Behind The Titantron | The Death of Miss Elizabeth | Episode 19

evil I love love but I'm better with metaphor the more he repeats me every time takes more to have some peaceful elated thank you this is purely a journalistic point of view nothing more has been said in this video other than that of which has been reported by various media sources and backed up with sources seen at the end of this video on the 1st May 2003 at around 5:30 a.m. wrestler Lex Luger phone 911 kill friend was not breathing despite resuscitation efforts she did not respond and was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead the girlfriend was Elizabeth who let better known as Miss Elizabeth arguably the most beloved woman in the history of professional wrestling join us now as behind the titantron examines the death of Miss Elizabeth [Music] [Music] [Music] Elizabeth and who let the woman who would come to be nicknamed the first lady of professional wrestling was born on the 19th November 1960 in Frankfort Kentucky according to Mike Mooneyham who let a former Miss Kentucky met future husband Macho Man Randy Savage aka Randy Poffo during the late 70s while both were working for the Lexington Kentucky based International Championship Wrestling promotion run by savages father Angelo Poffo the outlaw promotion competed against Jerry Jarrett's Memphis promotion until poplars organization folded savage joined Jarrett's Memphis group and went to red-hot feud with the territory's top babyface Jerry the King Lawler at the time Jimmy Hart was managing in Memphis and when he jumped shipped to the wbf he reportedly put in a good word about savages work according to George Steele Vince McMahon originally wanted to pair a model with savage only for savage to tell McMahon he already had a model his wife Elizabeth she was brought to the wbf where steel claimed savage had her practice 150 to 200 times on how to enter the ring careful not to show too much leg her debut was tied in expertly with the debut of wrestling's hottest free agent Randy Macho Man Savage didn't fit the mold of the double-double UF's big man but his chiseled physique incredible charisma jaw-dropping intensity and combination of brawling and aerial maneuvers made stardom likely even in a world of giants the double WF did things differently with savages arrival pushing him as wrestling's hottest free agent the WWF's Hill managers began quoting him to sign with one of them and on the 24th of August 1985 edition of Championship Wrestling mr. Fuji Bobby the brain Heenan Johnny valiant classy Freddie Blassie and Jimmy mouth of the south heart awaited the Macho man's decision savage thanked each of them for their attention then introduced his manager a knockout brunette beauty who gracefully walked into the ring wbf announces vince mcmahon and bruno sammartino were dumbfounded with Sammartino saying she must be a movie star and a lusty McMahon saying that is a gorgeous gorgeous lady Miss Elizabeth had arrived and the wrestling world would never be the same sadly though she would share the fate of many of appears from this era dying well before her time although Elizabeth was by no means wrestling's first good-looking valet she was one of a kind ironically wrestling legend has it that Vince McMahon originally wanted her to portray the traditional valet to a heel a conniving hellish woman during the 80s vixen such as precious baby doll and fallen angel aka Nancy Sullivan sent male fans hearts aflutter even as they help the heels they managed cheat their way to victory in Elizabeth's case McMahon was going to make her a somewhat different heel by portraying her as a savvy but ruthless businesswoman but plans changed instead elizabeth played a sweet kind valet who was paired with a ruthless heel who treated her like dirt using her as a human shield during matches and could brow beat her at any moment although savage was never betrayed as being physically abusive his character crossed the line into verbal and psychological abuse it was this distinction that made for a unique dynamic a beautiful woman who could have anyone she wanted but chose to stay with a brutish man fans had to wonder how long it would be before Lizabeth came to her senses as has long been reported Savage was extremely jealous with Elizabeth behind the scenes given Pro Wrestling boys will be boys atmosphere it's understandable why savage wanted to protect his wife from the excess of the business particularly traveling on the road in the book tributes to dave meltzer details the intensity of savages jealousy stories of savage being possessive of her were legendary in the WCW days Bobby Heenan used to sing the song how do you handle a hungry man from a TV dinner theme song whenever she'd come to talk with