[6.0] "I actually like WOW. I will say that I think the majority of their roster is pretty bad at wrestling, but there is something very endearing about this promotion. They just put on a wrestling show for the fun of it. You will never see anything that makes you mad, or stuff that is beyond stupid. They know what their promotion is, and they stick to it 1000%. Their production values are also incredibly impressive-- I honestly think their backstage skits look better than those on NXT."
[6.0] "Enjoyable for what it is. They definitely have some good talent along with wrestlers just getting in the business. I will say sometimes some of the girls seem much to green for tv and the show suffers because of it. I think they should stick to signing girls that can wrestle and less actress and model types, while they've had some success with this i feel like it's done more harm than good and takes away from the product as a whole. Also I really love seeing Santana Garret, Holidead, Tormenta and many others wrestling every week. It's campy and fun and definitely not meant to be taken too seriously (although I wish they would try to bring more legitimacy to the promotion), despite that they still have some very good talent that can go in the ring when given the chance. ALSO get David out of creative, he's so behind the times it honestly painful! The entire product would be much better with someone who is aware of how things are in this century and he needs to stop re gimmicking established wrestlers. I really do want this promotion to gain more traction and be taken more seriously and that won't happen with him in creative."
[3.0] "This promotion is decent for what it is meant to be pretty women pretending to be professional wrestlers.. The founder was also the founder of GLOW, which was pretty much a comedy promotion. I preferred GLOW to this, because they didnt pretend to be more than eye candy.. What makes this promotion even worse is that it tries to put some "legitimacy" to itself Surprised that some female talent actually have had legitimate female wrestling careers most notably Tessa Blanchard and Jessica Havok and some "midcarders" like Kiera Hogan. You also can't forget AJ Mendez aka AJ Lee aka Mrs. CM Punk."
[7.0] "WOW serves a purpose of being a women's-only wrestling league that exists to elevate new wrestlers (and giving some veterans a place to work) while enjoying a national TV reach thanks to syndication (though what time it airs in your market is entirely up to the local broadcaster.) It has served as a launching pad for Nikkita Lyons/Faith The Lioness and has showcased Santana Garrett, Tessa Blanchard, and Amber O'Neal in in-ring roles (and April Mendez/AJ Lee as an on-screen personality.) They don't tour or hold events, but they do enjoy more visibility that many "AAA-independent" level promotions would hope to achieve due to their TV deal, which makes them slightly more prestigious than those promotions."
[6.0] "as soon as you think of this as an academy mainly for woman with the glow impersonation as the gimmick, I think people could enjoy this promotion more. different cast of characters with some alright is wrestling makes it fun. they have green wrestlers but also some fun people in the uppercard that makes up for it. have only seen 5 shows but I feel like that's enough for an assessment"
[7.0] "WoW is a modern iteration of GLoW, and by modern I mean much less campy. Yes, the gimmicks for some of these girls are very cliché, but still it remains the lovely evening's guilty pleasure of any wrestling enjoyer, in or not in the business itself. The production values are indeed good, which helps a lot in distinguishing the good product from the bad one. And unlike GLoW, the toned-down 80's campiness allows for more qualitative female workers, such as Barbi Hayden, Malia Hosaka, Holidead, Tessa Blanchard and April Mendez, to come in and get the product over without losing street cred themselves. Still, though, too many girls brought from other backgrounds on the sole basis of physical appearance and brought onscreeen waaay too early. But WoW, overall, has two massive yeat clearly visible pitfalls to avoid in the coming year if they want to grow and secure themselves some sort of TV coverage for the years ahead : the pitfall of scaring real wrestling girls away by bringing too many green girls on-screen, and the pitfall of going woke / anti-men with Jeanie Buss (and/or evil influence around/on her), which would virtually kill the company on the spot."
[7.0] "To be fair I am only giving this rating to the post-pandemic version of WOW as it's the only version of it I've seen. I really enjoy WOW for what it is. If you're looking for a Meltzer five-star classic you've come to the wrong place. If you're looking for a throwback to GLOW, a fun, intentionally goofy, easily digestible women's wrestling promotion, you're home. Characters are big and bright and colorful and cheesy and I love it. Promos are ironically enjoyable. Storylines are simple and straightforward. The wrestlers themselves are fine at their jobs. Honestly I'm giving an entire point here though just to the production values. Thank fucking god there's another American wrestling promotion outside of WWE/AEW/TNA/MLW/NWA where the sound balances are leveled and it doesn't look like it was shot with an iPhone 4. Poor production values are an absolute plague in indie wrestling and WOW is an oasis of being able to understand what someone is saying into a microphone. Like I said nothing about this is groundbreaking or going to be winning any awards but if nothing else it's supremely watchable."
