Toni Adams
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Ring name(s)	Toni Adams Toni the Tigress Miss Simpson Nanny Simpson
Born	Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Resides	Chicago, Illinois
Debut	1985
Retired	1994

Toni Adams is a retired American professional wrestling manager and valet who appeared in several North American regional promotions during the 1980s including the Universal Wrestling Federation and the United States Wrestling Association, although she is best known as the manager of her late ex-husbund Chris Adams while in World Class Championship Wrestling and the Global Wrestling Federation. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Nueces, San Patricio Government  - Mayor Henry Garrett Area  - City 460. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986. ... The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotional organization based in Memphis, Tennessee. ... Chris Adams may refer to: Chris Adams (cricketer) Chris Adams (wrestler) Christian Adams, a German wine merchant who died on United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 Chris Adams (musician), of the 1970s group String Driven Thing Category: ... Not to be confused with World Championship Wrestling. ... Global Wrestling Federation was a professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas, Texas. ...

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Career

Early career

Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Toni Adams began working in Fritz von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling as an assistant to the production staff in 1984. Meeting Chris Adams while working in the promotion, the two were married in Hawaii shortly after his divorce from his ex-wife Jeannie Clark. Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Nueces, San Patricio Government  - Mayor Henry Garrett Area  - City 460. ... Jack Barton Adkisson (August 16, 1929 - September 10, 1997) was an American professional wrestler under the ring name Fritz Von Erich, better known today as a wrestling promoter and the patriarch of the Von Erich wrestling family. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Jeannie Clark Jeanne Clark (pronounced like Jeannie or Jeanne) was a professional wrestling diva for WCW (where she was billed as Lady Blossom) and World Class Championship Wrestling. ...

Following her husbund to the Mid-South area, she soon appeared in an on-camera role for Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation interviewing wrestlers and fans. She eventually made her managerial debut appearing with her husband Chris Adams in World Class Championship Wrestling in 1989. Soon after, she along with ring announcer Frank Dusek were attacked by Tojo Yamamoto & P.Y. Chu-Hi. While held by Chu-Hi, Yamamoto ripped open her blouse before Chris Adams came out from the locker room to chase them off. Bill Watts, (born May 5, 1939 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is a former American professional wrestler and promoter. ... Tojo Yamamoto Born in 1927 as Harry Watanbe, Died on Febuary 19, 1992 of self inflicted gunshot wound in Hermitahe, TX Profile Height 59 weight 226 Titles 7-Timwa NWA Six-Man Tag Team titles 1-Times NWA Southeastern Tag Team titles 22-Times NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag...

As the feud continued for several weeks, Toni Adams began carrying kendo sticks to the ring and used them against Yamamoto & Chu-Hi during matches against Chris Adams. After the conclusion of this fed, she and Chris Adams would becomine involved in another feud with Billy Travis and, at one point, was spanked by Travis in the middle of the Dallas Sportatorium while Chris Adams was handcuffed to the ring rope. A Shinai made from bamboo A shinai (Japanese: ) is a practice weapon used primarily in kendo and is used as if it were a sword. ... The Dallas Sportatorium, as it looked in the mid-1990s The Sportatorium, located in downtown Dallas, Texas (not to be confused with the Hollywood Sportatorium in Hollywood, Florida or the Tampa Sportatorium in Tampa, Florida), was a barnlike arena used primarily for professional wrestling events. ...

