Susan Sexton
Shanon Sexton | |
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Born | Perth, Western Australia, Australia[1] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Susan Sexton |
Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] |
Billed weight | 130 lb (59 kg)[3] |
Trained by | Ali Musa the Turk[4] |
Debut | 1975 |
Retired | 1996 |
Shanon Sexton, better known by her stage name Susan Sexton, is a former professional wrestler. Sexton was born in Perth, Western Australia. She was trained by Ali Musa the Turk.
Wrestling career
[edit]Sexton went to the United States in 1975 and began working for Mildred Burke.[5] After briefly working for Burke, she began working independent cards around the world. In 1989, she worked for the American Wrestling Association.[6]
Ladies Professional Wrestling Association
[edit]Sexton joined the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association and was the first woman awarded the LPWA Singles Championship. She defended the title against numerous opponents. In 1990, World Championship Wrestling recognized Sexton (then the LPWA champion) as the World Women's Champion. Sexton defended the title against Bambi at Clash of the Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90.[7]
She lost the title to Lady X on 31 January 1991 in Laughlin, Nevada.[8]
Retirement
[edit]Sexton has relocated to Los Angeles, where after a brief time as a "psychic" and a tarot card reader, she now helps train new wrestlers and also has a writing career.
Acting career
[edit]Sexton was featured in the 1989 film American Angels- Baptism of Blood[9] in which most of the cast were members of the now defunct Powerful Women of Wrestling.
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Susan Sexton". Cagematch.
- ^ "Interview: Sue Sexton Wrestler Media Man".
- ^ "Sue Sexton". G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Susan Sexton". Wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ "ProWW Professional Women of Wrestling - Sue Sexton". www.proww.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2004.
- ^ "Matches « Susan Sexton « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 10 June 2016.
- ^ "WCW 1990". Angelfire. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007.
- ^ "Ladies Professional Wrestling Association Cards".
- ^ http://www.women-wrestling.org/hall_of_fame/sue-sexton.html [bare URL]
- ^ "List of CAC Award Winners | Cauliflower Alley Club". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- Susan Sexton on Facebook
- Susan Sexton in LPWA Archived 18 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Susan Sexton's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database