him she had confided to him that when Randy was on the road he'd buy a TV dinner for every night he was gone because he never wanted her leaving the house according to some stories sandwich woodlot Elizabeth in a dressing room when he wasn't with her or have Road agents guard her from other wrestlers savage allegedly even attacked a fan who grabbed Elizabeth a move that would have led to other wrestlers being terminated savages behavior caught the attention of his colleagues Bearheart likened Elizabeth to a bird in a cage reflecting on savages jealous nature of reoccurring theme in the savage Elizabeth relationship both on screen and off Savage was protective of his wife sometimes leading to consequences for other wrestlers in the book Titan screwed James Dixon discusses a 1992 incident during a wbf European tour where the always obnoxious Brian nobs was waiting in line at an airport and farted loudly apparently unaware Elizabeth was standing behind him according to Dixon a furious savage confronted one half of the nasty boys telling him how dare you do that in front of my wife Savage reportedly went to Vince McMahon and the wbf kingpin fine nobs $7,000 miss Elizabeth became a beloved fixture in the WWF regardless of whether Randy Savage worked as a heel or babyface the lovely Elizabeth was adored by fans and fellow wrestlers according to many wrestlers she was a kind woman who never let success go to her head the class actually betrayed on camera was the same class act she was in reality Elizabeth enjoyed life in front of the camera but eventually she grew tired of it despite an angle where she reconciled with savage and kayfabe married him at 1991 SummerSlam her marriage was deteriorating and by 1992 she and Savage divorced the next year Elizabeth had had enough while the details are unknown she decided to leave Randy and wrestling their split led to a rift in friendship between savage and Hulk Hogan with some reports stating Savage blamed Hulk and Lynda for encouraging Elizabeth to ask for a divorce she quietly left the glamorous world of the WWF and went to work in retail as a salesperson however the siren call of wrestling would eventually bring her back around 1995 Elizabeth put out feelers to WCW about joining the promotion at first W CW officials were reluctant according to Dave Meltzer's tributes to WCW Booker Kevin Sullivan was lobbying to bring his wife Nancy aka a woman to manage savage in the end Eric Bischoff realized the possibilities since Randy Savage was working in WCW at the time Elizabeth joined WCW reuniting with the Macho Man on-screen but not behind closed doors even their on-screen relationship was not to last Elizabeth turned heel joining Nature Boy Ric Flair and later the New World Order in 1997 Elizabeth married Attorney Kari Lubezki ironically the fierce savage had concerning his wife working in the business ended up coming true albeit for someone else in 1999 Elizabeth was paired with Lex Luger in a storyline role both Elizabeth and legs were married to different people at the time but they're spending so much time on the road led to their developing a romantic relationship as Luger details in his autobiography wrestling with the devil because of the new storyline I was now around Elizabeth more often as can happen in any working relationship the more time you spend with someone who has the same background and interests as you do the more you get to know each other and can begin to enjoy each other's company one day early on a friend of Elizabeth's mentioned that Elizabeth had a thing for me although it was intriguing I didn't think very much about the comment at the time not long afterward I found myself in a full-blown extramarital relationship with Elizabeth according to lugar the relationship was a poorly kept secret and Lugar's colleagues began asking him if he was romantically involved with Elizabeth something he denied however the relationship continued even after Lucas friend sting confronted him about it Elizabeth and her second husband divorced in 1999 and she continued seeing Luger by the summer of 2001 WCW had been brought by the wbf and Luger was renting an apartment to help his son who had enrolled in a private school the apartment made it convenient for Luger and Elizabeth's tryst to continue by this time Luger was abusing alcohol and drugs even as he tried to build up a nutrition business while he wrote out his WCW contract the affair with Elizabeth seemed all the easier since Luger had the apartment for son that is until Lugar's son Brian came home unexpectedly in a classic move out of the players club handbook Luger stashed Elizabeth in a bedroom closet for several hours until he took his son out for a meal as often happens looga slipped up and his wife