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Each day we feature on the front page one photo from the world of catfighting and women's wrestling that we find particularly outstanding. Here are all the past Photos of the Day.
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Of the Day!
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Hair-Pulling
Action!
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Hair-Pulling
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Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle
vs.
vs.
Do you recognize the young lady on the floor, screaming from a hair-pull? She's famous.
That's Marilyn Monroe -- you know, Norma Jean, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," JFK, pop icon -- getting knocked around by Lurene Tuttle for the film, "Don't Bother to Knock."
The movie's a psychological thriller that doesn't concentrate on the catfighting -- a pity, since lovely Anne Bancroft also stars. There's just one scene where Lurene's character Ruth attack's Marilyn's Nell.
But the boys down in marketing know what sells, and they released a series of Ruth-on-Nell publicity photos. Lurene really digs into Marilyn's beautiful blond hair, cut short but with enough to grab.
All those blue-blooded American men and boys, dragging their girlfriends to see "Don't Bother to Knock," could only wish they'd be so lucky.
Lucy Murphy looks likes she's going to plant a big a big wet one right on Clara Mortenson's face, doesn't she?
Kiss me, you fool!
In fact, she's more likely going to plant a big fist to Clara's kisser -- this is a wrestling ring, after all.
But here's another shot that blurs the lines between wrestling and romance.
Who, after an absense, hasn't jumped on their lover, grabbed them by the hair, pulled them close, for smooches and more?
Lucy sure looks like she has a lot more she wants to do to Clara, in this match from Atlanta, Georgia, in 1937 -- we don't know for sure that it was Valentine's
Day, but we can wish!
Though she's on the receiving end now, Clara eventually wins the match, we're told, with "an unbreakable scissors grip."
What's better way to show you love someone than with a leg cissors? Talk about romantic!
Hard-Hitting Action!
Hard-Hitting Action!
Watch It With the King!
Watch It With the King!
Clara Mortenson
Clara Mortenson
Girl Wrestling
Girl Wrestling
CHAMP!
CHAMP!
Ivy is the very picture of dominance here, as she coolly, mercilessly, drags Celeste up by the hair.
Ivy has pummeled her smaller opponent, throwing Celeste -- a favorite of the King --around like a figurative ragdoll. In the air for a bearhug, then down with a "thud" to the mat. Up over the shoulder, then down with a "crack" across the knee.
She has squeezed Celeste's head between her massive thighs, and buried Celeste's face between her massive breasts.
She has punished Celeste with chokeholds, a Boston Crab, and plenty of hair-pulling.
The ring has resounded with Celeste's screams and cries.
At this point in the fight, Ivy has no fear that Celeste will launch an attack. She's a beaten woman. She could easily be pinned at any time.
But Ivy isn't finished with her yet.
So, with one hand, and plenty of disdain, she grabs Celeste by the hair and lifts. The girl must follow.
Celeste, following yet more punishment, will finally hit the mat for a last time. She will then find Ivy sitting heavily on her chest.
A schoolgirl pin? Not just yet. Ivy isn't quite done with Celeste...
It's an old catfight adage -- a gratuitous hair-pull makes every move better -- and Barbi proves its truth once again.
Having taken down and mounted Jennifer, Barbi grabs her arms and applies a Double Armbar. It’s a painful move, yanking both arms out of their sockets.
But Barbi isn’t done.
As she slips her arms under Jennifer’s, Barbi grabs two handfuls of hair and
yanks he opponent's head painfully backward.
“Aaaaaaiiiieeee!” Jennifer rewards her with a shriek of pain.
This could be a submission move, depending on match rules. Or Barbi could pull back on Jennifer's hair as far as she can, and then suddenly let go -- launching her face first into the mat!
See? The gratuitous hair-pull does it again!
Pride goeth before a fall, they say.
And Ivelisse takes numerous falls to the mat when she agree to wrestle both Kelsey Raegan and Mila Moore in a Handicap Match.
Perhaps Ivelisse thought she was so strong and talented that she could handle these two inferior wrestlers.
Well, no matter how often you see one person beating off two attackers -- whether in pro wrestling or in films and TV -- know that it can't be done in real life. Or very, very rarely.
Everything else being equal, two can usually beat up one.
All that red hair proved to be a burden in this match.
"When her hair isn't being yanked by Mila it is being twisted by Kelsey," goes the match description. "And that's when both women aren't pulling her hair from different sides at the same time!"
If beating her is that easy, might as well torture her while you're at it!
Kudos to Mila and Kelsey for creativity and cruelty. And thanks to Ivelisse for agreeing to the match. Let's hope for a rematch!
And so it went for poor Ivelisse. Our Photo of the Day shows just how badly it went.
Having forced Ivelisse to the mat, Mila -- we can tell from her name stamped on her ass -- traps her in a painful Boston Crab.
That would normally be bad enough. But
Pulling hair is both against the rules and nasty. It's often done simply to provoke and punish an opponent, a chance to hear her scream.
But sometimes hair is pulled in a last-ditch effort to escape a painful hold. Like here, for instance.
Kay Noble has Judy Grable in a figure-four toehold. It's a submission hold, and the referee is closely watching for a tap-out.
But Judy isn't done yet! She makes a stab for Kay's hair, and grabs hold of a hunk. Kay's scream lets the crowd know it, too.
Judy gives it her all before the ref physically intervenes to break the hair-pull.
Judy gives it her all before the ref physically intervenes to break the hair-pull.
Of all the injustices!
Here we hop on the soapbox and bemoan the banning of the hair-pull in women's wrestling.
Pulling hair is a fundamental tactic in female fightng, an expression of rage and malice, the destruction of an elaborate 'do as well as a humiliating takedown of a rival.
It's also an effective move. Control your opponent's head and you control her. And, when in desperate straits, like Judy, hair-pulling may be your last hope to escape a defeat.
Set the hair-pull free!
We don't know how this affected the rest of the match, but we know Kay won the battle at the Minneapolis Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, on May 30, 1964.
These were two of the top wrestlers of the day, when it was a rough-housing sport. They knew the rules, Kay and Judy, but sometimes you just have to catch hold of your rival's mop and PULL.
These were two of the top wrestlers of the day, when it was a rough-housing sport. They knew the rules, Kay and Judy, but sometimes you just have to catch hold of your rival's mop and PULL.
Now doesn't that feel better?
Iris just hit the mat with a *thud*, and Diane -- who sent her there -- is quickly back on her.
This action's from the second match between the California Dolls and Toledo Tigers, a segment we call "The Hair Attack."
Diane, avenging a Match 1 loss, gives Iris a savage beating. But she pays special attention to Iris' long, beautiful hair, pulling, yanking and dragging the Doll around the ring with that lovely mop.
And who can blame her? That's what Iris gets for bringing that gorgeous stuff into the ring. And
we thank her.
And bravo for the creative camera angle!
Watch the
Watch the
Hair Attack!
Hair Attack!
Iris
Diane
Iris
Diane
vs.
vs.
body scissors, face squeeze, hair mare, choking, eye gouge,"
and more -- and now she settles in for this scream-inducing
fan favorite.
Scream, Violet
scream!
Su Yung has been dealing out the punishment -- "vicious hair-pulling, standing on hair,
There may seem little strategic value in such extended
hair-pulling,
but Su Yung
is wearing
down
Violet,
setting
her up for
more
abuse
to come:
"airplane
spin, body scissors, sleeper hold, hand-smother."
Scream, Violet, scream!
What could cause two normal, civilized women to errupt into a hair-pulling catfight?
In the case of Andrea and Marica, it's a crime of passion!
The two ladies -- blonde and brunette -- are rivals in love, we are told. It isn't revealed who their mutual crush is, but we do know they're worth fighting for.
So, in jeans and tight tops, the ladies explode into action. (Right on top of a blue mat, luckily.)
Having trapped Andrea in a Leg Scissors, Marica has maneuvered into prime position for Hair Pulling.
But Andrea is making it paiful work, yanking Marica's locks right back!
Let's hope their mutual lover appreciates this! We sure do.
Face-Kicking Action!
Face-Kicking Action!
Watch It With the King!
Watch It With the King!
Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch
vs.
vs.
Carmella
Carmella
A head's an easy thing to miss -- with a punch, that is.
Boxers learn to "bob and weave," turning the noggin into a moving target, making it that much more elusive.
Carmella has managed to nullify that strategy in a way Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali never could: The hair grab!
It would never work with boxing gloves anyway, but it's a tried-and-true move in wrestling and catfighting.
By grabbing a handful of Becky Lynch's abundant red hair, Carmella has returned Becky's head to a stationary state.
Much easier to hit. Like a ball on a tee.
And Carmella's is ready to knock Becky's head across the ring!
All that magnificent red hair is a disadvatage in the ring -- after all, if Becky wore a crew cut, she'd still be bobbing and weaving.
But long, beautiful hair is her "thing,"
and she's not cutting it for anyone (though others might do some hacking at it...).
If a little hair-pulling is the result, well, at least she knows we appreciate her sacrifice!
Lucy Murphy looks likes she's going to plant a big a big wet one right on Clara Mortenson's face, doesn't she?
Kiss me, you fool!
In fact, she's more likely going to plant a big fist to Clara's kisser -- this is a wrestling ring, after all.
But here's another shot that blurs the lines between wrestling and romance.
Who, after an absense, hasn't jumped on their lover, grabbed them by the hair, pulled them close, for smooches and more?
Lucy sure looks like she has a lot more she wants to do to Clara, in this match from Atlanta, Georgia, in 1937 -- we don't know for sure that it was Valentine's
Day, but we can wish!
Though she's on the receiving end now, Clara eventually wins the match, we're told, with "an unbreakable scissors grip."
What's better way to show you love someone than with a leg cissors? Talk about romantic!
Hard-Hitting Action!
Hard-Hitting Action!
Watch It With the King!
Watch It With the King!
Clara Mortenson
Clara Mortenson
Girl Wrestling
Girl Wrestling
CHAMP!
CHAMP!
Close-ups usually don't get the nod for this coveted spot. Tight shots tend to miss all those flying limbs and tangled bodies, where the action usually is.
Yet this photo is so evocative, so well-framed and -shot, it just screamed for inclusion -- much as Ambra screams in pain, to Robi's delight.
These lovely signorinas squared off in a brutal hair-pulling and slapping catfight for Italian Female Wrestling, of which this is but a small part of the spectacular action.
We've featured the beautiful blonde Ambra here before, in an unfortunate encounter with mighty Lara (fortunate for us).
This match with Robi, a striking brunette -- literally -- is more evenly matched. They both deal out the punishment.
Here, Robi has just given Ambra's hair a sharp yank with her right hand, snapping the blonde's head around and drawing that savage shriek.
Robi is obviously satisfied with her work as she looks on -- her brown eye gazing almost directly into the camera -- at Ambra's pain-conrted face.
To be sure, it will be a short-lived victory, just one hair-pull and one scream in a 32-minutes match where hair will fill the air and the room will resound with squeals and howls. Enjoy it as you may, Robi!
Deny, deny, deny -- that seems to be the standard wrestler response to meddling referees.
"Hair? What hair?," Madison Rayne appears to be saying to the ref. "I'm not pulling any hair!"
Miss Tessmacher would obviously disagree.
Not only is Rayne pulling Tessmacher's lovely hair, she's doing it in an especially gratuitous manner.
This isn't part of another move, some kind of mare or slam. No.
Rayne's yanking on Tessmacher's mane to punish and humiliate her.
