Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Irish Mist

Irish Mist had humble beginnings as a cocktail waitress in Phoenix, when promoters thought due to her looks, she could be a draw as a wretsler. She looked kind of like Brooke Shields, so maybe they did have something, but in an incredible blunder, they failed to capitalize. Instead of having her booked as a fan favorite, they had her on the cards as a rule breaker.

Having her go out as a manager for Sergeant Shuttle 1&2 for a time, when she was training to wrestle, really did nothing for her image. No matter how hot she was as a looker, no one was going to side with a couple Neo-Nazis, not even in the most red-neckish parts of Arizona.

Where both she and the promotion could have made a killing selling shirts with her image on it, signed photos and other junk, they did not because the people hated her due to her affiliation with the top heels. They just would not cheer for her and would not buy anything with her face on it.

Irish Mist started wrestling in 1990 and was done by 1993. During her brief career, most of her matches were with Miss Vicious. The curious thing was Vicious was normally hated with a passion by Arizona fans, but became an instant favorite when matched against Irish Mist.

No one ever bothered to ask why someone from "Ireland" would not have an Irish accent and would associate with Nazis.

One of Mist's best matches came at Graham Central Station in Phoenix before a crowd of over 1,000. Again facing Miss Vicious, the match seemed certain to be headed toward a stalemate when in the final few seconds of the encounter, Vicious managed a surprise pin.

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