During her stint in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), the 6'4" wrestler had a green mohawk and was managed by Fabulous Moolah.
[5] A couple of years after graduating college, she once again became interested in becoming a professional wrestler, so she moved to Columbia, South Carolina to train with Fabulous Moolah at her wrestling school.
[4][3] While a trainee at Moolah's school, Mjoseth cut her hair into a mohawk and developed the Mad Maxine persona.
[5] Maxine (accompanied by Moolah) defeated Susan Starr in her first WWF match that aired on the March 31, 1985 edition of All American Wrestling.
[7] Mjoseth relocated to Florida with Luna Vachon and Peggy Lee Pringle to work with booker Wahoo McDaniel as "Lady Maxine".
[15][16] They also competed in a mixed tag team match which pitted Maxine and Victory against Dark Journey and Koko Ware.
[4][18] During her wrestling training period, she was editor of The Black News after infiltrating a Ku Klux Klan rally on freelance assignment.
[4][5][18] She spent seven years working with the National Institute of Aging (2000–2007) and developed an arts-based program called Vital Visionaries.
[19][20] She appeared in an episode of the HBO television series Real Sex in the 1990s, which featured an erotic art auction she had curated.