Terrie Fact Sheet

TERRI

Terri Runnels

Real Name: Terri Lynne Boatwright-Runnels

Has been known as: Marlena, Alexandra York, Terri Runnels and Terri.

Birthday: October 5th, 1966

Height: 5'2

Weight: 107lbs

Where she's from: Live Oak, FL

Wrestling Finisher: Uncertain - High Cross Body/Hair Grab Take Down?

What she does: Host of Excess.

Career highlights: Hardcore Champion

Some random info: Terri was married to pro wrestler Dustin Runnels, and has one child with him (Dakota). Out of all the current Diva's, Terri has been there the longest (Since Jan 1996). She was a valet for Goldust (Dustin Runnels), and she had an 'affair' with Val Venis (1998), which bought back Dustin as Goldust. The two have since divorced (1999). She was the fourth Diva to join the Alliance from the WWF, following Stephanie, Debra and Ivory. She was the first Diva to be put through a table by the Dudley Boyz, she was managing the Hardy Boyz at the time, and she said they seemed to not have cared for her when she was put through a table, so she left the Hardy Boyz. She later joined the Radicalz, and was Perry Saturns 'girlfriend'. Perry left Terri for a mop, which was her wake up call to join the Alliance. Terri has not held the Women's Title, as she is more of a manager then wrestler. Terri competed in the first ever Bikini Thong Stink Face match against Stacy Carter (The Kat).

Terri Boatwright was a make-up artist for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) when she met Dustin (Rhodes) Runnels, and had her life changed forever. She took on the wrestling personna of Alexandra York, head of the York Foundation in WCW, managing the likes of Michael Wallstreet, Terrance Taylor and Richard Morton. Then at the 1996 Royal Rumble, Terri debuted in the WWF as Marlena, the manager (or director as she put it) of her now-husband, Goldust (Dustin Runnels). It eventually became known that the two were married and had a daughter, Dakota.

As time went on, the relationship of Terri and Dustin became rocky, until their characters were split from each other on television. Marlena started being called by her real name of Terri, and she became the sidekick of Val Venis in a feud with Goldust. After that she joined with Jacqueline (and briefly Ryan Shamrock) to form PMS (Pretty Mean Sisters) and took on Shawn "Meat" Stasiak as her protege. Terri became popular with the male audience for her beauty and her seductive ways. After the relationship with Meat came to an end (he was unable to keep "up" with her), Terri announced that she was holding her own Terri Invitational Tournament (TIT). The tournament would be a best-of-seven tag team tourney with the Hardy Boyz taking on Edge and Christian, and the winning team would earn $100,000 as well as the managerial services of Terri. The Hardys won, and Terri became their manager.

Terri Runnels (or Terri as she's now referred) has become one of the sexiest women in the WWF, if not *the* sexiest. She regularly entices the audience with her choice of outfits, her choice of movements, etc. However, she has yet to prove herself as a true wrestling manager, as she primarily stands at ringside looking pretty and rarely gets involved in the action. After being dumped by Perry Saturn in the World Wrestling Federation, Terri aligned herself with Extreme Championship Wrestling Superstar, Raven. Terri didn't seem to appreciate the way that Perry was treating her and Terri told Perry to make a choice. The mop that he had been carrying around, or Terri. Saturn chose the mop over Terri and Terri was on her way out. Terri appeared on RAW is WAR from WWF New York to address the situation but ECW representative and commentator on RAW is WAR shut Terri out by yelling at her. Shortly after that, Terri aligned herself with Raven in matches against Perry Saturn. On WWF Sunday Night Heat on August 12th, it was pretty much made official that Terri would be joining the Alliance.

Terri now is co on Excess with the coach and an interviewer for Raw and Smackdown.

Despite not being an active competitor, Terri is one of the most powerful women on the WWE roster. However, her power doesn't have anything to do with how much she can bench press. Rather, Terri has an unbelievable domination over men.

Today, Terri's sex appeal has landed her a job as RAW's leading female backstage interviewer.

Credit: WWE.COM