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{{Short description|American actress and former professional wrestling valet}} |
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|name = Debra Marshall |
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|birthname = Debra Gale Marshall |
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|names = Debra<br>Debra McMichael<br>Queen Debra |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1960|03|02}}<ref name=marriage/> |
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| names = Debra<br>Debra McMichael<br>Queen Debra |
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|birth_place = [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]<ref name=stone186>Stone Cold Steve Austin. ''The Stone Cold Truth'' (p.185–186)</ref> |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1960|3|02}}<ref name=marriage/> |
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| birth_place = [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]], U.S.<ref name=stone186/> |
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| billed = Tuscaloosa, Alabama<ref name=encyclopedia/> |
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|debut = 1995 |
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| debut = 1995 |
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| alma_mater = [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]]<br>[[University of Alabama]] ([[Master of Science|MS]]) |
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'''Debra Gale Marshall''' (born March 2, 1960)<ref name=marriage/> |
'''Debra Gale Marshall''' (formerly '''McMichael''' and '''Williams'''; born March 2, 1960)<ref name=marriage/> is an American retired [[Manager (professional wrestling)|professional wrestling valet]], [[professional wrestler]], and actress. She is best known for her time with [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) between 1995 and 1998 as '''Queen Debra'''<ref name="Tuscaloosa Magazine. August 2013">Tuscaloosa Magazine. August 2013</ref> and with the [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) between 1998 and 2002 as simply '''Debra'''. |
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She joined the WWF in 1998, where she managed the [[tag team]] of [[Jeff Jarrett]] and [[Owen Hart]] |
Marshall began her career in professional wrestling in 1995, accompanying her husband [[Steve "Mongo" McMichael]] to the ring in WCW. She joined the WWF in 1998, where she managed the [[tag team]] of [[Jeff Jarrett]] and [[Owen Hart]] until Hart's in-ring death in May 1999. Later that year, she won the [[WWF Women's Championship]] from [[Sable (wrestler)|Sable]] in an [[evening gown match]]. She later appeared on-screen with her second husband [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] until 2002, when the duo left the company. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Raised in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]], Marshall became a [[Track and field|track-runner]], [[Cheerleading|cheerleader]], and [[Homecoming|Homecoming Queen]] in [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]] before attending the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute|Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute]] in [[New York]]. She then became a [[flight attendant]]. Before her involvement in wrestling she competed and won the title of |
Raised in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]], Marshall became a [[Track and field|track-runner]], [[Cheerleading|cheerleader]], and [[Homecoming|Homecoming Queen]] in [[Secondary education in the United States|high school]] before attending the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute|Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="Tuscaloosa Magazine. August 2013"/> She then became a [[flight attendant]]. Before her involvement in wrestling, she competed and won the title of 1987 Mrs. Illinois America in Elgin, Illinois<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-07-26-8702240602-story.html|title=MRS. ILLINOIS BEARS DOWN FOR HER 'NFC PLAYOFFS'|first=Bob|last=Verdi|website=chicagotribune.com|date=26 July 1987 }}</ref> and went on to compete in the Mrs. America pageant that same year in Las Vegas, Nevada. She later competed and won in the 1992 Mrs. Texas USA pageant held in Houston, Texas<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-03-25-9201270832-story.html|title=- Stating her case: Mike Ditka told...|first=Mike|last=Conklin|website=chicagotribune.com|date=25 March 1992 }}</ref> and went on to compete in the National Mrs. USA pageant. Marshall also attended the [[University of Alabama]]. |
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==Professional wrestling career== |
==Professional wrestling career== |
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===World Championship Wrestling (1995–1997)=== |
=== World Championship Wrestling (1995–1997) === |
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{{also|The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|l1=The Four Horsemen}} |
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Marshall first appeared in [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] in late-1995 and early-1996, making occasional unnamed appearances as an [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Plant|audience plant]], and as part of a group of [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Valet|valets]] for the team of [[The Mega Powers|Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage]]. She was first acknowledged by name in April 1996 as Debra McMichael, the real-life wife of ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Nitro]]'' announcer [[Steve McMichael|Steve "Mongo" McMichael]], and soon began appearing regularly as a valet for her husband as he transitioned to competing as a wrestler. |
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Marshall first appeared in [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] in late-1995 and early-1996, making occasional unnamed appearances as an [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Plant|audience plant]], and as part of a group of [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Valet|valets]] for the team of [[The Mega Powers|Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage]]. In April 1996, she began appearing regularly as a valet for her husband, [[Steve McMichael|Steve "Mongo" McMichael]] as he transitioned from commentator to wrestler. Based on her real-life participation in beauty pageants,<ref name=proud/><ref>Dumas, Amy. ''Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D.'', p.75.</ref> Debra took on the role of a beauty-pageant queen character, giving herself the nickname "The Queen of WCW" and often making remarks about other wrestlers and valets in [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Kayfabe|kayfabe]] interviews. |
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At [[The Great American Bash (1996)|The Great American Bash 1996]], [[Steve McMichael]] and his partner [[Kevin Greene]] competed against two of the [[Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|Four Horsemen]] ([[Ric Flair]] and [[Arn Anderson]]).<ref>{{cite video|title= Great American Bash '94|medium= VHS|date= 1996|publisher = Turner Home Entertainment}}</ref> Flair won the match after Mongo and Debra turned on Greene by hitting him with a steel briefcase, joining the 4 Horsemen.<ref>{{cite news|title= 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts|work= Wrestling’s historical cards|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year= 2007|pages= 144}}</ref> She managed the stable with [[Miss Elizabeth]] and [[Nancy Benoit|Woman]]. The briefcase later became one of Debra's signature [[Foreign object (professional wrestling)|objects]].<ref name=digest/> At [[Bash at the Beach (1997)|Bash at the Beach]] in July 1997, Debra [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Turn|turned]] on Mongo during his [[WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] match against [[Jeff Jarrett]] by handing Jarrett the steel briefcase, which he then used to knock Mongo out and thus to win the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jul14_beach.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714203514/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jul14_beach.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title= Rodman, Hogan Bashed At Beach|author=Powell, John|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|access-date= 2010-01-18|date= July 14, 1997}}</ref> Next, Debra briefly managed [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] and [[Alex Wright]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/oct26_havoc.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120714195511/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/oct26_havoc.html|url-status= usurped|archive-date= July 14, 2012|title=Hogan pays the Piper |author=Powell, John|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|access-date= 2010-01-18|date= October 27, 1997}}</ref> On the November 24, 1997 edition of ''Nitro'', Wright fired Debra after she accidentally distracted him, causing a loss to Prince Iaukea. After her divorce from McMichael, Debra left WCW.<ref name=proud/> |
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Based on her real-life participation in beauty pageants,<ref name=proud/><ref> |
