Kristina Laum
Acting
Biography
Kristina Laum is a retired professional wrestling valet and manager in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling. She used the names Kimona Wanalaya in ECW and Leia Meow in WCW. Laum was asked by her friend Raven to go into professional wrestling while she was working as a go-go dancer at a club. She made her debut in Extreme Championship Wrestling on January 27, 1996 as Raven's new valet under the name Kimona Wanalaya (a play-on-words for "Come on, I wanna lay ya") and she managed Raven to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship on the same night. According to the storyline, Raven used her to replace Beulah McGillicutty, his former girlfriend and valet, who had announced that she was pregnant with Tommy Dreamer's child on January 7 at ECW's House Party event. Wanalaya left Raven at Massacre on Queens Boulevard on April 13 after he slapped her for remonstrating with him, causing her to vow revenge. On April 20, 1996 at Hostile City Showdown, Shane Douglas, with Kimona by his side, called out Dreamer to inform him that Beulah had been cheating on him. While Dreamer was wondering who the person could be, in which Douglas replied “it's not a he”, Kimona snatched the microphone from Douglas's hand and shouted "It's me!" Moments later, Beulah made her way to the ring and she and Kimona shared a racy kiss and fell to the mat together before Dreamer decided to date both women. The segment is widely believed to be the first lesbian angle in a major wrestling promotion. A career highlight came when she danced atop the ECW Arena, a moment that was used to sell VHS copies of Extreme Warfare Vol. 2 until the promotion died. Laum later left ECW and worked for Jersey All Pro Wrestling for a while as Kimona. While in JAPW, she wrestled Missy Hyatt in a series of mixed tag team matches and a steel cage match. She was signed by World Championship Wrestling in 1999, and she eventually debuted alongside The Varsity Club as the cheerleader, Leia Meow. This angle soon ended and she became the manager for The Jung Dragons, thus turning heel. She would interfere in matches with a flying bodypress off of the top rope onto their opponents. She also had a dominatrix gimmick and carried a riding crop. She used it to attack Pamela Paulshock after Paulshock had won the "Miss WCW" contest that Meow participated in on September 25, 2000. She was then attacked by Midajah and had a brief rivalry with her leading to a fight on the following Thunder during Mike Awesome's Lava Lamp Lounge segment. She also had a short feud with Tygress and threatened to cut her hair off. By the time WCW was sold to Vince McMahon, she had been fired from WCW along with the majority of the other on-air female talent due to roster cuts. She went to the X Wrestling Federation where she was known as Kris, a member of the X-Girls, a dance team that included Gorgeous George and Chiquita Anderson of the Nitro Girls. When XWF folded, Kristina retired from wrestling.
Known For
WCW's flagship show led to the famous Monday Night War. Featuring the nWo, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, Sting, and the Cruiserweights.
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling.
WCW Thunder
The Rise + Fall of ECW is a 2004 direct-to-video documentary produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It chronicles the history of Philadelphia-based professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling.
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
Bret Hart defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Goldberg. Kevin Nash battles Sid Vicious in a Powerbomb Match. Sting faces Lex Luger. Jeff Jarrett battles Dustin Rhodes in a Bunkhouse Brawl and much more.
WCW Starrcade 1999
The main event sees 2 Cold Scorpio & Sandman battle The Gangstas and The Headhunters in a 3-Way Dance Tag Team Match. Mikey Whipwreck steps into the ring against the suicidal, homicidal, genocidal Sabu. Tommy Dreamer teams with The Pitbulls to take on "Prime Time" Brian Lee & The Bruise Brothers. Plus, Shane Douglas and Axl Rotten face off, Taz meets Chris Jericho, and more!
ECW Massacre on Queens BLVD
Shane Douglas vs. Raven for the ECW World Heavyweight Title in the main event; Rob Van Dam goes one-on-one with Sabu; The Dudley Boyz vs. The Pitbulls in a tag team match; Taz and Devon Storm meet in singles action; Brian Lee vs. Tommy Dreamer.
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996
The Sandman teams with Too Cold Scorpio to take on The Gangstas; Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck defend the ECW World Tag Team Title.
ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast
Shane Douglas challenges Raven for the ECW Championship; Bam Bam Bigelow battles Cactus Jack; Commissioner Tod Gordon faces Bill Alfonso; The Dudleys face The Eliminators for the ECW Tag Team Title; Sabu takes on Too Cold Scorpio.
ECW Just Another Night 1996
December 20, 1996 from The Fairgrounds Fieldhouse in Middletown, New York
ECW Fan Cam: December 20, 1996
Scott Steiner defends the WCW Championship in a Four Corners Match against Jeff Jarrett, Sid Vicious and Ric Flair's mystery opponent. Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page defend the Tag Team Championship against The Natural Born Thrillers. Totally Buffed take on Goldberg & DeWayne Bruce.
WCW Sin
Relive the historic "Battle of the Bam Bams" as Bam Bam Bigelow takes on Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy. Sabu goes one on one with "Lion Heart" Chris Jericho. Tommy Dreamer vs Prime Time Brian Lee from "High Incident." Public Enemy battle the Gangstas. And, unedited, never before seen, the night Kimona Wanalea danced atop the ECW Arena.
ECW Extreme Warfare Vol. 2
Extreme action from The Bodyslams Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania
ECW Fan Cam: May 10, 1996
November 23, 1996 from The Wonderland Greyhound Park in Webster, Massachusetts
ECW Fan Cam: November 23, 1996
Controversy is rampant as Brian Pillman makes a shocking appearance in ECW. Tommy Dreamer learns the hard way that good friends are hard to come by in his rivalry with Raven. Plus, Sabu and 2 Cold Scorpio take things to the limit. Raven defends the ECW Championship against The Sandman. Plus, much more action at Cyberslam '96.
ECW CyberSlam 1996
Raven defends the ECW Title against Terry Gordy. Tommy Dreamer battles Brian Lee. Sabu takes on Rob Van Dam. The Dudleys face The FBI.
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996
One of the all-time greatest feuds in wrestling... Dreamer vs. Raven! Watch the entire feud unravel in this special edition.
Dreamer vs Raven
Raven defends the ECW Championship against Shane Douglas. Juventud Guerrera takes on Rey Mysterio in a 2-Out-Of-3 Falls Match.
ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996
Every moment and match from Raven and Sandman's epic ECW feud.