10 Female Wrestlers Ignored In WWE's Revisionist History

10. Velvet McIntyre

Originally a wrestling journeyman, Velvet McIntyre first appeared in the WWF in 1982, before it had broken away from the NWA. She spent time in Mid-South Wrestling, the AWA, and Stampede Wrestling, to list a few of her promotions, but when she returned to the WWF in 1984, she did so as one-half of the NWA Women’s World Tag Team Champions with her partner, Princess Victoria. The duo were immediately handed the new WWF Women’s Tag Team Championships, but the division was thin. Victoria was eventually replaced by Desiree Petersen, but McIntyre’s run with the titles lasted over two years before dropping them to The Glamour Girls in 1985.

She won the WWF Women’s Championship from The Fabulous Moolah in 1986, but her time with the belt was brief, as she ended up losing it back to Moolah only six days later. After her title run, McIntyre slipped down the card, primarily putting on losing efforts against Moolah and Sensational Sherri, and by 1988, she was out of the company.

Although never considered a top star in the WWF, McIntyre was a good worker in the ring, capable as both a singles and tag team wrestler. As a tag team champion for over 800 days, she’s more than secured her place as a female wrestler worthy of note, but like many of the women in the early days of the WWF, her legacy’s been lost to the history books, set aside in favor of lionizing The Fabulous Moolah.