History Wrestling / MissElizabeth

Elizabeth Ann Huelette (November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003) was an American {{professional wrestling}} valet/manager known for her work in the 80s and 90s as "Miss Elizabeth".

* DistractedByTheSexy: ''[=SummerSlam=]'' '88 saw Randy Savage and Wrestling/HulkHogan teaming up as the "Mega Powers" against the "Mega Bucks", [=DiBiase=] and André, with [[Wrestling/JesseVentura Jesse "The Body" Ventura]] as guest referee. At one point, Hogan and Savage were knocked out of the ring and Ventura was about to count them out, when Elizabeth (who had been built up as the Mega Powers' "secret weapon") got up on the ring apron and removed her skirt to reveal a red bikini bottom and a pair of shapely, tanned legs, to the roar of the crowd. Ventura, Andre, and [=DiBiase=] stopped dead in their tracks as Hogan and Savage shook hands outside the ring, climbed back in, and finished off the villains.

* MaleGaze: ''Saturday Night's Main Event III'': Everyone was in costume, since it aired soon after Halloween. Savage and Elizabeth were dressed as Tarzan and Jane, and Liz effectively had no pants at all. (She had black bikini briefs and that's it.) And, yes, the camera was certain to make us well aware of it.

* PerkyFemaleMinion: During her WWF run, Elizabeth was always placed in the sympathetic role, even when Randy Savage was wrestling as a heel (At a point in 1986 and early 1987, he was WWF's most hated wrestler). Her popularity and reputation as the all-American good girl only increased when Savage turned face. It helped that she herself never partook in any of Savage's heel work, and acted more as a tempering element to him. Compare the original Heel Savage to his maniacal "Macho King" persona in 1989-1991, when he had Sensational Sherri as his manager.

* ShoeSlap: Heel Elizabeth came to ringside in stilettos. If Liz lost her shoe and you got hit in the face with it, you had to sell it like Boss Tanaka getting his head collected in ''Kill Bill''. An instant Critical.

** She wasn't much of a talker; she was a valet. Of course, she was usually standing next to Savage or Hogan or Flair, who didn't need anyone to talk for them. (In the early interviews, Macho would ask her a question and immediately cut her off all the time.) The exceptions were when Macho asked if she would marry him, and she went, "'''[[BorrowedCatchphrase OHH YEAHHHH]]'''", and when she choose who she was going to corner at ''[=WrestleMania=] V''.

* TheyDo: They had their Kayfabe wedding at ''[=SummerSlam=]'' '91, with Randy wearing a tuxedo version of his ring gear. Even the smarkiest smark still gets a warm feeling inside when she (badly) says "ooooh Oeeeah" to Randy's proposal.

* ShesGotLegs: Definitely, especially after her surprise stunt at ''[=SummerSlam=]'' '88.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: During her early WWF days, she executed a limp-wristed slap which her adversaries sold like whiplash.

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[[caption-width-right:227:The First Lady of Wrestling]]

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Late period WCW: she sometimes wore black leather ones while valeting for the nWo and wore camouflage cutoffs during her brief in-ring career.

For more on Elizabeth, go to [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} That Other Wiki]] for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Elizabeth a detailed article]] on her life and career.

*** The Millionaires' Club (w/Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Lex Luger, Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage, Kevin Nash, [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sid Vicious]], Kimberly Page, and Kronik)

* [[HesDeadJim She’s Dead, Hulk]]: Famously what Wrestling/HulkHogan was fully expecting medics to tell him after she got injured during the 1989 ''Main Event'' Megapowers-vs.-Twin Towers (Wrestling/BigBossMan and [[Wrestling/OneManGang Akeem]]) match. Of course it didn’t happen, but the (melo)drama — with a well-timed commercial break helping to increase the tension and suspense — made it appear that viewers, when the show returned from the break, that a medic uttering those words to a distraught Hogan was all but a certainty.

* [[HesDeadJim She’s Dead, Hulk]]: Famously what Wrestling/HulkHogan was fully expecting medics to tell him after she got injured during the 1989 Main Event. Of course it didn’t happen, but the (melo)drama — with a well-timed commercial break helping to increase the tension — made it appear that a medic uttering these words to the distraught Hogan was all but a certainty.

