Velvet Mykietowich

Velvet Mykietowich is a retired Irish Canadian professional wrestler better known as Velvet McIntyre. She is a former WWF Women's Tag Team Champion and WWF Women's Champion.

Career

McIntyre won the WWF Women's Championship when she defeated The Fabulous Moolah in Australia on July 3, 1986 but lost the title six days later. McIntyre also wrestled Moolah for the women's title at WrestleMania 2. Velvet took the early advantage in the match, but missed Moolah with an attempted flying bodypress. Moolah was able to capitalize and pin McIntyre in less than one minute in front of a stunned audience at the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago.

She also competed at the 1987 Survivor Series, teaming with Moolah, future WWF women's champion Rockin' Robin, and the Jumping Bomb Angels against Sherri Martel, Leilani Kai, Judy Martin, Donna Christanello, and Dawn Marie. During the match, Martel jammed Velvet's neck following a suplex maneuver and the visibly stunned McIntyre sat on the canvas for a few seconds to collect herself. Martel actually leaned down to see if she was alright and then proceeded with the match. Despite back and neck pain from the botched move, McIntyre continued and even pinned Martel with a victory roll later in the match. She was eventually eliminated by Leilani Kai.

Pinning the women's champion once again vaulted McIntyre into the No. 1 contender position. She feuded with Sherri Martel for the WWF Women's Title during the remainder of 1987 and throughout 1988 but was unsuccessful.

By 1990, the women's division in the WWF was again on hiatus. McIntyre continued to wrestle but never resurfaced in any of the remaining major North American promotions, nor did she compete in the new women's promotion the LPWA.

She is currently retired and raising her twin children. McIntyre does home crafts and sells them.

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves

*McIntyre Roll (Victory Roll Pin)

*One Footed Dropkick

*Swinging Hurricanrana

*Running Cross Body

*Flying headscissor

Championships and accomplishments

• National Wrestling Alliance
• NWA Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time w/ Princess Victoria)

• World Wrestling Federation
• WWF Women's Champion (1 time)
• WWF Women's Tag Team Champion (2 times) - Princess Victoria (1) and Desiree Petersen (1)

Other titles

• CWA Women's title
• ECCW Women's title
• WWWA Women's title
• ICW Women's title

References

• Velvet McIntyre at Online World of Wrestling
• Velvet McIntyre at LethalWOW.com
• Slam! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Velvet McIntyre
• Slam! Wrestling: Velvet's WrestleMania Memories
• WWF Women's Tag Team Gallery: Velvet McIntyre & Desiree Peterson vs. Peggy Patterson and Penny Mitchell

External links

• WWE Summary of Velvet's Title Reign