Thank You for your nice words, and yes I have grown as a wrestler I
had to as most who want to stick around, like lifting weights in a
gym you get tougher as you go!

as for the match you are refering to I do remember wrestling her
and you are right most girls who are bigger than me and haven't seen
me work under estimate my skills and especially my strength, they
assume small means weak or there greater weight will prevail... not
so unless the weight in question is greater than I can handle ...
but I can take on 170lbs+ and still have a very strong showing
because of my experience and upper body strength .

I am afraid I have wrestled so many matches that I don't remember
the out come of the match you are refering too! I am so Sorry... I
guess you can just chalk it up to getting my head slammed 2 many
times LOL... However Double Trouble has all there records I am sure
they would love to help you ! XOXO Lightning



--- In cherylrusafans@yahoogroups.com, thestacer123 <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
> Cheryl...
>
> I have been a huge fan of yours for quite some time. I always
admired
> the tenacity you show in taking on bigger women. Even when you get
> curb-stomped, I still walk away impressed by your courage.
>
> Life is unfair by nature. Literally. Darwinism itself is based on
the
> fact that the strong will out-last the weak, breed more babies,
and
> eventually force the weak out of existence. But there are
exceptions
> to the rule. By all accounts, humans should not have survived
> prehistory. Slow, weak, and with no fur or natural weaponry, our
> ancestors should have been Wolf Snacks eons ago. But using our
brains
> and whatever skill and muscle we could muster, we came to not only
> survive but dominate this planet. Sharks, fearsome predators that
are
> essentially station wagons with teeth, actually make good soup.
>
> I can recall your GLOW/LPWA days. You used to absorb some terrific
> beatings. My primary mental image of LPWA Cheryl is Supine: flat
on
> your back, motionless, eyes closed, arms splayed out, hooked leg
> folded up to your shoulder- pure mini-Italian helplessness. While
> your skill was obvious, you were ust on the wrong end of the
> Power/Experience equation. It happens to the best of us.
>
> Over time, another image formed. This image was simply plucky
little
> Cheryl stepping up, week after week, to try her luck against some
> truly tough women. Sure, you got knocked out a lot, and were even
> brought to tears now and then, but you never shirked from your
duty.
>
> Then, in the post GLOW days, I saw you actually become proficient.
> While I don't own any tapes, I check out any Rusa links I see, and
> have been able to "follow" your independent career. I notice that
you
> now seem to have the upper hand in most of your matches. You
prosper
> via conditioning and technical skill, and seem to be almost
> unbeatable. The moral here is that if someone works hard and is
> willing to take some lumps, they can overcome any obstacle.
>
> Unique Leigh, another favorite of mine, proved to be no contest
for
> you. You can see pictures of her lying at your feet all over the
Net.
> I'm sure she walked into that ring convinced she was about to toss
> you around like a football at a beach party, but you gave her a
> beating that would make Jason Kidd step in and intervene. A truly
> awesome display of prowess on your part.
>
> I understand there was a rematch, but I haven't been able to find
any
> information on it.Leigh is no chump, and I'm sure she came to the
> second match determined to provide us with pictures of a
defenseless
> Rusa pinned under her. Could you provide some basic details of
that
> match for me?
>
> I understand if you don't have the time to. It sounds like you
have
> had a rough time lately. I offer my deepest sympathies, and will
end
> this letter by wishing you well in all future endeavors.
>
> S