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* BoobBasedGag: On the February 1, 1999 ''Raw'', Mankind (Mick Foley) gave her a sweater, saying, "I didn't want you to catch a chest cold, which in your case could be fatal..."



* GagBoobs: On the February 1, 1999 ''Raw'', Mankind (Mick Foley) gave her a sweater, saying, "I didn't want you to catch a chest cold, which in your case could be fatal..."
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* BuxomIsBetter: She's not the one who had the term "puppies" coined for no reason.[[note]]Wrestling/RoadDogg referred to her big boobs as "puppies" and after it caught on Jerry "The King" Lawler, now it's a common slang term among wrestling fans.[[/note]]

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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: She's not the one who had the term "puppies" coined for no reason.[[note]]Wrestling/RoadDogg referred to her big boobs as "puppies" and after it caught on Jerry "The King" Lawler, now it's a common slang term among wrestling fans.[[/note]]
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* ShesGotLegs: She always wore short skirts that allowed to see her legs.



As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_Marshall her page]] over at [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]].
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* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Debra was required to take her clothes off after Jeff Jarrett lost a match to Goldust, per the match's stiuplation. Debra was embarrassed... at first, before getting really into it.

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* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Debra was required to take her clothes off after Jeff Jarrett lost a match to Goldust, per the match's stiuplation.stipulation. Debra was embarrassed... at first, before [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl getting really into it.]]

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* LadyInAPowerSuit: Her standard outfit in the WWF consisted of business suits (or, after taking a liking to stripping off, sometimes just a suit jacket over a bikini) up until she was paired with her husband Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, at which point she started wearing attire similar to his.



* MsFanservice: After the success of Sable, she was explicitly brought in to provide Fanservice as Jeff Jarrett's manager.

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* MsFanservice: After the success of Sable, she was explicitly brought in to provide Fanservice fanservice as Jeff Jarrett's manager.



* NoShirtLongJacket: A rare female example; after she found a liking to having to strip her clothes off, instead of her usual business suits, she would for a while appear wearing only a suit jacket over a bikini.



* PunnyName: It's purely a coincidence, since it is, in fact, [[TheDanza her real name,]] but the fact that she's a well-endowed woman named "Debra" gave fans a lot of ammo for "de-bra Debra" jokes.

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* PunnyName: It's purely a coincidence, since it is, in fact, [[invoked]] [[TheDanza her real name,]] but the fact that she's a well-endowed woman named "Debra" gave fans a lot of ammo for "de-bra Debra" jokes.



* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Debra was required to take her clothes off after Jeff Jarrett lost a match to Goldust, per the match's stiuplation. Debra was embarrassed... at first, before getting really into it.



* ShesGotLegs: She always wore short skirts to allow the fans to see her legs.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Lana is thought to be a modern successor to Debra, since they're both blonde valets to heel wrestlers and dress in sexy business suits.

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* ShesGotLegs: She always wore short skirts to allow the fans that allowed to see her legs.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Lana [[Wrestling/RusevAndLana Lana]] is thought to be a modern successor to Debra, since they're both blonde valets to heel wrestlers and dress in sexy business suits.
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* SouthernBelle: Especially in WCW, which had a Southern fanbase, where her whole gimmick was that she was a {{Beauty Contest}}ant.

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'''Debra Gale Marshall''' (born March 2, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, having also been a manager and authority figure in {{professional wrestling}}. She is notable for her appearances with [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) between 1995 and 1998 and the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) between 1998 and 2002.