And to generate some blood-curdling screams from her opponent -- always a crowd-pleaser!
Just look at the happy faces of these future KingofHairpull.com fans!
So, deny all you want, but keep pulling that hair -- for the children!
"What is better than a hair-pulling and slapping catfight to settle the argument?"
All of the King's followers know the answer to that question: Nothing!
Nothing is better than a catfight, in general. But, as a way of settling a score between two angry women, nothing is quite as effective, decisive and arousing as a hair-pulling catfight.
As we know, women don't start trowing punches at the drop of a hat, as men do. Some dudes go out for a night of fighting like other go out for karaoke or dancing. Others go all Stone Age anytime someone glances at their girl.
Women don't come to blows as quickly. They'll first attempt many subtle, passive-aggressive strategies designed to humiliate their rival.
Only when these strategies fall short will they throw off the veneer of ladylike civility and resort to physical violence.
Then, look out!
For Exhibit A, we offer Robi vs. Michela, the Italian Female Wrestling match that poses the catfight question.
These ladies are nursing a grudge from an earlier confrontation, and they take out all their anger on one another in this hair-pulling and slapping catfight.
And it's a real brawl, as this great floor-level shot shows. Robi, left, and Michela grow ever more savage as the fight continues.
The hair-pulling is excruciatinly wonderful, the slapping stingingly painful, and one poor woman is left a humbled wreck.
And Catfight Justice delivers once again! If only humanity could settle its differences like this, so much needless suffering could be avoided...
The King normally uses this space to rhapsodize over the queens of wrestling and their long, beautiful hair.
But, today, we mourn! We weep, sob and wail over the fate of poor Becky Lynch's flaming red locks!
Chopped off, they were, by Bianca Belair, right on TV.
Truth be told, Becky started it, trying to snip Bianca's braid.
But Bianca managed to escape and use her finisher -- “The K.O.D.," a torture-rack, facebuster combination -- on Becky. Ouch! Off to dreamland she went.
Bianca saw Becky on the canvas, with the scissors next to her, said,
Wrestling 101: Note how Bianca, while using the shearing scissors on Becky's hair, also applies a body scissors around her waist. (Be wary if your stylist tries this on you.)
"What the heck!," and went to work on Becky's magnificent mane.
The good news:
Bianca left Becky with enough hair for someone -- an
opponent, say -- to grab a handful in a time of need. Much appreciated!
We have a feeling you'll be seeing a lot of this shot in the future!
These two young ladies are doing some very aggressive hair-pulling as part of a spirited catfight that has already seen them stripped down to (at most) their undies. And it gets better!
We found the photo on Martin Beswick's site on Deviantart.com, where lots of other good stuff can be found.
It comes from a video simply labled "Lesbian Catfight, Sexfight Domination," so you can guess what happens.
Unfortunately, the ladies -- both beautiful and with lots of fabulous hair -- aren't named.
There is a hokey plot about one of them -- the girl on the right -- calling her boyfriend about getting stuck in a bad part of town.
She's in a run-down ladies room, when suddenly the other girl bursts in to rob and/or assault her. And a hair-pulling, clothes-ripping catfight ensues!
Sure, it's mostly rolling and grabbing, with lots of screaming and cursing. But, really, who could ask for anything more?
The King likes to know the provenance of images posted on this site -- when and where they come from, who took them and who are featured in them.
That information is then passed on to the reader, often at length.
No worries about that here! This photo has so far defeated all our attempts at identification.
Yet it is so striking, we felt we had to post it as a Photo of the Day!
Perhaps you, good reader, could help identify these battling beauties?
We'll surmise that this is tag-team action from the 1960s or '70s.
And what action! One team, who we'll assume are the Heels, are absolutely working over one of their opponents.
Poor Babyface! She’s feeling the
Choke her! Choke her good!
Choke her! Choke her good!
pain in multiple spots!
First, she's been trapped from behind in a modified camel clutch, made worse with a leg-lock.
That's been converted into an out-and-out chokehold -- in which the second Heel has joined it!
And the heel in the Tarzan outfit also has hold of
Babyface's fair, naturally, exposing her throat and adding a little gratuitous pain.
If you have any idea who these brave ladies are, let us know! They deserve all the recognition they can get.
This is the moment of truth!
The instant before fingers entwine themselves in hair, before shrieks of pain fill the room, before the fight really begins.
Here blond Becca and brunette LeAnna enage in a hair-pulling catfight available as a Photo Story at Fem Wrestling Rooms.
We're told the ladies "had a score to settle. Special outfits were of no concern for them … they just wanted to fight." Hey, cut-off jeans, T-shirts and bare feet work for us.
"The fight was personal and, after they circled, it moved into a hair pulling catfight," we hear. "But the catfight quickly turned into a display of intense wrestling holds!"
What doesn't this match
have going for it? From hillbilly chic to hair-
pulling to good ol' rasslin!
Looks convincing! We can't help but wonder if this isn't a case of actual tensions boiling over -- TV is famously competitive -- with Natalie and Savannah both yanking on those tresses a little harder than they should be. And no doubt that, after the show was over, this "faux" catfight was settled with a real one backstage...
We don't often watch the TV news, and certainly not before sunrise. But after seeing this photo, we may take closer notice. This is Natalie Morales, left, and Savannah Guthrie, of NBC News, having a faux catfight on the "Today" morning chat show.
After dscussing the famous "Dynasty" catfight, NBC tells us, "Natalie and Savannah couldn't contain themselves!" A shame more women don't have trouble containing themselves like this.
Hair-pulling is often thought of as merely a gratuitous way to inflict pain on, and elicit screams from, an opponent. And it is great for those things!
But an opponent's mane can also be used against her strategically, as the setup for another move.
In this case, Darcy has pulled Sabrina off balance with a handful of hair, and is now preparing to drill her with a roundhouse to the head.
That should knock Sabrina silly, and then Darcy can go to town on her shiny, silken mop. Scream, Sabrina, scream!
But this ain't all, folks. There are 122 more great shots of this catfight (we are told) at "Catfighting Models."
After some posing, "a real catfight ensues as Darcy slaps Sabrina, trying to humiliate her." Among the action: Hair-pulling, breast punching, belly
attacks, knee hits below the belt, face punching, chokeholds and wrestling moves.
Well, we're sold! Scream, Sabrina, scream!
The men were tough back in America's Old West, and so were the women!
At least, that's how it's imprinted on the American psyche, and how it's often portrayed in Hollywood.
To wit, here we have a publicity still from the 1953 film, "Pony Express," with fiery redhead Rhonda Fleming looking belt blonde Jan Sterling.
The only thing preventing a brawl is the arrival of their men, Charlton Heston (as "Buffalo Bill' Cody) and Forrest Tucker (as Wild Bill Hickok).
Unfortunately, it's just a tease. There is no hair-pulling catfight in the film, despite the promise of the photo.
Jan and Rhonda just toss some mud at each other, before order is restored. They later take baths together (in
Jan and Rhonda just toss some mud at each other, before order is restored. They later take baths together (in
separate tubs, but still risque for the time).
It would have been quite a disappointment to pay and see this movie, expecting a rousing catfight, only to get a silly mud fight.
Still, kudos to the photographer for an
imaginitive take. That's who should have been directing this film.
It still have been a yawner, but at least it would have had some redeeming quality.
A catfight makes everything better, as we like to say around here.
It gets progressively easier to grab and hold hair the longer it gets, to the point that waiste-length locks can be grasped like a rope.
Ivy, here wrestling Andrea, sports a terrific version of the hairstyle that gained popularty in the 1960s and '70s. It was worn as a form of self-expression and defiance, by Black men and women alike. There was even the "Jewish 'fro," for white folks with kinky hair.
The Afro becomes a liability in the ring, however. Like long straight hair, a 'fro is easy to grab and hold on to.
Look at Ivy grit her teeth as Andrea rips away at that gorgeous mane!
Of course, Ivy's doing a good job herself yanking Andrea's long brunette locks.
And this match promises a lot more of the same.
"The wrestlers," we are told, "press each other to the mats with various schoolgirl pins and full body pins, squeeze with body and head scissors,
and pull each other’s hair wildly." What's more, it ends in a humiliating Grapevine Pin.
And, if you just happen to have a thing for Afros, Ivy's wrestles in plenty more matches, too.
There are many ways a wrestler's hair can be used against her in the ring, from picking her up off the mat to throwing her back down to it.
But there's nothing quite like the rare and spectacular
The move is rare because very few wrestlers -- or women in general, for that matter -- have locks long enough to be wrapped around their throats.
It's spectacular because it's a finishing move, the one and only that uses the hair. At least, it's a finishing move when rules allow for such things, as they do in this no-referee match.
In mainstream pro wrestling, where both choking and hair-pulling are *WINK WINK* against the rules, the move can only be applied for the referee's notorious five count.
Count to five -- a lot of damage can be done in that time, as Christi will attest.
At least, Christi will attest when she comes to. (And that hair will need a good brushing!)
For now, sweet dreams!
At least, Christi will attest when she comes to. (And that hair will need a good brushing!)
For now, sweet dreams!
Long hair is a liability in a fight. It will be targeted. It will be used as a form of control and punishment. It will be yanked nearly out of the skull of the women who dares to bring it into a wrestling ring.
That brings us to Miss Beronica, the young lady on the right. She dared to bring her rich, shiny, long hair into the ring aganst Skylar Slice, and see what happened?
This terrific match is from Liberty Pro Women's Wrestling, where Bernonica's isn't the only lovely head of hair getting pulled.
But we must say Skylar is a master of her craft. The ring-rope hair pull is just such a gratuitous infliction of pain, almost barbaric!
This match is full of hair torture -- really, it's a joy to watch. Kudos to Skylar and Beronica!
Were we to guess, we'd suppose that Stella has just slapped Andrea's face, or is about to. Maybe both.
"Slap!"
There's something especially provocative about the face slap. Not as damaging as a punch or kick, the slap is less about causing damage than sending a message.
It is often the first blow in a conflict, followed immediately by a scream, four hands sinking into two heads of hair, and more screams.
"A slap in the face" has even evolved into an idiom, defined by Webster as "a surprising act that offends or insults someone."
The slap isn't just a fight starter, though. It can also be used as a form of discipline, later in the match, as a parent would slap a wayward child. The idea isn't to seriously hurt the child, but to show her who's boss.
"Slap!"
There's something especially provocative about the face slap. Not as damaging as a punch or kick, the slap is less about causing damage than sending a message.
It is often the first blow in a conflict, followed immediately by a scream, four hands sinking into two heads of hair, and more screams.
"A slap in the face" has even evolved into an idiom, defined by Webster as "a surprising act that offends or insults someone."
The slap isn't just a fight starter, though. It can also be used as a form of discipline, later in the match, as a parent would slap a wayward child. The idea isn't to seriously hurt the child, but to show her who's boss.
That's the kind of slap Stella is delivering to Andrea. They've been wreslting a long time, and each has received her share of abuse.
Finally getting the upper hand, Stella is taking out her frustration on Andrea, showing her who's boss.
"Take that, bitch!" is an expression that might accompany the slap.
Stella has her choice of followups. From this position, a Hair Mare into a pin attempt would be a natural. Or she could continue with the slaps, to make sure Andrea has truly learned her lesson.
The title was intriguing -- "Lara vs Robi: Body and Hair Destruction" -- and the photo sealed the deal.
The shot is from a video available at SFD, which appears to be yet another Italian catfighting site (notably also IFW). Looks like some quality woman-on-woman competition (also mixed matches). We'll add it to our Catfight Links page.
