Missy Hyatt First Lady of Wrestling

by Hyatt, Missy; Goldblatt, Mark; Salzberg, Charles

• ISBN13: 9781550224986
• ISBN10: 1550224980
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: ECW Press

Summary

Missy Hyatt was professional wrestling's first characterthe original sexy "socialite" sidekick whose trademark Gucci purse and tough-girl attitude made her the most lovedand most hatedwoman in wrestling. Now, 15 years after she first shimmied up to the ring, Missy Hyatt takes fans inside the world of wrestling. From her high school days as a hard-core fan, cheering from her living room, to the cover ofWrestlermagazine, Missy has done it all. In this no-holds-barred memoir, Missy discloses the behind-the-scenes secrets of table-throwing, chair-smashing, hair-pulling, and the technique of "juicing"how wrestlers make themselves bleed on cue. Find out about her intimate relationships with Jake the Snake, Wonder Years' Jason Hervey, Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert, and many more. Missy has worked with wrestling's biggest stars, from Hulk to Jesse, from Vince to the Rock, and she tells everything.

Author Biography

Missy Hyatt created her blonde bombshell character in 1985 and has since served as a valet, manager, announcer, and wrestler. Mark Goldblatt has been published in The New York Times, New York Newsday, and Commentary. Charles Salzberg has appeared in New York, Esquire, and GQ.

Table of Contents

Sweet Melissa
Florida and Georgia, unaffiliated	1	(20)
Learning the Ropes
Dallas, WCCW	21	(20)
Living on Tulsa Time
Oklahoma, UWF	41	(16)
Wrestling with the Mania
New York, WWF	57	(20)
Ain't No Place I'd Rather Be
Oklahoma and Tennessee, UWF/NWA and USWA	77	(14)
Alabama Getaway
Alabama, CWF	91	(12)
Ted and Missy's Bogus Journey
Georgia, WCW	103	(38)
Taken to the Extreme
New York and Pennsylvania, ECW	141	(16)
Indie-Cent Exposure
Northeast, Independent Organizations	157