| Old: The glorious Golden Age of pro wrestling. |
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| All images below are from gym workouts from 1949 to 1953. |
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| I consider the above images the best photo ever taken of female wrestling. |
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Nell Stewart vs Betty Hawkins with Buddy Rogers
June Byers vs
Janet Wolfe
Janet Wolfe
Mildred Burke punishes more.
Wrestlers Mae Weston and Violet Viann with Johny Long before their match in the early 1950's.
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Rose Roman, above and below, in wrestling dress.
Nell Stewart body slams Buddy Rogers. retropat77
We travel back to 1951, The Golden Age of Gal
Grappling in the United States. Ohio's Woman
Wrestling Champion, Nell Stewart, accepts a
$1.000.00 bill from Neal Van Ellis for wining a
hard fought Wrestling Tournament.
Grappling in the United States. Ohio's Woman
Wrestling Champion, Nell Stewart, accepts a
$1.000.00 bill from Neal Van Ellis for wining a
hard fought Wrestling Tournament.
Nell Stewart wins TV match.
Nell Stewart knees Betty
Hawkins in her gut.
Hawkins in her gut.
Rose Roman is set
to wrestle, above.
to wrestle, above.
Nell Stewart is slammed,
Now Woman wrestler Beverly Lehmer applies leg lock on Jean Holland
in 50's Ohio gym workout. It was the heyday of greats like June Byers,
Mildred Burke, Ella Waldek and Mae Weston.
in 50's Ohio gym workout. It was the heyday of greats like June Byers,
Mildred Burke, Ella Waldek and Mae Weston.
Woman wrestler Beverly Lehmer enjoys punishing Cora Combs
with a Boston crab.
with a Boston crab.