G.L.O.R.Y. Message Board to let us all know.
And while you are there, let us know what you think we should do with Susan Sexton here at G.L.O.R.Y. You see...Ms. Sexton will be coming on board with us in the very near future! While she still wrestles occassionally, she is more involved in training other girls for the ring now than actively competing in matches. So we'd like to know what you think. Should G.L.O.R.Y. add Sue Sexton to our regular Pro Division? Or, do you think she should be included in G.L.O.R.Y.'s Legends Of The Ring Division? Feel free to post your feelings on the message board or email your thoughts to The WebMaster." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 2) { $W=240 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "G.L.O.R.Y. photographer H.G. Kosteck captures some action from this weekend's CIWIndy match which pitted Sonya Blackhawk and Whipme Spearz against Camron Star--also known as Allie Spirit--and Charley Boy. Much of the match found Sonya being worked over and double-teamed by the Star/Charley duo. In this shot, Sonya drops to the mat in pain after taking a hard Charley Boy kneelift to the midsection.
Watch for more pictures from H.G. and all the photographers featured here as we update everyone in the G.L.O.R.Y. Photographers Gallery over the next couple of days." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 3) { $W=300 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "From the "If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em Department"...
G.L.O.R.Y. Girls Nikki Roxx and April Hunter have been spending the better part of 2002 beating the hell out of each other across the Northeast. So who would have thought that this would happen? The two ladies have joined forces to form a new tag team: The Killer Babes. Roxx and Hunter are certainly a force to be reckoned with in the women's tag team division." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 4) { $W=400 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "Today's picture is a unique one in that there is something interesting happening outside the ring as well as inside...
What you are seeing here is Sonya Blackhawk being bodyslammed violently to the mat this past weekend by one of our newer G.L.O.R.Y. Gir...uhhh...ladi...ummmm...wrestlers...Charley Boy. The interesting thing is, what looks like a double-whammy for Sonya is not quite what it seems. Luckily, Ms. Blackhawk's body did not have to suffer the impact of two Charley Boy slams. This is actually the same slam caught from each side of the ring!
Note the red circles on each picture. On the left, you see new G.L.O.R.Y. Photographer Marvin Brewer as he's captured by the camera of G.L.O.R.Y. Photographer H.G. Kosteck. And the circle on the right? You guessed it! That's G.L.O.R.Y.'s H.G. captured in Marvin's shot! It looks like G.L.O.R.Y. had this event covered pretty well. : )
Marvin Brewer's page was just added to the G.L.O.R.Y. Photographers Gallery and H.G. Kosteck's page will be updated with lots of brand new action shots later today. Check into the G.L.O.R.Y. Photographers Gallery all week for updates to all the great G.L.O.R.Y. Photog's pages!" ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 5) { $W=400 ;$H=267 ;$PicCaption = "Three G.L.O.R.Y. Girls and three different stories here...all captured by Eric The Photographer at November 14th's GLOOW event in Dover, Delaware.
Our ref, Tara, appears as if she is not going to have an easy time keeping control of this situation. On her knees, Alexis Laree is hurting big time after taking a vicious choke along the ropes. Meanwhile, new G.L.O.R.Y. Girl Riptide is the one who caused all this trouble...but the powerful wrestler appears to be denying any responsibility for Ms. Laree's pain!
Lots of pictures from this event and many other shows will be added to the Eric Shaffer Photo Gallery today and tomorrow as we update ALL our great G.L.O.R.Y. photographers' pages." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 6) { $W=400 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "What do Undertaker, Booker T and Ariel all have in common? They're all action figures!
Today's picture shows what us just what a dedicated and industrious fan can do. This Ariel action figure was designed by one of Ariel's supporters...and we think he did a great job. From the graphics used in the packaging, to the trademark gear
So Ariel: When will we be able to buy you at Toys-R-Us?!" ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 7) { $W=274 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "Danielle D'Adamo was at the Bodyslam U event last weekend to catch the first round of the BU Women's Tournament. Here we see Luscious Lily trying to free herself from the grasp of the big and very frightening looking Psycho.
