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At first, women's wrestling was seen as a side-show, and it was banned in several states. The film mostly focuses on these years—the 1940s—along with the 1950s and 1960s, better known as the "heyday of women's wrestling", when the sport became more accepted and popular. [ 1 ]
Besides wrestling men and women, Gillem wrestled bears and alligators as part of her act. Gillem eventually found work touring with promoter Billy Wolfe's, the husband of Mildred Burke, troop of women wrestlers in 1942. She was often an opponent of Burke's, [4] wrestling her for the World Women's Championship. [3]
Waldek recounted her experiences as a professional wrestler for the documentary film Lipstick & Dynamite, reuniting with some of her fellow female wrestlers in the process. [2] Through her involvement in the film, Waldek found out that singer-songwriter Neko Case, who had been working on music for the film, is her great-niece. [11]
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Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling – July 20, 2008 The Great American Bash (2004) – July 21, 2008 C. W. Bergstrom – July 22, 2008
Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling; P. Pushed to the Limit; Q. Queen of the Ring (film) R. Racket Girls; S. Silver (film)
Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women's Wrestling is a 2017 book about the history of women's professional wrestling. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The book was written by wrestling historians Pat Laprade and Dan Murphy.
Her mother, Cora Combs, was also a professional wrestler. [3] Debbie Combs made her wrestling debut at Louisville Gardens for Angelo Poffo's International Championship Wrestling (ICW) at the age of 16 in a seven-women battle royal where she was the first eliminated. [4]