Joint Promotions (1979–1981) In 1979, Clarke started her wrestling career as a ringside second for her then-boyfriend Chris Adams for the
British-based company
Joint Promotions. In November 1980, listing magazine
TVTimes published a feature on 25 years of wrestling on
ITV which included an article in which Clarke - along with the wives of wrestlers
Mick McManus,
Jackie Pallo and
Bruno Elrington - together discussed the trials and tribulations of being the partner of a wrestler. She took a hiatus from wrestling.
World Class Championship Wrestling / United States Wrestling Association (1990–1991) In 1990, Clarke's by then ex-boyfriend Adams suggested to her that she should join
Dallas, making her return to wrestling for the
Texas-based promotion
World Class Championship Wrestling and the
Memphis,
Tennessee-based
United States Wrestling Association as a valet for
"Stunning" Steve Austin. Clarke was billed as Chris' ex-wife "Jeanie Adams" to add an extra dimension to his
feud with Austin, a wrestler he had trained at his wrestling school at the Sportatorium. During later bouts between Austin and Adams, Clarke would often
catfight with Adams' valet and then-wife,
Toni Adams. Clarke also wrestled Adams in a number of intergender
tag team matches and a high-profile singles match at the Sportatorium. The original idea of the angle came about in the beginning of 1986 when Adams began his storyline feud with Gino Hernandez. In 1991, Austin and Clarke left WCCW and the USWA and would later join
World Championship Wrestling. Lady Blossom debuted on 1 June 1991 episode of
WCW Worldwide by helping Austin defeat
Bobby Eaton for the
WCW World Television Championship by scratching Eaton in the eyes with her fingernails. The duo did not have a distinctive
gimmick, but they tried to portray themselves as being a couple from high society. Austin came down to the ring in an extravagant robe, whereas Lady Blossom frequently donned a luxurious
cleavage-baring evening gown. In a sharp contrast to her time in World Class Championship Wrestling, Lady Blossom did not get an opportunity to speak much on camera—she spoke on camera on less than a handful of occasions throughout her WCW tenure and with a prominent
Essex girl accent, at odds with her high society image. Blossom used her actions instead of her words as she did not hesitate to involve herself in Austin's matches in order for him to win and retain his WCW Television title. Blossom frequently interfered in his matches, although her interference backfired from time to time, and she occasionally took
bumps. On one occasion, Lady Blossom hopped onto the ring apron in an attempt to distract the referee from the action in the ring. As she was arguing with the referee,
Tracy Smothers inadvertently ran into her just as Austin had moved out of the way. Smothers' collision with Blossom jostled her and she fell to the floor mat a few moments later. Also, Lady Blossom constantly interfered in Austin's TV title matches with
P. N. News and thus he retained his title again due to her interference. Right when the 10-minute time limit was drawing near, Blossom interfered in the match just as Austin was about to be pinned, thus causing a disqualification. Blossom's most frequent method of a disrupting a match was to jump on the back of Austin's opponent just as he was about to be pinned. She then scratched Austin's opponent's face with her
fingernails. Another instance in which Lady Blossom's interference backfired took place in August 1991 on an episode of
WCW Power Hour during a TV title match pitting Austin and
Ron Simmons. Simmons was on the verge of victory in the match, but Lady Blossom entered the ring and jumped on his back to cause a disqualification. For a string of weeks in October 1991, both Blossom and Austin did an
angle involving a pair of
brass knuckles. During Austin's matches, Lady Blossom pulled out of a pair of brass knuckles that was underhandedly hidden underneath her cleavage and tucked inside one of the cups of her
bra. When the
referee's attention was drawn elsewhere, she pulled the brass knuckles out of her bra and hand the weapon over to Austin so that he could use them on his opponent. Unbeknownst to the official, Austin struck his opponent with the knuckles and then quickly handed them back over to Blossom. Lady Blossom then cleverly concealed the brass knuckles inside of her bra again and behave as if nothing ever happened. Austin then pinned his unconscious opponent for the victory. The couple's shenanigans worked for a few weeks, but they were caught within due time. At the conclusion of a match between Steve Austin and PN News on
WCW Saturday Night, Lady Blossom helped Austin cheat to win yet again. After the match, an enraged
Dustin Rhodes came down to ringside to explain to the referee that Austin had cheated in his match by striking his opponent with a pair of brass knuckles and that the
weapon was hidden inside of Lady Blossom's dress. Both Blossom and Austin egged Rhodes on to prove to the referee that they had cheated in the match, but he reluctantly refused to place his hand down her dress knowing the potential
sexual harassment issues his action caused. Moments later,
Madusa arrived on to the scene to confront the perpetrators and attempt to verify Rhodes' claims. Madusa then did what Rhodes was much too uncomfortable to do by
literally taking matters into her own hands and sticking her hand inside of Blossom's dress. Madusa was quickly able to pull the concealed weapon out of Blossom's dress and show off her discovery to the crowd. Considering that the referee now had visible evidence that Austin did in fact cheat to win the match, he reversed his decision in favor of News. Blossom retired from professional wrestling in late 1991 after becoming pregnant with her second daughter. She made her final appearance with WCW on 19 November 1991 at
Clash of the Champions XVII, accompanying Austin to ringside for his title defense against
P. N. News. ==Personal life==