Trudy Adams is an American

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

and retired female

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

, who wrestled in the

Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. C ...

as Amy the Farmer's Daughter and in the

Powerful Women of Wrestling Powerful Women of Wrestling (also known as POWW) was a women's professional wrestling promotion based out of Indianapolis, Indiana founded by David McLane, founder of Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling and Women of Wrestling. History After David McLa ...

, the Ladies Sports Club and the

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as Brandi Mae.

Professional wrestling career

Adams debuted as a professional wrestler in early 1987 in the

promotion as "Amy the Farmer's Daughter". She formed a successful tag team with The California Doll (Jane Hamlin). Adams only appeared during season two of the GLOW television series. When promoter

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left GLOW in 1987, Adams was one of several GLOW performers that joined his new

promotion. Upon joining POWW, Adams changed her ring name to "Brandi Mae", but maintained the same country farmer gimmick. She and Hamlin (now renamed "Malibu") reunited as The Bombshell Blondes. They became the top contenders for the POWW Tag Team Championship, which was held by

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and Hot Rod Andie. In 1988, Adams joined the

while continuing to wrestle for POWW. As Brandi Mae, she became the top contender for the

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, which was held by Madusa Miceli. Adams feuded with Miceli in a series of singles matches, as well as tag team matches pitting Miceli and

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against Adams and

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. During this time, Adams enlisted the aid of Rocky Mountain Thunder to counter the ringside presence of

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, whom Miceli was managing. In addition to managing Rocky Mountain Thunder, she also became the manager of

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. In December 1988, Adams wrestled in a 9-woman battle royal at the AWA SuperClash III pay-per-view. During this time, Adams also appeared in the Delta Tiger Lilies promotion, where she formed a tag team with

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and continued her feud with Miceli and Combs. While still competing in POWW, she formed a second tag team with

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named The Country Connection in 1989. The promotion closed in 1990. Adams then briefly worked for McLane's newest promotion, Ladies Sports Club, beginning in 1990. During this time, she held the LSC Television Championship. The Ladies Sports Club closed in 1991 and Adams retired from professional wrestling shortly thereafter.

Championships and accomplishments

* Ladies Sports Club **LSC Television Championship (1 time)"The Ladies Sports Club: Glitz and Glamour in the Ring", Wrestling Eye Presents: Women of Wrestling, Spring 1990

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Trudy American female professional wrestlers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women