Mildred Burke: The 5’2″ Giant Who Conquered Wrestling
The 5โ2โ queen who made men tap. Mildred Burkeโs reign hid bone-snapping holds, backroom scandals, and wrestlingโs forbidden truth.
The 5โ2โ queen who made men tap. Mildred Burkeโs reign hid bone-snapping holds, backroom scandals, and wrestlingโs forbidden truth.
The amazing, untold stories of Babs Wingo, Marva Scott, and Ethel Johnson, three African American wrestling sisters who paved the way.
On July 28th, 1951, tragedy struck when 18-year-old Janet Boyer Wolfe suddenly collapsed during only her third professional wrestling match.