Mad Maxine

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Mad Maxine Biography

Jeannine Mjoseth (born 1959) is a journalist, photographer, independent art curator, and retired professional wrestler better known by her stage names Mad Maxine and Lady Maxine. During her stint in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), the 6’4″ wrestler had a green mohawk and was managed by The Fabulous Moolah. After leaving the WWF in 1985, she wrestled on the independent circuit in Florida. She then retired from wrestling, pursuing a career in journalism, as well as working for the National Institute of Aging and the National Human Genome Research Institute.

Mjoseth is of Norwegian descent, but was born in West Germany and grew up as an army brat. She received a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Kentucky and played with the Kentucky Wildcats for two years (1977–1979) before choosing to take a sabbatical from college studies. She lived with her sister in Washington D.C. and worked odd jobs. She eventually decided to return to college but turned down an athletic scholarship with the University of South Florida (USF). Instead she focused on journalism and wrote for the school newspaper. After graduating in 1982, she worked as a writer and photographer for the Hillsborough Community Newspaper and as a reporter for the Sun City Center in Tampa. During her wrestling training period, she was editor of The Black News after infiltrating a Ku Klux Klan rally on freelance assignment.

As Mad Maxine, Mjoseth appeared in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1985 managed by Moolah. Maxine (accompanied by Moolah) defeated Susan Starr in her first WWF match that aired on the March 31, 1985 edition of All American Wrestling. She was accompanied again by Moolah for her second WWF match, which was against Desiree Petersen on April 16, 1985. Although she was initially brought into the WWF to feud with Wendi Richter for the WWF Women’s Championship, the two women never wrestled against each other.

In April 1986 in the Universal Wrestling Federation, Lady Maxine became the manager of Jack Victory. She accompanied him in singles matches, as well as 6-man tag team matches where he was paired with The Sheepherders. While managing Victory, she became involved in a feud with Dark Journey. The two women engaged in numerous cat fights from April though June 1986. They also competed in a mixed tag team match which pitted Maxine and Victory against Dark Journey and Koko Ware. The feud between Maxine and Dark Journey ended with Maxine being ran out of UWF. In actuality, she chose to retire from professional wrestling (since she had grown tired of the business) and focus on her journalism career.

Mjoseth appeared in Continental Championship Wrestling in January and February 1986 as the bodyguard of Norvel Austin. She assisted him in his feud with “Exotic” Adrian Street and Miss Linda.

Mjoseth relocated to Florida with Luna Vachon and Peggy Lee Pringle to work with booker Wahoo McDaniel. She was involved in a storyline feud with Peggy Lee Pringle and her brother Percy Pringle. She also had matches with Luna Vachon in February 1986.

She also spent seven years working with the National Institute of Aging (2000–2007) and developed an arts based program called Vital Visionaries. She is the Acting Chief of Communications for the National Human Genome Research Institute. Mjoseth also works as a video artist and independent art curator. She appeared in an episode of the HBO television series Real Sex in the 1990s, which featured an erotic art auction she had curated. She has also written a novel based on her experiences training to become a professional wrestler.

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