Debbie Szostecki

Debbie Szostecki

Born: April 18, 1959
in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA
is a professional wrestler better known as Debbie Combs Combs worked for the World Wrestling Federation from 1986-1987, where she challenged for the WWF Women's Championship against The Fabulous Moolah and Sherri Martel

She also worked in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and is a former NWA World Women's Champion. She originally won the title by winning a battle royal in Honolulu, Hawaii in spring 1986. At some point, she was no longer recognized as the champion and defeated Penny Mitchell to become the champion again in Kansas City, Missouri on April 10, 1987. The Kansas City promotion withdrew from NWA in 1987 and closed in 1988. The NWA vacated Combs' title and awarded Misty Blue Simmes the reinstated NWA United States Women's Championship (a replacement of the prior NWA World Women's Championship held by Combs). Combs challenged Simmes to a title match at a Delta Tiger Lilies card in 1989, but Simmes was unable to accept due to an arm injury she had sustained.

American Wrestling Association

She also competed in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the 1980s. Upon joining the promotion, Combs wrestled against Sherri Martel as a babyface, but later turned heel and became tag team partners with Madusa Miceli. The duo feuded with Heidi Lee Morgan and Brandi Mae.

Return to WWF and World Championship Wrestling

After leaving the promotion, she later returned to the WWF in 1994 to challenge Alundra Blayze. She wrestled Blayze once on an episode of Wrestling Challenge and was scheduled to face her at WrestleMania X, but was replaced by Leilani Kai.

Combs briefly competed in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the mid-1990s during their brief attempt at a women's division. On the March 31, 1997 edition of WCW Monday Nitro, Combs lost to WCW Women's Champion Akira Hokuto.

Women's Pro Wrestling

In the early 1990s, she was also president and booker of Women's Pro Wrestling (WPW), an all-women's promotion that produced direct-to-video matches. Her organization featured "Awesome" Ondi Austin, Babyface Nellie, Bambi, Candi Devine, Denise Storm, Jackie Moore, Lady Justice, Lisa Starr, Malia Hosaka, Olympia Hartauer, Peggy Lee Leather, Penelope Paradise, Penny Mitchell, Sandy Partelow, Susan Green, and Velvet McIntyre.

After Wrestling

Since her retirement, Debbie Combs has worked as a booking processor with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office in Nashville, TN.

Movies for Debbie Szostecki...

The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Title: The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Character: Debbie Combs
Released: October 28, 1987
Type: Movie
Coliseum Video brings you the biggest and baddest WWE suoerstars!
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AWA: WrestleRock '86
Title: AWA: WrestleRock '86
Character: Debbie Combs
Released: April 20, 1986
Type: Movie
The AWA supercard was broadcast from the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on April 20, 1986. It was the AWA's final stadium show.
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AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
Title: AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
Character: Debbie Combs
Released: December 29, 1985
Type: Movie
Nite of Champions II sees the American Wrestling Association and the National Wrestling Alliance unite to present a truly iconic confrontation; "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair goes toe-to-toe with "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes in a match for the ages.
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Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Title: Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Character: Debbie Combs
Released: December 25, 1985
Type: Movie
December 29, 1985 in East Rutherford, New Jersey at The Meadowlands
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PNW Owen Family Super Extravaganza
Title: PNW Owen Family Super Extravaganza
Character: Debbie Combs
Released: September 24, 1985
Type: Movie
Pacific Northwest Wrestling event, headlined by The Road Warriors facing Billy Jack Haynes and Sgt. Slaughter for the AWA Tagl Team championships.