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Dumas, Amy. ''Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D.'', p.75. |
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</ref> Debra took on the role of a beauty-pageant queen character, giving herself the nickname "The Queen of WCW" and often making remarks about other wrestlers and valets in [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Kayfabe|kayfabe]] interviews. |
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=== World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998–2002) === |
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At [[The Great American Bash#1996|The Great American Bash 1996]], [[Steve McMichael]] and his partner [[Kevin Greene]] competed against [[Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|The Four Horsemen]] ([[Ric Flair]] and [[Arn Anderson]]).<ref> |
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{{cite video|title= Great American Bash '94|medium= VHS|date= 1996|publisher= Turner Home Entertainment}} |
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</ref> Flair won the match after Mongo and Debra turned on Greene by hitting him with a steel briefcase, joining the Horsemen.<ref>{{cite news|title=2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts|work=Wrestling’s historical cards|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|pages=144}}</ref> The briefcase later became one of Debra's signature [[Foreign object (professional wrestling)|objects]].<ref name=digest/> At [[Bash at the Beach#1997|Bash at the Beach]] in July 1997, Debra [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Turn|turned]] on Mongo during his [[WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] match against [[Jeff Jarrett]] by handing Jarrett the steel briefcase, which he then used to knock Mongo out and thus win the match.<ref> |
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{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jul14_beach.html|title=Rodman, Hogan Bashed At Beach|author=Powell, John|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-18|date=July 14, 1997}} |
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</ref> Next, Debra briefly managed [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] and [[Alex Wright]].<ref> |
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{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/oct26_havoc.html|title=Hogan pays the Piper |author=Powell, John|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-18|date=October 27, 1997}}</ref> After her divorce from McMichael, Debra joined the WWF.<ref name=proud/> |
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==== Manager of Jeff Jarrett; WWF Women's Champion (1998–1999) ==== |
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===World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (1998–2002)=== |
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In October 1998, Marshall rejoined Jarrett in the WWF.<ref name=digest/> At the beginning of her WWF career, known as Debra McMichael and later simply as Debra, she played the part of a shrewd businesswoman, wearing [[Suit (clothing)|business suits]].<ref name=encyclopedia/><ref name=proud>{{cite web|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1999/04/23/debra-mcmichael-standing-proud/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140327/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1999/04/23/debra-mcmichael-standing-proud/ |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |title=Debra McMichael Standing Proud |publisher=Slam Wrestling |last=Powell |first=John |date=April 23, 1999 |access-date=January 17, 2010}}</ref> She also played the part of Jarrett's girlfriend.<ref name=stamp/> In late 1998, Jarrett began a [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with [[Dustin Rhodes|Goldust]] that culminated in December at [[Rock Bottom: In Your House]] in a "[[Striptease|Striptease match]]".<ref name=rock>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/dec14_rockbottom.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629143630/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/dec14_rockbottom.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Foley screwed again|author=Powell, John|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|access-date=2010-01-17|date=December 14, 1998}}</ref> During the match, Debra hit Goldust over the head with Jarrett's trademark [[guitar]], enabling Jarrett to win.<ref name=rock/> [[Professional wrestling authority figures#Commissioners|WWF Commissioner]] [[Shawn Michaels]], however, disqualified Jarrett, and Debra had to strip due to the match's stipulations.<ref name=rock/> As she stripped, [[Owen Hart|The Blue Blazer]] (Owen Hart) and Jarrett covered her up.<ref name=rock/> Debra, however, began utilizing a new strategy during matches, distracting Jarrett's opponents by unbuttoning her blouse.<ref name=proud/><ref name=stamp>{{cite book|title=Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling|author=McCoy, Heath|publisher=CanWest Books|year=2005|isbn=0-9736719-8-X|page=251}}</ref> She would willingly take off her blouse to show the crowd her "puppies", a nickname originally bestowed upon her chest by wrestler [[Brian Gerard James|Road Dogg]] and later utilized by commentator [[Jerry Lawler]].<ref>Lawler, Jerry. ''It's Good to Be the King ... Sometimes'', p. 261.</ref> |
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The strategy helped Jarrett and partner Hart defeat [[Ray Traylor|The Big Boss Man]] and [[Ken Shamrock]] to become [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Champions]] in January 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413213122 |title=World Tag Title History: Hart and Jarrett's Reign |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |access-date=2010-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051129184339/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413213122 |archive-date=2005-11-29 }}</ref> In the same month, she also attempted to cause distraction in a tag match between Jarrett and Hart against Road Dogg and [[Billy Gunn]], but was attacked by [[Chyna]], who was also at ringside. In February, Debra feuded with female professional wrestler [[Ivory (wrestler)|Ivory]], making her in-ring debut in a mixed tag match on ''Monday Night Raw'', which ended in a no contest. Immediately after the bell rang, she attacked Ivory and hit her with Jarrett's guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zfN7s_hb1A | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/9zfN7s_hb1A| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=Ivory & D'Lo Brown vs. Jeff Jarrett & Debra: Raw, Feb. 15, 1999|author= WWE's Youtube Channel| website=[[YouTube]]|date= February 13, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The same month, Jarrett and Hart retained the tag title in a tag match against Ivory's associates [[Mark Henry]] and [[D'Lo Brown]] at [[St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House|St. Valentine's Day Massacre]] with Debra's assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/feb15_massacre.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801062955/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/feb15_massacre.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 1, 2012|title=McMahon makes a Giant mistake|author=Powell, John|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|access-date=2010-01-17|date=February 15, 1999}}</ref> In March, the team lost their tag title to the team of [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]] and [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/304454132153 |title=World Tag Title History: Kane and X-Pac's Reign |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |access-date=2010-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051106120213/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/304454132153 |archive-date=2005-11-06 }}</ref> She also competed in her first singles match, against Ivory but lost via disqualification after [[Jacqueline (wrestler)|Jacqueline]] and [[Terri Runnels]] attacked Ivory during the match.<ref name="profightdb.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/debra-287.html|title=Debra: Profile & Match Listing – Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)|website=www.profightdb.com}}</ref> As Debra continued to manage Jarrett and Hart, a potential storyline developed where Hart and Debra would have an affair, but the creative team or Owen himself more likely vetoed the idea before it played out on-screen.<ref name=stamp/> A team name was also in the works—Debra favoring "Talent and Attitude" (T&A)—but Hart died in May 1999 at [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]].<ref name=digest/> Later in the event, Debra and Jarrett lost a mixed tag team match against [[Nicole Bass]] and [[Val Venis]]. Debra and Jarrett were interviewed moments after Hart's fall from the rafters at [[Kemper Arena]], where Debra was noticeably shaken and fighting back tears of concern for her friend and was unable to stay in her [[persona]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/OwenHart/may24_overtheedge.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530091422/http://slam.canoe.ca/OwenHart/may24_overtheedge.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 30, 2012|title=Hart tragedy overshadows Taker win|author=Powell, John|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|access-date=2010-01-17|date=May 24, 1999}}</ref> |
