Peggy Lee Leather
| Peggy Lee Leather | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Peggy Lee Fowler[1] |
| Born | January 19, 1959[2] Reynolds, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | May 22, 2023 (aged 64) |
| Family | Winona Littleheart (stepsister) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Peggy Lee Leather Peggy Lee Pringle Peggy Lee Lady X Thug |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Billed from | Reynolds, Georgia |
| Debut | 1980 |
| Retired | 2013 |
Peggy Lee Fowler (January 19, 1959 – May 22, 2023), also known by her stage names Peggy Lee Leather, Lady X, and Thug, was an American
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling Federation (1980–1985)
Peggy Lee competed in the
American Wrestling Association (1986–1988)
After leaving the WWF and Montreal, Lee competed in Florida Championship Wrestling as Peggy Lee Pringle, the sister of
World Championship Wrestling and Independent circuit (1990–2013)
Leather also worked for David McLane. She competed in his nationally televised professional women's wrestling league, Powerful Women of Wrestling (POWW). During her time in POWW, she had a notable feud with her former WWF tag team partner Wendi Richter. She also feuded with long-time adversary Bambi.
In 1990, she briefly competed in
From 2000 to 2001, she wrestled as Thug in David McLane's televised Women of Wrestling promotion, where she frequently feuded with long-time rival Selina Majors (previously billed as Bambi). Thug defeated Majors in a steel cage match at the WOW Unleashed pay-per-view event. Off-camera, Majors and Thug served as trainers for the inexperienced talent.[7]
On January 29, 2005, Leather appeared at Wrestle Reunion in an eight-woman tag team match (teaming with Sherri Martel, Krissy Vaine, and Amber O'Neal), losing to Wendi Richter, Malia Hosaka, Bambi and Jenny Taylor. She retired in 2013.
Death
Leather died on May 22, 2023, at the age of 64.[1]
Championships and accomplishments
- International Wrestling Association
- IWA Women's Championship (3 times)[8]
- Ladies Major League Wrestling
- Ladies Professional Wrestling Association
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA World Women's Championship (1 time)[2]
- NWA Blue Ridge
- NWA Blue Ridge Women's Championship (1 time)[9]
- National Wrestling League
- NWL Women's Championship (1 time)
- New Dimension Wrestling
- NDW Women's Championship (1 time)[8]
- Women of Wrestling
- Princess Jasmine Trailblazer Award (2013)[10]
References
- ^ a b "Peggy Lee Leather dead at 64". Slam Wrestling. May 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Peggy Lee Leathers profile". Online World of Wrestling. 14 June 2023.
- ^ WWF 1984 Archived 2003-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ WWF 1985 Archived 2008-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AWA SuperClash
- ^ "Women Wrestling Video and DVD". Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ History of Women of Wrestling Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Blue Ridge Women's Title". wrestling-titles.
- ^ Wagner, Brandi. "#WOWofTheDay – Lana Star". ProWrestlingPost.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
External links
- Peggy Lee Leather's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com
- Peggy Lee Leather at IMDb
