▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁ph on etic ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁L ▁and ▁R ▁in ▁Japanese . ▁ ▁In ▁Mexico , ▁he ▁adopted ▁a ▁robot - like ▁mask ▁and ▁g imm ick , ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Ste ele , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁C ML L ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Championship . ▁ ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Federation / Enter tain ment / W WE ▁ ▁European ▁and ▁Inter cont inental ▁Champion ▁( 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 0 ) ▁Mor ley ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ▁( W WF ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁g imm ick ▁of ▁an ▁adult ▁movie ▁star ▁named ▁Val ▁Ven is . ▁The ▁character ▁was ▁introduced ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁v ign ettes ▁that ▁show c ased ▁Ven is ' ▁l ifest yle ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁set , ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁of ▁these ▁featuring ▁Ven is ▁with ▁prominent ▁real - life ▁por n ▁star ▁Jen na ▁James on . ▁ ▁He ▁deb uted ▁on ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁episode ▁of ▁Raw , ▁defe ating ▁Sc or pio . ▁Al most ▁immediately , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁angle ▁with ▁the ▁K aient ai ▁stable , ▁involving ▁him ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Yam ag uch i - San ' s ▁k ay f abe ▁wife , ▁Sh ian - Li ▁Ts ang . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁K aient ai ▁had ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁un success ful ▁matches ▁against ▁him