As for poor Robi, if the Lara with the hands entwined in her long locks is the Lara we think it is, then the destruction of her body and hair is going to be epic.
Watch Lara destroy Celeste, another brunette beauty, here, and let your imagination do the rest.
Or go the SFD and see for yourself! Tell 'em the King sent you.
Welcome to perhaps the most popular catfighting scenario of them all: Wife discovers husband in bed with another woman. Hair pulling ensues!
Admit it, you've got your own fantasy version of this one. Wife vs. mistress, or maybe girlfriend vs. crush from work. I have a great one with a former girlfried vs. a tough but beautiful barmaid, who wipes the floor with her and tosses her out by the hair.
Then the barmaid sidles up to me and says, "Let me know when you're ready for a real woman."
Oh, such male ego to think it might actually happen!
As you can see, this terrific staged shot comes courtesy Getty Images. In other words, if you're running an advertising campaign and think two chicks fighting over a man is just what you're looking for, it's yours for $12!
Oh, such male ego to think it might actually happen!
As you can see, this terrific staged shot comes courtesy Getty Images. In other words, if you're running an advertising campaign and think two chicks fighting over a man is just what you're looking for, it's yours for $12!
We can see the rage on the face of the wife, the blonde on the right, while the brunette homewrecker looks proudly defiant. Hopefully the cheating husband will do the right thing -- sit back and let 'em fight it out -- because how much more trouble can he get into, anyway?
If there's something we can all agree on, it's that nothing beats a good old-fashioned hair attack.
And that's exactly what Kimber Lee launches on Candy Cartwright in this match from New England Female Wrestling.
The bout is something of a comeback for Candy, who was her "normal chipper and cheery self," according to the review, as her fans cheered her triumphant return.
Kimber had her own ideas, however. She quickly takes Candy to the mat, "and it is all downhill from there for Candy."
Kimber "focuses much of her attention on Candy’s hair," the reviewer writes, "grabbing and pulling on it any chance she could get."
Here, Kimber positions Candy between the ropes and, with two hands, yanks on that luxuriant honey-brown mass!
Silken to the touch and with such a sheen -- who could blame Kimber? It is very touchable hair!
And can't you just hear Candy's screams echo through the arena?
Besides the bounty of hair pulling, Kimber also punishes Candy with "chops, kneeling surfboards and," according to the review, "the dreaded tombstone pile driver."
Ouch! Poor Candy.
"For fans of good one-sided matches," our man concludes, "this is a must have."
Let Candy's loss be your gain,
fans!
With victory comes the honor, even the obligation, for the winner to pose with her trophy.
So, grasping a hog-tied Peyton by the hair, Tori holds her face up for all to see. And the crowd goes wild!
Poor Peyton, but such are the rules of the catfighting ring.
Tori, proving herself the better woman, can do what she wants with Peyton now. She "owns" her, in the street lingo.
Now, Tori just needs to throw Peyton over her shoulder and carry her out of the ring -- and the crowd goes wild again!
But Peyton will get her chance at a rematch, over at Fem Wrestling Rooms, where you might just see Tori's head lifted up by the hair.
Further, we discovered that pro wrestling matches were scheduled annually on the eve of the Kentucky Derby, the nation’s biggest horse race held in Louisville.
What's more, the ladies were regularly featured on these cards, including several ladies championship matches between Mildred Bailey and Mae Young.
Mildred is the mother of modern women's wrestling, a mix of beauty, brains and talent who held the belt for years and was the first woman popular enough to headline matches. There's a straight line from Mildred to Moolah, Wendi Richter and modern stars like AJ Lee and Becky Lynch.
And it sure looks like that's Mildred being choked over the ropes.
Mae was one of Mildred's top rivals. The only problem: she's usually shown as a platinum blonde, and this is a brunette. Maybe she hadn’t started dyeing? Or maybe it's brunette Mae Weston, in the video below.
Anyhoo, the time period seems about right. Look at that ring! The ropes are actual ropes; no Irish whips here. And is that straw scattered across the ring? Bet that's a big help breaking a fall.
The ring action would seem slow to the modern fan, with no high-flying tactics or martial arts. The struggle is on the mat, “technical” wrestling and grinding submission holds. And, frankly, there's too little close work in today's game.
But there was plenty of nasty stuff back then -- these ladies have no more respect for the rules than today’s wrestlers -- including lots of hair-pulling. Some things never change!
We love vintage wrestling shots! They are so evocative, showing us a simpler and in some ways more primitive time in American life. And it's a wonderful reminder that women have been wrestling and catfighting surely as long as we've been human.
This shot was found with no accompanying information, but we've pieced some of it together. The sign for Falls City Beer, a Louisville, Kentucky, brewer, was a tip-off.
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Mildred Burke
Mildred Burke
Mae Weston
Mae Weston
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One second the room is quiet. The next it's flled wth screams and the sounds of crashing furniture and smashing glass.
Catfight!
You can almost hear the cacophony -- especially the screaming -- as blonde Nastja and brunette Marta errupt in feminine fury.
In time-honored fashion, their hands go right for the hair, and there's plenty of it to pull, too.
Both are commonly used as match openers or when neither wrestler has an advantage.
The goal in each case is to gain leverage and throw your opponent off balance and to the floor, if possible. Then the hair-ripping will really start.
Marta is the artist behind this photo, part of an entire shoot of this fight. She produces many other erotic scenerios, too, availble on her very wild website.
Check out Marta's site! Tell her the King sent you. And keep your ears open for screams and shattering glass.
Catfight!
Lara tortures her with, among other things, "reverse head scissor ... into a reverse triangle ... reverse face sitting ... a camel clutch almost breaks her back in half ... boston crab makes her scream in agony ... figure-four leg lock ... rear naked choke almost kills her ...
smothering face sitting, head scissors ... over the shoulder backbreaker ... humiliating, effortless lift with some good ass slapping ... the final incredible “throat lift” sends her KO for good."
Kissing that bicep is a good idea, at this point, poor dear. Better luck next time!
Winning is all well and good, but there's nothing like a little humiliation before it's over. Lara has that very idea in mind as, after throroughly drubbing Ambra, she forces the beaten woman to kiss her mighty biceps.
And, of course, she seizes Ambra by her long blond hair. Such is Lara's right after first mopping the mat with it.
This photo is from another terrific match from SexyFightDreams.com, one which unfortunately for Ambra (and fortunately for us), turns into a total mismatch. Lara simply ragdolls the blonde,
That's Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, DBE, with her head caught in a legscissors.
What would the Queen think?
In fact, that's Rigg in character as Emma Peel, the sexy superspy from the '60s British show, "The Avengers." (Not to be confused, etc.)
The woman applying the scissors -- while swinging from a bedpost -- is Miss Pegram (Yolanda Turner).
Miss Pegram is an evil mastermind, yes, but she's also the anti-Mrs. Peel.
While Emma was born to wealth, married well, and inherited an industrial conglomerate, Miss Pegram is a single working-girl who had to fight and claw
for everything she had.
But, at some point, Miss Pegram crossed the line from ruthless efficiency to ruthless criminal conduct.
But, at some point, Miss Pegram crossed the line from ruthless efficiency to ruthless criminal conduct.
That's where Mrs. Peel enters the picture, and it's a foregone conclusion that
the two women would have to settle matters themselves, mano a mano.
And they don't disappoint.
What happens to Emma next? Let's just say she makes a hard landing...
Emma!
Catfights!
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What could possess a man to be a women's wrestling referee?
Here's part of the answer, as our ring official -- Ted Walker -- takes part in the ever-popular girls-roll-over-the ref move.
The wrestlers are brunette Fabulous Moolah and blonde Helen Hild, who were part of a July 24, 1957, card at Borleske Stadium, Walla Walla, Washington, USA, on July 24, 1957. (Photo courtesy the Union-Bulletin.)
The ladies match was billed as a "Special Added Feature" to complement three men's matches.
The ladies match is billed as a "Special Added Feature" along with three men's matches.
It looks like Helen may have Moollah in a Figure-Four Leglock, but somehjowe, the fabulous one has rolled over onto Mr. Walker.
Just look at the how the locals are enjoying it!
The thing about pulling hair is, it really hurts. Andrea's face says it all.
By now they're both angry, frustrated and in pain, and intent on making their opponent pay -- in screams.
Andrea, in her lovely magenta outfit, is trying to scissor black lace-clad Ambra around the waist. But Ambra's fighting back, catching Andrea's left leg with her own scissors as she yanks on her hair with two hands.
Ambra herself is buried under all that hair, but Andrea's cries give her something she can build on.
Athena appears to be looking up to the heavens for inspiration.
And why not? Outside of Divine intervention, there's no way she's going to escape from Laney's clutches.
The blonde bombshell has the brunette trapped in a variation on the common Camel Clutch, except instead of a chinlock she's she got hold of a handfull of hair.
Seems painful. Laney also seems to be saying something to Athena. Something like, "Do you submit yet?"
It does seem like time, Athena.
See for yourself what happens.
That's what she gets for putting her hair in pigtails!
Pigtails are fine for little girls, or models looking to make a fashion statement, or Viking warriors.In the ring, however, women should wear their hair loose. That's one basic requirement in The Girls Fight Club.
"But my hair will get in my eyes," she protests, "and she'll pull it!" Well, yeah! That's the point. In a fight, hair is both a weapon to be used and a weakness to be protected. No cheating by tying it away. Defend it -- if you can!
As for this photo, we unfortunately can provide no information, other than it comes, as you can see, from lady00wrestling.com ("All Women Wrestling, All the Time") and appears Japanese in origin.
But note how the young lady on top has her opponent's foot tucked under her armpit, exerting terrible pressue on the joint. The pigtail pull not only adds to the pressure on the knee, but it hurts like hell! That'll teach her.
Did we add that all that hair and hair-pulling is sexy as hell? That, too.
If you're looking for a stock image, or footage or audio, of just about anything, chances are Shutterstock has it. Even, say, a hair-pulling catfight. That's the search we used to turn up this lovely shot. Tracking it back to Shutterstock, we found it under the heading, "Sisters on sofa fighting hard pulling long hair." That covers a lot of fetishes! And it's a video, a 21-second clip of these lovely "sisters" engaged in a spirited sofa brawl. No one gets hurt, but there's lots of long hair getting grabbed and "pulled." And it can be yours for as little as $65! It's a wonderful world, isn't it?
We honor Celeste as our first combined Photo of the Day
winner!
This lovely signorina wrestles for IFW and other promotions, where she immediately beguiled the King.
Naturally it was Celeste's beautiful hair that first caught our eye. Soft, full, strong and so touchable! Luna makes good use of it here.
The shot, from a match against Lara (coming soon), highlights a pet theory of the King's: wrestling hair is like sex hair.
Only in bed and in the ring is a woman's hair touched, grabbed and pulled.
Only in bed and in the ring does her hair fall carelessly and seductively across her face and shoulders.
Only in bed and in the ring is her hair NOT arranged perfectly.
And the expession on Celeste's face -- so evocative!
If you didn't know the context, you might think it meant: "Oh my god, that was the best sex I ever had!"
Instead, it means: "Oh my god, she's gonna kill me!"
In anyone's hands, Celeste's magnificent mane is truly a worthy of this great double honor!
We're not sure what to call this hold June Byers has on Penny Banner, but it's magnificent. Sitting crotch to crotch, June has locked her arms around Penny's neck, which she'll likely pull foward to the snapping point.
