, 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. 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 women initially. After they moved the show to Las Vegas Ninotchka took control over training the new women. 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. They cast twelve women for the show and trained them for six weeks prior to the shoot. They wrestled approximately eight matches per show, which eventually was sold. Some of the women moved to Las Vegas to continue working with the promotion. 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.

Starring:

Melissa Anderson, Nicole Bass, Jeanne Basone, Lisa Moretti, Dee Booher, Christina Garcia, Laura Fisher, Laura Dennis, Trudy Adams, Nancy Daly, Marie Moore, 69 more, Stephanie Finochio, Daizee Haze, Christina Von Eerie, Angelina Altishin, Ursula Hayden, Cheryl Rusa, Jackie Stallone, Lori Palmer, Emily Dole, Cynthia Peretti, Jane Hamlin, Janeen Jewitt, Janet Bowers, Narice Crockett, Lynn Braxton, Sandra Margot, Eileen O'Hara, Olympia Hartauer, Michelle Javas, Trish Casella, Cindy Maranne, Debbie Core, Lillian Weaver Crabtree, Patricia Summerland, Annette Marroquin, Kelle Favara, Helena LaCount, Laurie Thompson, Bonnie Maxon Gray, Debi Pelletier, Debbie D'Amato, Bella The Southen Bell, Brittany Astor, Tracee Meltzer, Ann LaBree, Shiela Best, Jerrie Micheline Swoopes, Sneaky, Eva Chirumbolo, April Homm, Michelle Duze, Dana Felton Howard, Andrea Janell, Beckie Mullen, Christy M. Smith, Nha Woo, Deann Murray, Charli Haynes, Dawn Maestas, Sarah Del Ray, Noelle Rose, David B. McLane, Dee Chocktoot, Janice Flynn, Sandy Manley, Peach Janae, Canela Arechiga, Ericka Marr, Mikaela Karr, Sunny The California Girl, Suzanne Duplessis, Jody Haselbarth, Kitty Burke Municino, Major Tanya #2, Penelope Johnson, Sharon Willinsky-Johnston, Donna Willinsky, Andrea Laird, Nadine Kadmiri

Genre:

Action, Comedy, Sports