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Women of Wrestling
Details
Acronym WOW
Established 2000
Style American Wrestling
Location Los Angeles, California (2000)
Founder(s) David McLane
Owner(s) David McLane (2000)
Jeannie Buss (2000)
Website WOWE.com

Women of Wrestling, aka WOW, is a defunct professional wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane, previously the founder of Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling and Powerful Women of Wrestling. It was based in Los Angeles, California. They often held their matches at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. Los Angeles Lakers vice-president Jeannie Buss provided at least some financial banking for the promotion, and appeared regularly on WOW programming, although not as an in-ring participant.

Once again following a similar formula that he created for GLOW and POWW, McLane hoped WOW would be the women's wrestling league that finally got the respect he felt it should deserve. Similar to McLane's earlier promotions, WOW depended heavily on kayfabe, and presented gimmicks that were almost laughable, especially compared to the darker fare being promoted by other companies. WOW talent (or individuals claiming to be such) would actively post to the company's message boards (now defunct) in-character, leading to such amusing incidents as the members of "Caged Heat", an inmate-themed tag team, claiming that they were accessing the internet from the prison library. WOW's usage of such overly-cliched gimmicks was largely panned by the internet wrestling community.

WOW programming was aired in first-run syndication, often late at night and packaged with other sports-entertainment programming like Thunderbox. The promotion aired about twenty one-hour episodes, fielding a single pay-per-view, Women of Wrestling Unleashed. The pay-per-view was a dismal failure, and was likely a primary cause of the promotion's collapse. A second pay-per-view was announced, but never happened. The promotion's web site is still active, and refers to the 2001 series as "Season One", implying that future seasons may still air. A 2004 press release[1] claimed that McLane and Buss were planning to field a revamped version of WOW, however, as of this revision, no revival has occurred.

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[edit] Talent

The majority of WOW's performers were rookies to the business, recruited from backgrounds in modeling, acting, stunt work, and martial arts. Selena Majors (who wrestled as "Bambi") and Thug (who wrestled as "Peggy Lee Leather") were the trainers for the company.

The WOW talent could readily be divided into an "A-list" and a "B-list", with the A-list performers receiving the vast majority of the airtime and attention and the B-list serving primarily as undercard talent. Indeed, a large portion of the WOW performers have a bare minimum of information even on the official website.

[edit] Upper-card Wrestlers

  • Beckie the Farmer's Daughter (Renee Madison Cole)
  • From: "Hog Hollow, Nebraska"
  • Gimmick: Old Style "Hillbilly", complete with pigtails, plaid midriff shirt, Daisy Duke-style shorts.
  • Finishing Move: Barnburner; The Farmer's roll, Splash
  • Titles: None
  • Bronco Billie (Lisa Danielle)
  • From:"The Ranch"
  • Gimmick: Cowgirl/rodeo girl
  • Finishing Move: Bulldog
  • Titles: None
  • Charlie Davidson
  • From: Not Applicable (Website lists her location as "Wherever the road takes me.")
  • Gimmick: Biker chick, member of "Harley's Angels"
  • Finishing Move: None
  • Titles: None
  • Christy Order
  • From: Not Applicable
  • Gimmick: Female brutal cop, member of "Law & Order"
  • Finishing Move: None
  • Titles: None
  • Never wrestled a match for the company, only appearance was seconding Nicky Law at WOW Unleashed PPV
  • Danger (Elle Alexander)
  • From: Los Angeles, California
  • Gimmick: Professional stunt-woman turned wrestler
  • Finishing Move: "Danger Drop" (The Rock Bottom/Book End)
  • Titles: 1-Time WOW Champion
  • Delta Lotta Pain (Jwaundace Candece)
  • From: "The Nevada State Correctional Facility"
  • Gimmick: Female prisoner, member of "Caged Heat"
  • Finishing Move: (See Caged Heat)
  • Titles: 1-Time WOW Tag Team Champion w/ Loca
  • The Disciplinarian (Kristen Davidson)
  • From: "The Board of Education"
  • Gimmick: School teacher
  • Finishing Move: The Final Exam
  • Titles: None
  • Also appeared as Misery of the tag team "The Daughters of Darkness"
  • EZ Rider (Eleanor Kerrigan)
  • From: South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Gimmick: Biker chick; member of Harley's Angels
  • Signature Move: The Rodeo (Bronco Buster)
  • Titles: None
  • Ice Cold (Inga Waggoner)
  • From: "The Arctic"
  • Gimmick: Ice princess
  • Finishing Move: Ice Pick
  • Titles: None
  • Jane Blond (Ella Carter)
  • Jungle Grrrl" (Erica Porter)
  • From:"The Amazon Rain Forest"
  • Gimmick: Savage female jungle character
  • Finishing Move: Splash
  • Titles: None
  • Lana Star (Lana Kinnear)
  • Loca
  • From: "The Nevada State Correctional Facility"
  • Gimmick: Female prisoner, member of Caged Heat
  • Finishing Move: See Caged Heat
  • Titles: 1-Time WOW Tag Team Champion w/ Delta Lotta Pain
  • Nicki Law
  • From: Not Applicable
  • Gimmick: Corrupt police officer; member of "Law & Order"
  • Finishing Move: Neckbreaker
  • Titles: None
  • Only wrestled one match before the federation folded.
  • Poison (Kina Van Vleet)
  • From: "Toxic parts unknown"
  • Gimmick: A scientist who accidentally ingested poison. (Spoof of Poison Ivy)
  • Finishing Move: Poison Paralyzer
  • Titles: None
  • Riot (April Katherine Littlejohn)
  • Selina Majors
  • From: Not Applicable
  • Gimmick: Female "legend"
  • Finishing Move: Stunner
  • Titles: None
  • Slam Dunk
  • From: "The WNBA"
  • Gimmick: Female basketball player, banned from WNBA due to excessive violence
  • Finishing Move: Chokeslam
  • Titles: None
  • Terri Gold (Heather Lee-Millard)
  • From: Not Applicable
  • Gimmick: Female olympic athlete
  • Finishing Move: The Perfect 10
  • Titles: 2-Time WOW Champion
  • Thug (Peggy Lee Leather)
  • From: Not Applicable
  • Gimmick: Female biker chick; member of "Harley's Angels"
  • Finishing Move: Squash, Chokeslam
  • Titles: None
  • Illegal objects: pool cue
  • Vendetta
  • From: "The Nevada State Correctional Facility"
  • Gimmick: Female prisoner; member of "Caged Heat
  • Finishing Move: Please see Caged Heat
  • Titles: None
  • Also appeared as "Mystery" of the tag team "The Daughters of Darkness"
  • Wendi Wheels
  • From: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Harrisburg)
  • Gimmick: Female NASCAR/race car mechanic
  • Finishing Move: The Blowout
  • Titles: None
  • Originally appeared as "Sunny" of the Beach Patrol, before becoming Wendi Wheels.