This vintage shot comes to us from the fabulous website, lady00wrestling.com -- "All Women Wrestling, All the Time" is its admirable motto. It's a self-described "one-man operation" by retropat77, who has been "taking, collecting and enhancing pictures of female wrestling" since 1949. Retropat77 laments the waning interest in these vintage photos, as do we. Great photos like this one, circa late '50s, remind us that women have been wrestling and catfighting for a long, long time -- and it's all great.
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June Byers
June Byers
Penny Banner
Penny Banner
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As they enter the ring, "Laney goes to shake Samantha’s hand -- and is cold-clocked across the left jaw with a HUGE right hook."
It gets worse for Laney, with Samantha grabbing her "by a gob of hair, and repeatedly punching the Awesome Blonde in the face."
A "gob" of hair! Great word; we'll start using it.
And Samatha grabs gobs and gobs of blond locks while "working Laney over with strikes, scissors, chokes, belly punches, hammerlocks, stf, and hair pulls."
Samantha only reluctantly ends the beating to slap on the sleeper.
Sweet dreams, Laney!
Say goodnight, Laney!
Ms. Dawson is headed for dreamland courtesy of Samantha Grace's Sleeper Hold.
The move cuts off the flow of blood to the brain and slowly sends the victim into unconsciousness.
Then, Samantha can do whatever she wants to poor Laney!
This great shot comes from their match on Modest Moms Wrestling (great name).
Modest or not, these are two shapely bombshells with massive amounts of beautiful hair.
It's a delight just to see them flying and rolling around the ring!
But there's much more to it than that.
Two old friends greeting each other with an affectionate hug? Or wrestlers engaged in a facesitting catfight?
That's right, its a facesitting catfight between blonde Victoria and brunette Mia. It's another terrific offering from our friends at Italian Female Wrestling.
In this special match, "There is only one way to win, and it’s final: facesit the opponent, smother her, keep her down to the count of 10."
There is no more humiliating move in wrestling, and a woman will fight like a cornered animal to avoid being victimized.
Yet there will be a winner, and this little embrace is just a warm-up. Mia and Victoria will get to know each other much better before long...
The fight drags on, both women dealing out punishment but neither able to finish off her opponent.
Frustration mounts along with the pain. Competitive fire turns to desperation and then anger.
Then, suddenly, one woman finds herself on top of her opponent -- as Mis Pegram does here, on Mrs. Peel -- with her mop of hair right within reach.
There is no internal debate, no thoughts of strategy, no search for an appropriate "Art of War" maxim.
She simply "sees red" as her hands reach out, grab that great mass of
hair and start yanking away at it!
hair and start yanking away at it!
Screams fill the room --screams of rage and screams of agony, mingling into a horrific chorus like something out of the forest primeval.
If we're fortunate, we'll see a full-blown Hair Storm!
The Hair-Pulling will go on until the only sound coming from one woman will be moaning.
What comes next depends on the aggressor. She could go for the pin on her thoroughly defeated opponent.
Or she can grab hold of that hair once more and drag her back up for some more punishment.
Yeah, that's more likely...
Luna and Celeste pull off the rare and wonderful double headscissors! But it's more than that. Look closely, and you'll see they have formed a human Yin and Yang symbol. It is a perfect illustration of Karen Blixen's belief that two fighters form "a unity, much as Yin and Yang form a single being."
As the screaming she-beast CelesteLuna
thrashes across the floor, it's hard to tell where one girl ends and the other starts! Just as with Yin and Yang...
Poor Cutie's been cornered.
This is exactly where a tag-team wrestler doesn't want to be -- and exactly where her opponents want her to be.
If handled properly, her opponents -- Mima Shimoda and Etsuko Mita -- will be able to give Ms. Suzuki a two-on-one beating without hardly breaking the rules at all. And Cutie's partner, Mayumi Ozaki, can't come to her help her.
Mima started the match by initiating a violent hair lockup with Cutie, eventually dragging and throwing the smaller woman into her corner,
There, Etsuko joined Mima in working over Cutie.
Target:
Cutie Suzuki
Target:
Cutie Suzuki
Hair
Attack!
Hair
Attack!
But here we see the referee has reached a five-count and is calling for a break.
"NOW you break it up!" Cutie's eyes seem to be saying, as Mima stomps on her from one side and Etsuko yanks her hair from the other.
Etsuko's going to make excellent use of that hair momentarily, slamming Cutie to the mat with a series of brutal Hair Mares and Tosses. It's quite a rules-breaking spree.
Cutie has good reason to look skeptically at the ref.
She wasn't the first comic-book superheroine.
But Wonder Woman's appearance in 1940, at the very start of the Golden Age, established the Amazon princess as the standard for all tights-wearing lady crime-busters to come.
It also made Princess Diana something of a target in the enormous Wonder Woman fan-art community.
Here, for instance, we have Power Girl forcing Wonder Woman to submit in what appears to be an impromptu catfight waged in front of the whole Justice League.
That's obviously Aquaman, above and left of Power Girl, with his finned gloves. The cape flapping in front of the Fish King's leg? Must be Superman or Batman.
And such juvenile comments by these so-called superheroes! Surprised no one added, "While you're down there, Wonder Woman..."
Power Girl is essentially Supergirl, a Kryptonian but from a different dimension (never mind!), so she's obviously a match for the Amazon.
And Wonder Woman's messed-up mop tells us the bobbed Power Girl made good use of those long Amazonian tresses during the fight.
Yes, even superheroines pull hair. No special power or training has yet been developed to supress that instinctive female fighting tactic.
In fact, superheroine hair-pulling is much more fierce and ferocious than that of non-super-females, as befitting their super powers. Even their hair is stronger than normal.
Let's hope the superhero who brought his "video camera" has saved this fight, and gets it out to the viewing public!
If Diana doesn't get to him first...
Good morning!
This photo greeted you with your coffee if you were lucky enough for your local newspaper to have run this great circa-1970s action shot.
We're not sure which paper this came from, but publishing photos of pro wrestling events at the local gym or armory was common.
Ladies matches were a concern, however. Some folks thought it lude or downright pornographic for women to engage in such performances.
As if one woman yanking another up by the hair -- as Jessica Rodgers does here to Vivian Vachon -- could corrupt impressionable youth!
It sure would've corrupted the King, if we weren't already a criminal of catfighting love....
`Two hands full of hair is the handle Jessica Rogers uses to pull Vivian Vachon up with.'
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Watch all the
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Vivian Vachon
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Marie Laverne
Vivian Vachon
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Marie Laverne
That's beautiful Stefanie Powers getting hogtied in her cowgirl outfit.
It's a scene from "The Girl From UNCLE," a 1960s TV show in which Stefanie plays oh-so-hip superspy April Dancer.
A female version of "The Man From UNCLE," "Girl" was sort of an American answer to Britain's "The Avengers."
"Girl" didn't have the great "Avengers" writing, and April Dancer was no Emma Peel, but the show certainly has some high points.
This is one of those high points, from the episode "The Furnace Flats Affair."
To save the world, April must win an all-woman race across a desert. But her competition includes Dolly, an enemy agent who's out to win the race herself.
And Dolly will stop at nothing to win.
This leads to a spirited catfight in the sand. April uses some nifty judo throws and seems to be in charge, until Dolly tackles her and sends both rolling down a dune.
At the bottom, Dolly wrestles April into submission and ties her up like livestock.
But Dolly's not finished with her yet!
Before getting back on the trail, she digs a hole and buries the bound April in it up to her neck.
Good thing April's partner finds her before the vultures do!
You can see the rescue below, and we're working to bring you the whole catfight -- and much more Stefanie!
`The Girl From UNC:LE'Has a Bad Day
`The Girl From UNC:LE'
Has a Bad Day
Up to
Her Neck
In Trouble
Up to
Her Neck
In Trouble
Like Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, WOW (Women of Wrestling) is a character-driven show -- here we have Delta Lotta Pain, in her prison uniform, working over Farah, the belly-dancer-garbed "Persian Princess."
Corny, but the action was of a higher quality than in GLOW -- more wrestling, less theatrics.
And in mismatches like this tag-team outing, the Faces could take a brutal beating from the Heels.
Delta and her partner, fellow convict Loca, have their way with Farah and equally petite Paradise.
They really take advantage of Farah's long hair, which may be the most beautiful mane to ever enter a wrestling ring.
Kudos to WOW for recognizing this treasure in their midst!
Besides using that rope of hair to drag Farah around the ring with, Delta uses it
for multiple Snap Mares.
It's one of the great hair attacks on record, both creative and merciless
For this we must thank Farah, Delta -- and David McLane, the man who made this and so much more possible.
We all owe McLane a debt of gratitude for his efforts to popularize women's wrestling and bring it into the mainstream.
We can take a little corn along with the hair pulling...
Caged Heat
vs.
Farah & Paradise
Caged Heat
vs.
Farah & Paradise
It's All About the
Hair Mares!
It's All About the
Hair Mares!
Such a helpless feeling for poor Iris!
The California Dolls' rematch with the Toledo Tigers has not gone well. The Tigers, June and Diane, are proud champions and the (non-title) loss in their first tag-team match was embarrasing and potentially costly.
So this time tie Tigers were determined to teach a painful lesson to the Dolls, Iris and Molly.
Here, Diane has just finished a thrashing of Iris that we call "The Hair Attack." It's a
marvel for its creativity and savagery.
Now, with Iris wounded and down, Diane -- still clutching tightly to that magnificent mane -- decides to tag out in favor of June.
If Diane's attack was designed to inflict pain and break Iris's will, June's job is simply to batter Iris until her body, too, lies broken.
Iris, from her look here, knows the plan. And suddenly she understands the meaning of the old expression about catching a Tiger by tail...
Diane Targets Iris!
Diane Targets Iris!
Hair
Attack!
Hair
Attack!
Mrs. Peel has just been exposed as an imposter trying to infiltrate this diabolical group of murderers.
Emma puts up a fight but is overpowered. Then two of the birds grab an arm and hold her up -- so leader Mary Merryweather, at right, can deal her a vicious roundhouse slap! to the face.
Then the furious Mary grabs Emma by the hair and drags her across the room for a final judgment. It doesn't look good for our heroine...
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Back-Breaking Action!
Watch All the
Back-Breaking Action!
Rain vs. Cheerleader Melissa
Rain vs. Cheerleader Melissa
Warning: Do not try this on a camel or other livestock!
Note how Rain sits down on Melissa's bottom, thus pinning her to the mat, then cups her hands under Melissa's chin and yanks.
It's evident the Cheerleader is in agony, and the camel clutch is indeed a submission move. But more often it's used as a "grinding" move, to wear down an opponent.
And, in a culinarily odd pairing, the camel clutch goes well with a Boston crab, another effective backstretcher.
Keep your chin up, Melissa!
A Figure-Four is not the spot any wrestler wants to find herself.
Technically a submission hold, it easily becomes a choke by sliding the leg against the victim's windpipe.
And so we come to Celeste, who finds herself in that very predicament, her pretty head trapped between Luna's lovely legs.
What makes the hold that much more effective for Luna is her grip on Celeste's thick, black hair. No squirming out for Celeste, as her crowning glory becomes her downfall!
This photo comes to us from our friends at IFW.com, who do such great work. We located it and others with accompanying notes on the match.
We're told the 5’6", 99-pound Celeste had previously wrestled and beaten the 5'6", 116 pound Luna.
Perhaps underestimating the blonde, Celeste agreed to a "dangerous hairpulling submission catfight."
This time, however, Luna proved she had "surpassed Celeste in skill, muscle, and viciousness."
