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Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame

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Founded in 2022 with the intention to preserve the history of women's wrestling. This includes  amateur  and professional. 

Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame

Women's Wrestling Hall of FameWomen's Wrestling Hall of FameWomen's Wrestling Hall of Fame

Founded in 2022 with the intention to preserve the history of women's wrestling. This includes  amateur  and professional. 

About Us

Mission Statement

 Our mission is to educate,  promote, and preserve the history of Women's wrestling. 

Founding Members

Christopher Annino, Angel Orsini, Susan Tex Green, Gary Wolf.

Credentials



   

In ordering to be considered. The individual needs to have made a significant contribution in the world of women's amateur or pro wrestling. Women's wrestling has been in existance since the 1800's  and was featured in numerous carnivals, circuses,  vaudeville and burlesque shows.


Credentials for induction 


-1800's to 1910 Pre Radio Era

-1920's-1950's Radio Era

-1950's to 1970's Early TV Era

-1980's to 2000 Modern TV Era

-2000's-Present Internet Era


The following categories will be considered o be considered for being inducted to the Women's wrestling hall of fame.


-Pioneer: This category is reserved for female wrestling trailblazers who helped pave the way. 


-Amateur: This category is reserved for female Olympians and female NCAA Athlete's.


-Professional: This category is reserved for all female professional wrestlers. 


-Non Wrestling: This category is reserved for non wrestlers which include referee's , coaches, managers, valet's, promoters, executives, broadcasters, journalists, announcers, historians.  

 

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Founders

Angel Orsini

Susan Tex Green

Susan Tex Green

Co-Founder of the Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame. Angel Orsini is a multi sport athlete, and holds a Masters Degree from Rutgers University. Angel holds the rank of Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Angel has been a pro wrestler for over twenty years and was trained by Liz Chase and Dusty Rhodes 


Championships /Awards 


  • Florida Championship Wrestli

Co-Founder of the Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame. Angel Orsini is a multi sport athlete, and holds a Masters Degree from Rutgers University. Angel holds the rank of Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Angel has been a pro wrestler for over twenty years and was trained by Liz Chase and Dusty Rhodes 


Championships /Awards 


  • Florida Championship Wrestling
    • FCW Women's Championship (4 times)
  • Freestyle Championship Wrestling
    • FCW Lightweight Championship 
  • Hot-TV Wrestling
    • HTVW Championship 
  • Professional Girl Wrestling Association
    • PGWA Championship (1 time)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 22 of  in 2009[8] and 2011[9]
  • Sunshine Wrestling Federation
    • SWF Women's 
  • Ultimate Wrestling Federation
    • UWF Women's 
  • Women's Extreme Wrestling
    • WEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Simply Lucious
    • WEW World Championship (2 times)
  • Women Superstars Uncensored
    • WSU Championship 
    • WSU Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mercedes Martinez
    • All Guts, No Glory Championship 
    • J-Cup Tournament (2009)

Susan Tex Green

Susan Tex Green

Susan Tex Green

Co-Founder of the Women's Wrestling Hall  of Fame Susan Tex Green was not only a pro wrestling legend but a pioneer being the first openly gay female wrestler. She was trained by Joe Blanchard who is the father of Tully Blanchard


Championships/ Awards


  • Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Other honoree (1994)
  • National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA Texas Women's Cha

Co-Founder of the Women's Wrestling Hall  of Fame Susan Tex Green was not only a pro wrestling legend but a pioneer being the first openly gay female wrestler. She was trained by Joe Blanchard who is the father of Tully Blanchard


Championships/ Awards


  • Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Other honoree (1994)
  • National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA Texas Women's Championship (4 time)[2]
  • NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Sandy Parker[18]
  • NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2011)[2][19]
  • Professional Girl Wrestling Association
  • PGWA Championship (2 times)[2]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Girl Wrestler of the Year (1976)
  • Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2017

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Christopher Annino

Christopher Annino

Christopher Annino

  Christopher Annino is Co-founder of the New England Music Hall of Fame https://nemhof.com/  Despite being born with multiple physical and neurological disabilities. He has had  a versatile career . Annino is a award winning filmmaker/ actor https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0030399/   former firefighter and multi sport athlete who competed bo

  Christopher Annino is Co-founder of the New England Music Hall of Fame https://nemhof.com/  Despite being born with multiple physical and neurological disabilities. He has had  a versatile career . Annino is a award winning filmmaker/ actor https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0030399/   former firefighter and multi sport athlete who competed both as a amateur and professionally. Annino is also on the associate board of directors for the Cauliflower Alley Club  https://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org/about-the-cac


