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Early women's bodybuilding was about bikini contests. After protests in the 1970s Gloria Miller Fudge started real bodybuilding. [4] Bikini competition was created within fitness and figure competitions as a category on November 7, 2010, by IFBB to attract more female participants. [5] The first Bikini Olympia was introduced in 2010. Wrestling
Women of Wrestling (WOW) is an American women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane (who also founded Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW)). WOW is based in Los Angeles, California , and is owned by McLane and Los Angeles Lakers owner/president Jeanie Buss .
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.
Beach wrestling is a sport type in which both men and women can participate. Athletes compete in an inner sand-filled circle with a diameter of 7 meters. Unlike regular wrestling, athletes participating in this type of wrestling wear swimsuits, not wrestling clothes. They can also use spandex or sports shorts.
The WWE Women's United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division. It is one of two secondary women's championships on WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship on Raw .
Strong Women's Championship Tournament (2023) [46] New York Wrestling Connection. NYWC Starlet Championship (3 times) NYWC Fusion Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Ranked No. 40 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2022 [47] Ranked No. 8 of the top 250 women's wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023 [48] and ...
Bianca Nicole Blair Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and fitness and figure competitor.As of April 2016, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Bianca Belair.
The World Wrestling Games also featured championships in Grappling and Sambo, with the three styles being collectively known as the "developing styles" at the time. Beginning in 2019, the World Championships for the senior division will be determined via a point system during the Beach Wrestling World Series . [ 5 ]