Ladies Professional Wrestling Association
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| Ladies Professional Wrestling Association | |
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| Details | |
| Acronym | LPWA |
| Established | 1989; 1998 |
| Style | American Wrestling |
| Location | Laughlin, Nevada (1989-1992) |
| Founder(s) | Tor Berg |
| Owner(s) | Tor Berg (1989-1992; 1998-2000) |
| Website | LadiesProWrestling.com |
The Ladies Professional Wrestling Association (LPWA) was an all-female wrestling promotion which operated in the early 1990s (c. 1989-1992).
It was considered a successor to such women's promotions as GLOW, but it differed in that, while GLOW slanted more toward WWF-style sports entertainment (with wrestling playing a secondary role to music video clips and comedy skits), the LPWA treated its product seriously and put its primary emphasis on in-ring athletics. Jim Cornette was notable for being a color commentator as he always carried his infamous tennis racket with him.
The LPWA held its first and only pay-per-view, Super Ladies Showdown, on February 23, 1992 before closing down operations shortly after.
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[edit] Roster
Wrestlers
- Reggie Bennett
- Candi Devine (under the name of The Goddess)
- Heidi Lee Morgan
- Judy Martin
- Leilani Kai
- Madusa Miceli
- Malia Hosaka
- Misty Blue Simmes
- Rockin' Robin
- Terri Power (Former WWF Diva Tori)
- Susan Sexton
- Allison Royal
- Denise Storm
- Susan Green
- Black Venus
- Bad Girl
- Selina Majors (under the name Bambi)
- Desiree Peterson
- La Gata
- Kat Laroux (under the name Nasty Kat)
- Sindy Paradise
- Alma Alvarez
- Linda Dallas (under the name Nasty Linda)
- The Beast
- Wendi Richter
- Kimmie Kovac
- Babyface Nellie
- Flame
- Comrade Orga
- Tina Moretti (WWE's Ivory)
- Shelly Francis
- Rusty Thomas (under the name Rusty "The Fox" Thomas)
- The Goddess
- Lady X
- Cheryl Rusa
- Miss Linda
- Brittany Brown
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- Lisa Starr
- Alona Starr
Managers
- Adnan Al-Kaissie
- Ashley Kennedy
- Jonathan Blue
- Boogaloo Brown
- "Queen" Christopher Love
Announcers
- Jim Cornette
- Sgt. Slaughter
- Nick Bockwinkel
- Ken Resnik
Interviewer
- Boni Blackstone
[edit] Championships
[edit] LPWA Singles Championship
The LPWA Singles Championship is a professional wrestling title created in early-1990 as part of the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association.[1]
| Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Susan Sexton | 1 | January 1990 | Awarded title. | |
| Lady X | 1 | January 31, 1991 | Laughlin, NV | |
| Terri Power | 1 | February 23, 1992 | Rochester, MN | Defeated Lady X at LPWA Super Ladies Showdown. |
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[edit] LPWA Tag Team Championship
The LPWA Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title created in early-1990 as part of the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association.[1]
| Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Team America (Misty Blue & Heidi Lee Morgan) |
1 | March 13, 1990 | Laughlin, NV | Defeated Bad, Black & Beautiful (Bad Girl & Black Venus). |
| The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai & Judy Martin) |
1 | February 28, 1991 | Laughlin, NV | |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
[edit] Further reading
- Galloway, Paul. "Sexy Sindy's Unlikely Hold on Female Wrestlingdom". Washington Post. 06 May 1990
- Rowh, Mark and William Ray Heitzmann. Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types. Chicago: McGraw-Hill Professional, 1997. ISBN 0-8442-4325-6
