Sue Green

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American professional wrestler

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nameSue Green
imageSue_Green.jpg
captionGreen, circa 1973
birth_nameSusan Tex Green
namesSue Green
Susan Green
height
birth_date
birth_placeAlice, Texas, U.S.
trainerJoe Blanchard
debut1969
retired1997
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|name = Sue Green |image = Sue_Green.jpg |image_size = |caption = Green, circa 1973 |birth_name = Susan Tex Green |names = Sue Green Susan Green |height = |weight = |birth_date = |birth_place = Alice, Texas, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |billed = |trainer = Joe Blanchard |debut = 1969 |retired = 1997 Susan Tex Green (born August 13, 1953) is an American professional wrestler. She began wrestling at the age of 15 and was trained by [[ Joe Blanchard in . She was the frequent tag team partner of Sandy Parker, with whom she won the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship. The title reign, however, is unrecognized. In 1976, Green was recognized by Pro Wrestling Illustrated as the Girl Wrestler of the Year. In 1992, she joined the Professional Girl Wrestling Association, holding the promotion's championship and later acting as commissioner.

Professional wrestling career

Green originally got into wrestling when her father took her to wrestling shows by promoter Joe Blanchard. She had her first match on her 15th birthday in Victoria, Texas against Maria DeLeon. While still in high school, Green wrestled in approximately 40 professional matches.

After graduating from high school, Green went to South Carolina to meet with The Fabulous Moolah, a promoter for female wrestling, who began booking her for matches.

In 1972, after New York legalized women's wrestling, Green participated in the second ever women's match at Madison Square Garden. On August 12, 1972, at Superbowl of Wrestling, Sue Green and Lily Thomas defeated Tippy Wells and Peggy Patterson to win the women's tag team tournament. Also in the 1970s, Green toured with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (later the World Wrestling Federation) and Leroy McGuirk's Mid-West territories.

In 1975 Green went to International Wrestling Enterprise in Japan, where she and Peggy Patterson went against Chiyo Obata and Kyoko Chigusa on January 6, 1975, in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Obata and Chigusa's second Terumi Sakura interfered near the end of the match by hitting Green on the back of the head with a metal bucket, bloodying and injuring Green and giving the Japanese duo the tainted win.

In 1976 Green was voted ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'''s 1976 "Girl Wrestler of the Year". On February 2, 1976, in a shoot match Susan Tex Green put Moolah in a submission hold after being struck in the face and held the woman's championship for several days before being forced by Vince McMahon Sr. to surrender it back. This title reign was not recognized by the WWE.

In August 1979 Green broke her neck and back, putting her out of action until August 1982. On August 19, 1984, at Maple Leaf Gardens, Green defeated Donna Christanello.

In 1992 the Professional Girl Wrestling Association (PGWA) was formed after Randy Powell videotaped a match between Green and Judy Martin. Meanwhile, back in the PGWA, Green was recognized as the first PGWA Champion and feuded with Martin over the belt. In 1999, Martin defeated Green for the title in a mixed tag team match when Martin's partner pinned Green's partner. Green, however, regained the belt later that year but lost it to Angel Orsini in 2000. In July 1992, Green suffered from a crushed shoulder, so she did not wrestle again until 1996. Green works as a wrestling trainer in Columbia, South Carolina.

Personal life

Green grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas. In high school, she participated in tennis and swimming.

In 1988 she moved to South Carolina to work in the state Department of Corrections. She gave herself the middle name Tex because another woman by the same legal name was bouncing checks, and Green wanted to differentiate herself from her so she would stop being called by the police. By 2004, Green was working as a planning and development services inspector. She also became a professional wrestling trainer in South Carolina. In her "Gym of Pain and Glory", she trains mostly men. Leilani Kai counts Green as a mentor.

Green broke her ribs while working in the planning department in Columbia. She was hospitalized on February 5, 2008, and when doctors were looking at problems in her stomach and intestines, they discovered the infection.

In July 2016 Green was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant dismissed the lawsuit in September 2018.

Susan Tex Green is one of the producers on "Circle of Champions The History of Women's Pro Wrestling", which was directed by her former student Christopher Annino aka Rescue 911.

Championships and accomplishments

References

References

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  2. (April 16, 2018). "Chiyo Obata & Kyoko Chigusa vs. Peggy Patterson & Susan Green (IWE 1/6/75) CLIPS".
  3. 1996 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts
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  5. "Women Wrestling Video and DVD".
  6. Johnson, Steven. (August 8, 2007). "Return of a "Glamour Girl"". SLAM! Wrestling.
  7. (November 10, 2008). "Professional Girl Wrestling Association announces Susan Green as new commissioner". Indy Wrestling News.
  8. (April 19, 2008). "Women's great Sue "Tex" Green fights for life". SLAM! Wrestling.
  9. Johnson, Steven. (June 6, 2008). "Susan "Tex" Green improving". SLAM! Wrestling.
  10. (July 18, 2015). "WWE sued in wrestler class action lawsuit featuring Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, Paul 'Mr Wonderful' Orndorff". [[Fox Entertainment Group]] ([[21st Century Fox]]).
  11. Robinson, Byron. (September 22, 2018). "Piledriver: WWE uses 'Hell in a Cell' as springboard to future shows". [[Montgomery Advertiser]].
  12. "Circle of Champions the History of Woman's Pro Wrestling".
  13. "World Women's Tag Team Title".
  14. Gerweck, Steve. (November 14, 2011). "NWA Hall of Fame Class for 2011 announced". WrestleView.
  15. "FIRST INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED FOR WOMEN'S WRESTLING HALL OF FAME | PWInsider.com".

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