Wwe Diva
Elizabeth Hulette WWE Career
Elizabeth
had her first major role in a wrestling angle, during Savage's feud with
George "The Animal" Steele in the World Wrestling Federation during
1986. During their match, Steele immediately fell in love with Hulette,
angering Savage and leading to a series of classic matches. Their feud -
one of the WWF's most popular of the 1980s - carried on for more than a
year, thanks to the feral Steele's continued crush on Elizabeth.
By most reports, Savage was extremely protective of Elizabeth backstage,
usually forcing her to wait in a locked room while he dressed for
matches, and only allowing her to come out when it was time for her to
accompany him to the ring.
Hulette also figured prominently in Savage's 1986 feud with Hulk Hogan
and - after Savage turned face in 1987, as Savage's feud against The
Honky Tonk Man was instigated by Honky's constant harassment of
Elizabeth. She was instrumental in forming The Mega Powers during
Savage's match vs. the Honky Tonk Man (which aired on NBC's Saturday
Night's Main Event in October 1987). Savage was about to defeat Honky
when Honky's allies - Bret "the Hitman" Hart and Jim Neidhart - began to
interfere and made the match a three-on-one assault. Eventually, Honky
attempted to strike a prone Savage over the head with a guitar, but
Elizabeth stepped in harm's way. Honky managed to avoid hitting
Elizabeth, but shoved her to the mat and completed his assault on
Savage. Meanwhile, Elizabeth scurried to the back and persuaded Hulk
Hogan to rescue Savage. Hogan easily cleared the ring (with help from
Savage once he regained his bearings). The two looked at each other
uneasily, before Hogan shook Savage's hand. The new friends, along with
Elizabeth, celebrated in the middle of the ring.
Elizabeth was a major part of the uneasy Savage-Hogan relationship, and
her presence led to the team's falling out during a 1989 tag team match
airing on a prime-time NBC special, where the Mega Powers, accompanied
by Hulette, wrestled against the Twin Towers (Akeem "The African Dream"
and The Big Bossman with Slick. During the match, Savage was thrown onto
Hulette, knocking her unconscious on the outside of the ring. Seeing
this, Hogan scooped her up and carried her to the backstage area for
medical attention while the match continued. Upon his return to the ring
Hogan was greeted with anger from Savage for having abandoned him in the
midst of a match. Savage went so far as to slap his partner and leave
the ring area. Hogan carried on and won the match single-handily, but
when he exited the ring to the backstage area he was attacked by his
former partner, turning Savage heel.
Savage remained a heel for several years, eventually taking on Sherri
Martel as his manager and dubbing himself "The Macho King," after
winning the 1987 King of the Ring tournament. He actually beat " King
Duggan " shortly after Summer Slam 89 for Duggans "King" title, though
he had won a King of the Ring tournament a couple of years earlier. When
Savage and Martel began a heated feud with "The American Dream" Dusty
Rhodes and Sapphire, Hulette came to their aid and joined forces with
them. This came to a head in Wrestlemania VI where the two couples were
engaged in the WWF's first mixed tag-team match. Hulette grabbed Martel
by the hair from outside the ring when she attempted to help Savage
double-team Rhodes. While the two women faced off, Sapphire took
advantage of the situation and quickly knelt down behind Martel just as
Hulette pushed her, causing Martel to lose her balance. This gave
Sapphire enough room to pin Martel for the win. After this, Hulette was
absent from WWF television until WrestleMania VII, when Savage lost a
retirement match to The Ultimate Warrior. Upon his loss, Sherri began
berating him, and eventually began kicking the defeated man until
Elizabeth, who was sitting at ringside, entered the ring and defended
Savage. After Sherri retreated, Savage and Hulette were reunited in what
many consider to be one of the most emotional moments in the history of
professional wrestling.
The couple had a heavily promoted on-air wedding at SummerSlam 1991 in
New York's Madison Square Garden, and she figured prominently into
Savage's brutal feud with Jake "The Snake" Roberts that fall. However,
their relationship only lasted another year, with their divorce becoming
official in 1992. According to Hogan, Savage blamed him for influencing
Elizabeth to seek a divorce from Savage. Hogan's side of the story was
that as he was preparing to film the movie Mr. Nanny, Hogan's wife Linda
asked if she wanted to help babysit their children while Hulk was in
Miami filming Mr. Nanny. Apparently, Elizabeth did not bother to return
home to Savage.
Wwe Diva
Elizabeth Hulette Trivia
-
Aside from
her marriage with Savage, Elizabeth was also briefly
married to a non-wrestler. She married Cary Lubetsky, a
South Florida attorney, in December 1997. The couple got
married at the Cuban Hebrew Temple in Miami Beach. The
marriage was short-lived as the couple got a divorce in
1998. She later began a relationship with Luger that
culminated in the couple living together.
|