She began her career in professional wrestling in WCW in late-1995 and early-1996, making occasional unnamed appearances as an audience plant, and as part of a group of valets. In April 1996, she began appearing regularly as a valet for her husband, professional football player and WCW announcer Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=], as he transitioned to competing as a wrestler. Based on her real-life participation in beauty pageants, Debra took on the role of a beauty-pageant queen character, giving herself the nickname "The Queen of WCW." At ''The Great American Bash 1996'', [=McMichael=] and his partner, fellow professional football player Kevin Greene competed against two of the Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen (Wrestling/RicFlair and Wrestling/ArnAnderson). Flair won the match after Mongo and Debra turned on Greene by hitting him with a steel briefcase, joining the Horsemen. At ''Bash at the Beach 1997'', Debra turned on Mongo during his WCW United States Heavyweight Championship match against Wrestling/JeffJarrett by handing Jarrett the steel briefcase, which he then used to knock Mongo out and win the match.

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'''Debra Gale Marshall''' Debra Marshall (born March 2, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, having also been a manager and authority figure in {{professional wrestling}}.wrestl|ing}}er and professional wrestling manager. She is notable for her appearances with [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) between 1995 and 1998 and the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) between 1998 and 2002.

She began her career in professional wrestling in WCW in late-1995 and early-1996, making occasional unnamed appearances as an audience plant, and as part of a group of valets. In April 1996, she began appearing regularly as a valet for her husband, professional football player and WCW announcer Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=], as he transitioned to competing as a wrestler. Based on her real-life participation in beauty pageants, Debra took on the role of a beauty-pageant queen character, giving herself the nickname "The Queen of WCW." At ''The Great American Bash 1996'', [=McMichael=] and his partner, fellow professional football player Kevin Greene competed against two of the Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen (Wrestling/RicFlair and Wrestling/ArnAnderson). Flair won the match after Mongo and Debra turned on Greene by hitting him with a steel briefcase, joining the Horsemen. At ''Bash at the Beach 1997'', Debra turned on Mongo during his WCW United States Heavyweight Championship match against Wrestling/JeffJarrett by handing Jarrett the steel briefcase, which he then used to knock Mongo out and win the match.
match, after which she became Jarrett's manager.




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* BuxomIsBetter: She's not the one who had the term 'puppies' coined for no reason.[[note]]Road Dogg referred to her big boobs as 'puppies' and now it's a common slang term among wrestling fans.[[/note]]

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* BuxomIsBetter: She's not the one who had the term 'puppies' "puppies" coined for no reason.[[note]]Road Dogg [[note]]Wrestling/RoadDogg referred to her big boobs as 'puppies' "puppies" and after it caught on Jerry "The King" Lawler, now it's a common slang term among wrestling fans.[[/note]]



* CharacterizationMarchesOn: She was initially called 'Debra [=McMichael=]' in WWF, but eventually just Debra.
* DefeatByModesty: Subverted. {{Wrestling/Sable}} defeated her in an evening gown match for the Women's Championship. But Shawn Michaels ruled that in his eyes, the woman who ''lost'' her dress was the true winner - and awarded the title to Debra.

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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: She was initially called 'Debra [=McMichael=]' in WWF, but eventually just Debra.
* DefeatByModesty: Subverted. {{Wrestling/Sable}} Wrestling/{{Sable}} defeated her in an evening gown match for the Women's Championship. But Championship, but Shawn Michaels ruled that in his eyes, the woman who ''lost'' her dress was the true winner - and awarded the title to Debra.
* FirstNameBasis: She was initially called Debra [=McMichael=] or Debra Marshall, but eventually just
Debra.



* LethalChef: Well, ''lethal'' may be too strong a word, but, there was something of a RunningGag in 2001 about her being a bad cook.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After being mistreated by Jeff Jarrett one too many times, she interfered in his Intercontinental title match against {{Wrestling/Chyna}} and hit him over the head with his guitar.

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* LethalChef: Well, ''lethal'' may be too strong a word, but, there was something of a RunningGag in 2001 about her being a bad cook.
cook. Her cookies were dreaded.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After being mistreated by Jeff Jarrett one too many times, she interfered in his Intercontinental title match against {{Wrestling/Chyna}} Wrestling/{{Chyna}} and hit him over the head with his guitar.



