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| Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2014 06:15 am |
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beejmi The Big Kahuna 
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Tara Pope writes in and asksI would like any information about Stella Mae French. She was my mother and died when I was 11. I had very few photos of her and they were destroyed in a house fire. I kinda remember the stories of when she was wrestling. I would just like to know more. Or see more. Any info you could offer would be great
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2014 06:56 am |
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clawmaster Hall Of Famer
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IIRC, Stella Mae French was"retired" lady wrestler Tanya West.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2014 07:00 am |
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clawmaster Hall Of Famer
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General info here. http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=9304
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2014 07:18 am |
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clawmaster Hall Of Famer
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Some of her other matches. 10/30/71 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Hindu strap match The Sheik beat Tiger Jeet Singh Bobo Brazil beat Wild Bull Curry dq George Cannon & Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Lord Layton & Mighty Igor & Fred Curry Chris Tolos no contest The Stomper Yoshino Sato & Mitsu Arakawa drew Tony Parisi & Dominic Denucci Baron Scicluna beat Gorilla Monsoon Zebra Kid drew Big Jess Ortega Dingo The Sundowner beat Lou Klein Gentleman Ben The Wrestling Bear beat Mike Loren & George Allen & Jess Ortega & Jack Vansky & Lou Klein & Bob White & Killer Tim Brooks Hans Schmidt beat Dewey Robertson Lucille Dupree & Tanya West beat Linda Klein & Mary Jane Mull att 6,321 11/15/71 Dayton, OH @ Union Hall The Stomper beat Killer Brooks Bobo Brazil beat Hans Schmidt dq Lucille Dupree beat Tanya West Dingo the Sundowner beat Ron Sanders 12/4/71 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena The Sheik ddq Wild Bull Curry Bobo Brazil beat Dingo The Sundowner Pampero Firpo beat Jess Ortega Fred Curry & Mighty Igor & Danny Hodge & Lord Layton beat Chris Tolos & Ernie Ladd & Al Costello & Don Kent Johnny Valentine beat The Stomper dq King Curtis Iaukea beat Dewey Robertson Handicap Match Bulldog Brower beat Bob Harmon & Ron Sanders Ben Justice & Tony Marino beat Hartford Love & Reginald Love Baron Scicluna beat Ivan Kalmikoff Tanya West beat Sherry Lane Lou Klein drew Killer Brooks Hell's Angel I beat Zebra Kid Att 8,383 2/26/72 Detroit The Sheik beat Tony Marino Tex McKenzie beat Pampero Firpo dq Bull Curry beat Chris Tolos Stomper beat Al Costello Sweet Daddy Siki drew Ben Justice Haystacks Calhoun beat Executioner Danny Hodge beat Zebra Kid dq Hans Schmidt beat Bob Harmon Don Kent beat Bob White Lou Klein beat Hells Angel Lucille Dupree beat Tanya West Chris Colt beat Mike Loren att: 5,042 3/4/72 Detroit The Sheik drew Luis Martinez Bull Curry & Bobo Brazil beat Dingo The Sundowner & Johnny Valentine Al Costello & Don Kent beat Ben Justice & Fred Curry The Stomper beat Man Mountain Cannon dq Lou Klein drew Tim Brooks Jess Ortega beat The Executioner dq (Ladies Battle Royal) won by Tanya West Gino Brito beat Mr. X Carlos Rocha beat Hell’s Angel (Paul Dupree) Chris Colt beat Bobby Blaine Ray Rougeau beat Cowboy Hondo 3/18/72 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena The Sheik beat Luis Martinez US Champion Bobo Brazil beat Johnny Valentine dq Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat The Stomper & Ben Justice Wild Bull Curry beat Pampero Firpo Tex McKenzie beat Hans Schmidt Tony Marino & Danny Hodge beat Hartford Love & Reginald Love Fred Curry drew Chris Colt Carlos Rocha beat Killer Tim Brooks Bill Miller drew Jacques Rougeau Gino Brito beat Zebra Kid Lou Klein & Lucille