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Ladies Professional Wrestling Association

January 07, 2023

The Ladies Professional Wrestling Association (LPWA) was a women's professional wrestling promotion which operated in the early 1990s (ca. 1989–1992). It was considered a successor to such women's promotions as Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW), but it differed in that, while GLOW slanted more toward WWF-style sports entertainment, the LPWA treated its product seriously and put its primary emphasis on in-ring athletics.

Ladies Professional Wrestling Association
AcronymLPWA
Founded1989
Defunct1998
StyleWomen's professional wrestling
HeadquartersLaughlin, Nevada (1989–1992)
Founder(s)Tor Berg[1]
Owner(s)Tor Berg (1989–1992; 1998–2000)

History

Thurston John "Tor" Berg (1938–2011) founded the company ca. 1989.[1] An incident occurred in March 1991, where Berg promised Jumping Bomb Angels member Noriyo Tateno that he would give her a permanent job in the new company if she retired in Japan and moved to the United States.[1] Berg, however, later backed out on the deal, and Sherri Martel made the incident public.[1]

The LPWA produced two television series, The Super Ladies of Wrestling and Ladies Championship Wrestling from 1990 to 1992.[2] Many of their matches were also distributed and sold on VHS tapes. They held their first and only pay-per-view, Super Ladies Showdown, on February 23, 1992 before closing down operations shortly after.[3]

Berg planned on promoting a second Super Ladies pay-per-view event in 2000, but the event was canceled. The pay-per-view was scheduled to feature women from around the world, including American wrestlers Debbie Malenko, Sherri Martel, Sweet Destiny and Missy Hyatt; Japanese wrestlers Chikako Shiratori, AKINO, Chapparita Asari and Ayako Hamada; and Australian wrestlers Amy Action, Raya Riot, and former LPWA Champion Susan Sexton.[4]

Super Ladies Showdown

Super Ladies Showdown
 
PromotionLPWA
DateFebruary 23, 1992
CityRochester, Minnesota
VenueMayo Civic Center
Attendance400[5]

LPWA Super Ladies Showdown was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from the LPWA. It took place on February 23, 1992 from the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota.[5] It was the only PPV from the LPWA, which folded shortly after the event. The main event was a match for the LPWA Singles Championship, in which Terri Powers faced Lady X. The event also featured a tournament for the LPWA Japanese Championship.

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times
1 Mami Kitamura and Miki Handa defeated Allison Royal and Lisa Starr Tag Team match 3:46
2 Denise Storm defeated Susan Green LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament First Round match 6:02
3 Reggie Bennett defeated Yukari Osawa LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament First Round match 6:19
4 Shinobu Kandori defeated Desiree Petersen Singles match 4:31
5 Harley Saito defeated Mizuki Endoh LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament First Round match 7:06
6 Eagle Sawai defeated Midori Saito LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament First Round match 5:43
7 Black Venus (with Boogaloo Brown) defeated Rockin' Robin Singles match 5:39
8 Denise Storm defeated Reggie Bennett by disqualification LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament Semi-Final match 8:27
9 Harley Saito defeated Eagle Sawai by points LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament Semi-Final match 10:00
10 The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin and Leilani Kai) (c) defeated Bambi and Malia Hosaka Tag Team match for the LPWA Tag Team Championship 8:47
11 Harley Saito defeated Denise Storm Tournament Final match for the LPWA Japanese Championship 8:07
12 Terri Power defeated Lady X (c) Singles match for the LPWA Championship 8:36
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Championships

LPWA Championship

The LPWA Championship was a professional wrestling title created in early 1990.[6]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Susan Sexton January 1990 N/A N/A 1 N/A Sexton was awarded the championship.
2 Lady X January 31, 1991 LPWA show Laughlin, NV 1 388
3 Terri Power February 23, 1992 LPWA Super Ladies Showdown Rochester, MN 1 N/A
— Deactivated 1992 — — — — The championship was abandoned after the LPWA closed.

