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Victoria "Wendi" Richter (born September 8, 1960) [4] is an American former professional wrestler. She began her professional wrestling career in companies such as the National Wrestling Alliance , where she teamed with Joyce Grable , with whom she held the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship twice.
The "Montreal Screwjob" remains one of the most high-profile double-crosses in the history of professional wrestling and the first heavily publicized professional wrestling double-cross since Wendi Richter lost the WWF Women's Championship to a masked Fabulous Moolah following a money dispute on November 25, 1985.
Richter was never told she would be losing the title and fell victim to a real-life "screwjob" finish known as "The Original Screwjob". [35] Richter promptly quit the WWF afterward, [35] while Moolah continued to be champion for another two years—excluding a six-day reign by Velvet McIntyre during a tour of Australia in 1986—before losing ...
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Richter defeated Kai to regain the WWF Women's Championship. [15] Richter would lose the title back to The Fabulous Moolah in November of 1985 in the "Original Screwjob" where Richter's shoulders were counted for a pin though she lifted them up at the one count (the "screwjob" was due to Richter and the WWF failing to reach a contract agreement ...
This finish was a screwjob, i.e. one participant (in this case Richter) was unaware of the planned title change. Richter left the WWF shortly after, and Moolah held the title for approximately two years. [10] In a new storyline after WrestleMania, Roddy Piper began training Bob Orton as a boxer.
Hulk Hogan was the leader of the faces, or good guys, heroes, or protagonists; consisting of Junkyard Dog, Captain Lou Albano, André the Giant, Wendi Richter, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Hillbilly Jim, and Tito Santana.
The eighth bout was a singles match in which WWF Women's Champion The Fabulous Moolah defended her title against Wendi Richter. Going into the match, Moolah was billed as having been champion for 26 years. [9] Moolah was aged 60, while Richter (who Moolah had trained) was 22. [6]