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Ella Waldek

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Title History

NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) Women’s World Tag Team title w/Mae Young;
NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) Women’s Southern title defeating Judy Glover (September 28, 1957);
NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) Women’s Southern title defeating Judy Glover (December 17, 1958);
NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) Women’s Southern title (December 25, 1959);
NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) Florida Women’s title defeating Sherri Lee (October 6, 1970);

Career History

  • Ella Waldek was introduced to wrestling by a local promoter while participating in Roller Derby..
  • Ella Waldek was blamed for a kick to the stomach that killed Jeannie Wolfe in east Liverpool, Ohio..
  • ~~~Though this unfortunate young woman died from other injuries, not related to this) in 1951..
  • Ella Waldek became a private detective and opened her own security agency after her retirement from wrestling in 1971..
  • Ella Waldek was seen in the 2005 film documentary titled Lipstick & Dynamite.
  • Ella Waldek passed away in April 2013.

 

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Trained By

Tommy Ward
The Fabulous Moolah

Debut

1952

Birthday

1929 or 1930

Hometown

Custer, Washington

Gender

Height

Weight

Finishing Move(s)

The Giant Swing

Favorite Move(s)

Short Arm Scissors
Leg Locks

Notable Feuds

Jeannie Wolfe
Mae Young
Eva Lee
Bonnie Watson

Status