LPWA Japanese Championship

The LPWA Japanese Championship was a professional wrestling title created in 1992. The inaugural (and only) champion was Harley Saito, who won an eight-woman tournament held during the Super Ladies Showdown pay-per-view event.

Inaugural championship tournament (1992)

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Denise Storm Pin
Susan Green 6:02
Denise Storm DQ
Reggie Bennett 8:27
Yukari Osawa 6:19
Reggie Bennett Pin
Denise Storm 8:07
Harley Saito Pin
Mizuki Endoh 7:06
Harley Saito Pin
Harley Saito PTS
Eagle Sawai 10:00
Eagle Sawai Pin
Midori Saito 5:43
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Harley Saito February 23, 1992 LPWA Super Ladies Showdown Rochester, MN 1 N/A Saito defeated Denise Storm in the finals of an eight-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion.
— Deactivated 1992 — — — — The championship was abandoned after the LPWA closed.

LPWA Tag Team Championship

The LPWA Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title created in early 1990.[6]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Team America
(Heidi Lee Morgan and Misty Blue) 		March 13, 1990 LPWA show Laughlin, NV 1 352 Team America defeated Bad, Black and Beautiful (Bad Girl and Black Venus) to become the inaugural champions.
2 The Glamour Girls
(also billed as The Queen's Court)
(Judy Martin and Leilani Kai) 		February 28, 1991 LPWA show Laughlin, NV 1 N/A [7]
— Deactivated 1992 — — — — The championship. was abandoned after the LPWA closed.

LPWA Mixed Tag Team Championship

The LPWA Tag Team Championship was an existing professional wrestling tag team title recognized in early-mid 1990. In 1973, Adrian Street and Miss Linda won the World Mixed Tag Team Championship by defeating Don Kovaks and Suzie Parker in Germany. Street and Linda were still undefeated as champions when they joined the LPWA in 1990 and continued to defend the championships in the promotion.[8]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Adrian Street and Miss Linda January 1990 LMLW show N/A 1 N/A
— Deactivated 1990 — — — — The championship was abandoned after Adrian Street and Miss Linda left LPWA by the end of 1990.

Alumni

Wrestlers

Female wrestlers

Male wrestlers

Tag Teams

  • Bambi and Malia Hosaka
  • Bad Black and Beautiful (Bad Girl and Black Venus with Boogaloo Brown)
  • The Glamour Girls (The Queen's Court) (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin with Christopher Love)
  • Locomotion (Big Mo/Reggie Bennett and Little Mo/Cheryl Rusa)
  • The Mighty Mites (Cheryl Rusa and Sindy Paradise)
  • The Nasty Girls (Nasty Kat/Kat LeRoux and Nasty Linda/Linda Dallas)
  • New Team America (Misty Blue Simmes and Allison Royal)
  • Rockin' Robin and Wendi Richter
  • Team America (Misty Blue Simmes and Heidi Lee Morgan, later Heidi Lee Morgan and Comrade Orga Stalinska)

Mixed Tag Teams

  • Adnan Al-Kaissie and Sheba
  • Adrian Street and Miss Linda
  • Barry Horowitz and Lisa Starr
  • Tim Horner and Malia Hosaka

Other on-air talent

Commissioner

Managers

  • Adnan Al-Kaissie (also occasional wrestler)[9]
  • Ashley Kennedy (also occasional wrestler)
  • Boogaloo Brown
  • Jonathan Blue
  • Norman (Mike Shaw)
  • "Queen" Christopher Love (Bert Prentice)

Announcers

Interviewer

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lano, Mike (June 21, 2007). "Remembering a good friend, Sherri Martel". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
  2. ^ "LPWA TV". Savatage. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  3. ^ LPWA, Inc. "LPWA History". All Women Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  4. ^ . Amy Action. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  5. ^ a b . Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  6. ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  7. ^ Hoops, Brian (February 28, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/28): Andersen & Hansen win NWA Tag Titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Street, Adrian. . Bizare Bazzar. Archived from the original on 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  9. ^ a b c Johnson, Steven (August 8, 2007). "Return of a "Glamour Girl"". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-11-06.

