Former WWE Women’s Champion Wendi Richter Describes The Fabulous Moolah as “Evil”

Wendi Richter was a pioneer in WWE women’s wrestling. The former WWE Women’s champion was part of the company’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Connection with Cyndi Lauper, when Vince McMahon’s company began rubbing shoulders with the music industry in the 1980’s.

But Richter was closely connected to The Fabulous Moolah, who received her fair share of criticism during her life and after her death. Richter recently appeared on Prime Time With Sean Mooney and talked about her relationship with Moolah.

“It was never good. She didn’t really help me get in the business, she used me, kind of like Elvis Presley’s manager. She got 25% of my pay and there was times, I didn’t even know what I got paid. She would cut me a check. Once I started wrestling, the promoters were asking for me, she didn’t promote me.”

But it wasn’t just Moolah’s business practices that turned Wendi against her. Moolah’s attitude was also a major concern for Richter.

“She was a very hateful person and I’ve never been around anyone that is hateful and spoke so coarsely. She was worse than a sailor. I’ve never heard anyone cuss and her cuss combinations, just the way she talked about people, I had never been around that. And I wasn’t around it very long because it’s the opposite of what I want to surround myself with. She hurt me any time she could and I realized that early on. She was an evil person and I didn’t ever wanna be around her.”

Wendi Richter was involved in what many fans believe was the first WWE screwjob in 1985. Richter defended her Women’s Championship against a mystery masked opponent in Madison Square Garden. That opponent was none other than The Fabulous Moolah.

“It was rigged to where the referee gave me a fast count and that was that. That hurt. Nobody has ever hurt me like they hurt me. It was the last time I ever saw her. She didn’t say anything. I stomped out of there and I wanted to talk to Vince McMahon and he was nowhere to be found.”

Wendi Richter never appeared for WWE again. She claimed in the interview that she was contacted to appear in a women’s battle royal and she was willing to do it if Moolah was involved. Richter didn’t know that Moolah had already passed away.