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Fabulous Moolah
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Lillian Ellison was her real name, but Billy Wolfe re-named her Fabulous Moolah because she always fought like it was a money match. Moolah started in the 50s and wrestled through the early 90s, holding the undisputed professional womens wrestling World Title longer than anyone in the history of the sport. Her cruelty was her trademark.
Known worldwide as the most historic women's wrestler in professional wrestling, The Fabulous Moolah, almost single-handedly helped define the women's division as one of the most talented on Earth.
Moolah got her first big break as the valet for 'Nature Boy' Buddy Rogers in the early 1950s. During this time, she became known as one of the first modern managers of wrestling.
In 1955, Moolah began to work for Vince McMahon Sr.'s promotion, Capitol Wrestling Corp. It was at this time that she began to catch the attention of wrestling fans nationwide.
Her most famous achievement came on Sept. 18, 1956, when she won the World Women's championship. This was a title that she would retain for over 10 years.
Moolah got her first big break as the valet for 'Nature Boy' Buddy Rogers in the early 1950s. During this time, she became known as one of the first modern managers of wrestling.
In 1955, Moolah began to work for Vince McMahon Sr.'s promotion, Capitol Wrestling Corp. It was at this time that she began to catch the attention of wrestling fans nationwide.
Her most famous achievement came on Sept. 18, 1956, when she won the World Women's championship. This was a title that she would retain for over 10 years.
Once she lost the championship, she regained possession a few weeks later, before holding onto it for another eight years, finally relinquishing it in 1976 to Sue Green.
During this long title reign, she also made history by becoming the first female to wrestle at Madison Square Garden on July 1, 1972.
The Fabulous Moolah would continue to work right into the 1980s, becoming a key figure in the growing 'Rock and Wrestling Connection', a movement which would help to shape wrestling today.
Moolah would go into semi-retirement throughout the duration of the 1990s, until she re-signed, along with Mae Young, to become a cameo figure in the new millennium.
It was during this time that she not only became the oldest wrestler on the WWF roster, but she also became the oldest woman to hold the WWF Women's title at 76 years old.
After this, she would continue to make sporadic appearances until her death on Nov. 2, 2007 at the age of 84.
In five decades, The Fabulous Moolah would work to become the greatest female wrestler in professional wrestling history, a title that can not be denied.
