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Ethel Blanche Hairston (née Wingo; May 14, 1935 – September 14, 2018) was an American professional wrestler whose ring name was Ethel Johnson. [1] [3] She debuted at age 16, [4] becoming the first African-American women's champion.
Tajiri applying a camel clutch to Rene Bonaparte. The wrestler begins the hold by standing over a face-down opponent. The wrestler reaches down to pull the opposing wrestler up slightly, sits on the opponent's back, and places both of the opponent's arms across their thighs, usually locking at least one by placing the arm in the crook of their knee. [1]
The Gedo Clutch has an attacking wrestler sit kneeling on the back of an opponent who is lying face down and facing the same way. The attacking wrestler then grabs the opponent's arms and lifts them over their thighs, similar to a camel clutch. The attacker then grabs hold of the opponent's head and pushes it down and forward between their legs ...
Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Ranked No. 23 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2022 [35] Ranked No. 9 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023 [36] Tried-N-True Pro. Tried-N-True Women's Championship (1 time, current) [37] Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame. WWHOF Award (1 time) Pro Wrestler of the Year ...
Best WWE Moment ESPY Award (2021) – Belair and Sasha Banks make history as the first Black women to main event WrestleMania [121] Female Wrestler of the Year (2022) [122] New York Post. Female Wrestler of the Year (2022) [123] Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Woman of the Year (2022) Ranked No. 1 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's ...
[20] [21] She became the first female African-American and the first Black wrestler to win Olympic gold, [22] [23] and only the second female American to win gold, after Helen Maroulis in 2016. [24] Two months after the Olympics, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.
Gory Guerrero (1921–1990), the patriarch of the Guerrero wrestling family, was one of the early pioneers in Mexican lucha libre and has been credited with the invention of the Camel Clutch. [1] Gory married Herlinda Llanes, whose three brothers Enrique , Mario and Sergio Yañez were all professional wrestlers (Enrique's son Javier was also a ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 February 2025. American professional wrestler, dancer and model This article is about the wrestler who debuted in 2013. For the 2004 Diva Search contestant, see Carmella DeCesare. Carmella Carmella in 2019 Birth name Leah Van Dale Born (1987-10-23) October 23, 1987 (age 37) Spencer, Massachusetts, U.S ...