History Wrestling / MissElizabeth

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

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

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

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Liz this dynamic with Woman while they were both valeting for the 4 Horsemen. Elizabeth played the girly girl, distracting the referee and occasionally playing innocent while Woman (Nancy Benoit), playing the tomboy, introduced a weapon for the Horsemen to use or just got involved in the match herself.

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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—VII) 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.

* ProperLady: Golden Age Elizabeth belonged on the Home Shopping Network or ''The Price is Right'': {{Opera gloves}}, ballgowns, diamond necklaces, earrings, the works. (Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s [=SoCal=] Val wore Elizabeth-style gloves when she was Wrestling/JayLethal's valet, as his "Black Machismo" gimmick was based on Savage.)

Elizabeth Ann Huelette (1960-2003) was an American [[ProfessionalWrestling pro wrestling]] valet/manager known for her work in the 80s and 90s as "Miss Elizabeth".

The Elizabeth-[[Wrestling/RandySavage Macho Man]] angle is a strong contender for most emotional {{kayfabe}} moment in history. It spanned years (from ''[[Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania]]'' II—VII) and paid off big for viewers: 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.

Of all the wrestling personalities in the world, Elizabeth looked the least likely to get a drug addiction. He's pretty open about it in his book; Luger knows he has a lot to answer for in regards to Elizabeth. He had a very notable career, but he's largely shunned in the business. (Sadly, her family greatly resents pro wrestling. Liz and Lex both belong in the {{Wrestlng/WWE}} Hall of Fame, but it probably won't happen.)

Not to be confused with that Cate Blanchett movie.

* BookEnds: When Randy realizes 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.

-->'''Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon''': What a woman! And what a man.

** 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.
** The segment where Wrestling/JakeRoberts slapped Miss Elizabeth and made her beg for him to stop. The body language and the buildup is very conformable, even today. Two weeks later, in one of wrestling's most infamous matches, Jake struck Elizabeth when he saw her groveling for Randy's safety.
** In 1999-2001, she attracted the ire of Wrestling/VinceRusso, flagrantly abusing his office at WCW. He booked Elizabeth into some matches (including one with [[Wrestling/DaffneyUnger Daffney]], with Luger sometimes having to bail her out. In 1992, during her last angle, she was kissed forcibly by Ric Flair.

* 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 harassment. 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.
* GondorCallsForAid: That's how the Mega Powers came together and what confirmed Savage's face turn. At the September 23, 1987 taping for the October 3 ''Saturday Night's Main Event'', Savage had hit the Flying Elbow on the Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion (Honky Tonk Man), when the World Tag Team Champions (The Hart Foundation) attacked Savage for the DQ. The Harts held Savage up for the guitar shot and Honky shoved Liz down. Liz ran off backstage while Honky and the Harts triple-teamed Savage and came back with Hulk Hogan, and he and Savage cleaned house and shook hands.
* GroinAttack: During the May 15, 2000 episode of ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'', Vince Russo forced Miss Elizabeth to participate in a steel cage match against {{Wrestling/Madusa}}. Fortunately for Elizabeth, Lex Luger arrived and was able to take care of Madusa via the Torture Rack. Russo then attempted to strike down Luger with a low blow uppercut punch, but this proved to be ineffective as Luger had a groin-protected cup from inside his pants, which he then removed so he could taunt Russo with it. Seeing that his plan had failed, Russo attempted to escape from the steel cage, but Elizabeth, who was standing in front of the steel cage's door, quickly threw a fast right kick towards Russo's family jewels and made him fall down to the wrestling mat in a state of agony. Adding insult to injury, Elizabeth had then took Luger's groin-protected cup and began to shove it down Russo's own mouth to humiliate him even further. That was the end of the Liz/Russo feud. Of course, before this particular ball bust, an earlier one had occurred during the May 3, 2000 episode of ''WCW Thunder'', in which Russo attempted to use her as a HumanShield against Ric Flair (during their confrontation after the "Tables Match" between Luger and The Wall). Elizabeth responded with a right back mule kick. Ow.

* HelloNurse: She debuted 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 8.24.85 (taped July 30) ''WWF Championship Wrestling'', commentator Wrestling/BrunoSammartino asked, "Who is this, some movie star, what is this?"
* HotterAndSexier: The eternal question: WWF Liz or WCW Liz?
-->'''''{{Website/WrestleCrap}}''''': [[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/WCWLiz.gif Winner by unanimous decision, WCW Liz.]] (Debate if you wish below. Just know that I am right.)
* IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn: The George Steele-Randy Savage feud was sparked and fueled by Steele's interest in her.Though, in contrast to the WE Divas who would follow her, she never did anything to provoke it. She was just STANDING there.