EDUCATION: 

  • Mitchell College-Bachelors Degree
  • Ct School of Broadcasting
  • CT Fire Academy 
  •  Western Governors University-Masters Educational Leadership (Attending)  


HONORS

  •  National Thespian Society
  • Phi Theta Kappa
  • National Leadership Society
  •  NCAA Athlete 
  • AAU Champion (Weight lifting)
  • APA Ct record holder (Former)
  • Massachusetts  Blues Ambassador 


Pro Wrestling

  • Ox Baker Memorial Cup
  • Costa Rica Six Person Champion 
  • VPW Tag Team Champion- Terrence K Otis
  • World Six Person Tag Team Champion: Gary Wolf, Angel Orsini

Gary Wolf

Christopher Annino

Christopher Annino

 Gary Wolf was trained by Larry Sharp and Wolf made his professional wrestling debut on January 2, 1988 by teaming with Johnny Hotbody to form a tag team called The Gladiators, who lost their first match to Brad Armstrong and Tim Horner.[2] Wolf formed a tag team called the Pitbulls with Anthony Durante, who competed in World Wrestling Fe

 Gary Wolf was trained by Larry Sharp and Wolf made his professional wrestling debut on January 2, 1988 by teaming with Johnny Hotbody to form a tag team called The Gladiators, who lost their first match to Brad Armstrong and Tim Horner.[2] Wolf formed a tag team called the Pitbulls with Anthony Durante, who competed in World Wrestling Federation (WWF)  in 1989. The team competed in many promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), South Atlantic Pro Wrestling and Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (TWA). Gary and Anthony later went to ECW and became a crucial team in their tag team division capturing the ECW championship. 


 

Championships and accomplishments

  • Allied Powers Wrestling Federation
    • APWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2
  • Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
    • Tag Team Champion
  • ECW
    • TV Champion
    • ECW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2
    • Hardcore Hall of Fame (2014)
  • Grande Wrestling Alliance
    • GWA Tag Team  - with Pitbull #2
  • High Risk Championship Wrestling
    • HRCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2
  • Independent Pro Wrestling
    • IPW Tag Team Championship- with Pitbull #2
  • National Wrestling Alliance
    • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (New Jersey version) (2 times) - with Pitbull #2
    • NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship - The Sandman
  • Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
    • 3PW World Heavyweight Championship 
    • 3PW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mike Kruel
    • 3PW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2002)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 80 of the 500 top wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1996

Board of directors

Chris Bournea -President

Chris Bournea -President

Chris Bournea -President


Chris Bournea (bor-NAY) is a writer and filmmaker who was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He directed the documentary “Lady Wrestler: The Amazing, Untold Story of African-American Women in the Ring.” The documentary chronicles the accomplishments of trailblazing African-American women who integrated professional wrestling in the 1950s 


Chris Bournea (bor-NAY) is a writer and filmmaker who was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He directed the documentary “Lady Wrestler: The Amazing, Untold Story of African-American Women in the Ring.” The documentary chronicles the accomplishments of trailblazing African-American women who integrated professional wrestling in the 1950s and ‘60s, such as Babs Wingo, Ethel Johnson, Marva Scott, Ramona Isbell and Kathleen Wimbley. 

Chris Bournea (bor-NAY) is a writer and filmmaker who was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He directed the documentary “Lady Wrestler: The Amazing, Untold Story of African-American Women in the Ring.” The documentary chronicles the accomplishments of trailblazing African-American women who integrated professional wrestling in the 1950s and ‘60s, such as Babs Wingo, Ethel Johnson, Marva Scott, Ramona Isbell and Kathleen Wimbley. Chris Bournea (bor-NAY) is a writer and filmmaker who was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He directed the documentary “Lady Wrestler: The Amazing, Untold Story of African-American Women in the Ring.” The documentary chronicles the accomplishments of trailblazing African-American women who integrated professional wrestling in the 1950s and ‘60s, such as Babs Wingo, Ethel Johnson, Marva Scott, Ramona Isbell and Kathleen Wimbley. 

In addition, Chris co-wrote the nonfiction book “All Jokes Aside,” which chronicles the famous Chicago comedy club of the same name. The club served as a star factory in the 1990s, launching the careers of famous comedians such as Ohioans Dave Chappelle and Steve Harvey, Mo’Nique, Chris Rock, Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, and many others 

Candi Capoferri

Chris Bournea -President

Chris Bournea -President

Vice President of the Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame. Candi is a former Ms. Fitness USA, NBA 76ers Cheerleader, Ms. New Jersey, and back up dancer for such mega stars as Janet Jackson. 

