Former WWE star Missy Hyatt is giving fans the chance to own a piece of wrestling history – quite literally – by auctioning off one of her old breast implants, with bids starting at $1,500 (£1,113).
Melissa Ann Hyatt, better known to wrestling fans the world over as Missy Hyatt, has opened the bidding on the implant, which comes complete with a signed certificate of authenticity from the surgeon who removed it.
The 62-year-old, who dazzled fans throughout the 1980s and 90s and spent more than three decades working in the sport, is nicknamed the “First Lady of Wrestling” for the part she played in reshaping how women were seen and heard in the professional game, at a time when female voices in wrestling media were few and far between.
It’s a nickname Missy has clearly embraced, and one she leans on directly in her pitch to fans – turning a decades-old piece of medical history into a collectible with her own larger-than-life persona attached.
“Hold the First Lady of Professional Wrestling in your hands”
Missy, who is from Tallahassee, Florida, announced the sale on Monday (14 September), opening what is undoubtedly one of the more unusual memorabilia auctions to come out of the wrestling world in recent memory.
The auction runs until 20 September, with the starting bid set at $1,500 and the winner also receiving Missy’s signature on the item itself. At current exchange rates, that opening bid works out at roughly £1,113 – though given the item on offer, it’s fair to say the final hammer price is anyone’s guess.
The paperwork accompanying the item – a letter of authenticity – shows the 800cc silicone implant was removed on 7 August, with the documentation signed off by a Dr Larry Harper. It’s a level of detail that wouldn’t look out of place on a certificate for a piece of fine art or a rare autograph, and it’s clearly designed to reassure buyers that what they’re bidding on is exactly what it claims to be.
Announcing the sale to her followers, Missy Hyatt said: “I have a unique collectible up for auction.
“Have you ever wanted to hold the First Lady of Professional Wrestling in your hands? Well, here is your chance.
“I have one of my breast implants available for auction. It comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the doctor who took and made it a collectible. I will sign it.”
It’s a pitch that leans fully into the campy showmanship Missy built her name on decades ago – equal parts tongue-in-cheek and shrewd understanding of exactly what will get wrestling fans reaching for their wallets.
From the ring to the barber’s chair
Missy Hyatt made her name with World Championship Wrestling between 1987 and 1994, before going on to work with the WWF and ECW during a career that spanned more than 30 years and helped define an era of wrestling television.
These days, she has swapped the arena for a rather different working life. Missy now works as a barber, and makes appearances at events as a self-described “WWII Living Historian” and “Civil War Living Historian” – a world away from the wrestling ring, but one that hasn’t dimmed her flair for the theatrical.
It’s a striking contrast: the woman once beamed into millions of living rooms as wrestling’s glamorous “First Lady” now spends her days behind a barber’s chair and dressing up for historical re-enactments, only to resurface in headlines for auctioning off a piece of her own cosmetic history. Missy has never been shy about turning her own story, in all its unlikely turns, into content her fans want to engage with.
The implant auction taps into a memorabilia culture that has become increasingly common among retired wrestling stars, many of whom now sell signed merchandise, ring-worn gear and other personal items directly to fans rather than through official channels. Few, however, have gone quite this far, and fewer still have combined it with quite so much self-aware humour.
Fans left stumped by the sale
The unusual auction has drawn plenty of reaction online, with fans split between admiration for the hustle and outright bewilderment.
One person wrote: “This is wild but I respect the hustle.”
Another added: “Brilliant.”
A third commented: “This is the greatest time to be alive in human history.”
Someone else said: “My god, the depths and of course some weird fan will buy it.”
While one fan simply wrote: “Oh come on.”
The reactions sum up the split many unconventional celebrity auctions tend to provoke: part fascination, part disbelief, and a healthy dose of grudging respect for anyone willing to monetise the truly unexpected. It’s the same mix of curiosity and skepticism that tends to follow any story about creators finding new, boundary-pushing ways to turn their own image – or in this case, a literal piece of their own body – into a payday.
Whether it’s wrestling nostalgia, a taste for the bizarre, or genuine collector interest driving the bids, Missy Hyatt’s implant auction has certainly given fans something to talk about. With several days still left on the clock, it remains to be seen just how high – or how strange – the final price ends up being.