Dupre beat The Executioner & Tanya West Dan Miller beat Hell's Angel #1 Little Joey Russell & Farmer Jerome beat Sky Low Low & Frenchy LaMonte Jess Ortega beat Dr X Att. "crowd of 12,432" 5/6/72 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Al Costello & Don Kent & George Cannon beat Bull Curry & Bobo Brazil & Tex McKenzie The Stomper & Ben Justice beat Pampero Firpo & The Sheik dq Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Johnny Valentine Lou Klein beat Hank James The Student beat Dewey Robertson Mighty Igor beat Zebra Kid Whipper Watson, Jr. beat Chris Colt Jacques Rougeau beat The Medic Tony Marino beat Bill Miller dq Lucille Dupree beat Tanya West dq Reginald Love & Hartford Love beat Jess Ortega & Mr. X Magnificent Zulu beat Ivan Kalmikoff Fred Curry beat Executioner Tony Baillargeon beat Dr. Beach att: 9,431 6/3/72 Warren Arena Mighty Igor & Lou Klein vs Chris Colt & Hell's Angel I Pampero Firpo vs Frankie Laine Tanya West vs Sherri Lane Ivan Kalmikoff vs Don Ritchie 7/15/72 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena French Death Match, two referees one of which is Lord Layton The Sheik beat Jacques Rougeau US Champion Bobo Brazil ddq Johnny Valentine The Stomper & Ben Justice beat Al Costello & Don Kent to regain tag title Tony Marino & Haystacks Calhoun beat Hans Schmidt & Kurt Von Stroheim Mighty Igor & Magnificent Zulu beat Killer Brooks & Yoshino Sato Tiger Jeet Singh & Tony Parisi beat Wrecking Crew Lou Klein & Hank James beat Bounty Hunters Lucille Dupree & Debbie Johnson beat Marva Scott & Tanya West Mike Loren beat Ron Sanders att: 8,047 7/27/72 St. Clair Shores, MI @ Civic Arena Mighty Igor & Dan Miller vs Wrecking Crew Tanya West vs Lucille Dupree Hans Schmidt vs Ivan Kalmikoff Plus one other match 9/16/72 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena The Sheik beat Tony Marino Mighty Igor Vodik ddq Pampero Firpo The Student & Killer Brooks & Johnny Valentine beat Tex McKenzie & Haystacks Calhoun & Bobo Brazil Ben Justice & The Stomper beat Mitsu Arakawa & Tokyo Tom Al Costello & Don Kent beat Gino Brito & Raymond Rougeau Dan Miller beat Kurt Von Stroheim Bill Miller beat Hank James Magnificent Zulu beat Dr. X JP Psycho beat Nikita Mulkovich Mike Loren & Scott Elmore & Lucille DuPree beat the Bounty Hunters & Tanya West 9/19/72 Mansfield, OH @ 711-CIO Hall Pampero Firpo vs The Stomper Killer Tim Brooks vs Dan Miller Lucille Dupree vs Tanya West Mitsu Arakawa vs Ben Justice 11/11/72 Detroit Bobo Brazil & Ben Justice & The Stomper beat The Student & Jess Ortega & Bill Miller Pampero Firpo beat Johnny Valentine The Sheik beat Tex McKenzie Killer Brooks & Sweet Daddy Siki beat Tony Marino & Scott Elmore Kurt Von Hess & Karl Von Shotz beat Haystack Calhoun & Dewey Robertson Jan Sheridan & Darling Dagmar beat Tanya West & Diamond Lil Lou Klein drew Hans Schmidt Danny Miller beat George Cannon att: 7,301 12/22/72 Sandusky, OH @ National Guard Armory Mighty Igor vs Killer Brooks Mitsu Arakawa vs Dan Miller Haystack Calhoun vs Dr Jerry Graham Sonny King vs Zebra Kid Lucille DuPree vs Tanya West 12/30/72 Detroit The Sheik beat Bobo Brazil to win US Title Pampero Firpo beat Haystacks Calhoun dq Tex McKenzie & Johnny Valentine beat Kurt Von Hess & Karl Von Shotz Tony Marino & Chief Jay Strongbow beat Killer Tim Brooks & Eddie Creachman George Steele beat Hank James Ben Justice drew Dr. Jerry Graham Al Costello & Don Kent beat Magnificent Zulu & Rick Luka Mighty Igor beat Mike Loren dq Lucille Dupree beat Tanya West dq JB Psycho beat Jess Ortega Farmer Jerome & Sonny Boy Hayes beat Frenchy Lamont & Pee wee Adams Att. 12,423 More when I have time.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2014 08:19 am |
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Blazer
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beejmi wrote: Tara Pope writes in and asks The link says she died in May of 1996. "Tara" would have been 11 then, meaning she was born either in 1985 or 1984, meaning Stella would have been pregnant with her or had just given birth around the time of the Cotton Bowl show in '84.
