Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 12:02:10 GMT -5
Its that Time again and after a successful thread last year we're back again for a part 2 of Womens Wrestling Month!.With Even More content and More Ladies of Wrestling!
And to kick things off here is Mildred Burke!
Prior to wrestling, she was an office stenographer by day, had outstanding muscle development, and was hoping to become a wrestler.Locally, Billy Wolfe was training aspiring women wrestlers. At first, Wolfe did not want to train Burke and instructed a male wrestler to body slam her, so she would stop asking Wolfe to train her. Burke, however, body slammed the man instead, which resulted in Wolfe agreeing to train her.Wolfe tutored her and realized that she was the prospect for which he was waiting. The close proximity of their training resulted in a relationship and ultimately marriage. Changing her name to Mildred Burke, she defeated Clara Mortenson for the Women’s championship in January 1937.
In the 1930s, Burke wrestled over 200 men, but only lost to one of them.
Despite the riches that her husband earned as a promoter of women grapplers, there was a dark side to their marriage. On the road, Wolfe stood as a father figure to the women he trained and managed, but he also earned reputation as a womanizer. Their marriage was not monogamous, as Wolfe enjoyed the companionship of women with whom he traveled.
In her later years, Burke ran a women's wrestling school in Encino, California.
Among her students was Canadian Rhonda Sing, who went on to fame as WWWA Champion, Monster Ripper, and WWF Women's Champion, Bertha Faye.Burke died from a stroke on February 18, 1989 in Northridge, California.In 2002, she was posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.
And to kick things off here is Mildred Burke!
Prior to wrestling, she was an office stenographer by day, had outstanding muscle development, and was hoping to become a wrestler.Locally, Billy Wolfe was training aspiring women wrestlers. At first, Wolfe did not want to train Burke and instructed a male wrestler to body slam her, so she would stop asking Wolfe to train her. Burke, however, body slammed the man instead, which resulted in Wolfe agreeing to train her.Wolfe tutored her and realized that she was the prospect for which he was waiting. The close proximity of their training resulted in a relationship and ultimately marriage. Changing her name to Mildred Burke, she defeated Clara Mortenson for the Women’s championship in January 1937.
In the 1930s, Burke wrestled over 200 men, but only lost to one of them.
Despite the riches that her husband earned as a promoter of women grapplers, there was a dark side to their marriage. On the road, Wolfe stood as a father figure to the women he trained and managed, but he also earned reputation as a womanizer. Their marriage was not monogamous, as Wolfe enjoyed the companionship of women with whom he traveled.
In her later years, Burke ran a women's wrestling school in Encino, California.
Among her students was Canadian Rhonda Sing, who went on to fame as WWWA Champion, Monster Ripper, and WWF Women's Champion, Bertha Faye.Burke died from a stroke on February 18, 1989 in Northridge, California.In 2002, she was posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.
