Joyce Grable & Judy Martin Wrestling Men In Georgia!

A lot of Georgia Championship Wrestling fans will remember Thanksgiving Night 1980 in Atlanta's Omni. Two women, out to prove they could hold their own against their male counterparts, had petitioned the NWA and had been granted entry in the one-night tournament for the National Tag Team championship.

Joyce Grable and Judy Martin were "tougher than nails" and met Steve O and Jerry Roberts (Jacques Rougeau Jr.) in the opening round of the tournament. Grable -- a veteran and already a world-travelled, three-time former NWA Women's World Tag Team champion with Vicki Williams -- and Martin, a young protege from the training camp of the legendary Fabulous Moolah. Although they didn't win, they forever cemented their place in Georgia wrestling history.

Both continued wrestling for many years.

Martin later joined with former WWF Women's World champion Leilani Kai, and the two "raised the bar" on women's wrestling, winning the WWF Women's World Tag Team championship belts on two occasions. Known as "The Glamour Girls" and managed by Jimmy Hart, Martin and Kai set out on a worldwide tour and are remembered for an incredible series of matches with Japan's Jumping Bomb Angels, Itsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno.

Grable, Martin and Kai are the most recent featured legends added to this summer's Georgia Wrestling Legends Fanfest Weekend in Atlanta, joining the previously-announced Ole Anderson, The Assassin, Mr. Wrestling II, former AWA Rookie of the Year and NWA National champion Steve O, Killer Karl Kox, "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase, "Doctor D" David Schultz, "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas, Killer Tim Brooks, The Masked Superstar, Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk, "Continental Lover" Eddie Mansfield, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich, Nick Bockwinkel and Harley Race. Each will be signing autographs and taking photos with fans over the course of the three-day, four night event August 4-7 at Atlanta's Airport Marriott hotel.

Over the next several months, we will be announcing more guest confirmations as we receive them at http://www.NWALegends.com

Category:

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Tags:

• Joyce
• Grable
• Judy
• Martin
• Steve
• Olsonoski
• NWA
• Georgia
• Championship
• Wrestling
• Atlanta

[K60life]

I love to see Debbie Combs wrestling men.

[kenpalmer1965]

That had to have been quite interesting and also difficult for the male wrestlers. As was mentioned, it's kind of hard to keep everything in perspective when you're going against female wrestlers. For instance, the guys were ready to throw a couple of blows after the ladies threw theirs. But being the gentelmen they were, they held back naturally. It also had to been a bit embarrassing when the women were hammering them with those blows and also had them trapped in their corner. Neat video.

[coolcat20million]

I miss the 80's.

[ThomasPresley21]

girl in blue NICE not enough hair pulling. and how dumb a ref. that baldass IF IM PAYING TO SEE GIRLS WRESTLE I WANNA SEE LOTS OF HAIR PULLIN. DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!! TCB

[MuscularDad60]

ridiculous CRAP - should not even be seriously considered to be wrestling.  It's a freak show.

[zuke90210]

hmmm

[shleprok34]

Jerry Roberts = Jacque Rougeau

[supreme006]

I've always thought Judy could have OUTWRESTLED any male grappler in her weight class: she had the size, strength, wresting skill & extreme aggressiveness. Still

remember the shocked expression on the pretty boy bodybuilders face when she totally dominated him on the mat. And I really wish this match had been recorded on video!

[supreme006]

It was an incredible scene in the middle of the ring as Judy applied her Boston Crab, squatting low over the battered muscleman's back, pouring on the pressure, her big muscles bulging & dripping with sweat until the guy could take no more & screamed his surrender to her as the small crowd of spectators went wild cheering.

[supreme006]

She finally finished him off with a Boston Crab, bending him like a pretzel until he screamed his submission & begged, "Get her off me! PLEASE SOMEBODY GET HER OFF ME!!!" Judy ended the match by stripping him of his bikini, forcing him to leave the ring stark naked as the 50 or so spectators cheered. He never wrestled again, after being totally dominated on the mat by this big lady wrestler.