fabulous july november american professional wrestler better known ring fabulous began career working promoter wife wrestler trainer working alongside professional wrestler nature boy buddy rogers won prominent holder title approximately years 1980s joined world_wrestling_federation wwf later wwe storyline feuding defeated marketed wwf holding record longest title reign athlete professional sport according wwe wwf women champion held title total times addition prominent trainer promoter women professional wrestling 1990s returned wwf comedic role longtime friend young woman inducted oldest champion history professional wrestling won age wwe recognized 27th best wrestler early life born south_carolina grew miles columbia youngest children daughter father irish mother parents owned farm grocery store service station mother died cancer year old went live paternal grandmother worked cousin cotton farm money age deeply distraught mother death cheer father took local wrestling matches liked matches saw women champion wrestle began mean returned columbia home father brothers graduated age married year old soon parents daughter months birth daughter divorced left daughter friend set wrestling career professional wrestling career early career 1940s 1950s began wrestling career husband dominant women promoter time match june boston arena notorious advising wrestlers enter sexual relationships competing promoters ensure additional practice refused soon began romance wrestler long later introduced gave moniker slave girl early 1950s nature boy buddy rogers accompanying ring providing eye candy male audiences assisting rogers opponents broke partnership rogers kept pushing begin sexual relationship served elephant boy mexican dark skin caused controversy white woman kiss cheek ring entrance routine man thought black man attempted stab knife kissing later left promotion began wrestling boston promoters began working vince_mcmahon world champion 1970s september defeated woman battle royal win vacant shares lineage immediately recognized nwa champion conflict earlier career controlled promotion match vince_mcmahon dubbed new ring fabulous subsequently came retirement challenge match title match acted pinned retain championship world championship reign lasted years successfully defended belt female wrestlers world biggest celebrities day claimed book goddess squared circle formed friendships elvis_presley june retired subsequently recognized official making undisputed women world champion dropped belt september regained title weeks later traded belt tour japan july woman allowed wrestle madison square garden previously banned women wrestling fact helped ban women wrestling entire state new_york lifted june quest ban flipped football player mike douglas continued year reign losing madison square garden regained title short time later bought legal rights championship late 1970s losing championship days began long reign defending title years 1970s held twice 1980s vince_mcmahon began expanding world_wrestling_federation wwf nationally sold rights women world championship agreed appear exclusively wwf wwf women champion following year singer began verbal feud manager captain long reputation villain brought professional wrestling mainstream culture storyline known finally time settle differences ring match scheduled representing challenge protégé buildup hype fabulous lost championship defeated corner july main event brawl end broadcast live mtv prior match wwf promoted holding championship previous years losing title aided defeating title february won inaugural wrestlemania relationship wwf donned mask spider lady regained belt november controversial decision told losing title fell victim real life finish known original promptly quit wwf afterward continued champion years excluding day reign tour australia losing belt july later captained team inaugural survivor series team robin defeated champion team semi retirement early 1990s appearances video packages live wwf events june female wrestler inducted late 1990s began jokingly discussing comeback resulted contacting wwf chairman vince_mcmahon possibility emerged wwf later renamed world_wrestling_entertainment wwe wwf women division moved away traditional athletic match ups past featured women competing sexually themed bikini contests strip matches received mcmahon late returning company september episode smackdown invited ring smashed guitar head young began appearing regularly comedic roles september episode monday night raw young defeated ivory handicapped evening gown match led title match mercy october match saw seventy year old defeat ivory regain oldest lost title ivory days later september episode raw won match victoria promised match birthday compete wwe ring victory legend killer randy_orton came performed young appearance new years revolution bra match attacking victoria stripping brief appearances wrestlemania draft lottery june wwe appearance death summerslam august backstage segment vince_mcmahon raw general manager training promoting second husband began training women female wrestlers included long later contacted promoter agreed book wrestlers shows marrying wrestler began helping train female wrestlers left promotion 1950s found difficult book shows influence promoters claimed threaten reveal pre planned nature wrestling promoters liked result began selling door door lee opened service station money pay bills later began book wrestlers including boston promoter late 1950s dominant promoter women wrestling business lee began book female wrestlers shows began calling promoting business girl wrestling enterprises demanded lot girls including hair act like lady date men professional wrestling business addition women trained