Women of Wrestling, the Glossary
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)).[1]
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66 relations: AJ Lee, All Elite Wrestling, Amber O'Neal, American Broadcasting Company, AXS TV, AXS TV Fights, Barbi Hayden, Bobbi Billard, Bobby Heenan, Broadcast delay, Broadcast syndication, California, Candice LeRae, CBS Media Ventures, Color commentator, David McLane, Diamante (female wrestler), Facebook, Gene Simmons, Gisele Shaw, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, Inglewood, California, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, Jeanie Buss, Jessicka Havok, Jungle Grrrl, Jwaundace Candece, Katarina Waters, Kia Forum, Kiera Hogan, Kiss (band), Krissy Vaine, KTNV-TV, KVCW, Lee Marshall (announcer), List of professional wrestling promotions, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Lakers, Malia Hosaka, Mark Burnett, MGM Television, Multiple-camera setup, Nevaeh (wrestler), New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Nikkita Lyons, Paramount Global, Paramount Global Content Distribution, Pay-per-view, Peggy Lee Leather, Pluto TV, ... Expand index (16 more) »
- American professional wrestling television series
- American women's professional wrestling promotions
- Independent professional wrestling promotions based in California
- Professional wrestling in the Las Vegas Valley
AJ Lee
April Jeanette Mendez (born March 19, 1987) is an American author, screenwriter and retired professional wrestler.
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All Elite Wrestling
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Amber O'Neal
Kimberly Dawn Davis (born June 22, 1974) is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Amber O’Neal.
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American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company.
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AXS TV
AXS TV is an American cable television channel.
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AXS TV Fights
AXS TV Fights is the brand name of AXS TV's live mixed martial arts (MMA), Muay Thai and kickboxing broadcasts.
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Barbi Hayden
Callee Wilkerson (October 2, 1990) is an American professional wrestler, known by her ring names Barbi Hayden and Abilene Maverick.
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Bobbi Billard
Barbara "Bobbi" Anne Billard (born December 12, 1975) is an American model, actress, published author and former professional wrestler.
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Bobby Heenan
Raymond Louis Heenan (November 1, 1944 – September 17, 2017) was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, and wrestler.
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Broadcast delay
In radio and television, broadcast delay is an intentional delay when broadcasting live material, technically referred to as a deferred live.
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Broadcast syndication
Broadcast syndication is the practice of content owners leasing the right to broadcast television shows or radio programs to multiple television stations or radio stations, without having an official broadcast network to air on.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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Candice LeRae
Candice LeRae Dawson (born September 29, 1985) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Candice LeRae.
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CBS Media Ventures, Inc. (formerly CBS Paramount Domestic Television and CBS Television Distribution) is the television broadcast syndication arm of CBS Studios, a division of the CBS Entertainment Group, in turn a division of Paramount Global, founded on 2006 by CBS Corporation from a merger of CBS Paramount Domestic Television and King World Productions.
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A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress.
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David McLane
David B. McLane is an American businessman, known primarily as a wrestling promoter and television producer.
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Diamante (female wrestler)
Priscilla Zuniga (born July 14, 1991), better known by the ring name Diamanté, is a Cuban-American professional wrestler currently performing for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH).
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Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.
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Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; חיים ויץ; born August 25, 1949) is an American musician.
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Gisele Shaw
Gisele Mayordo (born 30 October 1988), known professionally as Gisele Shaw, is a Filipino-Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
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Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
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. Women of Wrestling and Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are American professional wrestling television series, American women's professional wrestling promotions and professional wrestling in the Las Vegas Valley.
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Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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Janeshia Adams-Ginyard
Janeshia Adams-Ginyard (born February 14, 1984) is an American actress, stunt woman and professional wrestler.
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Jeanie Buss
Jeanie Marie Buss (born September 26, 1961) is an American sports executive who is the controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and co-owner and promoter of the U.S. women's professional wrestling promotion Women of Wrestling (WOW).
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Jessicka Havok
Jessica Cricks (born June 20, 1986) is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Jessicka Havok.
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Jungle Grrrl
Erica Porter (born October 31, 1974) is an American actress and former professional wrestler.
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Jwaundace Candece
Jwaundace Candece (born January 13, 1978) is an American actress, stunt woman and semi-retired professional wrestler.
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Katarina Waters
Katarina Leigh Waters (born 10 November 1980) is a German-born English American retired professional wrestler and actress.
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Kia Forum
The Kia Forum (formerly the Forum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles.
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Kiera Hogan
Kiera Hogan (born September 16, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
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Kiss (band)
Kiss (often styled as KISS) was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Paul Stanley (vocals, rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals, bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar, vocals) and Peter Criss (drums, vocals).
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Krissy Vaine
Kristin Eubanks (born January 12, 1981) is an American model, professional wrestler and valet.
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KTNV-TV
KTNV-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, affiliated with ABC.
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KVCW
KVCW (channel 33) is a television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, affiliated with The CW and MyNetworkTV.
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Lee Marshall (announcer)
Lee Marshall (born Marshall Aaron Mayer; November 28, 1949 – April 26, 2014) was an American professional wrestling announcer formerly of the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Women of Wrestling (WOW!).
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A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
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Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.
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Malia Hosaka
Malia Hosaka (born October 7, 1969) is an American professional wrestler.