"Luna attacked Celeste, torturing her with a series of painful submission holds. Celeste refused to quit, and bravely fought back at first. But the relentless pain took its toll, as Luna dominated her for 20 minutes."
It's a great third-of-an-hour to spend, if you're not Celeste. Luna came ready to take some revenge, and she showed she is truly a hair-pulling master.
Celeste's lovely locks strewn about the mat are ample evidence of this.
And, if you had any doubts, we will be bringing you more of this "dangerous" -- and delightful! -- hairpulling submission fight! How could we not?
The Covid-19 pandemic took many lives and changed many things -- work, recreation, dating -- forever.
For women's wrestling fans, few losses hurt more than the cancelation of "GLOW."
A loving tribute "Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling," the campy 1980s women's wrestling show, "GLOW" had been a breakout hit for Netflix.
Plans for a fourth and final season were announced in late 2019.
Then the pandemic shut everything down. In November, the show was cancelled.
While "GLOW" isn't perfect -- a lot more wrestling and hair-pulling was called for -- it's funny, entertaining and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the exploitation these brave women faced on a daily basis.
And the wrestling's not bad, either!
Check it out. And hopefully that fourth season gets made down the line...
"GLOW" star Alison Brie, here the recipient of a straight-arm from co-star (and formidable ring presence) Britney Young, is a special favorite of the King. Such pullably lovely hair... Let's hope the show returns for a fourth season so opponents can once again get hold of that magnificent mane!
Takedown
Takedown
Watch Them With
The King!
Watch Them With
The King!
Every
Every
In Glow
In Glow
We call this "The Good Partner" to honor Miss Pegram's unselfish act of handing Mrs. Peel over to her partner, Foxy Brown.
Emma is in a bad way, and Pegram might very well be able to finish her off herself. But the key word in "tag team" is "team," and there's more to being a successful team than individual exploits.
In giving Foxy a chance to score the pin, Pegram rewards her for all hard work that goes into being a women's wrestler -- the gym, the road work, the body slams.
Next match, Foxy may just return the favor and let Pegram put the final touches on a beaten opponent! It doesn't matter which partner gets the pin, as long as one of them does.
Besides, it's simply good strategy to bring in the fresh wrestler. Pegram's probably winded after working over Emma, and a rested Foxy can have her way with the poor girl now.
And, finally, the crowd in its bloodlust is rewarded with the most brutal and
`The Good Partner'
`The Good Partner'
spectacular pounding of the match. Only when Emma is totally broken will Foxy go for the pin.
Unless, of course, Foxy now becomes the Good Partner and gives Emma back to Miss Pegram for yet another round of torment. And the crowd goes wild!
But where's Emma's partner, you ask? That's what Emma wants to know...
Woe to the woman who gets caufght on the wrong side of a two-on-one beatdown! As we see here, the poor girl in the yellow bikini (we're not sure of their names) is defenseless. Her foes have her arms pinned, and she is totally at their mercy.
And that's what makes the double-team such a fan favorite. For, instead of showing mercy, these raging hellcats will use their sadistic imaginations to torment the victim in ever more painful ways! Right now, it's raining belly- and crotch-shots! What's next for sweetie in her itsy bitsy, teenie weenie, yellow polka-dot bikini? Stay tuned...
Diana Rigg, 1938-2020
Diana Rigg, 1938-2020
You never forget your first love, and so it is with the King and Diana Rigg. The English actress died 10 September 2020 at the age of 82. She had a long and distinguished career, but it was Rigg’s portrayal of Emma Peel that endeared her to the King (of Hair Pull, that is) and a generation of baby boomers. Enthralled by Mrs. Peel’s power, confidence and casual beauty, men wanted Emma and women wanted to be Emma. For the King, the discovery of “The Avengers” (the British TV show, not the comics) and the leather-clad Emma Peel seemed to activate puberty overnight. Our very first piece of catfighting artwork features Emma, as would many thousands to come. Mrs. Peel has her very own section on kingofairpull.com, a website that might not even exist if not for Emma. So let us raise a glass to Dame Diana Rigg! RIP
Chick Fight!
Chick Fight!
Watch All theHair-Pulling Action!
Watch All the
Hair-Pulling Action!
Emma vs. Jill
Emma vs. Jill
We stretch the concept of Photo of the Day only a bit here -- after all, this is a photograph of a book cover -- but it's in a good cause!
"The Wicked, Wicked Women" is an actual published novel; James Kendricks is a pseudonym for Gardner F. Fox, a DC Comics writer and creator of the Flash and other characters.
These "pulp" novels were seemingly a hobby, and one fine result is this wonderful cover art!
Our combatants are "Moira Kennally—the wanton widow turned Madam," and "the Egyptian, owner of the notorious parlor The Golden Tassel."
The two "harlots" settle their differences as the men of Canal Town root them on!
That's when women were women!
FYI, this came from the personal collection of one our long-time followers, who graciously sent us a trove of illustrated catfighting images that we are preparing for publication soon! Many more wicked, wicked women to come!
The joy of the Tag Team match is seeing just how much punishment the Heels can deal out on the poor Babyface who makes the mistake of being Cornered. The trapped Face -- in this case, Velet McIntyre -- is thoroughly at the mercy of her tormentors. And, if her tormentors are Fabulous Moolah and Wendi Richter, she will be shown no mercy at all.
Surely the erotic nature of women's wrestling stems from the perverse intimacy of the encounter. It's body on body, two women hugging and rolling across the ring like lovers in bed.
Here, Moolah holds Velvet breathtakingly close -- she can smell the redhead's musk, could kiss her cheek... Yet, of course, she's only holding Velvet still so Wendi can slam a fist into her exposed stomach.
As we said, perverse -- yet so hot!
Velvet McIntyre/
Princess Victoria
Velvet McIntyre/
Princess Victoria
Wendi Richter/
Fabulous Moolah
Wendi Richter/
Fabulous Moolah
vs.
vs.
It's a Hair-Pulling Extravaganza!
It's a Hair-Pulling Extravaganza!
This submission hold goes by several names: Mexican (or Japanese) Ceiling, Surfboard, and Romero Special, among them. But, by any name, it's spectacular.
As Natalya demonstrates on Eve, the move begins with the victim facedown on the mat. The aggressor steps onto the back of her opponent's knees and grabs her arms, then rolls backward. The victim ends up in this unenviable spot. The move not only puts severe pressure on Eve's spine, but it also displays her for everyone in the building to see.
And, speaking of displays, thisguy with the camera has quite a view...
Natalya
Natalya
Watch All theBody-Slamming Action!
Watch All the
Body-Slamming Action!
Eve
Eve
vs.
vs.
Today we remember Sharon Tate, left, a rising Hollywood star when, on 9 August 1969, she was murdered in her home by members of Charles Manson's "family." The cold-blooded killings of Tate and six others were part of a general unraveling of American society at the time, punctuated by assassinations, race riots and a divisive foreign war.
Sharon plays a spy (opposite Dean Martin) and Nancy is her villanous equivalent, and when they meet it is woman to woman with no interference. Coordinated by martial-arts legend Bruce Lee, the fight is great -- two skilled fighters really dealing, and it ends in a knockout. The movie was a success and a sequel was planned, only to be dashed by a senseless act of violence.
RIP, Sharon, you'll always be remembered on kingofhairpull.com!
Sharon Tate
Sharon Tate
`The Wrecking Crew'Catfight!
`The Wrecking Crew'
Catfight!
Nancy Kwan
Nancy Kwan
vs.
vs.
Instead of her death, however, we'll focus on Sharon's life and career, specifically her work in "The Wrecking Crew," and even more specifically in The Catfight -- Sharon vs. Nancy Kwan.
There's no good way to lose a pro wrestling match. The pinned wrestler probably got the stuffing beat out of her, while wrestler who submits will have suffered through extended physical agony before tapping out. Such a choice!
Of course, Josianne can't cry anything right now. Barbi's grip has "slipped" up over Josianne's mouth and nose, turning it into an illegal smother, which the ref is no doubt pointing out to a skeptical Barbi. So much damage can be inflicted on the poor trapped victim -- the Nostril Yank is popular in Japan, while we love the Hair Clutch -- no wonder it's a fan favorite!
That brings us to the Camel Clutch, one of the most effective and popular of the Submission Holds, or Stretches. As Barbi Hayden demonstrates on Josianne the Pussycat, the aggressor squats down on the victim's backside, drapes her arms over her own thighs, and yanks back on the victim's chin.
This places crushing pressure on the neck and spine, and often leads to a cry of "Uncle!"
Barbi Hayden
Barbi Hayden
vs.
vs.
Ivory Robin
Ivory Robin
vs.
vs.
Josianne The Pussycat
Josianne The Pussycat
Stefany
Stefany
As we like to point out, there are a lot of places in a ring where a wrestler doesn't want to end up. But perhaps there's no place as dreaded as the spot Victoria finds herself here, beneath Ambra. But that's what happens when you sign up for a Facesitting match.
These brave young signorinas are with IFW, the Italian promotion that puts talented wrestlers in creative scenarios that are heavy in specialties like facesitting.
Note how Ambra has reached back to grasp Victoria's upper arms as she attempts to hold her in place for the requited 10 seconds. Yes, 10 seconds!
And apparently there are a number of successful pins before a winner is declared. Then, we are told, she "will pose with her foot on the loser’s chest, flexing her biceps in sign of triumph and then sitting on her face for good." Mamma mia!
When it comes to pins, there are no points awarded for style. Yet, when given the chance, what wrestler can resist winning with a dramatic flourish? Take this delightful pin attempt by Taeler Hendrix on Tara, the TNA Knockouts Champion.
The thing about an attempt like this is, you just better get the three count. If not, you've wasted an opportunity, because a standard Leghook Pin would work where this striking but unstable variation might not. (See what happens, below.)
Taeler Hendrix
Taeler Hendrix
Watch All theHair-Pulling Action!
Watch All the
Hair-Pulling Action!
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Tara
Tara
We love the photo, and we also appreciate the careers of two real pros. Tara's better known as Victoria from the WWE, where she was a star in the 2000s; she later went to TNA, teaming with Miss Tessmacher, before finishing up on the tough independent circuit. Taeler started on the independents, earning a contract with TNA and winning the Ohio Valley Wrestling title, but never getting near the TNA belt; she worked for several other promotions before hanging up the tights. Taeler's fun to watch, and if the redhead reminds you of Velvet McIntyre in the ring, that's because Velvet was one of her idols! Ours, too.
We're big on honoring those lades who've made special contributions to women's wrestling and catfighting, the daring pioneers who broke down sexist barriers and blazed paths for others to follow. So now we come to the legendary Bettie Page, Queen of the Pin-Ups! Here, Bettie is attacked from behind (by a so far unidentified assailant) in a classic bra-and-garters shot.
Just a poor small-town girl trying to be a movie star, Bettie was discovered -- in classic fashion -- by a New York cop who offered to take her photo, for free (natch). Soon her image was all over "men's" magazines and her pin-up career had begun.
It was when she joined forces with Irving Klaw, a dealer in all things fetish, that she became the Queen of Bondage. A quick Bettie search will turn her up in an exceedingly wide variety of BDSM scenarios -- very creative, indeed.
Though Catfighting was just a small part of Bettie's overall body of work, she played an outsized role in introducing it to an eager public -- and helped create a world in which kingofhairpull.com can thrive.
Many thanks, Bettie, Queen of Catfighting!
Bettie Page
Bettie Page
Take It Off,
Take It All Off!
