
After the wrestling promoter refused to pay him the full prize purse, Peter left the wrestling arena. Peter decided to use his newfound powers to become a wrestler. Thus, the DNA strands of the spider were recombined with those of Peter, giving him the strength, speed, and agility of a spider. While there, an escaped spider fell upon Peter, biting him.


When he was in his final year of high school, Peter was touring the science lab of Columbia University.
