Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee'S

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(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

• Women's World Championship (3 times)
• International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2022
• National Wrestling Alliance
  •  Women's Championship (1 time)
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2002
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
• WWE
  • WWE Hall of Fame ( 2016)

  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

• All-Star Wrestling Women’s Championship twice (1968, 1985),
•  National Wrestling Alliance Women’s Tag Team Championship with Richards
• Florida Women’s Championship
• Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame

Marva Scott was a Pro Wrestling pioneer and one of America’s first black female wrestlers. Little is know about this unsung hero. She wrestled under the names Marva Scott, Marva Wingo, and  African Black Cat. Marva wrestled from the 1950s to the late 1970s. 

Two of her sisters, Babs Wingo and Ethel Johnson became pro wrestlers just before Marva joined them. 

Trained by:  Babs Wingo 

Debut 1952 Retired 1976

Pioneer Ethel Johnson  made history becoming the first African-American women's champion  

Championships 

• Independent
  • Colored Women's World Championship (3 times)
  • Ohio Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marva Scott
  • Texas Colored Women's Championship (2 times)
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with June Byers[
• WWE
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2021)

 (Pioneer) Babs Wingo, the first African-American woman to integrate professional wrestling, in the 1950s, signing with the promoter Billy Wolfe. 

( 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

• National Wrestling Alliance
  •  (4 times) - with Kathy O'Day (1)) and Toni Rose (3)

Toni Rose

• National Wrestling Alliance
  • The Fabulous Moolah (2) and Donna Christanello (3)

( 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

• Cauliflower Alley Club Other honoree (1994)
• NWA Texas women's Championship (4 time)
• NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Sandy Parker
• NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2011)
• PGWA Championship 2 time's 
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
• PWI Girl Wrestler of the Year (1976)
• Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame (2017)
• WWE/F women's champion  (1977)

(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/

• Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Women's Wrestling Award (2020)
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA  Women's Championship 
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 13 of  PWI Female 50
• SWE
  • Hall of Fame (2020)
• Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2012
• Women Superstars Uncensored
  • WSU Hall of Fame (2010)
• WWE
  • Women's Championship (2 times)

 Billed height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm). Billed from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Trained by Paul Vachon, Vivian Vachon,  Debut1985 Retired 2007.

Championships 

• Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Ladies Wrestling Award (2009)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 306 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1995
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Class of 2020
• Women Superstars Uncensored
  • WSU Hall of Fame (Class of 2011)
• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2019) 

 Trained by Brad Rheingans, Eddie Sharkey

Debut 1984

Retired 2000 

 Championships 

All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling

• IWA World Women's Championship (2 times)
• American Wrestling Association
  • AWA World Women's 
• Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2020)
• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW Cruiserweight 
• WWE
  • WWE 24/7 Champion
  • WWF Women's champion
  • WWE Hall of Fame 
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Rookie of the Year (1988)
• US Hot Rod Association
  •  Monster Jam Champion 2004
  • Monster Jam Finals  (2005)

 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   

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