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Torrie Wilson

American professional wrestler

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ231173
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Torrie Anne Wilson (born July 24, 1975) is an American retired professional wrestler, model and fitness competitor. She is best known for her tenures in WWE and WCW.

As a fitness competitor, Wilson won the Miss Galaxy competition in 1999. Shortly after, she was signed by World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where she stayed from 1999 until 2000. In 2001, she made her debut on World Wrestling Federation (WWF) television as part of The Invasion (by WCW, of the [then-] WWF) storyline. Her most high-profile storylines took place in 2002 when she feuded with Dawn Marie, and 2003 with Sable. Wilson was part of the all-female stable (i.e., a group of storyline-associated characters) known as Vince's Devils, which ended its run in 2006.

Wilson has been on the cover of several magazines, including FHM and Playboy, which Wilson posed for twice, once along with Sable.

Wilson was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019.

Early life

Torrie Anne Wilson was born on July 24, 1975, in Boise, Idaho, where she was also raised. She says that, while growing up, she was painfully shy.

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The public source identifies “Torrie Wilson” as american professional wrestler. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Torrie, Wilson and American.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1975, 1999, 2000, 2001—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1975-07-24. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Torrie, Wilson and American providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from Torrie Wilson” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.