To truly understand why WOW - Women Of Wrestling is a compelling product, with its utilization of the late-1980s/early-1990s style of having a big focus on characters, and family friendly & nostalgic tone, you have to watch the action, which is defined by athleticism, championship chases, and unpredictable drama.
I have compiled the eleven most must-see matches available right now. This list serves as your essential guide to understanding the history, style, and the past & present main backstories, rivalries, and epic feuds of WOW. They are listed in chronological order.
1. Terri Gold vs. Jungle Grrrl
Two legends of WOW, Terri Gold and Jungle Grrrl started as close friends, but this dynamic changed when Jungle Grrrl prioritized dominance and defeating opposition, viewing Terri Gold as top competition.
2. Battle Royale for the WOW World Championship
Historically important as it established WOW's top title, this was a part of David McLane's vision- female athletes front and center as the sole focus of the action, competing to be champion of the only all-female wrestling promotion on syndicated television. This is where the WOW World Championship lineage began.
3. Terri Gold vs Jungle Grrrl Rematch
After their first match, Terri Gold went on to become the first WOW World Champion, which made her an even bigger target for Jungle Grrrl. With the championship on the line in this encounter, there was more at stake than establishing superiority, resulting in the competitiveness of this match topping their previous one.
4. Selina Majors vs. Thug (Lumberjack)
Selina Majors was a standout member of the WOW roster during the promotion's beginnings, adding credibility to WOW and establishing it as a valuable platform for women's wrestling. She had a major feud with Thug, with one of their most notable and over-the-top matches being a "Lumberjack" match. It was so wild, physical, and out of control that they battled into the crowd and even into the backstage area. This match led to David McLane booking them in WOW's first "Steel Cage" match, so that the action could be controlled.
5. Jungle Grrrl vs. The Beast
At odds with The Beast since the moment she joined WOW, Jungle Grrrl and The Beast were each other's toughest challenges in the promotion. Two dominant forces, their matches were a meeting between the ultimate predator and the unstoppable force.
6. Santana Garrett vs. Abilene Maverick
WOW features larger-than-life characters, some good, some evil- and two perfect examples of this are the respected Santana Garrett and the devious Abilene Maverick (now one of the managers in WOW). During Garrett's reign as WOW Champion, she displayed hard work and integrity. Maverick, on the other hand, was a calculating champion who did whatever was necessary to keep the title. This match, where Maverick defends the championship against Garrett, is the perfect example of a challenger relying on their technical skills as they go against a champion who is always willing to bend the rules and doesn't care how the match ends, as long as they leave the ring as champion.
7. 12 Woman Championship Battle Royal
This Battle Royal was the beginning of a new era for WOW, as it crowned a new champion after the WOW World Championship had been vacated as a result of The Beast relinquishing it and departing. This match marked a return to the company's roots, being that WOW's first singles champion was decided in a Battle Royal. After this match, WOW Superheroes including Holly Swag, Penelope Pink, Tormenta, and The Classmaster became more prominent, as the company went in a new direction and shifted its focus.
8. Scout Parker vs. Keta Rush
This match is a solid representation of WOW because it showcases three of the promotion's core elements: characters, backstories, and athleticism. Scout Parker is an environmentalist who is on a mission to protect the natural world- at all costs. Keta Rush is an all-around super athlete who was severely beaten by bullies, which later motivated her to become a superhero and founded the nonprofit organization, Team Bully Buster, to teach others self-defense and confidence. But once the bell rings, the main focus goes from the characters & backstories to the in-ring action, as they utilize their athletic backgrounds. Parker is a Division I athlete in diving & weightlifting, and Rush has a trackstar background.
9. Penelope Pink & Holly Swag vs. Big Rig Betty & Jessie Jones
In this match that was a clash of styles with family drama as a centerpiece, Holly Swag -the daughter of Big Rig Betty- was now aligned with Penelope Pink and the rest of Lana Star's upper-class, "Fab Four" faction, separating herself from the backwoods lifestyle that she was raised in. Betty & Jessie Jones were defending their WOW World Tag Team Championship against Pink & Swag in this match, and it's a perfect representation of WOW's tag team action.
10. STEEL CAGE MATCH for the WOW World Tag Team Championship
This "Steel Cage" match for the WOW World Tag Team Championship was the culmination of an intense and escalating feud between Penelope Pink and Holly Swag (who were the champions at this point) and the challengers, Miami's Sweet Heat (Lindsey and Laurie Carlson). Originally, Miami's Sweet Heat were members of Lana Star's Fab Four faction, but the faction came to an end when Star turned her back on Miami's Sweet Heat and focused her support on Pink and Swag. After both teams engaged in a regular match that ended in a disqualification, and chaotic "Hardcore" and "Lumberjack" matches that ended in No Contests, it was decided that a "Steel Cage" match would be the only way that the feud could end. At the end of what was only the second "Steel Cage" match in WOW history (with the first being in 2001), and the first one featuring a WOW championship being on the line, would the feud end with Pink and Swag still being WOW World Tag Team Champions, or would Miami's Sweet Heat defeat them and hold the championship for the fifth time? The feud ended in a way that no one saw coming.
11. Penelope Pink vs. Holly Swag
With Miami's Sweet Heat reunited with Lana Star and Penelope Pink to reform Fab Four, and Holly Swag betrayed by Star and Pink, Swag was out for revenge. That led to this singles match between Pink and Swag, which took place at the iconic Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas. Already talented performers, the enthusiastic crowd motivated Pink and Swag to raise the bar.
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