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Defunct
  
March 3, 2001

First episode date
  
October 2000

Founder(s)
  
David McLane

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Founded
  
2000

Website
  
WOWE.com

Acronym
  
WOW

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Style
  
Women's professional wrestling

Headquarters
  
Los Angeles, California (2000)

Owner(s)
  
David McLane (2000); Jeanie Buss (2000)

Cast
  
Selina Majors, Bobbi Billard, Lana Kinnear, Tamie Sheffield, Renee Intlekofer

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Lucha Underground, Impact Wrestling, Total Divas, WWE NXT, WWE Superstars

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Women of Wrestling, aka WOW!, is a women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane, previously the founder of Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. It is based in Los Angeles, California and is owned by Los Angeles Lakers owner and president, Jeanie Buss and McLane. The promotion launched a series of syndicated programs in the 2000-01 television seasons in 102 TV markets using a similar format of character driven performers, with names befitting a comic book series, such as Jungle Grrrl, an inmate tag-team complete with orange jump suits named Caged Heat, a Hollywood starlet named Lana Star and the Persian Princess,

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WOW programs were able to stand out from other wrestling programs by offering television viewers and live event audience an all female troupe of performers who played campy villains and heroines in all sizes and nationalities. By being the only entertainment source of its kind, WOW captured a strong adult demographic following with its primary audience, the male television audience (18���49 years of age) generating 25% higher ratings than its secondary audience of young women (18-24), teens, and tweens (7-12).

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In December 2014, WOW! announced their launch into digital media in 2015. Marketed as "WOW Superheroes" its characters are empowered women from all different backgrounds and professions.

Season 2 of the show premiered on March 1, 2016 on YouTube. Its fourth season premiered February 28, 2017.

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Initial run (2000���2001)

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WOW programming was aired in first-run syndication, often late at night and packaged with other sports-entertainment programming. The promotion aired about twenty four original one-hour episodes, fielding a single pay-per-view, Women of Wrestling Unleashed.

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

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The programs quickly became the highest rated wrestling shows in the markets of New York and Los Angeles and demonstrated ability regardless of the region, market size or time-period to grow each television stations audience. With its headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, WOW held its live events which were taped for broadcast from the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. The organization's first live event attendance was a mere 400+, but its audience grew to over 5,000 customers over the period of only six events and its website peaked in one month with slightly over 10 million unique visitors. Los Angeles Lakers' Jeanie Buss appeared regularly on WOW programming, although not as an in-ring participant.

Dormant (2001���2012)

Due to the ever soft and declining advertising market during this time, WOW wasn���t able to take advantage of its momentum and ceased production after completing 24 original episodes and one live pay-per-view event. WOW ceased television production by the fall, 2001. WOW, although off the air in the United States after 2001 continued to exist through international distribution deals with the markets of Israel, Russia, India, Canada, South Africa, Kenya, Middle East, Turkey, Malaysia, the Dominican Republic and other countries airing the WOW shows.

David McLane would attempt to relaunch the show again a few times over the next decade, with no success. One attempt in 2002 included a partnership with Kiss frontman Gene Simmons.

Starting in July 2011, the WOW website reported the WOW original shows started airing on the ABC affiliate KTNV in Las Vegas. The series continues to be distributed internationally. In 2013, Coors Light sponsored several live events in Las Vegas at the Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel where new programs were produced.

Relaunch (2012���present)

On May 29, 2012, McLane and Buss announced their intention to produce new episodes of the series.

On Sunday, December 9, 2012, at 11am on the CW Las Vegas station KVCW, WOW! returned to television in advance of the "WOW! Pandemonium Tour 2013." WOW! kicked off the tour in Las Vegas, Nevada with their first live event on January 19, 2013.

