The underrated career of Jacqueline helped her get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Jacqueline came up at a time when women had limited opportunities in wrestling. However, the toughness and work ethic of Jacqueline allowed her to find success with the odds stacked against her. Jacqueline had noteworthy runs in WWE, WCW and TNA for a lengthy career.RELATED: 10 Backstage Stories About Chyna That We Can't BelieveFans appreciated the performances of Jacqueline despite the up and down booking with inconsistent television time. Future eras would see Jacqueline being an inspiration for the rise of women’s wrestling. The stories to follow her provide a look at what life was like for her in the industry at the time. Jacqueline had the following backstage stories showing a deeper glimpse at her career.
8 WWE Initially Wanted Her To Manage Jeff Jarrett
The first WWE run of Jacqueline almost came when Jeff Jarrett was in the company with his country music gimmick. WWE had a working relationship with the smaller USWA promotion where both Jarrett and Jacqueline were performers.
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Jacqueline was slated to play the character of Wynonna managing Jarrett for his heel act. An injury canceled those plans for Jacqueline, even though WWE already filmed vignettes and had plans in place for her debut.
7 Ivory Had Heat With Her For Working Stiff
Jacqueline and Ivory were two of the few credible women wrestlers on the roster during the Attitude Era. Both women were formally trained and knew how to work capable matches at a time when ladies like Sable, Debra and Terri Runnels struggled to keep up.
Despite having similar backgrounds, Ivory had heat with Jacqueline due to her stiff working style. Jacqueline laid in her hits, and it led to miscommunication between the two whenever having matches. The mutual respect was still there even with Ivory complaining about Jacqueline in interviews.
6 Was Emotional About Today's Wrestlers Honoring Her At Hall Of Fame
The WWE Hall of Fame induction of Jacqueline saw her getting celebrated for a legendary career in recent years. Jacqueline was certainly ahead of her time by having strong matches at a time when women received eye candy spots and a few minutes of television time.
Many of today’s wrestlers like Bayley, Naomi and Bianca Belair all praised Jacqueline for influencing their journeys in the wrestling world. Jacqueline got a bit emotional during her induction and referenced it in future interviews about how much it meant to her to have her career validated in such a way.
5 Disco Inferno Was Fired For Not Wanting To Lose To Her
The WCW career of Jacqueline featured a couple of controversial backstage stories. Disco Inferno was actually fired for refusing to lose a match to her. The belief of Disco was that it would kill his credibility to job to a woman, but Eric Bischoff felt it made sense for his comedic character.
WCW did not rehire Inferno until he agreed to lose a match to Jacqueline at Halloween Havoc 1997. Bischoff ended up winning out and being right as nothing changed for Disco’s character after doing the job to Jacqueline on PPV.
4 Evening Gown Wardrobe Malfunction Was Not Planned
WWE started to find new match stipulations for the women’s division during the Attitude Era, especially when Sable took off as a major star. Jacqueline had a noteworthy feud with Sable, and it led to stipulations like an Evening Gown match.
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One noteworthy match featured Jacqueline having a wardrobe malfunction on television. Bruce Prichard claimed that this wasn’t intentional and was an honest mistake that came with the territory of having such risky matches on live television.
3 WWE Pushed Her To Help Sable Look Good
The main reason for Jacqueline getting pushed was to give Sable an experienced heel to work with. Sable outgrew Marc Mero in popularity as his manager and it led to her getting her own push facing off against female wrestlers.
Jacqueline became the new manager and love interest of Mero when feuding with Sable. WWE wanted to have a trusted veteran lead Sable to solid matches since she was new to the business. Jacqueline did a great job helping ensure that Sable looked as good as she could in the squared circle.
2 Jim Ross Viewed Her As Most Valuable Female Hire Of His
Jacqueline rarely received time to have classic matches and often struggled to get a spot on television, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t respected by her peers. Jim Ross revealed that Jacqueline was considered a respected figure backstage by the locker room and him.
The Ross Report podcast saw Ross naming Jacqueline as the single most valuable female performer he hired during his time in management. Jacqueline was an unsung hero who helped lead the women’s division of inexperienced performers, even if they received bigger pushes than her.
1 Refused To Get Attacked By Miss Elizabeth
The end of Jacqueline’s WCW run came with a controversial story regarding her backstage reputation. WCW turning Miss Elizabeth heel saw them wanting her to have moments like attacking Jacqueline backstage to sell the new character.
Jacqueline apparently felt that it would hurt her credibility to have a non-wrestler like Elizabeth. WCW didn’t find it fair for her to draw a line in the sand when given an angle to benefit the overall show. Jacqueline ended up leaving the company and getting her start in WWE for a better run.
