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The Jumping Bomb Angels members include Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki.
Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki formed one of the most well-known teams on the Japanese Woman's Wrestling circuit. On January 5, 1986, the Angels defeated Bull Nakano and Condor Saito to win the vacant WWWA World Tag Team Championship. Then on March 20, 1986
The Jumping Bomb Angels members include Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki.
Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki formed one of the most well-known teams on the Japanese Woman's Wrestling circuit. On January 5, 1986, the Angels defeated Bull Nakano and Condor Saito to win the vacant WWWA World Tag Team Championship. Then on March 20, 1986, Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo, the Crush Gals, defeated The Angels to capture the WWWA Tag Team titles.
Tateno and Yamazaki entered the World Wrestling Federation in mid-1987 known as the "Jumping Bomb Angels".[2] At the Survivor Series 1987, the Jumping Bomb Angels were the survivors in a women's Survivor Series match.[2] On January 24, 1988 at the Royal Rumble, the Angels beat The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship.
On June 8, 1988, the Glamour Girls defeated The Angels to recapture the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship.
NAME: Noriyo Tateno (立野 記代, Tateno Noriyo)
Ring name(s)Noriyo TatenoBilled Height: 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Billed weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Debut: July 12, 1981
Retired: October 10, 2010
BIO: She worked in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, WWF and has been working in Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling since 1992, until her retirement in 2010.
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Itzuki Yamazaki (山崎五紀, Yamazaki Itzuki,
Billed height: 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Billed weight: 62 kg (137 lb)
Trained: byAJW Dojo
Debut: 1981
Retired: December 22, 1991
BIO: She worked with All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling, and Japanese Women's Pro until retiring in 1991.
She is the owner of Japanese Restaurant GOSUKE in New York City in 2022.
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-1981 All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling -1984 All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling Singles Champion ( vs Noriyo Tateno) -1986 WWWA Tag Team Champion ( vs Bull Nakano & Condor Saito) .
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-1988 WWF Women’s Tag Team Champions ( vs Leilani Kai & Judy Martin)
- All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
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First U.S. medalist in women’s freestyle wrestling
Born in Iran, Afsoon Roshanzamir was the only child of an Iranian wrestler, Manu Roshanzamir. Although women did not wrestle, and did not even get to see wrestling, Manu taught his daughter wrestling moves in their home and
First U.S. medalist in women’s freestyle wrestling
Born in Iran, Afsoon Roshanzamir was the only child of an Iranian wrestler, Manu Roshanzamir. Although women did not wrestle, and did not even get to see wrestling, Manu taught his daughter wrestling moves in their home and helped develop a sincere interest in the sport.
Her father spend time studying in Germany and Austria for advanced degrees, and Afsoon was there with the family. He wrestled often in European events while overseas. The family returned to Iran in 1979, and was there for five years after the Iranian Revolution. Manu and his family were able to leave Iran in 1983, and moved to the United States, ultimately landing in San Jose, Calif.
Afsoon went out for wrestling as a high school freshman at Independence High School, which was coached by David Chaid, father of NCAA champion and U.S. Open champion Dan Chaid. She survived the initial challenge of training with boys, at a time girls rarely wrestled, and was part of the team during all four years of high school.
In 1989, Coach Chaid brought Afsoon to a U.S. trials tournament run by Lee Allen, a pioneer in women’s wrestling. Afsoon had completed her junior year in high school, and would wrestle there against adult women. The winners would earn a spot on the U.S. team which would compete in the 1989 World Championships, the first time the USA would field a women’s freestyle team. Afsoon ended up making that USA team at 47 kg/103.5 lbs.
She was on a five-athlete team from the United States, which was coached by two talented coaches, Rusty Davidson of New Mexico and Pavel Katsen of New York, who had been the 1988 Olympic Greco-Roman coach. It was held in Martigny, Switzerland, alongside the men’s Freestyle and Greco-Roman World Championships
Afsoon had two matches in the tournament, losing to eventual runner-up Tomoku Natsumeda of Japan, 4-2, then defeating Sandra Schumaker of Switzerland by injury default. This earned her the World bronze medal at her weight class, and as the lightest of the U.S. wrestlers in the medal rounds, she became the first U.S. medalist at a Women’s World Championships. Two of her teammates secured silver medals, Asia DeWeese at 50 kg/110 lbs. and Leia Kawaii at 70 kg/154 lbs.
