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

http://www.GloryWrestling.com

Issue #16 - June 7, 2004
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IN THIS ISSUE:

1) Where is your favorite G.L.O.R.Y. Girl appearing?
2) Two G.L.O.R.Y. Champions one step from WWE?
3) PWI Women Of Wrestling due mid-July.
4) The G.L.O.R.Y. Interviews...
5) Ariel Interview Debuts
6) New video: G.L.O.R.Y. Girls "Going Postal"!
7) Amber O'Neal/Holly returns to the ring.
8) G.L.O.R.Y. Chat room schedule to be set shortly.
9) Penny Banner autobiography delayed...just a little!
10) A fond farewell to Diva Talk.
11) Links Of Interest.


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1) Where is your favorite G.L.O.R.Y. Girl appearing?
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A helpful new feature has been added to the G.L.O.R.Y.
Wrestling site to help you find out IN A FLASH where
your favorite G.L.O.R.Y. Girls are appearing!

Simply head to the profile of the girl you are
interested in seeing live and click on the small link
which appears under her picture in the upper right
portion of the page. (For example: "Alicia's show
schedule.") You will be automatically forwarded to a
page giving you the details of all the shows that
G.L.O.R.Y. Girl is scheduled to appear at. Well, all
the shows that have been submitted to our database
anyway...but that's still a LOT of shows!

After checking out the shows, just click the button
at the bottom of the list and you'll immediately be
taken back to the G.L.O.R.Y. profile you were on.

Now you can find out where your favorite G.L.O.R.Y.
Girls are appearing with a single click from their
profile!

One note: This feature has been added to the profiles
of the newest G.L.O.R.Y. Girls, as well as recently
updated G.L.O.R.Y. profiles. We will be working to
make this feature available on all the girls' profiles
as soon as possible.


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2) Two G.L.O.R.Y. Champions one step from WWE?
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June was a great month for former G.L.O.R.Y. Champion
Phoenix.

The Fabulous Firebird joined current G.L.O.R.Y. Champ
Macaela Mercedes (a.k.a. Jillian Hall) at Ohio Valley
Wrestling...the Midwest indy federation which has
become a "farm league" of sorts for WWE. Many current
WWE stars were plucked directly from the OVW roster.

In addition to Phoenix and Macaela/Jillian, G.L.O.R.Y.
Girls Melissa Coates, Alexis Laree and Kyra are also on the
OVW roster. Could we be seeing one or ALL of these
ladies working in the WWE ring soon? We wouldn't bet
against it!

Congratulations to all the OVW ladies and we send our
best wishes that you fulfill your dreams in reaching
the "big show"!

For more on Ohio Valley Wrestling...
http://www.ovwrestling.com


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3) PWI Women Of Wrestling due mid-July.
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In our last issue of G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling News we
reported that the new PWI Women Of Wrestling issue was
due to be released in March. We lied.

But we didn't do it on purpose!

Turned out that at the last minute, there was a
production shakeup in the publishing schedule and the
issue was delayed. But we just received word from PWI
that the issue will be released in the middle of July.

This issue will be well worth the wait. As always, PWI
will be packed full of glossy pages containing photos
and info on all the top ladies in the wrestling
business...and more than a few will be G.L.O.R.Y.
Girls. In fact, MANY of them will be G.L.O.R.Y. Girls!

Watch the front page of G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling for more
important news concerning this upcoming PWI issue.


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4) The G.L.O.R.Y. Interviews...
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A great special feature was added to G.L.O.R.Y.
Wrestling recently when we debuted our "G.L.O.R.Y.
Interviews" section. Many of you had asked about having
a section of the site featuring interviews with
the G.L.O.R.Y. Girls...and we've delivered!

Our Women's Wrestling News editor, Joe Rules, has
already interviewed such G.L.O.R.Y. favorites as Amber
O'Neal, Valentina, Camron Star, Tiffani Monroe and
Kiley McLean.

Being a wrestler...uh, make that "former wrestler"...
himself, Joe has a unique perspective on his
questioning when interviewing the ladies. We've learned
a lot about the ladies who he's interviewed during his
entertaining discussions with them.

Let us know what you think of the G.L.O.R.Y. Interviews
section of the site. If we get positive feedback on it,
we'll upgrade it from "special feature" status into our
"regular features" area.

Check out Joe Rules' G.L.O.R.Y. interviews...
http://www.glorywrestling.com/Interviews.asp


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5) Ariel Interview Debuts
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Since we're talking about the G.L.O.R.Y. Interviews,
we're happy to announce that Joe has talked to yet
another popular G.L.O.R.Y. Girl and the interview has
just been posted on the site.

Joe speaks with Ariel about her recent tour of Japan,
the tag-team title battles she's currently involved in
here in the Northeast, and a little of the background
behind the intergender grudge match she had with her
brother Hades in the just released G.L.O.R.Y. Girls
"Going Postal" video. (And speaking of "Going Postal",
check out our next item!)

Another great job by Joe Rules!

To read the interview...
http://www.glorywrestling.com/News/20040607.asp


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6) New video: G.L.O.R.Y. Girls "Going Postal"!
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Since our last issue, G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling has released
another great video featuring "The Hardest Working Women
In Professional Wrestling"!

G.L.O.R.Y. Girls "Going Postal" features seven of our
girls in four action-packed matches.

