Mildred Burke
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Mildred Burke (August 5, 1915 – February 18, 1989) was an American professional wrestler. She is overall a three-time women's world champion under different incarnations and recognitions.
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Mildred Burke | |
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Birth name | Mildred Bliss |
Born | (1915-08-05)August 5, 1915[1] Coffeyville, Kansas, US[1] |
Died | February 18, 1989(1989-02-18) (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, US |
Spouse(s) | Billy Wolfe (−1952) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Mildred Burke |
Billed height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 138 lb (63 kg)[2] |
Trained by | Billy Wolfe Cora Livingston |
Debut | 1935[2] |
Retired | 1955[1] |
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Burke's heyday lasted from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s, when she held the NWA World Women's Champion for almost twenty years. Burke started out in 1935, wrestling men at carnivals. She was managed by her second husband, promoter Billy Wolfe.[3] She is a charter member of WWE Hall of Fame's Legacy Wing, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame, and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.[1][4]