It was the start of a long and successful career for Roshanzamir. She continued wrestling in college, a member of the varsity men’s team at UC-Davis. When USA Wrestling began providing national team support for its women wrestlers, Afsoon could not be on the team roster anymore, but still trained with the men on the UC-Davis campus. She also was active as a wrestling official in the local community, and ended up officiating a college men’s match when the referee for a UC-Davis dual did not show up for the match.
Roshanzamir added a World silver medal in 1990, which gave her two career medals, and continued competing on the national level for a decade. She ended up making four U.S. World Teams, won three U.S. Open national titles and brought home international medals from events in France, Russia and Canada. She trained for a number of years in the Phoenix area as a member of the Sunkist Kids program.
She retired from competition in 2000, two years before the IOC voted to add women’s wrestling to the Olympic Games. She was married to Byron Johnston in 1998, and had her first son in 2001. Afsoon Johnston served the sport for a while longer on some USA Wrestling committees and was on its Board of Directors through 2003. Then, her major focus turned to her growing family and her professional career as a physical therapist.
In the last few years, Afsoon Johnston has returned to active involvement with the women’s freestyle program, going on tours both as a coach and in a medical capacity. Her children had reached an age where she could devote time towards wrestling once again. In 2014, Johnston was one of the U.S. Women’s World Team coaches, who helped lead the USA to a third place finish in Tashkent, led by three individual medalist. Afsoon is in the women’s coaching pool, and looks forward to being involved with more U.S. teams in the future.
First: NCAA Division 1 Female Coach
Biega enters her third season as head coach of the Sacred Heart women’s https://sacredheartpioneers.com/staff-directory/paulina-biega/350wrestling team.
Beiga was named the first female NCAA Division 1 wrestling coach in the country when she joined the Pionee
First: NCAA Division 1 Female Coach
Biega enters her third season as head coach of the Sacred Heart women’s https://sacredheartpioneers.com/staff-directory/paulina-biega/350wrestling team.
Beiga was named the first female NCAA Division 1 wrestling coach in the country when she joined the Pioneers prior to the start to the 2021-22 season.
A collegiate and international wrestler herself, Biega came to the Pioneers after two seasons as the assistant coach at Campbellsville University.
In addition, Biega is a two-time Universities Nationals All-American and an International Polish Champion. She is also a Polish National Champion as well as placed third at the Cadet European Wrestling Championship.
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Clarissa Kyoko Mei Ling Chun (陳美玲) is the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes Women's wrestling program, formerly, the USA Wrestling assistant National coach and an American Olympic women's freestyle 48 kg (105.5 lbs) wrestler. Chun was the first female wrestler from Hawaii t
Clarissa Kyoko Mei Ling Chun (陳美玲) is the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes Women's wrestling program, formerly, the USA Wrestling assistant National coach and an American Olympic women's freestyle 48 kg (105.5 lbs) wrestler. Chun was the first female wrestler from Hawaii to win a medal at the Olympics.[1][2] She was inducted into the 2018 Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame and 2022 National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] [10][11][12]
In 2022, it marked the first time that more than one female was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member, with Chun and Sara McMann becoming the third and fourth female Distinguished Members, joining fellow female wrestlers Tricia Saunders (2006) and Kristie Davis (2018).[13][14][15] Chun was also among the inductees of the 2023 class of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) National High School Hall of Fame.[16]
On November 18, 2021, Chun was announced as the first head coach of the University of Iowa’s women's wrestling program.[17]
105.5-pound division at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling and Judo – Beijing, China.
