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Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (formerly Daus, Sullivan, née Toffoloni; May 17, 1964 – June 22, 2007) was an American professional wrestling manager and model. She appeared in Florida Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling where she was known under the ring name Woman. [ 3][ 4]
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 ...
Women in WWE. Throughout its history, women have served in various onscreen roles in the American professional wrestling promotion WWE. In the 1990s, WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation) introduced the term Diva to refer to its female performers, including wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers .
Alexa Bliss is a two-time SmackDown Women's Champion, making her an overall five-time Women's World Champion in WWE. Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Ranked No. 2 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 in 2018 [215] Ranked No. 22 of the top 50 tag teams in the PWI Tag Team 50 in 2020 with Nikki Cross [216] Sports Illustrated
1960s – 1970s. Kaoru "Danpu" Matsumoto, one of Japan's leading pro wrestlers in the 1980s. All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (est. 1968) was the dominant joshi puro organization from the 1970s to the 1990s. AJW's first major star was Mach Fumiake in 1974, followed in 1975 by Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda (the "Beauty Pair").
Release. September 1, 2000. ( 2000-09-01) –. present. 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.
The Sukeban World Championship is a women's world professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the Sukeban promotion.The title, which is situated at the top of Sukeban's championship hierarchy, was introduced on September 22, 2023, and the inaugural champion was crowned on December 6, 2023 when Commander Nakajima defeated Ichigo Sayaka to become the inaugural champion.
Women's wrestling made it's Olympic debut in 2004, but the U.S. didn't earn its first gold until Helen Maroulis won at 53 kg in 2016. Tamyra Mensah-Stock followed by winning 68 kg at Tokyo 2020.