The new programming of WOW featured some of the original WOW girls such as Lana Star, Jade, Delta Lotta Pain, Loca, Thug, Jungle Grrrl and Selina Majors with the addition of new talent who auditioned for WOW in the months prior to December 9, 2012 television show. The WOW talent is now referred to as "Superheroes". New WOW Superheroes are characters known as Frost, Fire, Stephy Slays, Keta Rush, La Ni��a and a Mexican star named Azucar. Original WOW Girl Selina Majors serves as the official trainer of WOW's new talent. Joining the roster are independent wrestlers Santana Garrett and Amber O'Neal.

WOW Tag Teams (2000���2002)

The remaining teams were mainly created for WOW's Tag Team Tournament, although some of the teams continued to team with one another until the end of the first season.

  • Beckie "The Farmer's Daughter" & Bronco Billie
  • Boom Boom & Caliente
  • Caged Heat: Delta Lotta Pain & Loca with Vendetta. Defeated "Harley's Angels" for the titles. At first, a heel tag team, they became twiners after they saved Selina Majors from one of Harley's Angels brutalization. Known for their finishing moves, the "Drive By" and "Capital Punishment".
  • Danger & Riot
  • Farah "The Persian Princess" & Paradise
  • Harley's Angels: EZ Rider & Charlie Davidson with Thug. Known for their constant three on one interference and their frequent assaults on Selina Majors. Defeated by Caged Heat for the titles. Became enemies of Caged Heat after Delta and Loca saved Selina Majors from one of the biker team's assaults.
  • Ice Cold & Poison
  • Lana Star & Patti Pizzazz (formerly Patti Pep)
  • Law & Order: Nicki Law & Christy Order
  • Roxy Powers & Tanja "The Warrior Woman"
  • The Asian Invasion: Jade & Lotus
  • The Beach Patrol: Sandy, Summer, & Sunny (later Wendi Wheels)
  • The Daughters of Darkness: Mystery (who appeared at WOW Unleashed as Vendetta) & Misery (who was the Disciplinarian working under a mask). They were managed by a mysterious man called The Goon.
  • Team Spirit: Randi Rah Rah & Patti Pep (later Patti Pizzazz) formerly as a Tag Team.

    • WOW other personnel

  • David B. McLane: Host and announcer
  • Dan Masters: Announcer, Backstage Interviews (2012���present)
  • Lee Marshall: Announcer 2000 - 2001
  • Stephen Dickey: Announcer and commentator (2013-present)
  • Andrew M. Somers: Voice overs
  • Julie Day: Backstage interviews (2000 - 2001)
  • Josh Milton: Referee
  • Jesse Hernandez: Referee, owner of the EWF
  • Andrew Hecker: Director

    • List of episodes (2000���2002)

    Below are the results of the matches aired on the WOW TV Show and the dates they aired where I live.

