needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message gorgeous ladies of wrestling acronym g.l.o.w. founded 1986 style american wrestling headquarters las vegas nevada 1986 1992 founder s matt cimber owner s m. ricklis 1986 2001 ursula hayden 2001 present website gorgeousladiesofwrestling.com gorgeous ladies of wrestling also known as glow or g.l.o.w. is a women s professional wrestling promotion begun in 1986 the pilot was filmed in december 1985 and continued in various forms after it left television . colorful characters strong women and over the top comedy sketches were integral to the series success . most of the performers were actresses models dancers and or stunt women hoping to get into show business through wrestling . contents 1 original promotion 2 revival 3 documentary 4 alumni 5 see also 6 references 7 external links original promotion edit glow was created by matt cimber as an evolution of a somewhat different original concept by david b. mclane . that began as an aftermath of jackie stallone s physical fitness gym for women only barbarella s.mando guerrero trained all of the girls initially . after they moved the show to las vegas ninotchka took control over training the new girls . 1 the syndicated glow tv show was produced for four seasons 1986 1990 from the riviera hotel on the las vegas strip . seasons 3 and 4 were in fact filmed at a former warehouse building approximately three miles east of the riviera hotel which is currently a harley davidson outlet . during the casting for the pilot not all of the women were taking it seriously so mando guerrero put one woman in a submission hold and made her cry . 1 they cast twelve girls for the show and trained them for six weeks prior to the shoot . 1 they wrestled approximately eight matches per show which eventually was sold . 1 some of the women moved to las vegas to continue working with the promotion . 1 the show itself differed from vince mcmahon s world wrestling federation in that they had actual seasons where some wrestlers were dropped changed or added before the new season began . each season consisted of 26 episodes that were each rerun once to complete the year with a total of 104 episodes produced . steve blance was the senior referee in season two before becoming glow s commissioner in seasons three and four . he was always the recipient of a glow girl beatdown in season two . johnny cafarella as johnny c. hosted seasons 3 and 4 was the figurehead owner buying david mclane s interest in a storyline and also served as company manager after the departure of mclane in 1987 . jackie stallone sylvester stallone s mother was the figurehead owner and manager of the good girls and aunt kitty kitty burke was the manager for the bad girls . each of the glow performers had her own rap song personalized lyrics using the same backing track . it was shown on videotape prior to that wrestler s match . similar to other wrestling promotions use of wrestler specific entrance themes this gimmick may have been influenced by the chicago bears super bowl shuffle . revival edit the glow company is owned since 2001 by ursula hayden who portrayed babe the farmer s daughter during seasons 3 & 4 . david mclane also was behind three subsequent women s wrestling leagues powerful women of wrestling 1986 1990 ladies sports club 1990 1991 and women of wrestling 2000 2001 2016 revival . johnny cafarella promoted a similar show in 2003 called crush along with steve blance . the crush concept was revived in 2008 by cafarella for the wrestlicious promotion . glow is still in existence though not associated in any way with david mclane . it was revived by the riviera hotel & casino where it was originally filmed in 2001 . as the son of the director matt cimber tony cimber the youngest child of the 1960s american sex symbol jayne mansfield and a half brother of actress mariska hargitay started on the show playing a character called nature boy and was led around the ring on a leash by a female wrestler named jungle woman . in april 2012 glow returned to las vegas for a show that reunited former glow girls roxy astor hollywood babe the farmer s daughter gremlina lightning thunder bolt melody trouble vixen mtv ashley cartier godiva daisy and corporal kelly . the show also featured new glow girls including sara deathray . 