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The Ladies Professional Wrestling Association (LPWA) was a women's professional wrestling promotion which operated in the early 1990s (ca. 1989–1992). It was considered a successor to such women's promotions as Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW), but it differed in that, while GLOW slanted more toward WWF-style sports entertainment, the LPWA treated its product seriously and put its primary ...
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. Colorful characters, strong women, and over-the-top comedy sketches were integral to the series' success.
Pro Wrestling Wave: Tokyo: Zabun Co, Ltd. 2007–present Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling: Sendai: Meiko Satomura: 2005–present Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling: Tokyo: CyberFight 2012–present Founded by Tetsuya Koda and Nozomi. Sister promotion to DDT Pro Wrestling, became a standalone entity in 2015. World Wonder Ring Stardom: Tokyo: Bushiroad: 2010 ...
Ladies Professional Wrestling Association: Laughlin, Nevada: Tor Berg 1989–1998 Naked Women's Wrestling League: Howard Mann 2004–2009 Powerful Women of Wrestling: Indianapolis, Indiana: David McLane: 1987–1990 Rise Wrestling: Naperville, Illinois: Kevin Harvey 2016–2020 Sister promotion to Shimmer Women Athletes: Women's Extreme Wrestling
Women's wrestling has maintained a recognized world champion since 1937, when Mildred Burke won the original World Women's title. [4] She then formed the World Women's Wrestling Association in the early 1950s and recognized herself as the first champion, although the championship would be vacated upon her retirement in 1956.
Niccoli first saw a professional wrestling match at the age of 15 in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1958, when promoter Gust Karras suggested she might one day make a good female professional wrestler. [1] Several years later in 1963, Karras arranged for her to start training. [1] Her first match was a battle royal in Sedalia, Missouri. [1]
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Women of Wrestling (WOW) is an American women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane (who also founded Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW)). WOW is based in Los Angeles, California , and is owned by McLane and Los Angeles Lakers owner/president Jeanie Buss .