Nellya Burres-Baughman
Ring name(s)	Judy Grable
Billed height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Billed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Born	August 21, 1925 Bremerton, Washington
Died	May 9, 2008 (aged 82)
Trained by	The Fabulous Moolah[1]
Debut	1938
Retired	1956

Nellya Burres-Baughman (August 21, 1925–May 9, 2008) was an American professional wrestler who was best known as Judy Grable. She was sometimes called by the nickname Barefoot Contessa. She was also known as "the acrobatic blonde with the educated flying feet".^[2]

Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1.1 Early career (1938–1946) 1.2 National Wrestling Alliance (1946–1956) 2 Personal life 3 In wrestling 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Early career (1938–1946)

Burres was born on August 21, 1925 in the city of Bremerton, Washington. In 1938, when she was 13, she entered the world of professional wrestling as Judy Grable. She was trained by The Fabulous Moolah in her training school in Columbia, South Carolina.^[1] Moolah's female trainees worked in Boston under promoter Paul Bowser, and in Boston, Grable and Moolah were involved in a feud.^[1]

She wrestled in women's independent promotions which were early promotions of women. She won the AWW Women's Championship on May 14, 1947 which was her first and early success as a professional wrestler. She was mainly a villain.

[edit] National Wrestling Alliance (1946–1956)

She challenged Mildred Burke for the World Women's Championship on several occasions. She wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territories through the 1940s and the 1950s. She defeated The Fabulous Moolah on July 21, 1952. In September 1956, a battle royal was held to determine the new NWA World Women's Champion, but lost to long-time rival The Fabulous Moolah.^[2] She tried a face turn but due to illness, she could not wrestle anymore.

[edit] Personal life

On April 14, 1954, she married Arthur Howard and had four children through Howard. They divorced on June 11, 1959. Grable died on May 11, 2008 at age 82.

[edit] In wrestling

• Signature moves
  • Dropkick^[2]

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• American Women's Wrestling

• AWW Women's Championship (2 times)

• Cauliflower Alley Club

• Other honoree (2002)

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Ellison, Lillian (2003). The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle. ReaganBooks. ISBN 9780060012588. 

[edit] External links

• Judy Grable Profile
• Death notice at Cauliflower Alley Club