Mildred Burke

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We might be going too far back into the DeLorean on this one. The Fabulous Moolah is in the WWE Hall of Fame and is unarguably the most important female wrestler in her era. Are we incorrect to look at the most important woman in the era before? If the WWE Hall does, they would look at Mildred Burke who WAS women’s wrestling for nearly twenty years. She was a long time champion; she created her own promotion, and feuded with the powers of the NWA. Her feud with her ex-husband, Billy Wolfe, should be the material of a Hollywood movie. This probably does not equate to a WWE Hall of Fame induction but as the Hall seems to like inducting women every year, is this really impossible?

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The Bullet Points

Other Aliases: Mildred Bliss (Real Name)
Billed From: Coffeyville, Kansas, U.S.A.
Key Championships Held: World Women’s (3)
NWA Junior Heavyweight
Why they will get in: The WWE HOF shows a lot of gender equity.
Why they won't get in: Her era predates the WWE, by quite a bit actually.
Five Greatest Matches/Moments: 1.   Won the Women’s Title from Clara Mortensen (1/37)
2.   Defeated over 200 men throughout the 1930’s
3.   Created her own promotion (though it did not last) after her acrimonious divorce from Billy Wolfe (1953)
4.   Fought June Byers to a controversial decision (in a legit shoot) in which Byers won the first fall and the second was incomplete. She continued to defend her title (NWA) though the NWA claimed Byers was the champion (8/20/54)
5.   Vacated the NWA Women’s Title that she still claimed to have when she retired (1956)