Marva Scott (wrestler)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marva Aniece Wingo (1937年11月21日)November 21, 1937 Decatur, Georgia, U.S.[2] |
| Died | August 15, 2003(2003年08月15日) (aged 65) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.[3] |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
Spouse | Clesson H. Goodwin[3] |
| Children | 4[3] |
| Relative(s) | Babs Wingo Ethel Johnson |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Marva Scott Marva Wingo Martha Scott Marva Johnson Mary Scott African Black Cat |
| Billed from | Detroit, Michigan [1] |
| Debut | 1954 |
| Retired | 1979 |
Marva Aniece Goodwin (née Wingo; November 21, 1937 – August 15, 2003), better known by the ring name Marva Scott,[4] was among the first Black female professional wrestlers in the United States.[3] She began wrestling in the early 1950s and her first reported match happened in 1954.[5] With her older sisters, Babs Wingo and Ethel Johnson, she was part of the first Black trio sister team.[6] Marva Scott was posthumously inducted into the Women’s Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2023.[2]
Professional wrestling career
[edit ]Scott began her career in the early 1950s at the age of 16.[4] She was promoted as Babs Wingo's sister, often in tag team bouts against Ethel Johnson.[1]
At one point, Scott became a bleach blonde while wrestling as "The African Black Cat".[1] Scott also tag-teamed with her sister Ethel, and together, they became tag team champions.[2]
Wrestling historian Jim Melby called Scott one of the great "teenage sensations" during the "Golden Age of Wrestling" ranking her among the top six female wrestlers of the era.[1]
Scott retired in 1979.[4] WWE named Marva 51 of the best wrestlers of all time in April 2021.[7]
Personal life
[edit ]Scott was born Marva Aniece Wingo in Decatur, Georgia, to Gladys Chase and Clifford Wingo[3] on November 21, 1937.[8] Scott’s sisters, Babs Wingo and Ethel Johnson, were also professional wrestlers.[2]
Scott was married to Clesson H. Goodwin and had four children.[9] Following her retirement, Scott was employed at the Training Institute of Central Ohio.[3]
Scott died of cancer on August 15, 2003, in Columbus, Ohio.[3]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit ]- Clete Kaufman Promotions
- Ohio Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ethel Johnson [10]
- Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2023[11]
References
[edit ]General
- Bournea, Chris (director) (March 29, 2018). Lady Wrestler: The Amazing, Untold Story of African-American Women in the Ring (Documentary). United States: Amazon Prime Video.
- Jake Manning, Tyler Wood and Nick Alexander (February 7, 2019). "Episode 16: Ethel Johnson, Babs Wingo, & Marva Scott". Spotify.com (Podcast). 10 Bell Pod. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
Specific
- ^ a b c d Laparde, Pat; Murphy, Dan (2017). Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women's Wrestling . Toronto: ECW Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-1773050140.
- ^ a b c d Nash, Ebony (September 27, 2022). "Babs Wingo, Marva Scott, and Ethel Johnson: Wrestling's Unsung". Pro Wrestling Stories. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Marva Goodwin". Columbus Dispatch . Columbus, Ohio. August 20, 2003. p. 06C.
- ^ a b c CageMatch.net
- ^ Erdman, Corey (March 23, 2018). "The Forgotten Story of the First Black Female Wrestlers". Vice. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (November 25, 2019). "Ethel Johnson, Early Black Wrestling Star, Is Dead at 83". The New York Times . Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ Lindsey, Philip (February 12, 2019). "WWE's bewildering exclusion of first black women wrestlers". Diva Dirt. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database
- ^ Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio. August 20, 2003. p. 06C.
- ^ "Ohio Women's Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com.
- ^ "FIRST INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED FOR WOMEN'S WRESTLING HALL OF FAME | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
External links
[edit ]- Marva Scott at Oklafan.com
- Marva Scott's profile at Cagematch Edit this at Wikidata , Wrestlingdata Edit this at Wikidata , Internet Wrestling Database Edit this at Wikidata
