NWA Florida Women's Championship
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The NWA Florida Women's Championship was a female-exclusive professional wrestling
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in Championship Wrestling from Florida, which lasted originally from 1951 to at least 1971. The title was shortly revived by NWA Florida in 2003.
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Championship (professional wrestling)
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in Championship Wrestling from Florida, which lasted originally from 1951 to at least 1971. The title was shortly revived by NWA Florida in 2003.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Mae Young Mae Young Johnnie Mae Young is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler and currently a WWE Ambassador.Young was an influential pioneer in women's wrestling, helping to increase its popularity during World War II and training many generations of wrestlers... |
1 | October 15, 1951 | Tampa, Florida Tampa, Florida Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709.... |
Defeated Cora Combs to become the first champion. |
| The title was vacated in 1952. | ||||
| Ann LaVerne | 1 | March 10, 1952 | Tampa, Florida | Defeated Betty Hawkins. |
| Betty Hawkins | 1 | July 1952 | Tampa, Florida | |
| Mars Bennett | 1 | February 9, 1953 | Tampa, Florida | |
| Gloria Barattini | 1 | March 2, 1953 | Tampa, Florida | Last eliminated Bennett in a six-woman battle royal Battle royal (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling, a battle royal is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared winner... . |
| Betty Hawkins | 2 | September 28, 1953 | Tampa, Florida | |
| Dot Dotson | 1 | October 12, 1953 | Tampa, Florida | |
| Betty Hawkins | 3 | November 16, 1953 | Tampa, Florida | |
| The title was later vacated. | ||||
| Gloria Barattini | 2 | March 7, 1955 | Tampa, Florida | Barratini was awarded the title, which she held until at least October 1956. |
| June Byers June Byers DeAlva Eyvonnie Sibley , better known by her ring name of June Byers, was an American women's professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and early 1960s. She held the World Women's Championship for ten years and is a member of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.-Early life:Born in Houston,... |
1 | December 1960 | N/A | Records are unclear as to how Byers won the title. |
| Sherri Lee | 1 | June 1969 | N/A | Records are unclear as to how Lee won the title. |
| Ella Waldek Ella Waldek Elsie Schevchenko better known as Ella Waldek, is a former American professional wrestler. She is one of the subjects of the 2005 documentary film Lipstick & Dynamite: The First Ladies of Wrestling.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | February 1971 | Records are unclear as to how Lee won the title. | |
| Bonnie Watson | 1 | June 19, 1971 | St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St... |
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| The title was later abandoned in late 1974. In 2009 WWE's Farm Promotion FCW FCW FCW is a three-letter abbreviation for:* FCW is the file extension used for FastCAD and Campaign Cartographer* FCW is the station code for City West railway station, Perth, Western Australia* Forward collision warning... Created the Florida Diva's Championship claiming that it came from the NWA Florida Womens Championship |
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