Nellya Baughman[1] (August 21, 1935 – May 11, 2008) was an American professional wrestler who was best known by her ring nameJudy Grable. She was an active wrestler during the 1950s and 1960s. In addition to her nickname "The Barefoot Contessa" due to her preference for wrestling barefoot,[1] she was also known as "the acrobatic blonde with the educated flying feet".[3]
Grable trained for her professional wrestling career with The Fabulous Moolah in her school in Columbia, South Carolina.[1][2] She debuted in 1953 using the name Peaches Grable.[1] Moolah's female trainees worked in Boston under promoter Paul Bowser, and in Boston, Grable and Moolah were involved in a feud.[2]
She wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territories through the 1950s and the 1960s. In September 1956, a battle royal was held to determine the new NWA World Women's Champion, but Grable lost to long-time rival The Fabulous Moolah.[3] On September 20, 1959, Grable made an appearance as a contestant on the popular television show What's My Line?[1] The episode became famous in part because of the highly risque banter from guest panelist Groucho Marx and consequent malapropisms by regular panelist Dorothy Kilgallen and host John Daly.
Even though she retired in the late 1960s, Grable's last in-ring work occurred in Superstar Wrestling in 1974.[1]
On March 31, 2017, Grable was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a part of the Legacy wing.
Personal lifeedit
Grable was the youngest of six children, including four brothers and one sister.[1] She was a tomboy who liked fishing, hunting, and sports.[1] She also wrestled at Grand Junction High School.[1] Her family later moved to Florida, where Grable became interested in the circus.[1] She was employed at Ringling Brothers Circus as an acrobat for six months, deciding she would rather wrestle after falling off a high wire.[1]
In the late 1960s, Grable retired from wrestling after marrying a serviceman[1] and returned to school, graduating in 1978.[1] She was then employed as a nurse's assistant in a home for veterans.[1] One of her daughters works as a wrestler under the name Debbie Grable.[1]
Grable died on May 11, 2008, after living with diabetes, strokes, and Alzheimer's.[1]
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^"Congratulations to the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame Legacy inductees". WWE. March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
Referencesedit
Ellison, Lillian (2003). The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle. ReaganBooks. ISBN978-0-06-001258-8.
judy, grable, nellya, baughman, august, 1935, 2008, american, professional, wrestler, best, known, ring, name, active, wrestler, during, 1950s, 1960s, addition, nickname, barefoot, contessa, preference, wrestling, barefoot, also, known, acrobatic, blonde, with. Nellya Baughman 1 August 21 1935 May 11 2008 was an American professional wrestler who was best known by her ring name Judy Grable She was an active wrestler during the 1950s and 1960s In addition to her nickname The Barefoot Contessa due to her preference for wrestling barefoot 1 she was also known as the acrobatic blonde with the educated flying feet 3 Judy GrableBirth nameNellya BaughmanBornAugust 21 1935Bremerton Washington U S 1 DiedMay 11 2008 2008 05 11 aged 72 1 Professional wrestling careerRing name s Judy GrablePeaches GrableBilled height5 ft 6 in 1 68 m 1 Billed weight137 lb 62 kg 1 Trained byThe Fabulous Moolah 2 Debut1953 1 Retired1966 Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 2 Personal life 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksProfessional wrestling career editGrable trained for her professional wrestling career with The Fabulous Moolah in her school in Columbia South Carolina 1 2 She debuted in 1953 using the name Peaches Grable 1 Moolah s female trainees worked in Boston under promoter Paul Bowser and in Boston Grable and Moolah were involved in a feud 2 She wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance NWA territories through the 1950s and the 1960s In September 1956 a battle royal was held to determine the new NWA World Women s Champion but Grable lost to long time rival The Fabulous Moolah 3 On September 20 1959 Grable made an appearance as a contestant on the popular television show What s My Line 1 The episode became famous in part because of the highly risque banter from guest panelist Groucho Marx and consequent malapropisms by regular panelist Dorothy Kilgallen and host John Daly Even though she retired in the late 1960s Grable s last in ring work occurred in Superstar Wrestling in 1974 1 On March 31 2017 Grable was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a part of the Legacy wing Personal life editGrable was the youngest of six children including four brothers and one sister 1 She was a tomboy who liked fishing hunting and sports 1 She also wrestled at Grand Junction High School 1 Her family later moved to Florida where Grable became interested in the circus 1 She was employed at Ringling Brothers Circus as an acrobat for six months deciding she would rather wrestle after falling off a high wire 1 In the late 1960s Grable retired from wrestling after marrying a serviceman 1 and returned to school graduating in 1978 1 She was then employed as a nurse s assistant in a home for veterans 1 One of her daughters works as a wrestler under the name Debbie Grable 1 Grable died on May 11 2008 after living with diabetes strokes and Alzheimer s 1 Championships and accomplishments editCauliflower Alley Club Other honoree 2002 Georgia Championship Wrestling NWA Southern Women s Championship Georgia version 2 times 4 Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Women s wrestler 2011 1 WWE WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017 5 Notes edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Oliver Greg May 18 2011 Judy Grable a high flying Hall of Fame inductee SLAM Wrestling Archived from the original on January 15 2013 Retrieved 2011 05 21 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b c Ellison Lillian First Goddess of the Squared Circle p 90 91 a b Ellison Lillian First Goddess of the Squared Circle p 98 N W A Women s Southern Title Georgia Puroresu Dojo 2003 Archived from the original on 2008 12 03 Retrieved 2008 02 16 Penny Banner amp Lorraine Johnson 55 Ohio Congratulations to the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame Legacy inductees WWE March 31 2017 Retrieved March 31 2017 References editEllison Lillian 2003 The Fabulous Moolah First Goddess of the Squared Circle ReaganBooks ISBN 978 0 06 001258 8 External links editJudy Grable on WWE com Judy Grable at IMDb Judy Grable s profile at Cagematch net nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Judy Grable amp oldid 1201918706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
