Penny Mitchell (1961) is a retired American female professional wrestler.
| Penny Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 Springfield, Missouri[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Penny Mitchell Spider-Lady |
| Trained by | The Fabulous Moolah[2] |
| Debut | 1980 |
| Retired | 1993 |
Professional wrestling career
editMitchell was trained by the Fabulous Moolah and made her wrestling debut in 1980. In 1982, Mitchell made her WWF debut. She unsuccessfully challenged Moolah for the Women's Championship.[3] During her time in the WWF she mainly teamed with Sherri Martel, Kandy Mallory, Peggy Patterson and Susan Starr.[4][5]
She won the NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship with Velvet McIntyre in May 1983 defeating Joyce Grable and Wendi Richter.[6] They vacated the titles in February 1984 when both women returned to the WWF.
From 1983 to 1984, Mitchell worked for All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling.
In 1985, Mitchell feuded with Desiree Petersen in the WWF. She wore a mask as the Spider Lady having matches with Susan Starr and WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter in the summer and fall of 1985.[7] The Fabulous Moolah took over the Spider-Lady when she defeated Richter in the infamous screw job at Madison Square Gardens in November 1985. In 1986 she teamed with Candice Purdue having matches against The Glamour Girls.[8]
In 1987, she worked in Kansas City. In 1993 she retired from wrestling.
Championships and accomplishments
editReferences
edit- ^ "Penny Mitchell". Cagematch.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com – The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "1982". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "1983". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "1984". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ Duncan, Royal and Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. Information also available at Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ^ "1985". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "1986". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "NWA Women's World Tag Team Title".