Lady Blossom

Add links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Lady Blossom
Birth nameJean Clarke
Born (1959-04-04) 4 April 1959 (age 65)
Brentwood, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Spouse(s)
​
​
(m. 1983; div. 1984)​
​
​
(m. 1992; div. 1999)​
Children3
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jeanie Adams
Lady Blossom[1]
Trained byChris Adams
Debut1979[2]
Retired1991[1]

Jeanie Clarke (born 4 April 1959) is an English former

"Stunning" Steve Austin
. In 2016, Clarke released her autobiography Through the Shattered Glass.

Early life

Clarke originally worked as a model. She travelled to the United States alongside her then-boyfriend, professional wrestler Chris Adams. The couple split up in the early 1980s, and in 1990 Clarke began a relationship with wrestler "Stunning" Steve Austin.[1]

Professional wrestling career

Joint Promotions (1979–1981)

In 1979, Clarke started her wrestling career as a ringside second for her then-boyfriend Chris Adams for the

Joint Promotions. In November 1980, listing magazine TVTimes published a feature on 25 years of wrestling on ITV which included an article in which Clarke - along with the wives of wrestlers Mick McManus, Jackie Pallo and Bruno Ellrington - together discussed the trials and tribulations of being the partner of a wrestler.[3]

World Class Championship Wrestling / United States Wrestling Association (1990–1991)

In 1990, Clarke's by then ex-boyfriend Adams suggested to her that she should join Dallas, Texas-based promotion World Class Championship Wrestling and the Memphis, Tennessee-based United States Wrestling Association as a valet for "Stunning" Steve Austin. Clarke was billed as Chris' ex-wife "Jeanie Adams" to add an extra dimension to his feud with Austin, a wrestler he had trained at his wrestling school at the Sportatorium. During later bouts between Austin and Adams, Clarke would often catfight with Adams' valet and then-wife, Toni Adams.[1][4] Clarke also wrestled Adams in a number of intergender tag team matches and a high-profile singles match at the Sportatorium. The original idea of the angle came about in the beginning of 1986 when Adams began his storyline feud with Gino Hernandez.

In 1991, Austin and Clarke left WCCW and the USWA and would later join World Championship Wrestling.[1][4]

World Championship Wrestling (1991)

In 1991, Austin was hired by

WCW Worldwide by helping Austin defeat Bobby Eaton for the WCW World Television Championship by scratching Eaton in the eyes with her fingernails.[6]

The duo did not have a distinctive

bumps.[citation needed
]

On one occasion, Lady Blossom hopped onto the ring apron in an attempt to distract the referee from the action in the ring. As she was arguing with the referee,

fingernails. Another instance in which Lady Blossom's interference backfired took place in August 1991 on an episode of WCW Power Hour during a TV title match pitting Austin and Ron Simmons. Simmons was on the verge of victory in the match, but Lady Blossom entered the ring and jumped on his back to cause a disqualification.[citation needed
]

For a string of weeks in October 1991, both Blossom and Austin did an

Madusa arrived on to the scene to confront the perpetrators and attempt to verify Rhodes' claims. Madusa then did what Rhodes was much too uncomfortable to do by literally taking matters into her own hands and sticking her hand inside of Blossom's dress. Madusa was quickly able to pull the concealed weapon out of Blossom's dress and show off her discovery to the crowd. Considering that the referee now had visible evidence that Austin did in fact cheat to win the match, he reversed his decision in favor of News.[citation needed
]

Blossom retired from professional wrestling in late 1991 after becoming pregnant with her second daughter. She made her final appearance with WCW on 19 November 1991 at

Clash of the Champions XVII, accompanying Austin to ringside for his title defense against P. N. News
.

Personal life

Clarke had a relationship with professional wrestler Chris Adams for five years, with the couple having a daughter, Jade.[1] Clarke and Adams split up in the early 1980s. Contrary to the wrestling storyline, the two were never actually married in real life. In 1983, in order to stay in the United States, Clarke married professional wrestler William "Billy Jack" Haynes, with the couple later divorcing. In 1990, Clarke began a relationship with professional wrestler Steve Austin. The couple married on 18 December 1992 and had two daughters, Stephanie Britt (born 1992) and Cassidy Skye (born 1996). Clarke and Austin divorced in 1999, with Clarke and her children later returning to the United Kingdom in 2001.[1]

Clarke is credited with helping Austin develop his "Stone Cold" persona. While he was contemplating a change in ring name from "The Ringmaster", she told him to drink his tea before it got "stone cold", and suggested he use the nickname. She was also instrumental in the creation of the "Austin 3:16" catchphrase.[1]

On 4 May 2016, Clarke released her autobiography, Through the Shattered Glass, through Amazon.[7]

In August 2016, Clarke was presented with an award at the Annual British Wrestlers Reunion in Kent, England.

Bibliography

  • Jeanie Clarke; Bradley Craig; Neil Cameron (4 May 2016). Through The Shattered Glass. CreateSpace Independent Publishing.
    ISBN 978-1530387014
    .

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4711-0927-0
    .
  2. ^ "InYour Head Wrestling Podcast with Jeanie Clarke, May 10, 2015". In Your Head Wrestling. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ TVTimes, November 22-28 1980, 25 years of Wrestling on ITV pullout section.
  4. ^
    Québecor Média. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  5. ^ Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Stone Cold Truth (p.85–86)
  6. STUNNING STEVE CLAWS HIS WAY TO THE TOP!!!, Koystya Kennedy, WCW Magazine
    November 1991 page 46
  7. ^ "P1: Jeanie Clarke/Lady Blossom pens 'Through the Shattered Glass'- Miami Herald". Miami Herald. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lady_Blossom&oldid=1207025991"