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====Manager of Jeff Jarrett; Women's Champion (1998–1999)==== |
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In 1998, Marshall rejoined Jarrett in the WWF.<ref name=digest/> At the beginning of her WWF career, known simply as Debra, she played the part of a shrewd businesswoman, wearing [[Suit (clothing)|business suits]].<ref name=encyclopedia/><ref name=proud>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/apr23_debra.html|title=Debra McMichael, standing proud|author=Powell, John|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-17|date=April 23, 1999}}</ref> She also played the part of Jarrett's girlfriend.<ref name=stamp/> In late 1998, Jarrett began a [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with [[Dustin Rhodes|Goldust]] that culminated in December at [[Rock Bottom: In Your House]] in a "[[Striptease|Striptease match]]".<ref name=rock>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/dec14_rockbottom.html|title=Foley screwed again|author=Powell, John|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-17|date=December 14, 1998}}</ref> During the match, Debra hit Goldust over the head with Jarrett's trademark [[guitar]], enabling Jarrett to win.<ref name=rock/> [[Professional wrestling authority figures#Commissioners|WWF Commissioner]] [[Shawn Michaels]], however, disqualified Jarrett, and Debra had to strip due to the match's stipulations.<ref name=rock/> As she stripped, [[Owen Hart|The Blue Blazer]] and Jarrett covered her up.<ref name=rock/> Debra, however, began utilizing a new strategy during matches, distracting Jarrett's opponents by unbuttoning her blouse.<ref name=proud/><ref name=stamp>{{cite book|title=Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling|author=McCoy, Heath|publisher=CanWest Books|year=2005|isbn=0-9736719-8-X|page=251}}</ref> She would willingly take off her blouse to show the crowd her "puppies", a nickname originally bestowed upon her chest by wrestler [[Brian Gerard James|Road Dogg]] and later utilized by commentator [[Jerry Lawler]].<ref>Lawler, Jerry. ''It's Good to Be the King ... Sometimes'', p. 261.</ref> |
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[[Image:Debra - WWF Women's Champion.jpg|thumb|Debra as [[WWF Women's Champion]] in May 1999.]] |
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The strategy helped Jarrett and partner Hart defeat [[Ray Traylor|The Big Boss Man]] and [[Ken Shamrock]] to become [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Champions]] in January 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413213122|title=World Tag Title History: Hart and Jarrett's Reign|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2010-01-18}}</ref> In February, Debra feuded with female professional wrestler [[Lisa Moretti|Ivory]], and Jarrett and Hart retained the tag title in a tag match against Ivory's associates [[Mark Henry]] and [[D'Lo Brown]] at [[St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House|St. Valentine's Day Massacre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/feb15_massacre.html|title=McMahon makes a Giant mistake|author=Powell, John|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-17|date=February 15, 1999}}</ref> In March, the team lost their tag title to the team of [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]] and [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/304454132153|title=World Tag Title History: Kane and X-Pac's Reign|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2010-01-18}}</ref> As Debra continued to manage Jarrett and Hart, a potential storyline developed where Hart and Debra would have an affair, but the creative team vetoed the idea before it played out on-screen.<ref name=stamp/> A team name was also in the works—Debra favoring "Talent and Attitude" (T&A)—but Hart died in May 1999 at [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]].<ref name=digest/> Later in the event, Debra and Jarrett lost a mixed tag team match against [[Nicole Bass]] and [[Val Venis]]. Debra and Jarrett were interviewed moments after Hart's fall from the rafters at [[Kemper Arena]], where Debra was noticeably shaken and fighting back tears of concern for her friend, and was unable to stay in her [[persona]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/OwenHart/may24_overtheedge.html|title=Hart tragedy overshadows Taker win|author=Powell, John|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-17|date=May 24, 1999}}</ref> |
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On May 2, 1999, Debra was scheduled to take on [[Sable (wrestler)|Sable]] in a 'Nightgown' match, but was made to compete against [[Nicole Bass]], against whom she lost.<ref name="profightdb.com"/> On May 10, 1999, Debra won the [[WWF Women's Championship]] from Sable in an [[evening gown match]].<ref name=champ>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/304454132121112114 |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |title=Women's Championship Title History: Debra's Reign |access-date=2007-04-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325020823/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/304454132121112114 |archive-date=2007-03-25 }}</ref> Usually, in an Evening Gown match, the woman who forcibly removes her opponent's dress wins.<ref name=gown>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/may15_mrx.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115072801/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/may15_mrx.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 15, 2013|title=WWF body slams NBA game|author=Mr. X|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|access-date=2010-01-25|date=May 15, 1999}}</ref> Because Sable removed Debra's dress, she therefore should have been the winner.<ref name=gown/> Commissioner Shawn Michaels, however, ruled that he considered the woman who had ''lost'' her dress the winner, crowning Debra the new Women's Champion.<ref name=gown/> She held the Women's title for a month and eventually lost it to Ivory on June 14, due to interference from [[Nicole Bass]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/3044541321211126 |title=Women's Title History: Ivory's Reign |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |access-date=2010-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209015313/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/3044541321211126 |archive-date=2010-02-09 }}</ref> |
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At [[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]] in 1999 Jarrett faced D'Lo Brown.<ref name=ss99>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/aug23_fol.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629143615/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/aug23_fol.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Foley new champ at SummerSlam|author=Powell, John|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|access-date=2010-01-25|date=August 23, 1999}}</ref> During the match, Debra and Brown's former tag-team partner Mark Henry interfered on Jarrett's behalf, allowing him to win both the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]] and the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]].<ref name=ss99/> The following night, Jarrett awarded Henry the European title and gave Debra an assistant, [[Stacy Carter|Miss Kitty]].<ref>Lawler, Jerry. ''It's Good to Be the King ... Sometimes'', p. 337.</ref> Following an attack by Jarrett after losing a mixed tag match against [[Stephanie McMahon]] and Test,<ref name="profightdb.com"/> on September 26, Debra turned on Jarrett at [[Unforgiven (1999)|Unforgiven]] and hit him over the head with a guitar in the middle of his match against Chyna for the Intercontinental Championship.<ref name=unf>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/sep27_unforgiven.html|title=HHH regains title at Unforgiven|author=Yang, Rich|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|access-date=2010-01-17|date=September 17, 1999|archive-date=2012-06-29|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629143614/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/sep27_unforgiven.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Chyna pinned Jarrett, but referee [[Tom Prichard]] overturned the decision due to Debra's involvement.<ref name=unf/> On the following episode of ''RAW'', Debra participated in an intergender tag match with Chyna against the team of Jarrett and Prichard, in a winning effort.<ref name="profightdb.com"/> |
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On May 10, 1999, Debra won the [[WWE Women's Championship|Women's Championship]] from [[Rena Mero|Sable]] in an [[Professional wrestling match types#Bra and panties match|Evening Gown match]].<ref name=champ>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/304454132121112114|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|title=Women's Championship Title History: Debra's Reign|accessdate=2007-04-10}}</ref> Usually, in an Evening Gown match, the woman who forcibly removes her opponent's dress wins.<ref name=gown>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/may15_mrx.html|title=WWF body slams NBA game|author=Mr. X|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-25|date=May 15, 1999}}</ref> Because Sable removed Debra's dress, she therefore should have been the winner.<ref name=gown/> Commissioner Shawn Michaels, however, ruled that he considered the woman who had ''lost'' her dress the winner, crowning Debra the new Women's Champion.<ref name=gown/> Debra lost the Women's Title to Ivory on June 14, due to interference from [[Nicole Bass|Nicole Bass.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/3044541321211126|title=Women's Title History: Ivory's Reign|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> |
