Line #1 Wrestling/StacyCarter


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3	Stacy Lee Carter (born September 29, 1970) is an American former {{professional wrestling}} valet and retired professional wrestler, better known as Miss Kitty or The Kat.
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5	She first appeared on the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] in August 1999 as Miss Kitty, an assistant to Wrestling/{{Debra\|Marshall}}, appointed to her by Wrestling/JeffJarrett, whom Debra managed. After Jarrett left the company after losing the Intercontinental Championship to Wrestling/{{Chyna}} at ''No Mercy'', Carter began managing Chyna, and then started dressing in Chyna-like clothing and wearing a black wig.
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7	At ''Wrestling/{{Armageddon\|WWE}}'' in December 1999, Miss Kitty won the WWF Women's Championship in a Four Corners Evening Gown Pool match that included defeating then-champion Wrestling/{{Ivory}} and Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}}. After the match, Miss Kitty stripped out of her dress in celebration and quickly flashed the crowd her breasts. This was the first instance of intentional nudity in the WWF. The following evening, she announced, before successfully defending her title in a Chocolate Pudding match, that she was changing her name to The Kat. The Kat lost the championship on the January 31 edition of ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]]'' to Hervina in a Lumberjill Snowbunny match, only to be revealed later that Hervina was Wrestling/HarveyWippleman in drag.
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9	After having spent the rest of 2000 in a feud with Wrestling/TerriRunnels, in early 2001 The Kat began a new storyline with the stable Wrestling/RightToCensor, a group of conservative wrestlers, where she demanded equal time for the "right for nudity". At ''Wrestling/NoWayOutWWE'', Wrestling/JerryLawler, who was representing The Kat, lost a match to [[Wrestling/StevieRichards Steven Richards]], the head of the stable, and as a result she was forced to join the stable. On February 27, 2001, however, Carter was released from the WWF in the middle of the storyline. As a result, her husband Jerry Lawler also quit the company, but after they divorced shortly after leaving the company, Lawler returned the night after ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries'' in November.
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11	!!Tropes related to Stacy Carter:
12	* AbortedArc:
13	** Her storyline with the Wrestling/RightToCensor was abruptly cut short by her release. She was literally in the middle of getting ready to tape a load of segments for ''[=SmackDown=]'' when she was told of it.
14	** When Eddie Guerrero split from Chyna, a segment was filmed where he flirted with The Kat, implying that he'd be pursuing her next. Nothing came of that potential storyline.
15	* AgeGapRomance: Jerry Lawler was in his mid-40s when they started dating. She was only eighteen! In a ''Diva Diaries'' interview, she attributes this to having to "be an adult" from a young age, and frequently hanging around with people much older than herself.
16	* AnimalMotifs: After drifting apart from Chyna, she favoured outfits with different animal prints - all from various cats (leopards, tigers etc).
17	* ArchEnemy: Terri (funny), Wrestling/RightToCensor (serious).
18	* AssKicksYou: Defeated Terri in their "Thong Stinkface Match" (see BreatherEpisode in Terri's page) at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}} 2000'', and it was a regular part of her offence.
19	* BarelyThereSwimwear: She memorably appeared wearing a bikini made of bubble wrap at the 2000 Royal Rumble PPV.
20	* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Beauty? She was MsFanservice for years. Brawn? What she lacked in wrestling skill, she made up for in determination. Brains? She started out doing the accounts in a wrestling promotion.
21	* CatFight: She was in one of the few matches actually billed as a 'Cat Fight' - at ''[=WrestleMania=] 2000'', and she and Terri Runnels once rolled down the entrance ramp together.
22	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: At first an interchangeable valet for Jeff Jarrett, once she hooked up with Chyna and started getting more mic time, she become known as a Plucky GenkiGirl.
23	* ClothingDamage: Defeated Terri in an arm-wrestling match at the UK-only [=PPV=] ''WWF Insurrextion 2000.'' After the match, Terri retaliated by ripping Kat's shirt open, exposing her breasts. She covered up for a second before showing them again, although WWE's cameras cut to a long distance side view.
