Betty Wade Murphy, known in the wrestling world as Joyce Grable, has passed away.
Grable's family confirmed that Joyce Grable passed away on September 29, a few days after it had been reported that she entered hospice care.
Sadly I just got off the phone with Leilani who confirmed that Joyce passed away this morning. My deepest condolences to her family. Our business truly lost one of the greats today https://t.co/RkmLhiwFhh pic.twitter.com/TxcXQuniuS
— Roy Lucier (@roylucier) September 29, 2023
Following her debut in 1971, Grable had a legendary career in the wrestling world. She wrestled for the NWA, WWWF, Stampde Wrestling, World Wrestling Council, and the AWA. She was a six-time NWA Women's World Tag Team Champion; she held the titles three times each with Vicki Williams and Wendi Richter.
Grable also held the NWA Texas Women's Championship and the NWA United States Women's Championship. During her time wrestling for WWWF, Grable wrestled The Fabulous Moolah. She retired in 1991.
Grable was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2013 and the NWA Hall of Fame in 2012. She revealed that she had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2013, and she was honored with the Cauliflower Alley Club's Courage Award in 2022.
In 2018, Grable discussed training and working with The Fabulous Moolah. Click here to see what she had to say.
On behalf of Fightful, we send our condolences to Grable's family, friends, and fans.
