Toni Adams
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| Birth name | Toni Leah Collins |
| Born |
August 19, 1964 Freer, Texas, United States |
| Died | June 24, 2010 (aged 45) Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Adams (m. 1984; div. 1994) |
| Children | 2 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Toni Adams Toni the Tigress Miss Simpson Nanny Simpson |
| Billed from | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |
| Trained by | Chris Adams |
| Debut | 1985 |
| Retired | 1995 |
Toni Leah Adams (née Collins) (August 19, 1964 – June 24, 2010) was an American professional wrestling manager and valet who appeared in several North American regional promotions during the 1980s including the Universal Wrestling Federation and the United States Wrestling Association, although she was best known as the manager of her late ex-husband Chris Adams while in World Class Championship Wrestling and the Global Wrestling Federation.
Among those she managed were Brian Christopher, Scotty Flamingo, Koko B. Ware, Tony Falk, Rod Price and Iceman Parsons.
Toni Lea Collins was born in Freer, Texas and began working in Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling as an assistant to the production staff in 1984. Meeting Chris Adams while working in the promotion, the two were married in Hawaii
Adams's appearances on World Class television were sporadic, however she made one memorable appearance in a 1986 interview where she was helping husband Chris (with his eyes bandaged selling his blinding injury) into his Corvette to drive to the airport en route to England. Adams again appeared in another interview between Chris and announcer Bill Mercer two months later, as he continued selling his eye injury (with vision restored to his right eye, but not to his left).
Following her husband to the Mid-South area, she soon appeared in an on-camera role for Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation interviewing wrestlers and fans. Upon Chris' return to World Class in late-1987 she appeared as one of the ringside ladies.
Adams eventually made her managerial debut appearing with Chris in World Class Championship Wrestling in 1989. Soon after, she along with ring announcer Frank Dusek were attacked by Tojo Yamamoto & Phil Hickerson, billed as P.Y. Chu-Hi. While held by Chu-Hi, Yamamoto ripped open her blouse before Chris came out from the locker room to chase them off.
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