Lily went on to win the match and advance to the next round, which will take place December 28th in Garfield, NJ." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 8) { $W=367 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "How the heck does Joe Rules manage this?!
Here's a guy who has lost evening gown matches to G.L.O.R.Y. Girls, lost mixed tag matches against G.L.O.R.Y. Girls and even attacked a G.L.O.R.Y. Girl with his cell phone. He's embarrassed G.L.O.R.Y. Girls by actually entering a bikini contest with them...and winning. And on top of all that: HE HAS ONE OF THE WORST HAIR STYLES IN THE BUSINESS TODAY!
And yet, every time we see him he seems to be surrounded with gorgeous G.L.O.R.Y. ladies. In this picture, we see Joe with Luxurious Lynne directly in front of him. To Joe's right (from front to back): Ariel, Nikki Valentine (not yet a G.L.O.R.Y. Girl, but we did extend an invitation for her to join), and peeking out from the back, Sienna Blaze. On Joe's left: Tiffani Monroe is out front, with Macaela Mercedes just behind her.
The WebMaster has cancelled all future appointments with his barber in an attempt to get similar attention from the G.L.O.R.Y. Girls in the future..." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 9) { $W=230 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "Action from this weekend's HPW Women's Championship Tournament is brought to us today by Marvin Brewer. In this match, two G.L.O.R.Y. Girls go at it tooth and nail as we see Syren attacking Lexie Fyfe from behind. Syren pours everything she has into what looks to be an illegal choke on a suffering Lexie...but in the end, it's Fyfe who pulled out the win." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 10) { $W=400 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "If it's not one controversy here at G.L.O.R.Y. then it's another. With the "Black Friday" fiasco still fresh in my memory, The WebMaster is now confronted with a decision to make concerning alleged unprofessional behavior by a G.L.O.R.Y. photographer. Namely: Mr. H.G. Kosteck.
Accusations have been made to the effect that Mr. Kosteck interfered in a match between two G.L.O.R.Y. ladies this past weekend when he physically aided Macaela Mercedes in her HPW Championship battle against Lexie Fyfe. Normally, I would take such accusations with a grain of salt as fans often accuse opponents of their favorite girls of cheating. But in the face of what looks to be evidence pointing to Mr. Kosteck's involvement, many questions now come into play.
The photo above was snapped by Lexie fan Jim Divito and forwarded to the G.L.O.R.Y. home office. He took the picture during the portion of the match when Mercedes had Fyfe locked-up with a figure-four. Notice the yellow circle in the lower left hand corner. A hand is reaching up from below the ring apron to assist Mercedes in getting some more leverage to make the hold just a little more painful on her victim. I don't know what everyone else thinks, but that hand doesn't look very "dainty" to me...and it certainly doesn't look like it belongs to Mercedes. More than one report has come in stating that it just so happened to be the side of the ring where Mr. Kosteck was stationed while taking many of his pictures of this match.
We've also heard allegations of Mr. Kosteck assisting Mercedes by tossing a weapon into the ring for her to use. Another report had him using his camera flash to blind Lexie during various crucial points in the match.
We don't know all the facts yet. And until then, we don't know exactly how we will respond to these reports. But we DO know one thing: We expect all G.L.O.R.Y. photographers to hold themselves to the highest professional standards possible at all times!
If we find out conclusively that Mr. Kosteck interfered in this match and conducted himself in a way that embarrassed the G.L.O.R.Y. site, we will look into taking swift and decisive action." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 11) { $W=235 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "Okay...so what's the deal with Valen...um, we mean..."J-Love"?
J-Love, as she wants to be called, apparently feels that too many fans are pigeon-holing her as merely a wrestler. She claims that she has many more talents than "just pinning chicks in the middle of the ring" as she told us recently. And apparently, singing is one of those talents.
