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Grable trained for her professional wrestling career with The Fabulous Moolah in her school in Columbia, South Carolina. [1] [2] She debuted in 1953 using the name Peaches Grable. [1] Moolah's female trainees worked in Boston under promoter Paul Bowser, and in Boston, Grable and Moolah were involved in a feud. [2]
Moolah successfully defended the belt against the top female wrestlers in the world, such as Judy Grable and Donna Christanello, while also purporting to befriend some of the biggest celebrities of the day. [25] Moolah claimed in her book, First Goddess of the Squared Circle, that she formed friendships with Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. [25]
As per WWE's official title history, the inaugural champion was The Fabulous Moolah, who defeated Judy Grable on September 18, 1956. [16] Moolah had the longest reign by holding it for 10 years, although the WWE considers it to be longer at 28 years, as title changes between 1956 and 1984 are not recognized by the promotion.
Wendi Richter was trained at The Fabulous Moolah's Lillian Ellison School of Professional Wrestling by Leilani Kai, Judy Martin and Joyce Grable and made her professional debut in 1979. [1] In early 1982, Richter tag teamed with Moolah against Velvet McIntyre and Princess Victoria for three matches for the World Wide Wrestling Federation. [5]
Moolah defeated Judy Grable at the end of a 13-woman battle royal. Moolah was not fully recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the new NWA World Women's Champion until 1964 because Billy Wolfe, with whom Moolah had a falling-out earlier in her career, still controlled most of the NWA.
[1] [2] Casey soon decided to take Moolah up on her offer and moved to South Carolina to train. [1] Her first match was a tag team match that pitted her and Judy Grable against Rita Cortez and Brenda Scott that fall. [1] Casey also wrestled Miss Brenda in a two out of three falls match for the opening of a December 1962 card also featuring Fred ...
Judy Huddleston is one of the many members of Morrison’s inner circle interviewed in the new docuseries Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison (out now). In the series, Huddleston claims ...
The Fabulous Moolah and Patty Nelson November 2, 1967 (nlt) [Note 2] N/A N/A 1 [Note 1] Moolah and Nelson were billed as champions in Boston, MA. [1] Championship history is unrecorded from before November 2, 1967 to before May 1970. 21 The Fabulous Moolah and Toni Rose: May 1970 (nlt) [Note 2] Live event: N/A 1 (2, 1) [Note 8]