Further reading

  • Galloway, Paul. "Sexy Sindy's Unlikely Hold on Female Wrestlingdom". Washington Post. 6 May 1990
  • Rowh, Mark and William Ray Heitzmann. Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types. Chicago: McGraw-Hill Professional, 1997. ISBN 0-8442-4325-6

External links

  • Official website

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The Ladies Professional Wrestling Association LPWA was a women s professional wrestling promotion which operated in the early 1990s ca 1989 1992 It was considered a successor to such women s promotions as Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling GLOW but it differed in that while GLOW slanted more toward WWF style sports entertainment the LPWA treated its product seriously and put its primary emphasis on in ring athletics Ladies Professional Wrestling AssociationAcronymLPWAFounded1989Defunct1998StyleWomen s professional wrestlingHeadquartersLaughlin Nevada 1989 1992 Founder s Tor Berg 1 Owner s Tor Berg 1989 1992 1998 2000 Contents 1 History 2 Super Ladies Showdown 2 1 Results 3 Championships 3 1 LPWA Championship 3 2 LPWA Japanese Championship 3 2 1 Inaugural championship tournament 1992 3 3 LPWA Tag Team Championship 3 4 LPWA Mixed Tag Team Championship 4 Alumni 4 1 Wrestlers 4 1 1 Female wrestlers 4 1 2 Male wrestlers 4 2 Tag Teams 4 2 1 Mixed Tag Teams 4 3 Other on air talent 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory EditThurston John Tor Berg 1938 2011 founded the company ca 1989 1 An incident occurred in March 1991 where Berg promised Jumping Bomb Angels member Noriyo Tateno that he would give her a permanent job in the new company if she retired in Japan and moved to the United States 1 Berg however later backed out on the deal and Sherri Martel made the incident public 1 The LPWA produced two television series The Super Ladies of Wrestling and Ladies Championship Wrestling from 1990 to 1992 2 Many of their matches were also distributed and sold on VHS tapes They held their first and only pay per view Super Ladies Showdown on February 23 1992 before closing down operations shortly after 3 Berg planned on promoting a second Super Ladies pay per view event in 2000 but the event was canceled The pay per view was scheduled to feature women from around the world including American wrestlers Debbie Malenko Sherri Martel Sweet Destiny and Missy Hyatt Japanese wrestlers Chikako Shiratori AKINO Chapparita Asari and Ayako Hamada and Australian wrestlers Amy Action Raya Riot and former LPWA Champion Susan Sexton 4 Super Ladies Showdown EditSuper Ladies Showdown PromotionLPWADateFebruary 23 1992CityRochester MinnesotaVenueMayo Civic CenterAttendance400 5 LPWA Super Ladies Showdown was a professional wrestling pay per view from the LPWA It took place on February 23 1992 from the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester Minnesota 5 It was the only PPV from the LPWA which folded shortly after the event The main event was a match for the LPWA Singles Championship in which Terri Powers faced Lady X The event also featured a tournament for the LPWA Japanese Championship Results Edit No Results Stipulations Times1 Mami Kitamura and Miki Handa defeated Allison Royal and Lisa Starr Tag Team match 3 462 Denise Storm defeated Susan Green LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament First Round match 6 023 Reggie Bennett defeated Yukari Osawa LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament First Round match 6 194 Shinobu Kandori defeated Desiree Petersen Singles match 4 315 Harley Saito defeated Mizuki Endoh LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament First Round match 7 066 Eagle Sawai defeated Midori Saito LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament First Round match 5 437 Black Venus with Boogaloo Brown defeated Rockin Robin Singles match 5 398 Denise Storm defeated Reggie Bennett by disqualification LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament Semi Final match 8 279 Harley Saito defeated Eagle Sawai by points LPWA Japanese Championship Tournament Semi Final match 10 0010 The Glamour Girls Judy Martin and Leilani Kai c defeated Bambi and Malia Hosaka Tag Team match for the LPWA Tag Team Championship 8 4711 Harley Saito defeated Denise Storm Tournament Final match for the LPWA Japanese Championship 8 0712 Terri Power defeated Lady X c Singles match for the LPWA Championship 8 36 c refers to the champion s heading into the matchChampionships EditLPWA Championship Edit The LPWA Championship was a professional wrestling title created in early 1990 6 Key No Overall reign numberReign Reign number for the specific championDays Number of days heldNo Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref Date Event Location Reign Days1 Susan Sexton January 1990 N A N A 1 N A Sexton was awarded the championship 2 Lady X January 31 1991 LPWA show Laughlin NV 1 3883 Terri Power February 23 1992 LPWA Super Ladies Showdown Rochester MN 1 N A Deactivated 1992 The championship was abandoned after the LPWA closed LPWA Japanese Championship Edit The LPWA Japanese Championship was a professional wrestling title created in 1992 The inaugural and only champion was Harley Saito who won an eight woman tournament held during the Super Ladies Showdown pay per view event Inaugural championship tournament 1992 Edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal Denise StormPinSusan Green6 02Denise StormDQReggie Bennett8 27Yukari Osawa6 19Reggie BennettPinDenise Storm8 07Harley SaitoPinMizuki Endoh7 06Harley SaitoPinHarley SaitoPTSEagle Sawai10 00Eagle SawaiPinMidori Saito5 43Key No Overall reign numberReign Reign number for the specific championDays Number of days heldNo Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref Date Event Location Reign Days1 Harley Saito February 23 1992 LPWA Super Ladies Showdown Rochester MN 1 N A Saito defeated Denise Storm in the finals of an eight woman tournament to become the inaugural champion Deactivated 1992 The championship was abandoned after the LPWA closed LPWA Tag Team Championship Edit The LPWA Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title created in early 1990 6 Key No Overall reign numberReign Reign number for the specific championDays Number of days heldNo Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref Date Event Location Reign Days1 Team America Heidi Lee Morgan and Misty Blue March 13 1990 LPWA show Laughlin NV 1 352 Team America defeated Bad Black and Beautiful Bad Girl and Black Venus to become the inaugural champions 2 The Glamour Girls also billed as The Queen s Court Judy Martin and Leilani Kai February 28 1991 LPWA show Laughlin NV 1 N A 7 Deactivated 1992 The championship was abandoned after the LPWA closed LPWA Mixed Tag Team Championship Edit The LPWA Tag Team Championship was an existing professional wrestling tag team title recognized in early mid 1990 In 1973 Adrian Street and Miss Linda won the World Mixed Tag Team Championship by defeating Don Kovaks and Suzie Parker in Germany Street and Linda were still undefeated as champions when they joined the LPWA in 1990 and continued to defend the championships in the promotion 8 Key No Overall reign numberReign Reign number for the specific championDays Number of days heldNo Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref Date Event Location Reign Days1 Adrian Street and Miss Linda January 1990 LMLW show N A 1 N A Deactivated 1990 The championship was abandoned after Adrian Street and Miss Linda left LPWA by the end of 