Despina Montagas
Despina Montagas | |
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Born | Athens, Greece | June 9, 1961
Spouse(s) | Tarzan Goto |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Despina Montagas Despina Goto Batgirl |
Trained by | The Fabulous Moolah |
Debut | 1984 |
Retired | 1991 |
Despina Montagas (born June 9, 1961) is a retired Greek female professional wrestler.
Professional wrestling career[]
Despina Montagas debuted in 1984 for the American Wrestling Association in Minneapolis.[1] She would also wrestle for various territories including Florida (Championship Wrestling from Florida), Mid-Atlantic (Jim Crockett Promotions), Memphis (Continental Wrestling Association), and New York (World Wrestling Federation).[1] She also went overseas to Japan to wrestle for All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling.[1] In 1986, she had a brief stint in the Gulf Coast for Continental Championship Wrestling.[1] She also had a stint in Mexico for the Universal Wrestling Association.[1]
In 1989, she returned to Japan to wrestle for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling.[1] In October 1990, she took part in the country's first mixed tag team match. In March 1991, she left the promotion and retired shortly thereafter.
Personal life[]
Montagas was married to Tarzan Goto, and the couple have three sons.[2] A year after beginning to wrestle, Montagas quit and sold life insurance, but returned to wrestling shortly afterwards.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Despina Montagas' WrestlingData Places
- ^ a b Oliver, Greg (May 10, 2018). "Complicated legacy of Fabulous Moolah on trial at CAC". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Athens
- Greek female professional wrestlers