The hidden history of Mae Young, wrestling promoter
Did you know you know that Mae Young was a wrestling promoter? Read the extraordinary story of Mae Young and her partner, Eva Lee, on Slam!
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Tag: Mae Young
Actor, wrestler, bodybuilder Ric Drasin dies at 76
There are those who know how to promote themselves, to use their experiences in one activity to...
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Mae Young Classic 2018 – Episode Four: Too many uneven match-ups
With last week’s episode filled with excitement and enticing rivalries, I was expecting this final...
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Mae Young Classic 2018 – Episode Two: Rookie outperforms veterans
Never underestimate the underdog. Rookie Kacy Catanzaro put on an incredible performance in the...
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Mae Young Classic 2018 – Episode One: Satomura dominates
It’s safe to say that experience prevailed over technique and wrestling style in the opening round...
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Bubble-gum chewing Daisy Mae was a star in the early ’50s
The promotional bumpf is from another time: The Tomboy From The Ozarks; Mistress Of The Mulekick;...
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Cora Combs was a pioneering woman wrestler
Cora Combs, who died June 21, 2015, at age 92, allowed her evil side to come to the forefront when...
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Whoa Nellie! It’s a Dick Lane story!
The late announcer Dick Lane may have been one of the best-known figures in the world of...
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Mae Young, 1923-2014: ‘That’s my life, the wrestling world’
Ed “Strangler” Lewis once told Mae Young, “I don’t like women’s...
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Mae Young and the Dudley Boyz powerbomb
It might be the most famous — or notorious — powerbomb in WWE history. And Mae Young...
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Back and forth repartee keeps Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame induction hopping
JOHNSTOWN, NY – Part of the magic of attending the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame induction...
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Donna Christantello, dead at 69, was Moolah’s ‘right-hand person’
Donna Christantello, who died Friday at 69, was the “right-hand person” to the...
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Judy Grable a high-flying Hall of Fame inductee
Best known as “The Barefoot Contessa” for her lack of footwear, Judy Grable was one of...
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A verbose Stan Hansen highlight of Hall of Fame induction
AMSTERDAM, NY — Who knew? Who knew that the grumpy, ornery “Bad Man from Borger,...
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Orndorff tops Wonderful Hall of Fame class
AMSTERDAM, NY — The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame is considered by some as the only...
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WWE HOF show had Flair
ORLANDO, Fla. — Saturday night opened with a laugh-filled address from a returning hero, and...
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HOFer Mae Young vows to keep wrestling
At 85, Johnnie Mae Young will become the oldest living female to be inducted into the WWE Hall of...
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Legends celebrated at Titans In Toronto II
TORONTO — Wrestling fans and wresting legends came together Saturday night to share a meal,...
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Guts & endurance calling card of Lipstick & Dynamite
The world premiere of Chicago-based director Ruth Leitman’s documentary Lipstick &...
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Lipstick & Dynamite documentary honors women of ’50s
The new documentary, Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling is...
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2004 Hall of Fame inductees announced
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum held a fundraising...
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