1990 Alumni EditWrestlers Edit Female wrestlers Edit Allison Royal Christine Arrant Alona Star Alma Alvarez Babyface Nellie Bad Girl Bambi Selina Majors The Beast Peggy Patterson Black Venus Jean Kirkland Brandy Wine Brittany Brown Candi Devine Candace Rummel also billed as The Goddess Cheryl Day Cheryl Rusa also billed as Little Mo Comrade Orga Stalinska Dawn Marie Dawn Marie Johnston Dangerous Debbie T Wild Denise Storm Desiree Petersen Despina Montagas Diane Von Hoffman Eagle Sawai Flame Harley Saito Heidi Lee Morgan Judy Martin Judy Hardee 9 Kimmie Kozak La Gata Lady Lilith also billed as Miss Lily Tedesco Lady X Peggy Lee Leather Leilani Kai Patricia Schroeder 9 Lisa Starr Madusa Miceli Debra Miceli Magnificent Mimi Mimi Lesseos Malia Hosaka Mami Kitamura Midori Saito Miki Handa Miss Linda Misty Blue Simmes Diane Syms Mizuki Endoh Nasty Kat Kat LeRoux Nasty Linda Linda Dallas Reggie Bennett also billed as Big Mo Rockin Robin Robin Smith Rusty The Fox Thomas Samantha Pain Shelly Francis also billed as The Desert Rose Sheba Shinobu Kandori Sindy Paradise Susan Green Susan Sexton Sweet Georgia Brown Jacqueline Moore Terri Power Terri Poch Tina Moretti Lisa Moretti Wendi Richter Yukari Osawa Male wrestlers Edit Adrian Street also manager of Miss Linda Barry Horowitz Tim HornerTag Teams Edit Bambi and Malia Hosaka Bad Black and Beautiful Bad Girl and Black Venus with Boogaloo Brown The Glamour Girls The Queen s Court Leilani Kai and Judy Martin with Christopher Love Locomotion Big Mo Reggie Bennett and Little Mo Cheryl Rusa The Mighty Mites Cheryl Rusa and Sindy Paradise The Nasty Girls Nasty Kat Kat LeRoux and Nasty Linda Linda Dallas New Team America Misty Blue Simmes and Allison Royal Rockin Robin and Wendi Richter Team America Misty Blue Simmes and Heidi Lee Morgan later Heidi Lee Morgan and Comrade Orga Stalinska Mixed Tag Teams Edit Adnan Al Kaissie and Sheba Adrian Street and Miss Linda Barry Horowitz and Lisa Starr Tim Horner and Malia HosakaOther on air talent Edit Commissioner Wally KarboManagers Adnan Al Kaissie also occasional wrestler 9 Ashley Kennedy also occasional wrestler Boogaloo Brown Jonathan Blue Norman Mike Shaw Queen Christopher Love Bert Prentice Announcers Jim Cornette Joe Pedicino Ken Resnik Nick Bockwinkel Sgt Slaughter Robert Remus Interviewer Boni BlackstoneReferences Edit a b c d Lano Mike June 21 2007 Remembering a good friend Sherri Martel SLAM Wrestling Retrieved 2008 11 06 LPWA TV Savatage Retrieved 2010 12 24 LPWA Inc LPWA History All Women Wrestling Retrieved 2010 10 10 Debbi Malenko Amy Action Archived from the original on 2011 07 26 Retrieved 2010 12 22 a b Other Wrestling Cards Wrestling Information Archive Archived from the original on 2008 01 05 Retrieved 2008 01 11 a b Royal Duncan amp Gary Will 2006 Wrestling Title Histories 4th ed Archeus Communications ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 Hoops Brian February 28 2017 Daily pro wrestling history 02 28 Andersen amp Hansen win NWA Tag Titles Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online Retrieved February 28 2017 Street Adrian Pedigree of Champions Bizare Bazzar Archived from the original on 2010 10 15 Retrieved 2010 10 10 a b c Johnson Steven August 8 2007 Return of a Glamour Girl SLAM Wrestling Retrieved 2008 11 06 Further reading EditGalloway Paul Sexy Sindy s Unlikely Hold on Female Wrestlingdom Washington Post 6 May 1990 Rowh Mark and William Ray Heitzmann Careers for Sports Nuts amp Other Athletic Types Chicago McGraw Hill Professional 1997 ISBN 0 8442 4325 6External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ladies Professional Wrestling Association amp oldid 1057728283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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