USA Wrestling's Women's University National Champion
Consistently ranked No. 2 by USA Wrestling
Wrestling USA Magazine's High School Girls All-America Team
Pricilla started out in wrestling however decided to switch to Judo in 2010 for more opportunities. Born with a genetic eye disorder called retinis pigmentosa… She has four degrees of peripheral vision, but with no central vision, is considered blind… Started judo in 2008 after pr
Pricilla started out in wrestling however decided to switch to Judo in 2010 for more opportunities. Born with a genetic eye disorder called retinis pigmentosa… She has four degrees of peripheral vision, but with no central vision, is considered blind… Started judo in 2008 after practicing karate… Moved to Sarnia at age three from Granby after parents separated… Graduated from the evangelism program at Rhema Bible College in Oklahoma… Also graduated from Everest College’s addictions and community services worker program in Barrie, Ont. She was selected as official flag bearer Opening Ceremony for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020...
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Jacqueline DeLois Moore[2
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Jacqueline DeLois Moore[2] (born January 6, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. She is best known for her time in WWE (known as the World Wrestling Federation until 2002) from 1998 to 2004, where she became the first African American WWE Cruiserweight champion as well as being one of three women to hold the championship, as well as working for World Championship Wrestling in 1997–98 and later Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a wrestler, manager, and road agent.
She began her career in World Class Championship Wrestling, but was well known in the United States Wrestling Association, where she was a fourteen-time USWA Women's Champion. She later moved to World Championship Wrestling, where she briefly managed the team Harlem Heat. In 1998, she joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later World Wrestling Entertainment). She began managing Marc Mero and had her first rivalry with Sable, which culminated in the re-establishment of the WWF Women's Championship, which Moore held twice during her time with the WWF. In 1999, she formed an all-female alliance with Terri Runnels and Ryan Shamrock called the Pretty Mean Sisters. In the early 2000s, Moore worked as both a referee and trainer for the WWF, and she also held the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, which was a title predominantly held by men. She was the third woman to accomplish the feat, but the only woman to do so under the WWE banner (following Madusa and Daffney in WCW). In 2004, she joined TNA, where she worked mostly as a manager and occasional wrestler.
Robin Denise Smith (born October 9, 1964), better known by her ring name Rockin' Robin, is an American retired professional wrestler. The daughter of Grizzly Smith, she is a second-generation wrestler; her bro
Robin Denise Smith (born October 9, 1964), better known by her ring name Rockin' Robin, is an American retired professional wrestler. The daughter of Grizzly Smith, she is a second-generation wrestler; her brother Sam Houston and half-brother Jake "The Snake" Roberts also wrestled. Smith is best known for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1987 to 1990, where she held the WWF Women's Championship. She is one of the longest reigning women's champions, with a reign that lasted for 502 days.
Smith grew up in a wrestling family and enjoyed going to wrestling shows, where she claims she and her siblings were treated like celebrities. Smith later decided to become a professional wrestler and trained, along with her sister-in-law Nickla Roberts (known by her ring name Baby Doll), under Nelson Royal. During 1987, Smith competed as Rockin' Robin in Wild West Wrestling, where she feuded with Debbie Combs and Sue Green.
Wendi Richter and Joyce Grable as a tag team held the NWA women's tag team title for the second longest reign.
Victoria "Wendi" Richter (born September 8, 1960)[4] is an American former professional wrestler. She began her professional wrestling career in companies
Wendi Richter and Joyce Grable as a tag team held the NWA women's tag team title for the second longest reign.
Victoria "Wendi" Richter (born September 8, 1960)[4] is an American former professional wrestler. She began her professional wrestling career in companies such as the National Wrestling Alliance, where she teamed with Joyce Grable, with whom she held the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship twice. In the 1980s, she joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). She held the WWF Women's Championship twice and feuded with The Fabulous Moolah over the title. She was also involved in a storyline with singer Cyndi Lauper called the "Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection". Richter, however, left the WWF after losing the championship in controversial fashion. She then worked in the World Wrestling Council and American Wrestling Association, where she held both companies' women's titles.
Joyce Grable, was an American professional wrestler. She was the long-term tag team partner of Wendi Richter. She held the NWA United States Women's Championship once and the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship six times—three with Richter and three with her other tag team partner Vicki Williams.
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Lisa Marie Varon (née Sole; born February 10, 1971) is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor and bodybuilder. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, under the
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Lisa Marie Varon (née Sole; born February 10, 1971) is a retired American professional wrestler, fitness competitor and bodybuilder. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, under the ring name Victoria. She is also known for her time in Impact Wrestling, under the ring name Tara. Varon held both companies women's championships on several occasions.
