- At one time Hank Williams proposed to her, but she declined.
- First WWF Women's Champion.
- Professional Wrestler.
- One of the 100 greatest wrestlers of the 20th century. (as determined by Inside Wresting)
- Retained the WWF Women's Championship for 28 years, defending it several times every week.
- The first woman ever to wrestle in Madison Square Garden.
- Never seen outside the company of Mae Young.
- Has trained generations of lady wrestlers at her home base in Columbia, South Carolina.
- In 1991, received "Pro-Wrestling Illustrated" Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1995, became the first woman inducted to the Wrestling Hall of Fame.
- Plays the guitar and the bass fiddle.
- Claims, along with Mae Young, that she will be wrestling when she is 100 years old.
- Was known as Slave Girl Moolah in the 1940s
- Ranked #1 among the 50 Greatest Women Wrestlers of All-Time (Pro Wrestling Illustrated Presents The Women of Wrestling Vol. 1, #1)
- One of the 100 Greatest Wrestlers of the 20th Century (Inside Wrestling Presents, Summer 2000)
- Vince McMahon allowed Moolah to wrestle a match on her 80th birthday as a birthday present to her.
- She had a "tough bitch" persona that was hated by the fans. Interviewers are sometimes surprised to find that she is actually a charming, Southern-accented lady who can speak warmly and humorously, even about the extensive catalog of injuries she suffered throughout her lengthy career.
- 2003: Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.
- Published author.
- WWE Hall of Famer.
- Proud grandmother of six children, by her only daughter who was a girl wrestler under the name Darlin' Patty Sherry, but did not pursue a career as her mother did.
- She ran her own training school, which included dormitories, for aspiring female professional wrestlers.
- She was the first female wrestler to be inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame.
- She trained Wendi Richter, who would go on to, temporarily, end Moolah's championship reign.
- At one time she held the record for being the oldest professional wrestler to win a title belt (age 76).
- She is buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Columbia, South Carolina. Her memorial contains a bench and shelter from the rain for those who wish to come and visit.
- Her estate and training facility were located on Moolah Drive in Columbia, South Carolina.
- Has held the WWF Women's Title in every decade from the 1940s through the 1990s.
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