Debra - A Day at the Office

Inside Wrestling
November 1999
Page 42

Debra
"I've Got Nothing to Hide"

It's been a two year struggle for acceptance. In the fall of 1997, Debra McMichael was struggling to save her managerial career in WCW. She and Jeff Jarrett had split with The Four Horseman and she was desperate to earn a reputation as a manager of champions.

It didn't happen, Jeff Jarrett went to the WWF following a contractual dispute. Her estranged husband, Steve, didn't want her in his corner. Alex Wright, fed up by her mismanagement, was next to fire the ex-beauty queen. With no careers to guide and no future prospects,...

Where: New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
When: April 29th 1999
Show: Smackdown! pilot episode
Match: Blue Blazer w Jeff Jarrett & Debra Vs Val Venis

In recent weeks Val Venis and Debra had been flirting with one another sparking rumors of a potential love interest between the two behind the scenes much to the annoyance of Jeff Jarrett! On this special episode called "Smackdown!" which was a pilot episode for what would soon become a weekly show later in the year, Debra accompanied Jeff Jarrett to the ring and Jeff told Val Venis he was replacing his original opponent The Blue Blazer....