When Olympic silver medalist Adeline Gray used to tell people that she wrestled for a living, she said they often had the same response: "Women wrestle?" She doesn't hear that much anymore. Over the ...
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- During the 2024 Olympics in Paris last summer, women's wrestling celebrated 20 years of being part of the games. Women's wrestling isn't new, but it's popularity has skyrocketed in ...
This story is featured in the January/February 2025 issue of ESSENCE. On April 10, 2021, wrestling fans at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, witnessed history. Performers Bianca Belair and ...