Judell Du Long
| Judell Du Long | |
|---|---|
 Judell Du Long | |
| Born |
Judell Ann Metz 16/08/1938 United States |
| Died | 04/07/2017 |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Wrestles for | California Amazon |
| Years active | 1960s - 1980s |
| Assumed Competitive Female Wrestling Record | |
| Wins | 29 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Assumed Competitive Mixed Wrestling Record | |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
Judell Du Long (alternately known as "Judell Dulong"} is widely considered to be the foremother of female submission wrestling. Her company California Amazon has changed the female wrestling subculture by introducing real competitive matches to the genre, and by making it available to the masses. Judell's venture brought the attention of many to what until then was considered a closet industry. Judell later established wrestling organizations in both Montana and Washington featuring a new roster of wrestlers for each organization.
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Background
Judell Du Long (b. Judell Ann Metz) was born on 16th of August, 1938, to the Metz family, in Missoula, MT. Her grandparents immigrated to United States from Germany in 1860s. She grew up with 4 older brothers in Polson, Montana until she got married to Jack Du Long in 1960 and moved to San Diego, California. Her introduction to wrestling took place in 1960s as she trained under Mildred Burke for some time.
Judell Du Long passed away on 4 July 2017.
California Amazon
Judell founded California Amazon in 1973.
Montana
Judell moved to Montana in the latter half of the 1980s where she established a new version of her Camp Amazon. This version of the Camp released several dozen videos featuring such wrestlers as Stella Peterson and Nancy Ewing.
Washington Women's Wrestling
In the early 1990s, she founded Washington Women's Wrestling. This organization featured various wrestlers from the northwestern U.S. and released more than 70 videos between 1992 and 1998. Wrestlers on the roster included Jeanne Hunter, Luraina Undershute, Sophie Knight, Alix Enchaines Chamille and Sonia Juskoviac. Most of the videos were competitive submission wrestling with a few boxing videos as well.
Gallery
Judell getting an upper hand on Cindy Pegel
Article about a Judell Dulong and Nancy Hogle match from a 1976 issue of The Big Book of Wrestling
