The British government kicked the women wrestlers out of London to kick off a 50-year battle against sexism in the wrestling world. In places like Japan, women’s wrestling was bigger than its male counterpart, with the stars of All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling proving to be the biggest draws in the country in the 1980s … Read more
Mitzi Mueller was a crucial part of women’s wrestling being unbanned in London. The female side of the sport, like other sports in the UK, suffered heavily during the 20th century. Women’s football was banned after World War I, setting the game back centuries. The same happened to women’s wrestling. London was the biggest market … Read more
Mitzi Mueller‘s final wrestling match was 24-years after her debut, and marked the end of a torrid time in women’s wrestling in Britain. The English-born wrestler was one of the early female stars in the business, and one of Britain’s greatest female wrestlers. Despite women not being allowed to wrestle on TV until the 1990s, … Read more
Mitzi Mueller is one of Britain’s most influential female wrestlers. She came in during a time where women were banned, and wrestled her final match at the Royal Albert Hall after taking on London…and winning.
Women’s Wrestling in Great Britain dates back to the 1800s, despite a concentrated to remove women from the sport entirely for nearly fifty years
Mitzi Mueller was supposed to wrestle during a show in Turkey with Orig Williams, but a last-minute cancellation caused the crowd to riot and set the stadium ablaze
The countdown to the greatest female British wrestler is in, with the ten best women taking their place on this prestigious list. Despite being banned in London for over 40 years and ITV never showing any of their matches on World of Sport, women’s wrestling has a long and storied history in the UK. With … Read more