Advisory board

Christina Marie

Richie Sorrentino

Richie Sorrentino

   Christina Marie started wrestling training in Feb 2015. Championships and Awards   ECWA Womens Championship  PPW Womens Championship  Longest** Immortal Womens Championship   School :Albany NY XTREME WRESTLING ALIANCE  TRAINER: Shockwave, Jerry Idol  AEW Dark 4 times i. 2022 Athena, Shida, Mercedes Martinez, Serena Depp   Impact - New 

   Christina Marie started wrestling training in Feb 2015. Championships and Awards   ECWA Womens Championship  PPW Womens Championship  Longest** Immortal Womens Championship   School :Albany NY XTREME WRESTLING ALIANCE  TRAINER: Shockwave, Jerry Idol  AEW Dark 4 times i. 2022 Athena, Shida, Mercedes Martinez, Serena Depp   Impact - New Beginnings January 2019  WWE Extra noway jose conga line 2018   She is a champion powerlifter and works as a medical professional.  

Richie Sorrentino

Richie Sorrentino

Richie Sorrentino

  Rich has performed as a hype man at thousands of events all around United States of America. Richie has also helped plan concerts, conventions, nightclub events, social gatherings and so much more. Rich currently fixed credit to help people boost there scores. 

Ken Raftery

Richie Sorrentino

Rusty Gilligan

 Ken has been a pro wrestling fan since 1984. Ken was a big fan of Cyndi Lauper at the time and it was Cyndi’s involvement with WWE that sparked Ken’s particular interest in women’s wrestling. He is a high school Math teacher in Brooklyn .

Rusty Gilligan

Richie Sorrentino

Rusty Gilligan


Rusty Gilligan began his entertainment career as an actor in NY, first appearing on Broadway and then moving to Calif. to appear on television in such productions as Little House on the Prairie, Family Affair, Police Woman, and Disney television including the original Pete’s Dragon.He began his work as a professional comic book and film a


Rusty Gilligan began his entertainment career as an actor in NY, first appearing on Broadway and then moving to Calif. to appear on television in such productions as Little House on the Prairie, Family Affair, Police Woman, and Disney television including the original Pete’s Dragon.He began his work as a professional comic book and film artist since 1978, with his formal debut as an artist on the original “Heavy Metal” 1981 film.Since then, Rusty has worked on such films as The Avengers; The Walking Dead; Captain America: The First Avenger; Spider-Man 2 & 3 and art for many comic book and trading card projects. He’s provided work for Marvel, DC, Image, Big Bang, Dynamite Comics, and many licensing projects to include: Star Wars, Star Trek, DC Ent., Dr. Who, Night of the Living Dead, Vampirella, Major League Baseball, Cartoon Network, and many others.Aside from creating the first sketch cards in the commercial market, he’s designed and provided trading card art for Topps, Clubhouse Diamonds, Cryptozoic, Dynamite, Upper Deck, and Leaf just to name a few.Recently, Rusty has been providing voice over work for films such as Carrotman, Dagon, The Man, Left 4 Dead, and production art for a few new films. He currently publishes comic books based on his Mac and Trouble and Symbol properties… and is currently working on a Mac and Trouble film.He is listed on IMDB and Comic Book Database.

Social Media Links

  1. IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319207/ 
  2. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rusty.gilligan/
  3. Twitter https://twitter.com/macandtrouble
  4. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/macandtrouble/

Ambassadors

Christina Marie

Christina Marie

Christina Marie

   Christina Marie started wrestling training in Feb 2015. Championships and Awards   ECWA Womens Championship  PPW Womens Championship  Longest** Immortal Womens Championship   School :Albany NY XTREME WRESTLING ALIANCE  TRAINER: Shockwave, Jerry Idol  AEW Dark 4 times i. 2022 Athena, Shida, Mercedes Martinez, Serena Depp   Impact - New 

   Christina Marie started wrestling training in Feb 2015. Championships and Awards   ECWA Womens Championship  PPW Womens Championship  Longest** Immortal Womens Championship   School :Albany NY XTREME WRESTLING ALIANCE  TRAINER: Shockwave, Jerry Idol  AEW Dark 4 times i. 2022 Athena, Shida, Mercedes Martinez, Serena Depp   Impact - New Beginnings January 2019  WWE Extra noway jose conga line 2018   She is a champion powerlifter and works as a medical professional.  

