As wrestling fans mourn former minor league baseball player turned WWE wrestling star Randy "Macho Man" Savage, who was killed in a car accident in Tampa, it's also time to remember the late "Miss Elizabeth," his partner in and out of the ring.

MACHO MAN DEAD: Ex-wrestler dies in car accident

Miss Elizabeth (real name Elizabeth Anne Hulette) was introduced to TV viewers as Savage's "manager" in 1985. The so-called "First Lady of Professional Wrestling" was a big hit, softening Savage's bad-guy persona, and giving the promotion a long-running angle where the Macho Man defended her "honor" against a smitten George "The Animal" Steele, Hulk Hogan, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, etc.

In real life, the couple married in 1984 and divorced in 1992. Hulette later began a relationship with another pro wrestler, Lex Luger. She died of a drug and alcohol overdose at age 42 in 2003 at the home she shared with Luger, a former football player.

Here's video of Miss Elizabeth "choosing" between Savage and Hogan in an interview with "Mean Gene" Okerlund before WrestleMania V in 1989. Listen for commentary at end by Jesse Ventura, later to become Minnesota Governor.