J-Love is scheduled to make her singing debut on December 21st at the XPW Arena. She has promised G.L.O.R.Y. fans that it will be an experience of a lifetime...for them! As she put it:
"This will be a chance for my fans to hear me sing in an up close and intimate setting. After this, I certainly won't expect to be singing in venues smaller than Madison Square Garden or Wembley Stadium."" ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 12) { $W=400 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "Time for a little classic ladies action here on G.L.O.R.Y.'s Picture Of The Day. The wrestler in white looks like she's getting the worst of it as her opponent tries to convince the ref that she's done nothing wrong. But our guess is that the hands of the lady who is on her knees were clamped around the throat of the barefooted grappler just moments before this picture was taken.
The ladies involved? Sorry...but we haven't got a clue. Looks to be from somewhere around the mid-60s though. Maybe someone out there knows more and can post it to the message board." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 13) { $W=400 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "The more photographer H.G. Kosteck denies having any involvement in Macaela Mercedes' win over Lexie Fyfe at last weekend's HPW Women's Championship event, the more G.L.O.R.Y. fans keep coming up with compelling evidence to prove him wrong.
It seems that the claims made by Lexie fans that Kosteck used his camera flash to blind Ms. Fyfe were not so outlandish after all. Take a look at today's picture. Kosteck's harassment of Lexie started at intermission when he continually ignited his flash in her eyes...even when she was simply trying to meet with some of her young fans. You can see in the shot above that Lexie is trying to shield her eyes from H.G.'s flash as she hops down from the ring at the end of the break.
In and of itself, what does this one shot prove? Nothing...on it's own. But when you throw this onto the pile of evidence that we've collected in the past week concerning Mr. Kosteck's actions, his arguments about "slipping", "falling", "simply trying to insure the safety of the wrestlers", etc. start to fall apart.
And now Lexie Fyfe herself has commented on this controversy. Read what she had to say on the G.L.O.R.Y. Message Board yesterday...
"H.G.- I've watched the video numerous times now just to get the images of you helping Macaela Mercedes win the HPW title burned into my memory. I just want you to remember to watch your back from now on because you'll never know when I will get my revenge. Someone suggested a mixed tag match- John, can we make it happen?? Step into the ring with me, H.G. I dare you. And Macaela- keep that belt polished for me. I'm coming for it!!"" ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 14) { $W=400 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "Everyone seemed to like the classic ladies action from a couple of days ago...so we'll do a replay today. Once again, The WebMaster is not sure of the names of these ladies but the action looks rough as usual for the girls who worked the rings in the 60s and 70s. I'm sure there is someone out there who can fill us all in with a post on the G.L.O.R.Y. Message Board.
One thing I do know about this picture: whoever took it is probably not involved in the current G.L.O.R.Y. Photographer melee playing itself out over the past 24 hours."
;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 15) {
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;$H=300
;$PicCaption = "What you see above is the cover of the debut issue of Ladies In Combat magazine which is scheduled to hit the stands in March of 2003. The magazine is being published in Great Britain but should be available in the U.S. as well. On the cover is none other than Lady Victoria as she works a chinlock on British Champ
But print media is not all that Lady Victoria has been conquering lately! She will also be featured on tomorrow's (December 16th) Jenny Jones Show. This is her third appearance on the popular, syndicated television talk program. We don't know exactly what she will be doing...but we sure hope that nobody in the audience ticks her off!" ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 16) { $W=400 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "It looks like the action over in the UK is getting quite personal as British Champ Louise Lockwood and her sister, newcomer Michelle Madison, prepare to meet inside the ropes later this week. The two have been less than friendly to each other since the last time they were in the same ring. But we'll let Louise fill you in on what to expect. Here's the picture and email she sent to the G.L.O.R.Y. Office...
Hey John,
Here's a picture of my little brat of a sister when she was caught in a sleeper during a match she had with my friend, Kirsten Scott. This is how Michelle is going to be finished off next week when I get her in the ring. I have already told the cameraman and photographer to keep focused on the sleeper, because I am going to knock her out...wake her up...and knock her out again and again. You may think that is a bit cruel. But look at what she did to me against Lady Victoria a couple of months ago! She jumped in the ring (when I had Victoria on the verge of giving up, no less!), broke the hold, and jumped on my arm. That put me out of action for six weeks with a chipped bone! But now I'm ready to return. So what comes around goes around...YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?!
