- Big fan of Kid Rock and the Dallas Cowboys.
- Always puts on his left kneepad first.
- First jobs were being a lifeguard and bank teller.
- Grew-up playing baseball, running track and admiring the talent of wrestler Richard Blood (aka "Ricky Steamboat").
- Trained celebrities Karl Malone and Jay Leno for WCW Pay-Per-View main event matches.
- He said if his life was put into a movie, he'd be played by Adam Sandler.
- Appeared on The Dating Game (1997).
- Professional wrestler
- Former WCW Cruiserweight and Tag Team Champion
- Member of the New Bloods, and former member of the Filthy Animals and the lWo and Raven's Flock.
- Engaged to Torrie Wilson. (2001)
- As of May 25, 2002: WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team champion (w/Rey Mysterio, Jr.) - WCW Tag Team champion (w/Rey Mysterio, Jr.) - WCW Cruiserweight champion (5x) - WWE Cruiserweight champion
- In July 2003, he married Torrie Wilson, another WWE and former-WCW worker, who also appeared in Playboy.
- Kidman had a successful 2002, winning the Cruiserweight Title on two occasions, before losing it to Matt Hardy (Version 1.0) at No Way Out 2003.
- Billy Kidman teamed with Mike Maraldo for much of his early career, forming the "Shooting Stars".
- On the final WCW Nitro, Kidman & Rey Mysterio won the Cruiserweight Tag Team titles from Kid Romeo & Elix Skipper. The WWF purchased WCW and the titles were then forgotten.
- Billy Kidman was trained by Afa at the Wild Somoan School.
- Notable Title Wins Include: ECWA Tag Team titles with Ace Darling; USWA World Tag Team titles with Ace Darling; TWWF World Cruiserweight title; WCW Cruiserweight title (5); WCW Tag Team titles with Rey Mysterio Jr; WCW Tag Team titles with Konnan; WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team titles with Rey Mysterio; WWF Cruiserweight title; ECWA Hall of Fame (2004); WWE Tag Team titles with Paul London
- Previous Managers: Scott Levy (aka "Raven"), Torrie Wilson.
- Gruner trained up and coming wrestlers in Florida Championship Wrestling throughout 2007 and 2008.
- Following his departure from WWE, Gruner toured the United Kingdom. During the tour, he competed for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance in a three-way match with Jody Fleisch and Jonny Storm also wrestled British wrestling legend Robbie Brookside in a losing effort to determine the inaugural Real Quality Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.
- Lost the WWE Tag Team Titles when he and Paul London were beat by Rene Dupree and Kenzo Suzuki. (September 2004)
- Released from WWE contract. (July 2005)
- Captured the WWE Tag Team Championship when he and Paul London defeated the Dudley Boyz for the belts. (July 2004)
- In November 2013, Gruner appeared on WWE's European tour as Paul Heyman's doctor, under the name of "Dr. Weisenburg.".
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