Take It Off,
Take It All Off!
Queen of the Pin-Ups!
Queen of the Pin-Ups!
Years ago, the King found himself in a Rhode Island go-go bar. (Try NOT findng yourself in a go-go bar in Rhode Island!). In addition to the dancing girls, the place featured one woman with such extraordinarily large breasts they charged money for patrons to take a photo with her. So, I had her put two of my friends in headlocks, smashing their faces against her enormous bosoms, and I snaped the shot. I title it: The Four Boobs.
I tell this story not only to entertain but also highlight the predicament female wrestlers face when they get trapped in a headlock -- as Aksana is trapped in Eva Marie's clinch here.
To begin with, the hold is both painful and frustrating -- the victim is trapped and off-balance, with few offensive possibilities. Especially when she taken to the mat, as Aksana has been.
Then, to add insult to injury, the victim's face is pressed up against her opponent's breast.
That's the perfect spot for my two Rhode Island friends, or for many of you fine folks. But Aksana may not agree.
Natalya & Eva Marie
Natalya & Eva Marie
Watch All theHair Pulling!
Watch All the
Hair Pulling!
Aksana & Alicia Fox
Aksana & Alicia Fox
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And we honor our new friends with a shot of Sweden's own Sofia Mattsson riding atop Nataliya Synyshyn of Ukraine in the 2012 European wrestling championships in Belgrade. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty) Sofia won this match and an Olympic bronze medal in 2016!
We did a quick search for Swedish pro women's wrestling or catfighting promotions, without success. It seems a shame -- today's Swedish women might dominate the ring the way their Viking ancestors dominated the seas!
We begin with a hearty "Välkommen" to all our friends from Sweden! The kingofhairpull.com is suddenly being deluged with visitors from that Nordic kingdom -- and we have no idea why! In any case, we're glad to have you!
Minnie and Marguerite had been nursing a feud since high school. It broke out into violence once, only to be broken up and forgotten about as the two women went their separate ways, marrying and having families of their own.
The feud was forgotten, that is, until Marguerite mentioned it to her son, who mentioned it to his friend -- who happened to be Minnie's son! Well, the boys weren't going to let this opportunity go by, and they schemed to get their mothers to agree to finally settle matters with a Hair Pulling Catfight -- or "Mom Fight!"
At least, that's what we're told happened in "The Catfight Conspiracy," a wonderful photo-story from the famous Brollywacker. Real or not? We report, you decide!
The wise wrestler does her best not to get caught in a Figure Four Headscissors. She who does get trapped in the vice of her opponent's mighty leg muscles has one choice: tap out or pass out.
But it's not clear if Stella will get the opportunity to submit. This shot is from "Stella the Thief: Foot-Forced to Confess," a Foot Fetish scenario match. It seems Stella is an inveterate shoe thief, and "friends" Janelle and Scarlett decide to teach her a lesson. They beat her with kicks, submission holds and lots of "footgagging" until she confesses.
Stella looks like she's facing that choice now, as Janelle levers up the pressure on her poor trapped head.
Our focus here at KingOfHairPull.com, of course, is at the other end of the female body. Yet it's heartening that Hair Fetishists and Foot Fetishists can find common ground in Catfighting (as the Venn Diagram shows). The lesson? We, all of us, are more alike than we may seem...
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Mrs. Peel is fighting to prove she belongs in the dojo; so far, Oyuka is the only woman judged so worthy.
Emma Peel
Emma Peel
Enter the Dojo
Enter the Dojo
Oyuka
Oyuka
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With the King!
With the King!
It's the moment of truth, the tense last second before two competitiors spring into action and test their worth, woman to woman. Here, it's Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), left, squaring off in the dojo against Oyuka (Katherine Schofield) from the 1960s British series, "The Avengers."
The judo match is a great, a preliminary meeting that promises a rematch in which the rulebook is tossed and the women fight for real. But the rematch never happens! It's one of the show's worst catfight decisions. Emma's hair is so pullable, and Oyuka -- aka, the "Immovable One" -- looks so ready to pull it. Such a shame...
This shot couldn't have been posed any better -- a three-person tableau that captures the very essence of Women's Wrestling.
First, we have Brie Bella, on her knees, desperately trying to reach her partner and twin sister, Nikki. But with freedom just inches away, opponent Alicia Fox dashes her hopes with the quintessential female fighting tactic, a Hair Pull. This is just the moment when Brie knows that more pain is soon to follow.
And let's not forget the referee here, giving the universal sign for "stop pulling hair" and being totally ignored by Alicia. A 20th-century comic might say the ref is simply practicing for being a husband. *RIMSHOT* That wouldn't fly today, but it is true that refs don't get no respect, no respect at all...
Brie & Nikki
Brie & Nikki
Watch All theHair-Pulling Action!
Watch All the
Hair-Pulling Action!
Alicia & Aksana
Alicia & Aksana
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Leave it to Bond, James Bond, to bring us perhaps the most iconic catfight of the 20th century. Often referred to as the "Gypsy girl fight," it's one of the highlights of the terrific "From Russia With Love." It's a ritual battle for over a man (what else, in the paternalistic '60s?), and it's fought in front of Bond and the whole Roma encampment.
It's Martine Beswick, left, as Zora, vs. Aliza Gur as Vida. They "spent six weeks practising their fight choreography with stunt-work arranger Peter Perkins." It's a lively battle and it's treated seriously, unlike so many movie catfights used as comic relief. There's a true sense of danger here as the women, kick, sctach and pull hair with bad intent. See for yourself...
Watch All theHair-Pulling Action!
Watch All the
Hair-Pulling Action!
`From Russia With Love'
`From Russia With Love'
Girl Fight!
Girl Fight!
The Girl Sandwich is a fun maneuver. It's typically executed in a tag-team match, with the members of one team running full speed at a stunned opponent from either side and crushing her between them like a slice of ham. Here we have something more elaborate, a kind of Overstuffed Girl Submarine Sandwich.
There are six, count 'em, six layers of smushed women! Unfortunately, the ladies are not identified. The shot comes from Stardom, the Japanese promotion that combines dancing and theatrics with high-quality wrestling action.
But it's time for a lunch break. Anyone else up for a girl sandwich?
Nanae
Takahashi
Nanae
Takahashi
Watch All theBody-Breaking
Action!
Watch All the
Body-Breaking
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Alpha Female
Alpha Female
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We couldn't resist this shot -- the first Photo of the Day featuring, well, another photo of the day!
It's photo of the day for Zoe, in any case, who's taking the selfie. It will not be photo of the day for Foxy, the one being sat upon.
And it seems Zoe snapped a lot of pics like this in “Facesit Indulgence,” a custom-request "facesit-only" wrestling match over at fightpulse.com.
Zoe dominates Foxy. But the twist here is that the winner "gets to stay atop the loser’s face, straddling her mouth, for one minute or more, reveling in her victory."
Zoe is reveling, indeed. And why not? The face-sit may be the most humiliating way for one woman to defeat another. Zoe deserves to enjoy it -- at least until a better woman comes along...
We live in a golden age for the catfight aficionado -- virtually anything is available with just a few keystrokes.
Such was not always the case. Pre-internet and pre-VCR, we were at the mercy of what TV and the movies would give us (at least, for those too young to patronize "adult" bookstores.)
So, news of a new TV show featuring three beautiful private detectives sent our hopes sky high. They would soon crash and burn.
"Charlie's Angels" debuted in 1976, when U.S. network TV worked hard to be bland and inoffensive. The violence was phony and women weren't allowed to be put in any situation so dangerous it would frighten the kiddies or outrage the grannies.
You know something's wrong when even putting the girls on a chain gang doesn't turn into a catfighting spectacular. With "Charlie's Angels," we had to rely on our own imaginations.
Of special interest was the casting two of the Angels with hair models -- Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett. (The third, the lovely Kate Jackson, was an actual actor.)
The magnificent manes of Jaclyn and Farrah were just screaming out to be pulled -- how could anyone resist? Well, the producers did resist, leaving us once again to our own fantasies...
Jaclyn Smith
Jaclyn Smith
Before She Was an Angel
Before She Was an Angel
The Girl
With the Hair
The Girl
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Was
It's a rare Catfight that also features a stunningly scenic background, but such is the case with this contest we've dubbed "Hair Pulling in the Hollywood Hills." It features Beth, with the long hair, and Carla in a rolling, slapping, breast-grabbing brawl -- all on a lawn in Sherman Oaks, with a view down on LA and the San Fernando Valley.
The view is great, but the catfight is just as sensational. The bikini-clad ladies really go at it, starting outside and later taking in indoors for a clothes-ripping reprise.
And Beth's butt-length hair is a special treat, whether flying in the wind or tangled up in Carla's hands.
All catfights should be as aesthetically and erotically satisfying...
"Possession wants to control," the relationship counselor will advise, "love wants to free." In other words, no more clubbing a woman and dragging her off by the hair! At least, not in real life. There are no such restrictions in the wrestling ring, however.
Here, Beth Phoenix could be said to be in possession of Michelle McCool -- poor Michelle is hers to do whatever she wants with. And, of course, Beth is going to do something extremely damaging to Michelle's body. Hence Beth's gleeful smile.
In a sense, of course, the goals of romance and wrestling are the same -- to put your lover/opponent flat on her back and cover her.
Perhaps that's why wrestling is so popular -- the wrestlers can do in the ring what is forbidden to wider society. Love may want to free, but wrestling wants to control.
Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Watch theBattle for Control!
Watch the
Battle for Control!
Michelle McCool
Michelle McCool
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Competitive sports were off-limits to women and girls in the U.S. until 1972, when the federal civil rights law known as Title IX was passed. Even then, females continued to be banned from "contact" sports, like American football and wrestling. But brave girls and women stepped up to challenge this sexist bullshit, and they won. Now, women's wrestling is contested on the high school, collegiate and Olympic levels.
Because of those pioneers, U.S. Army Sgt. Whitney Conder got to compete in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials (not sure who her opponent is here). She lost in the finals to Helen Maroulis, who went on to win the Gold in Rio de Janeiro. Cheers to both!
We're told Whitney serves with the military police, and we bet this is one sergeant who takes no guff from anyone in her squad. Those who cross her no doubt end up on their backs, and fast...
Professional women's wrestling as we know it today got its start right here, in this ring in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 20 1954, as Mildred Burke and June Byers battled in "The Best Female Professional Wrestling Match Of All Time."
It was a grudge match, long-time champ Mildred -- the rider in our photo -- against glamourous upstart June (here the mount).
And once the bell rang, "due to genuine enmity between the two women," it became a "shoot fight" -- that is, the fight was real.
It's hard to believe that such a thing could happen, with the heavily scripted matches of today, but they did back in the day.
June took the first fall but, after another 47 minutes of fighting, Mildred retired, saying she aggravated a knee injury.
Despite the disappointing and controversial ending, the match drew heavy press coverage and showed that women could fight as well and with the same intensity as men. That's what you get when the fight is real!
Mildred and June proved that women could be headliners, and thus began the long climb to equality for the ladies.
If video of this match exists, we can't find it. But we do have this great photo. Mildred has June in a Full Nelson -- banned in amateur wrestling because it can snap the spine -- and if it is the real thing, June's in serious pain.
Ah, to have lived back when women were women! A tip of the crown to these Queens of the Sport!
Mildred Burke
Mildred Burke
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Millie Stafford
Millie Stafford
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June Byers
June Byers
Penny Banner
Penny Banner
Like wife vs. mistress and mother vs. daughter, the office catfight is a long-established classic of the genre.
