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Judy Grable

Nickname: The Barefoot Contessa

Height: 5' 4"

Weight: 175 lbs.

From: Miami, FL

Birthday: Aug 21st

Pro Debut: 1938

Aliases: Peaches Grable

Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, WWWF, All Star Wrestling (Canada), Atlantic Athletic Commission (MA), AWW, Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Capitol Wrestling Corporation, Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Louisiana Wrestling Enterprises (LA/MS), Lucha Libre Internaciónal (Mexico), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises (CT/MD/NJ/NY/OH/PA/DC), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), Mike London Sports (AZ/CO/NM), Northwest Wrestling Promotions (Canada), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Mid-America (AL/TN), NWA New Mexico (NM), NWA Vancouver (Canada), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL/TN), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Super Pro Wrestling (PA), SuperStar Wrestling (WA), Tri-States Sports (ID/OR/WA), World Wrestling Alliance (IN), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ)

Signature Moves: Dropkick

Career Highlights: -AWW Women's Champion
-California State Women's Champion
-NWA Southern Women's Champion (2x)

Notable Feuds: Dixie Jordan, Fran Gravette

Other Facts: -Real name was Nellya Baughman
-Mother of pro wrestler Debbie Grable
-Former wife of professional actor Arthur Howard
-Spent 6 months working as an acrobat for Ringling Brothers circus.
-Began wrestling professionally at the age of 13.
-Wrestled barefoot
-Appeared on the TV Quiz show "What's My Line?" around 1957.
-Spent the last 25 years of her life as a nursing assistant, working in a veterans' home.
-Passed away May 11, 2008 at the age of 72. She was suffering from diabetes and a series of strokes, plus a very early case of Alzheimer's disease.
-Posthumously inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2012
-Posthumously inducted into the Legacy Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017