Cora Combs
| Cora Combs | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Beulah Mae Combs[1][2] |
| Born | March 17, 1927[3] Hazard, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 2015 (aged 88) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Earl Evans Andrews, Chester Joseph Szostecki |
| Children | Deborah "Debbie" Ann Szostecki, Charles David Szostecki |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Cora Combs Lady Satan Beulah Szostecki[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 138 lb (63 kg)[1] |
| Trained by | Billy Wolfe[1] |
| Debut | 1945[1] |
| Retired | 1985 |
Beulah Mae Combs (March 17, 1927 – June 21, 2015),[4] better known by her ring name as Cora Combs, was an American professional wrestler. She was the last survivor of the Billy Wolfe troupe. She mainly wrestled in Indianapolis.
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Combs was born on March 17, 1927, in Hazard, Kentucky.[1] Before she was a professional wrestler, Combs was a country music singer. In 1949, she attended a pro wrestling show headlined by Mildred Burke, then the biggest star in women's pro wrestling. Nick Gulas presented her to pro wrestler Billy Wolfe, who trained her.[5]
Combs also wrestled her own daughter, Debbie Combs, under a mask as Lady Satan.
In 2007, Combs was inducted in the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Personal life and death
[edit]Combs had a daughter, Deborah Ann Szostecki (Debbie Combs), who also was a professional wrestler.[6]
Combs died on June 21, 2015, in Nashville at the age of 88.[4] She had pneumonia in the week preceding her death.[1][5]
Championships and accomplishments
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Axel Saalbach. "Wrestlingdata.com".
- ^ 1940 U.S. Census Record
- ^ Kentucky Birth Index Record
- ^ a b Obituary for Mrs. Beulah "Cora Combs" Szostecki. Springhillfh.com.
- ^ a b Dave Meltzer. "Cora Combs passes away". Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly.
- ^ "Wrestling – Cora Combs was a pioneering woman wrestler". SLAM! Sports. canoe.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015.
- ^ Axel Saalbach. "Wrestlingdata.com".
- ^ Axel Saalbach. "Wrestlingdata.com".
- ^ "Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame". pwhf.org. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ "2018 WWE Hall of Fame Legacy Wing Inductees Are..." www.PWInsider.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Cora Combs on WWE.com
- Cora Combs's profile at Cagematch.net
- Official page at DDT Digest
- Cora Combs at IMDb
- 1927 births
- 2015 deaths
- American female professional wrestlers
- American sportswomen
- People associated with physical culture
- People from Hazard, Kentucky
- WWE Hall of Fame Legacy inductees
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
- Stampede Wrestling alumni
- 21st-century American women
- Deaths from pneumonia in Tennessee
- 20th-century female professional wrestlers
- Sportspeople from Kentucky