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In addition, Rachel was a prominent trainer and promoter in woman's professional wrestling. In the 1990s, she returned to the WWF in a comedic role with longtime friend Mae Young. Rachel became the oldest champion in the history of professional wrestling when she won the WWF Women's Championship at age 76, in 1999. | In addition, Rachel was a prominent trainer and promoter in woman's professional wrestling. In the 1990s, she returned to the WWF in a comedic role with longtime friend Mae Young. Rachel became the oldest champion in the history of professional wrestling when she won the WWF Women's Championship at age 76, in 1999. | ||
She is not a communist, but may be a hipster. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://twitter.com/ohhoe Twitter] | * [http://twitter.com/ohhoe Twitter] | ||
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Rachel White, better known by her ring name ohhoe, is an American female professional wrestler from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She began her career working with promoter Billy Wolfe and his wife, wrestler and trainer Mildred Burke, as well as working alongside professional wrestler "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers. She won the NWA World Women's Championship in 1956 and was the most prominent holder of the title for approximately the next thirty years.
In the 1980s, she joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as part of the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection storyline, feuding with Cyndi Lauper and Wendi Richter, the latter of whom defeated her for the WWF Women's Championship in 1984. Rachel was marketed by the WWF (later World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE) as holding the record for the longest title reign by any athlete in any professional sport. According to WWE, she was also the first WWF Women's Champion and held the title a total of four times.
In addition, Rachel was a prominent trainer and promoter in woman's professional wrestling. In the 1990s, she returned to the WWF in a comedic role with longtime friend Mae Young. Rachel became the oldest champion in the history of professional wrestling when she won the WWF Women's Championship at age 76, in 1999.
She is not a communist, but may be a hipster.