* Big Kiley McLean takes on Alicia and Syren in a
2 vs. 1 Handicap Match.

* Ariel takes on Hades in what might be pro wrestling's
first-ever Sister vs. Brother Match!

* Macaela Mercedes defends her G.L.O.R.Y. Championship
against a determined Sonya Blackhawk in G.L.O.R.Y.'s
very first "No DQ Match". (This one not only tumbles
out of the ring...it spills out to the arena parking
lot!)

* Kiley McLean takes on ring veteran Little Jeanne in
a rough match featuring technical wrestling along with
some downright rule breaking and ring brutality.

Thanks to all the fans who have purchased this tape (as
well as our previous show). Your purchases help to
support the girls, the G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling site and
legitimate women's indy wrestling. Please consider
purchasing this video if you'd like to show your
support for what we are trying to accomplish at
G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling.

For more info about G.L.O.R.Y. Girls "Going Postal"...
http://www.glorywrestling.com/Store/GloryShow02/GloryShow02.asp

For info on other available videos...
http://www.glorywrestling.com/Store.asp


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7) Amber O'Neal/Holly returns to the ring.
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After nearly a year-long absence from the ring, Amber
O'Neal (formerly Amber Holly) returned to action
May 29th to battle arch enemy GeeStar in Mt. Airy, NC.

And how did it turn out for Ms. O'Neal? Here's a recap
of the action from a fan who was in attendance...

"Over 150 vocal fans turned out for an exciting night
of action provided by the Southern Wrestling Alliance
this past Saturday night, May 29th, at the National
Guard Armory in Mt. Airy, NC, which was highlighted by
Amber O'Neal finally making her long-awaited return
against longtime rival GeeStar. Amber was returning
from reconstructive knee surgery nearly one year to the
day of her final match prior to the surgery. Amber
caught the current Mid-Atlantic TV champion off guard
early on with a spear, sending Gee quickly to the
outside to regroup. The two exchanged a series of close
pinfalls in the early going with the crowd showing
their appreciation for both competitors with a round of
applause. As expected, Gee wasted no time at all in
going after the repaired knee, jumping on it at the
first opportunity. After viciously battering Amber's
leg for several minutes, Gee set up to finish Amber
off...but Amber reversed it into a DDT, driving Gee's
head into the canvas. Amber came back with both a
titl-a-whirl headscissors and her modified
bodyscissors/guillotine choke submission finisher,
which Gee was able to survive by making it to the
ropes. The end came when Amber went for a sunset flip
out of the corner but Gee blocked it by holding onto
the second rope, sitting down, and using the ropes for
leverage to gain the controversial decision. SWA wasted
no time at all in announcing a rematch for their next
event, a benefit show on Saturday, June 12 at Nancy
Reynolds Elementary School in Westfield, NC."

To see a few action pictures from this match, check-out
the "Amber O'Neal Return Match" folder in the
G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling Yahoo! Group Photos section...
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GloryWrestlingNews/


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8) G.L.O.R.Y. Chat room schedule to be set shortly.
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G.L.O.R.Y.'s first chat of 2004 seemed to be a big
success as numerous fans joined in for an hours-long
chat with special guest Valentina and a number of other
G.L.O.R.Y. Girls who popped into the chat room to join
in on the fun. The chat took place April 28th.

Since then, many fans have asked if we were planning
on having more chat sessions...and the answer is YES!

Watch the site over the next several days as we
announce our upcoming chat schedule.


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9) Penny Banner autobiography delayed...just a little!
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Fans who have been waiting for the release of
G.L.O.R.Y. Legend Penny Banner's new autobiography,
"Banner Days", will have to wait just a tiny bit
longer. The date of release for the book has been
pushed back from Spring 2004 to this summer. Mid-July
to be exact.

This book is sure to be a great read for fans of Penny
in particular and women's wrestling fans in general.
Our advice: order your copy NOW so that you can receive
it as soon as it rolls off the presses!

For more info on Penny's book and to pre-order it...
http://www.bannerdays.com


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10) A fond farewell to Diva Talk.
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It is with great sadness that we here at G.L.O.R.Y.
Wrestling say goodbye to "Diva Talk"...the audio
interview show hosted by Chris Halen.

The decision to end the show was not made by G.L.O.R.Y.
or Chris. Unfortunately, another media company
purchased the radio station which Chris worked for--
the radio station which was the base of operations for
recording Diva Talk interviews--and they completely
revamped the station's format...while at the same time
releasing all the employees from their jobs.

In one of those bad news/good news scenarios, while
we're sorry to see Diva Talk go, we're happy to report
that Chris was able to land his "dream job"": working
as a producer/engineer in a music studio.

Congratulations Chris and good luck in your new career!

I know that I'll always look back fondly at the year
of Diva Talk interviews conducted by Chris Halen. It
was the first time that I heard many of the girls in a
real "live" interview format. Written interviews are
great...don't get me wrong...I love to read them. But
*hearing* the girls as they were interviewed brought
out a whole new side to them which often times can't be
duplicated by the written word or photographs.

Thank you Chris Halen--and the G.L.O.R.Y. Girls you
interviewed--for the great Diva Talk shows of the past
year!


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11) 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

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

The ALWAYS interesting G.L.O.R.Y. Message Board...
http://members4.boardhost.com/GloryWrestling/

The G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling Yahoo! Group...
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/GloryWrestlingNews/


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