Despina Montagas
| Despina Montagas | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1961 Athens, Greece |
| Spouse(s) | Tarzan Goto (until death, 2022) |
| Children | 3 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Despina Montagas Despina Goto Batgirl |
| Trained by | The Fabulous Moolah |
| Debut | 1984 |
| Retired | 1991 |
Despina Montagas (born June 9, 1961) is a retired Greek female professional wrestler.
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Despina Montagas debuted in 1984 for the American Wrestling Association in Minneapolis.[1] She would also wrestle for various territories including Florida (Championship Wrestling from Florida), Mid-Atlantic (Jim Crockett Promotions), Memphis (Continental Wrestling Association), and New York (World Wrestling Federation).[1] She also went overseas to Japan to wrestle for All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling.[1] In 1986, she had a brief stint in the Gulf Coast for Continental Championship Wrestling.[1] She also had a stint in Mexico for the Universal Wrestling Association.[1]
In 1989, she returned to Japan to wrestle for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling.[1] In October 1990, she took part in the country's first mixed tag team match. In March 1991, she left the promotion and retired shortly thereafter.
Personal life
[edit]Montagas was married to Tarzan Goto, and the couple have three sons.[2] A year after beginning to wrestle, Montagas quit and sold life insurance, but returned to wrestling shortly afterwards.[2] Goto died on May 29, 2022, from liver cancer.
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- All-Star Wrestling (Florida)
- Florida Women's Championship (1 time) [3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Despina Montagas' WrestlingData Places
- ^ a b Oliver, Greg (May 10, 2018). "Complicated legacy of Fabulous Moolah on trial at CAC". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/beverly-shade/
External links
[edit]- Despina Montagas's profile at Cagematch.net
