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A tribute to valets: photos
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2 o( `( R* c( r$ YThe beautiful Torrie Wilson accompanied many wrestlers to the ring, including Shane Douglas ...
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... Eddie Guerrero ...0 c( U3 t! ]- J) {# D' \, g
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6 ^( R& V e9 M5 iWilson first appeared in WCW on the arm of David Flair.
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1 @0 m: M# o& t$ w4 bDawn Marie was introduced to ECW fans as Lance Storm's valet.
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4 p3 P$ d9 U2 p6 P% l. oShe served as a counter to Tammy Sytch, who was in the corner of Storm's rival and tag team partner, Chris Candido.) d. f1 F }" X
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Called "The Head Cheerleader," Francine stood by ECW stars like Douglas ...
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... and Tommy Dreamer.
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; O l7 K0 V; e9 H3 f. I y: ZWhen he arrived in WCW, "Stunning" Steve Austin had a blond bombshell named Vivacious Veronica on his arm.
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Austin later brought Lady Blossom into the fold.
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: ~7 a& A9 o F' qTommy Dreamer was often led down to the ring by Kimona and Beulah McGillicutty.# E7 v( h: w I. U5 i+ M! K3 u
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Fifi started out as the maid on Ric Flair's talk show, "A Flair for the Gold," but soon began escorting "The Nature Boy" into battle.8 [- q' ]0 H4 Y2 x
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Peggy Sue was a bobby soxer who walked down the aisle with The Honky Tonk Man.' u" U+ |+ \9 o. C
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' {9 w4 R. B9 ~ I5 [Peggy Sue was enamored with the Elvis lookalike.4 {" d( l# Z; h# c& L$ m
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5 O0 w. ]5 ?2 r* ^/ vMiss Elizabeth was the calming force that accompanied "Macho Madness."
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As Randy Savage's second, Elizabeth had no problem keeping intruders like Sensational Sherri out of the way.1 U. n. a& `" y! }# B/ y# t/ j0 X9 {
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The Maestro was joined by the appropriately named Symphony.
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Scott Steiner's No. 1 freak, Midajah, was never far behind Big Poppa Pump.# _. _. E- S( H" P, r- @7 K
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WCW's resident scream queen, Daffney, stood in the corner of David Flair and Crowbar.* W$ M* A, v: x; O/ m: t ?
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* F; k# W( h o3 B, pShe wasn't afraid to get in and scrap, too. Daffney was a co-holder of the Cruiserweight Championship.- N8 o0 O1 H2 X+ x/ y1 i' q" g# w; q8 h
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Kimberly Page was introduced to wrestling fans as Diamond Dallas Page's "Diamond Doll."6 {+ Z3 M( s% R; ]
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She won her freedom from DDP, and stepped into the corner of wrestlers like The Booty Man and Johnny B. Badd.
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+ ^$ E) I4 }; f: A2 l: VShe eventually reunited with Page, helping him in his epic rivalry with Randy Savage.+ Y$ z( j2 z2 ]) t" ~' [% _& P {% H
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# Q% g) C1 d* e& Q! z4 |% MMiss Jackie joined the fashion-obsessed Rico on Raw.
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+ T2 I+ d- i. _! t& WMiss Jones was Ernest "The Cat" Miller's regular dance partner.3 g& F! Y3 V) K5 M
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' c5 D8 W) R$ C8 Q, A. AWith Queen Sharmell at his side, King Booker captured the World Heavyweight Title.2 k! N' o* @: b- I2 C) E x
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Before becoming royalty, Sharmell, then known as Paisley, seconded Kwee-Wee in WCW.- Z% E4 u$ @7 O2 Q" }0 k& n
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& v3 x f( g4 W! N"Macho Man" Randy Savage had quite the entourage in WCW, including Madusa, Miss Madness and Gorgeous George.
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; J6 G3 Y `, O7 YNot to be confused with the WWE Hall of Famer, George once competed in a match against current WWE official Charles Robinson.
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2 ]# D$ h' c# |% iDebra had Jeff Jarrett's back in WCW ...
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... and WWE.; V3 c# _7 s% w8 p( c0 Y
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Major Gunns joined Lance Storm's Team Canada after a spell with The Misfits in Action.
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The cigar-chomping Marlena was always with Goldust.
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Plucked from the WWE Universe, Sapphire went from being Dusty Rhodes' biggest fan to his valet. T9 J8 A s8 Y; ?7 Z1 `! |4 f
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Stacy Keibler has led many Superstars to the ring, including The Dudley Boys ...( J8 `2 P1 n% S s7 R
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She also came close to marrying David Flair. How did he manage to land such beautiful women? |
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