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Encyclopedia > David McLane

David B. McLane is a promoter who, through his David McLane Enterprises, Inc. started several moderately successful women's wrestling companies (now all defunct, except for Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling which lives on as a Las Vegas floor show). Many of his promotions were based on decidedly tongue in cheek gimmicks or parodies. Professional wrestling is a form of performance entertainment where the participants engage in simulated sporting matches. ... Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, also known as GLOW or G.L.O.W., was a professional wrestling promotion for women, began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December of 1985) and continued in various forms after it left television. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...


McLane started a few nationally televised professional women's wrestling leagues Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (1986), Powerful Women of Wrestling (1987) and Women of Wrestling (2000). He starred in these shows as himself as host and announcer but portrayed as a more comical (and miserly) version of Vince McMahon in style. Where McMahon's shows featured expensive productions, McLane's leagues were less expensive to produce as they relied solely on women playing sexy character based wrestlers. Many of the wrestlers were simply actresses or porn stars hoping to get their foot in the door to the entertainment industry. For this reason most of the fights were heavily scripted and choreographed so they could be performed by people who were relatively untrained and inexperienced in wrestling without getting hurt. Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, also known as GLOW or G.L.O.W., was a professional wrestling promotion for women, began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December of 1985) and continued in various forms after it left television. ... Women of Wrestling, aka WOW, is a defunct pro wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane, previously the founder of Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling and Powerful Women of Wrestling. ... Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 25, 1945) is an American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, former play-by-play announcer, and film producer. ... A pornographic actor or a porn star is somebody who appears in pornographic movies, live sex shows or peep shows. ...


Additionally he was instrumental in getting World Roller Hockey League (1992), Pro Beach Hockey (1997) and Triple Crown of Polo (2005) on ESPN. World Roller Hockey League (WRHL) was a professional inline hockey league. ... Pro Beach Hockey (PBH) was a professional inline hockey league. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ...


McLane is graduate of Indiana University with a BA in Telecommunications and a BS in Business. Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus university system in the state of Indiana. ...


External links

  • David McLane's production company
  • David McLane's IMDb entry
  • ESPN's Triple Crown of Polo

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David McLane at AllExperts (291 words)
David B. McLane is a promoter who, through his David McLane Enterprises, Inc. started several moderately successful women's wrestling companies (now all defunct, except for Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling which lives on as a Las Vegas floor show).
McLane started a few nationally televised professional women's wrestling leagues Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (1986), Powerful Women of Wrestling (1987) and Women of Wrestling (2000).
McLane is graduate of Indiana University with a BA in Telecommunications and a BS in Business.
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton | McLane Director David DePuy Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from ... (590 words)
The Association annually presents the award to a Bar member who exhibits superior professionalism and dedication to the practice of law, and who is viewed as a leader by peers.
David Bailinson, President of the Manchester Bar Association commented, "Dave is well known by other members of the Bar as an attorney who advocates aggressively on behalf of his clients while always remaining unfailingly civil to judges, lawyers, and all those involved in the judicial process.
Founded in 1919, the McLane Law Firm has grown to the largest full-service law firm in the state of New Hampshire, with offices in Manchester, Concord and Portsmouth.
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