Rhonda Ann Sing
Actor
- Born
- February 21, 1961 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Died
- July 27, 2001 (age 40)
was a Canadian professional wrestler. After training with Mildred Burke, she wrestled in Japan under the name Monster Ripper. In 1987, she returned to Canada and began working with Stampede Wrestling, where she was their first Stampede Women's Champion. In 1995, she worked in the World Wrestling Federation as the comedic character Bertha Faye, winning the WWF Women's Championship. She also wrestled in World Championship Wrestling to help generate interest in their women's division. In 1995, Sing was contacted by the World Wrestling Federation to help their ailing women's division. She, however, was repackaged as Bertha Faye, a comedic character who lived in a trailer park and dated Harvey Wippleman. (in an OWW radio interview Wippleman revealed that the two never got along well)[8] WWF management originally wanted her to have an on-screen feud with Bull Nakano, but there was a change of plans after Nakano was charged with cocaine possession.
Sing made her WWF debut on the April 3, 1995 episode of Monday Night Raw participating in a sneak attack on Alundra Blayze, making it appear as if Blayze's nose had been broken. At SummerSlam, Faye defeated Blayze for the WWF Women's Championship and held the title until the October 23, 1995 airing of Monday Night Raw, where Blayze regained the title, ending Faye's reign at only 57 days.
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Fan interest in women's wrestling sunk once again as the year closed, and Sing tired of working there. Moreover, Faye was frustrated with her gimmick. WWF management asked her not to perform the same power moves as the male wrestlers, so instead, Faye was forced to act as comic relief.After a year with the company, Sing asked for a release from her contract. She briefly returned to Japan, but did not like the new system, which did not guarantee payouts.
World Championship Wrestling (1999–2000)
In late 1999, she worked with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) briefly, appearing on several telecasts to help generate interest in a women's division. She was also a contender for both the WCW Cruiserweight Championship and WCW Hardcore Championship. In addition to competing in matches using her Singh and Monster Ripper gimmicks, she also made a couple of appearances with the Nitro Girls dance troupe under the name "Beef", for comic relief.
Personal life
Backstage, Sing was friends with the male, rather than the female, wrestlers.During her time in the WWF, she developed a close friendship with Owen Hart.
After leaving WCW, Sing took a break from wrestling. In 2001, she worked as a caregiver to the handicapped. On July 27, 2001, Sing died from a heart attack at the age of 40.Bruno Lauer disputes her cause of death in an interview with Online World of Wrestling Radio where he states that, "she took herself out."She never married or had children.
Known for
Acting4
- 1995WWE Survivor Series 1995 as Bertha Faye
- 1995WWE SummerSlam 1995 as Bertha Faye
- 1995WWE WrestleFest '95 as Bertha Faye
- 1983AJW Slant Eyed Slaughter as Monster Ripper