On a latter installment of the highly-acclaimed “Grilling JR” podcast, seasoned host Jim Ross reminisced about an unforgettable incident at WWE Armageddon 1999 involving Miss Kitty. She made a very bold move by taking off her top at the high-profile pay-per-view event. According to Ross,
“It was a way to try to entertain men 18 to 34. If you’re a marketer or a business person, you know that demographic likes that kind of thing. Pro wrestling is a male show. If you lose your males, you’re out of business.”
The unforgettable episode had Miss Kitty, whose actual identity is Stacy Carter, deliberately revealing her chest to a captivated audience immediately after she secured the Women’s title in a highly anticlimactic Evening Gown match.
In recapping these scenes during the podcast, Ross shared that Carter was more than “happy to provide” the crowd a little bit of excitement by flaunting her “luscious little breasts.”
While Ross did respect the impact female wrestlers have had on the sport, he underscored that during that era, the common belief among wrestling management was that fans preferred to see female talent put in a sexualized context.
As the discussion progressed, Ross talked about if Kitty was adequately rewarded for her daring display on national television, and he commented,
“Going from a good payday to the best payday they ever had. So hell yeah, they got compensated for it.”
Stacy Carter, who would eventually adopt the moniker The Kat, exited the company in early 2001 with her then-spouse, acclaimed commentator and wrestler, Jerry “The King” Lawler.