Profile of Stacy Carter on Famous Like Me

Stacy Carter
Statistics
Stage names	Lovely Stacy Miss Kitty The Kat Chynette
Height	5'3" (160 cm)
Weight	105lbs (47.6 kg)
Born	September 29, 1971
Hometown	Memphis, Tennessee
Resides	Fort Myers, Florida
Trained by	Jerry Lawler
Debut	1996
Retired	2001

Stacy Carter (born September 29, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known as Miss Kitty or The Kat, is an American former professional wrestler and valet. She is best known as the ex-wife of wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler.

Career

Stacy Carter debuted in wrestling as the interviewer in the United States Wrestling Association in the early 1990's. She soon became the valet for her boyfriend, Jerry Lawler, first accompanying him to ringside while he was wrestling for the USWA in 1996. She followed him to Power Pro Wrestling in 1998, where she was involved in an angle where Shawn Stasiak began stalking her, even breaking into the couple's home on Christmas Day and attempting to kiss her before being dispatched by Lawler.

Carter debuted in the World Wrestling Federation on August 23, 1999 as Miss Kitty, an assistant to Debra, the manager of Jeff Jarrett. Jarret's misogyny eventually became too much for Carter, and at No Mercy on October 17, 1999 she abandoned Jarrett and sided with Chyna, who she would accompany to ringside for the next few months.

In an upset victory, Carter became the Women's Champion on December 12, 1999 at Armageddon, defeating then champion Ivory in a Evening Gown Match held in a pool of water, which also featured Jacqueline and B.B. After her victory, Carter stripped topless on her own initiative for the benefit of the crowd, not realizing that a frontal shot—not a shot from the rear as she believed—was being broadcast. She was quickly covered up by Sgt. Slaughter, but achieved a degree of fame for going topless on a globally syndicated pay per view show. The following night, Carter declared that she was now The Kat.

Carter participated in the "Miss Rumble 2000" contest on January 23 at the 2000 Royal Rumble, which was won by Mae Young. On January 31, 2000 Carter faced "Hervina" in a Lumberjill Snowbunny match. Hervina defeated Carter, then revealed "herself" to be former wrestling manager Harvey Wippleman.

Throughout 2000, Carter feuded with Terri Runnels, who was envious of how much television time was dedicated to Carter. At WrestleMania 2000, Carter faced Terri in a Catfight with Val Venis refereeing. She was defeated by Terri after The Fabulous Moolah pulled her out of the ring and threw Terri back in while Venis was distracted. On the 10 April episode of RAW, Terri offered to "bury the hatchet" by treating Carter to a day at a beauty salon, but drugged her and proceeded to dye and shear her hair. Carter would change hair colour and style on a weekly basis as a result.

At Insurrextion on May 6 in London, England, Carter defeated Terri in an Arm Wrestling match. After the match, Terri pulled off Carter's top, leaving her topless on pay per view for a second time (this time at the request of the WWF). On June 6 on RAW, Jerry Lawler (representing Carter) faced Dean Malenko (representing Terri) in a "Over the Top, Off with the Top" Match. Lawler defeated Malenko, but Steven Richards of the Right to Censor movement censored Terri. The feud concluded on August 27 at SummerSlam 2000 in a Thong Stinkface Match, in which Carter was victorious.

On Sunday Night Heat on October 29, 2000, Eddie Guerrero came to the ring with Carter, who was dressed like Chyna (Guerrero and Chyna were estranged at the time). It appeared that he had began a relationship with Carter in order to make Chyna jealous. The next night on RAW, Carter helped Guerrero retain the Intercontinental Championship in a match against Chyna. The angle was dropped soon after when Chyna requested that Carter not be included in the programme.

In 2001, Carter began a feud with Right to Censor, who disapproved of her exhibitionism. Carter insisted that she had a "Right to Nudity", and enlisted The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) to help her combat the forces of RTC. Carter shocked the conservative members of RTC by kissing leader Steven Richards and stripping member Ivory. After the Acolytes were ambushed by RTC in a nightclub, Carter was defended by Jerry Lawler. Richards challenged him to a match where, if Carter won, she would be free to strip, but if Richards won, Carter would be forced to join RTC. On February 25 at No Way Out, Jerry Lawler was defeated by Richards when Carter accidentally hit Lawler with Ivory's Women's Championship. Carter was forced to join RTC as a result, and accompanied the group dressed in sackcloth.

Carter was released by the WWF on February 27, 2001 following complaints about her attitude, and concerns that if she became any more popular she would be "impossible to control". Lawler immediately resigned as a result. She managed Lawler while he worked for wrestling promotions including Memphis Championship Wrestling and Northeast Wrestling until the couple separated.

Personal Life

Stacy Carter worked in a doctor's office before meeting Jerry Lawler at a charity softball game in Memphis, Tennessee on July 23, 1989. Lawler and Carter became a couple, and Carter then trained as a cosmetologist before opening her own hair salon called "A Perfect Cut". In 1996, she began working alongside Lawler. Carter married Jerry Lawler on September 29, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada, becoming the stepmother of Lawler's son Brian "Grandmaster Sexay" Lawler despite being just over three months older than him.

In 2001, Carter had meetings with Hugh Hefner about posing for Playboy. However, when she was fired from the WWF, Playboy decided not to negotiate so as not to risk damage to their mutually lucrative relationship with the Federation (Sable and Chyna had both appeared in issues which sold very well).

Carter and Lawler separated in July 2001. Carter is rumored to have had an affair with Mike Howell, an indy wrestler known variously as "Jack Dupp", "Mike Hard" and "Mike Maverick" and the former tag team partner of The Hurricane. They later divorced, and on March 10, 2003 Carter was awarded a cash settlement and ownership of Lawler's condominium in Fort Myers, Florida. Lawler was subsequently fined over his discussion of their relationship in his book It's Good to be the King...Sometimes because of a court order that prohibited him from making "disparaging remarks" about her.

Carter appeared in Man on the Moon (1999) as the girlfriend of Jerry Lawler.

Carter now works in the field of real estate and has severed all connections with the wrestling industry.

Championships and accomplishments

World Wrestling Federation

• 1-time WWF Women's Champion

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