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At [[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]] in 1999 Jarrett faced D'Lo Brown.<ref name=ss99>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/aug23_fol.html|title=Foley new champ at SummerSlam|author=Powell, John|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-25|date=August 23, 1999}}</ref> During the match, Debra and Brown's former tag-team partner Mark Henry interfered on Jarrett's behalf, allowing him to win both the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]] and the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]].<ref name=ss99/> The following night, Jarrett awarded Henry the European title and gave Debra an assistant, [[Stacy Carter|Miss Kitty]].<ref>Lawler, Jerry. ''It's Good to Be the King ... Sometimes'', p. 337.</ref> At [[WWE Unforgiven#1999|Unforgiven]] on September 26, Debra turned on Jarrett and hit him over the head with a guitar in the middle of his match against [[Chyna]] for the Intercontinental Championship.<ref name=unf>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/sep27_unforgiven.html|title=HHH regains title at Unforgiven|author=Yang, Rich|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-17|date=September 17, 1999}}</ref> Chyna pinned Jarrett, but referee [[Tom Prichard]] overturned the decision due to Debra's involvement.<ref name=unf/> |
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In November 1999, Debra participated in an eight-women Sudden Death match at [[Survivor Series (1999)|Survivor Series]] where she teamed with [[The Fabulous Moolah]], [[Mae Young]], and [[Tori (wrestler)|Tori]] in a winning effort against Ivory, Jacqueline, [[Luna Vachon]] and Terri Runnels<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/nov15_survivorseries.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630045637/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/nov15_survivorseries.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 30, 2012|title=Booking blows Survivor Series|author=Powell, John|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|access-date=2010-01-17|date=November 15, 1999}}</ref> which also served as her last appearance as an in-ring performer, despite being trained at the time to compete. Debra subsequently stayed off television while her husband [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] recovered from neck surgery.<ref name=digest/> She reappeared in April 2000, acting as a guest ring announcer at [[Backlash (2000)|Backlash]] for the opening match.<ref name=digest/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/may1_backlash.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719092614/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/may1_backlash.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 19, 2012|title=Rock victorious at Backlash, Game Over for Triple H|author=Powell, John|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|access-date=2010-01-17|date=May 1, 2000}}</ref> In the fall of that year she played the role of [[professional wrestling authority figures|Lieutenant Commissioner]], the assistant of Commissioner [[Mick Foley]].<ref name=encyclopedia/><ref name=digest/> |
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Debra resigned as Lieutenant Commissioner on the March 5, 2001 episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' to pursue managing again, while it was revealed on-screen that she was the wife of Stone Cold. [[Vince McMahon]] subsequently gave her the duty of managing [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]], who at the time was feuding with Stone Cold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://network.wwe.com/video/v535181983?start=0&contentId=160002668&postPlay=true&postPlayCount=1&contextType=wwe-show&contextId=raw_replays&playContext=post_play_via_timer|title=Raw Replays|website=WWE Network}}</ref> During the feud, she appeared on an episode of RAW and slapped Vince McMahon Although she was advertised to be involved in a high-profile [[Wrestlemania 17]] match between the two, she was later pulled due to both competitors lobbying not to have her out at ringside.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-the-rock-steve-austin-uncomfortable-wwe-s-plan-involve-top-female-star-feud |title= The Rock and Steve Austin were 'uncomfortable' with WWE's plan to involve a top female star in their feud|author= Surrao, Lennard|publisher= Sportskeeda|access-date=2021-06-01|date=March 25, 2021}}</ref> After Wrestlemania, she returned on an episode of RAW, questioning Vince McMahon for his role in Stone Cold's villainous persona, and subsequently slapping him after he insulted her. During an episode of Smackdown, she appeared in a backstage segment and slapped [[The Undertaker]], who was feuding with Austin at the time. |
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By the second half of 2001, Debra accompanied Austin, as he defected to the Alliance, with a [[running gag]] about her famous chocolate chip cookies being repulsive (although Debra herself remained oblivious to this). On an episode of RAW, Debra was subject to a bucket of milk accidentally falling on her, which was a miscommunication by [[Stacy Keibler]] and [[Shawn Stasiak]] who meant to play the prank on [[Kurt Angle]]. The following week, Debra beat up Keibler with a tray of cookies in a backstage segment.<ref name="onlineworldofwrestling.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/d/debra/|title=Debra|website=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> |
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Debra appeared sporadically thereafter, but she participated in an eight-women Sudden Death match at [[Survivor Series (1999)|Survivor Series]] in 1999 where she teamed with [[The Fabulous Moolah]], [[Mae Young]], and [[Terri Poch|Tori]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/nov15_survivorseries.html|title=Booking blows Survivor Series|author=Powell, John|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-17|date=November 15, 1999}}</ref> Debra stayed off television while her new husband [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] recovered from neck surgery.<ref name=digest/> She reappeared in April 2000, acting as a guest ring announcer at [[WWE Backlash#2000|Backlash]].<ref name=digest/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/may1_backlash.html |title= Rock victorious at Backlash, Game Over for Triple H|author=Powell, John|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-17|date=May 1, 2000}}</ref> In the fall of that year she played the role of Lieutenant Commissioner, the assistant of Commissioner [[Mick Foley]].<ref name=encyclopedia/><ref name=digest>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_4_3/ai_80302528/|title=Getting a leg up|publisher=Wrestling Digest|author=Chamberlin, Thomas|accessdate=2010-01-17|date=December 2001|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20091218082157/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_4_3/ai_80302528/ <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archivedate=2009-12-18}} |
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In August, during an episode of ''Smackdown!'', Debra also clocked Stone Cold in frustration with a cookie tray in the middle of the ring.<ref name="onlineworldofwrestling.com"/> The next week on ''RAW'', she accompanied her husband to the ring for a match against [[Matt Hardy]], and was involved in a physical altercation with [[Lita (wrestler)|Lita]] during the match.<ref name="onlineworldofwrestling.com"/> |
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In 2002, Debra was involved in a major backstage brawl with [[Stephanie McMahon]] after arguing over their respective husbands.<ref name="onlineworldofwrestling.com"/> Debra appeared sporadically thereafter in backstage segments, notably slapping [[Ric Flair]] in a backstage segment in April on an episode of RAW. She left the company in June 2002 after her last RAW appearance with Austin, fanning the flames of their well-publicized marital fallout.<ref>Stone Cold Steve Austin. ''The Stone Cold Truth'' (p.259)</ref> |
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Following domestic abuse charges against Austin and arrest, Austin eventually returned to WWE in 2003. Debra, however, was never invited back. References of Debra were subsequently dropped from WWE programming and media altogether, although, in 2021, she was acknowledged by WWE.com in a list of female performers who made an impact outside the ring.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.insidesport.co/wwe-top-50-female-superstars-wwe-releases-the-list-of-all-time-top-50-greatest-female-superstars/|title= WWE Top 50 Female Superstars: WWE releases the list of all time top 50 Greatest female superstars|author= Gupta, Rohit|publisher=Insider Sport|access-date=2021-06-01|date=April 2, 2021}}</ref> |
