With our 6th Round Pick,
The Second City Saints select:
In the Woman's Category:
The Fabulous Moolah
While she's not the hottest pick out there, she is definitely one of the greatest female wrestlers to ever lace up the boots.
Mary Lillian Ellison[6] (
July 22,
1923 –
November 2,
2007), better known by her
ring name The Fabulous Moolah, was an
American female
professional wrestler who was marketed by
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as holding the record for the longest title reign by any athlete in any professional sport.
[1] She began her twenty-seven year championship reign in 1956.
[1] For many years she was the leading promoter of woman's professional wrestling. She was also known as being the first
WWF Women's Champion. According to WWE, Moolah held the title a total of four times.
[2]
During her career, Moolah wrestled in
Canada,
Mexico,
Japan, and throughout
Europe.
[1] She became the oldest champion in the history of professional wrestling when she won the WWF Women's title at seventy-six years of age, in 1999, forty-three years after she first won the title.
[2] Moolah was inducted into the
WWE Hall of Fame in 1995.
[7]
Championships and accomplishments
- Other
- JWPA Women's Championship [3]