Why? For one, most of us have fantasized at some point about two of our own charming co-workers engaging in a hair-pulling brawl.
Two, it sets the stage for some serious clothes ripping, for those into that. And, three, it's an opportunity to put the ladies in high heels, another fetish favorite.
Here, blond Cory and brunette Melany make it all come true in "Nylon to Nylon" -- check out those gams! -- which is modestly billed as "The Greatest Office Pantyhose Catfight of All Time."
Who are we to argue?
So, you can keep waiting for that fight to break out in your office, or you can let Cory and Melany show you how it's done...
Poor Antoinette has the look of a girl who's had enough, doesn't she? Of course, this match with Mystique is marketed as "Antoinette's Agony," so we can be pretty sure her suffering isn't finished just yet.
Like so many women's wrestling videos, domination is what it's all about here. Mystque is built like tank -- imagine getting caught between those thighs! -- and she simply overpowers her game but much smaller opponent. For most of the match, Mystique essentially "ragdolls" Antoinette.
A partial list of Mystique's assaults on Antoinette's body includes "knee choke, body slam, camel clutch, atomic drop, back breaker, low blows, crotch pull into the corner post, torture rack, and tree of woes." Only THEN is she ready for "the final demolition."
At least Antoinette suffers for a good cause. Bravo, brave lady!
In ancient times, the catapult was a spring-loaded weapon that rained rocks and fire down on walled cities. Today, the Catapult is a wrestling throw that hurls bodies across the ring. In this great photo, Malia Hosaka is captured mid-flight after Valentina's well-executed catapult (in a World Wrestling Alliance event held at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, 22 April 2002, we're told).
Malia's been a favorite of ours since her early days in the LPWA, with feuds against the likes of Judy Martin, Sherri Martel and Madusa Miceli over the years. Valentina is the lovely Elizabeth Miklosi, also known as Lizzy Valentine. Wish we could find this match! We can't but there are plenty of other chances to see these ladies engaging in brutal, hair-pulling action!
Malia Hosaka
Malia Hosaka
Christina Von Eerie
Christina Von Eerie
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Medusa Miceli
Medusa Miceli
Lizzy Valentine
Lizzy Valentine
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We often note how, at first glance, still images of people wrestling can bear a remarkable resemblance to shots of people embracing. Here, that kinship is made apparent by Beth and Zantha, two Brazilian jiu jitsu "BFFs," who posed for this delightful shot.
Zantha's giving Beth an affectionate hug from behind -- so sweet! Yet, were Zantha to cross her legs and cinch up her arms, she'd have Beth trapped in a combined necklock and Bodyscissors. Some BFF!
Of course, these lovely ladies from Keller, Texas, are intimately familiar with the similarities between wrestling with a person on the mat and doing it in bed. They're so different and yet so similar. And both are more fun done with BFFs...
We've featured wrestling from the U.K. and Japan, and here we turn the spotlight on Mexico's exciting and singular lucha libre. It's signature feature is the wearing of masks by wrestlers, and the inevitable battles to remove the masks. Luchadoras in masks was to be our focus here -- until we saw this shot! That's Sucii Love, in pink, with the armbar on Lady Flamer, whose mask-covered head is just peaking out under Succi's falling hair.
So, our focus turns from masks in the ring to hair. Sucii has long, lustrous locks that have to go somewhere, which in a hand-to-hand fight means they will be falling all over the bodies and faces of both competitors. Right now, all Lady Flamer can smell is Sucii's hair conditioner, smothered as she is in that raven mane. Hopefully an enraged Lady Flamer will soon be doing serious Hair Pulling in return. After all, that hair has to go somewhere, why not into Lady Flamer's firm grasp?
Lady Flamer
Lady Flamer
Watch All theLucha Libre Action!
Watch All the
Lucha Libre Action!
Socii Love
Socii Love
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The pro wrestling establishment did not look kindly on "GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling," when it debuted in 1986. For one, the wrestling action was terrible. But "GLOW's" real sin was making fun of pro wrestling itself. Kayfabe was still firmly in place, and for these actresses to ridicule this most macho of sports was an outrage.
But the actresses won, didn't they? Vince McMahon's WWE soon put a stake through Kayfabe, and now everybody except 11-year-old boys knows it's phony. And wrestling is a viable career path for young actors and models looking to be the next Rock.
"GLOW" itself has made a comeback with the Netflix series of the same name, starring the sleek-haired beauty, Alison Brie.
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
A Full Episode ofWrestling Mayhem!
A Full Episode of
Wrestling Mayhem!
GLOW
GLOW
Here, it looks like a Battle Royal, with 10 wrestlers in the ring and two -- dressed in their bathrobes -- outside. Center ring, that's Matilda the Hun kicking Mt. Fiji in a heavyweight battle; and far right, Sally Farmer's Daughter has Palestina in a headlock, with Ninotchka and her hammer-and-sickle tattoo next to her. Ah, simpler times...
If there's anything more popular in female fighting than a closely fought match, it's total domination. There's something irresistible about watching a game but overmatched competitor take a methodical beating from a superior fighter. You'll see stretches of it in pro women's wrestling -- abusing the Babyface is how the Heel riles up the crowd.
Take this delight from NEFW, pitting Saraya -- right, in control -- against Cherry, on the receving end. Cherry was looking to "get some revenge" after an earlier loss, but instead gets steamrolled. Saraya uses "surfboards, scissors, sleepers, chokes, throws and eye pokes, mixed in with loads of hair pulling," we're told, and Hair Pulling indeed seems to be what it's all about. Like this move here -- pure hair torture. And it's just the start of the domination...
But for full matches of physical domination, you need to turn to the smaller promotors.
We live in a Golden Age for Women's Wrestling and Catfighting, but it's been a long, hard climb to "respectability." Historically, women's wrestling has been treated as something lascivious, closer to porn than sport. Never mind that men's wrestling is pretty lewd stuff, too, and so what? Whatever gets you through the night, we say.
That brings us to this wonderful photo of Heidi Brown scissoring Sara Christy. It comes from Wildcatz, which sponsors and tapes competitive all-female wrestling in pub-like settings in the U.K.
The matches feature such catfighting mainstays as Hair Pulling and slapping, while barring punching, kicking, scratching, etc.
Sara tells the Daily Mail she knows that some men find what she does "a turn-on," but she says "it's sexy not sexual, and to me it's a sport."
It looks for all the world like Heidi, now that she has Sara where she wants her, is trying to pull the brunette in for a big smooch. But Sara resists, pursing her lips against the redhead's advances.
Sara's right, this sport is sexy!
Kiss me, you fool!
Kiss me, you fool!
Never!
Never!
In a fight the adversaries become one, and the two duellists make up a unity, much as yin and yang form a single being.
-- Karen Blixen, writing as Isak Dinesen in "Out of Africa"
The duel is an extreme manifestation of Chivalry, that warped code of honor that demanded two cousins fight to the death over the question of which one owned more birds (and don't forget the "Petticoat Duel.") Karen Blixen was referring to a duel fought with swords, but she could just as accurately have been speaking of any form of hand-to-hand combat, such as professional jiu jitsu, as we have here.
Michelle Welti, in blue, and her unidentified opponent form a unity that looks remarkably like the yin and yang symbol itself. Michelle gets a big whiff of her opponent's hair as she scissors her closer, tugging on her collar. And they won't uncouple until the round is over or one submits to the better woman. Unlike a duel, this won't leave any scars, but nothing will erase the lingering memory of that fragrant hair...
The Sleeper is one of those wrestling maneuvers that, at first glance, looks like it could be a moment of intimacy between lovers. But not all embraces are created equal.
The Sleeper is applied after one wrestler has gained such an advantage that she is able grab her opponent from behind with a necklock, as Lady Victoria shows here on Vanessa. This cuts off the flow of blood while (technically) not choking the victim. Done properly, the poor trapped woman will soon be off to dreamland.
That's the titillating part, isn't it? And it isn't just that Lady V is rendering her opponent helpless, it's that she's literally going to hug her into unconsciousness. Victoria will likely scissor Vanessa with her legs and pull her down to the canvas, maintaining her vice-like embrace as Vanessa's struggles slowly cease and her cries turn into weak moans... There's lots of that on "Black Widow's Domination," featuring two matches with Victoria as the Black Widow and Vanessa as the dominated.
We also love the old-timey-looking wrestling posters on the wall behind the ring. Isn't that a photo of Lady V herself posing, just to the right of the wrestlers? She's the boss, you know, over at Lady Victoria's World of Wrestling Women. And, with those guns, no one questions this boss. Just ask Vanessa.
Hair like this is almost too much to comprehend. Natasha Shevarkina is among a bevy of Russian beauties who in recent years have taken over the internet with their long, lovely locks. Who knew there was a market for such a thing? (The King did.)
Look at that mane! Her arm is fully stretched, and there's a whole 'nother head of hair left over. Now, imagine Tasha and this hair in a wrestling ring or catfight. No opponent could resist -- it would be flying around, covering both like a red cloud as they rolled and fought.
And imagine the Hair-Pulling tortures a sadistic opponent could come up with! Dragging her across the ring with it, tying it to the ropes, or even wrapping it around her neck and choking her with her own hair! Yes, it can be done. Again, the imagination reels at the possibilities...
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There's hair-pulling, and there's hair-pulling. This is hair-pulling. Sure, every fight between women is going to include some Hair Pulling, a subject we've covered in depth. It is the quintessential female fighting tactic, an attack on a rival's crowning glory, meant to cause pain and humiliation. Women with especially beautiful manes are, of course, subject to especially intense hair attacks from jealous rivals.
Such is the case with the Japanese star Cutie Suzuki, shown here with Kaoru's hands entangled in her lustrous locks. The name "Cutie" alone makes her a target; that she's petite, cute as a button and wears frilly negligees into the ring assures it. Add in shiny black waterfall, and the stage is set for some serious hair-pulling.
Kaoru does not disappoint, taking aim at Cutie's hair throughout the match. Here, she simply just sits down on Cutie's back, sinks her hands in, and twists. Cutie looks to the ref for help, but it isn't coming. And Kaoru hasn't even gotten started...
Target: Cutie
Target: Cutie
Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki
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Mima Shimoda & Etsuko Mita
Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki
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Mima Shimoda & Etsuko Mita
Hair Attack!
Hair Attack!
The Grapevine is an electrifying way to finish a match, and it's one of the rare maneuvers that works as both a count-out pin and a submission hold.
What makes it special is that, in addition to pinning the victim's arms down, the aggressor has her own legs wrapped around her opponent's (like a grapevine around post, hence the name).
As we see here, when Xena spreads her legs, those of poor Laila are spread, too, in an awkward and painful manner. Thus, even if there's no referee to make a three-count, Laila will eventually submit due to the pain. There's no escape as long as Xena's strength hold out.
This fine shot is from a competitive match on Fight Pulse, and there is no ref. So we can expect Laila will be crying "uncle" soon enough...
Both are gorgeous young ladies with magnificent long hair, especially Tina. Just look at that braid! Her mane must fall to her hips, thick, shiny and heavy. Sylvia's a lucky girl to get to do all that pulling.
Oh, and to have seen Tina fight with her long hair swinging free! It's almost too much too imagine. Almost
-- but not quite...
Back in the pre-internet days, the King for a time frequented a shack of an adult bookstore located out on a New Jersey highway in a sketchy part of town, as such places normally are.
