Guest AndrewTS Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Luger was taken into custody yesterday when police, while investigating the death of Elizabeth Hulette, found "illegal body-enhancing drugs" in his home. In other news, Mr. America is really Hulk Hogan! I guess that's what Lex meant when he said he'd be getting into "WWE shape." I had little exposure to Liz since I didn't start watching until the 90's, but I know about her contributions. RIP Elizabeth
Guest AnnieEclectic Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 to paraphrase the SWF chat's reaction: (Annie_Eclectic) *sniff* she was my first wrestling related crush. I can't believe she's gone. (@Judge) Annie, she was EVERYBODY's first wrestling related crush. That is probably a testament to her, and how she was used in the federation as a valet. She was beautiful, elegant... all the men wanted her and all the girls wanted to be her. Unless you were me and wanted both, but that's not important. We the wrestling fans, will miss you, Elizabeth Hulette. -Annie
Guest cabbageboy Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 The bizarre thing was that I saw the sketchy early report about some woman dying at Luger's house. I thought it was odd, and since I knew Luger and Liz were going out I figured it was some other woman (since they just said some chick, when if it was Liz I figured that would be obvious to mention). Then later I looked at 411 and saw the pic on there of Elizabeth saying RIP, and I then I realized it was her. :-(
Guest Youth N Asia Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 From WWE.com WWE saddened by Miss Elizabeth's death We are saddened to hear of the death of Elizabeth Hulette. Miss Hulette played the very popular character of Miss Elizabeth in WWE from 1985 to 1992. She finished her career at WCW, from Jan. 1996 through Jan. 1999. We at WWE send our sincere condolences to Miss Hulette's family. ---------------------------------------------- Took them a while to throw something up there.
Guest oldschoolwrestling Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 The following has been posted at WWE.com: WWE saddened by Miss Elizabeth's death We are saddened to hear of the death of Elizabeth Hulette. Miss Hulette played the very popular character of Miss Elizabeth in WWE from 1985 to 1992. She finished her career at WCW, from Jan. 1996 through Jan. 1999. We at WWE send our sincere condolences to Miss Hulette's family.
Mecha Mummy Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 From WWE.com WWE saddened by Miss Elizabeth's death We are saddened to hear of the death of Elizabeth Hulette. Miss Hulette played the very popular character of Miss Elizabeth in WWE from 1985 to 1992. She finished her career at WCW, from Jan. 1996 through Jan. 1999. We at WWE send our sincere condolences to Miss Hulette's family. ---------------------------------------------- Took them a while to throw something up there. But they did, and that's what matters. Kudos to them.
Guest Youth N Asia Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Damn oldschool, I beat you buy mere seconds.
Guest oldschoolwrestling Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Damn oldschool, I beat you buy mere seconds. That's cuz you the man
Guest Youth N Asia Posted May 3, 2003 Report Posted May 3, 2003 Any news on what the cause was specifically? They won't get the toxicology (sp) report back for another month or so.
Guest JMFabiano524 Posted May 3, 2003 Report Posted May 3, 2003 Yeah, with my wrestling tastes getting away from today's piss-poor products and regressing back to when I truly enjoyed things (1980s mostly, natch), I was quite sad to hear of the loss of another person I grew up watching, also having lost Curt Hennig months ago. And I really didn't expect this to happen to Liz of all people, which makes it even sadder. Having read Piper's book, the words "The Sickness" kept coming to mind. No matter that it apparently spread first from Luger, it's still quite unfortunate. I can't name all the pivotal angles I remembered Elizabeth being a driving force behind in the WWF of the '80s. Unlike much of the eye candy today, she really did mean something. That and I'll never forget the big crush my dad had on her back in the day :-)
Guest FeArHaVoC Posted May 3, 2003 Report Posted May 3, 2003 Bret Hart pays tribute to Miss Elizabeth Bret Hart's Calgary Sun column for May 3, 2003 Miss Elizabeth was a flower among the weeds. She died Thursday morning in Hobb County, Georgia, of causes yet to be determined. She was forty two. To wrestling fans Liz is best remembered as the prim and proper manager/valet of her real life husband, Randy Macho Man Savage. Not to take anything away from Randy, but I’m sure he’d agree that Elizabeth’s classy appeal had no small part in his rise to the top. Away from the spotlight the real Liz was very much like the character she played. She was shy and quiet and her elegant grace was easy on the eyes. She and Randy were great together and had already been married for years before their live on pay per view wedding at Summerslam ‘91. Even though it was part of the storyline it was obvious to anyone back stage that the ceremony was very real to Liz, who looked at it as renewing their vows and was emotional and beaming. About a year later insiders in the wrestling world were shocked when Randy and Liz divorced. The fans found out a few years later when the split up was presented as part of a storyline. I remember envying Randy for being able to bring his wife on the road all the time but in hindsight, it seems to me anyway, that never being out of each other’s sight probably contributed to the demise of their fairy tale romance more than anything else. When my kids were young and I brought them on the road with me Liz would often graciously offer to watch them while I had to work. When my oldest daughter, Jade (twenty) was still in single digits she idolized Liz and enjoyed getting all dolled up like her. One thing that shouldn’t be overlooked about Liz is that when the wrestling business slid into sleaze in the late 90’s, she remained a lady., more than earning the moniker, first lady of wrestling, which, in no small irony, was also the title given to my mother by fans and wrestlers alike. Both my mother and Miss Elizabeth somehow managed to stay true to themselves, civilized and polished, sharp and articulate, even though they were constantly surrounded by ruffians and chaos. I don’t recall ever seeing Liz in a bad mood. She was always courteous and polite and never, ever developed not a trace of a prima dona attitude. She never walked around with her nose in the air thinking she was bigger than the wrestlers, even though for a time she was! - unlike most of the women who came up after her. When I arrived in WCW, in December, 97, I was pleasantly surprised to find Liz there, managing Lex Luger. One of my last conversations with her was in the Spring of 1999, shortly after my brother Owen died. She sensed my heartache as she gently told me that after watching me for all these years she just wanted to thank me. For what I wasn’t sure. But she went on to say that I was her favorite and although she didn’t pretend to be an expert she said that she’d seen with her own eyes how hard I’d worked - for everybody in the dressing room - year after year. She said that she wanted me to know how truly sorry she was that things had turned out so dark for me at the end and that I deserved so much better. She gave me a sincere hug and over the years her kind praise has meant so much more to me than she will ever know. Miss Elizabeth was my friend. I loved her dearly and will miss her dearly. I only wish I’d have told her how very much she meant to me too. All those wrestlers in heaven will have to part and make way for the little angle of wrestling.
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now