Varon began competing in fitness competitions and won ESPN2's Fitness America Series in 1997.[6][7] In 1999, she placed second at a fitness event in New York City to earn her International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) Professional Fitness Card.[1][8][7] Varon met World Wrestling Federation (WWF) performer Chyna, who encouraged her to become a professional wrestler.[1][8][6] She trained in the WWF's developmental territories for three years before moving to the main roster to compete full-time under the ring name Victoria.[6]
Varon had her first television appearance at WrestleMania 2000, where she portrayed one of The Godfather's "Hos". She debuted in June 2002 and was pushed to win the WWE Women's Championship, a title she would go on to hold twice in her wrestling career. After leaving WWE in 2009, Varon debuted in TNA later that year as Tara. In TNA, she became a five-time TNA Knockouts Champion, making her a seven-time Women's Champion overall.[3] She was also a one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion, with Brooke Tessmacher, collectively known as TnT.
Varon was born in San Bernardino, California, to a Puerto Rican father (who is a Vietnam veteran) and a Korean-born Turkish mother who worked as a singer in Japan.[9][10] She grew up with three older brothers, all of whom became amateur wrestlers, with her oldest brother, Bobby, winning a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games.[1][2][11] Varon attended Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California. During high school, she was active in cheerleading, a sport in which she competed since the sixth grade.[1][2]
During her senior year in high school, she was nationally recognized by the National Cheerleading Association, earning an All-American award and being chosen to cheer at half-time of the NFL 1989 Pro Bowl, alongside 70 other women.[2][11][12] She participated in track and field events in the ninth grade.[1] After graduating, she studied biology at the University of California, Los Angeles and she studied medicine at Loma Linda University, with the intent on becoming a physician.[8][6][11] She worked as a human tissue coordinator at the Inland Eye and Tissue Bank in Redlands, California, where she was involved in the process of organ donation.[8][2][5][6][11]
While working at the eye and tissue bank, Varon became a personal trainer and taught aerobics. While training at a gym, she was offered an opportunity to compete in a bodybuilding competition, a contest she won as a middleweight.[8][6] She competed in fitness competitions, such as ESPN2's Fitness America Series in 1997 and 1998, winning the former, and the Miss Galaxy Competition in 1998, where she met and befriended Torrie Wilson.[1][6] After Wilson moved to Los Angeles, California and signed with the professional wrestling promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW), she invited Varon to one of the shows. While backstage, an agent asked her to appear in a segment with Scott Hall.[1][6][11] Through Wilson, Varon unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a contract with WCW.[1] She later moved to Los Angeles to find work in televised news fitness segments.[1] In 1999, she earned her International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) Professional Fitness Card after placing second at the National Physique Committee (NPC) Team Universe show in New York City.[1][8][2][7][11] It was during her time working in fitness competitions that Varon also first met Trish Stratus.[8]
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Heidi Lee Morgan DeBartolomies was a highly skilled gymnast and eventually a successful bodybuilder. She began her wrestling career winning Teenage body building contest at age 16. Ralph Caroonali was her
Heidi Lee Morgan DeBartolomies was a highly skilled gymnast and eventually a successful bodybuilder. She began her wrestling career winning Teenage body building contest at age 16. Ralph Caroonali was her coach. Throughout her career Heidi wrestled for WWE, POWW, WOW, LPWA and numerous other reputable organizations.
She went to Moolah’s school June 1986. There she was trained by Donna Christanello, Susan star, Leilani Kai, Velvet Mcintyre, and the fabulous Moolah.. When she came home December. Polished off by Johnny Rodz New York,
After working on the independent circuit in North and South Carolina, she joined the National Wrestling Federation as part of the Federation, Morgan feuded with Wendi Richter. She battled Richter, in the first ever women's steel cage match in May 1987.
She had great feuds against MADUSA & Debbie Combs. And while in the LPWA where she got a massive push when she teamed with Misty Blue. The two eventually won the LPWA tag team championship. She wrestled against the best Sue Sexton Susan Green, Joyce, Grable, Desiree Petterson, Penelope Paradise, Peggy Lee, Lady X, Black Venus, the Glamor Girls and many more. Heidi made history again having one of the first ever women's matches on WWE Monday Night Raw.
