The Fabulous Moolah

Mary Lillian Ellison (July 22, 1923 – November 2, 2007), better known by her ring name The Fabulous Moolah, was an American female professional wrestler. She wrestled for WWE. She was a 4 time WWF Women's Champion. She was champion for almost thirty years. That made her champion longer than anyone else in the sport.^[1] She was inducted into the 1995 WWE Hall of Fame. She was the first woman to join the WWE Hall of Fame. She is also the oldest WWE Women's Champion ever to win the title against Ivory at No Mercy in 1999. She was best friends with fellow wrestler Mae Young. The Fabulous Moolah also has a book about her life titled, The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle.

The Fabulous Moolah
Moolah in April 2001
Born	(1923-07-22)July 22, 1923 Kershaw County, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	November 2, 2007(2007-11-02) (aged 84) Columbia, South Carolina
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	The Fabulous Moolah Slave Girl Moolah The Spider
Billed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Billed weight	138 lb (63 kg)
Billed from	Columbia, South Carolina
Trained by	Mildred Burke
Debut	1949

Moolah died on November 2, 2007 in Columbia, South Carolina^[2] of a heart attack.

References

1. "History of the Women's Championship: The Fabulous Moolah". WWE. Archived from the original on 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
2. "Fabulous Moolah passes away". WWE. Retrieved 2010-08-19.

Other websites

• The Fabulous Moolah's WWE Hall of Fame page
• The Fabulous Moolah at findagrave.com^{[permanent dead link]}