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Mark Burnett
James Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960) is a British television producer who served as chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group from 2018 to 2022.
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MGM Television
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, previously known as MGM/UA Television, (common metonym: Lion) is the television studio arm of American media company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) specializing in broadcast syndication and the production and distribution of television shows and miniseries.
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Multiple-camera setup
The multiple-camera setup, multiple-camera mode of production, multi-camera or simply multicam is a method of filmmaking and video production.
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Nevaeh (wrestler)
Beth Crist (née Vocke; born January 29, 1986) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Nevaeh.
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New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo.
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Nikkita Lyons
Faith Marie Jefferies (born August 5, 1999) is an American professional wrestler, taekwondo practitioner, and musician.
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Paramount Global
Paramount Global (also known simply as Paramount) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate controlled by National Amusements and headquartered at One Astor Plaza in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan.
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Paramount Global Content Distribution
Paramount Global Content Distribution is the international television distribution arm of American media conglomerate, Paramount Global, originally established in 1962 as the international distribution division of Desilu Productions.
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Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast.
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Peggy Lee Leather
Peggy Lee Fowler (January 19, 1959 – May 22, 2023), also known by her stage names Peggy Lee Leather, Lady X, and Thug, was an American professional wrestler who worked in the WWF, AWA, and WCW.
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Pluto TV
Pluto TV is a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service owned and operated by the Paramount Streaming division of Paramount Global.
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Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling (often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling) is a form of athletic theater that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise (known colloquially as kayfabe), that the performers are competitive wrestlers.
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Professional wrestling match types
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.
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Selina Majors
Selina Majors (born May 24, 1967), better known by her ring name, Bambi, is an American professional wrestler.
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Tamie Sheffield
Tamie Michelle Sheffield (born July 27, 1970) is an American film actress, model and former professional wrestler.
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Tessa Blanchard
Tessa Blanchard (born July 26, 1995) is an American professional wrestler, currently performing in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
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The CW
The CW Television Network (commonly referred to as the CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75-percent ownership interest.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Thunder Rosa
Melissa Cervantes (born July 22, 1986), known by her ring name Thunder Rosa, is a Mexican-American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a former AEW Women's World Champion.
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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA Wrestling or simply TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Willow Nightingale
Danielle Paultre (born January 25, 1994), better known by the ring name Willow Nightingale, is an American professional wrestler.
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Women's professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a dramatic enactment of wrestling as a spectator sport.
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WOW World Championship
The WOW World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Women of Wrestling (WOW).
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Wrestling Observer Newsletter
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON) is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.
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WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion.
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YouTube
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.
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10Play
10Play or 10 Play (formerly known as Tenplay) is an Australian free video on demand and catch-up TV service run by Network 10.
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See also
American professional wrestling television series
- AEW Collision
- AEW Dark
- AEW Dark: Elevation
- AEW Dynamite
- AEW Rampage
- Celebrity Deathmatch
- Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
- DPW Fire
- ECW Hardcore TV
- ECW on TNN
- GLOW (TV series)
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
- Heels (TV series)
- Hollywood Wrestling
- Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling
- Lucha Libre USA
- Lucha Underground
- MLW Fusion
- MLW Underground TV
- MLW Underground Wrestling
- Mongo Wrestling Alliance
- NJPW Strong
- NWA Powerrr
- NWA Shockwave (TV program)
- NWA USA
- Pro Wrestling USA
- Reality of Wrestling
- Ring Warriors
- Ring of Honor Wrestling
- SlamTV!
- Studio Wrestling
- Superstars of Wrestling (American TV series)
- Superstars of Wrestling (Canadian TV series)
- UWF Fury Hour
- UWN Primetime Live
- West Coast Wrestling Connection
- Women of Wrestling
- Wrestlers (TV series)
- Wrestlicious
- Wrestling Society X
- Wrestling at the Chase
- Wrestling from Marigold
- Young Rock
American women's professional wrestling promotions
- ChickFight
- Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
- Ladies Major League Wrestling
- Ladies Professional Wrestling Association
- Naked Women's Wrestling League
- Powerful Women of Wrestling
- Professional Girl Wrestling Association
- Rise Wrestling
- Shimmer Women Athletes
- Shine Wrestling
- Spark Joshi Puroresu of America
- Sukeban (professional wrestling)
- Women Superstars Uncensored
- Women Superstars United
- Women of Wrestling
- Women of Wrestling seasons
- Women's Wrestling Army
- World Women's Wrestling
- Wrestlicious
Independent professional wrestling promotions based in California
- All Pro Wrestling
- ChickFight
- Empire Wrestling Federation
- Extreme Associates
- Hoodslam
- Incredibly Strange Wrestling
- Lucha Underground
- Lucha VaVoom
- NWA Hollywood Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- Ultimate Pro Wrestling
- Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams)
- Women of Wrestling
- Wrestling Society X
- Xtreme Pro Wrestling
Professional wrestling in the Las Vegas Valley
- AWA Championship Wrestling
- Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
- Halloween Havoc
- List of Global Force Wrestling events and specials
- Women of Wrestling
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_of_Wrestling
Also known as WOW Unleashed, WOW Wrestling, Women of Wrestling Unleashed.
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