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The oldest male living retired wrestler is Cowboy Bob Ellis, aged 95 (also American). The oldest female wrestler was Princess Bonita (1919–2014), aged 94 years, 273 days. The oldest female to be involved in the wrestling industry was Gorgeous George's valet Betty Wagner, who lived to the age of 98.
In 1999, she became the oldest champion in the history of professional wrestling, up to that point in time, when she won the Women's Championship for a final time at age 76. [ a ] During her lifetime, Moolah was lauded as a leading figure in women's professional wrestling and was considered one of the industry's most known lady wrestlers.
The problems caused by Wolfe's infidelity came to a head in 1952 when Wolfe and Burke separated. Burke found herself frozen out of professional wrestling among all National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) channels. [6]: 291 Desperate, Burke decided to consult Jack Pfefer for help. The NWA attempted to reconcile the couple, but the only agreed upon ...
Luke Winkie of Sports Illustrated listed her as the 79th greatest wrestler of all time, [132] while WWE named her the fourth greatest "Female Superstar in Modern WWE History" in 2021. [133] Beth Phoenix credits her with "breaking down doors" in the industry, and Kimber Lee credits Chyna as her motivation for entering wrestling.
Championship Wrestling from Florida. NWA Florida Women's Championship [89] National Wrestling Alliance. NWA United States Women's Championship [7] [5] NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time, inaugural) – with Ella Waldek [90] Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Ranked No. 241 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006 [91]
Ranked No. 1 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 in 2019 [311] Queens of Chaos. World Queens of Chaos Championship (1 time) [312] Sports Illustrated. Ranked No. 10 of the top 10 wrestlers of 2023 [313] Women's Wrestler of the Year (2018, 2019) [314] [315] Ranked No. 20 of the 20 Greatest WWE Wrestlers Of All Time [316 ...
She began wrestling in the early 1950s and her first reported match happened in 1954. [5] With her older sisters, Babs Wingo and Ethel Johnson, she was part of the first Black trio sister team. [6] Marva Scott was posthumously inducted into the Women’s Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2023. [1]
Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (formerly Daus, Sullivan, née Toffoloni; May 17, 1964 – June 22, 2007) was an American professional wrestling manager and model. She appeared in Florida Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling where she was known under the ring name Woman.