**Thank you Eric from www.owow.com for submitting this to me**

 

In 1998-99, Kristina Laum aka Kimona Wanalaya (ECW) aka Leia Meow (WCW), probably had more Internet rumors posted about where she was going to appear next, than any other woman involved in pro-wrestling (with maybe the exception of Tammy Lynn). The rumors were finally put to rest in December 1999 when she appeared at the WCW Starrcade PPV as Leia Meow, the cheerleader for the Varsity Club.  Hopefully after such a long absence from the wrestling world, The Powers To Be will be able to develop her character to more than just a cheerleader.

 

She initially met Raven at a club in New Jersey where his roomate was a bouncer. They asked her to join them at an ECW show, and because she's so tiny at 5' 0", she had to climb up on something to see the action. The audience apparently thought she was part of the show and Raven asked her if she would like to join the ECW. Introduced as Raven's new girlfriend after Beulah had dumped him for Tommy Dreamer, Kimona and Beulah eventually became involved in a 'lesbian' storyline that titillated the rabid ECW fans.

 

Most ECW fans have seen the video tape promo where Kimona is supposedly stripping. Well it's just a marketing tease (like the Francine promo that she declares "I'm gonna show you tit's", believe me she doesn't). On The Edge RealAudio Show hosted by Greg Dillard, Kimona told the real story - The electricity went off and there was almost a riot as the fans began chanting "refund". Paul E. asked her to go out and entertain, so for two songs she did a striptease. She was never naked since there were children in the audience. Because of the heat she got for that, she decided to step away from wrestling for a while.