* 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 a goof in polka dots]] (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.

* PietaPlagiarism: Pssh... [[http://imgur.com/bCnPyV3 Concussions didn't exist in the eighties!]] That bump led directly to the dissolution of the Mega Powers.

* PowerStable: The Mega Powers in WWF. With regards to WCW, let's just say "All". (Busy lady.)
** The Four Horsemen (w/Ric Flair, Wrestling/ArnAnderson, Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=], Woman and Debra.)
** The NWO
** The Millionaires' Club (w/Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Lex Luger, Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage, Kevin Nash, [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sid Vicious]], Kimberly Page, and Kronik)

* ProperLady: Golden Age Elizabeth belonged on the Home Shopping Network or The Price is Right: {{Opera gloves}}, ballgowns, diamond necklaces, earrings, the works. ({{Wrestling/TNA}}'s [=SoCal=] Val wore Elizabeth-style gloves when she was Wrestling/JayLethal's valet, as his "Black Machismo" gimmick was based on Savage.

* ShesGotLegs: Definitely, especially after her surprise stunt at ''Summerslam'' '88.

--->'''[[WebVideo/OSWReview Jay Hunter]]''': WCW decide to hand Elizabeth a mic live on Nitro and say, [[ShockingSwerve "Explain your heel turn."]]\\
'''OOC''': [whistles] How'd it go, Jay?\\
'''Jay''': Amazing, brilliant, urbane, witty, effervescent... how do you THINK it went?

-->'''[[http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/the-thread-count-a-fashionable-history-of-wrestling-weddings-part-1/ Danielle Matheson]]''': Elizabeth’s dress inhabits this little early-nineties time capsule all by itself. Or, it would, had she not been marrying Macho Man. Just like in conversation, Macho Man [[TackyTuxedo would never be outdone by anyone...]]

* 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.

* PietaPlagiarism: Pssh... Concussions didn't exist in the eighties! That bump led directly to the dissolution of the Mega Powers.

--->'''''{{Website/WrestleCrap}}''''': [[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/WCWLiz.gif Winner by unanimous decision, WCW Liz.]] (Debate if you wish below. Just know that I am right.)

* Proper Lady: Golden Age Elizabeth belonged on the Home Shopping Network or The Price is Right: Opera gloves, ballgowns, diamond necklaces, earrings, the works. ({{Wrestling/TNA}}'s [=SoCal=] Val wore Elizabeth-style gloves when she was Wrestling/JayLethal's valet, as his "Black Machismo" gimmick was based on Savage.

Elizabeth Ann Huelette (1960-2003), a.k.a. "The First Lady of Wrestling," was an American ProfessionalWrestling valet[=/=]manager from Louisville, KY who is remembered for her work in the 1980s and 1990s as Miss Elizabeth. She got her start as a TV announcer for the Poffo family's International Championship Wrestling promotion, and would marry [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]] in 1984.

She debuted in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in 1985 to the surprise of many, as the storyline was that all the {{Heel}} managers had been competing for the chance to sign Savage. They would stay together in the storyline until Savage's heel turn in early 1989, leading to Savage replacing her with [[Wrestling/SherriMartel Sensational Sherri]]. They reunited after [[Wrestling/UltimateWarrior The Ultimate Warrior]] defeated Savage in a "Retirement Match" at ''WWF Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} VII''. Savage turned {{Face}} and they had their {{Kayfabe}} wedding at ''WWF Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}} 91'', with Randy wearing a tuxedo replica of his usual getup.

Liz left the WWF after ''{{Wrestling/WrestleMania}} VIII'' (the same year she split from Savage), and generally stayed away from wrestling until she was called back into action--along with Wrestling/LexLuger and [[Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage DDP's]] wife Kimberly--to join Wrestling/{{WCW}} in early 1996. She turned heel on Savage at ''WCW [=SuperBrawl=] VI'', costing him the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Title]] in his cage match against [[Wrestling/RicFlair "Nature Boy" Ric Flair]]. Elizabeth remained with Flair's Four Horsemen until she defected to (where else?) the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]] in November. Liz's last angle in WCW had her as the valet for Luger, to whom she later became engaged.

