#188: WWE Diva Torrie Wilson on Fitness, Wrestling and Overcoming Adversity

The Jay Ferruggia Show

Jay Ferruggia

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2017

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

My awesome friend, Torrie Wilson joins me for a great new episode of the Renegade Radio Podcast.

Torrie was a fitness and cover model who eventually found her way into pro wrestling. She became a mainstay during the WWE Attitude Era where she shared the spotlight with the likes of The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. She was regularly featured in memorable on air segments that were seen by millions of viewers.

Since retiring Torrie has started a new career, helping people get fit. She's in the best shape of her life, happy, healthy and successful. She's here today to share her secrets.

Topics Discussed Include:

Here early battle with anorexia and bulimia.
How she got into fitness competitions.
What led to her starting a career in pro wrestling.
Some of the best and worst memories from the WCW days.
What it was like behind the scenes when the ship was sinking in WCW.
Breaking into WWE, how she was treated and who she rode with.
The legendary bra and panties matches.
Did they ever go too far in the Attitude days?
How she overcame being painfully shy.
How her fitness routines have evolved over the years.
How she has better abs in her 40's than she did in her 20's.
Her diet and why she thinks carbs are essential.
Business lessons learned the hard way.
Her daily routine and how she continues to stay motivated.

Connect With Torrie Online

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Instagram

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? Welcome back to another episode of the Renegade Radio
0:16.9	podcast. I am J Faroojia here to help you unleash your strongest self and
0:21.2	I'm doing it today with the help of my friend, my
0:24.2	awesome friend Tori Wilson, who was a former WWE diva. You saw her on screen
0:29.1	each and every week in front of millions of people sharing the screen with the likes of the rock and
0:34.0	Stonecalled Steve Austin during the legendary attitude era of WWE.
0:38.0	Before that, she was a famous fitness I need to shout out a few people who left iTunes reviews to give a shout out to
0:54.8	perk appreciate you leaving the review. Perk said if you want to be
1:02.1	entertained while learning about fitness, life skills, and so much more, J is your source.
1:06.0	About three months ago I changed jobs and my commute became an hour plus per day.
1:10.0	Looking for a source of entertainment and info, I started auditioning various podcasts.
1:15.0	I'm in my mid-40s and have a love-hate relationship with training.
1:19.0	When I ran across Renegade Radio, I was hooked from the very first episode. Jay's knowledge is second and
1:24.6	none. His guests are amazing. I've already read a few of the authors he's had on based
1:28.9	on hearing them on the podcast. It's all been life-changing stuff. Thank goodness. There is a significant
1:34.0	backlog of podcasts for me to binge listen. So Perk and everybody else that I shout out here
1:39.8	you guys are going to email Ashley at jason frugia.com with your address and we are going to send you some free stuff as long as they're in the US.
1:50.0	I can't pay for shipping outside of the US. Resurrection Jack, you're also going to get some free stuff.
1:55.7	And that is Jay Carroll, who made a huge transformation
2:01.9	based on what he learned on the show he dropped from 294 to
2:05.6	257 since last November all at 40 years old so great job Jay.
2:15.0	Shout out to S.S.I. Chick. Always great to hear some females listening.
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