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She worked as a trainer at the women's wrestling training facility run by Fabulous Moolah and was responsible for training several notable female wrestlers, including Wendi Richter and Sherri Martel. After retiring from wrestling, Grable worked as a receptionist at a center for mentally and physically disabled people.
[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 ...
Women's wrestling made it's Olympic debut in 2004, but the U.S. didn't earn its first gold until Helen Maroulis won at 53 kg in 2016. Tamyra Mensah-Stock followed by winning 68 kg at Tokyo 2020.
Pro Wrestling eXpress. PWX Women's Championship (1 time) [102] Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Ranked No. 5 of the top of 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 in 2019 [103] Ranked No. 83 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020 [104] Remix Pro Wrestling. Remix Pro Fury Championship (1 time) [105] Rise Wrestling
Brittany Ann Baker (born April 23, 1991) is an American professional wrestler and dentist. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling—being the first woman to join its official roster when it launched in 2019—where she performs under the ring name Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.
Inaugural champion Lyra Valkyria. The American professional wrestling promotion WWE was founded in April 1963, but it never had a secondary women's championship until April 2024 when the NXT Women's North American Championship was introduced for the developmental brand NXT, [1] followed by the WWE Women's United States Championship for the main roster brand SmackDown in early November.
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.
Four women were also inducted into the Women’s Wrestling Hall of Fame: Babs Wingo, Ethel Johnson, Marva Scott and Baby Doll. Sisters Wingo, Johnson and Scott are best known as some of the first ...