Love
Louise
xxx
Believe it or not, despite being put in this debilitating hold, Persephone went on to win the contest by pinning the much bigger country girl!"
;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 18) {
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;$PicCaption = "PWF action from December 8th
"I saw Felina coming into the lot and she waved when I tried to get her to come take a picture. I guess she had to get in for the show and couldn't really stop. Anyway, when the show was over, I went to the after party and there she was! And I just HAD to get a pic with her. When I told her I was a fan from G.L.O.R.Y., she was...like...AWESOME! I think she was a little shocked that I knew who she was, because not a lot of people recognized her yet since she is still pretty new at WWE. But after I told everyone, they all had to get pics with her, too! lol."
How is it that Jason always seems to have the luck with all these beautiful G.L.O.R.Y. Girls?! : )
Now, if Felina was at the Smackdown taping Tuesday...does that mean we may see her on tonight's show? I'll know I'll be watching!" ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 20) { $W=232 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "Can you guess which Glory Girl this is? There are many clues in the picture. She is a college graduate and one of her degrees is in Psychology. She was a high school cheerleading captain, lettered in softball, loves to lift weights and practices several different martial arts. The first free guess gets you an "atta boy" and a free bodyslam from this Glory Girl.
Want to see the picture full-size? Click here." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 21) { $W=400 ;$H=249 ;$PicCaption = "Sue Sexton just joined us here at G.L.O.R.Y. as the newest member of our Legends Of The Ring Division...so we thought we'd share this "golden oldie" from early in Sue's career.
The picture above is from the centerfold of the old Wrestling Monthly magazine. The picture shows Sue as she jokes around with Mike Douglas (remember him?!) and Sonny Bono on Mike's popular 1970s variety show.
This picture, and many, many more great pictures of the legendary ladies of the ring can be found in the great Yahoo! Groups run by Cantankerous. Check them all out. You can find links to them in the Yahoo! Groups section of our links page."
;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 22) {
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;$PicCaption = "Today's pictures, while not quite up to our regular photographic standards since they are captured from a video, still show why you might want to think twice before stepping into the ring with Kiley McLean. Here we can see Ms. McLean
Both of today's video captures were sent in by Bud Lane."
;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 23) {
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;$PicCaption = "A few days days ago we showed you a drawing of Amanda Storm drawn by former WWE Superstar "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas. Today we bring you the real, live version of Amanda as she poses with the trophies she received for winning the women's heavyweight and overall titles at the first annual Fitness World Bench Press contest in Auburn, Maine this past Saturday. The contest was held to raise money for fire victims. If she looks a little tired, there's good reason: the day before the contest Amanda drove for nine hours straight to get back to Maine after a wrestling show...and she competed after only three hours of sleep! Her best lift that day
But if it's Christmas, then it also means that we have to send a Happy Birthday out to big G.L.O.R.Y. Girl fan Louis...also known as LLWJR and ChristmasBaby57 to G.L.O.R.Y. Message Board regulars. And we can't let the day go by without giving Louis a little birthday/Christmas combo gift.
I thing this is something that Louis was wishing for (but I bet he won't mind if other G.L.O.R.Y. fans click here and take a peek at his present!)." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 26) { $W=237 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "Now how can this lady look at the referee with that innocent "I'm not doing anything wrong, Ref" face! Not only is she working the wrist and bending the fingers of her victim's left hand...she's also got a handful of the poor girl's throat! So do you think the fans sitting ringside at The Olympic were screaming their heads off when this picture was snapped?!" ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 27) { $W=400 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "It has been a tough week for the G.L.O.R.Y. family and the wrestling world at large as we have had to say goodbye to one of our own, Kelly "The Diva" Tabor.
The Diva will be laid to rest today, so we wanted to take this opportunity to use the G.L.O.R.Y. Picture Of The Day as a forum to show Kelly doing what she loved to do: wrestling and entertaining the fans.