** During Savage's original {{heel}} run (1985-1987), he would repeatedly bully Elizabeth, even threatening to strike her, but never did. When Savage became a {{face}} (in the late summer of '87), Elizabeth was frequently a target of the heels, most notably Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan. In fact, it was Honky shoving her (at ''Saturday Night's Main Event'') that was the tipping point in Savage's face turn. Savage's fiercest rival during his run as WWF Champion, [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase Ted "The Million Dollar Man" DiBiase]], never so much as made a physical threat to Elizabeth (Wrestling/{{Virgil}} did once restrain her and [[ForcedToWatch forced her to watch]] [=DiBiase=] and Andre beat Savage to unconsciousness), although at least once he did grab her ankle in frustration after losing a match against Savage. Wrestling/BigBossMan, Wrestling/TheOneManGang, and Wrestling/AndreTheGiant were also known to accost her on occasion, but Savage (or on at least one occasion, Jake the Snake) beat them up. She was even kidnapped by [[Wrestling/GeorgeSteele George "The Animal" Steele]] and Wrestling/KingKongBundy a few times — a regular Fay Wray.

* PaintItBlack: Her stint as a heel in WCW. Her wardrobe drastically changed as well as she began wearing black vinyl, short skirts and lots of makeup to look as far removed from the kittenish "Miss Elizabeth" persona as she could.

* HelloNurse: She deuted in '85, to the surprise of many. The storyline was that all the heel managers were competing for the chance to sign Savage. When Savage first introduced her on the July 24, 1985 (taped July 30) ''WWF Championship Wrestling'', commentator Wrestling/BrunoSammartino asked, "Who is this, some movie star, what is this?"

* ProperLady: Golden Age Elizabeth: {{Opera gloves}}, ballgowns, diamond necklaces, and earrings. More ''Redbook'' material than ''Playboy''. [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]]'s [=SoCal=] Val wore Elizabeth-style gloves when she was Wrestling/JayLethal's valet, as his "Black Machismo" gimmick was based on Savage.

She gained international fame for her role as the manager to wrestler "Macho Man" Wrestling/RandySavage. The Elizabeth-Macho Man angle is a strong contender for most emotional {{kayfabe}} moment in history. It spanned years (from ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' II—VIII) and paid off big for viewers. It went off like this: Macho Man is a showboat who treats Elizabeth like crap. He replaces Liz with [[Wrestling/SherriMartel Queen Sherri]], and declares himself the "Macho King". In the end, Macho loses his title and his career is over. Sherri, realizing hers is too, starts beating the already-battered Savage, but Liz jumps into the ring and saves him. It's as close to a Hollywood ending that wrestling has ever had, apart from the Wrestling/RicFlair retirement match.

They later married--and divorced (both in kayfabe and real life), though they had an amicable working relationship. She followed Randy to Wrestling/{{WCW}}, where she [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] on him and eventually became Wrestling/LexLuger's valet.

She gained international fame for her role as the manager to wrestler "Macho Man" Wrestling/RandySavage. The Elizabeth-Macho Man angle is a strong contender for most emotional {{kayfabe}} moment in history. It spanned years (from ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' II—VIII) and paid off big for viewers. It went off like this: Macho Man is a showboat who treats Elizabeth like crap. He turns {{heel}}, replaces Liz with [[Wrestling/SherriMartel Queen Sherri]], and declares himself the "Macho King". In the end, Macho loses his title and his career is over. Sherri, realizing hers is too, starts beating the already-battered Savage, but Liz jumps into the ring and saves him. It's as close to a Hollywood ending that wrestling has ever had, apart from the Wrestling/RicFlair retirement match.

They later married--and divorced (both in kayfabe and real life), though they had an amicable working relationship. She followed Randy to Wrestling/{{WCW}}, where she turned heel on him and eventually became Wrestling/LexLuger's valet.

** During Savage's original heel run (1985-1987), he would repeatedly bully Elizabeth, even threatening to strike her, but never did. When Savage became a {{face}} (in the late summer of '87), Elizabeth was frequently a target of the heels, most notably Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan. In fact, it was Honky shoving her (at ''Saturday Night's Main Event'') that was the tipping point in Savage's face turn. Savage's fiercest rival during his run as WWF Champion, [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase Ted "The Million Dollar Man" DiBiase]], never so much as made a physical threat to Elizabeth (Wrestling/{{Virgil}} did once restrain her and [[ForcedToWatch forced her to watch]] [=DiBiase=] and Andre beat Savage to unconsciousness), although at least once he did grab her ankle in frustration after losing a match against Savage. Wrestling/BigBossMan, Wrestling/TheOneManGang, and Wrestling/AndreTheGiant were also known to accost her on occasion, but Savage (or on at least one occasion, Jake the Snake) beat them up. She was even kidnapped by [[Wrestling/GeorgeSteele George "The Animal" Steele]] and Wrestling/KingKongBundy a few times — a regular Fay Wray.