--> '''Debra:''' I'm famous for being Steve's wife.
--> '''Anne:''' So you're a real feminist then.
* NonActionGuy: Didn't stop WWE from putting the Women's Championship on her as part of Sable's departure, though. Even so she was awarded the title on a technicality and lost it in her very first defence.
* PowerStable:
** (in WCW): The Four Horsemen.
** (in WWF): The Alliance.
* PunnyName: It's purely a coincidence, since it is, in fact, [[TheDanza her real name,]] but the fact that it was spelled "Debra" instead of "Deborah" gave fans a lot of ammo for "de-bra Debra" jokes.

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--> '''Debra:''' I'm famous for being Steve's Steve [Austin]'s wife.
--> '''Anne:''' '''Anne Robinson:''' So you're a real feminist then.
* NonActionGuy: Didn't stop WWE from putting the She was a manager first and foremost rather than a wrestler. Her reign as Women's Championship on her as part of Sable's departure, though. Even so Champion is a telltale example; she was awarded the title on a technicality and lost it in her very first defence.
defense.
* PowerStable:
** (in WCW):
PowerStable: The Four Horsemen.
** (in WWF):
Horsemen in WCW; The Alliance.
Alliance in WWF.
* PunnyName: It's purely a coincidence, since it is, in fact, [[TheDanza her real name,]] but the fact that it was spelled she's a well-endowed woman named "Debra" instead of "Deborah" gave fans a lot of ammo for "de-bra Debra" jokes.



* SexySecretary: As the Lieutenant Commissioner of Commissioner Wrestling/MickFoley; she's very sexy and the title meant that she was basically his secretary. She also evoked this when she first appeared as Jeff Jarrett's valet - in her sexy business suits.

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* SexySecretary: As the Lieutenant Commissioner of Commissioner Wrestling/MickFoley; she's very sexy and the title meant that Wrestling/MickFoley, she was basically his secretary. She also evoked this when she first appeared as Jeff Jarrett's valet - in her sexy business suits.



* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn: After Jeff Jarrett lost a match to Goldust, Debra was required to strip by the stipulation. At first [[ShamefulStrip she was embarrassed]]...before getting really into it.

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* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn: After Jeff Jarrett lost a match to Goldust, Debra was required to strip by the stipulation. At first [[ShamefulStrip she was embarrassed]]...before getting really into it.it.
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* BuxomIsBetter: She's not the one who had the term 'puppies' coined for no reason.[[note]]Road Dogg referred to her big boobs as 'puppies' and now it's a common slang term among wrestling fans.[[/note]]
* CatFight: If she ever got into the ring with someone, this was what usually ensued.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: She was initially called 'Debra [=McMichael=]' in WWF, but eventually just Debra.
* DefeatByModesty: Subverted. {{Wrestling/Sable}} defeated her in an evening gown match for the Women's Championship. But Shawn Michaels ruled that in his eyes, the woman who ''lost'' her dress was the true winner - and awarded the title to Debra.



* MsFanservice
* NonActionGuy: Didn't stop WWE from putting the Women's Championship on her as part of Sable's departure, though.

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* MsFanservice
MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After being mistreated by Jeff Jarrett one too many times, she interfered in his Intercontinental title match against {{Wrestling/Chyna}} and hit him over the head with his guitar.
* MsFanservice: After the success of Sable, she was explicitly brought in to provide Fanservice as Jeff Jarrett's manager.
* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Lampshaded when she appeared on a version of ''Series/TheWeakestLink''.
--> '''Debra:''' I'm famous for being Steve's wife.
--> '''Anne:''' So you're a real feminist then.
* NonActionGuy: Didn't stop WWE from putting the Women's Championship on her as part of Sable's departure, though. Even so she was awarded the title on a technicality and lost it in her very first defence.



* SexySecretary: As the Lieutenant Commissioner of Commissioner Wrestling/MickFoley; she's very sexy and the title meant that she was basically his secretary.

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* SexySecretary: As the Lieutenant Commissioner of Commissioner Wrestling/MickFoley; she's very sexy and the title meant that she was basically his secretary. She also evoked this when she first appeared as Jeff Jarrett's valet - in her sexy business suits.
* ShesGotLegs: She always wore short skirts to allow the fans to see her legs.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Lana is thought to be a modern successor to Debra, since they're both blonde valets to heel wrestlers and dress in sexy business suits.



* WrestlingFamily: Ex-wife to Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=] and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin.

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* VisualPun: She appeared at Survivor Series 1999 wearing ring gear that had paw prints on it. As in ''puppy'' paw prints.
* WrestlingFamily: Ex-wife to Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=] and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin.Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin.
* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn: After Jeff Jarrett lost a match to Goldust, Debra was required to strip by the stipulation. At first [[ShamefulStrip she was embarrassed]]...before getting really into it.
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* BlondesAreEvil
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'''Debra Gale Marshall''' (born March 2, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, having also been a manager and authority figure in {{professional wrestling}}. She is notable for her appearances with [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) between 1995 and 1998 and the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) between 1998 and 2002.

She began her career in professional wrestling in WCW in late-1995 and early-1996, making occasional unnamed appearances as an audience plant, and as part of a group of valets. In April 1996, she began appearing regularly as a valet for her husband, professional football player and WCW announcer Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=], as he transitioned to competing as a wrestler. Based on her real-life participation in beauty pageants, Debra took on the role of a beauty-pageant queen character, giving herself the nickname "The Queen of WCW." At ''The Great American Bash 1996'', [=McMichael=] and his partner, fellow professional football player Kevin Greene competed against two of the Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen (Wrestling/RicFlair and Wrestling/ArnAnderson). Flair won the match after Mongo and Debra turned on Greene by hitting him with a steel briefcase, joining the Horsemen. At ''Bash at the Beach 1997'', Debra turned on Mongo during his WCW United States Heavyweight Championship match against Wrestling/JeffJarrett by handing Jarrett the steel briefcase, which he then used to knock Mongo out and win the match.

After her divorce from [=McMichael=], Debra joined the WWF in 1998, where she managed the tag team of Jarrett and Wrestling/OwenHart, up until the evening of Hart's in-ring death in May 1999. She won the WWF Women's Championship from Wrestling/{{Sable}} in an Evening Gown match in 1999, played the role of Lieutenant Commissioner (assistant) of Commissioner Wrestling/MickFoley, and later appeared on-screen with her second husband Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin until 2002, when the duo left the company.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_Marshall her page]] over at [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]].

!!Tropes related to Debra Marshall:
* BeautyContest: Her gimmick in WCW had her having the title of "Queen of WCW."
* BlondesAreEvil
* GagBoobs: On the February 1, 1999 ''Raw'', Mankind (Mick Foley) gave her a sweater, saying, "I didn't want you to catch a chest cold, which in your case could be fatal..."
* LethalChef: Well, ''lethal'' may be too strong a word, but, there was something of a RunningGag in 2001 about her being a bad cook.
* MsFanservice
* NonActionGuy: Didn't stop WWE from putting the Women's Championship on her as part of Sable's departure, though.
* PowerStable:
** (in WCW): The Four Horsemen.
** (in WWF): The Alliance.
* PunnyName: It's purely a coincidence, since it is, in fact, [[TheDanza her real name,]] but the fact that it was spelled "Debra" instead of "Deborah" gave fans a lot of ammo for "de-bra Debra" jokes.
* RedBaron: In WCW, "The Queen of WCW."
* SexySecretary: As the Lieutenant Commissioner of Commissioner Wrestling/MickFoley; she's very sexy and the title meant that she was basically his secretary.
* SouthernBelle: Especially in WCW, which had a Southern fanbase, where her whole gimmick was that she was a {{Beauty Contest}}ant.
* WrestlingFamily: Ex-wife to Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=] and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin.

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