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.
| 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 |
Professional wrestling career
editCombs 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
editCombs 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
editReferences
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