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==Other media== |
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Before becoming involved in wrestling, Marshall studied acting in Texas.<ref name=proud/> Her first acting jobs involved commercials and two music videos for country musician [[George Strait]].<ref name=digest/> She also had a small role in the |
Before becoming involved in wrestling, Marshall studied acting in Texas.<ref name=proud/> Her first acting jobs involved commercials and two music videos for country musician [[George Strait]].<ref name=digest/> She also had a small role in the 1995 film ''[[The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' as a police officer.<ref name=proud/> The producers originally offered her the lead in the film, but when the director's first choice changed her mind and accepted the role, Marshall was given the small role instead.<ref name=digest/> |
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On March 10, 2002, Marshall appeared on an episode of ''[[Weakest Link (US game show)|The Weakest Link]]'' alongside several other members of the WWE roster.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=WWF Superstars Edition 2|series=The Weakest Link| |
On March 10, 2002, Marshall appeared on an episode of ''[[Weakest Link (US game show)|The Weakest Link]]'' alongside several other members of the WWE roster.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=WWF Superstars Edition 2|series=The Weakest Link|series-link=The Weakest Link (US)|airdate=March 10, 2002}}</ref> In addition, she has a role in the 2010 film ''[[Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords|Gathering of Heroes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gatheringofheroesmovie.com/cast.html|title=The Cast|access-date=2008-11-30|quote=Debra Marshall as Reina|archive-date=2010-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429170532/http://www.gatheringofheroesmovie.com/cast.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Marshall's marriage to [[National Football League]] alumnus and professional wrestler [[Steve McMichael]] lasted thirteen years.<ref name=proud/> McMichael's mother, whom Marshall met on an airplane, set up their first meeting as a blind date.<ref name=digest/> They [[divorce]]d on October 12, 1998.<ref name=marriage>{{cite web|url= http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/stonecoldcert1.html|title= Steve Williams and Debra's Marriage Certificate|publisher=The Smoking Gun| |
Marshall's marriage to [[National Football League]] alumnus and professional wrestler [[Steve McMichael]] lasted thirteen years.<ref name=proud/> McMichael's mother, whom Marshall met on an airplane, set up their first meeting as a blind date.<ref name=digest/> They [[divorce]]d on October 12, 1998.<ref name=marriage>{{cite web|url= http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/stonecoldcert1.html|title= Steve Williams and Debra's Marriage Certificate|publisher=The Smoking Gun|access-date=2007-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422190330/http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/stonecoldcert1.html|archive-date=April 22, 2008 }}</ref> |
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Debra met Steve Williams, known on-screen as [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], in 1998; they moved in together in 2000.<ref name=stone186/> On September 13 of that year, they married at [[The Little White Wedding Chapel]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], and she changed her name to Debra Williams.<ref name=marriage/><ref name=stone186/> On June 15, 2002, police responded to a call to the couple's residence in [[San Antonio, Texas]], and found Debra with bruises and a bloody nose.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/stonecold1.html |title=Stone Cold surrenders to authorities|publisher=The Smoking Gun|accessdate=2007-04-08|date=2002-08-14}}</ref> On August 14, the authorities arrested Austin and charged him with misdemeanor assault.<ref name=plea/> He pled [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] on November 25 and received a year's [[probation]], a $1,000 [[Fine (penalty)|fine]], and an order to carry out eighty hours of [[community service]].<ref name=plea>{{cite web|url= http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/stonecoldplea1.html |title=Stone Cold Plea|accessdate=2007-04-08|publisher=The Smoking Gun}}</ref> Austin filed for divorce from Marshall on July 22, 2002 and the divorce was finalized on February 5, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/stonedivorce1.html|author=TheSmokingGun|title=Stone Cold Divorce Papers|accessdate=2007-04-08}}</ref> Marshall later auctioned her wedding ring off on [[eBay]] for [[United States dollar|$]]27,100 and donated a portion of the proceeds to "Safe Place", an organization which assists the victims of domestic abuse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/03/14/382348.html|title= Benoit's night ... unless Triple H has his way|author=Baines, Tim|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2010-01-17|date=March 14, 2004}} |
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In June and July 2007, Marshall made several appearances to discuss the [[Chris Benoit double murder and suicide]]. She described [[steroid]]s and [[drug]]s as the cause of Austin hitting her in June 2002 and suggested links between such substances and the death of Benoit and his family.<ref name=fox>{{cite web|url= http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286924,00.html |title= Pro Wrestling Wife Claims Drug Abuse, Domestic Violence 'Out of Hand in the WWE'|publisher=FOX News|date=2007-06-27|accessdate=2007-08-21}}</ref> She also alleged that Austin beat her three times.<ref name=fox/><ref name=fox2/> Marshall told Fox News that WWE put a [[gag order]] on her so she would not reveal that Austin hit her, as it would cost the company millions of dollars.<ref name=fox2> |
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{{cite web|url= http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287361,00.html |title=Debra Marshall, Ex-wife of Stone Cold Steve Austin Tells What Really Goes on in Pro-Wrestling World|publisher=FOX News|date=June 29, 2007|accessdate=2008-11-30}} |
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==In wrestling== |
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Debra met Steven Williams, known on-screen as [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], in 1998; they moved in together in 2000.<ref name=stone186/> On September 13 of that year, they married at [[The Little White Wedding Chapel]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], and she changed her name to Debra Williams.<ref name=marriage/><ref name=stone186/> On June 15, 2002, police responded to a call to the couple's residence in [[San Antonio, Texas]], and found Debra with bruises and a bloody nose.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/stonecold1.html |title=Stone Cold surrenders to authorities|publisher=The Smoking Gun|access-date=2007-04-08|date=2002-08-14}}</ref> On August 14, the authorities arrested Austin and charged him with misdemeanor assault.<ref name=plea/> He pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] on November 25 and received a year's [[probation]], a $1,000 [[Fine (penalty)|fine]], and an order to carry out eighty hours of [[community service]].<ref name=plea>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/stonecoldplea1.html|title=Stone Cold Plea|access-date=2007-04-08|publisher=The Smoking Gun|archive-date=2010-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817110113/http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/wrestler-steve-austin-taps-out-wife-assault|url-status=dead}}</ref> Austin filed for divorce from Marshall on July 22, 2002, and the divorce was finalized on February 5, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/stonedivorce1.html|author=TheSmokingGun|title=Stone Cold Divorce Papers|access-date=2007-04-08}}</ref> Marshall later auctioned her wedding ring off on [[eBay]] for [[United States dollar|$]]27,100 and donated a portion of the proceeds to "Safe Place", an organization which assists the victims of domestic abuse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/03/14/382348.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115065642/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/03/14/382348.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 15, 2013|title= Benoit's night ... unless Triple H has his way|author=Baines, Tim|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|access-date=2010-01-17|date=March 14, 2004}}</ref> |
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*'''Finishing moves''' |
