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Mary Lillian Ellison (July 22, 1923 – November 2, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer better known by her ring name The Fabulous Moolah. She began her career working with promoter Billy Wolfe and his wife, wrestler and trainer Mildred Burke , as well as working alongside professional wrestler "Nature Boy" Buddy ...
Over a three-day period between June 22 and 24, 2007, Chris Benoit, a 40-year-old Canadian professional wrestler employed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), murdered his wife Nancy and their seven-year-old son, Daniel, before hanging himself at their residence in Fayetteville, Georgia, United States.
A lawyer representing WWE stated that she was unrelated to the scandal. [24] In a 2023 interview, Nailz claimed he was forced to testify by federal prosecutors. He reportedly told the Department of Justice to "get lost" when they asked him to testify against McMahon and asserted the next day that the FBI gave him a subpoena to force him to ...
In 2019, she was featured on Vice's Dark Side of the Ring episode on the Fabulous Moolah. Her son, Michael mentions his mother's life and the abuse she suffered in wrestling. [6] [7] One of the most notorious accusations is from the family of Sweet Georgia Brown (Susie Mae McCoy), who was trained by Moolah and her husband, Buddy Lee.
The winner was to receive The Fabulous Moolah Memorial Trophy, made in the likeness of Moolah. [2] [4] After a controversy over their decision to honor Moolah, WWE changed the name to the "WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal." [5] The trophy was subsequently renamed and it was redesigned as a simple golden cup with tassels atop the trophy's base. [6]
Dark Side of the Ring is a Canadian [1] documentary television series produced by Vice Studios Canada.It premiered on April 10, 2019 on Vice TV in the United States, and airs in Canada on Crave's streaming and TV network.
After former AWA wrestler Jesse Ventura referred her to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), [4] she debuted on July 24, 1987, defeating The Fabulous Moolah for the WWF Women's Championship. [9] [10] Renaming herself Sensational Sherri, she reigned as WWF Women's Champion for fifteen months before losing it to Rockin' Robin on October 8, 1988 ...
The "Montreal Screwjob" remains one of the most high-profile double-crosses in the history of professional wrestling and the first heavily publicized professional wrestling double-cross since Wendi Richter lost the WWF Women's Championship to a masked Fabulous Moolah following a money dispute on November 25, 1985.