Early career (1986–1987) Smith grew up in a wrestling family and enjoyed going to wrestling shows, where she claims she and her siblings were treated like celebrities. her stage name was the same as the
song from 1957. She competed at the first
Survivor Series as a member of
The Fabulous Moolah's team, which they were victorious. Throughout 1988, she feuded with
Sensational Sherri for the
WWF Women's Championship. At the
Royal Rumble in 1989, she defended the title against
Judy Martin. Smith defended the belt against Martin for the first six months of 1989. In the meantime, at
WrestleMania V, she sang "
America the Beautiful" to open the show. In 1990, wrestler
Hiro Matsuda, who had feuded with her father in the 1960s, picked Smith to tour for
All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling. On June 9, 1991, she defeated
Candi Devine in
Herb Abrams's
Universal Wrestling Federation to become the first UWF Women's Champion at
UWF Beach Brawl. She also competed in the
Ladies Professional Wrestling Association (LPWA), forming a tag team with
Wendi Richter. She competed at LPWA's only pay-per-view,
LPWA Super Ladies Showdown. She retired in 1992. == Personal life ==