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Son Of Sweet Georgia Brown Refutes Fabulous Moolah Pimp Allegations

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Fabulous Moolah‘s name was removed from an upcoming match at WrestleMania 34 partly due to online backlash over an article on Sweet Georgia Brown that claimed the WWE Hall of Famer forced her into sex work — but Brown’s son is now saying the allegations are bs.

Michael McCoy was interviewed for a Change.org petition attempting to “preserve the correct legacy of The Fabulous Moolah” and he’s adamant she didn’t pimp out his now deceased mother.

For those unaware, an article came out in 2006 on McCoy’s attempt to find his father — who he believes is Buddy Lee, Moolah’s ex-husband/business partner — and Michael’s sister told the publication her mother once revealed she was drugged/raped under their watch and badly beaten if she refused to have sex with men sent to her hotel room.

However … her son says, “I come to say today, that’s not true. That’s not true at all. Especially knowing the Moolah that I had grew to know.”

Adding, “I’m not a fake. I’m not a phony and I’m not fronting today. And nobody is coercing me to say what I’m saying. Moolah did the right thing and she helped my mother.”

McCoy also says his sister didn’t like Moolah and implies that she had an agenda.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WWE Announces Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal Name Change After Major Backlash

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WWE says “after further consideration” they will be changing the name of the upcoming Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 34.

A rep for WWE says, “After further consideration, we believe it’s best to proceed with the name ‘WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal.’  What remains most important is that this historic match is part of WWE’s unwavering commitment to the Women’s Division.”

There was major backlash following the announcement this week due to former Moolah trainees accusing her of things such as taking money from women and pimping them out for sex work … which was echoed by former trainee Mad Maxine.

In addition, Deadspin reached out to the parent company of Snickers — who are sponsoring WrestleMania 34 — and they released the following statement:

We were recently made aware of the World Wrestling Entertainment Inc’s (WWE) decision to honor a former wrestler during the upcoming WrestleMania 34 event. As a principle-based business that has long championed creating inclusive environments that encourage and empower everyone to reach their full potential, this is unacceptable. We are engaging with the WWE to express our disappointment.

The video of the original announcement from Raw this week disabled comments this morning as well, which was a clear sign WWE had seen the negative reactions.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Stephanie McMahon issued the following statement on the name change, thanking the WWE Universe for using their voice:

WWE Announces The Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal For WrestleMania 34

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WWE announced the first-ever Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal for WrestleMania 34.

The Superstars of Raw, SmackDown and WWE NXT’s Women’s divisions will have the chance to make history yet again when they compete in the inaugural Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 34.

As first announced on Raw, this ground-breaking battle royal will pay tribute to the first-ever WWE Women’s Champion, The Fabulous Moolah, who not only paved the way for female competitors through the years, but also played a pivotal role in the first several WrestleMania events.

In the highly-anticipated free-for-all, members of the Women’s divisions from Raw, SmackDown LIVE and WWE NXT will compete to be the last Superstar standing in the over-the-top-rope melee.

Who will go on to make history and carve out their WrestleMania Moment by winning the inaugural match on The Grandest Stage of Them All?

Find out at WrestleMania, Sunday, April 8 at a special start time of 7 ET/4 PT, streaming live on the award-winning WWE Network.