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In June and July 2007, Marshall made several appearances to discuss the [[Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide]]. She described [[steroid]]s and [[drug]]s as the cause of Austin hitting her in June 2002 and suggested links between such substances and the death of Benoit and his family.<ref name=fox>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286924,00.html|title=Pro Wrestling Wife Claims Drug Abuse, Domestic Violence 'Out of Hand in the WWE'|publisher=Fox News|date=2007-06-27|access-date=2007-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514062935/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286924,00.html|archive-date=2013-05-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also alleged that Austin beat her three times.<ref name=fox/><ref name=fox2>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287361,00.html|title=Debra Marshall, Ex-wife of Stone Cold Steve Austin Tells What Really Goes on in Pro-Wrestling World|publisher=Fox News|date=June 29, 2007|access-date=2008-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021220214/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287361,00.html|archive-date=2012-10-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, she maintains a cordial relationship with Austin following the divorce.{{cn|date=April 2023}} |
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Marshall graduated cum laude from the [[University of Alabama]] with an undergraduate interdisciplinary degree in 2013. In December 2017, she was awarded a Master of Science degree in criminal justice from the University of Alabama. While working on her master's of science degree, Marshall was awarded the University of Alabama College of Arts and Science's Mary Avis Todd Award for "outstanding work in community studies".<ref name="Tuscaloosa Magazine. August 2013"/><ref name=Miller>{{cite web|url=https://news.ua.edu/2017/12/former-wrestling-champ-set-to-earn-masters-degree-from-ua/|title=Former wrestling champ set to earn master's degree from UA|publisher=[[University of Alabama]]|date=December 13, 2017|access-date=December 3, 2021|first=David|last=Miller}}</ref> |
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[[File:Debra - WWF Women's Champion.jpg|thumb|Marshall with the [[WWE Women's Championship|WWF Women's Championship]] belt.]] |
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* '''Wrestlers [[Manager (professional wrestling)|managed]]''' |
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** [[Alex Wright]] |
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** [[Chyna]] |
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** [[Dean Malenko]] |
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** [[D'Lo Brown]] |
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** [[Eddie Guerrero]] |
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** [[Dustin Rhodes|Goldust]] |
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** [[Jeff Jarrett]] |
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** [[Owen Hart]] |
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** [[Ric Flair]] |
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** [[Steve McMichael]] |
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** [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] |
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** [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] |
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*'''Managers''' |
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** [[Stacy Carter|The Kat]] |
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*'''Nicknames''' |
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**"Mrs. Rattlesnake" |
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==Championships and accomplishments== |
== Championships and accomplishments == |
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* '''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''' |
* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''''' |
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** [[PWI Manager of the Year]] (1999) |
** [[PWI Manager of the Year]] (1999) |
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** [[PWI Woman of the Year]] (1999) |
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* '''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]''' |
* '''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]''' |
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** [[WWF Women's Championship]] ([[List of WWE Women's Champions (1956–2010)|1 time]]) |
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==Filmography== |
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* {{Cite book|title=Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D.--The Reality of Amy Dumas|author=Dumas, Amy|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2004|isbn=0-7434-7399-X}} |
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* {{cite book|author=Lawler, Jerry|title=It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes|year=2002|publisher=WWE Books|isbn=978-0-7434-5768-2}} |
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* {{cite book|author=Stone Cold Steve Austin and Jim Ross|title=The Stone Cold Truth|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2003|isbn=0-7434-7720-0}} |
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<ref name=digest>{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_4_3/ai_80302528/ |title=Getting a leg up |publisher=Wrestling Digest |author=Chamberlin, Thomas |access-date=2010-01-17 |date=December 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218082157/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_4_3/ai_80302528/ |archive-date=2009-12-18 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite book|title=WWE Encyclopedia|author=Shields, Brian and Kevin Sullivan|publisher=DK/BradyGames|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/75 75]|url=https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/75}}</ref> |
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<ref name=stone186>Stone Cold Steve Austin. ''The Stone Cold Truth'' (p.185–186)</ref> |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{Cite book|title=Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D.--The Reality of Amy Dumas|author=Dumas, Amy|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2004|isbn=0-7434-7399-X|url=https://archive.org/details/lita00amyd_2}} |
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* {{cite book|author=Lawler, Jerry|title=It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes|year=2002|publisher=WWE Books|isbn=978-0-7434-5768-2|url=https://archive.org/details/itsgoodtobekings00lawl}} |
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* {{cite book|author=Stone Cold Steve Austin and Jim Ross|title=The Stone Cold Truth|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2003|isbn=0-7434-7720-0|url=https://archive.org/details/stonecoldtruth00aust}} |
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* {{IMDb name|id=0573233|name=Debra Marshall}} |
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 13 July 2024
Debra Marshall | |
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Debra in 1999 | |
Birth name | Debra Gale Marshall |
Born | [1] Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.[2] | March 2, 1960
Alma mater | Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute University of Alabama (MS) |
Spouse(s) | |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Debra Debra McMichael Queen Debra |
Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[3] |
Billed from | Tuscaloosa, Alabama[3] |
Debut | 1995 |
Retired | 2002 |
Debra Gale Marshall (formerly McMichael and Williams; born March 2, 1960)[1] is an American retired professional wrestling valet, professional wrestler, and actress. She is best known for her time with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1995 and 1998 as Queen Debra[4] and with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) between 1998 and 2002 as simply Debra.
Marshall began her career in professional wrestling in 1995, accompanying her husband Steve "Mongo" McMichael to the ring in WCW. She joined the WWF in 1998, where she managed the tag team of Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart until Hart's in-ring death in May 1999. Later that year, she won the WWF Women's Championship from Sable in an evening gown match. She later appeared on-screen with her second husband Stone Cold Steve Austin until 2002, when the duo left the company.
Early life
[edit]Raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Marshall became a track-runner, cheerleader, and Homecoming Queen in high school before attending the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City.[4] She then became a flight attendant. Before her involvement in wrestling, she competed and won the title of 1987 Mrs. Illinois America in Elgin, Illinois[5] and went on to compete in the Mrs. America pageant that same year in Las Vegas, Nevada. She later competed and won in the 1992 Mrs. Texas USA pageant held in Houston, Texas[6] and went on to compete in the National Mrs. USA pageant. Marshall also attended the University of Alabama.
Professional wrestling career
[edit]World Championship Wrestling (1995–1997)
[edit]Marshall first appeared in WCW in late-1995 and early-1996, making occasional unnamed appearances as an audience plant, and as part of a group of valets for the team of Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. In April 1996, she began appearing regularly as a valet for her husband, Steve "Mongo" McMichael as he transitioned from commentator to wrestler. Based on her real-life participation in beauty pageants,[7][8] Debra took on the role of a beauty-pageant queen character, giving herself the nickname "The Queen of WCW" and often making remarks about other wrestlers and valets in kayfabe interviews.
