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- Mt. Fiji. Real name: Emily. Signature Move: You know the saying “built like a brick s***house”? The Samoan-American wrestler (and nationally ranked shot putter) used her solid 350lbs to knock out competitors with a clothesline (extending out one arm so your attacking opponent catches it in the neck or chest, falling backwards to the ground) or avalanche (smashing the other fighter into the corner of the ring).
- Matilda the Hun. Real name: Dee Boher. Signature Move: Mt. Fiji’s most frequent opponent nearly matched her in size and definitely towered over her in vocal power.
- Tina Ferrari. Real name: Lisa Moretti. Signature Move: When it was time to finish off her opponent, Tina (who went on to wrestle in the WWE under the name Ivory) hit them with the Moretti driver.
- Americana. Real Name: Cindy Maranne. Signature Move: One of the original GLOW ladies, Americana was better known for the beatings she took than those she dished out.
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.
CharacterActress(es)SeasonsAmericanaCindy Maranne (Ferda)1, 2Amy The Farmer's Daughter2Angel2Ashley CartierNadine Kadmiri1, 2- Hollywood (Jeanne Basone) This villain from the original Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling went on to start her own company, Hollywould Productions, according to Thrillist.
- Mountain Fiji (Emily Dole) Sadly, Dole passed away in January 2018 at the age of 60, per the New York Daily News. Although no cause of death was given at the time, she was depicted in the 2012 documentary as being in poor health.
- Matilda the Hun (Deanna Booher) Booher, who played the Germanic villain on GLOW, is now permanently in a wheelchair. This is due to a degenerative disc disease, which is a side effect from years of wrestling, according to Vice.
- Colonel Ninotchka (Lorilyn Palmer) Palmer's character was a clear inspiration for Alison Brie's Zoya the Destroyer persona on the Netflix revival. "[Ninotchka is] always making phone calls and talking about the KGB, so I would watch those when working on the accent," Brie told Uproxx about preparing for her role.
GLOW Wrestling Daisy vs Zelda. Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Acronym: GLOW Founded: 1985 Folded: 1992 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Owners: Ursula Hayden (2001 - today) Meshulam Riklis (1986...
- Early Years
- After David Mclane
- Revival
GLOW (also known officially in the beginning as the International Women's Wrestling Federation) was co-founded in 1985 by David McLane, a promoter who got his start in the sport as an announcer and commentator with Dick the Bruiser's World Wrestling Association promotion in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Jackie Stallone, the mother of action movie star...
In late 1987, David McLane, who had wanted to focus his GLOW product more on in-ring action, left the show in a dispute with its producers over its format and sold the promotion to the Riviera Hotel. Returning to Indianapolis and taking a number of his original GLOW Girls with him, McLane then went on to form a new women's promotion, the Powerful W...
GLOW alumnus Ursula Hayden (who competed as Babe the Farmer's Daughter) purchased the company, its intellectual properties and its TV archive in 2001 with the intention of reviving GLOW with some of the stars from its original 1986-1990 incarnation (including Babe, Hollywood, Roxy Astor and Lightning) along with a new generation of stars for a reun...
Jul 6, 2017 · Jacqueline Stallone manages the all-female wrestling team GLOW Girls (Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling) which has achieved fame through their use of colorful costumes and elegant acrobatics.
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Jun 23, 2017 · Prepare to spend your weekend falling under the captivating spell of the gorgeous ladies of wrestling from Netflix's new comedy GLOW! [ Click here for more ] Photos: NETFLIX ; Illustration:...
