WOW – Women of Wrestling, is an American women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane. WOW is based in Los Angeles, California, and is owned by McLane and Los Angeles Lakers owner/president Jeanie Buss.
Selina Majors entrance at a WOW! event
Women's professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a dramatic enactment of wrestling as a spectator sport. As is the norm for this sport, women's professional wrestling is organized by wrestling federations called promotions. Some promotions are exclusively for women, while others have separate divisions for women. Among the nations that have women's professional wrestling are Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
A mid-twentieth century poster advertises women wrestlers, primarily Mildred Burke.
Two women wrestlers in the 1950s
The Fabulous Moolah is recognized as having held the WWF Women's Championship for 28 years.
Taylor Wilde (left) and Ayako Hamada (right) with the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship belts in July 2010