Now an educator- Trainers Manager for Planet Fitness. Also A radio talk show host called Woman Encouraging Woman, LLC. I Live every Sunday night on WVLT 92.1 GM Ceuisin w/ The Oldies. Reaching over 200,000 Viewers.
"I was born March 19th 1955 in Louisville, Kentucky raised by my grandparents in the country where there were not many kids to play with but lots of animals. I was a horse freak If I was awake I was riding.horses meant everything t
"I was born March 19th 1955 in Louisville, Kentucky raised by my grandparents in the country where there were not many kids to play with but lots of animals. I was a horse freak If I was awake I was riding.horses meant everything to me: My grandparents gave me a great life . I had no idea we were poor I thought everyone lived like we did. As the years went by my aunt Mary started talking me to wrestling matches with her and her kids I thought it was great. The more I went the more I liked it so I started talking to some of the guys about how to get into the business . Finally at the ripe old age of 15 Dennis Hall gave me Moolahs phone number and I called her and the rest is history I trained for 2 weeks and my wrestling career began. There are many stories during my life working for Moolah.some good some not so much but it was a life changing experience" Debbie Johnson Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee 2024.
The LPWA produced two television series, The Super Ladies of Wrestling and Ladies Championship Wrestling from 1990 to 1992.[2] Many of their matches were also distributed and sold on VHS tapes. They held their first and only pay-per-view, Super L
The LPWA produced two television series, The Super Ladies of Wrestling and Ladies Championship Wrestling from 1990 to 1992.[2] Many of their matches were also distributed and sold on VHS tapes. They held their first and only pay-per-view, Super Ladies Showdown, on February 23, 1992, before closing down operations shortly after.[3]
Berg planned on promoting a second Super Ladies pay-per-view event in 2000, but the event was canceled. The pay-per-view was scheduled to feature women from around the world, including American wrestlers Debbie Malenko, Sherri Martel, Sweet Destiny and Missy Hyatt; Japanese wrestlers Chikako Shiratori, AKINO, Chapparita Asari and Ayako Hamada; and Australian wrestlers Amy Action, Raya Riot, and former LPWA Champion Susan Sexton.
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Mike McGuirk grew up in the wrestling business.[1] Her father Leroy McGuirk ran wrestling promotions in the midwest up to the early to mid-1980s. Leroy never wanted his daughter to follow in his footsteps and become a wrestler.[1] After her
Mike McGuirk grew up in the wrestling business.[1] Her father Leroy McGuirk ran wrestling promotions in the midwest up to the early to mid-1980s. Leroy never wanted his daughter to follow in his footsteps and become a wrestler.[1] After her father had left the business, she provided the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) with wrestling rings whenever they ran shows in her area.[1][2] She also did some timekeeping.[2] She announced her first show on September 12, 1986 at the Mid-South Coliseum.[1]McGuirk's television debut was in April 1987 on WWF Wrestling Challenge. From her debut, she was the object of ridicule from heel commentator/manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (though backstage they in fact got on well with each other).[3] McGuirk also did commentary, often with Bruce Prichard (better known as "Brother Love"), and "The Duke of Dorchester" Pete Doherty.[1] McGuirk was known for the colorful, glittery tuxedos she wore while announcing.[1]She performed color commentary on the Best of the WWF Volume 15, and did commentary on the WWF TV show All-American Wrestling. Her commentary as well as ring announcing was also seen/heard during episodes of Prime Time Wrestling which was co-hosted by Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon.[3]When not ring announcing or commentating, McGuirk's job was producing promos back stage.[1] She explained in an interview that Vince McMahon would not let his employees just sit around back stage, he would always find something for them to do while being paid.[2]McGuirk was featured as the ring announcer in the coin-operated WrestleFest video game released by Technos in 1991. McGuirk left the WWF in 1994, rumored to be because she refused sexual advances made upon her by Vince McMahon. McGuirk later denied this rumor, stating that she left because of the increasing use of steroids backstage and because she did not want to move her family to Connecticut.[1]In October 2004, she appeared at Wrestling Reunion II in New Jersey and also repeated her performance for an Indianapolis, Indiana show. In May 2010, she made an appearance at the Legends of the Ring convention. McGuirk was inducted into the IHWE Hall of Fame of Wrestling along with her father, LeRoy McGuirk for their contribution to the sport of professional wrestling in June 2015.
