Stacy Carter

Stacy Carter first appeared on World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s flagship program, Raw is War, in August 1999. She debuted as Miss Kitty, an assistant to Debra, appointed to her by Jeff Jarrett, whom Debra managed.[4] The partnership ended when Jarrett left the company after losing the Intercontinental Championship to Chyna at No Mercy.[4][5] Because Jarrett was departing the company after the match, Carter began managing Chyna,[5] and then started dressing in 'Chyna-like' clothing and wearing a black wig.[4]

At Armageddon in December 1999, Miss Kitty won her only WWF Women's Championship in a Four Corners Evening Gown Pool match by defeating then-champion Ivory, Jacqueline, and Barbara "BB" Bush by stripping them of their gowns.[6] The special guest referees were The Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young.[7] After the match, Miss Kitty stripped out of her dress in celebration and quickly flashed the crowd her breasts.[6][8] This was the first instance of intentional nudity in the WWF.[8][9] The following evening, she announced before successfully defending her title in a Chocolate Pudding Match that she was changing her name to The Kat. The Kat then appeared at the Royal Rumble in the 'Miss Royal Rumble Swimsuit Contest', where she appeared in a bikini made out of bubble wrap.[10] The contest, however, was won by Mae Young.[10] She lost the Championship on the January 31 edition of Raw to Hervina in a Lumberjill Snowbunny match, a match that took place in a snow filled pool surrounded by female wrestlers whose purpose was to keep The Kat and Hervina from leaving the pool.[11]

The Kat then began an on-screen rivalry with Terri Runnels, although neither were fully trained wrestlers. At WrestleMania 2000, Runnels (accompanied by The Fabulous Moolah) defeated The Kat (with Mae Young) in a catfight. Val Venis was the special guest referee, but he was distracted during the match when Young kissed him, which allowed Moolah to pull The Kat out of the ring. When Venis saw her out of the ring, he declared Runnels the winner.[12] Post-match, The Kat attacked Runnels by stripping off her pants to expose her thong.[12] The feud continued, and the duo had an arm wrestling match at Insurrextion.[9] Carter was victorious, but after the match, Runnels pulled The Kat's top off, exposing her breasts,[9] which Carter allowed instead of acting disgusted or embarrassed.[9] The two women continued to feud throughout the summer, often in mixed tag matches. In June 2000, Carter attempted to regain the Women's Championship by entering a battle royal to become the #1 contender, but she was eliminated by her rival Terri. The feud resurfaced in a 'Thong Stink Face' match at SummerSlam, which The Kat won by performing a stinkface on Runnels.[13][14]

In early 2001, The Kat began a new storyline with a stable called the Right to Censor, a group of wrestlers purportedly wanting to rein in the vulgarity of the "Attitude Era," during which she demanded equal time for the "right for nudity".[8][15] At No Way Out, Jerry Lawler, who was representing The Kat, lost a match to Steven Richards, the head of the stable, after The Kat mistakenly hit Lawler with the Women's Championship belt.[15] As a result of Lawler losing the match, she was forced to join the stable. On February 27, 2001, however, Carter was released from the WWF in the middle of the storyline.[16] As a result, her husband Jerry Lawler also quit the company.[15][17] According to Lawler, Carter was released from the WWF because Vince McMahon decided to end the angle with the Right to Censor.[18] Other insiders cite Carter's negative backstage attitude as the reason for her dismissal.[19]

Carter at an Independent event in 2010.

After Carter and Lawler left the World Wrestling Federation, they worked various independent wrestling events.[16] They also signed with Tri-Star Productions and worked at Memphis Championship Wrestling.[16] Carter made her debut for Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (TWA) on June 5, 2010 at the TWA Homecoming event in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, where she teamed up with Demolition (Ax and Smash) in a winning effort defeating Sheeta and The Nigerian Nightmares (Maifu and Saifu) in a 6-person mixed-tag team match.[20] Carter made her debut for Stranglehold Wrestling (SHW) on August 26, 2010 at the Stranglehold Devils Playground Tour in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, where she competed in an Arm-Wrestling match against Pissed off Pete in a no-contest. Later that event, Carter accompied Sinn Bohdi to the ring where he competed against George Terzis.[20]