At The Great American Bash 1996, Steve McMichael and his partner Kevin Greene competed against two of the Four Horsemen (Ric Flair and Arn Anderson).[9] Flair won the match after Mongo and Debra turned on Greene by hitting him with a steel briefcase, joining the 4 Horsemen.[10] She managed the stable with Miss Elizabeth and Woman. The briefcase later became one of Debra's signature objects.[11] At Bash at the Beach in July 1997, Debra turned on Mongo during his WCW United States Heavyweight Championship match against Jeff Jarrett by handing Jarrett the steel briefcase, which he then used to knock Mongo out and thus to win the match.[12] Next, Debra briefly managed Goldberg and Alex Wright.[13] On the November 24, 1997 edition of Nitro, Wright fired Debra after she accidentally distracted him, causing a loss to Prince Iaukea. After her divorce from McMichael, Debra left WCW.[7]
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998–2002)
[edit]Manager of Jeff Jarrett; WWF Women's Champion (1998–1999)
[edit]In October 1998, Marshall rejoined Jarrett in the WWF.[11] At the beginning of her WWF career, known as Debra McMichael and later simply as Debra, she played the part of a shrewd businesswoman, wearing business suits.[3][7] She also played the part of Jarrett's girlfriend.[14] In late 1998, Jarrett began a feud with Goldust that culminated in December at Rock Bottom: In Your House in a "Striptease match".[15] During the match, Debra hit Goldust over the head with Jarrett's trademark guitar, enabling Jarrett to win.[15] WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels, however, disqualified Jarrett, and Debra had to strip due to the match's stipulations.[15] As she stripped, The Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) and Jarrett covered her up.[15] Debra, however, began utilizing a new strategy during matches, distracting Jarrett's opponents by unbuttoning her blouse.[7][14] She would willingly take off her blouse to show the crowd her "puppies", a nickname originally bestowed upon her chest by wrestler Road Dogg and later utilized by commentator Jerry Lawler.[16]
The strategy helped Jarrett and partner Hart defeat The Big Boss Man and Ken Shamrock to become World Tag Team Champions in January 1999.[17] In the same month, she also attempted to cause distraction in a tag match between Jarrett and Hart against Road Dogg and Billy Gunn, but was attacked by Chyna, who was also at ringside. In February, Debra feuded with female professional wrestler Ivory, making her in-ring debut in a mixed tag match on Monday Night Raw, which ended in a no contest. Immediately after the bell rang, she attacked Ivory and hit her with Jarrett's guitar.[18] The same month, Jarrett and Hart retained the tag title in a tag match against Ivory's associates Mark Henry and D'Lo Brown at St. Valentine's Day Massacre with Debra's assistance.[19] In March, the team lost their tag title to the team of Kane and X-Pac.[20] She also competed in her first singles match, against Ivory but lost via disqualification after Jacqueline and Terri Runnels attacked Ivory during the match.[21] As Debra continued to manage Jarrett and Hart, a potential storyline developed where Hart and Debra would have an affair, but the creative team or Owen himself more likely vetoed the idea before it played out on-screen.[14] A team name was also in the works—Debra favoring "Talent and Attitude" (T&A)—but Hart died in May 1999 at Over the Edge.[11] Later in the event, Debra and Jarrett lost a mixed tag team match against Nicole Bass and Val Venis. Debra and Jarrett were interviewed moments after Hart's fall from the rafters at Kemper Arena, where Debra was noticeably shaken and fighting back tears of concern for her friend and was unable to stay in her persona.[22]
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On May 2, 1999, Debra was scheduled to take on Sable in a 'Nightgown' match, but was made to compete against Nicole Bass, against whom she lost.[21] On May 10, 1999, Debra won the WWF Women's Championship from Sable in an evening gown match.[23] Usually, in an Evening Gown match, the woman who forcibly removes her opponent's dress wins.[24] Because Sable removed Debra's dress, she therefore should have been the winner.[24] Commissioner Shawn Michaels, however, ruled that he considered the woman who had lost her dress the winner, crowning Debra the new Women's Champion.[24] She held the Women's title for a month and eventually lost it to Ivory on June 14, due to interference from Nicole Bass.[25]
At SummerSlam in 1999 Jarrett faced D'Lo Brown.[26] During the match, Debra and Brown's former tag-team partner Mark Henry interfered on Jarrett's behalf, allowing him to win both the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship.[26] The following night, Jarrett awarded Henry the European title and gave Debra an assistant, Miss Kitty.[27] Following an attack by Jarrett after losing a mixed tag match against Stephanie McMahon and Test,[21] on September 26, Debra turned on Jarrett at Unforgiven and hit him over the head with a guitar in the middle of his match against Chyna for the Intercontinental Championship.[28] Chyna pinned Jarrett, but referee Tom Prichard overturned the decision due to Debra's involvement.[28] On the following episode of RAW, Debra participated in an intergender tag match with Chyna against the team of Jarrett and Prichard, in a winning effort.[21]
Sporadic appearances (1999–2002)
[edit]In November 1999, Debra participated in an eight-women Sudden Death match at Survivor Series where she teamed with The Fabulous Moolah, Mae Young, and Tori in a winning effort against Ivory, Jacqueline, Luna Vachon and Terri Runnels[29] which also served as her last appearance as an in-ring performer, despite being trained at the time to compete. Debra subsequently stayed off television while her husband Stone Cold Steve Austin recovered from neck surgery.[11] She reappeared in April 2000, acting as a guest ring announcer at Backlash for the opening match.[11][30] In the fall of that year she played the role of Lieutenant Commissioner, the assistant of Commissioner Mick Foley.[3][11]
Debra resigned as Lieutenant Commissioner on the March 5, 2001 episode of Raw to pursue managing again, while it was revealed on-screen that she was the wife of Stone Cold. Vince McMahon subsequently gave her the duty of managing The Rock, who at the time was feuding with Stone Cold.[31] During the feud, she appeared on an episode of RAW and slapped Vince McMahon Although she was advertised to be involved in a high-profile Wrestlemania 17 match between the two, she was later pulled due to both competitors lobbying not to have her out at ringside.[32] After Wrestlemania, she returned on an episode of RAW, questioning Vince McMahon for his role in Stone Cold's villainous persona, and subsequently slapping him after he insulted her. During an episode of Smackdown, she appeared in a backstage segment and slapped The Undertaker, who was feuding with Austin at the time. By the second half of 2001, Debra accompanied Austin, as he defected to the Alliance, with a running gag about her famous chocolate chip cookies being repulsive (although Debra herself remained oblivious to this). On an episode of RAW, Debra was subject to a bucket of milk accidentally falling on her, which was a miscommunication by Stacy Keibler and Shawn Stasiak who meant to play the prank on Kurt Angle. The following week, Debra beat up Keibler with a tray of cookies in a backstage segment.[33] In August, during an episode of Smackdown!, Debra also clocked Stone Cold in frustration with a cookie tray in the middle of the ring.[33] The next week on RAW, she accompanied her husband to the ring for a match against Matt Hardy, and was involved in a physical altercation with Lita during the match.[33]
In 2002, Debra was involved in a major backstage brawl with Stephanie McMahon after arguing over their respective husbands.[33] Debra appeared sporadically thereafter in backstage segments, notably slapping Ric Flair in a backstage segment in April on an episode of RAW. She left the company in June 2002 after her last RAW appearance with Austin, fanning the flames of their well-publicized marital fallout.[34]
Following domestic abuse charges against Austin and arrest, Austin eventually returned to WWE in 2003. Debra, however, was never invited back. References of Debra were subsequently dropped from WWE programming and media altogether, although, in 2021, she was acknowledged by WWE.com in a list of female performers who made an impact outside the ring.[35]
Other media
[edit]Before becoming involved in wrestling, Marshall studied acting in Texas.[7] Her first acting jobs involved commercials and two music videos for country musician George Strait.[11] She also had a small role in the 1995 film The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre as a police officer.[7] The producers originally offered her the lead in the film, but when the director's first choice changed her mind and accepted the role, Marshall was given the small role instead.[11]
