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DeAlva Eyvonnie Sibley (May 25, 1922 – July 20, 1998), better known by her ring name June Byers, was an American women's professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and early 1960s. She held the Women's World Championship for ten years and is a member of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. She is overall a three-time women's world champion.
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She began wrestling in the early 1950s and her first reported match happened in 1954. [5] With her older sisters, Babs Wingo and Ethel Johnson, she was part of the first Black trio sister team. [6] Marva Scott was posthumously inducted into the Women’s Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2023. [1]
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]
From the 60s onward women's bathing suits have morphed from trend to trend, but the classic silhouettes of the one piece and the bikini have stood the test of time. Show comments Advertisement
Nellya Baughman [1] (August 21, 1935 – May 9, 2008) was an American professional wrestler who was best known by her ring name Judy Grable.She was an active wrestler during the 1950s and 1960s.
Women's wrestling has maintained a recognized world champion since 1937, when Mildred Burke won the original World Women's title. [4] She then formed the World Women's Wrestling Association in the early 1950s and recognized herself as the first champion, although the championship would be vacated upon her retirement in 1956.
Johnson was known for her athleticism, being one of the first female wrestlers to perform a standing dropkick in her matches, as well as including a variation of the flying headscissors [1] [2] During her time in wrestling, Johnson faced popular wrestlers at the time such as June Byers and Penny Banner , and even challenging Mildred Burke for ...