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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.
Tajiri applying a camel clutch to Rene Bonaparte. The wrestler begins the hold by standing over a face-down opponent. The wrestler reaches down to pull the opposing wrestler up slightly, sits on the opponent's back, and places both of the opponent's arms across their thighs, usually locking at least one by placing the arm in the crook of their knee. [1]
[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.
The Gedo Clutch has an attacking wrestler sit kneeling on the back of an opponent who is lying face down and facing the same way. The attacking wrestler then grabs the opponent's arms and lifts them over their thighs, similar to a camel clutch. The attacker then grabs hold of the opponent's head and pushes it down and forward between their legs ...
She was a groundbreaker in making wrestling videos and short action movies that catered to fans of women's bodybuilding. Many believed that Baxter was the female bodybuilder in the 1985 Billboard top 3 song " California Girls ", by David Lee Roth whom she trained at Gold's Gym in Venice, CA, but this was actually Teagan Clive.
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]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 February 2025. American professional wrestler, dancer and model This article is about the wrestler who debuted in 2013. For the 2004 Diva Search contestant, see Carmella DeCesare. Carmella Carmella in 2019 Birth name Leah Van Dale Born (1987-10-23) October 23, 1987 (age 37) Spencer, Massachusetts, U.S ...
Starkz began training in wrestling at age 13 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, [2] making her professional wrestling debut in October 2018. [3] [4] According to a 2023 story by local TV station WDRB, during her first weeks at Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky in 2019, "a caring teacher pulled her into the hall to ask questions about her parents and home life" because she showed up with ...