(Left) The Diva locks-up the arm of the woman who she always "seemed to have a problem with"...Macaela Mercedes. (Right) With her hair flying wildly, The Diva welcomes rookie Sonya Blackhawk into the wrestling business as she connects with a flying elbow off the top ropes.
Farewell, Diva. Rest assured that you will never be forgotten by your fans here on G.L.O.R.Y.
(Today's pictures taken by H.G. Kosteck.)" ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 28) { $W=400 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "Today's action brings us Ms. Lexie Fyfe as she gets brutal with Alexis Laree...pulling at the hair of her fellow G.L.O.R.Y. Girl while also grinding a knee into the back. We think this picture is from a match which took place down in Florida last year.
And Florida is exactly where Lexie has relocated, from her former Midwest home base. We understand that Lexie has arrived in the Sunshine State and is currently settling into her new place. Lucky Floridians should be seeing Ms. Fyfe in action soon after the first of the year!" ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 29) { $W=356 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "Okay...I know the routine by now. When I see a message from Whyte Night in the G.L.O.R.Y. inbox, it could mean just one thing: IT'S SOMEBODY'S BIRTHDAY!
Foxy was looking good (of course!), and informed me that she is now Foxy Dreams. Look for an updated profile for Ms. Dreams soon.
Then there was "Extreme T&A" Devin Stugis. Needless to say, the G.L.O.R.Y. Girls in attendance steered clear of him. As much as I didn't want to, I did introduce myself to him...and informed him that despite what he's trying to do to rid the wrestling world of the beautiful ladies of the ring, WE'RE WINNING! He grumbled something under his breath and walked away...
Noel, who I had hoped to chat with after the show, had a slight accident. Well, maybe not an accident really. She antagonized Simon Diamond so much during the match in which she was the special referee for, that he nailed her with a DDT. Word from the locker room was that Noel may have suffered a broken nose from the maneuver. I figured that Noel was not in the mood to do an interview after that.
We may have pictures of Noel's action soon from Danielle D'Adamo, the G.L.O.R.Y. photographer on the scene.
And then there was the lady you see above. Miss Michelle is a new lady on the NJ/NY indy scene...and one look at her tells you that this manager is certainly going to be going places. This picture, taken by The WebMaster with his crummy camera and even crummier photographic skills, does not do this stunning lady justice. The good news is...Miss Michelle may soon be a G.L.O.R.Y. Girl!
Also, I would be remiss if I didn't report to you that the people of JCW announced during their show that they wanted to send their condolences and prayers to the family of Kelly "The Diva" Tabor.
A great show from JCW and I'm looking forward to returning to see more of the G.L.O.R.Y. Girls and future G.L.O.R.Y. Girls on their roster..." ;}elseif (date("j",$pod_date)== 31) { $W=400 ;$H=300 ;$PicCaption = "Another year comes to a close here at G.L.O.R.Y. Where did the time go? It's been a year already?!
Today's final Picture Of The Day for 2002 is a montage of some of the people that "made news" on the site during the year. Phoenix...winning the first-ever G.L.O.R.Y. Championship at our convention in June. The convention also highlighted some of the rookies of G.L.O.R.Y.: Alicia, Ariel and Sonya Blackhawk. Then there was Lady Vendetta's run of consecutive G.L.O.R.Y. Girl awards through the last half of the year. In November, Macaela Mercedes made a run at the G.L.O.R.Y. Championship up in Toronto and came up just a bit short. Felina, aka Gail Kim, made it to "The Big Show" and should be debuting on WWE Smackdown on an upcoming Thursday night. Of course, not all the news of 2002 was positive as we had to say goodbye to Kelly "The Diva" Tabor as we closed out the year.
These are just some of the memorable events of 2002...I'm sure you can think of others. Do you have a particular memory of 2002 that isn't shown in today's POD? Post it on the message board if you'd like to share." ; } if ($the_year) {$pod_date2 = $pod_date; include("../../PicArchiveDisplay.asp"); }else{ include("../../PicOfDayDisplay.asp"); }?>