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  • Abilene Maverick "The Governor's Daughter" (Callee Wilkerson): Tag Team partner of Candace LaRae.
  • Amber O'Neal: One half of "All American Girls" along with Santana Garrett, New WOW Tag Team Champions in 2013 defeated Caged Heat.
  • Azucar
  • Candice LeRae (Candice Dawson): Tag Team partner of Abilene Maverick "The Governor's Daughter".
  • Delta Lotta Pain Jwaundace Candece: Prisoner from the Nevada State Penitentiary, billed with Loca and Vendetta as Caged Heat. She, along with Loca (sans Vendetta), returned to the promotion in 2013. Former Tag Team Champions.
  • Desdemeana "The Soldier Of Darkness":
  • Fire (Taylor Lewis): she not appear in WOW Episodes.
  • Frost "The Olympian" (Janeshia Adams-Ginyard):
  • Holidead:
  • Jade (Jennifer Lee Chan): Chinese wrestler known for her "Samurai Scissors" move, sometimes called The Jaded Edge. Has a fan in her beloved grandmother and celebrated her first victory in WOW.
  • Jesse Jones: One half of "Southern Pride" along with Selina Majors.
  • Jungle Grrrl (Erica Porter): Tarzan based wrestler, billed as from being from the Amazon Rainforest. One of the few near undefeated wrestlers in WOW. She became New WOW Champion, after defeating Lana Star. Lana subsequently defeated her for the championship in 2014
  • Keta Rush (Keta Meggett): One half of the "Bully Busters" along with Stephy Slays.
  • Kitty (Holly Meowy): As a Personal Assistant of Lana Star.
  • Khloe Hurts:
  • La Ni��a (Melissa Santos): One half of "Tropical Storm" along with Paradise.
  • Lady London (Georgina Rawlings): she does not appear in WOW Episodes.
  • Lana Star (Lana Kinnear): One of WOW's marquee performers. Often called the Fabulous Lana Star. A movie star wannabe who often used dirty tricks and cheating such as smashing hand mirrors and spraying hair spray in her opponent's eyes to win her matches. Despite her underhanded tactics, she also proved herself to be a good technical wrestler. Known for her finishing move, The Lana Star Facelift. Arrogantly called Women of Wrestling, "the Lana Star Show". Currently has a personal assistant called Kitty. In a non-televised match, Lana finally achieved championship gold by defeating Terri Gold for the WOW championship. She returned to the promotion, as the champion in 2013, until she was defeated by fellow original WOW girl, Jungle Grrrl. In January 2014, Lana defeated Jungle Grrrl and regained the title.
  • Loca (Cher Ferreyra): Prisoner from Nevada State Penitentiary. One third of Caged Heat, along with Delta Lotta Pain and Vendetta. She and Delta, (sans Vendetta) returned to the promotion in 2013. Former Tag Team Champions.
  • Paradise: Island Girl wrestler from Tonga. One half of "Tropical Storm" along with La Ni��a.
  • Razon: Tag Team partner of Spike.
  • Riot: Original WOW Superhero. A rebellious loner. She returned to the promotion in 2016.
  • Santana Garrett: One half of New WOW Tag Team Champion 2013, "All American Girls". Current WOW champion.
  • Selina Majors: Four Times World Champion: "The Real Deal" She returned to Women of Wrestling as the current roster's official trainer and as One half of "Southern Pride" along with Jessie Jones.
  • Sophia L��pez (Leslie Garza): New Official Representation of "Caged Heat", who succeeded in getting the prison team out of prison.
  • Spike (Ashly Martinez): "Niece" of Former WOW Woman, Thug.
  • Stephy Slays (Stephanie Mason): (formerly Stephanie La Maravillosa) One half of the "Bully Busters" along with Keta Rush.
  • Sunshine (Jamila Griffith) Who was inspired by the Beach Patrol (original WOW girls, Sandy and Summer).
  • Tatevik "The Gamer"(Tatevik Hunanyan):
  • Thug (Peggy Lee Leather): Mentor of her "niece" Spike.
  • Zombie: she does not appear in WOW Episodes.

    • WOW Tag Teams (Taped 2013-2014 Aired 2016)

    The original new tag teams. The only tag team that returned to the promotion was Caged Heat.

  • Abilene Maverick "The Governor's Daughter" & Candace LaRae
  • All American Girls: Amber O'Neal & Santana Garrett
  • Bully Busters: Keta Rush & Stephy Slays (formerly Stephanie La Maravillosa)
  • Caged Heat: Delta Lotta Pain & Loca with The Atty. Sophia Lopez, The Caged Heat Representative.
  • Spike & Razor with Thug
  • Southern Pride: Selina Majors & Jessie Jones
  • Tropical Storm: La Ni��a & Paradise

    • WOW Unleashed


    WOW Unleashed was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from Women of Wrestling. It took place on February 4, 2001 from the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. The PPV suffered from technical difficulties and a low buyrate. A second PPV, Spring Vengeance, was announced for April 8, 2001 during Unleashed, but never came to fruition. The announcers were Lee Marshall and former manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Regular announcer David McLane, also the promotion's President, served as Master of Ceremonies.

    References

    Women of Wrestling Wikipedia
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