Mildred Burke - The first great Women’s Wrestling Champion
Trish Stratus
Asuka
Becky Lynch
Victoria
Bull Nakano
Held the AJW Championship for 3 years, AJW Jr. Championship, All Pacific Championship, WWWA Single and Tag Championships, and the WWF Women’s Championship.
I’m going to toss in an Honorable Mention for Gladys “Kill 'Em” Gillem. Never a champion but she was something like the woman’s wrestling version Terry Funk or Mankind, taking bump after bump in her matches. This video of a match between Gillem and Elvira Snodgrass shows the kind of awful head bumps she took in the ring leaving her with a huge knot on the back of her head and surely the terrible effects of CTE. She is seen in the documentary Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling along with the Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young.
Mildred Burke - The first great Women’s Wrestling Champion
Trish Stratus
Asuka
Becky Lynch
Victoria
Bull Nakano
Madusa/Alundra Blayze
Struggling to come up with more names now. However the 90s were a wasteland in America for women’s wrestling. Medusa was a bright spot in an otherwise terrible time period.
I know there was a ton of great Joshi wrestling in Japan at the time, but I’m just not that familiar with it. I should probably go on YouTube and look for more Joshi stuff. We have Bull Nakano. Does anyone more familiar with Japan know if names like Manami Toyota, Cutie Suzuki, or Aja Kong belong on here?
“Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
(Moments in the career of Cody Rhodes)
Cody organizes and self-funds the first All In as the result of a bet with Dave Meltzer
It was the largest indy wrestling event ever, with competitors from half a dozen promotions, the first non-WWE show to sell 10,000 tickets in the US since the fall of WCW, and it lead to the launch of what’s now the number-two promotion in the world and the first serious competition WWE has had in decades. And it all happened because Meltzer said it couldn’t be done.
"Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
(Moments in the career of Cody Rhodes)
Cody organizes and self-funds the first All In as the result of a bet with Dave Meltzer
Cody turns on Hardcore Holly during their tag-team title defense against Ted DiBiase Jr., revealing himself as DiBiase’s partner, and becoming the first person to ever lose the title to himself.
Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
(Moments in the career of Cody Rhodes)
Cody organizes and self-funds the first All In as the result of a bet with Dave Meltzer
Cody turns on Hardcore Holly during their tag-team title defense against Ted DiBiase Jr., revealing himself as DiBiase’s partner, and becoming the first person to ever lose the title to himself.
Cody wrestles in Hell In A Cell a day after tearing his pectoral while training, sporting a massive bruise across half his chest
When they were talking about his injury early in the show I assumed it was a work. I audibly gasped when he took off his coat/robe and exposed the massive swath of purple.
"Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
(Moments in the career of Cody Rhodes)
Cody organizes and self-funds the first All In as the result of a bet with Dave Meltzer
Cody turns on Hardcore Holly during their tag-team title defense against Ted DiBiase Jr., revealing himself as DiBiase’s partner, and becoming the first person to ever lose the title to himself.
Cody wrestles in Hell In A Cell a day after tearing his pectoral while training, sporting a massive bruise across half his chest
Winning the tag belts with Drew McIntyre in a Tag Team Turmoil match at Night of Champions '10
"Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
(Moments in the career of Cody Rhodes)
Cody organizes and self-funds the first All In as the result of a bet with Dave Meltzer
Cody turns on Hardcore Holly during their tag-team title defense against Ted DiBiase Jr., revealing himself as DiBiase’s partner, and becoming the first person to ever lose the title to himself.
Cody wrestles in Hell In A Cell a day after tearing his pectoral while training, sporting a massive bruise across half his chest
Winning the tag belts with Drew McIntyre in a Tag Team Turmoil match at Night of Champions '10
Finishing the story and winning the WWE Championship from Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL
"Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
(Moments in the career of Cody Rhodes)
Cody organizes and self-funds the first All In as the result of a bet with Dave Meltzer
Cody turns on Hardcore Holly during their tag-team title defense against Ted DiBiase Jr., revealing himself as DiBiase’s partner, and becoming the first person to ever lose the title to himself.
Cody wrestles in Hell In A Cell a day after tearing his pectoral while training, sporting a massive bruise across half his chest
Winning the tag belts with Drew McIntyre in a Tag Team Turmoil match at Night of Champions '10
Finishing the story and winning the WWE Championship from Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL
On the August 9 SmackDown taping, Rhodes defeats Ezekiel Jackson for the Intercontinental Championship.
"Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
(Moments in the career of Cody Rhodes)
Cody organizes and self-funds the first All In as the result of a bet with Dave Meltzer
Cody turns on Hardcore Holly during their tag-team title defense against Ted DiBiase Jr., revealing himself as DiBiase’s partner, and becoming the first person to ever lose the title to himself.
Cody wrestles in Hell In A Cell a day after tearing his pectoral while training, sporting a massive bruise across half his chest
Winning the tag belts with Drew McIntyre in a Tag Team Turmoil match at Night of Champions '10
Finishing the story and winning the WWE Championship from Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL
On the August 9 SmackDown taping, Rhodes defeats Ezekiel Jackson for the Intercontinental Championship.