The two would eventually take a three month absence from the promotion after Chris Adams was blinded by Gino Hernandez during a grudge match in Fort Worth, Texas on January 27, 1986. During this time, she would run a summer camp as well as co-manage Chris Adams' wrestling school during the late 1980s. The two would also be in attendance at the National Association of Television Progamming Executives at the New Orleans Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 1990 along with other television celebrities such as Vanna White, Alex Trebek, Geraldo Riviera, Oprah Winfrey, Sally Jessy Raphael and Donald Trump. ^[1] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The New Orleans Convention Center is a building in New Orleans. ... NOLA redirects here. ... Vanna White (born Vanna Marie Rosich on February 18, 1957 is a American television personality, best known as the hostess and puzzle board operator on the long-running game show Wheel of Fortune. ... Alex Trebek, with his once-iconic mustache, hosting a 1986 episode of Jeopardy! George Alexander Trebek (born as Giorgi Suka-Alex Trebek [1] on July 22, 1940) is an Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American television personality and game show host whos best known as the host of the game... Geraldo redirects here. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... Sally Jessy Raphael (born Sally Lowenthal on February 25, 1935 in Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]) is an American talk show host. ... Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York, New York) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, television and radio personality and author. ...

Feud with Steve Austin & Jeannie Clark

Returning with Chris Adams to the United States Wrestling Association in May 1990, she would become involved in a storyline in which Chris Adams began feuding with former protege Steve Austin. The feud, which Adams created and developed, would later involve her and Chris's ex-wife Jeannie Clark, with whom Austin had supposedly had a real life affair with, ^[2] and faced each other in mixed tag team matchees for much of the year in one of the most memorable feuds in the region. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotional organization based in Memphis, Tennessee. ... Steve Austin[1] (born Steven Anderson and formerly Steven James Williams on December 18, 1964) better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and semi-retired professional wrestler. ...

As Chris Adams' drinking problem became out of control, particularly one incident in which he had assaulted Toni Adams in February 1989 for which he was sentenced to one year's probation, Toni Adams would eventually divorce Chris Adams soon after the feud, which occurred sometime around 1992. ^{[6] [7]}

The couple shared one son, Chris Adams Jr., born around 1989.

Later career

In late 1993, she returned to the USWA loosing to Rockin' Robin at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee on September 13, 1993. Managing Brian Christopher as Nanny Simpson, she participated in several mixed tag team matches with him against Koko B. Ware & Miss Texas during the next several weeks eventually pinning Miss Texas on October 18. However, she lost to Miss Texas & Sweet Georgia Brown in a tag team match with Vicious Viki on November 1 and, a week later, lost to Miss Texas in a "chain match" by disqualification on November 8. Rockin Robin is a professional wrestler. ... Brian Christopher Lawler (born January 10, 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee), the son of professional wrestling legend Jerry Lawler, is a professional wrestler currently performing for Memphis Wrestling and other independent promotions. ... Koko B. Ware & Frankie James Ware aka Koko B. Ware is former professional wrestler. ... Jacquelyn redirects here. ... Sweet Georgia Brown is the theme of the Harlem Globetrotters. ...

The following month she feuded with Dirty White Girl loosing to her at the November Blast supercard by disqualification on November 18 and in a "street fight" match several days later. During that same event, she was forced to eat dog food as a result of a stipulation in which Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher defeated Rex Hargrove & Koko B. Ware. ^[8] For the computer jargon, see eating ones own dog food. ...

Briefly managing Eddie Gilbert before his feud with Jerry Lawler, ^[9] she later resurfaced in the Global Wrestling Federation as part of Skandar Akbar's Devastation, Inc. ^[10] and later as the valet of Iceman King Parsons during his feud with Chris Adams until the promotions close retiring soon after. ^[11] Eddie Gilbert refers to: Eddie Gilbert (1905-1978), Australian Aboriginal cricketer; Edward M. Eddie Gilbert (b. ... Global Wrestling Federation was a professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas, Texas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Iceman Parsons (born King Parsons) was a professional wrestler who sometimes went by Iceman King Parsons. ...

Toni is slated to appear in The Gentleman's Choice, a documentary about the life of her ex-husband Chris Adams, which is currently in post-production at Mickey Grant's Creative Hat Productions.

Championships and accomplishments

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked her # 14 of the 100 Hottest Women in Wrestling in 2002

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References

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External links

• Oklahoma Wrestling Fan's Resorce: Toni Adams
• Toni Adams at the WrestleWiki