Cora Combs
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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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