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Nickla Ann Roberts-Byrd (born February 13, 1962) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and valet, better known by her ring name, "The Perfect 10" Baby
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Nickla Ann Roberts-Byrd (born February 13, 1962) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and valet, better known by her ring name, "The Perfect 10" Baby Doll. She is best known for her appearances with World Class Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions in the 1980's.
Francine Meeks (née Fournier; born February 19, 1972), known by the mononym Francine, is an American semi-retired professional wrestling valet and professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances wi
Francine Meeks (née Fournier; born February 19, 1972), known by the mononym Francine, is an American semi-retired professional wrestling valet and professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1995 to 2001 and with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2005 and 2006.[1][2][3][4] During her tenure with ECW, Francine managed several of the promotion's top wrestlers.[8] Following her release from WWE, Francine announced her imminent retirement from professional wrestling on November 9, 2006. She also made appearances with Women's Extreme Wrestling (WEW) and made frequent appearances at autograph signings.[18] In WEW, she managed Amber O'Neal.On June 27, 2009, Francine held an ECW reunion show entitled "Legends of the Arena", with proceeds from the show being donated to the American Cancer Society.[19] On August 8, 2010, Francine appeared via pre-taped video at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's ECW reunion show, Hardcore Justice.[20] On July 28, 2021, Francine appeared in a backstage segment in Impact Wrestling via a video call with Brian Myers.
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Missy Hyatt, was a very influential broadcaster, valet, manager
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Missy Hyatt, was a very influential broadcaster, valet, manager , and occasional wrestler in professional wrestling for women. Occasionally she did wrestle. She was in all of the major pro wrestling organizations such as World Championship Wrestling ; World Class Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and Impact Wrestling.
Hyatt also is a very knowledgeable war historian. And is involved with reenactments.
Ken Resnick is an American wrestling announcer who served as an interviewer for the American Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation.
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Prior to working in wrestling, Resnick worked in public re
Ken Resnick is an American wrestling announcer who served as an interviewer for the American Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation.
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Prior to working in wrestling, Resnick worked in public relations and marketing for the Calgary Cowboys, was the Media Information Director for the Minnesota Fighting Saints, was a sales manager for Chrysler, and was a sports reporter for KTTC in Rochester, Minnesota.[1][2]
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In late 1983, while covering a celebrity golf tournament for KTTC, Resnick interviewed AWA owner Verne Gagne. Gagne was looking for a replacement for interviewer Gene Okerlund and offered Resnick the job shortly thereafter. Resnick remained with the company until April 1986, with his final appearance coming at WrestleRock 86.[3] Prior to the event, Resnick appeared in a promotional music video for the show entitled the "WrestleRock Rumble". It featured Resnick and other AWA talent rapping verses in a vein similar to The Super Bowl Shuffle.[4]
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Following his departure from the AWA, Resnick planned on returning to Chrysler, however his friend Blackjack Lanza convinced him to interview for a job with the World Wrestling Federation.[5] Resnick joined the WWF on May 1, 1986.[6] His final television appearance as a WWF announcer was on the March 14, 1987 episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge.[7]
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Resnick served as an announcer for the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association during the early 1990s. In 1996, he hosted the American Wrestling Federation’s syndicated television program Warriors of Wrestling.[8] In 2012 he returned to wrestling as an announcer for Traditional Championship Wrestling.[9] In 2018 he became an announcer for Ring Warriors, a professional wrestling promotion that airs on WGN America and Amazon Prime Video.[10]
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From 1991 to 1992, Resnick was the announcer of American Gladiators Live Tour.[1][11]
In 1996, Resnick was appointed to the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission by Governor Arne Carlson. He was reappointed by Jesse Ventura and Tim Pawlenty.[1]
Resnick served as the play by play announcer for the first season of RollerJam, a roller derby program that aired on The Nashville Network.[12]
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Sister SherriSherri grew up pl
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Sister SherriSherri grew up playing basketball and participating in track and field. Martel was first introduced to professional wrestling as a child, when her mother took her and her sister to shows in Mississippi. Sherri is arguably the greatest female wrestlers and managers of all time. Sensational Sherri Martell
Candi Devine (January 1, 1958 – February 9, 2022)
was an American professional wrestler better known by her ring name Candi Devine. She won singles championships in several promotions, most notably in the American Wrest
Candi Devine (January 1, 1958 – February 9, 2022)
was an American professional wrestler better known by her ring name Candi Devine. She won singles championships in several promotions, most notably in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), where she held the AWA Women's Championship four times.
