Career
She wrestled in the United States, Canada, and Japan. She was also influential in helping lift the ban of women"s wrestling in the state of New New York Niccoli first saw a professional wrestling match at the age of 12 in Saint Joseph, Missouri in 1958, when promoter Gust Karras suggested she might one day make a good female professional wrestler.
Several years later in 1963, Karras arranged for her to start training.
Her first match was a battle royal in Sedalia, Missouri. She wrestled in a series of matches with and against Kay Noble in the 1960s.
In August 1970, Niccoli was awarded the NWA United States Women"s Championship, but she vacated it later that year, and the title remained inactive until December 1974. She teamed with Paul Peller in February 1971 for a series of mixed tag team matches against Jean Antone and Gil Hayes.
She held the title in November 1984, when Candi Devine defeated her for lieutenant
Back in the United States, she helped lift the ban on women"s wrestling by the New York State Athletic Commission in the state of New New York Niccoli, however, never got a chance to wrestle in the state herself. After retiring in 1976, Niccoli stayed out of the wrestling world until she visited a Cauliflower Alley Club (CAC) reunion in 2007.
The following year, she was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in the "Lady Wrestler" category.
She was also honored by the CAC in 2008. All Japan Women"s Pro-Wrestling
WWWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times)
American Wrestling Association
Aging with Attitude World Women"s Championship (1 time)
Cauliflower Alley Club
Ladies Wrestling (2008)
National Wrestling Alliance
NWA United States Women"s Championship (1 time)
NWA Central States
NWA Central States Women"s Championship (3 times)
NWA Texas
NWA Texas Women"s Championship (2 times)
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
Lady Wrestler (2008)
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling North American Women"s Championship (1 time).
