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00:00To my right, from Mecklen, Georgia, weighing 145 pounds, it is Peggy Lee!
00:14And their partner, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, weighing in at 135 pounds, it is Candy Malloy!
00:30And in the corner to my left, from Tampa, Florida, weighing 145 pounds, it is Beverly Shea!
00:46And their partner, from Columbia, South Carolina, weighing 138 pounds, ladies and gentlemen, the female wrestling champion of the world, it is the fabulous Moolah!
01:05The fabulous Moolah, an institution in pro wrestling. We're set for the action to begin.
01:20Taking this commercial time out, Asbury Park, New Jersey, the boardwalk, to be more precise, the locale, convention hall, Thursday night, the 28th of August.
01:34A supercard has been lined up for the area fans of Asbury Park, featuring the likes of Captain Luau Banos, Wild Samoans, who on this occasion will be an individual competition.
01:45Seeing action as well will be the former World Wrestling Federation heavyweight champion, Pedro Morales, who looks forward to getting back to Asbury Park, New Jersey, on Thursday, the 28th of August.
01:55In control now, a young lady by the name of Candy Malloy, a moment ago in control. Her opponent, of course, Beverly Shade.
02:15Beverly to the canvas. And now the fabulous Moolah comes in. Boy, she is fabulous, Moolah is.
02:30I don't think any, Bruno, you correct me if I'm wrong, notwithstanding your tenure as World Wrestling Federation champion, perhaps the longest reign that I can recall of any male champion in pro wrestling.
02:45But aside from that, I think the fabulous Moolah has been champion longer than any champion I can recall, male or female, in pro wrestling.
02:54Well, I'll tell you, to correct you, I held the title for 12 and a half years, and she was champion before I ever won the title, and she's still champion a few years after I dropped the title.
03:05So there's no question about it that she holds records of all records as far as time holding a championship.
03:12And what do you attribute that to, Bruno?
03:15Well, either two things. Either she's that much better than all the other female wrestlers, or there's a lack of talent in the women's wrestling.
03:23It's just a lack of talent that she's been able to supreme over, because I don't see a lot of great new talent, at least that I haven't seen coming.
03:33So she's been able to maintain that title.
03:36On the other hand, with the men's wrestling, we have so many phenomenal people that we see new faces come in all the time in professional wrestling.
03:45At the competition, I feel, it's much, much tougher, much stiffer.
03:49And that's why, well, myself or the Morales, or, well, we can go back all the way to the Rodgers and the Koloffs in the stadium.
03:58You know, you hold the title so long, but it's really difficult to hold it for too long, because there's just too much competition.
04:05On the other hand, like I say, with the women, either Mula is just that great, or there's, in my opinion, there's been a lack of great new talent coming in.
04:14And Beverly Shade with a chop across the chest area.
04:20And now, it appears as though Mula is going to work on Candy Molloy with a tag rope around her throat.
04:44You have to get into the match, the young lady who's trying to.
04:48Peggy Lee, no relation to the singer.
04:59And Candy makes her escape and makes it good.
05:02But now, we'll see what Peggy Lee can do against Beverly Shade.
05:08Uh-oh.
05:09Uh-oh.
05:13Beverly literally trying to hide behind referee Dick Worley.
05:28In this day of equal rights for women, we've seen Little League become co-ed.
05:36We've seen lady boxing.
05:39But I think perhaps the forerunner of it all, Bruno, was wrestling.
05:42I think the ladies have been wrestling for a lot longer than they have been participating in other sports.
05:48No question about that.
05:49They've been wrestling for, oh, I would say as far back as the early 1900s.
05:56And in other sports, as you say, just recently, I think I've seen a mixed box and a kickboxing match between a girl and a guy.
06:05And so now, you know, they're fighting their way into football and everything else.
06:10But in wrestling, they've been there a long time.
06:16Mula in the ring the hard way.
06:21Mula trying to back off and make sure to escape good.
06:24Uh-oh. Candy Molloy has her.
06:29Boy, that Mula can take over.
06:31Oh, boy.
06:34Mula shoved Candy Molloy into the first row of ringside.
06:38First or second row.
06:40That Candy landed on some guy's lap there.
06:42He doesn't seem too angry.
06:43He seems to be too angry.
06:49Kind of cute, this Candy Molloy.
06:52Yes, she is.
06:55Mula wants to shake hands.
07:12Mula with a kick to the midsection of the left.
07:14And a fabulous Mula begins to strut and smile a bit.
07:25Now, that has to smart.
07:27A yank literally in the hair.
07:31My goodness.
07:32No wonder a lot of hair doesn't come out.
07:39In control now, Beverly Shado.
07:41And the tie was just made.
07:42Here comes Candy Molloy again.
07:46Oh, boy.
07:47Oh, boy.
07:48Oh, boy.
07:49Oh, boy.
07:50Oh, boy.
07:51Oh, boy.
07:52Oh, boy.
07:54Oh, boy.
08:05What is going to happen here?
08:17Molloy breaks it up quite nicely and...
08:20pull it right, Beverly Shado.
08:23Moolah nowhere to be found for the tag, her partner wanted to tag off.
08:30It's another reason why maybe Moolah holds the title for so long.
08:37Every time I see her she's in a tag match.
08:39Well there is another reason I would think why Moolah has held the title for so long
08:48and that is her tactics.
08:49Boy, she knows every dirty trick in and out of the book.
08:53Yeah, boy, that's for sure. She really does.
08:57She's been around to learn them all too, you know, in time to learn.
09:01The more you're around, the more you learn.
09:03She's had the opportunity to learn an awful lot.
09:09Now, we'll see here a forearm smash by the tag team partner of Candy Moolah, Peggy Lee.
09:19But Peggy Lee is in the wrong part of town.
09:21And now the double team effort begins.
09:23Moolah yanks her to the side.
09:31Uh-huh.
09:39Peggy Lee with the body scissor.
09:46Uh-oh. What is this now?
09:55Here we go. Two hot seats.
10:11And away we go again.
10:26Referee Dick Worley trying to maintain some order.
10:33Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Look out for Dick Worley.
10:36Cover by Fabulous Moolah. They have him down.
10:39Moolah and her opposition going to work on Dick Worley.
10:44Oh, no.
10:53Well, now that is a rather humiliating tactic.
11:02Moolah swears that the other girl did it.
11:19I think Moolah may be raking something.
11:21Dick Worley is not about to go in there and check that out.
11:26I think it's safe.
11:28Yeah, I think so.
11:33Boy, this poor girl.
11:34Peggy Lee, she's been taking an awful lot of abuse in there.
11:47Fabulous Moolah in total control.
11:52Not having fun any longer.
12:04From behind, Beverly Shade coming in now.
12:09Uh-huh. All four Lady Rusters in there.
12:29So, Dick Worley again trying to maintain some order.
12:33Oh, Moolah missing the attempted cover and Peggy Lee likewise missing.
12:40Dropkick and Moolah nails her.
12:45Oh, missed dropkick. Moolah spins around, gets one, gets two, gets three.
12:51Sort of Fabulous Moolah chalks up one more victory for herself and her tag team partner.
12:58Beverly Shade, Moolah and Shade victorious over Peggy Lee and Kandi Molloy.
13:08Here is the time, 9 minutes and 49 seconds, and the winners, Beverly Shade and the Fabulous Moolah.
13:20Fabulous Moolah, the World's Women's Champion.
13:22We shall return as we continue with Ken Pitera.
13:25Also scheduled next, as a matter of fact, will be Tony Gurria. Stay with us.