On March 10, 2002, Marshall appeared on an episode of The Weakest Link alongside several other members of the WWE roster.[36] In addition, she has a role in the 2010 film Gathering of Heroes.[37]
Personal life
[edit]Marshall's marriage to National Football League alumnus and professional wrestler Steve McMichael lasted thirteen years.[7] McMichael's mother, whom Marshall met on an airplane, set up their first meeting as a blind date.[11] They divorced on October 12, 1998.[1]
Debra met Steven Williams, known on-screen as Stone Cold Steve Austin, in 1998; they moved in together in 2000.[2] On September 13 of that year, they married at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, and she changed her name to Debra Williams.[1][2] On June 15, 2002, police responded to a call to the couple's residence in San Antonio, Texas, and found Debra with bruises and a bloody nose.[38] On August 14, the authorities arrested Austin and charged him with misdemeanor assault.[39] He pleaded no contest on November 25 and received a year's probation, a $1,000 fine, and an order to carry out eighty hours of community service.[39] Austin filed for divorce from Marshall on July 22, 2002, and the divorce was finalized on February 5, 2003.[40] Marshall later auctioned her wedding ring off on eBay for $27,100 and donated a portion of the proceeds to "Safe Place", an organization which assists the victims of domestic abuse.[41]
In June and July 2007, Marshall made several appearances to discuss the Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide. She described steroids and drugs as the cause of Austin hitting her in June 2002 and suggested links between such substances and the death of Benoit and his family.[42] She also alleged that Austin beat her three times.[42][43] However, she maintains a cordial relationship with Austin following the divorce.[citation needed]
Marshall graduated cum laude from the University of Alabama with an undergraduate interdisciplinary degree in 2013. In December 2017, she was awarded a Master of Science degree in criminal justice from the University of Alabama. While working on her master's of science degree, Marshall was awarded the University of Alabama College of Arts and Science's Mary Avis Todd Award for "outstanding work in community studies".[4][44]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Cop at Bud's Pizza | Cameo |
1999 | Beyond the Mat | Herself | Documentary |
2012 | Tengu: The Immortal Blade | Captain Lang | |
2018 | Gathering of Heroes: Legend of the Seven Swords | Reina |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Biography | Herself | Episode: "The Life and Death of Owen Hart" |
1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Presenter | |
2002 | Mad TV | Herself | Episode 7.15 |
2002 | Weakest Link | Herself | Episode: "WWF Superstars Edition 2" |
2007 | Inside Edition | Herself |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Steve Williams and Debra's Marriage Certificate". The Smoking Gun. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ a b c Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Stone Cold Truth (p.185–186)
- ^ a b c d Shields, Brian and Kevin Sullivan (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK/BradyGames. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ^ a b c Tuscaloosa Magazine. August 2013
- ^ Verdi, Bob (26 July 1987). "MRS. ILLINOIS BEARS DOWN FOR HER 'NFC PLAYOFFS'". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Conklin, Mike (25 March 1992). "- Stating her case: Mike Ditka told..." chicagotribune.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Powell, John (April 23, 1999). "Debra McMichael Standing Proud". Slam Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ Dumas, Amy. Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D., p.75.
- ^ Great American Bash '94 (VHS). Turner Home Entertainment. 1996.
- ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s historical cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 144.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Chamberlin, Thomas (December 2001). "Getting a leg up". Wrestling Digest. Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ Powell, John (July 14, 1997). "Rodman, Hogan Bashed At Beach". Slam! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c McCoy, Heath (2005). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. CanWest Books. p. 251. ISBN 0-9736719-8-X.
- ^ a b c d Powell, John (December 14, 1998). "Foley screwed again". Slam! Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lawler, Jerry. It's Good to Be the King ... Sometimes, p. 261.
- ^ "World Tag Title History: Hart and Jarrett's Reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2005-11-29. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ WWE's Youtube Channel (February 13, 2018). "Ivory & D'Lo Brown vs. Jeff Jarrett & Debra: Raw, Feb. 15, 1999". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17.
- ^ Powell, John (February 15, 1999). "McMahon makes a Giant mistake". Slam! Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "World Tag Title History: Kane and X-Pac's Reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2005-11-06. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ a b c d "Debra: Profile & Match Listing – Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". www.profightdb.com.
- ^ Powell, John (May 24, 1999). "Hart tragedy overshadows Taker win". Slam! Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Women's Championship Title History: Debra's Reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2007-03-25. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ a b c Mr. X (May 15, 1999). "WWF body slams NBA game". Slam! Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Women's Title History: Ivory's Reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ a b Powell, John (August 23, 1999). "Foley new champ at SummerSlam". Slam! Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
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- ^ a b Yang, Rich (September 17, 1999). "HHH regains title at Unforgiven". Slam! Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
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- ^ Surrao, Lennard (March 25, 2021). "The Rock and Steve Austin were 'uncomfortable' with WWE's plan to involve a top female star in their feud". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ a b c d "Debra". Online World of Wrestling.
- ^ Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Stone Cold Truth (p.259)
- ^ Gupta, Rohit (April 2, 2021). "WWE Top 50 Female Superstars: WWE releases the list of all time top 50 Greatest female superstars". Insider Sport. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "WWF Superstars Edition 2". The Weakest Link. March 10, 2002.
- ^ "The Cast". Archived from the original on 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
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- ^ "Stone Cold surrenders to authorities". The Smoking Gun. 2002-08-14. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ a b "Stone Cold Plea". The Smoking Gun. Archived from the original on 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ TheSmokingGun. "Stone Cold Divorce Papers". Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ Baines, Tim (March 14, 2004). "Benoit's night ... unless Triple H has his way". Slam! Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Pro Wrestling Wife Claims Drug Abuse, Domestic Violence 'Out of Hand in the WWE'". Fox News. 2007-06-27. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ "Debra Marshall, Ex-wife of Stone Cold Steve Austin Tells What Really Goes on in Pro-Wrestling World". Fox News. June 29, 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ Miller, David (December 13, 2017). "Former wrestling champ set to earn master's degree from UA". University of Alabama. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- Dumas, Amy (2004). Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D.--The Reality of Amy Dumas. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-7399-X.
- Lawler, Jerry (2002). It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes. WWE Books. ISBN 978-0-7434-5768-2.
- Stone Cold Steve Austin and Jim Ross (2003). The Stone Cold Truth. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-7720-0.
External links
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- Debra Marshall on X
- Debra Marshall at IMDb
- Debra Marshall's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
- 1960 births
- 21st-century American women
- American film actresses
- American beauty pageant winners
- American female professional wrestlers
- Living people
- Professional wrestlers from Alabama
- Professional wrestling authority figures
- Professional wrestling managers and valets
- Sportspeople from Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling) members
- WWF/WWE Women's Champions
- 20th-century female professional wrestlers
- 21st-century female professional wrestlers