[7.0] "WOW deserves a higher rating than it currently has. The original version from 2000-2001 had its issues sure, like the very green wrestlers besides Selina Majors and Thug, but there some that showed promise and others were committed to their gimmicks (as cheesy as some were), they had several feuds going on to keep viewers invested, the best being Selina vs Thug. The more recent version has better ring work overall and has more wrestlers with experience to work with the greener girls. The show doesn't drag like so many other of the televised shows these days. Great production value. Matches can be short and might not satisfy those who need a match full of spots to keep their attention. I'm glad they're getting a consistent run this time and wish them well as they continuing to grow."
[6.0] "I really enjoy some of the gimmicks in WOW but half the time the matches seem rough and quickly finished. Yes, it's probably not for everyone but they do tend to put on decent matches sometimes. Hopefully, they garner their fanbase more. Also, AJ on commentary is very nice."
[6.0] "I found the entire run of this short-lived promotion from 2000-2001 on youtube one day and decided to watch the entire run. Was it bad? Yes. Was it unwatchable? No. I loved the over-the-top gimmicks, but they were out of place by this era, which was essentially the WCW dying days. The two promotions shut down within weeks of each other. But I enjoyed the lifeguard team of The Beach Patrol, Caged Heat, Beckie the Farmer's Daughter, Bronco Billie, and even the white-meat babyface champion, Terri Gold, complete with her "Karen" haircut. But the heart of the promotion was the feud between Selina Majors and Peggy Lee Leather, aka Thug, and her friends, Harley's Angels. It had a storyline that was compelling and two believable ladies playing their parts. After all, they trained most of the unknown roster of talent. Worth a watch if you like the carnie side of wrestling or the '80s WWF."
[5.0] "I've been watching the revival of WoW now and again because it airs on my TV where I live, and I will say it's nice that there's an all women's show on the US telly now. It's got pretty goofy characters, but as a fan of the WWF New Generation this doesn't bother me and in fact is even some good fun. I don't like that being a 1 hour show, they almost never have very long matches, I feel like they should maybe focus on having like 3 matches and giving them some time instead of having a bunch of short matches, especially since there's no big show to build to where they have long matches. I will continue to watch this promotion with interest to see how it works out. Also hearing Aj Lee on commentary on every show is good fun, she's very good in that role and it's always fun hearing what she has to say."
[6.0] "It was a meh kind of promotion back in the 2000's. It was basically a modernized version of GLOW, but maybe with cheesier characters. It was basically GLOW, mixed with WCW 2000, without the terrible booking. It was bad, but not terrible. Now, they have improved at least a little bit in their new incarnation."
[2.0] "The original incarnation of WOW sucked, no if's, and's or but's about it. And I pretty much feel the same way about it's modern-day revival, but it's a (very) slight improvement. Fair booking and the signing of women with actual talent has significantly improved the promotion, but that's not saying much. Cheesy gimmicks are a turn off for me, as is WOW's television coverage. Episodes are riddled with bad camera work and mediocre commentary. Nonetheless, with some work, WOW could improve. A 2."
[4.0] "The successor to GLOW, WOW was a short-lived all-women's promotion at the turn of the millennium (though there have been attempts to resurrect it since its initial demise). Like with GLOW, the wrestlers were predominantly models and a few stuntwomen, and were given a modicum of training and placed into pre-packaged gimmicks (such as lifeguards, cops, prisoners, gymnasts, the farmer's daughter, and various ethnic stereotypes). There were also a couple of veterans hired to help train the other women - namely Thug (Peggy Lee Leather) and Selina Majors (Bambi). WOW was silly and ultra-cheesy, but if you knew what it is going in and knew not to expect high-quality technical wrestling, watching it could be a bit of harmless fun. Starting in 2013 the company has seen something of a resurrection; the new incarnation of WOW hasn't yet really gained a major presence in the wrestling world, but it has an improved in-ring product with several more legit independent female talents like Santana Garrett, Katarina Leigh and Christina Von Eerie working alongside some of the returning talents from WOW's early-2000s incarnation."
[7.0] "A lot of companies can learn a lot from WOW. Especially during the 2013 reboot. Very little ring experience on anyone, but they all have gimmicks, that are brash and in your face, but you know who everyone is, what their motives might be! Everyone has a video package, and is filmed incredibly well. every match has a reason, and the finishes are usually pretty good. In a world where a 450 Splash is a transitional move, these girls can make a suplex look like a finisher. I agree the wrestling is in fact awful, but having watched a lot of these matches on YouTube, it makes you want to watch the next episode, which is totally what wrestling is missing at the moment. Campy gimmicks, poor wrestling, but awesome presentation, and phenominal booking. With season 4 being filmed currently, and the fed doing live events with real workers (Katie Lea Burchill was on a show, as was others), it could be the ultimate turn around for these guys... And I hope it becomes a big deal! Although, No one wants to see that PayPerView again!"
[7.0] "No, the wrestling wasn't any good, and yes, the promotion was incredibly cheesy. That was its charm, though. Everything about WOW was just unabashedly, unashamedly silly, campy, and just FUN. I still get a kick out of watching old WOW shows on Youtube."
[2.0] "If this would have been an 1980's promotion I wouldn't have anything against it, but I just don't think those lame gimmicks had a place in 2000."
