World Championship Wrestling (1995–1997) Marshall first appeared in
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in late-1995 and early-1996, making occasional unnamed appearances as an
audience plant, and as part of a group of
valets for the team of
Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. In April 1996, she began appearing regularly as a valet for her husband,
Steve "Mongo" McMichael as he transitioned from commentator to wrestler. Based on her real-life participation in beauty pageants, Debra took on the role of a beauty-pageant queen character, giving herself the nickname "The Queen of WCW" and often making remarks about other wrestlers and valets in
kayfabe interviews. At
The Great American Bash 1996,
Steve McMichael and his partner
Kevin Greene competed against two of the
Four Horsemen (
Ric Flair and
Arn Anderson). Flair won the match after Mongo and Debra turned on Greene by hitting him with a steel briefcase, joining the Four Horsemen. She managed the stable with
Miss Elizabeth and
Woman. The briefcase later became one of Debra's signature
objects. Debra briefly managed
Goldberg and
Alex Wright. On the November 24, 1997 edition of
Nitro, Wright fired Debra after she accidentally distracted him, causing a loss to
Prince Iaukea. After her divorce from McMichael, Debra left WCW. She also played the part of Jarrett's girlfriend. During the match, Debra hit Goldust over the head with Jarrett's trademark
guitar, enabling Jarrett to win. She would willingly take off her blouse to show the crowd her "puppies", a nickname originally bestowed upon her chest by wrestler
Road Dogg and later utilized by commentator
Jerry Lawler. The strategy helped Jarrett and partner Hart defeat
The Big Boss Man and
Ken Shamrock to become
WWF World Tag Team Champions in January 1999. In the same month, she also attempted to cause distraction in a tag match between Jarrett and Hart against Road Dogg and
Billy Gunn, but was attacked by
Chyna, who was also at ringside. In February, Debra feuded with female professional wrestler
Ivory, making her in-ring debut in a mixed tag match on
Monday Night Raw, which ended in a no contest. Immediately after the bell rang, she attacked Ivory and hit her with Jarrett's guitar. The same month, Jarrett and Hart retained the tag title in a tag match against Ivory's associates
Mark Henry and
D'Lo Brown at
St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House with Debra's assistance. In March, the team lost their tag title to the team of
Kane and
X-Pac. She also competed in her first singles match, against Ivory but lost via disqualification after
Jacqueline and
Terri Runnels attacked Ivory during the match. As Debra continued to manage Jarrett and Hart, a potential storyline developed where Hart and Debra would have an affair, but the creative team or Owen himself more likely vetoed the idea before it played out on-screen. in May 1999. On May 2, 1999, Debra was scheduled to take on
Sable in a 'Nightgown' match, but was made to compete against
Nicole Bass, against whom she lost. Usually, in an Evening Gown match, the woman who forcibly removes her opponent's dress wins. Because Sable removed Debra's dress, she therefore should have been the winner. At
SummerSlam in 1999 Jarrett faced D'Lo Brown. During the match, Debra and Brown's former tag-team partner Mark Henry interfered on Jarrett's behalf, allowing him to win both the
European Championship and the
Intercontinental Championship. Following an attack by Jarrett after losing a mixed tag match against
Stephanie McMahon and Test, Chyna pinned Jarrett, but referee
Tom Prichard overturned the decision due to Debra's involvement. which also served as her last appearance as an in-ring performer, despite being trained at the time to compete.
Sporadic appearances (2000–2002) From late-1999, Debra stayed off television while her husband
Stone Cold Steve Austin recovered from neck surgery. In the fall of that year she played the role of
Lieutenant Commissioner, the assistant of Commissioner
Mick Foley. During the feud, she appeared on an episode of RAW and slapped Vince McMahon. Although she was advertised to be involved in the
Wrestlemania 17 main event match between The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, she was later pulled due to both competitors lobbying not to have her out at ringside. After Wrestlemania, she returned on an episode of RAW, questioning Vince McMahon for his role in Stone Cold's villainous persona, and subsequently slapping him after he insulted her. During an episode of Smackdown, she appeared in a backstage segment and slapped
The Undertaker, who was feuding with Austin at the time. By the second half of 2001, Debra accompanied Austin, as he defected to the Alliance, with a
running gag about her famous chocolate chip cookies being repulsive (although Debra herself remained oblivious to this). On an episode of RAW, Debra was subject to a bucket of milk accidentally falling on her, which was a miscommunication by
Stacy Keibler and
Shawn Stasiak who meant to play the prank on
Kurt Angle. The following week, Debra beat up Keibler with a tray of cookies in a backstage segment. In August, during an episode of
Smackdown!, Debra also clocked Stone Cold in frustration with a cookie tray in the middle of the ring. Following domestic abuse charges against Austin and arrest, Austin eventually returned to WWE in 2003. Debra, however, was never invited back. References of Debra were subsequently dropped from WWE programming and media altogether, although, in 2021, she was acknowledged by WWE.com in a list of female performers who made an impact outside the ring. ==Other media==