Owned Main Event Fitness, a fitness club he opened with Steve Borden (Sting) in Marietta, GA.
He was the first wrestler to defeat Hulk Hogan via submission. He
defeated him via Torture Rack on an episode of "WCW Monday Nitro" (1995) in 1997 to win the World Heavyweight Title his last time.
Won a 1993 Chevy Silverado pick-up truck for body-slamming the late Yokozuna (II) (Rodney Anoai) on the USS Intrepid in New York City on July 4, 1993. This started his Lex Express bus tour.
Played in the Canadian Football League for five years prior to becoming a professional
wrestler.
Wrestled Chris Chavis (aka Tatanka) to a 15-minute limit draw in the first round of the
1993 WWF King of the Ring.