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'''Gladys Wall'''<ref name=ga>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiawrestlinghistory.com/whoswho/g/gladys_gillem/01.html|title=MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA|publisher=Georgia Wrestling History|accessdate=2008-08-26}}</ref> (born [[January 6]] [[1921]]), also known as '''Gladys "Killem" Gillem''' or '''Gladys "Kill 'Em" Gillem''',<ref name=guts/> is a retired [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. She currently resides in [[Pensacola, Florida]].

'''Gladys Wall''' also known as '''Gladys "Kill 'Em" Gillem''' (born [[January 6]] [[1921]]) is a retired [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. She currently resides in [[Pensacola, Florida]].


==Professional wrestling career==
==Professional wrestling career==
Gladys Gillem was inspired to begin a career as a professional wrestling after seeing [[Mildred Burke]] wrestle.<ref name=burke>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/04/26/437175.html|title=Documentary honors women of '50s|author=Oliver, Greg|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2008-08-26|date=April 27, 2004}}</ref> She began at the age of nineteen in carnival shows. Besides wrestling men and women, Gillem wrestled [[bear]]s and [[alligator]]s as part of her act. Gillem eventually found work touring with promoter [[Billy Wolfe]]'s, the husband of Mildred Burke, troop of women wrestlers in 1942. She was often an opponent of Burke's,<ref name=burke/> including wrestling her for Burke's World Women's Championship.<ref name=ga/> She acted in this capacity until her retirement in 1962.<ref name=guts/> During her time with the promotion, she developed a sexual relationship with Wolfe.<ref name=guts/>
Gladys Gillem began her wrestling career in 1942 at the age of nineteen in carnival shows. Besides wrestling men and women, Gillem wrestled [[bear]]s and [[alligator]]s as part of her act.

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Gladys Gillem gained additional notability when she was one of the focal interviewees for ''[[Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling]]'', a documentary about the early days of women's wrestling in North America.<ref name=guts/>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/05/04/446816.html|title=Guts & endurance calling card of Lipstick & Dynamite|author=Renwick, Meredith|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2008-08-26|date=May 4, 2004}}</ref>


==Personal life==
Gillem eventually found work touring with promoter [[Billy Wolfe]]'s troop of women wrestlers. In this stage of her career Wolfe used Gillem exclusively as a [[Job (professional wrestling)|jobber]]. She acted in this capacity until her retirement in 1962. After leaving wrestling, Gladys became a [[lion taming|lion tamer]].
During one match, one of Gillem's eyes was knocked out of the socket.<ref name=guts/> Also, she developed a [[cauliflower]] like sore on the back of her head due to taking [[List of professional wrestling slang#B|bumps]] in the ring.<ref name=guts/>


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After leaving wrestling, Gladys became a [[lion taming|lion tamer]] and also wrestled alligators.<ref name=guts/> Gillem's grandson, Beaver, formed a rock band in Southern California in 1997. Appropriately called "Killem Gillem", the band hails from the South Bay, and features [[Mike Clark]], of [[Suicidal Tendencies]], as a guitarist.
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Gladys Gillem gained additional notability when she was one of the focal interviewees for [[Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling]], a documentary about the early days of women's wrestling in North America.


==In wrestling==
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Gillem's grandson, Beaver, formed a rock band in Southern California in 1997. Appropriately called "Killem Gillem", the band hails from the South Bay, and features [[Mike Clark]], of [[Suicidal Tendencies]], as a guitarist.
*'''Finishing and signature moves'''
**[[Suplex|Belly to back suplex]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bodyslamming.com/other/gladysgillem.html|publisher=Bodyslamming.com|title=Other Superstars:Gladys Gillem|accessdate=2008-08-26}}</ref>


== Notes ==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/g/gladys-gillem.html Profile at Online World of Wrestling]
* [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/05/04/446816.html Slam Wrestling report on Lipstick and Dynamite mentioning Gladys Gillem]


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Revision as of 02:24, 27 August 2008

Gladys Gillem
BornJanuary 6 1921[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Gladys "Killem" Gillem
Debut1942[1][2]
Retired1962[2]

Gladys Wall[3] (born January 6 1921), also known as Gladys "Killem" Gillem or Gladys "Kill 'Em" Gillem,[2] is a retired professional wrestler. She currently resides in Pensacola, Florida.

Professional wrestling career

Gladys Gillem was inspired to begin a career as a professional wrestling after seeing Mildred Burke wrestle.[4] She began at the age of nineteen in carnival shows. Besides wrestling men and women, Gillem wrestled bears and alligators as part of her act. Gillem eventually found work touring with promoter Billy Wolfe's, the husband of Mildred Burke, troop of women wrestlers in 1942. She was often an opponent of Burke's,[4] including wrestling her for Burke's World Women's Championship.[3] She acted in this capacity until her retirement in 1962.[2] During her time with the promotion, she developed a sexual relationship with Wolfe.[2]

Gladys Gillem gained additional notability when she was one of the focal interviewees for Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling, a documentary about the early days of women's wrestling in North America.[2]Renwick, Meredith (May 4, 2004). "Guts & endurance calling card of Lipstick & Dynamite". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-08-26.</ref>

Personal life

During one match, one of Gillem's eyes was knocked out of the socket.[2] Also, she developed a cauliflower like sore on the back of her head due to taking bumps in the ring.[2]

After leaving wrestling, Gladys became a lion tamer and also wrestled alligators.[2] Gillem's grandson, Beaver, formed a rock band in Southern California in 1997. Appropriately called "Killem Gillem", the band hails from the South Bay, and features Mike Clark, of Suicidal Tendencies, as a guitarist.

In wrestling

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Women Wrestler Profiles: Gladys Gillem". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cite error: The named reference guts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA". Georgia Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  4. ^ a b Oliver, Greg (April 27, 2004). "Documentary honors women of '50s". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  5. ^ "Other Superstars:Gladys Gillem". Bodyslamming.com. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
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