____________________ "Well, maybe I like the nightlife just a little bit more than I like the damn gym, jack! And when you're makin' $500,000 a year, there ain't no reason to change what you're doing." - Dusty Rhodes, 1/4/1986 |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2014 09:49 pm |
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beejmi The Big Kahuna
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Blazer wrote:
To the last post on there my mother died May 11th 95 I am 32 was born in 82... I was 2 years old in 84'. They do have her death date listed a few places wrong. I remember clearly because it was Mothers Day that year
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2014 09:51 pm |
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beejmi The Big Kahuna
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Take it from someone that lost a ton in a fire (myself) that any kind of recovery of Stella mae memorabilia will be appreciated. Posters, clippings, results, programs - whatever will do nicely.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2014 11:46 pm |
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CW Hall
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Stella Mae French and Chris Adams beat Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin and Precious on June 30, 1984 in Granbury, TX. Attachment: 840630 Granbury Texas.jpg (Downloaded 84 times)
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30th, 2014 11:49 pm |
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CW Hall
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July 10, 1984 in Glen Rose, TX. Attachment: 840710 Glen Rose TX.jpg (Downloaded 83 times)
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| Posted: Tue Jul 1st, 2014 06:13 am |
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Blazer
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Apologies to Tara. Beej - thanks for cleaning up my mess.
____________________ "Well, maybe I like the nightlife just a little bit more than I like the damn gym, jack! And when you're makin' $500,000 a year, there ain't no reason to change what you're doing." - Dusty Rhodes, 1/4/1986 |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 12th, 2019 12:04 am |
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paul
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I used to see her a lot at Klein's Gym in the early 70s when she worked the desk when Lou wasn't there. She seemed nice, but really beat, as we would usually go on Sundays if memory serves,and she was still pretty tired from having worked the evening before. One Sunday she got teased fairly well, the evening before getting spanked by Lou in a mixed tag team match that they'd had. Could never understand that, and not only that incident, but also in general. There were things that went down which made some great stories, but something like that was just part of the business. One of hundreds of gimmicks, moves, or scenarios to be honed, modified, and used when thought best reaction from the fans. She and a fellow going by the name of Cowboy Hondo had a relationship, and I can tell you that she was head over heals in love with the guy. I didn't see that much of him, but when I did, he seemingly returned the feelings many fold. Once, when some of the kids I went with (late teens in those days) pranked her and crossed the line of any standard of decency doing so, she became furious tearing out, and got Cowboy, who stomped out and read them the riot act with a viciousness that damned near shook the walls. Needless to say, nobody messed with "Tanya" as we knew her, after that  .... The last time that I saw her was at Olympia Stadium where Dick The Bruiser was establishing a rival franchise to Eddie Farhat's. I can tell you true, your mother had dolled herself up to the point that she would have put any model to shame. She looked absolutely gorgeous. If I remember correctly, blond hair straight down in a Doris Day type front curl on either side, Makeup just right too accentuate her pretty facial features, black skirt, almost a mini and boots that were the fashion in those days. Ole "Cowboy" escorted her arm in arm looking protective and proud, as he had more than every right to be. They were probably there for the same reason my friends and I were, to see if work was available then or in future, especially with a franchise just starting up. That last time I saw her is how I'll always remember her - on that evening, there was nobody on this Earth who looked more the Lady, nor more beautiful. - Paul Payerps ... no image of her unfortunately ... I think I used to have one, but most of my photo albums were lost in storage years ago when I was in the military. Including this one (assuming it uploads) only so you can see us at Klein's Gym to add legitimacy to my post Attachment: kleins.jpg (Downloaded 28 times)
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