Tragically, her domestic situation with Luger was [[DomesticAbuse not happy]], and she passed away from a drug overdose in 2003. The circumstances surrounding her death and Luger's role cast a long shadow over the careers of both. However, since fan petitions managed to get Randy Savage posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015, it seems logical that Elizabeth and Luger will follow.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Elizabeth The Other Wiki]].

Not to be confused with [[Film/{{Elizabeth}} that Cate Blanchett movie]].

!!! "The First Lady's Tropes":
* EightiesHair: Well, she ''did'' make her WWE TV debut in 1985.
* ArmorPiercingSlap: During her earlier valet days, a few times she executed a limp wristed slap that her adversaries sold like whiplash. Heel Elizabeth came to ringside in [[CombatStilettos stilettos]] -- miniature Swords of Damocles for anyone foolish enough to threaten her man.
-->'''''[[http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/2015/01/the-best-and-worst-of-wcw-monday-nitro-12996-hulk-hogan-turns-heel/2/ Uproxx]]''''': 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 ''Film/KillBill''. An instant Critical.
* DamselInDistress: She was kidnapped by [[Wrestling/GeorgeSteele George "The Animal" Steele]] and Wrestling/KingKongBundy a few times -- a regular Fay Wray.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Summerslam 1988 saw Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan teaming up as the Mega Powers against the Mega Bucks, Ted [=DiBiase=] and Andre the Giant, with Jesse "The Body" Venture 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, removed the skirt of her dress 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.
* {{Expy}}[=/=]{{Homage}}: Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s [=SoCal=] Val wore Elizabeth-style OperaGloves when she was "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal's valet, as his gimmick was based on Savage.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Though Savage wasn't so much evil as [[MilesGloriosus kind of a douche]] during his original heel run, Elizabeth could always be seen showing genuine concern for her client (at the time they didnt' have an on-screen relationship) when he was in trouble.
* FalseRapeAccusation: Her most dubious claim to fame was her involvement in the FingerpokeOfDoom.
** In an inversion of her Princess Peach schtick from the old days, Liz--under orders from the [=nWo=] (presumably Hogan)--brought charges against {{Wrestling/Goldberg}} for harassing her at the water cooler or some such. 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 staggered back to the arena, he was promptly set upon by [=nWo=] mooks, costing him the title.
* GondorCallsForAid: That's how the [=MegaPowers=] came together and what confirmed Savage's face turn. At the September 23, 1987 taping for the October 3 ''WWF Saturday Night's Main Event,'' Savage had hit the Flying Elbow on the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]] [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan The Honky Tonk Man]] when the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champions]] The Hart Foundation (Wrestling/BretHart and Jim Neidhart) attacked Savage for the DQ. The Harts held Savage up for the guitar shot and Honky shoved Liz down. Liz ran off backstage while Honky and the Harts triple-teamed Savage and came back with Wrestling/HulkHogan, and he and Savage cleaned house and shook hands.
* GroinAttack: During the May 15, 2000 episode of ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'', Wrestling/VinceRusso had forced Miss Elizabeth to participate in a steel cage match against Wrestling/{{Madusa}}. Fortunately for Elizabeth, Wrestling/LexLuger [[BigDamnHeroes had arrived]] and was able to take care of Madusa via the [[SignatureMove Torture Rack]]. Russo had then attempted to strike down Luger with a low blow uppercut punch, but this proved to be ineffective as Luger had soon revealed that he had a groin-protected cup from inside his pants and that he had took it off so that he could taunt Russo with it. Upon seeing that his desperate move had failed, Russo had attempted to escape from the steel cage, but Elizabeth, who was standing in front of the steel cage's door, had quickly thrown a fast right kick towards Russo's family jewels and made him fall down to the wrestling mat in a state of extreme pain and agony. Adding insult to injury, Elizabeth had then took Luger's groin-protected cup and began to shove it down Russo's own mouth in an attempt to humiliate him even further. Most Elizabeth fans consider this a MomentOfAwesome for Elizabeth, as she had finally got her revenge against Russo, who had pretty much been a complete {{Jerkass}} to her in the past few months. Of course, before this particular ballbust, an earlier one had occurred during the May 3, 2000 episode of ''WCW Thunder'', in which Elizabeth had used a right back mule kick to strike Russo down in the family jewels with a painful groin attack as he had attempted to use her as a HumanShield against Wrestling/RicFlair during their confrontation after the "Tables Match" between Luger and The Wall.
* HotterAndSexier: 90s Elizabeth was [=MILFier=] than before, a present to the teenage boys who grew up watching her wringing her hands and looking pensive.
* IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn: The George Steele-Randy Savage feud was sparked and fueled by Steele's interest in her, though, in contrast to the Divas who would follow a decade later, she never ''did'' anything to provoke it. She was [[LivingMacGuffin just STANDING there]].
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: During her WWF run, Elizabeth was always cheered or placed in the sympathetic role, even when Wrestling/RandySavage was wrestling as a heel (and, at a point in 1986 and early 1987, the WWF's most hated wrestler). Her popularity and reputation as the all-American good girl only strengthened when Savage turned face. It helped that she herself never partook in any of Savage's Heel behavior, 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.
