Torrie's Playboy.com Interviews

The following interviews appeared on Playboy.com in March 2003

What is it about women? Some of the greatest dramas involve beautiful but troublesome ones. The Old Testament had Delilah. JFK's Camelot had Marilyn Monroe. And the same is true for pro wrestling -- the mother of all modern mythology. Consider Torrie Wilson of World Wrestling Entertainment. There she is, flaunting her drop-dead beauty, setting up feuds between hapless wrestlers. So how does a girl become a smackdown siren?

"I grew up in a small town in Idaho," Torrie tells us, "a little ski town like Sun Valley but not as ritzy." In college in Boise, Torrie studied nutrition and developed a fitness lifestyle. "I started reading bodybuilding and fitness magazines. Some of the girls in those magazines -- the ones who kept their feminine side while looking muscular -- really caught my attention. I would cut out their pictures and hang them on my refrigerator for inspiration. Competing was a way to set a goal for myself." That determination culminated in her winning the Ms. Galaxy contest. She relocated near Venice Beach, and six months later went to her first professional wrestling match -- and was hooked. Soon Torrie met a wrestler who had followed her fitness career. He was also booking for World Champion Wrestling and asked whether she would like to try a stint. "I had no idea what I was getting into, but it sounded like fun," Torrie says. "It was a chance to mix fitness with acting and performing. With the WCW, I would do small things in the ring. Then when the WWE hired me, they immediately started putting me in matches, which I really wasn't prepared for. It was more fun in a way -- I would use tricks I learned during the day in a wrestling match that night. I still do."

Torrie spends most of her time on the road. When not working, she calls Tampa home. "I love the tropical look," she says. "I have a huge palm tree in my living room. The bedroom is Tuscan style -- with a four-poster bed." From what she tells us, it's pretty well guarded -- by Torrie herself. "I'm not one to give it up right away. And I bring out real surprises after a while. I'm not into whips and chains -- but I do like being dominant sometimes. That's probably increased since I started wrestling." Perhaps the four-poster helps. "From that bed I could execute a swinging leg-drop to keep him down."

We quizzed Torrie on her fellow Divas, the prettiest part of her perfect body and her hot, on-air lesbian lip-lock in a sizzling Playboy.com Dirty Dozen.

If there's one WWE Diva who's as girl-next-door innocent as she is gorgeous, it's Torrie Wilson. Can you blame us for asking her to grace the May cover of Playboy magazine? "Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that I would be on the cover of Playboy," she tells Playboy.com with a giggle. "It's still surreal to me."

Her drop-dead good looks are plenty real to us. Now that Torrie has millions of fans entranced by her beauty, what kind of guy catches her attention? "I love getting flowers from a man -- what girl doesn’t?" she says. "But [it's important to me] that a man cares about who I am as a person, instead of just what's on the outside. It's hard to find a guy like that." If you're the sexiest woman in wrestling, it can't be too hard. Recently we quizzed Torrie on her fellow Divas, the prettiest part of her perfect body and her hot, on-air lesbian lip-lock.

1. Besides yourself, who's the sexiest WWE Diva?
Torrie Wilson: There are so many beautiful girls I work with. I would have to say it's a toss-up between Stacy Kiebler, who's got legs that go for miles, and Victoria. She's the opposite of what I am, with long, dark hair, and I find that very interesting, too.

2. You're always on the road. Is it hard to keep a relationship going when you're never in the same city?
TW: Not many men try to court me from afar, unfortunately. [Laughs] Most men would probably be turned off by the fact that they would never see me, although some guys might think that’s the perfect relationship! It's easy if you're going to date someone within the wrestling world, but then I don't think that would be very easy at all.

3. Speaking of dating within the WWE, are there any male wrestlers you'd love to pin?
TW: I would have to say Billy Kidman. He's a very hot, Italian-looking wrestler. I have a major crush on him. I love the dark, Italian look.

4. What's the first thing you notice about a man?
TW: To get my attention, I love brown eyes. But once you look past that, you have to have a great personality and make me laugh. There's nothing better than a funny guy.

5. Have any of your fans gone to great lengths to hit on you?
TW: Definitely! I do a lot of signings, and a lot of fans actually will ask me if I'm going to be in town for the night, or for a couple days and if I want to go hang out. I'm not looking for anything like that, but I've had quite a few offers. There have been some cool signs [held up] for me at WWE matches, too -- with phone numbers. But when I'm in the ring getting ready to wrestle, I don't exactly have a pen and paper to write a phone number down.

6. What's the sexiest part of your body?
TW: This sounds really lame, but I'm pretty proud of my feet. I've gotten so many compliments for having nice feet. If someone has a foot fetish, I'd have an in. [Laughs] I love foot rubs, too. I'll take one whenever I can.

7. What one thing always puts you in the mood?
TW: A great-smelling guy really turns me on. Great cologne. There are a few select brands of cologne that I love, and if I catch a whiff of one, I know exactly what it is, and I favor that guy.

8. Do you have a signature move behind closed doors?
TW: I really don't! I don't have one particular move I like to stick with. I like to keep trying things out. Dominant, submissive...I just go with the moment. It's all in the variety.

9. What's the sexiest thing you wear to bed?
TW: On a nightly basis I never wear anything to bed. I prefer the birthday suit. But I do like to dress up and spice things up. One night, maybe I'll wear something dark and mysterious, like black patent leather, and the next night I'll wear some frilly lace. It just depends on my mood. I love the girly stuff, the laces and the ruffles. My favorite is a pink, ruffly teddy with garters on it. I've gotten a few compliments on that one!

10. You live in warm, sunny Tampa. Ever done it outdoors?
TW: Oh, definitely. I have a boat I like to get frisky on. You can go out to the middle of the ocean and have a little private fun on deck. There's still the risk of someone driving by, but for the most part you're pretty safe.

11. How do you set the scene for a romantic encounter?
TW: For me, candles are a big thing. I have candles all over my house. If it's at night, and I have a lot of candles lit, and I can smell the candles in the air, and I put on a little soft R&B music, that does it for me.

12. One WWE storyline is that you don't want your father, Al Wilson, to marry Dawn Marie. Dawn Marie asks you to engage in some "Hot Lesbian Action" in exchange for not marrying your father, and a really sexy scene in a hotel room follows. Ever kissed a girl in real life?
TW: I kissed a girl once, a long time ago, but it was still really new to me. That scene was a little nerveracking. I consider most of the wrestlers like my brothers, so thank god none of them were around watching me film it. A lot of people liked it, but because Dawn Marie did such a great job making people hate her, a lot of people actually didn't enjoy it. Although I'm sure there are way more guys that got turned on by it than got turned off. [Laughs]