Misty Blue Simmes
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| Misty Blue Simmes | |
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| Ring name(s) | Misty Blue, Misty Blue Simmes |
| Born | February 8, 1962 |
| Resides | Glens Falls, New York |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski |
Misty Blue Simmes (born February 8, 1962) was a professional wrestler.
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[edit] Career
[edit] American Wrestling Association
Simmes competed for the American Wrestling Association in a 10 woman battle royal at WrestleRock 86 on April 20, 1986. The match was won by Sherri Martel.[1]
[edit] National Wrestling Alliance
In 1986, Simmes joined the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and was awarded the NWA United States Women's Championship (a replacement of the prior NWA World Women's Championship held by Debbie Combs). She once challenged Combs to a title unification match (NWA United States Women's Title and NWA World Women's Title), but was attacked by Combs' manager/mother Cora Combs. [2]
She frequently defended the NWA U.S. Women's Title against Linda Dallas, Kat LeRoux, Black Venus, Mad Dog Debbie Irons and a handful of other women on the NWA's TV programs World Wide Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling. Many of the matches between Dallas and Simmes ended with the two battling each other with Dallas' kendo stick. She also frequently partnered with Heidi Lee Morgan and Zulu in tag-team matches.
While Madusa Miceli was the reigning AWA World Women's Champion, Simmes challenged her to a title unification match (NWA United States Women's Title and AWA World Women's Title), but the match never happened. [2]
She also briefly feuded with Jim Cornette. During a televised interview on TBS, Simmes requested that Cornette help train her only to lure him into the ring and nail him with a drop kick. When the Midnight Express hit the ring, Dusty Rhodes appeared to even the sides.[3] Simmes then competed in an 8-person mixed tag team match partnering with Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, and Barry Windham against Cornette, The Midnight Express, and Dick Murdoch.[4] However, the angle never reached the popularity of the Cornette/Baby Doll feud.
Misty feuded with Monster Ripper in Peurto Rico and won the title from her. There are unverified reports that Misty may have lost some matches, but no visual or readily available written proof seems to exist.[5]
[edit] Independent circuit
When the NWA phased out the women's division in late 1989, Simmes wrestled on the independent circuit and eventually joined the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association. She and Heidi Lee Morgan competed as Team America and won the LPWA Tag Team Titles. They lost the titles to The Glamour Girls.[6]
[edit] World Championship Wrestling
In late 1991, Simmes wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, which had evolved from the Jim Crockett Promotions branch of the NWA. She competed in matches against Linda Dallas and Kat LeRoux.[7]
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- IWCCW Women's Championship
- IWF (Massachusetts) Women's Champion
- NWA United States Women's Championship
- LPWA Tag Team Champion w/Heidi Lee Morgan;
- WWWA (Pennsylvania) Women's Champion
- BBP (Vermont) Women's Champion
- NCW/IWA Intercontinental Women's Champion
- NCW/IWA United States Women's Champion
[edit] Personal life
She is currently married to her husband, John Simmes.[5] She also has a sister who wrestled in the mid-1990s as Crystal Blue.
[edit] References
- ^ AWA Wrestling Cards. 100 Megs Web Hosting. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ a b Legendary Stars of Women's Professional Wrestling. Impact Hosting. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ Early - Mid 1988. Shado-X. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ Ring Historian Forum. The Ring Historian. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ a b Misty Blue Simmes Profile. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ Ladies Professional Wrestling Association Cards. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ Show Results - 1991. The History of WCW. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