After six years away, Cody returns to WWE as Seth Rollins’ surprise opponent at Wrestlemania
It was pretty well suspected by fans that Cody was going to be the mystery opponent, since it was known that he’d finished up with AEW, but the pop when his music hit was amazing. I was absolutely gobsmacked that they let him keep his AEW music and outfit and “American Nightmare” nickname considering Vince’s insistence on trying to own every aspect of his wrestlers’ personae.
"Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
(Moments in the career of Cody Rhodes)
Cody organizes and self-funds the first All In as the result of a bet with Dave Meltzer
Cody turns on Hardcore Holly during their tag-team title defense against Ted DiBiase Jr., revealing himself as DiBiase’s partner, and becoming the first person to ever lose the title to himself.
Cody wrestles in Hell In A Cell a day after tearing his pectoral while training, sporting a massive bruise across half his chest
Winning the tag belts with Drew McIntyre in a Tag Team Turmoil match at Night of Champions '10
Finishing the story and winning the WWE Championship from Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL
On the August 9 SmackDown taping, Rhodes defeats Ezekiel Jackson for the Intercontinental Championship.
After six years away, Cody returns to WWE as Seth Rollins’ surprise opponent at Wrestlemania
Beating The Big Show on an Intercontinental Title tables match in the most hilarious fashion: Dropkicking him from the apron so that he stuck one foot through the table. He wasn’t even hurt; he was shocked.
"Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
(Moments in the career of Cody Rhodes)
Cody organizes and self-funds the first All In as the result of a bet with Dave Meltzer
Cody turns on Hardcore Holly during their tag-team title defense against Ted DiBiase Jr., revealing himself as DiBiase’s partner, and becoming the first person to ever lose the title to himself.
Cody wrestles in Hell In A Cell a day after tearing his pectoral while training, sporting a massive bruise across half his chest
Winning the tag belts with Drew McIntyre in a Tag Team Turmoil match at Night of Champions '10
Finishing the story and winning the WWE Championship from Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL
On the August 9 SmackDown taping, Rhodes defeats Ezekiel Jackson for the Intercontinental Championship.
After six years away, Cody returns to WWE as Seth Rollins’ surprise opponent at Wrestlemania
Beating The Big Show on an Intercontinental Title tables match in the most hilarious fashion: Dropkicking him from the apron so that he stuck one foot through the table. He wasn’t even hurt; he was shocked.
During his narcissist gimmick, he handed out paper bags to the audience so they could cover their ugliness and imperfections.
"Wrestling has more than one royal family.”
(Moments in the career of Cody Rhodes)
Cody organizes and self-funds the first All In as the result of a bet with Dave Meltzer
Cody turns on Hardcore Holly during their tag-team title defense against Ted DiBiase Jr., revealing himself as DiBiase’s partner, and becoming the first person to ever lose the title to himself.
Cody wrestles in Hell In A Cell a day after tearing his pectoral while training, sporting a massive bruise across half his chest
Winning the tag belts with Drew McIntyre in a Tag Team Turmoil match at Night of Champions '10
Finishing the story and winning the WWE Championship from Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL
On the August 9 SmackDown taping, Rhodes defeats Ezekiel Jackson for the Intercontinental Championship.
After six years away, Cody returns to WWE as Seth Rollins’ surprise opponent at Wrestlemania
Beating The Big Show on an Intercontinental Title tables match in the most hilarious fashion: Dropkicking him from the apron so that he stuck one foot through the table. He wasn’t even hurt; he was shocked.
During his narcissist gimmick, he handed out paper bags to the audience so they could cover their ugliness and imperfections.
Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes, Double or Nothing 2019. Great emotional match between the two brothers.
Next: The Many Lives (gimmicks) of Ed Leslie
Brutus Beefcake turns face at WrestleMania III, helps Roddy Piper beat Adrian Adonis and becomes Brutis The Barber Beefcake.
Brutus Beefcake turns face at WrestleMania III, helps Roddy Piper beat Adrian Adonis and becomes Brutis The Barber Beefcake.
When joining his friend Hulk Hogan in WCW, he wasn’t able to use the Barber gimmick so he went by “The Butcher.” The two even had a match for the championship at Starcade 94.
Brutus Beefcake turns face at WrestleMania III, helps Roddy Piper beat Adrian Adonis and becomes Brutis The Barber Beefcake.
When joining his friend Hulk Hogan in WCW, he wasn’t able to use the Barber gimmick so he went by “The Butcher.” The two even had a match for the championship at Starcade 94.
Teams with the future Hulkster in the Southeastern territory. They go by “Terry and Eddie Boulder.”
In the WCW in 1995 he went by The Booty Man, a man infatuated with his own butt. His finisher was the “High Knee” and he was accompanied by Kimberly Page, who was called The Booty Babe.
Brutus Beefcake turns face at WrestleMania III, helps Roddy Piper beat Adrian Adonis and becomes Brutis The Barber Beefcake.
When joining his friend Hulk Hogan in WCW, he wasn’t able to use the Barber gimmick so he went by “The Butcher.” The two even had a match for the championship at Starcade 94.
Teams with the future Hulkster in the Southeastern territory. They go by “Terry and Eddie Boulder.”
In the WCW in 1995 he went by The Booty Man, a man infatuated with his own butt. His finisher was the “High Knee” and he was accompanied by Kimberly Page, who was called The Booty Babe.