professional wrestlers including 1960s founded non profit organization help retired professional wrestlers late 1980s 1990s spent time training female wrestlers school columbia south_carolina began training men including trained men women spent time training los_angeles gym stated actually train wrestlers wrestling school instead stated accepted payment training fee time training dollars female wrestlers camp including train new recruits women paid additional work trainers stated required women received training camp sign contract allowed function booker receive percent booking fee required rent apartments property responsible paying rent utilities training lasted months took place hours day inside wrestling ring barn lacked heating air conditioning fans stated required thirty percent booking fee reduced travel expenses food rent utilities paying result johnson worked years received money johnson stated refuse book certain women training camp angered monitored refused let leave physical constraints training camp accompanied years female wrestlers come forward stories accusing provided wrestling promoters female wrestlers sex objects notorious accusations family sweet georgia brown trained booked husband told daughter raped given drugs intentional attempt lee control wrestled 1960s recalls regional promoters demanded personal services pay female wrestlers interview claimed sixteen years old training camp sent state photographed older man remained clothed photo shoot stated felt taken advantage older man stated aunt witnessed alcohol having sex female lesbian pupil claims forbade going gay bars tried press date men parker says faced little knew allegedly exploiting female wrestlers sexually accused financial influence control women wrestling scene ensure women gain greater recognition addition key participant original influence spot originally held protégé mad animated series wrestling receive big push vince_mcmahon left wwf shortly unwilling provide additional numerous defected growing tired sharing women wrestlers including moved regions control negotiated promoters told later interviews collect women wrestler pay promoters taking pay girls half money owed keeping half pay plus pay telling promoter gave martin stated shortly left wwf shortly falling martin longer receiving booking fees duo touring japan martin stated contacted japanese promoters informed supposed drop martin returned united_states contrary booking decision japanese tour began unable reach telephone martin agreed win titles angels japanese promoters martin stated returning united_states angry confirmed wwf decision title change long standing relationship company wwf refused listen explanation shortly wwf phased later shoot interview told things gone wwf originally planned title match wrestlemania actions cost girls ultimately biggest women chose continue allowing work booker kept tight control forced compete stated didn care instead competing women tour kuwait group female wrestlers wrestlemania match lasted minutes referee ignoring leg ropes pinned women agree booking fees faced limited options stated contacted offered let wrestle couple pay view matches wwf demanded receive half sing pay check stipulation sing unwilling accept stated retirement large refusing allow female wrestlers accept banner severely limited number banner offered promoters media animated version included cbs saturday morning cartoon lucrative time titled wrestling addition appeared music videos good illness mid-1970s meant pull movie role written specifically wrote autobiography fabulous goddess squared circle book criticized keeping stance wrestling storylines real reveal lot time controlling women wrestling defending claims hard fit decade career book young female wrestlers starred film dynamite documentary female wrestlers 1950s era appeared late night conan brien promoting film personal life husband father daughter mary mary wrestled briefly decided pursuing profession grandchildren biological adopted divorced shortly daughter birth later married wrestler marital conflicts developed long wanted housewife instead career woman addition claims long long divorced says dated country singer months according williams proposed williams drinking heroin abuse forced couple separate ways claimed wanted quit wrestling career want months breakup williams died later met wrestler named claims love life eventually married years marriage remained friends lee death divorce attributed lee affair wrestlers duo training early 1980s opened bar operated daughter mary frequented giant beginning lived house columbia south_carolina estate located road named professional wrestler named lived years wrestler lived years ending return ring began experiencing occasional result doctor requested begin wear heart monitor days later admitted hospital turned viral pneumonia stayed intensive care unit hospital days unconscious days leaving hospital slipped bathroom home crushing underwent successful surgery mid december death died november age columbia south_carolina according daughter mary possible cause death heart attack blood related recent shoulder replacement surgery buried grave plot memorial park columbia south_carolina plot appears family plot designed fabulous wrestling finishing moves package signature moves diving jumping missile whip grabs opponent hair air managers harvey wrestlers managed wrestlemania buddy rogers championships accomplishments ladies wrestling award times rose nwa world women championship times nwa hall fame class award class world wrestling federation wwf women championship times inaugural wwf hall_of_fame class worst match year july women championship usa women wrestling championship
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