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The G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling Newsletter

http://www.GloryWrestling.com

Issue #10 - February 15, 2003
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IN THIS ISSUE:

1) Macaela Mercedes: New G.L.O.R.Y. Girl Champion!
2) G.L.O.R.Y. Resource Center debuts.
3) CRUSH looks like a SMASHING success!
4) Amanda Storm and ACW heat up New England.
5) G.L.O.R.Y. Girl Trinity = Daredevil?
6) No DQ & G.L.O.R.Y. team-up for Diva Talk.
7) G.L.O.R.Y. roster trimmed...
8) The Diva/H.G. Kosteck: 2002 Picture Of The Year!
9) Links Of Interest.


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1) Macaela Mercedes: New G.L.O.R.Y. Girl Champion!
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On January 12, 2003 at the Birchmount in Toronto,
Ontario, the G.L.O.R.Y. Championship changed hands for
the first time as Macaela Mercedes defeated Phoenix
in a twenty minute battle with a controversial ending
as the pair battled under the banner of the Apocalypse
Wrestling Federation.

A new rule was instituted this year whereby no AWF
matches for 2003 could end in a draw. That presented a
problem when the twenty minute time limit for this
match was reached. The bell rang as Macaela had
Phoenix's shoulders pinned to the mat for a two-count.

After a long delay, the referee in charge of the match
determined that the challenger--since she was within
one second of pinning the champion--should be declared
the official winner of the match. Phoenix was incensed
that she lost the title in such a manner, while
Macaela walked away with the G.L.O.R.Y. trophy.

This controversy seems to be far from over. Phoenix is
still griping about what she feels was the unjust
decision which cost her the title. Meanwhile, Macaela
is back home enjoying the feeling that comes with the
knowledge that she is at the very top of the
G.L.O.R.Y. heap.

In another development, many G.L.O.R.Y. fans have
become a little disgusted with Ms. Mercedes' sudden
attitude shift. Since winning the title, it seems that
"The Bombshell" has become quite cocky and arrogant...
a trait that does not endear her to many of the site's
fans.

To read an interview that G.L.O.R.Y. conducted with
Macaela just after her title win:

http://www.GloryWrestling.com/News/20030122.asp



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2) G.L.O.R.Y. Resource Center Debuts.
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G.L.O.R.Y. is proud to introduce a new section of the
site devoted to helping workers and promoters become
more successful in the wrestling business.

The G.L.O.R.Y. Resource section consists of two parts:
Worker Resources and Promoter Resources.

The Worker Resource section will contain information
in various categories that workers will find useful.
Currently, categories include links for finding ring
attire, training schools and state licensing
requirements. More categories should be added soon.

A VERY important part of this section for the
G.L.O.R.Y. Girls is the new G.L.O.R.Y. Girl Booking
Database. This new feature on the site--available for
use ONLY by the workers who are listed on G.L.O.R.Y.--
contains contact info, as well as information on
what types of work each girl is looking for. We are
hopeful that this new feature will help all the
G.L.O.R.Y. Girls who participate in getting more work.

In the Promoter Resource section, categories currently
include info on state licensing requirements and ring
rental and sales info.

The G.L.O.R.Y. Girl Booking Database is also a
prominent part of the Promoter Resource section. After
acquiring a password to access this area of the site,
promoters will be able to search the G.L.O.R.Y. Girl
Database using various criteria. A couple of clicks
will find all the girls who are available to work in
your particular area. Or, you can search for girls for
a particular type of work (wrestle, catfight, referee,
etc). If you are in a license-required state, search
for girls who hold a license in your area.

We expect the G.L.O.R.Y. Girl Database to become an
invaluable resource in matching promoters with
workers. It should only help in giving fans more
opportunities to see the G.L.O.R.Y. Girls in action
live at their local federation shows.

Remember that this is a brand new section of the site,
so there is a lot more that will be added in the
future. If you have a suggestion about how this area
of the site can be made more valuable, or if you have
any info that you feel would be helpful for others
(new categories, additional links, etc.), feel
free to send it along to John The WebMaster for
inclusion in the Resource Center.

G.L.O.R.Y. Worker Resources link:
http://www.GloryWrestling.com/WorkerResources.asp

G.L.O.R.Y. Promoter Resources link:
http://www.GloryWrestling.com/PromoterResources.asp



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3) CRUSH looks like a SMASHING success!
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The first weekend of February was a big one for many
of the girls of G.L.O.R.Y. Twenty ladies from the site
were a part of the initial taping for a new TV show
to be called CRUSH.

The show's format is much like that of the popular
GLOW program from the late 80s. Beautiful ladies, lots
of wrestling, comedy sketches, dancing and more.

We're happy to report to everyone that over half of
the CRUSH roster was made up of many of your
G.L.O.R.Y. favorites!

We can't tell you a lot of details at this point,
since there is much to be done as far as producing the
show. One rumor has the program being developed as a
weekly show to be broadcast on Comedy Central. Repeat:
that is NOT confirmed at this point, but merely one
situation that has been suggested.

One thing we do know for sure is that the ladies who
were involved in the production had an amazing
experience. Every report we've heard so far has been
glowing, with the girls saying that they were treated
like "superstars" and "gold". Every lady reported that
the entire weekend was professionally handled.

