Mildred Burke
| Mildred Burke | |
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Burke in 1950 | |
| Birth name | Mildred Bliss |
| Born | August 5, 1915 Coffeyville, Kansas, US |
| Died | February 18, 1989 (aged 73) Northridge, California, US |
| Spouse | Billy Wolfe (−1952) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Mildred Burke |
| Billed height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
| Billed weight | 138 lb (63 kg) |
| Trained by | Billy Wolfe Cora Livingston |
| Debut | 1935 |
| Retired | 1956 |
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Mildred Burke (August 5, 1915 – February 18, 1989) was an American professional wrestler. She is overall a three-time women's world champion under different incarnations and recognitions.
Burke's heyday lasted from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s, when she held the NWA World Women's Championship for almost twenty years. Burke started out in 1935, wrestling men at carnivals. She was managed by her second husband, promoter Billy Wolfe. She is a charter member of WWE Hall of Fame's Legacy Wing, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame, and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.