* MsFanservice: At ''WWF [=SummerSlam=] 1988'', the [=MegaPowers=] cut a prematch promo where they said that Liz would be their "secret weapon" against the [=MegaBucks=] ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase Ted [=DiBiase=]]][=/=]Wrestling/AndreTheGiant). With Hulk and Savage down on the floor, Liz hopped up on the ring apron...and took off her skirt! She had red bikini bottoms on, but, this was ''way'' ahead of its time.
** At the third ''Saturday Night's Main Event'' everyone was in costume since it aired soon after Halloween. Savage and Elizabeth were dressed as [[{{Tarzan}} 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.
* [[NonActionGuy Non-Action Girl]]: The Hogan[=/=]Beefcake vs. Savage[=/=]Zeus match at ''WWF [=SummerSlam=] 1989.'' After Hogan won, Elizabeth took a loaded purse and put out Sherri's lights. That's the closest she came to direct combat.
** She also knocked Wrestling/RicFlair on his ass with an open hand slap across the face after she finally got fed up with his creepy stalker behavior towards her during the Savage/Flair feud.
** Professional moron Wrestling/VinceRusso stuck her in some "matches" in 1999-2000, with Luger having to bail her out.
* PowerStable: With regards to WCW, let's just say "All". [[FemmeFatale Busy lady.]]
** The Four Horsemen (w[=/=]Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/ArnAnderson, Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=], Woman and Debra.)
** The [=NWO=]
** The Millionaires' Club (w[=/=]Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/HulkHogan, Wrestling/{{Sting}}, Wrestling/LexLuger, Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage, Wrestling/KevinNash, [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sid Vicious]], Kimberly Page, and Kronik)
* PrecisionFStrike: To Vince Russo on the May 1, 2000, ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'':
-->'''ELIZABETH''': "Hey Russo, you're from New York, right? Well, even you can understand this: kiss my Kentucky ass!"
* ProperLady: Golden Age Elizabeth looked as if she belonged on the Home Shopping Network or ''The Price is Right'': OperaGloves, [[PimpedOutDress ballgowns]], [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry diamond necklaces, earrings]] and other assorted swag.
* TheQuietOne: She didn't get a whole lot of mic time. Of course, she ''was'' usually standing next to Savage or Hogan or Flair, who didn't ''need'' anyone to talk for them.
* {{Red Baron}}ess: "The First Lady of Wrestling"
* SexForServices: [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]] accused her of seducing WWF President Jack Tunney in an effort to protect WWF World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/RandySavage from an especially brutal, bloody defeat. Savage didn't take too kindly to Brown's words, needless to say.
* ShesGotLegs: Definitely, especially after her surprise stunt at ''WWF Summerslam 1988''.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: At the time. When Savage first introduced her on the August 24 (taped July 30), 1985, ''WWF Championship Wrestling'', commentator Wrestling/BrunoSammartino asked, "Who is this, some movie star, what is this?"
* TagTeam: The [=MegaPowers=]
* TheyDo: Even the smarkiest smark still gets a warm feeling inside when she (badly) says ''"ooooh Oeeeah"'' to Randy's marriage proposal.
* TokenWholesome: By the era of the Monday Night Wars. Other than the aforementioned skirt removal incident, she almost never did anything particularly fanservicey - she was more into looking demure and pretty, and no one really expected anything more from her.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Her first official match in WCW was vs. [[Wrestling/DaffneyUnger Daffney]], still a deranged barfly at this point in her career. These two were about as opposite as you can get. (Elizabeth nearly broke her in half.)
** Had this dynamic with Woman while they were both valeting for the 4 Horsemen. Elizabeth played the girly girl, distracting the referee and occasionally providing a WoundedGazelleGambit while Woman, playing the tomboy, introduced a weapon for the Horsemen to use or just got involved in the match herself.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Her death in 2003.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Her stint as a heel in WCW. Her wardrobe drastically changed as well as she began wearing short skirts and a lot of makeup to look as far removed from the wholesome Miss Elizabeth persona she had in the WWF as she possibly could.
* WardrobeMalfunction: The strap of her dress broke when the Honky Tonk Man shoved her down to the mat and she had to spend the rest of the segment holding it up herself.
* 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.
* WouldHitAGirl and WouldntHitAGirl: 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 1987, Elizabeth was frequently a target of the heels, most notably The Honky Tonk Man [[note]]In fact, it was Honky shoving her at a Saturday Night's Main Event that was the tipping point in Savage's first HeelFaceTurn, as she then got the help of Wrestling/HulkHogan[[/note]], Wrestling/BigBossMan, and Akeem; Wrestling/AndreTheGiant is also known to have grabbed her on several occasions, but Savage (or on at least one occasion, Wrestling/JakeRoberts) beat him back. In 1991, in one of wrestling's most infamous matches, Roberts struck Elizabeth when he grew disgusted with her groveling for Savage's safety (and weeks earlier, was nearly bitten by Roberts' snake). In 1992, during her last angle, she was repeatedly kissed forcibly by Ric Flair.
** In contrast, Savage's fiercest rival during his run as WWF Champion – [[Wrestling/TedDibiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]] – never so much as made a physical threat to Elizabeth (Virgil did once restrain her and forced her to watch [=DiBiase=] and Andre beat Savage to near unconsciousness, but never struck her), although at least once he did grab her ankle (in frustration after losing a match against Savage). [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]] also never struck Elizabeth, but the claim he made about her – that she was secretly trying to seduce then-WWF president Jack Tunney into shielding Savage from a series of title matches, in which Brown claimed he would be victorious – hit just as hard.

