Olympia Hartauer

Olympia Hartauer
Ring name(s)	Olympia Hartauer Olympia Hightower Olympia Hartower Olympia Hunter Ms. Olympia Olympia Corporal Kelly
Debut	1986
Retired	1994

Olympia Hartauer (sometimes credited as Olympia Hightower)^[1] is retired American professional wrestler.

Professional wrestling career

Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling

Hartauer began her wrestling career in 1986 as a competitor on the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling television series. She was one of three women that portrayed the character Corporal Kelly.^[2] Her character was a militant heel that often competed in tag team matches with her sidekick and tag team parter, Attache.^[3] Harteaur left GLOW in 1987.^[2]

World Wrestling Federation

After leaving GLOW, Hartauer joined the World Wrestling Federation under her real name in the fall of 1987. She repackaged her character as an all-American patriotic babyface dressed in red, white, and blue attire.^[4] She defeated Judy Martin in a series of singles matches. She also competed in tag team matches with partners Velvet McIntyre and Debbie Combs against Martin and her partner Leilani Kai (who, as the Glamour Girls, were the reigning WWF Women's Tag Team Champions), but lost each match.^[5]

American Wrestling Association

In January 1988, Hartauer joined the American Wrestling Association under the name Ms. Olympia. She maintained her patriotic babyface gimmick and began competing to become the top contender for the AWA World Women's Championship, which was held at the time by Madusa Miceli. She competed in several matches against Candi Devine and former tag team partner Debbie Combs (who was now aligned with Miceli), but was unsuccessful in gaining the championship. Her last match in the AWA was against Wendi Richter (who had defeated Miceli for the championship) in March 1989.^[6][7]

Later career

Hartauer continued to wrestle sporadically on the independent circuit after leaving the AWA. She competed in the Delta Tiger Lilies in 1988 and later joined the Women's Pro Wrestling organization in the early 1990s prior to her retirement from wrestling.^[8] During the mid-2000s, Hartauer briefly returned to the ring and wrestled for SuperGirls Wrestling (which promotes in conjunction with NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling).^[9]

Notes

1. ^ "Olympia Hightower - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1549599/. Retrieved 2010-10-16. 
2. ^ ^{a b} ""GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling" (1986)". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252462/fullcredits. Retrieved 2010-10-16. 
3. ^ "GLOW - Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling". WWF Champs. http://www.wwfchamps.com/promotion.php?promotion=6. Retrieved 2010-10-16. 
4. ^ "Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/o/olympia.html. Retrieved 2010-10-16. 
5. ^ "WWF Results - 1987". The History of WWE. http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/87.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-16. 
6. ^ "My AWA results". Sports & Wrestling. http://sportsandwrestling.mywowbb.com/view_topic.php?id=13870&forum_id=2&jump_to=194174. Retrieved 2010-10-16. 
7. ^ "Classic Wrestling DVD - AWA / CWA Wrestling". Classic Wrestling DVD. http://classicwrestlingdvd.webs.com/awacwawrestling.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-16. 
8. ^ "Women Wrestling Video and DVD". http://womenwrestlingvideoanddvd.yolasite.com/usa.php. Retrieved 2010-10-16. 
9. ^ "SuperGirls Profile". http://www.supergirlswrestling.com/bio.php?wrestler=olympia. Retrieved 2011-07-03. 

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