discovered his infidelity after he left Valentine's Day presents from Elizabeth on his kitchen table Lex his wife called him out on his infidelity but Luger was able to get a second chance undeterred Luger obtained a cell phone for Elizabeth so he could continue his affair by 2002 he even had a second home built behind his wife's back which he planned to use for his rendezvous with the still lovely Elizabeth however a paperwork slip-up led to Lugar's wife discovering the home his marriage deteriorated further after he lied to his wife about going to a rehab facility Luger wasn't the only person battling personal demons in 2003 one of Elizabeth's friends stopped by Lugar's townhouse to tell him she was worried about Elizabeth drug and alcohol use according to Luger the previous six months they had been signs of Elizabeth increasing the amount she needed for a buzz but to be quite honest I was too focused on myself to think of what was happening to her Elizabeth's friend pointed out how accident-prone Elizabeth had become Luger told a friend he would talk to Elizabeth and in his autobiography he claims he did whatever he did say to Elizabeth had no effect in the spring of 2003 Elizabeth's life was falling apart on the 19th of April 2003 police responded to a report of a domestic dispute between Luger and Elizabeth Elizabeth reportedly sustained two bruised eyes a bump on the head and a cut on the i luga was taken into custody and charged with misdemeanor battery Luger would dispute the account claiming in his book that Elizabeth began walking her two dogs when about ten feet down the driveway the two dogs began romping after each other and their leashes wrapped around Elizabeth's leg she became hogtied and fell down on the driveway hard hurting her arm and shoulder and scraping her face under her right eye it all happened in an instant when I ran over to help her up she insisted she was fine we went inside and put a bag of ice on her i luga claims that a few days later he and Elizabeth had an hour leading to a neighbor calling the police when the police saw her injuries they arrested him on the domestic dispute charge Luger claims Elizabeth was upset that lugar was charged and that the charges were dropped two days later lugar was charged with DUI while Elizabeth was a passenger on the 1st of May 2003 lex luger and Elizabeth were relaxing at Lucas second home when lugar discovered Elizabeth was not breathing just hours earlier he and Elizabeth were reportedly watching movies in his autobiography Lucca recalls when I got back from Blockbuster I popped in an Arnold Schwarzenegger flick we partied with a few pills and cocktails but kept it light I was really into the movie but I did notice that Elizabeth kept dozing on and off she'd wake up during the loud action scenes then closed her eyes again I didn't think too much of it since it was late I figured she was tired lugar eventually realized Elizabeth was more than tired when he brought her to dinner Elizabeth was non-responsive looga recalled when she didn't open her eyes I decided to gently pull up one of her eyelids I was immediately startled her I was completely dilated something was terribly wrong I could feel it in my gut I ran to the phone and dial nine-one-one however it was too late despite efforts to resuscitate her Elizabeth died at the hospital her death was ruled as an accidental overdose Elisabet accidental overdose stunned the wrestling world looga was charged with multiple felony counts of possession of drugs which led to some blaming Luger for Elizabeth's death people seemed astonished that someone as wholesome as Elizabeth could have ended up dying from a drug overdose however the autopsy confirms she died of a drug overdose reminding people alcohol and drug abuse can happen to anyone although Elizabeth's life ended tragically her legacy continues as one of the most important women in professional wrestling despite only having worked a handful of matches Elizabeth was involved in some of wrestling's biggest angles during the 80s and many consider her to have been an integral part of Randy savages success in the debris WF elizabeth has yet to enter the dubby dubby Hall of Fame but the first lady of professional wrestling remains first in the hearts of millions of fans and needs no further validation well guys that's episode 19 of behind the titantron I really hope you enjoyed it please do us a favor though if you enjoyed the video please drop a like and share it to as many social media platforms as possible subscribe if you haven't already and I'll see you next time with some more wrestling content

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Length: 15min 4sec (904 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 07 2017