Angel Amoroso

Christina Marie

Christina Marie

    
Real name Angel Amoroso got started in pro wrestling and was a manager or valet often times in ECW. She was the original female in ECW to compete in hardcore. She obtained the nicknames "Princess Of The Death Matches" and "The Virgin Princess. " Amoroso also competed in MMA as a welterweight and her last professional MMA fight was in 1999. 

WWHOF News

GLOW historian Mike Rand and original GLOW girl Jeanne Hollywood Basone

Mike Rand

Evan Ginzburg

Evan Ginzburg

 GLOW Historian: Michael Rand grew up in Connecticut. As an only child, it was evident early on that Mike was to be the center of attention. He always had the leads in school plays. By the fourth grade, Mike appeared in a commercial for a local television station's kids' club. Someone asked him who his favorite actor was and at that time 

 GLOW Historian: Michael Rand grew up in Connecticut. As an only child, it was evident early on that Mike was to be the center of attention. He always had the leads in school plays. By the fourth grade, Mike appeared in a commercial for a local television station's kids' club. Someone asked him who his favorite actor was and at that time he replied, "John Ritter," since he watched "Three's Company" reruns every night. At his eighth grade graduation his classmates voted him "Most Likely to Succeed."  During his senior year of high school, Mike had the opportunity to audition for the role of an extra in a film called "Sleepers" being filmed at Fairfield Hills Hospital in Newtown, CT starring a then-unknown Brad Pitt. He got the part and as he moved on to college, Mike continued to pursue acting. The highlight of college was when a camera crew came to his school and filmed a day in his life when he was on MTV's "FANatic." The show aired 65 times over 6 months and Mike was recognized constantly in public and quickly made him one of the most popular students in school. This also led to more appearances on MTV, including frequent appearances introducing music videos on “Total Request Live” & other MTV programming including the popular hidden-camera prank show "Boiling Points."  He also beat out nearly 1,800 auditioners to be chosen in the top 50 of New York for FOX's "American Idol 2."  Among Mike’s many appearances include a role as a journalist on the Emmy-award winning miniseries, History's "The Men Who Built America" & in the fifth season of National Geographic Channel's "Brain Games" on episode 8 entitled "Peer Pressure.” This led to a role as a burglar on Netflix's "Brainchild" on episode 3 entitled "Superheroes." Mike currently hosts his own talk show podcast where he interviews celebrities from the world of acting, music, wrestling, and more on YouTube’s “The Mike Rand Show. 

Evan Ginzburg

Evan Ginzburg

Evan Ginzburg

  (Columnist)

Evan Ginzburg is a published author and was an Associate Producer on the Oscar-nominated movie The Wrestler and acclaimed documentary 350 Days. He is a 30-plus-year film, radio, and TV veteran, has been an NYC club booker, and is a voice-over actor on the radiodrama Kings of the Ring. In addition, he is the Senior Editor for 

  (Columnist)

Evan Ginzburg is a published author and was an Associate Producer on the Oscar-nominated movie The Wrestler and acclaimed documentary 350 Days. He is a 30-plus-year film, radio, and TV veteran, has been an NYC club booker, and is a voice-over actor on the radiodrama Kings of the Ring. In addition, he is the Senior Editor for Pro Wrestling Stories. Read his blog at www.evanginzburg.com. He can be reached on Twitter @evan_ginzburg, or by e-mail at evan_ginzburg@yahoo.com.   

Heidi Waters

Evan Ginzburg

Heidi Waters

  (Reporter)

 

 Heidi is from Woonsocket , RI and has a huge fondness of music especially from New England. Is recently widowed  and enjoys the Boston Celtics. She is originally from Bangor, Maine and went to a all girls school where she excelled in English literature. 


Education:

 Sweet Briar College Associates Degree


WORK:

Contributor for Pat

  (Reporter)

 

 Heidi is from Woonsocket , RI and has a huge fondness of music especially from New England. Is recently widowed  and enjoys the Boston Celtics. She is originally from Bangor, Maine and went to a all girls school where she excelled in English literature. 


Education:

 Sweet Briar College Associates Degree


WORK:

Contributor for Patch  Patch https://patch.com/users/new-england-music-hall-fame?fbclid=IwAR2LYBDeirc8BXhsmrKFd7wn19ZrP1Zl1xFwsFE61vht-WLxEEx1fHjD9m0


Media Relations:  

New England Music Hall of Fame

www.nemhof.com 



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