Category: Valet
Era: Internet Era 2000-Present
Trained by: Killer Kowalski
Education: Lakehead University
Melissa Lavinia Coates (June 18, 1969 – June 23, 2021) was a Canadian professional wrestler, bodybuilder, fitness model, and actress. She was best known for appearing in the first two seasons of the Game Show Network show Extreme Dodgeba
Category: Valet
Era: Internet Era 2000-Present
Trained by: Killer Kowalski
Education: Lakehead University
Melissa Lavinia Coates (June 18, 1969 – June 23, 2021) was a Canadian professional wrestler, bodybuilder, fitness model, and actress. She was best known for appearing in the first two seasons of the Game Show Network show Extreme Dodgeball. In professional wrestling, she was known for her appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment's developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling and Deep South Wrestling, NWA Anarchy, and Women Superstars Uncensored. On the independent circuit, she was the valet of Sabu, under the ring name Super Genie.
Coates' mother was a nurse and amateur actress and bodybuilder, and her father is a doctor.[6] She was the youngest of four children, having a sister and two brothers.[6] She earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from Lakehead University, to originally seeking to be a veterinarian.
Nicole Fuchs[3] (née Bass; August 10, 1964 – February 17, 2017) was an American bodybuilder, actress, professional wrestler, and professional wrestling valet. She worked for companies such as Extreme Championship Wrestling, W
Nicole Fuchs[3] (née Bass; August 10, 1964 – February 17, 2017) was an American bodybuilder, actress, professional wrestler, and professional wrestling valet. She worked for companies such as Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation and XPW. From 1993 until her death, she made numerous appearances on The Howard Stern Show and took part as a contestant in Stern's 1993 pay-per-view television event The Miss Howard Stern New Year's Eve Pageant.[4] She then became a member of the show's Wack Pack and appeared in Stern's movie Private Parts.
She made guest appearances on four soap operas: The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of Our Lives in 1991, and General Hospital and Guiding Light in 1992.
Body Buildering Career
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Vivian Vachon 1951-1991
At the suggestion of her brother Maurice, she began to train as a professional wrestler, and went to South Carolina to train under The Fabulous Moo
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Vivian Vachon 1951-1991
At the suggestion of her brother Maurice, she began to train as a professional wrestler, and went to South Carolina to train under The Fabulous Moolah. It was also Maurice who suggested she adopt the ring name Vivian Vachon (sometimes spelled Viviane Vachon).[1]
In 1969, she wrestled for World Wide Wrestling Federation where she teamed with Bette Boucher feuding with The Fabulous Moolah and Toni Rose.[5] During that same year, she also wrestled in Georgia Championship Wrestling using the ring name Vivian Vance.[3]
In February 1971, she became the California Women's Champion.[6] She became the American Wrestling Association's (AWA) Women's Champion for a time, defeating Kay Noble on November 4, 1971.[6] In the early 1970s she starred in the movie Wrestling Queen, which also included her brothers and other wrestlers.[7] She wrestled in the early 1980s on a tour of Japan, and in 1986 for her brother Maurice's retirement tour.[1] In 2006, she was honored posthumously by the Cauliflower Alley Club.
Ring Names
Peggy Lee Fowler (January 19, 1959 – May 22, 2023), also known by her stage names Peggy Lee Leather, Lady X, and Thug, was an American professional wrestler w
Ring Names
Peggy Lee Fowler (January 19, 1959 – May 22, 2023), also known by her stage names Peggy Lee Leather, Lady X, and Thug, was an American professional wrestler who worked in the WWF, AWA, and WCW .
