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Home/People/Beverly Shade
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Born
Mar 21, 1936Died: Jun 2, 2023
Lived 87 years
Place of Birth
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

1
Movies
1
TV Shows
Also Known As
Beverly Shade
Beverly Bates
Beverly Blue River

Beverly Shade

Acting

Biography
Beverly Shade was an American professional wrestler, active from the 1950s to the 1980s. She made her mark in the NWA, winning the Women’s Tag Team Championship in 1978 and becoming a two-time All-Star Wrestling Women’s Champion. She began her career in 1957 and became known as "The Hammer." She was married to fellow wrestler Billy Blue River, with whom she formed the mixed tag team Beverly Two River. She passed away on June 2, 2023, at the age of 87, due to complications from lung cancer.
WWE Showdown at Shea '80 poster

WWE Showdown at Shea '80

as Beverly Shade
1980