[edit] Undercard Wrestlers

  • Boom Boom
  • From:Hawaii
  • Gimmick: Generic "Hula girl"
  • Finishing Move: Samoan Drop, Banzai Drop
  • Titles: None
  • Caliente (Rachel Iverson)
  • Farah "The Persian Princess"
  • "Hammerin" Heather Steele (Christina Tomaziesski Colby)
  • From: "Sweet Home Oregon"
  • Gimmick: Female construction worker
  • Finishing Move: Fisherman suplex
  • Titles: None
  • Jacklyn Hyde (Vasilika Vanya Marinkovic)
  • Jade (Jennifer Lee Chan)
  • Lotus (Jeannie Kim)
  • From: Seoul, South Korea
  • Gimmick: Exotic Asian; Member of "The Asian Invasion"
  • Finishing Move: None
  • Titles: None
  • Misery (Kirsten Davidson)
  • From: Not Applicable
  • Gimmick: Mysterious villian under a mask; member of "The Daughters of Darkness'"
  • Finishing Move: None
  • Titles: None
  • Also appeared as The Disciplinarian
  • Mystery (Nicole Ochoa)
  • From: Not Applicable
  • Gimmick: Mysterious villian under a mask; member of "The Daughters of Darkness"
  • Finishing Move: None
  • Titles: None
  • Also appeared as Vendetta of Caged Heat
  • Paradise
  • From: Tonga
  • Gimmick: Pacific Islander dancing girl
  • Finishing Move: Spear
  • Titles: None
  • Patti Pizzazz (Formerly "Patti Pep")
  • Phantom (Lynnette Thredgold)
  • From: Not Applicable
  • Gimmick: Reject from the bodybuilding world (Because she was a violinist); reject from the classical music world (Because she had big muscles)
  • Finishing Move: Figure Four Leglock, Sharpshooter
  • Titles: None
  • Randi Rah Rah
  • Roxy Powers (Natalie T. Yeo)
  • From: Los Angeles, California
  • Gimmick: Female lifeguard; member of "The Beach Patrol"
  • Finishing Move: (See The Beach Patrol)
  • Titles: None
  • From: Los Angeles, California
  • Gimmick: Female lifeguard; member of "The Beach Patrol"
  • Finishing Move:(See The Beach Patrol)
  • Titles: None
  • Tanja "The Warrior Woman

[edit] Tag Teams

  • The Asian Invasion
  • Members: Jade & Lotus
  • Titles: None
  • The Beach Patrol
  • Members: Sandy, Summer, and Sunny (who later became Wendi Wheels)
  • Tag Team Finishing Move: "The Sunset Flip"
  • Titles: None
  • Caged Heat
  • Members: Delta Lotta Pain, Loca & Vendetta
  • Tag Team Finishing Move: "Capital Punishment" & "Drive By"
  • Titles: 1-Time WOW Tag Team Champions (Delta Lotta Pain & Loca)
  • The Daughters of Darkness
  • Members: Mystery & Misery
  • Titles: None
  • Harley's Angels
  • Members: Thug & EZ Rider & Charlie Davidson
  • Titles: None
  • Law & Order
  • Members: Nicki Law & Christy Order
  • Titles: None

[edit] Other Personnel

  • David B. McLane (Host & Announcer)
  • Lee Marshall (Announcer)
  • Andrew M. Somers (Voice overs)
  • Julie Day (Backstage interviews)
  • Josh Milton (Referee, noted within the promotion for a willingness to take extremely harsh bumps, including a dive off a 25' cage at WOW: Unleashed.)
  • Jesse Hernandez (Referee. Owner of the EWF and wrestling trainer and ref. EWF was friendly to WOW and presented some of their workers on shows.)

[edit] Championships

[edit] WOW World Championship

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Terri Gold 1 September 30, 2000 Won a battle royal to become the first champion.
Danger 1 December 15, 2000 This match aired on January 13, 2001.
Terri Gold 2 February 4, 2001 Inglewood, California Won the title at Unleashed.

[edit] WOW World Tag Team Championship

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Caged Heat 1 February 4, 2001 Inglewood, California Won the title at Unleashed.

[edit] See also

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