June Byers (May 25, 1922 – July 20, 1998),
June Byers, was an American women's professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and early 1960s. She held the Women's World Championship for ten years and is a member of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.
June Byers (May 25, 1922 – July 20, 1998),
June Byers, was an American women's professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and early 1960s. She held the Women's World Championship for ten years and is a member of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. She is overall a three-time women's world champion.
Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame Founded in 2022
(Pioneer) Cora Livingston Born 1887 or 1889
Buffalo, New York, US. Died April 23, 1957
Boston, Massachusetts, US,
Professional wrestling career Ring name(s) Trained by Dan McLeod
Dr. Benjamin Roller
Laura Bennett
Paul Bowser
Debut 1905 Retired 1935
On September 7, 1910, Livingston faced a local competitor May Nelson and she was crowned the first ever female wrestling champion.
Born August 5, 1915
Coffeyville, Kansas, US Died February 18, 1989 (aged 73)
Los Angeles Debut 1935 Retired 1955
Awards
Burke ran a women's wrestling school in Encino, California.
Singles Wrestler, Tag Team Wrestler, Promoter, Trainer Beverly The Hammer Shade is the first to be inducted in four categories.
She began her career in 1958 and retired in 1989
She was trained by Ella Waldek
Awards
Marva Scott wrestled from 1950- until 1979 . She wrestled as a heel which was extremely dangerous in the segregated south. She was the first black woman wrestler to get on the cover of The Ring Magazine. She traveled and wrestled in many countries including Canada, Australia, and Japan to name a few.
Trained by: Babs Wingo
Debut 1952 Retired 1976
Pioneer Ethel Johnson made history becoming the first African-American women's champion
Championships
(Pioneer) Babs Wingo, the first African-American woman to integrate professional wrestling, in the 1950s, signing with the promoter Billy Wolfe.
Like Jackie Robinson, Babs Wingo was the first female to desegregate women’s professional wrestling.
( TAG TEAM) Toni & Donna were a dominant tag team in the 1970''s. Both Donna and Toni were both inducted into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame individually. Both were instrumentally in the development in women's tag team wrestling .
Donna
Toni Rose
( Pioneer/ Wrestler) Susan was the first openly gay female wrestler, and also beat abulous Moolah in a shoot Match in 1977 breaking her streak.
Championships/ Awards
(Wrestler/ Trainer) Billed from New Orleans, Louisiana Trained by Rod Price Debut: 1998 Retired: 2021
Jazz and her husband Rodney Mack founded Dogg Pound Dojo http://www.doggpounddojo.com/
Billed height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm). Billed from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Trained by Paul Vachon, Vivian Vachon, Debut1985 Retired 2007.
Championships
Trained by Brad Rheingans, Eddie Sharkey
Debut 1984
Retired 2000
Championships
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
Women's wrestling was included in the Olympic program for the first time in 2004. Irini Merleni earned the honor of being the first gold medal-winner.
Women's wrestling Medal Record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – 2004 Athens Freestyle – 48 kg
Bronze medal – 2008 Beijing Freestyle – 48 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – 2000 Sofia 46 kg
Gold medal – 2001 Sofia 46 kg
Gold medal – 2003 New York 48 kg
Silver medal – 2005 Budapest 48 kg
Silver medal – 2007 Baku 48 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – 2005 İzmir
GLOW was the first all female television wrestling show in history.
Representing Glow will be original GLOW girl Jeanne Hollywood Basone. However the hall of Fame recognizes Mt. Fiji, Big Bad Mama, Vine, Sally & Babe the Farmer’s Daughters, Spanish Red, Ninotchka, Tina Ferrari, Ashley Cartier, Envy, Thunderbolt & Lightning, Godiva, Tiffany Mellon, Little Egypt, California Doll, Susie Spirit, Americana, Jungle Woman, Justice, Jackie Stallone, Aunt Kitty, Dave McLane, Steve Blance, Tulsa
Rita Marie Chatterton helped break down barriers for equality within the mainstream professional wrestling landscape, by becoming the first-ever female referee in the World Wrestling Federation aka WWE. She received the 2021 IPWHF International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Trailblazer Award
Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame
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