** She wasn't much of a talker; she was a valet. Of course, she was usually standing next to Savage or Hogan or Flair, who didn't need anyone to talk for them. (In the early interviews, Macho would ask her a question and immediately cut her off all the time.) The exception is when Macho asked if she would marry him, and she went, "'''[[BorrowedCatchphrase OHH YEAHHHH]]'''".
** The crowd reaction to Liz choosing who she is going to corner at ''[=WrestleMania=]'' was pretty huge.
** Elizabeth was given [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab9eiUwN_Ks a regular speaking role]] on ''Nitro''.
--->'''[[WebVideo/OSWReview Jay Hunter]]:''' WCW decide to hand Elizabeth a mic live on Nitro and say, [[ShockingSwerve "Explain your heel turn."]]\\

'''Jay:''' Amazing, brilliant, urbane, witty, effervescent... how do you THINK it went?

* ChangedMyMindKid: You have to know the history with Savage treating Elizabeth like a piece of meat, ditching her after 'Mania V and then joining up with that harlot Sherri, to fully appreciate what happens after Savage loses to Warrior in his retirement match. Sherri goes off on him, the meek Elizabeth jumps the rail and kicks that hussy out of the ring. That's the kind of payoff wrestling rarely gets.

** WWF Liz always looked terrified. She was essentially a trophy, right down to Savage parading her on his shoulder like a belt. (Sherri knew exactly which button to push to lure Randy out to ringside: Choke out Miss Elizabeth!)

* FalseRapeAccusation: Her involvement in the FingerPokeOfDoom. In a subversion of her Princess Peach schtick, Liz—under orders from the nWo—brought charges against Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} for stalking. Goldberg was later released from custody after Elizabeth couldn't keep her story straight. But her interference slowed Goldberg long enough for Hogan to take his place as Wrestling/KevinNash's challenger. When Goldberg was released from jail, he was immediately set upon by [=nWo=] mooks, costing him the title.

* IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn: The George Steele-Randy Savage feud was sparked and fueled by Steele's interest in her.Though, in contrast to the WWE Divas who would follow her, she never did anything to provoke it. She was just ''standing'' there.

* MistakenForCheating: [[http://imgur.com/bShF3aW "She was mine before she was yours!"]] (Who ''doesn't'' use towels monogrammed with your first initial when you're poolside eating strawberries?) Flair photoshopped himself with Elizabeth and published it in the (real-life) WWF Magazine. He also faked a voicemail from Liz. It didn't make a lot of sense from a kayfabe standpoint (why would Randy not remember taking those pictures?), and even Randy knew he was full of shit. He did a sitdown interview a week before ''Wrestlemania VIII'' where he growled "UNTRUE!!! UNTRUE!!!" over and over. He was just upset Flair was besmirching Elizabeth's name. Bad News Brown also never harmed Elizabeth, but the claim he made about her — that she was secretly trying to seduce then-WWF president Jack Tunney into exempting Randy from a series of title matches — was actually worse.
* MoralityChain: She and Randy were partners until 1989, when Savage went so far over the line (attacking Hogan) that Elizabeth finally had enough and ditched him. So he replaced her with the worst possible alternative: a screeching, manipulative spider-woman desperate to keep her own career afloat. Under her influence, he lost himself in the haze of being the "Macho King". All it got him was getting trolled by Wrestling/DustyRhodes at his goofiest and most polka-dotted (and "Queen" Sherri losing to a woman with literally no wrestling experience). He actually had to hit the other guys with her purse to win lousy matches anyone else would win. At 'Mania V, Macho's streak came to an end, and Sherri, thinking only of herself, turned on him. Elizabeth, out of sheer (and until that point, mostly unrequited) devotion, bitch-slapped Sherri and then apologized to Randy. Not even lunatics like Macho Man are immune to that sort of symbolism and he finally redeemed himself. From there, he went on to become one of the most beloved babyfaces ever.

* {{Bookends}}: During his reunion with Elizabeth, when Randy realized what's happened and that his ex-partner saved him, he holds the ropes open for her as she did it for him for many years. It's also a callback to her first appearance: Savage was the hot commodity with all the managers in the ring hoping he would sign with them. When Elizabeth made her entrance, he refused to let the other managers hold the ropes for her. (Macho was jealous of anyone who looked her way.) So him holding the ropes is actually a full circle moment.