Miss Elizabeth on the cover of the May 1988 issue of WWF Magazine.

Elizabeth Hulette (November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003), known best as Miss Elizabeth, was a professional wrestling manager and valet in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. Miss Elizabeth gained fame during the middle to late 1980s. Image File history File links Misselizabeth. ... Image File history File links Misselizabeth. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bruno Sammartino wrestles with Stan The Man Stasiak. ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a non-wrestler character who is paired with a wrestler. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion that was based in Atlanta and existed from 1986 to 2001. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...

Career

Hulette was originally from Kentucky. She graduated from Franklin County High School in 1978, and held a communications degree from the University of Kentucky. It was while working at wrestling matches that she met "Macho Man" Randy Savage, who she would marry in December 1984. Her relationship with Savage led to a prominent on-air role as his manager, regarded by many as paving the way for a wave of female manager and valet roles in professional wrestling. Official language(s) English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 37th 104,749 km² 225 km 610 km 1. ... Communication studies is the academic discipline that studies communication; subdisciplines include animal communication, argumentation, speech communication, rhetoric, communication theory, group communication, information theory, intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, intrapersonal communication, marketing, organizational communication, persuasion, propaganda, public affairs, public relations and telecommunication. ... It has been suggested that part or all of double degree be merged into this article or section. ... The University of Kentucky (also as UK or simply Kentucky) is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... Macho Man Randy Savage on The Weird Al Show. ...

Elizabeth had her first major role in a wrestling angle, during Savage's feud with George "The Animal" Steele in the World Wrestling Federation during 1986. During their match, Steele immediately fell in love with Hulette, angering Savage and leading to a series of classic matches. Their feud - one of the WWF's most popular of the 1980s - carried on for more than a year, thanks to the feral Steele's continued crush on Elizabeth. In professional wrestling, an angle is a fictional storyline (the wrestler Kurt Angles name is a coincidence). ... George Steele, better known as George The Animal Steele (b. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Unrequited love is love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is desired. ...

By most reports, Savage was extremely protective of Elizabeth backstage, usually forcing her to wait in a locked room while he dressed for matches, and only allowing her to come out when it was time for her to accompany him to the ring.

Hulette also figured prominently in Savage's 1986 feud with Hulk Hogan and - after Savage turned face in 1987, as Savage's feud against The Honky Tonk Man was instigated by Honky's constant harassment of Elizabeth. She was instrumental in forming The Mega Powers during Savage's match vs. the Honky Tonk Man (which aired on NBC's "Saturday Night's Main Event" in October 1987). Savage was about to defeat Honky when Honky's allies - Bret "the Hitman" Hart and Jim Neidhart - began to interfere and made the match a three-on-one assault. Eventually, Honky attempted to strike a prone Savage over the head with a guitar, but Elizabeth stepped in harm's way. Honky managed to avoid hitting Elizabeth, but shoved her to the mat and completed his assault on Savage. Meanwhile, Elizabeth scurried to the back and persuaded Hulk Hogan to rescue Savage. Hogan easily cleared the ring (with help from Savage once he regained his bearings). The two looked at each other uneasily, before Hogan shook Savage's hand. The new friends, along with Elizabeth, celebrated in the middle of the ring. Terrence Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953 in Augusta, Georgia), best known as Hulk Hogan (and occasionally Hollywood Hogan), is an American professional wrestler and actor. ... In professional wrestling, a face is a character who is portrayed as being moral or approving (that is, faces are good guys or crowd favorites). The vast majority of wrestling storylines (though not all) place a heel (or bad guy) against a face. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roy Wayne Farris (born January 25, 1953 in Arizona) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Honky Tonk Man. ... The Mega Powers Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan. ... For other uses, see NBC (disambiguation). ... WWF Saturday Nights Main Event logo, 1985-1992 WWE Saturday Nights Main Event or for short, , is a professional wrestling program that previously occasionally aired between 1985-1991 on the NBC television network and twice in 1992 on FOX. It often aired in place of Saturday Night Live. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian former professional wrestler, and part of the famous Hart wrestling family. ... James Henry Neidhart, who performs under the moniker Jim The Anvil Neidhart, is an American-born professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation. ... Terrence Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953 in Augusta, Georgia), best known as Hulk Hogan (and occasionally Hollywood Hogan), is an American professional wrestler and actor. ...

