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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.
AEW is the sister promotion of Ring of Honor (ROH) and has partnerships with Japanese promotions New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), [1] and their sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom), [2] CyberFight - encompassing Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH), DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), [3] and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW), [4] Mexico's Lucha Libre ...
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]
At the top of AEW's championship hierarchy for female wrestlers is the AEW Women's World Championship. It is held by first-time champion Mariah May, who defeated "Timeless" Toni Storm at All In on August 25, 2024. [7] The secondary title for female wrestlers is the AEW TBS Championship, which is also a television
Jade Nicole Cargill (born June 3, 1992) is an American professional wrestler.As of September 2023, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand.She is a former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion with Bianca Belair in their record-tying second reign as a team.
She made her wrestling debut in 1958. On October 21, 1963, Brown made history when she defeated Nell Stewart for the NWA Texas Women's Championship becoming the first black woman to win a title in wrestling history. [4] During her career she wrestled in Florida, Calgary, Mid-Atlantic, Alabama and Hawaii. She retired from wrestling in 1972.
Doheny made her professional wrestling debut in Ohio Valley Wrestling in November 2017. She worked for OVW until 2023, winning the OVW Women's Championship once. [7] She dropped the title to Max the Impaler at OVW TV #1055 on October 29, 2019. [8]
Toni Storm (c) vs. Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women's World Championship: 201 August 9, 2023 () Columbus, Ohio: Nationwide Arena: Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Anna Jay for the AEW Women's World Championship: 202 August 16, 2023 () (Fight for the Fallen) Nashville, Tennessee: Bridgestone Arena: The Young Bucks (Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson) vs.