We wish the CRUSH producers well and the best of luck
to all the G.L.O.R.Y. Girls who were involved.
Hopefully this will lead to bigger and better things
as a nationwide (and worldwide) audience learn more
about the CRUSH/G.L.O.R.Y. Girls.

To see a report and some backstage pictures from
G.L.O.R.Y. Girl Alicia's mom:

http://www.glorywrestling.com/News/20030213.asp



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4) Amanda Storm and ACW heat up New England.
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The weather might be cold and blustery up in Maine,
but the wrestling is heating up as Atlas Championship
Wrestling has been making its mark on the New England
wrestling scene.

The ACW, run by former WWE superstar "Mr. USA" Tony
Atlas, has been committed since its inception to
bringing fans the best in female wrestling. No bra and
panty matches for ACW. Just good, hard, entertaining,
family-oriented wrestling shows.

Amanda Storm has been taking on all comers--female and
male--in ACW action. Other women who have graced ACW
rings include Athena and Trinity Campbell.

For more info on Atlas Championship Wrestling:

http://www.AtlasWrestling.com/


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5) G.L.O.R.Y. Girl Trinity = Daredevil?
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G.L.O.R.Y. Girl Trinity hits the big screen working as
the stunt double for Jennifer Garner in the hot new
action movie of 2003, Daredevil.

The movie, based on the blind comic book superhero,
opened this week...and it looks like it kept Trinity
busy as there is plenty of action involving
the movie's female lead.

Want to see the movie's trailer? Here's a link:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/daredevil/



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6) No DQ & G.L.O.R.Y. team-up for Diva Talk.
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No DQ Wrestling and G.L.O.R.Y. have teamed-up to bring
you Diva Talk!

Diva Talk will interview a top wrestling "diva" every
week...giving fans the chance to hear each guest talk
about herself, her career, her feelings on the state
of the wrestling business and more.

Interviews can be heard in their entirety via the
No DQ wrestling site, and in some cases, portions of
the interview will be broadcast on WNSA-FM (107.7) out
of Buffalo, NY. The show, which broadcasts throughout
Western New York State and Ontario, Canada, can be
heard every Saturday at 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time.
Don't live in the broadcast area? No problem. Log onto
the No DQ site and listen to the broadcast live over
the Web!

Diva Talk debuted February 10th with host Chris
Halen interviewing G.L.O.R.Y. Champ Macaela Mercedes.

A new show will air every Monday. This week's guest
will be G.L.O.R.Y.'s Fyre.

Check out No DQ and Diva Talk...
http://www.nodqwrestling.com


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7) G.L.O.R.Y. roster trimmed...
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The G.L.O.R.Y. roster has been trimmed recently, with
a handful of the ladies profiles being removed from
the site.

While we were happy to bring you the information and
pictures of these G.L.O.R.Y. Girls, the fact of the
matter is: "life goes on". Some have moved onto other
interests. Others, after giving wrestling a try,
simply decided that this was not for them. Others
have had personal or physical reasons for leaving the
business.

Robing Graves and Darcy D, for example, loved
wrestling as a part of BCW...a group which some called
a "backyard wrestling fed". From what we saw, BCW was
conducted as professionally as many other indy feds.
And even better than some. Unfortunately, when BCW
ceased to exist, Robin and Darcy decided to not pursue
a career in the industry...although we feel that they
could have done very well if they did continue.

Randy Gavin, Desire, Pandora, Silhouette, Star and
Trinity Payne are some of the other ladies who have
moved on to other things. We wish them all the very
best of luck and enjoyed having them on G.L.O.R.Y.

Why should they be removed from the site you ask?
Keeping their info intact wouldn't hurt, would it?

G.L.O.R.Y. is here for the purpose of promoting and
publicizing the ladies who are actively involved in
the indy wrestling scene. We want fans, promoters and
other wrestling insiders to be able to come to the site
and know they are seeing the very best, most popular
and "most serious" women in the business. To leave
girls up on the site who don't fit into that category
would not do anyone any good.

While it's nice to have as many G.L.O.R.Y. Girls as
possible, we aren't going to obsess over a number.
We'll leave other sites to compete over who has the
most girls. We'll just continue to concentrate on
bringing you the best, most active and most serious
indy girls we can bring you...girls who are actively
pursuing their dream of making it in (and alongside)
the wrestling ring.



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8) The Diva/H.G. Kosteck: 2002 Picture Of The Year!
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The fans of G.L.O.R.Y. let their voices be heard and
chose their favorite 2002 Pictures Of The Day last
month in a variety of categories.

The overall winner was a composite shot of The Diva in
action vs. Macaela Mercedes and Sonya Blakchawk...shot
by G.L.O.R.Y. Photographer H.G. Kosteck.

To see all the 2002 Picture Of The Day winners in each
category (and the 2001 winners, too), use this link:

http://www.GloryWrestling.com/PODAwards2001.asp

Or, you can check out the winners in the G.L.O.R.Y.
Wrestling News Yahoo! Group...where we will be
utilizing the Photo Gallery feature.



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9) Links Of Interest
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See the G.L.O.R.Y. Girls in action LIVE...
http://www.GloryWrestling.com/Appearances.asp

Latest G.L.O.R.Y. Hot 100 Chart...
http://www.GloryWrestling.com/Hot100Chart.asp

G.L.O.R.Y. Links (230 and counting!)...
http://www.GloryWrestling.com/Links.asp





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