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A tribute to valets: photos# l" c: d/ F. R" w8 X
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The beautiful Torrie Wilson accompanied many wrestlers to the ring, including Shane Douglas ...
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... Eddie Guerrero ...
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... and Billy Kidman.* x8 s7 C1 c( n8 Y v
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7 V5 J+ x0 w9 V) `Wilson first appeared in WCW on the arm of David Flair.
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Dawn Marie was introduced to ECW fans as Lance Storm's valet.
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1 p5 l; {/ t+ a$ N) dShe served as a counter to Tammy Sytch, who was in the corner of Storm's rival and tag team partner, Chris Candido.6 W5 A/ _) e+ x* B
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Called "The Head Cheerleader," Francine stood by ECW stars like Douglas ...4 O$ A4 m2 m# d; _# ?1 u5 B
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... and Tommy Dreamer. J) J3 L" m$ x9 [# S. ~' c
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9 @* O' B' n, e0 \When he arrived in WCW, "Stunning" Steve Austin had a blond bombshell named Vivacious Veronica on his arm.4 E$ y3 S# l, ?8 B
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Austin later brought Lady Blossom into the fold.( Y) u- P: S1 C5 a1 \0 [
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1 Y9 D1 i% |- y4 T, {8 [& d. `5 OTommy Dreamer was often led down to the ring by Kimona and Beulah McGillicutty.
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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., K% R* K D$ O" I" `6 M
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- x7 s$ u6 h" Z- _Peggy Sue was a bobby soxer who walked down the aisle with The Honky Tonk Man.
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: d! P) x$ J( eMiss Elizabeth was the calming force that accompanied "Macho Madness."3 \% t2 ~8 `! ]
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As Randy Savage's second, Elizabeth had no problem keeping intruders like Sensational Sherri out of the way.; [' e _+ z2 h3 Y2 f
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The Maestro was joined by the appropriately named Symphony./ M! N% b( y' F* L9 B3 E; s
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: D; Y& j" s! h& P" L5 v' P6 W' zScott Steiner's No. 1 freak, Midajah, was never far behind Big Poppa Pump.
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2 b8 W) ?0 ^% P8 MWCW's resident scream queen, Daffney, stood in the corner of David Flair and Crowbar.$ o g) v: \. Z1 D! y. U; g
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She wasn't afraid to get in and scrap, too. Daffney was a co-holder of the Cruiserweight Championship.
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" j ~8 ]8 `4 |- F/ {) Y4 mKimberly Page was introduced to wrestling fans as Diamond Dallas Page's "Diamond Doll."
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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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She eventually reunited with Page, helping him in his epic rivalry with Randy Savage.
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Miss Jackie joined the fashion-obsessed Rico on Raw.
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With Queen Sharmell at his side, King Booker captured the World Heavyweight Title.3 _8 e. `) r1 Z) }$ B) {8 u5 |
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Before becoming royalty, Sharmell, then known as Paisley, seconded Kwee-Wee in WCW.
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4 g( e/ p$ |- w, N8 M"Macho Man" Randy Savage had quite the entourage in WCW, including Madusa, Miss Madness and Gorgeous George./ P# O9 e3 K% O3 k2 d
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& r3 j4 s+ S$ r1 v# PDebra had Jeff Jarrett's back in WCW ...
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Major Gunns joined Lance Storm's Team Canada after a spell with The Misfits in Action.
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Plucked from the WWE Universe, Sapphire went from being Dusty Rhodes' biggest fan to his valet.
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! G" x! ~6 V! TStacy Keibler has led many Superstars to the ring, including The Dudley Boys ...
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# ^# w8 r2 @ X; b9 u- ]She also came close to marrying David Flair. How did he manage to land such beautiful women? |
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