History YMMV / Madusa

* DorkAge: Her WCW run in the late 90s was so badly booked and reduced her to awful storylines that it made people forget she was a respected women's wrestler for a while.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Her 2015 Hall of Fame induction. Her speech is beautiful and classy, and how does she top it off? By bringing out a trash can and fishing the Women's Championship ''out'' of it, saying that the title was finally home.

* VindicatedByHistory: Behind the belt in the trash, the thing most people remember about her WCW run was becoming Cruiserweight Champion. ''Who'' she feuded with for it is generally forgotten, as are the times she was beaten up by Miss Elizabeth. She's also been contacted several times by WWE in TheNewTens and was eventually inducted into the 2015 Hall of Fame.

* {{Misblamed}}: No, Madusa didn't quit WWE with a belt in hand and then decide to dump it on her first night in WCW. WWE decided not to renew her contract, and then Bischoff made a phone call. She was going to Fed-Ex the belt back to WWE until Bischoff gave her a better idea.

* BadassDecay: It's frankly ridiculous how Madusa never got a push in WCW after all she'd done for them. Getting beat up by misogynist heels? Wilting and weeping in the presence of... Paul E.? Feuding with Sherri because she was about to marry Colonel Parker, who was actually '''[[OopsIForgotIWasMarried Madusa's]]''' boy toy? Not one second of it rings true, and this is before the "Oklahoma" crapola to follow.\n-->'''[[http://cewshreviews.blogspot.com/2014/08/wcw-uncensored-1996.html Cewsh:]]''' There is not a male wrestler on the WCW roster who couldn't have beaten Colonel Parker by [[HarmlessVillain whipping their dick out and flapping it]] in his general direction, and yet here he effortlessly tosses Madusa around like a rag doll because HE IS MAN AND MAN IS MIGHTY.

* BadassDecay: It's frankly ridiculous how Madusa never got a push in WCW after all she'd done for them.* BadassDecay: It's frankly ridiculous how Madusa never got a push in WCW after all she'd done for them. Getting beat up by misogynist heels? Wilting and weeping in the presence of... Paul E.? Feuding with Sherri because she was about to marry Colonel Parker, who was actually '''[[OopsIForgotIWasMarried Madusa's]]''' boy toy? Not one second of it rings true, and this is before the "Oklahoma" crapola to follow.\n-->'''[[http://cewshreviews.blogspot.com/2014/08/wcw-uncensored-1996.html Cewsh:]]''' There is not a male wrestler on the WCW roster who couldn't have beaten Colonel Parker by [[HarmlessVillain whipping their dick out and flapping it]] in his general direction, and yet here he effortlessly tosses Madusa around like a rag doll because HE IS MAN AND MAN IS MIGHTY.

* BadassDecay: It's frankly ridiculous how Madusa never got a push in WCW after all she'd done for them.

* BadassDecay: It's frankly ridiculous how Madusa never got a push in WCW after all she'd done for them. Getting beat up by misogynist heels? Wilting and weeping in the presence of... Paul E.? Feuding with Sherri because she was about to marry Colonel Parker, who was actually '''[[OopsIForgotIWasMarried Madusa's]]''' boy toy? Not one second of it rings true, and this is before the "Oklahoma" crapola to follow.
-->'''[[http://cewshreviews.blogspot.com/2014/08/wcw-uncensored-1996.html Cewsh:]]''' There is not a male wrestler on the WCW roster who couldn't have beaten Colonel Parker by [[HarmlessVillain whipping their dick out and flapping it]] in his general direction, and yet here he effortlessly tosses Madusa around like a rag doll because HE IS MAN AND MAN IS MIGHTY.

* NeverLiveItDown: Throwing the WWF Women's Title belt in the trash on ''WCW Monday Nitro''. In fact, it's generally believed to have been one of the deciding factors that led to the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob. Although since she was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015, it seems she has lived it down somewhat.

* Misblamed: No, Madusa didn't quit WWE with a belt in hand and then decide to dump it on her first night in WCW. WWE decided not to renew her contract, and then Bischoff made a phone call. She was going to Fed-Ex the belt back to WWE until Bischoff gave her a better idea.

-->'''[[http://cewshreviews.blogspot.com/2014/08/wcw-uncensored-1996.html Cewsh]]''': There is not a male wrestler on the WCW roster who couldn't have beaten Colonel Parker by [[HarmlessVillain whipping their dick out and flapping it]] in his general direction, and yet here he effortlessly tosses Madusa around like a rag doll because HE IS MAN AND MAN IS MIGHTY.

** In 2011 she leaned in to discuss how unimpressed with Wrestling/EveTorress she was, after Torress had had what was likely the best match of her career to that point against Wrestling/BethPhoenix at the Vengeance pay per view. The breaking point there was whether it was deserved and constructive or overly critical of someone who was at least getting better.

