History Wrestling / TerriRunnels

* GagBoobs: On the October 21, 2001 ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown'', Wrestling/PaulHeyman said about Wrestling/PerrySaturn's [[CompanionCube "Moppy"]], "You tie two balloons to the mop and it'd be Terri."

* BuxomIsBetter: Especially considering how short she is. On the October 21, 2001 ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown'', Wrestling/PaulHeyman said about Wrestling/PerrySaturn's [[CompanionCube "Moppy"]], "You tie two balloons to the mop and it'd be Terri."

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Due to tanning.

* HollywoodHomely: Alexandra York was supposed to be a frump, and she wore bulky suits and glasses. However, it was always clear that she was very attractive underneath it all.

* AmbiguouslyGay: ''Very'' slightly alluded to when she first debuted as Goldust's valet - mostly through her smoking cigars. WWF booking wanted to put her in an ambiguously-lesbian angle with Wrestling/{{Sable}}, but Sable refused to do the angle and so the ambiguously gay aspect of Marlena's gimmick was quietly dropped.
** Ironically, when Sable returned to WWE in 2003, the first thing she did was kiss Wrestling/TorrieWilson.

* IHaveManyNames: Alexandra York, Marlena, Terri.

She later joined the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]], debuting at the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble 1996'' as Marlena, [[TheGimmick a gimmick]] modeled after Creator/MarleneDietrich; the coolly, cigar-smoking, seductive, nonchalant and mysterious manager of her then real-life husband Wrestling/{{Goldust}}. The Marlena gimmick would disappear in the aftermath of Goldust's feud with Wrestling/BrianPillman, which was cut short after Pillman's death in the middle of the storyline. Runnels later re-emerged in 1998 under her real name, where she would form the Pretty Mean Sisters alliance, had both The [[Wrestling/MattHardy Hardy]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Boyz]] and Wrestling/{{Edge}} and Wrestling/{{Christian}} vying for her services in the Terri Invitational Tournament, had a feud with [[Wrestling/StacyCarter The Kat]], managed The Radicalz stable, and worked as a host and interviewer. During her time with the WWF/E, she briefly held the Hardcore Championship, her only championship during her career.

* BreatherEpisode: Her "Thong [[AssKicksYou Stinkface]] Match" vs. the Kat at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}} 2000'' was this. The match came right after the big TLC match between [[Wrestling/MattHardy the]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Hardys]], Wrestling/{{Edge}}[=/=]Wrestling/{{Christian}} and Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys, and was a chance for the announcers and the audience to catch their collective breath. After a match filled with all kinds of stunning, groundbreaking, exciting and innovative action, it was necessary to slow down the pace by putting on a match that, well, wasn't.

* SkirtsAndLadders: The finals of her "Terri Invitational Tournament", where the winning team got $100,000 and Terri's managerial services, between [[Wrestling/MattHardy the]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Hardys]] and Wrestling/{{Edge}}[=/=]Wrestling/{{Christian}} was a ladder match at ''Wrestling/NoMercy 1999''. To promote it, she did a promo where she was climbing a ladder while wearing a skirt, complete with Lawler looking up, though, uncharacteristically, nothing was actually shown. The fact that her top was almost open likely had something to do with it.

* TrashTalk: On the January 6 (taped January 3), 2002 ''Sunday Night Heat,'' ran down Trish Stratus, saying how, when Trish arrived in WWE, everyone was saying that she was doing a "Terri Runnels she-devil gimmick," adding that she has better legs than Trish does and, "I even think I spent more money on my boob job than Trish." Terri finished by throwing to the premiere of Music/RobZombie's "Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)" video,[[note]]Which included clips of Wrestling/{{Edge}}, as this was his new theme song at the time[[/note]] saying that she's never gonna stop being better than Trish.

* AbortedArc: The storyline with her as Wrestling/BrianPillman's valet in September 1997 was supposed to have led to her going heel on Goldust, but [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Pillman's death]] cancelled those plans. Instead, she was PutOnABus of her own accord so she could focus on taking care of her and Dustin's daughter, Dakota.

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

* YouGoGirl: Actually defeated Wrestling/StevieRichards for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-hc.html WWE Hardcore Championship]] on the May 27, 2002 ''Raw''... though Richards [[PantyShot rolled her up]] right after to regain it.

* SexySoakedShirt: Along with the example above, some during photoshoots. She was ''supposed'' to have a Wet T-shirt contest against Trish on the January 7, 2002 ''Raw,'' with Lawler "officiating" of course, but Jazz ran in and beat up Trish instead.

* BuxomIsBetter: Especially considering how short she is.

* GagBoobs: Especially given how short she was. On the October 21, 2001 ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown'', Wrestling/PaulHeyman said about Wrestling/PerrySaturn's [[CompanionCube "Moppy"]], "You tie two balloons to the mop and it'd be Terri."

* HandOrObjectUnderwear: To introduce her [[FunWithAcronyms "Terri Invitational Tournament"]] (see SkirtsAndLadders below), she did a promo where she was sitting on a couch naked with money covering her.

* SkirtsAndLadders: The finals of her "Terri Invitational Tournament", where the winning team got $100,000 and Terri's managerial services, between [[Wrestling/MattHardy the]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Hardys]] and Wrestling/{{Edge}}[=/=]Wrestling/{{Christian}} was a ladder match at ''No Mercy 1999''. To promote it, she did a promo where she was climbing a ladder while wearing a skirt, complete with Lawler looking up, though, uncharacteristically, nothing was actually shown. The fact that her top was almost open likely had something to do with it.

!!!"She-Devil Tropes":

* AllWomenAreLustful: Her advice column in ''WWE RAW'' Magazine was titled "Raw Sex."

!!Tropes related to Terri Runnels:

* CombatStilettos: In the Thong Stinkface Match, Terri and The Kat wrestled in go-go boots. Ivory also said in a shoot interview that Terri went to Kuwait to visit the troops and was able to walk over the rocky terrain in three-inch heels.

** (in WWF): The Radicalz.
* PowerTrio: The Pretty Mean Sisters with Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} and Ryan Shamrock. Despite not liking men it became a quartet when they got a sex slave they called Meat.

* SkirtsAndLadders: The finals of her "Terri Invitational Tournament", where the winning team got $100,000 and Terri's managerial services, between [[Wrestling/MattHardy the]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Hardys]] and Wrestling/{{Edge}}[=/=]Wrestling/{{Christian}} was a ladder match at ''No Mercy 1999''. To promote it, she did a promo where she was climbing a ladder while wearing a skirt, complete with Lawler looking up, though, uncharacteristically, nothing was actually shown.

* VapourWear: Invoked. She would often try to make it appear like she was GoingCommando, but she just wore flesh-coloured underwear.

* YouGoGirl: Actually defeated Wrestling/StevieRichards for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-hc.html WWE Hardcore Championship]] on the May 27, 2002 ''Raw''... though Richards rolled her up right after to regain it.

* FauxActionGirl: While she did wrestle occasionally, she mostly served as either a manager or eye candy.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Take a look at her pictures on her[[https://twitter.com/theterrirunnels Twitter account]] or [[http://www.theterrirunnels.com/Photography.html her website]]. She still looks gorgeous at nearly 50 years old.

* GirlyGirl: Described herself this way in an installment of her "Raw Sex" advice column in ''Raw Magazine.''

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Late 1998 into early 2000.

* TropeNamers: InUniverse: While a member of [=PMS=], introduced the word "Diva" into WWE's lexicon, though she rarely gets the credit for it. (She wasn't even nominated for "Diva of the Decade" at the ''Raw X'' special in January 2003).

* WalkingSwimsuitScene: MANY Divas photoshoots.

* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/{{Chyna}} at first, because she debuted during the Goldust-HHH feud in February 1997, later the Kat.

* RedBaron: "The Horny Little She-Devil"

* SmokingIsGlamorous: As Marlena.

'''Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels''' (born October 5, 1966) is a retired {{professional wrestling}} manager, and occasional professional wrestler. Runnels began her professional wrestling career in [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), where she did makeup for the wrestlers until booker Ole Anderson eventually asked her to become part of the roster as a manager. Runnels debuted in 1990 as '''Alexandra York''', a laptop-carrying accountant who was the manager of The York Foundation, a group of wrestlers with finance-themed gimmicks.

She later joined the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]], debuting at the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble 1996'' as '''Marlena''', [[TheGimmick a gimmick]] modeled after Creator/MarleneDietrich; the coolly, cigar-smoking, seductive, nonchalant and mysterious manager of her then real-life husband Wrestling/{{Goldust}}. The Marlena gimmick would disappear in the aftermath of Goldust's feud with Wrestling/BrianPillman, which was cut short after Pillman's death in the middle of the storyline. Runnels later re-emerged in 1998 under her real name, where she would form the Pretty Mean Sisters alliance, had both The [[Wrestling/MattHardy Hardy]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Boyz]] and Wrestling/{{Edge}} and Wrestling/{{Christian}} vying for her services in the Terri Invitational Tournament, had a feud with [[Wrestling/StacyCarter The Kat]], managed The Radicalz stable, and worked as a host and interviewer. During her time with the WWF/E, she briefly held the Hardcore Championship, her only championship during her career.

'''Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels''' (born October 5, 1966) is a retired {{professional wrestling}} manager, and occasional professional wrestler. Runnels began her professional wrestling career in [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), where she did makeup for the wrestlers until booker Ole Anderson eventually asked her to become part of the roster as a manager. Runnels debuted in 1990 as Alexandra York, a laptop-carrying accountant who was the manager of The York Foundation, a group of wrestlers with finance-themed gimmicks.

She later joined the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]], debuting at the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble 1996'' as Marlena, [[TheGimmick a gimmick]] modeled after Creator/MarleneDietrich; the coolly, cigar-smoking, seductive, nonchalant and mysterious manager of her then real-life husband Wrestling/{{Goldust}}. The Marlena gimmick would disappear in the aftermath of Goldust's feud with Wrestling/BrianPillman, which was cut short after Pillman's death in the middle of the storyline. Runnels later re-emerged in 1998 under her real name, where she would form the Pretty Mean Sisters alliance, had both The [[Wrestling/MattHardy Hardy]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Boyz]] and Wrestling/{{Edge}} and Wrestling/{{Christian}} vying for her services in the Terri Invitational Tournament, had a feud with [[Wrestling/StacyCarter The Kat]], managed The Radicalz stable, and worked as a host and interviewer. During her time with the WWF/E, she briefly held the Hardcore Championship, her only championship during her career.

** '''Averted:''' Crossed with RealLifeWritesThePlot: Was the manager for the Radicals (Wrestling/DeanMalenko and Wrestling/PerrySaturn) in early 2001. Saturn had faced Mike Bell on the May 12 (taped May 7), 2001 episode of ''[[{{BShow}} Jakked]]'' in a match where Saturn got dropped on his head and retaliated by stiffing the heck out of Bell, leading to him being PutOnABus for a few weeks. On the May 21 episode of ''[=Raw=]'', Terri entered [[Wrestling/RonSimmons the]] [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield APA]]'s office and attempted to distract them by [[SexySoakedShirt pouring their beer on her white shirt]]. Later, the APA faced Saturn and Malenko (w[=/=]Terri, who had changed to a robe) in a match where, as Saturn's punishment for stiffing Bell, the APA beat the heck out of him, with Bradshaw [[NoSell No-Selling]] Terri flashing him. This led to Saturn's [[TheGimmick gimmick]] of saying goofy things that always ended with him saying [[CatchPhrase "You're welcome!"]] and carrying around a [[CompanionCube mop he called "Moppy."]]

She later joined the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]], debuting at the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble 1996'' as Marlena, a character modeled after Creator/MarleneDietrich; the coolly, cigar-smoking, seductive, nonchalant and mysterious manager of her then real-life husband Wrestling/{{Goldust}}. The Marlena character would disappear in the aftermath of Goldust's feud with Wrestling/BrianPillman, which was cut short after Pillman's death in the middle of the storyline. Runnels later re-emerged in 1998 under her real name, where she would form the Pretty Mean Sisters alliance, had both The [[Wrestling/MattHardy Hardy]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Boyz]] and Wrestling/{{Edge}} and Wrestling/{{Christian}} vying for her services in the Terri Invitational Tournament, had a feud with [[Wrestling/StacyCarter The Kat]], managed The Radicalz stable, and worked as a host and interviewer. During her time with the WWF/E, she briefly held the Hardcore Championship, her only championship during her career.

* AmbiguouslyGay: ''Very'' slightly alluded to when she first debuted as Goldust's valet - mostly through her smoking cigars. WWF booking wanted to put her in an ambiguously-lesbian angle with Sable, but Sable refused to do the angle and so the ambiguously gay aspect of Marlena's character was quietly dropped.
* ArchEnemy: Chyna at first, because she debuted during the Goldust-HHH feud in February 1997, later the Kat.
* AskAStupidQuestion: And the Undertaker will ask you, "What's your point?," as he did on the July 1, 2002 ''Raw'', when Terri asked him if he was concerned going into his ladder match with Jeff Hardy that night since he'd never been in one before.
* BlondesAreEvil: When she was with Goldust and Pretty Mean Sisters.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Take a look at her pictures on Twitter or her website. She still looks gorgeous at nearly 50 years old.

* BlondesAreEvil

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