WOW World Championship

The WOW World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Women of Wrestling (WOW). The current champion is Penelope Pink, who is in her first reign.

WOW World Championship
The inaugural two-time WOW World Championship Terri Gold with the original belt design
Details
PromotionWomen of Wrestling (WOW)
Date establishedSeptember 1, 2000
Current champion(s)Penelope Pink
Date wonDecember 4, 2022
Statistics
First champion(s)Terri Gold[1]
Most reignsTerri Gold
(2 reigns)
Longest reignJungle Grrrl
(1,300 days)
Shortest reignLana Star
(49 days)

History

On the September 1, 2000, episode 1 of WOW Season 1, Terri Gold won a 20-woman battle royal to become the inaugural champion.[1]

List of the 20-woman participants: Bronco Billie, Caliente, Charlie Davidson, The Disciplinarian, EZ Rider, Farah the Persian Princess, Hammerin' Heather Steele, Ice Cold, Jane Blond, Jungle Grrrl, Lotus, Paradise, Roxy Powers, Sandy, Selina Majors, Slam Dunk, Sunny (later Wendi Wheels), Terri Gold and Tanja the Warrior Woman.

After WOW was revived on May 29, 2012,[2][3] Lana Star was presented as the champion through the tapings of 2013, which aired on 2016.[4]

On October 11, 2018, the title was vacated after a three-way match between the previous champion Santana Garrett, who defended against Jungle Grrrl and Tessa Blanchard, where both Garrett and Jungle Grrrl pinned Blanchard. Blanchrd would defeat Jungle Grrrl in a singles match to win the vacant title.[5]

On the December 4, 2022, episode 25 of WOW Season 8, Penelope Pink won 10-woman Gauntlet match for the vacant WOW World Champion, in Los Angeles, CA, Comic-Con, which aired on tape delay on March 4, 2023.

List of the 10-woman participants: Crystal Waters, Foxxy Fierce, Jessie Jones, Princess Aussie, Reina Del Rey, Robbie Ricket, Tiki Chamorro, Vivian Rivera and Wrecking Ball.

Reigns

As of April 6, 2023, there have been nine reigns between seven champions and two vacancies. Terri Gold was the inaugural champion. Jungle Grrrl reign is the longest at 1,300 days, while Lana Star has the shortest reign at 49 days. Gold has the most reigns at two times.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Terri Gold September 1, 2000 WOW Season 1: Episode 1 Inglewood, CA 1 105 Terri Gold Won a 20-woman battle royal to become the inaugural champion.
2 Danger December 15, 2000 WOW Season 1: Episode 16 Inglewood, CA 1 51 Danger defeated Terri Gold for the WOW World Championship. This episode aired on tape delay on January 13, 2001.
3 Terri Gold February 4, 2001 WOW Season 1: Episode 18 WOW Unleashed Inglewood, CA 2 27 She win the WOW World Championship title against Danger
— Vacated March 3, 2001 — — — — WOW ceased television production sometime after March 3, 2001.
4 Lana Star January 19, 2013 WOW Season 2: Live event Los Angeles, CA 1 49 WOW claimed that following the tapings at Great Western Forum, several of its performers continued wrestling on various independent shows. In a non-televised event in LA, Lana Star defeated Terri Gold in a WOW sanctioned match for the championship.
5 Jungle Grrrl March 9, 2013 WOW Season 3: Episode 14 WOW! Pandemonium Tour 2013 Las Vegas, NV 1 1,300 Jungle Grrrl won the championship at WOW! Pandemonium Tour 2013. This episode aired on tape delay on August 26, 2016.
6 Santana Garrett September 29, 2016 WOW Season 4: Episode 10 Los Angeles, California 1 742 This was a triple threat match also involving The Beverly Hills Babe. [6]
— Vacated October 11, 2018 — — — — After a match between Jungle Grrrl, Santana Garrett and Tessa Blanchard ended in double pinfall with Garrett and Jungle Grrrl pinned Blanchard, David McLane stated that the referee decided to not award the WOW World Championship to Garrett and Jungle Grrrl. This episode aired on tape delay on February 15, 2019. [5]
7 Tessa Blanchard October 11, 2018 WOW Season 5: Episode 5 Los Angeles, CA 1 217 Tessa Blanchard defeated Jungle Grrrl for the vacant WOW World Championship. This episode aired on tape delay on February 15, 2019. [5]
8 The Beast May 16, 2019 WOW Season 6: Episode 11 Los Angeles, CA 1 1,275 The Beast defeated Tessa Blanchard for the WOW World Championship. This episode aired on tape delay on November 23, 2019. [7]
— Vacated November 11, 2022 WOW Season 8: Episode 18 Los Angeles, CA — — The Beast, reliquished the WOW World Championship title. This episode aired on tape delay on January 14, 2023.
9 Penelope Pink December 4, 2022 WOW Season 8: Episode 25 Los Angeles, CA 1 123+ Penelope Pink won a 10-woman Gauntlet match for the new WOW World Champion. This episode aired on tape delay on March 4, 2023.

Combined reigns

As of April 6, 2023.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
days
1 Jungle Grrrl11,300
2 The Beast11,275
3 Santana Garrett1881
4 Tessa Blanchard1217
5 Terri Gold2132
6 Penelope Pink †1123+
7 Danger151
8 Lana Star149

See also

References
  1. "Battle Royale for the WOW World Championship – WOW Flashback". WOW Superheroes on YouTube. February 4, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. "Jeanie Buss executive producer for women's wrestling reality show". Los Angeles Times. May 29, 2012.
  3. "Women of Wrestling – Don't Call It a Comeback!". TMZ.
  4. Wagner, Brandi. "Lana Star | Indie Spotlight Watch". ProWrestlingPost.com. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. Powell, Jason (February 17, 2019). "WOW on AXS review: Tessa Blanchard vs. Jungle Grrrl for the vacant WOW Championship, Fire vs. Havok, Razor vs. Faith The Lioness, The Disciplinarian vs. Chantilly Chella". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  6. Gerweck, Steve (September 30, 2016). "New champion crowned at the WOW tapings". Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. Csonka, Larry. "Csonka's WOW – Women Of Wrestling Season 2 Finale Review (Pt. 2)". 411MANIA. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.