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The Fabulous Moolah, or Lillian Ellison (born July 22, 1923), is a former female professional wrestler who is marketed by World Wrestling Entertainment for holding the record for the longest title reign of any athlete in any professional sport. Because wrestling is entirely scripted, and the title reign presumably was not continuous, this claim is highly dubious.

Wrestling career

Moolah won the first World Women's Championship by defeating Judy Grable in the finals of a tournament in September 1956, and according to WWE history, she held on to the belt until July 1984 when she lost to Wendi Richter in the main event of a Madison Square Garden show. This match was televised live on MTV, since pop superstar Cyndi Lauper was Richter's manager for the bout. Moolah was seconded by wrestling manager Captain Lou Albano. Although this reign is disputed by many, both the WWE and Moolah maintain she did not lose for 28 years. (Although, according to Obsessed With Wrestling, Moolah held the belt three times between 1956 and 1984, her last title gain being in 1966.}

After losing the title to Richter, Moolah made it her mission to strip Richter of the belt and trained Leilani Kai, who beat Richter for the title in February 1985. When Richter won it back at the inaugural Wrestlemania in 1985, Moolah then set out to win it herself and disguised herself as the masked "Spider Lady" to win the belt back in November 1985. She was unmasked by Richter after the match. Richter quit the WWF after this match. This bout is best known for the fact that it had a "screwjob" finish; Richter was not aware she was going to be losing the bout that night. Nearly 12 years later, a similar scenario happened in Montreal at the 1997 Survivor Series when Bret Hart lost his belt to Shawn Michaels, known to many as the Montreal Screwjob.

Retirement?

Moolah would trade the belt back and forth with Velvet McIntyre during a tour of Australia in 1986, and retired from full time competition shortly after losing the belt to Sherri Martel in July 1987.

Moolah would capitan a team at the innagural Survivor Series in November 1987. Her team (Moolah, Velvet McIntyre, Rockin' Robin, and the Jumping Bomb Angels) faced then champion Martell and her team (Leilani Kai, Judy Martin, Donna Christianello, and Dawn Marie).

Moolah was inducted into the WWE hall of fame in 1995. In 1999, she re-emerged along with her friend Mae Young. The 76-year-old Moolah upset WWE Women's champion, Ivory to win the title. She lost the title to Ivory two weeks later. Since then, Moolah and Young have made cameo appearances on WWE programming. The two ladies both currently reside in Columbia, South Carolina.

Moolah's autobiography, "The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle", was published in 2002.

Moolah and Young, along with several other lady wrestlers, starred in the 2004 film "Lipstick and Dynamite" which is a documentary about the women wrestlers from the 1950s era.

Finishing and signature moves

Schoolgirl
Big Splash
Monkey Flip
Big Punch
School Yard

Championships and accomplishments

4-Time WWF Women's Champion
5-Time NWA Women's Champion
Member of WWE Hall of Fame (inducted in 1995)

Championship succession

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