A new documentary explores the role of black women recruited as professional wrestlers in the 1950s and 1960s. Columbus was an epicenter for the female wrestlers thanks to promoter Billy Wolfe.

What a revelation it was to find out that women’s wrestling has its origins in Columbus, Ohio. Two former wrestlers-turned-promoters, Billy Wolfe and Al Haft set up shop Central Ohio in the 1950 ...

The documentary chronicles the stories of Babs Wingo, Marva Scott, Ethel Johnson and Ramona Isbell — some of the first African-American women wrestlers from the 1950s through the ‘70s.

A new documentary explores the role of black women recruited as professional wrestlers in the 1950s and 1960s. Columbus was an epicenter for the female wrestlers thanks to promoter Billy Wolfe.

In the early 1960s, Isbell was one of several black women who wrestled in Ohio and around the world. A new documentary, “Lady Wrestler: The Amazing, Untold Story of African-American Women in the Ring, ...

The Wexner Center for the Arts is uncovering Columbus’ rich history of women’s wrestling during Thursday’s premiere screening of “Lady Wrestler: The Amazing, Untold Story of African ...