2 in 2014 an event called afterglow was created and produced by original glow girl roxy astor . the event was a combination of a reunion and fan party . the event took place on oct 25 8 00pm at the acme comedy theater in california . several of the shows original stars attended and the fans were able to interact with the ladies of glow . there was also an autograph signing and a dvd produced of the show . more information on the afterglow fan party can be obtained by searching for afterglow on facebook.glow ladies in attendance were roxy astor godiva matilda the hun mtv little egypt major tanya dallas sunny the california girl jailbait gremlina daisy and the shows announcer johnny caferella . documentary edit a documentary film entitled glow the story of the gorgeous ladies of wrestling was completed in late 2011 . the film was directed by brett whitcomb and written by bradford thomason and features the music of esg . 3 glow the story of the gorgeous ladies of wrestling premiered at hot docs international documentary film festival to positive reviews and has since been featured in new york magazine la weekly rogerebert.com vice film the village voice and mental floss magazine . the film recently won the best documentary award at comic con international film festival in san diego ca and audience choice best documentary at sidewalk film festival in birmingham al. 4 alumni edit character actress es seasons americana cindy maranne 1 2 amy the farmer s daughter trudy adams 2 angel andrea baird 2 ashley cartier nadine kadmiri 1 2 attache laura fisher 1 2 babe the farmer s daughter ursula hayden 3 4 beastie kelle favara 3 4 big bad mama lynn braxton 3 4 brittany astor the brat 5 broadway rose 1 eva chirumbolo broadway rose 2 andrea janell 3 brunhilda deann murray 4 the california doll jane hamlin 1 2 cheyenne cher dee chocktoot 3 4 cinnamon canela arechiga 1 colonel ninotchka lori palmer 1 4 corporal kelly olympia hartauer 1 corporal kelly 2 lillian weaver crabtree 3 daisy helena lacount 3 4 dallas debi pelletier 1 debbie debutante ann labree 1 2 interim 3 dementia 2 nancy daley 3 the widow nancy daley 4 dementia sugar michelle duze 2 ebony 1 2 evangelina christy m. smith 3 godiva dawn maestas 3 5 gremlina sandy manley 3 5 habana christina garcia 3 the heavy metal sisters spike sharon wilinsky and chainsaw donna wilinsky the housewives arlene and phyllis 1 2 hollywood jeanne basone 1 5 jailbait trish casella trish king casella 3 unaired 5 jungle woman annette marroquin 1 justice narice crockett 3 4 liberty penny johnson 3 lightning cheryl rusa 5 3 5 l il mama jerrie micheline swoopes 5 little egypt angelina altishin 1 2 5 little feather kuno 1 little fiji nha woo 1 3 major tanya noelle rose 3 4 matilda the hun dee booher 6 1 2 melody trouble vixen mtv eileen o hara 3 5 mika the headhunter mikaela karr 1 mina the headhunter 1 mana the headhunter 1 2 mountain fiji emily dole 1 4 olympia debbie core 1 palestina janeen jewett 1 2 pepper cynthia peretti 1 princess of darkness janet bowers 1 2 roxy astor tracee meltzer 3 5 the royal hawaiian april homm 1 sally the farmer s daughter beckie mullen 1 3 salt charli haynes 1 sara and mabel the hicks 1 3 4 scarlet the southern belle janice flynn 1 sneaky 3 4 the soul patrol envy and adore 1 2 spanish red ericka marr 1 2 star suzanne duplessis 3 4 stinky michelle javas 3 4 sunny patricia summerland 3 susie spirit laurie thompson 1 2 tammy jones debbie d amato 1 tara the southern belle shiela best 1 2 thunderbolt dana felton howard 3 tiffany mellon sandra margot 3 5 tina ferrari lisa moretti 1 2 tulsa jody haselbarth 2 interim 3 4 vallerie vendetta sarah del ray 5 vicky victory peach janae 3 4 vine janet bowers 1 3 zelda the brain marie moore 3 5 see also edit professional wrestling portal women s sport portal list of women s wrestling promotions references edit a b c d e oliver greg april 13 2000 . slop matches haven t stopped ivory . slam wrestling . retrieved 2008 08 16 . http www.glowgirls.tv http www.imdb.com title tt1559038 various references http www.hotdocs.ca film title glow the story of the gorgeous ladies of wrestling http blogs.villagevoice.com runninscared 2012 06 angelina altish.php http www.comic con.org cci cci iff.php http www.vice.com en uk read deanna boher invented phone sex and dominated female wrestling http blogs.laweekly.com arts 2012 08 wwf female wrestling cinefamil 1.php http www.cherylrusa.com http www.queenkong.com 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