Personal Life
Gruner grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region, where he graduated from Parkland High School. Gruner was a banker before he started training to be a professional wrestler, and was good friends with Chris Kanyon, whom he met at the Wild Samoan training center in Pennsylvania. Gruner is the cousin of fellow professional wrestler, Mikey Batts.
After being together for four years, Gruner married former WWE Diva, Torrie Wilson on July 11, 2003. They lived together in Tampa, Florida when not traveling. The couple separated in mid-2006, with their divorce finalised in 2008.
Kidman is Jewish.
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