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Intergender wrestling, also known as mixed wrestling, is a type of professional wrestling match between a man and a woman and may also refer to tag team matches with both men and women on each team. Intergender tag team matches are not to be confused with mixed tag team matches; there is a rule governing mixed tag team matches that restrict ...
Gabrielle Lemos " Gabi " Garcia (born November 17, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and grappler. She is one of the most successful competitors of all time in the female black belt divisions, and a member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame .
Burke started out in 1935, wrestling men at carnivals. She was managed by her second husband, promoter Billy Wolfe. [3] She is a charter member of WWE Hall of Fame's Legacy Wing, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame, and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. [1] [4]
Rousey made her mixed martial arts debut as an amateur on August 6, 2010. She defeated Hayden Munoz by submission due to an armbar in 23 seconds. [56] She entered the quarterfinals of the Tuff-N-Uff 145 lbs women's tournament on November 12, 2010, and submitted promotional veteran Autumn Richardson with an armbar in 57 seconds. [57]
Gabert started training in 2001 under the wing of Joe E. Legend and Murat Bosporus, as well as other trainers from the German Wrestling Federation (GWF) promotion. Her first match took place on 7 April, where she faced Wesna and Blue Nikita in a three-way match under the ring name Jazzy Bi for the NWA Germany European Women's Championship, a match won by the champion Wesna.
Influenced by female professional wrestling and kickboxing, the Smackgirl competition was formed in 2001 and became the only major all-female promotion in mixed martial arts. [16] Other early successful Japanese female organizations included Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling , ReMix (a predecessor to Smackgirl), U-Top Tournament, K-Grace, and AX.
Xia Zhao [4] (simplified Chinese: 赵霞; traditional Chinese: 趙霞; pinyin: Zhào Xià; born July 28, 1988) is a Chinese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Léi Ying Lee.
The Women of Wrestling (WOW) is an American women's professional wrestling promotion. WOW personnel consists of professional wrestlers, commentators, ring announcers and various other positions. Executive officers are also listed.