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[126] [134] In 2017, WWE Hall of Famer Tammy Sytch said Chyna should be inducted into the Hall of Fame, stating: "I believe she really opened up the doors for women's wrestling; not for Divas, but for the women's wrestling industry. She was wrestling men and it was believable because she was such a big personality, such a huge human being, and ...
Tamara Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972), commonly known by her ring name Sunny, is an American former professional wrestling personality.. Sytch was introduced to the professional industry by her longtime boyfriend Chris Candido, and debuted in the Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) territory in the early 1990s.
Stephanie Bellars (born January 25, 1976) is an American former professional wrestling valet. She is mostly known for her tenure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Gorgeous George, the kayfabe manager of "Macho Man" Randy Savage. After WCW, she worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and other promotions under various ring names.
Rink competed successfully as a submission style wrestler for several female wrestling video organisations including Premier production and Utopia entertainment. She wrestled both women and men, her matches including a victory over fellow IFBB competitor Pavla Brantalova from the Czech Republic . and defeating rival fitness model Karen Konyha
She is the third Olympic wrestling gold medalist (after Kurt Angle and Gable Steveson) and the first female Olympic wrestling gold medalist to sign with the company. On the taping of the July 5, 2024 edition of NXT Level Up , she made her in-ring debut under the name Tyra Mae Steele , in a losing effort against Wren Sinclair .
Sarah Ann Hildebrandt (/ ˈ h ɪ l d ə b r æ n t / HIL-də-brant; born September 23, 1993) [1] [2] is an American freestyle wrestler.She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and a bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [3]
Women's wrestling has maintained a recognized world champion since 1937, when Mildred Burke won the original World Women's title. [4] She then formed the World Women's Wrestling Association in the early 1950s and recognized herself as the first champion, although the championship would be vacated upon her retirement in 1956.
Andy Kaufman wrestling with Debbie Harry and Caitlin Clarke in 1983. For most of its history, men and women would rarely compete against each other in professional wrestling, as it was deemed to be unfair and unchivalrous. Intergender wrestling was first utilized in the late-1970s/early-1980s by comedian Andy Kaufman.