* {{Red Baron}}ess: "The First Lady of Wrestling"

** Notably, the only people who could drive Liz to anger were Martel and Russo.
** The Hogan[=/=]Beefcake vs. Savage[=/=]Zeus match at ''WWF [=SummerSlam=] 1989.'' After Hogan won, Elizabeth took a loaded purse and put out Sherri's lights. That's the closest she came to direct combat in the Federation.

** Elizabeth's shoe counts as a finisher. The night after ''Superbrawl VI'', while the ref is dealing with Flair's interference, Woman (Nancy Benoit) throws powder in Hogan's face. While the ref is dealing with Woman, Flair slips Miss Elizabeth's shoe to Hogan's opponent. [[Wrestling/ArnAnderson Arn]] hits Hogan with the nuclear-tipped shoe and gets the pin.

* ShoeSlap: Heel Elizabeth came to ringside in [[CombatStilettos stilettos]] -- miniature Swords of Damocles for anyone foolish enough to threaten her.
-->'''''[[http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/2015/01/the-best-and-worst-of-wcw-monday-nitro-12996-hulk-hogan-turns-heel/2/ Uproxx]]''''': 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.

** Sherri knew exactly which button to push to lure Randy out to ringside: Slug Liz in the face!

The Elizabeth-Macho Man angle is a strong contender for most emotional {{kayfabe}} moment in history. It spanned years (from ''Wrestling/WrestleMania II''--''VII'') and paid off big-time for viewers: Macho (Wrestling/RandySavage) is a showboat who treats Elizabeth like crap. He [[FaceHeelTurn turns heel]], replaces Liz with [[Wrestling/SherriMartel 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 up the already-broken Savage, but Liz jumps into the ring and saves him. It's as close to a Hollywood ending that wrestling has ever done, apart from the [[Wrestling/RicFlair Flair]] retirement match.

** [[http://imgur.com/bShF3aW "She was mine before she was yours!"]] (Who ''doesn't'' use towels monogrammed with uour first initial when you're poolside eating strawberries?)

* MoralityChain: They 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 who is 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 a goof in polka dots]] and his "Queen" losing to a woman with literally no wrestling experienc. He actually had to hit the other guys with her purse to win lousy matches anyone else would win.)\\\

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Though Savage wasn't so much evil as [[MilesGloriosus kind of a douche]] during his original heel run, Elizabeth could always be seen showing genuine concern for her client (at the time they didnt' have an on-screen relationship) when he was in trouble.

