Cora Combs
| Cora Combs | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Cora Svonsteckik[1] |
| Born | March 17, 1923 Hazard, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Cora Combs Lady Satan Beaulah Szestecki[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 |
Cora Svonsteckik (March 17, 1923 – June 21, 2015), better known by her ring name as Cora Combs, was an American professional wrestler. She was the last survivor of the Billy Wolfe troupe.
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Professional wrestling career
1949–1985
Combs was born in 1923 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.[2]
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
Combs had a daughter, Debbie Combs, who also was a professional wrestler.[3]
On June 21, 2015, Combs died in Nashville at the age of 92. She had pneumonia in the week preceding her death.[1][2]
Championships and accomplishments
References
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- Official page at DDT Digest
- Cora Combs at the Internet Movie Database
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