Elizabeth was a major part of the uneasy Savage-Hogan relationship, and her presence led to the team's falling out during a 1989 tag team match airing on a prime-time NBC special, where the Mega Powers, accompanied by Hulette, wrestled against the Twin Towers (Akeem "The African Dream" and The Big Bossman with Slick. During the match, Savage was thrown onto Hulette, knocking her unconscious on the outside of the ring. Seeing this, Hogan scooped her up and carried her to the backstage area for medical attention while the match continued. Upon his return to the ring Hogan was greeted with anger from Savage for having abandoned him in the midst of a match. Savage went so far as to slap his partner and leave the ring area. Hogan carried on and won the match single-handedly, but when he exited the ring to the backstage area he was attacked by his former partner, turning Savage heel. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see NBC (disambiguation). ... One Man Gang George Gray was a professional wrestler best known as One Man Gang and Akeem. ... Big Boss Man Raymond Traylor (May 2, 1962 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler best known as The Big Boss Man while working for the World Wrestling Federation. ... In professional wrestling, a turn occurs most frequently when a wrestler develops a new gimmick (persona) and changes, frequently from face to heel or sometimes vice versa (though a new gimmick is not always needed, as some gimmicks, such as Kurt Angle and John Cenas, have remained essentially the... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character who is portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner; sometimes they are humourously referred to as evil. ...

Savage remained a heel for several years, eventually taking on Sherri Martel as his manager and dubbing himself "The Macho King". During this time Hulette was absent from WWF television until WrestleMania VII, when Savage lost a retirement match to The Ultimate Warrior. Upon his loss, Sherri began berating him, and eventually began kicking the defeated man until Elizabeth, who was sitting at ringside, entered the ring and defended Savage. After Sherri retreated, Savage and Hulette were reunited in what many consider to be one of the most emotional moments in the history of professional wrestling. Sherri Martel Sherri Martel (born Sherri Russell on February 8, 1958 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a professional wrestler, currently competing on the independent circuit in the United States. ... WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual flagship pay-per-view event of the World Wrestling Federation. ... This is currently being reorganized. ... The Warrior redirects here, for the South Korean movie The Warrior, see Musa (film). ...

The couple had a heavily promoted on-air wedding at Summerslam 1991 in New York's Madison Square Garden. However, their relationship only lasted another year, with their divorce becoming official in 1992. According to Hogan, Savage blamed him for influencing Elizabeth to seek a divorce from Savage. Hogan's side of the story was that as he was preparing to film the movie Mr. Nanny, Hogan's wife Linda asked if she wanted to help babysit their children while Hulk was in Miami filming Mr. Nanny. Apparently, Elizabeth did not bother to return home to Savage. 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... 1992 (MCMXCII in Roman) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Mr. ... Linda Hogan (born Linda Claridge) is the wife of wrestler Hulk Hogan and mother of Brooke Hogan and Nick Hogan. ... The Magic City, The American Riviera, The Sixth Borough Location of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... Mr. ...

In January 1996, Miss Elizabeth would once again return to wrestling as a valet for Savage. She would later turn against Savage and become Ric Flair's valet in the Four Horsemen. She later turned against Flair and joined the nWo alongside Savage and Hogan. She soon parted ways with Savage once when Savage joined The Wolfpac and joined Lex Luger. Lawrence Wendell (Larry) Pfohl (born June 2, 1958 in Buffalo, New York, now resides in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Lex Luger, is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player. ...

Aside from her marriage with Savage, Elizabeth was also briefly married to a non-wrestler in 1998. She later began a relationship with Luger that culminated in the couple living together.

Death

On May 1, 2003 in Marietta, Georgia, Luger called 9-1-1 from his home and reported that Elizabeth was not breathing. The 911 operator told him to give her mouth to mouth resucitation but she did not respond. Paramedics rushed her to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, GeorgiaGR6, and is its county seat. ... Most emergency vehicles in the US and Canada display Emergency 911 9-1-1 (nine-one-one) is the emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). ...

Police launched an investigation because two weeks prior to her death they had arrested Luger on charges of domestic violence. Police found pills of hydrocodone and alprazolam (Xanax), as well as anabolic steroids, testosterone and sazien in the home Luger and Hulette shared. The subsequent autopsy showed that Hulette died of an accidental drug overdose mixing the medications with vodka. Luger was cleared of any wrongdoing in connection with her death. Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone (marketed as Vicodin, Anexsia, Dicodid, Hycodan, Hycomine, Lorcet, Lortab, Norco, Tussionex, Vicoprofen) is an opioid derived from either of the naturally occurring opiates codeine or thebaine. ... Alprazolam is a short-acting benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety disorders. ... Anabolic steroids are a class of natural and synthetic steroid hormones that promote cell growth and division, resulting in growth of several types of tissues, especially muscle and bone. ... Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. ... Look up Vodka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Vodka is a typically colorless liquor, usually distilled from fermented grain or potatoes. ...

External links

• misselizabeth.com
• SLAM! Sports Wrestling - Miss Elizabeth Dies