Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2004)

Directors

Ruth Leitman

Cast

Ella Waldek

The story

The documentary tells its story by focusing on the careers of six women—The Fabulous Moolah, Mae Young, Gladys "Kill 'Em" Gillem, Ida Mae Martinez, Ella Waldek and Penny Banner. It begins by describing the beginning of wrestling in the 1930s. By the 1940s, American men had to leave the country to fight in World War II, leaving females to take over the sport.

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