Jayne Porter is an English female

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known by her

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Klondyke Kate. She wrestled for

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, holding their British Women's Championship, which she won in a match featured in a BBC2 documentary. She also regularly wrestled on Welsh TV station S4C's ''Reslo'' wrestling show organised and presented by

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and managed male opponents of Big Daddy for wrestling shows screened on the two Scottish franchises of the

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network in October 1990.

Professional wrestling career

In 1977, Porter began wrestling at the age of 14 in Blackpool, answering a crowd challenge. She was trained at the same facility as fellow English wrestler

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. Her first match was at a bar with wrestlers The Cherokee Princess and Rusty Blair. Porter wrestled both men and women early in her career. In 1982, she embarked on a tour of Japan. Porter was involved in the first legal female wrestling in the city of London took place in 1987 at

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. In 1989, Porter was a part of a

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documentary called ''Raging Belles'' from the television show '' Forty Minutes''. The documentary covered Porter defeating Nicky Monroe for the British Women's Championship in

. In October 1990, Porter appeared at a taping by

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for the

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and STV regions of ITV in which she was the manager of the teams of Anaconda and Kamikaze plus John Wilkie and Count Von Zuppi, each of which faced Big Daddy and partner Johnny Kidd in two

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matches. Following defeats in both, Porter herself had a brief post-match altercation with Daddy. She was also a frequent combatant on Welsh language wrestling show ''Reslo'' on the S4C channel. She is interviewed in

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's short film ''World of Wrestling''. Porter's retirement match was in December 2011 against her daughter Connie Steele. In 2018, she was the first inductee of Pro-Wrestling: EVE's Hall of Fame. She was featured on

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's ''

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'' in January 2019.

Personal life

Porter had six

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s and suffered from both anxiety and depression. After landing on her stomach during a match, she discovered she was over eight months pregnant with her son Adam; his father was wrestler

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. Her daughter Connor is also a professional wrestler known as Connie Steele. Her marriage ended in 2002. She also gave birth to another son in 2003 After retiring from wrestling, Porter worked with disadvantaged youth and became a foster parent. Also, after her weight ballooned to 28 stone, she underwent

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surgery, losing over 14 stone.

Championships and accomplishments

** British Women's Championship (5 times) * Pro-Wrestling: EVE **Hall of Fame (2018)

Professional wrestling career

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

References

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