** [[http://imgur.com/bShF3aW "She was mine before she was yours!"]] (Who ''doesn't'' use towels monogrammed with our first initial when you're poolside eating strawberries?)

** Liz was finally given a speaking role on ''Nitro'', and she [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab9eiUwN_Ks botched]] it almost immediately. Not that anyone cared, both she and Nancy were smokin'.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Notably, the only people who could drive Liz to anger were Martel and Russo.

** Professional moron Wrestling/VinceRusso stuck her in some "matches" in 1999-2000, with Luger having to bail her out.

The Elizabeth-Macho Man angle is a strong contender for most emotional {{kayfabe}} moment in history. It spanned years (from ''Wrestling/WrestleMania II''--''VII'') and paid off big-time for viewers: Macho (Wrestling/RandySavage) s a showboat who treats Elizabeth like crap. He [[FaceHeelTurn turns heel]], replaces Liz with [[Wrestling/SherriMartel 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 up the already-broken Savage, but Liz jumps into the ring and saves him. It's as close to a Hollywood ending that wrestling has ever done, apart from the [[Wrestling/RicFlair Flair]] retirement match.

* EightiesHair: Well, she ''did'' make her WWE TV debut in 1985.
* ArmorPiercingSlap: During her earlier valet days, a few times she executed a limp wristed slap that her adversaries sold like whiplash.

* DamselInDistress:

** The segment where Wrestling/JakeRoberts slapped Miss Elizabeth and made her beg for him to stop. The body language and the buildup is very conformable, even today.
** WWF Liz always looked terrified. She was basically a trophy, right down to Savage parading her on his shoulder like a belt.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Summerslam 1988 saw Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan teaming up as the Mega Powers against the Mega Bucks, Ted [=DiBiase=] and Andre the Giant, with 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, removed the skirt of her dress 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.
* DynamicEntry: 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.
-->'''Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon''': What a woman! And what a man.
* {{Expy}}[=/=]{{Homage}}: Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s [=SoCal=] Val wore Elizabeth-style OperaGloves when she was "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal's valet, as his gimmick was based on Savage.

* GondorCallsForAid: That's how the [=MegaPowers=] came together and what confirmed Savage's face turn. At the September 23, 1987 taping for the October 3 ''WWF Saturday Night's Main Event,'' Savage had hit the Flying Elbow on the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]] [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan The Honky Tonk Man]] when the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champions]] The Hart Foundation (Wrestling/BretHart and Jim Neidhart) attacked Savage for the DQ. The Harts held Savage up for the guitar shot and Honky shoved Liz down. Liz ran off backstage while Honky and the Harts triple-teamed Savage and came back with Wrestling/HulkHogan, and he and Savage cleaned house and shook hands.
* GroinAttack: During the May 15, 2000 episode of ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'', Wrestling/VinceRusso had forced Miss Elizabeth to participate in a steel cage match against Wrestling/{{Madusa}}. Fortunately for Elizabeth, Wrestling/LexLuger [[BigDamnHeroes had arrived]] and was able to take care of Madusa via the [[SignatureMove Torture Rack]]. Russo had then attempted to strike down Luger with a low blow uppercut punch, but this proved to be ineffective as Luger had soon revealed that he had a groin-protected cup from inside his pants and that he had took it off so that he could taunt Russo with it. Upon seeing that his desperate move had failed, Russo had attempted to escape from the steel cage, but Elizabeth, who was standing in front of the steel cage's door, had quickly thrown a fast right kick towards Russo's family jewels and made him fall down to the wrestling mat in a state of extreme pain and agony. Adding insult to injury, Elizabeth had then took Luger's groin-protected cup and began to shove it down Russo's own mouth in an attempt to humiliate him even further. Most Elizabeth fans consider this a MomentOfAwesome for Elizabeth, as she had finally got her revenge against Russo, who had pretty much been a complete {{Jerkass}} to her in the past few months. Of course, before this particular ballbust, an earlier one had occurred during the May 3, 2000 episode of ''WCW Thunder'', in which Elizabeth had used a right back mule kick to strike Russo down in the family jewels with a painful groin attack as he had attempted to use her as a HumanShield against Wrestling/RicFlair during their confrontation after the "Tables Match" between Luger and The Wall.
* HelloNurse: She debuted in '85, to the surprise of many. The storyline was that all the heel managers were competing for the chance to sign Savage.
* HotterAndSexier: Got hotter in her WCW [[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/wcwliz.gif milf years.]]

* IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn: The George Steele-Randy Savage feud was sparked and fueled by Steele's interest in her, though, in contrast to the Divas who would follow a decade later, she never ''did'' anything to provoke it. She was [[LivingMacGuffin just STANDING there]].

* MistakenForCheating: [[http://imgur.com/bShF3aW "She was mine before she was yours!"]] (Who ''doesn't'' use towels monogrammed with our first initial when we're poolside eating strawberries?)

* MoralityChain: They would stay together 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 who is 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 a goof in polka dots]] and his "Queen" losing to a woman with literally no wrestling experienc. 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.
* MsFanservice: At ''WWF [=SummerSlam=] 1988'', the [=MegaPowers=] cut a prematch promo where they said that Liz would be their "secret weapon" against the [=MegaBucks=] ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase Ted [=DiBiase=]]][=/=]Wrestling/AndreTheGiant). With Hulk and Savage down on the floor, Liz hopped up on the ring apron...and took off her skirt! She had red bikini bottoms on, but, this was ''way'' ahead of its time.
** At the third ''Saturday Night's Main Event'' everyone was in costume since it aired soon after Halloween. Savage and Elizabeth were dressed as [[{{Tarzan}} 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.

* PowerStable: With regards to WCW, let's just say "All". [[FemmeFatale Busy lady.]]

* ProperLady: Golden Age Elizabeth looked as if she belonged on the Home Shopping Network or ''The Price is Right'': OperaGloves, [[PimpedOutDress ballgowns]], [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry diamond necklaces, earrings]] and other assorted swag.

* SexForServices: [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]] accused her of seducing WWF President Jack Tunney in an effort to protect WWF World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/RandySavage from an especially brutal, bloody defeat. Savage didn't take too kindly to Brown's words, needless to say.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: At the time. When Savage first introduced her on the August 24 (taped July 30), 1985, ''WWF Championship Wrestling'', commentator Wrestling/BrunoSammartino asked, "Who is this, some movie star, what is this?"
* TagTeam: The [=MegaPowers=]

* TokenWholesome: By the era of the Monday Night Wars. Other than the aforementioned skirt removal incident, she almost never did anything particularly fanservicey - she was more into looking demure and pretty, and no one really expected anything more from her.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Her first official match in WCW was vs. [[Wrestling/DaffneyUnger Daffney]], still a deranged barfly at this point in her career. These two were about as opposite as you can get. Elizabeth nearly broke her in half!

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Her death in 2003.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Her stint as a heel in WCW. Her wardrobe drastically changed as well as she began wearing short skirts and a lot of makeup to look as far removed from the wholesome Miss Elizabeth persona she had in the WWF as she possibly could.
* WardrobeMalfunction: The strap of her dress broke when the Honky Tonk Man shoved her down to the mat and she had to spend the rest of the segment holding it up herself.

* WouldHitAGirl and WouldntHitAGirl: 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 1987, Elizabeth was frequently a target of the heels, most notably The Honky Tonk Man [[note]]In fact, it was Honky shoving her at a Saturday Night's Main Event that was the tipping point in Savage's first HeelFaceTurn, as she then got the help of Wrestling/HulkHogan[[/note]], Wrestling/BigBossMan, and Akeem; Wrestling/AndreTheGiant is also known to have grabbed her on several occasions, but Savage (or on at least one occasion, Wrestling/JakeRoberts) beat him back. In 1991, in one of wrestling's most infamous matches, Roberts struck Elizabeth when he grew disgusted with her groveling for Savage's safety (and weeks earlier, was nearly bitten by Roberts' snake). In 1992, during her last angle, she was repeatedly kissed forcibly by Ric Flair.
** In contrast, Savage's fiercest rival during his run as WWF Champion – [[Wrestling/TedDibiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]] – never so much as made a physical threat to Elizabeth (Virgil did once restrain her and forced her to watch [=DiBiase=] and Andre beat Savage to near unconsciousness, but never struck her), although at least once he did grab her ankle (in frustration after losing a match against Savage). [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]] also never struck Elizabeth, but the claim he made about her – that she was secretly trying to seduce then-WWF president Jack Tunney into shielding Savage from a series of title matches, in which Brown claimed he would be victorious – hit just as hard.

