LOS ANGELES, CA July 12, 2024 – For the very first time, WOW – Women Of Wrestling, the premier all-female sports entertainment property, will be presenting a special panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con entitled WOW – Women Of Wrestling – Bringing WOW Superheroes To Life on Friday, July 26th from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM in Room 6DE at the San Diego Convention Center. Wrestling and Comic Books fan may join Co-Owners David McLane and Jeanie Buss, along with WOW Superheroes Coach Campanelli and Genesis, as they discuss the importance of the rise of female representation in professional sports, the influence of comics on pro wrestling and a preview of the next season of WOW – Women Of Wrestling that is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeanie Buss has been named by ESPN as “quite possibly the most powerful women in all of sports.” As a child, comic book characters such as Wonder Woman and Supergirl captivated Jeanie. Today, she is intent on empowering women and engaging fans by introducing them to the World of WOW … a place where women are the stars and fight their own battles. For Jeanie, WOW represents a whole new universe of modern day, real- life superheroes.
David McLane is no stranger to the wrestling world, having grown up in it since the age of 13. While most thought that wrestling should and would remain a boys’ club, David had a vision that women could be the stars of the ring. David’s passion led him to create history, being the mind behind the very first all-women’s wrestling TV program, GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling). Today, with his partners, Jeanie Buss, Paramount Global Content Distribution and the amazing WOW Superheroes, David continues to build a new future for women’s wrestling.
Hailing from San Francisco, Coach Campanelli excelled at every sport ever attempted. Softball, soccer, tennis, golf, pickleball, bocce ball, cheese rolling, underwater hockey—you name it, Coach Campanelli played it, and was probably captain of the team! After mastering every sport, she decided to bring her coaching abilities to the WOW Superheroes to teach them how to become true champions. Since arriving at WOW, whether requested or not, Coach Campanelli has inserted her wisdom and coaching acumen. With her red, white, and green tracksuit freshly pressed, laces tied snuggly, and whistle properly polished, Coach Campanelli brings her unsolicited coaching tips to WOW, with a purpose to win…because that’s what Coach Campanelli does.
Hailing from a remote outback town in Australia, Genesis grew up fending for herself. She often felt alone, cut off from the rest of the world with nothing but the dusty red dirt and lonely wind for company. Just as she started to make friends with the other children, she was shipped off to boarding school, further isolating her from any love or friendship. To pass the time she played with dangerous toys: mastering the sword and nunchaku. Genesis also turned her body into a weapon: teaching herself karate and kung fu. Lonesome and forgotten, Genesis never gave up on herself, and eventually made her way to wrestling, where it seemed like her fighting skills would finally give her a place, a home. Instead Genesis was exiled again and told she wasn’t worthy. That was when Exile found her.
Genesis makes her return to WOW stronger and more vicious than ever before. Under the tutelage of Malia Hosaka and with her new sister Exodus by her side, Genesis finally has the family she has always craved and now they turn their cold, savage sights to one goal: vengeance for their suffering.
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