Baby Doll (wrestler)
Baby Doll | |
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Birth name | Nickla Ann Roberts |
Born | [1] Lubbock, Texas, U.S.[1] | February 13, 1962
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
Family | |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Andrea, the Lady Giant[2] Baby Doll[2] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Billed weight | 190 lb (86 kg)[2] |
Trained by | Lorraine Johnson Jake Roberts Nick Roberts Nelson Royal[3] |
Debut | 1984 |
Nickla Ann Roberts-Byrd (born February 13, 1962) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and valet, better known by her ring name, "The Perfect 10" Baby Doll. She is best known for her appearances with World Class Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions in the 1980s.[2][1]
Professional wrestling career
Roberts was born in
World Class Championship Wrestling (1984)
In the summer of 1984, while training to become an
Performing under the ring name Andrea, the Lady Giant (a reference to
Jim Crockett Promotions (1985-1987)
Roberts left WCCW in December 1984. In February 1985, she joined the
In December 1985, JCP ran an angle to get J.J. Dillon in as Blanchard's manager. Baby Doll was missing from Blanchard's side for some time and then returned on December 28 at a house show. Tully confronted her in an interview and demanded to know where she had been. The angle played out that J.J. had given her a ticket to Mexico and said it was from Tully for her Christmas present. Dillon denied it and Tully hit Baby Doll who was then "saved" by Dusty Rhodes.[citation needed]
During a weekly Monday night television taping in
On August 23, 1986, Roberts
Universal Wrestling Federation (1987)
In 1987, Roberts left JCP and joined the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) alongside her husband. Upon leaving the UWF, she began appearing on the independent circuit with Houston.
Return to JCP (1988)
In 1988, Roberts returned to Jim Crockett Promotions, managing
World Wrestling Federation (1988)
Roberts heard about the WWF restarting their women's division and trained with
Independent circuit (2005, 2007-present)
At the inaugural WrestleReunion event on January 29, 2005 in Tampa, Florida, Roberts accompanied Jeff Jarrett to ringside for his successful defense of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a bout with Tully Blanchard. She went on to manage a number of wrestlers on the independent circuit throughout the late 2000s (decade).[4] In 2016, Baby Doll appeared for Big Time Wrestling in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Morganton, North Carolina, in "Battle of the Sexes" matches vs. Jim Cornette.
Personal life
While at high school, Roberts set several records for the shot put.[3]
Roberts married fellow wrestler
After retiring from professional wrestling, Roberts worked in a number of fields, including
Nickla married Chad Byrd on July 4, 2017; they reside in Caldwell County, North Carolina.
Championships and accomplishments
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Legends Hall of Heroes (2016)[8]
- Windy City Pro Wrestling
- WCPW Ladies Championship (1 time)[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Stoy, L. "KM Interviews... Nickla "Baby Doll" Roberts". KayfabeMemories.com. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Marvez, A. (26 March 2009). "Marvez: Catching up with 'Baby Doll' Nikla Roberts". ScrippsNews. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mooneyham, M. (August 9, 2009). "Baby Doll born for the business". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ a b "Baby Doll". OnlineWorldofWrestling.com. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
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- ^ Texas Marriages Archived July 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Texas Divorces, 1968-2002 Archived July 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "LOOKING AT THE NWA LEGENDS FANFEST AND WHY it's STILL IMPORTANT ALL THESE YEARS LATER | PWInsider.com". Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
- Baby Doll at IMDb
- Baby Doll's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database