Tracy Richards

Infobox Wrestler
name = Debbie Newkirk


names =
Tracy Richards
The Squeeze
The Arm
height = 5' 2"
weight = 120 lbs.
birth_date = 1956
birth_place = Jackson, Mississippi, USA
death_date = February 25, 2007
death_place = Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
resides =
billed = Jackson, Mississippi, USA
trainer = Beverly Shade, Natasha the Hatchet Lady
debut = 1975
retired = 2003

Debbie Newkirk, better known by her ring name Tracy Richards, was an American women's wrestler. Richards toured extensively throughout the world during her career, including places like Japan, Africa, Australia, and North America. Richards was best known for her championship tag team, The Arm & Hammer Connection, with her trainer and longtime friend, Beverly Shade. Richards is believed to be the first women's wrestler to use the powerslam, a move used due to her background as an amateur powerlifter. Richards was married to independent and former WWF preliminary wrestler, Phil Newkirk, and the couple has three children. Richards passed away on February 25, 2007, in her home, after a brief battle with cancer.

Wrestling facts

;Finishing and signature moves:*Powerslam:*Hammerlock:*Hair pull:*Eye rake

External links and references

* [http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/t/tracy-richards.php Tracy Richards profile at Obsessed With Wrestling]
* [http://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org/Finishes/cac_finishes_2007.htm Tracy Richards obituary from the Cauliflower Alley Club]