24	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-wm.html WWE Women's Champion]] Ivory, Jacqueline and B.B. in a [[GimmickMatches Four Way Evening Gown in a Pool Match]] to win the title at ''WWE [=Armageddon=] 99'', December 12, 1999. She then cut a promo about how everyone came to the show to see her get naked and how "they made me wear underwear."[[note]]On the December 6, 1999 ''Raw'', [=Chyna=] had added Kitty to the match and Kitty objected, saying "I don't wear underwear!"[[/note]] She celebrated by stripping her gown off so she was in her bra and panties and [[SexySoakedShirt jumped into the pool.]] She climbed back onto the stage and took her bra off, thus providing the first instance of deliberate toplessness on a WWE PPV in the United States,[[note]]Sable had pulled Jacqueline's, who was sitting on referee Tim White's neck and punching at him, shirt off, revealing [[VaporWear that she wasn't wearing a bra]] after Sable and Wrestling/{{Christian}} had defeated Jacqueline and Wrestling/MarcMero at ''Capital Carnage'' in [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} London, England]] on December 6, 1998[[/note]] before Wrestling/SgtSlaughter covered her with a towel and he and some referees carried her to the back.
25	* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After hooking up with Chyna, her blonde hair was replaced with black to match Chyna (though this was just a wig). After she distanced herself from Chyna, she was back to blonde.
26	* FauxActionGirl: Subverted. Although she held the Women's Championship (with no wrestling training) she won it in a way that was believable that a non-wrestler could - in catfight or {{Fanservice}} matches. She was never presented as a legitimate wrestler. Even in her feud with Wrestling/RightToCensor, Wrestling/JerryLawler wrestled in her name instead of herself.
27	* FurBikini: One of her ring outfits evoked this. Her costume on ''WWF Smackdown 2: Know Your Role'' was one in leopard print.
28	* GagHaircut: Terri took her to the spa for some pampering, but actually drugged her. So when The Kat woke up, her hair had been badly cut and coloured.
29	* GenkiGirl: During her time as The Kat, she was known for being lively and energetic.
30	* GoingCommando: She claimed she didn't wear underwear - right after she was put into an Evening Gown match.
31	* GroinAttack: She would often deliver this to Ivory when they feuded in the form of the Bronco Buster.
32	* HandOrObjectUnderwear: Generally played straight, in both her WWE work and photos she took for Lawler's website. However, at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} 2000'', she made a VisualPun out of this. She was shown sitting in a chair naked before her {{catfight}} match with Wrestling/TerriRunnels, holding up possible items she might wear for her manager Wrestling/MaeYoung to evaluate. Mae picked out a red T-shirt with a cat's face on it. The shirt was used to cover the Kat's crotch, thus making a "pussy" joke. She also placed water bottles so they stuck out from her chest.
33	** Another Parodied[=/=]VisualPun example: Once did a photoshoot for Lawler's website where she was naked and held two milk bottles in front of her chest.
34	** Once did a photo for Lawler's website, naked of course, holding blue FluffyFashionFeathers in front of her in a "U" shape so her nipples and crotch were covered.
35	* HeelFaceTurn: A heel valet to Jeff Jarrett, she abandoned him when Chyna defeated him and became the latter's manager - and a fan favourite at that.
36	* KaleidoscopeHair: She achieved this through wigs, and would often have different colours every week.
37	* {{Kayfabe}}:
38	** During her segment on the 2000 [=VHS=] release ''Divas: Postcard From The Caribbean'', she talked about the Miss Kitty and the Kat characters in the third person, drawing a line between her real self and her onscreen character, though not using her real name. Additionally Steven Richards referred to her as 'Stacy' on-screen.
39	** Although her relationship with Lawler was not acknowledged on WWE TV, when she, Terri, Jacqueline, Ivory and B.B. appeared on ''Radio/TheHowardSternShow'' to plug the "Miss Royal Rumble" contest at ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble 2000'', she said, "It's not who you know, it's who you do." Also, Lawler did mention her on commentary once before she debuted (on the September 12th, 1998 episode of RAW), when told by Jim Ross that they were going to be showing previously unseen footage of Sable from Wrestlemania and Summerslam that year after the commercial break, Lawler can be heard as they go to commercial saying something to the effect of, "Stacy, set the VCR for me at home!"