The Elizabeth-[[Wrestling/RandySavage Macho Man]] angle is a strong contender for most emotional {{kayfabe}} moment in history. It spanned years (from ''Wrestling/WrestleMania II''--''VII'') and paid off big-time for viewers: Macho is a showboat who treats Elizabeth like crap. He [[FaceHeelTurn turns heel]], replaces Liz with [[Wrestling/SherriMartel 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 up the already-broken Savage, but Liz jumps into the ring and saves him. It's as close to a Hollywood ending that wrestling has ever done, apart from the [[Wrestling/RicFlair Flair]] retirement match.

The Elizabeth-[[Wrestling/RandySavage Macho Man]]- angle is a strong contender for most emotional {{kayfabe}} moment in history. It spanned years (from ''Wrestling/WrestleMania II''--''VII'') and paid off big-time for viewers: Macho is a showboat who treats Elizabeth like crap. He [[FaceHeelTurn turns heel]], replaces Liz with [[Wrestling/SherriMartel 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 up the already-broken Savage, but Liz jumps into the ring and saves him. It's as close to a Hollywood ending that wrestling has ever done, apart from the [[Wrestling/RicFlair Flair]] retirement match.

* MoralityChain: They would stay together 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 who is 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 a goof in polka dots]] and his "Queen" losing to a woman with literally no wrestling experience (Sapphire). He actually had to hit the other guys with her purse to win lousy matches anyone else would win.\\\

The [[Wrestling/RandySavage Macho Man]]-Elizabeth angle is a strong contender for most emotional kayfabe moment in history. It spanned years (from ''Wrestling/WrestleMania II''--''VII'') and paid off big-time for viewers: Macho is a showboat who treats Elizabeth like crap. He [[FaceHeelTurn turns heel]], replaces Liz with [[Wrestling/SherriMartel 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 up the already-broken Savage, but Liz jumps into the ring and saves him. It's as close to a Hollywood ending that wrestling has ever done, apart from the [[Wrestling/RicFlair Flair]] retirement match.

* MoralityChain: They would stay together 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 has-been who was 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 a goofball in polka dots]] and his "Queen" losing to a woman with literally no wrestling experience (Sapphire). He actually had to hit the other guys with her purse to win lousy matches anyone else would win in stellar fashion.\\\
At 'Mania VI, Macho's streak was at 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.

-->'''[[WebVideo/OSWReview Jay Hunter]]''': WCW decide to hand Elizabeth a mic live on ''Nitro'' and say, [[ShockingServe "Explain your heel turn."]]\\

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

They later 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 Luger's]] valet. Of all the wrestling personalities in the world, Elizabeth looked like the least likely to get a drug addiction. He's pretty open about it in his book; Luger knows a lot to answer for in regards to Elizabeth. He had a very notable career, but he's largely shunned in the business. (Sadly, her family greatly resents pro wrestling. Liz and Lex belong in the WWE Hall of Fame, but it probably won't happen.)

* ArmorPiercingSlap: During her earlier valet days, a few times she executed a limp wristed slap that her adversaries sold like whiplash. Heel Elizabeth came to ringside in [[CombatStilettos stilettos]] -- miniature Swords of Damocles for anyone foolish enough to threaten her.
-->'''''[[http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/2015/01/the-best-and-worst-of-wcw-monday-nitro-12996-hulk-hogan-turns-heel/2/ Uproxx]]''''': 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 ''Film/KillBill''. An instant Critical.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Summerslam 1988 saw Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan teaming up as the Mega Powers against the Mega Bucks, Ted [=DiBiase=] and Andre the Giant, with Jesse "The Body" Venture 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, removed the skirt of her dress 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.

They later 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 Luger's]] valet. Of all the wrestling personalities in the world, Elizabeth looked like the least likely to get a drug addiction. He's pretty open about it in his book; Luger knows a lot to answer for in regards to Elizabeth. [[Wrestling/EricBischoff Bischoff]] has said in interviews he resented the way Luger treated Elizabeth, and he was arrested for domestic violence a week prior to her death. He had a very notable career, but he's largely shunned in the business. (Sadly, her family greatly resents pro wrestling. Liz and Lex belong in the WWE Hall of Fame, but it probably won't happen.)