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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.
[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.
Jacqueline DeLois Moore [2] (born January 6, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager.She is best known for her time in WWE from 1998 to 2004, where she became the first African American WWE Cruiserweight Champion and one of three women to hold the championship.
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 ...
She was the first woman to compete in the Royal Rumble match and is the only woman to have held the WWE Intercontinental Championship. [126] 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 ]
Throughout its history, women have served in various onscreen roles in the American professional wrestling promotion WWE.In the 1990s, WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation) introduced the term Diva to refer to its female performers, including wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers.
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. Colorful characters, strong women, and over-the-top comedy sketches were integral to the series' success.
Sandy Parker (November 1, 1944 – June 2022) was a Canadian professional wrestler.She debuted in 1969, wrestling in Canada, the United States, and Japan. In Japan, she worked for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, holding numerous titles, and she was the first Black woman to win the WWWA World Single Championship in 1973.