40	* LoopholeAbuse: Ivory challenged The Kat to a Women's Championship match, whatever the stipulation, as long as it was a wrestling match (as opposed to an evening gown or pudding match). The Kat suggested No DQ, to which Ivory agreed. The Kat then had Chyna Pedigree her and covered her to retain the title.
41	* MeaningfulRename: After winning the Women's Championship, she announced that she would be called The Kat instead of Miss Kitty.
42	* ModestyTowel: What was ''meant'' to happen after she won the Women's Championship. Sgt Slaughter was late coming in to cover her up, so the crowd got to see plenty before the towel hid her.
43	* MsFanservice: She went topless on live TV twice, and frequently wrestled in pudding matches.
44	* MudWrestling: She wrestled [[Wrestling/TerriPoch Tori]] in a vat of chocolate pudding.
45	* NakedApron: When she was married to Lawler, she once did a photoshoot for his website wearing just an apron. This allowed for butt shots, nipple slips and HandOrObjectUnderwear.
46	* NonIndicativeName: She was not a MissKitty, nor was there anything cat related about her character, save for the occasional animal print outfit.
47	* OlderThanTheyLook: She debuted in WWF when she was 29 and was 31 by the time of her release. Due to her petite frame and GirlyGirl appearance, she looked more like a 21-year-old. She's in her mid-40s now and looks more like mid-30s.
48	* PerkyFemaleMinion: Downplayed when she was with Jeff Jarrett but still present. The perky part really came out around Wrestling/{{Chyna}}.
49	* PhraseCatcher: Jerry Lawler would often say "Here, kitty kitty" whenever she appeared. A few signs bearing that appeared as well.
50	* {{Pun}}: At the start of her segment on ''WWF Divas: Postcard from the Caribbean'', she says that she's not really a wrestler, she's "more of a [=Catfight=]er, pardon the expression."
51	* PunnyName: As Debra was known for having [[UnusualEuphemism "puppies"]], Miss Kitty's name was based around her having the kittens too.
52	* ReplacedTheThemeTune: She initially used Chyna's theme song, but adopted a theme of her own after becoming Women's Champion.
53	* SexyCoatFlashing: On the February 5, 2001 ''Raw'' she walked into [[Wrestling/RonSimmons The]] [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield APA]]'s office wearing a coat and asking for help in launching her Right to Nudity campaign against Wrestling/RightToCensor. She didn't have money or beer with her, so she flashed them, with her back to the camera.
54	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Her feud with the Wrestling/RightToCensor was over her desire to get naked on live TV.
55	* {{Slapstick}}: She got cake mix poured over her by Chyna, had a GagHaircut from Terri and participated in a match in a pit of snow.
56	* SmallNameBigEgo: A rare self-described example, from her segment on the ''Divas: Postcard From The Caribbean'' [=VHS=] release.
57	-->"Miss Kitty was really playful, and The Kat thinks she's really hot stuff."
58	* {{Stripperiffic}}: Most of her wrestling gear, since {{Fanservice}} was the main aim.
59	* TheTeetotaler: Says she never had any alcohol until she was thirty-one.
60	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She was the GirlyGirl to Chyna's Tomboy. Behind the scenes she said that Chyna's own [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak girly side]] came out when they were together.
61	* TookALevelInBadass: If one watches her matches from before she was released, she was getting quite decent in the ring - which she credits to Ivory helping her out. She wrestled for a bit in MCW and got a little bit of praise.
62	* WardrobeMalfunction: Played with. Her flashing the crowd at Armageddon was intentional - but it going out live wasn't. As detailed on the Trivia page, what was meant to happen was ToplessnessFromTheBack, where only the live crowd would see anything. But a goof in the production room led to the wrong camera going out live - and Kat's boobs being broadcast on national television.
63	* WouldHitAGirl: She lost the title to Wrestling/HarveyWippleman, who had disguised himself as "Hervina."
64	* WrestlingFamily: Ex-wife of [[Wrestling/JerryLawler Jerry "The King" Lawler]].
65	* XtremeKoolLetterz: The '''K'''at.
66	* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn: After winning the Women's Championship, she performed a striptease for the crowd.

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