* BrokenBase: Reaction to the new direction she described for World Wonder Ring STARDOM, the need of tighter in ring work, that the promotion would no longer be for pretty faces, that more serious wrestling would be coming, is best described as varying degrees of confusion. On the negative side are accusations of ignorance or delusion [[HanlonsRazor based on how well the skeptic thinks Madusa actually knows the promotion]]. Those with a positive attitude are delighted by her genuine passion, some suggesting she should know exactly what the promotion needs. Then there are those who think she's towing the company line and responses are overblown just because it's Madusa.

* BrokenBase: Reaction to the new direction she described for World Wonder Ring STARDOM is best described as varying degrees of confusion. On the negative side are accusations of ignorance or delusion [[HanlonsRazor based on how well the skeptic thinks Madusa actually knows the promotion]]. Those with a positive attitude are delighted by her genuine passion, some even suggesting she should know exactly what the promotion needs. Then there are those who think she's just towing the company line and responses are overblown because it's Madusa.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It is not well-known, but in the late-90s Vince was putting out feelers for a possible Madusa v. {{Wrestling/Sable}} feud. Upon hearing this, Luna (who could not hope to compete against Sable, let alone Madusa ''and'' Sable) made a beeline for Linda [=McMahon=] and urged her not to re-hire Miceli given how she had disgraced the WWE--and that [[HenpeckedHusband put the kabosh on that.]]

* NeverLiveItDown: Throwing the WWF Women's Title belt in the trash on ''WCW Monday Nitro''. In fact, it's generally believed to have been one of the deciding factors that led to the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob.
* VindicatedByHistory: Behind the belt in the trash, the thing most people remember about her WCW run was becoming cruiserweight champion. ''Who'' she feuded with for it is generally forgotten, as are the times she was beaten up by Miss Elizabeth.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It is not well-known, but in the late-90s Vince was putting out feelers for a possible Madusa/{{Wrestling/Sable}} feud. Upon hearing this, Luna (who could not hope to compete against Sable, let alone Madusa ''and'' Sable) made a beeline for Linda [=McMahon=] and urged her not to re-hire Miceli given how she had disgraced the WWE--and that [[HenpeckedHusband put the kabosh on that.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It is not well-known, but in the late-90s Vince was putting out feelers for a possible Madusa/Sable feud. Upon hearing this, Luna (who could not hope to compete against Sable, let alone Madusa ''and'' Sable) made a beeline for Linda [=McMahon=] and urged her not to re-hire Miceli given how she had disgraced the WWE--and that [[HenpeckedHusband put the kabosh on that.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It is not well-known, but in the ate-90s Vince was putting out feelers for a possible Madusa/Sable feud. Upon hearing this, Luna (who could not hope to compete against Sable, let alone Madusa ''and'' Sable) made a beeline for Linda [=McMahon=] and urged her not to re-hire Miceli given how she had disgraced the WWE--and that [[HenpeckedHusband put the kabosh on that.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:

* BadassDecay: It's frankly ridiculous how Madusa didn't get a push in WCW after all she'd done for them. Getting beat up by misogynist heels? Wilting and weeping in the presence of... Paul E.? Feuding with Sherri because she was about to marry Colonel Parker, who was actually '''[[OopsIForgotIWasMarried Madusa's]]''' boy toy? Not one second of it rings true, and this is before the "Oklahoma" crapola to follow.

* BadassDecay: It's frankly ridiculous how Madusa didn't get a push in WCW after all she'd done for them. Getting beat up by misogynist heels? Wilting and weeping in the presence of... Paul E.? Feuding with Sherri because she was about to marry Colonel Parker, who was actually '''[[OopsIForgotIWasMarried Madusa's]]''' husband? Not one second of it rings true, and this is before the "Oklahoma" crapola to follow.

* BadassDecay: It's frankly ridiculous how Madusa didn't get a push in WCW after all she'd done for them. Getting beat up by misogynist heels? Wilting and weeping in the presence of... Paul E.? Feuding with Sherri because she was about to marry Colonel Parker, who was actually '''[[OopsIForgotIWasMarried Madusa's]]''' husband? Not one second of it rings true and Ed Ferrara's fingerprints are all over it.

* NeverLiveItDown: Throwing the WWF Women's Title belt in the trash on ''WCW Monday Nitro''. In fact, it's generally believed to have been one of the deciding factors that led to the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob.

* NeverLiveItDown: Throwing the WWE Women's Title belt in the trash on ''Nitro''. In fact, it's generally believed to have been one of the deciding factors that led to the {{Kayfabe}} Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob.