followed Wilson down to her matches, talked with her backstage, and on one occasion, she left Wilson in a tag match alone to fend for herself. Sable eventually challenged Wilson to a showdown bikini contest at
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. After Sable got the bigger applause, Wilson removed her underwear to reveal an even smaller bikini underneath, and
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declared Wilson the winner. After the match, Wilson went up to Sable and kissed her before exiting the ring. Sable then had an altercation with the guest judge Tazz, dumping water on him on the following edition of ''SmackDown!'', as a means of gaining revenge for declaring Wilson the winner. Sable then feuded with
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in a storyline in which she was
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's
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. Vince appointed Sable as Stephanie's personal assistant against Stephanie's will, sparking the feud between the duo. During the feud, they competed in several catfights, a food fight, a parking lot brawl in which Sable's bra was ripped off, revealing both her
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on live television, and a match in which Sable smacked a clipboard over Stephanie's head. At Vengeance, Sable defeated Stephanie after interference by her new ally,
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. At
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, Sable accompanied A-Train in his match against
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, which he lost. After the match, The Undertaker held Sable so that Stephanie could use a
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attack on her. After SummerSlam, Vince and Sable focused on getting rid of Stephanie for good, so Vince made an "I Quit" match at No Mercy. During the match, Sable slapped Stephanie and was involved in a scuffle with
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.


Various storylines (2004)

Sable briefly became a face again when she appeared on the cover of ''Playboy'' magazine (March 2004 issue) for the third time in her career. On the cover, she appeared with fellow diva Torrie Wilson, making them the first WWE Divas to pose in ''Playboy'' together. Surrounding the release of the cover, the duo feuded with ''Raw'' divas
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and Miss Jackie, even though all four women were faces at the time. The two teams squared off at
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in an Interpromotional Tag Team Evening Gown match, but the divas started the match in their underwear, making it more of a lingerie match. Sable and Wilson were victorious. The change was rumored to have occurred because Sable had suffered damage to her breast implants while weightlifting. Following WrestleMania XX, Sable quickly turned heel again and engaged in another short feud with Torrie Wilson. The feud culminated at
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, where Sable defeated Wilson despite the referee not noticing that one of Wilson's shoulders were not down. On the edition of July 1 of ''SmackDown'', Sable was defeated by Wilson in a rematch. Sable's final appearance in WWE was on the August 5, 2004 episode of ''SmackDown!'' when she,
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, and Wilson accompanied
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to the ring in his lowrider. On August 10, 2004, WWE's official website announced that Sable and WWE had parted ways, this time on good terms. Lesnar claimed that she left the company to spend more time with her family.


New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2006–2007)

She made her debut for
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on January 4, 2006, at a NJPW show, along with
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as special guests, and continued to accompany Lesnar until late June 2007. Sable and Lesnar later departed from the company after Lesnar battled WWE in a lawsuit.


Other media


Playboy and video games

Sable made her video game debut in the WWE game ''
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'', and appears in ''
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'' and ''
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''. She also appeared in the April 1999, September 1999, and March 2004 issues of ''
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'', the latter with Torrie Wilson.


Filmography


Personal life

Rena married Wayne W. Richardson in 1987. They had a daughter named Mariah, and remained married until Richardson died in a drunk driving incident in 1991. She met her second husband, professional wrestler and former boxer
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, in 1993. After marrying Mero in 1994, she broke into the wrestling business through
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. Before the couple divorced in 2004, Greek began dating professional wrestler
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, to whom she became engaged later that year. Their engagement was called off in early 2005, but they were engaged again in January 2006 and were married on May 6, 2006. They have two sons named Turk (born June 3, 2009) and Duke (born July 21, 2010).


Championships and accomplishments

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(2 time) *** Dressed to Kill (
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) *** Miss Slammy (1997) ** Milton Bradley Karate Fighters Holiday Tournament Champion (December 16, 1996)


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WWE alumni profile


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