[3] Wright earned a wrestling referee's license, the first woman in Missouri to do so, before entering the ring as a wrestler at the age of 42, also becoming the first person of the state to participate in a Men's Battle Royale bout.
[5] On November 23, 1989, Wright made her Pay-Per View debut at Survivor Series as a fan cheering on Dusty Rhodes who was a part of the Dream Team against The Enforcers.
Her WWF television debut occurred one week prior, however, during an episode of Prime Time wrestling, where she was also seen as a fan cheering on Dusty Rhodes during his match against Akeem.
[7] When Sapphire was found after a brief period of searching, she quickly ran into a dressing room and locked the door, refusing to be interviewed or even speak to Rhodes.
Wright was later brought into the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) for a brief period of time in 1993, participating in a feud featuring Jerry Lawler and Bert Prentice.
[1] Little is known about Juanita from the time she left the WWF except that she worked at GrandPa Pidgeon's in University City, Missouri, where she enjoyed telling old wrestling stories to her co-workers' children.
Dusty Rhodes, whom Sapphire had managed in the WWF, had wrestled under the name The Midnight Rider during his days on Jim Crockett Promotions.