The shop carried only a small selection of catfighting material amid a sea of boobs, penises and general pornography, but occasionally the King would make a great find. "Fighting Hellcats" was one of those.
The highlight of the magazine was a piece entitled "Bikini Battle Royale," featuring a match between blonde Sylvia and brunette Tina. Our presentation of it has become one of the most popular on kingofhairpull.com.
There's much to be said for having multiple women in the ring at once.
Then there's the Three-Way match, where it's every woman for herself and the first to score a pin wins.
At right is the highlight of such a match between AJ Lee, Paige and Nikki Bella.
First, Paige sits a stunned AJ down on the top rope, then climbs up and puts AJ in a reverse headlock. As she prepares to Snap Suplex AJ down to the mat, however, Nikki slips in underneath Paige for a Powerbomb!
The result is the rare Snap Suplex/Powerbomb Combo Off the Top Rope.
AJ must be 15 feet (457 cm) in the air! Truly amazing, again reminding us that these brave women are among the greatest athletes on the planet. Bravo, ladies, bravo!
AJ vs.
Paige vs. Nikki
AJ vs.
Paige vs. Nikki
Watch the
Watch the
Three-Girl Mayhem!
Three-Girl Mayhem!
"The Legend of Frenchie King" is not a legendary film; it was panned by critics. But it is a legend in catfighting circles. The film was a so-called Spaghetti Western, starring Brigitte Bardot -- the French model considered a paragon of feminine beauty -- and Claudia Cardinale, the buxom Italian stunner. In a proto-feminist twist on a tale of America's Old West, the women are cast as rivals leaders in a family feud who eventually work together against the town's moronic men.
But before they team up, Brigitte and Claudia engage in a very spirited fight -- punching, kicking, slapping and rolling around like barnyard cats. In a nice touch, several men who could break it up instead watch surreptitiously. Well, what would you do? Check it out for yourself...
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
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Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
`The Legend of Frenchie King'
`The Legend of Frenchie King'
Catfight!
Catfight!
No discussion of women's wrestling history gets far before the controversial subject of Fabulous Moolah comes up. The former Lillian Ellison -- here, yanking Penny Banner's hair -- is the best-known 20th-century lady grappler, holding the title belt for decades and playing a huge role in the rise of the WWF. But, behind the scenes, Moolah was every bit the Heel she played in the ring, critics say.
"Moolah was a pimp," Banner wrote, describing how she forced the women she trained to have sex with male wrestlers and promoters, offering "a steady and pliant group of semi-attractive women in return for money."1 Even Moolah's defenders say she just played the game as it was played in those dark days.
And the 1960s-70s were dark days in general for the women's game. "[T]he popularity and product didn't evolve," says wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer, with ladies matches treated as sideshows on male cards.2 That didn't start to change until the '80s, ironically thanks to Moolah's role in the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection.
Moolah was also criticized for her wrestling style, consisting of "hair-pulling, kicking and brawling tactics."3 There we come to her defense. No one played the Heel more convincingly than Moolah, and her behind-the-woodshed beatings of those sweet Faces were a large part of her charm. Like all of us, she was a complicated figure.
1. Laprade, Pat, and Dan Murphy, "Sisterhood of the Squared Circle" (Toronto: ECW Press, 2017), 86.
2. Ibid., 88. 3. Ibid.
Fabulous Moolah
Fabulous Moolah
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vs.
Winona Little Heart
Winona Little Heart
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Classic Ladies Action!
Classic Ladies Action!
The two-on-one catfight is a classic. The poor outnumbered woman is in for a real beating, one that can get quite creative depending on the two ladies delivering it. That's the fun of Tag Team matches. Nothing enrages -- or excites -- the crowd more than when the Heels isolate and thrash one of the Babyfaces (usually aided and abetted by the incompetent ref).
Here, we have the aftermath of a two-on-one, with brunette Cali Logan and redhead Keri Spectrum trussing up the scissored blond Cadence Luxxx -- such a look of resignation on her face! It's from "2 on 1 Bondage Battle," a custom tape produced by Spectrum Custom Requests -- Keri's the founder and boss. There really isn't much a "battle," just some thrashing hair-flipping; it's all about the bondage. Yet the hair-flipping is enjoyable, especially Keri's long red mane. A missed opportunity for Hair Pulling, we think, but they do take custom requests...
The intensity of this photo immediately caught our attention. The bite, the hair-pull, the looks on the competitior's faces -- everything has the appearance of a real fight. But the spectators, demurely looking on, seem interested but unsurprised by this screaming catfight in their midst. What's going on?
It took some research, and weren't we surprised to discover the shot was taken by Ellen Auerbach, a respected avant-garde photographer of the mid-20th century. In her work she "portrayed women in unconventional ways, impacting the emerging image of the New Woman." The New Woman, who will fight for what's hers! We very much approve.
The Divas brand brought not only sex-appeal to women's wrestling but a good bit of sexual innuendo, too, especially when it comes to the body of a knocked-out opponent.
Outside of maybe Paige, no Diva was more salacious than Maryse Oullet, the very sexy French Canadian grappler. Here, she pins Nikki Bella after using her signature finisher, the French Kiss DDT, to KO the brunette.
What caught our eye is Maryse's cover. Forget hooking a leg; she's langorously sprawled across Nikki, looking more like a lover than an opponent, cradling Nikki's head as her blond hair falls down across the unconscious girl's face.
It's as if Maryse is claiming her prize -- "She's mine! All mine!" What could come next? Ah, but that's left to our imaginations -- pro wrestling is family fare, you know.
Maryse Oullet
Maryse Oullet
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The King!
Watch It With
The King!
Nikki Bella
Nikki Bella
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The King had high hopes for "Wonder Woman" when it came to U.S. TV in 1975. Comic-book superheroines had first awakened his passion for catfighting, none more so than the Amazon Princess. And with beautiful Lynda Carter in the title role, we envisioned weekly hair-pulling tussels with the Cheetah, Baroness von Gunther, etc. It didn't happen. The show was played for camp, much like the earlier "Batman" series, and most of the violence was hopelessly cartoonish -- check out the video link below.
And even in this photo of Wonder Woman in bondage -- a specialty since the comic's beginning -- she's very loosely chained in a comfy chair! How about hanging her from the ceiling? Hog-tying her? The possibilities are endless -- let's get creative, people!
Wonder Woman's
Wonder Woman's
ChickFights!
ChickFights!
Lynda Carter
Rolls, Slaps and Kicks!
Lynda Carter
Rolls, Slaps and Kicks!
The most dangerous spot in the ring for any woman is between the legs of her opponent. Built for childbirth, the powerful thighs and glutes of the female body also serve as a devastating weapon. There's no escape from a properly applied Scissors; it's either tap out or pass out.
Blackfoot Sioux
& Princess Paula
Blackfoot Sioux
& Princess Paula
Lolita Loren
& Spitfire
Lolita Loren
& Spitfire
vs.
vs.
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The King!
Watch It With
The King!
Here, it looks like poor Blackfoot Sioux is headed for the latter.
In this great shot from a 1970s U.K. match, "buxom" Viv Martell has Sioux trapped in a Headscissors that works like a Sleeper Hold, constricting the flow of both blood and air until the victim slips into unconsciousness. As Sioux's long hair falls provocatively across her thighs, Viv appears content to wait for the end of her opponent's struggles -- no matter how long it may take...
Gail Kim and Traci Brooks have had a long and fierce rivalry with TNA. They don't like each other, and the ring offers a place to express that hatred in a savage and brutal fashion. Here, Traci dispenses with conventional tactics and goes with one of the most satisfying and scream-producing moves, the Hair Pull. And she does it right, planting a knee in Gail's back and yanking on that magnificent mane with all her might.
Hair pulling, of course, is the quintessential female fighting maneuver, an attack on a rival's crowning glory with no strategic purpose beyond causing pain and humiliation. And if hair-pulling success can be measured in screams, then we can judge Traci successful, indeed.
Bravo, ladies!
Gail Kim
Gail Kim
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vs.
Ms. Brooks
Ms. Brooks
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Hair-Pulling Action!
Hair-Pulling Action!
Of the Day!
Of the Day!
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There's a whole industry based on "stock" photos -- generic images used for creative and commercial purposes in lieu of hiring a photgrapher to take the needed shots. Shutter-snappers like Federico Marsicanoe sell their work to companies like Getty Images, which in turn sell them to businesses and individuals for use in advertising, website design, etc.
So, all that begs the question: Why this shot? Is there heavy Hair-Pulling Catfight demand? Did Getty call up Federico with an urgent order for some teenage catfighting, or did Federico anticipate the demand and stage his own fights on spec? In any case, we thank them for their contribution to the genre and honor them with a Photo of the Day!
"Two teenager friends fighting in park angry pulling long hair"
by Federico Marsicanoe
It's a great scenario; On a post-apocalyptic Earth, with civilization overrun by degenerate humans and violent mutants, one female-led society acheives peace by drugging their males into docile slaves. When women have a dispute, they settle it with their fists.
That's the plot of "Planet Earth," a TV movie by Gene Rodenberry, creator of "Star Trek." He had hopes to turn "Planet Earth" into a weekly series but -- somehow -- it was rejected. (What were they thinking?)
Here, Marg (Diana Muldaur), left, battles Harper-Smythe (Janet Margolin) for the rights to a "dink," or man-slave. The two lovely actresses put on a lively fight, especially for U.S. TV in the 1970s.
Though the show wasn't picked up, we can't help thinking how much more peaceful and just our own world would be if only we, too, embraced
Catfight Justice...
Catfight
Justice!
Catfight
Justice!
On a post- apocalyptic
Earth,
disputes are
settled
through...
On a post- apocalyptic
Earth,
disputes are
settled
through...
Watch It With The King!
Watch It With The King!
Of the Day!
Of the Day!
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Let's stop a moment and admire Lia Labowe, shall we? That's Lia on top, with the flexed muscle, confident smirk and magnificent flowing hair. She's seated on Sasha, during their "Smother Rules" match over at FightPulse.com. Apparently it's a one-sided "beatdown" by the talented and experienced Lia, as the photos on site attest.
That's not how the King would script it, though. Lia's gorgeous hair deserves to be mauled, to be yanked and pulled at will by a ruthless opponent who dominates Lia. Oh, but that's just a fantasy ... or is it? As it happens, FightPulse offers to shoot custom videos. Hmmmm... Ready for someone to wipe that smirk off your face, Lia?
This vintage shot comes with tantalizing information: "Evelyn Croft and Lola McLean demonstrate a move as others look on at the international wrestling matches for women in Sheffield, England. Circa 1930." (Credit: Imagno/Getty Images) A little research tells us that Evelyn was a well-known British wrestler before the city of London placed a ban on women's wrestling in the late 1940s. The ban stayed in place untiul 1979. Sexist bullshit! (Pardon the King's language.)
Yet, back when this shot was taken, the British style of women's wrestling was being exported across the Empire. Look at those fresh-faced young pupils! The young lady on the left (the name of whose nation is obscured) is taking careful note of the move -- which has the look of a ballroom-dance "dip" -- while Miss Australia seems to be wondering what she got herself into.
Sarah Robbins
Sarah Robbins
vs.
vs.
Tracey Kemp
Tracey Kemp
Women's Wrestling
Women's Wrestling
U.K. Style, Mate
U.K. Style, Mate
It's the moment of truth, when all the training and planning is put to the test,
woman to woman.
In this shot from the film "...All the Marbles," Iris (Vicki Frederick), right, is stepping into the ring against June (Ursaline Bryant), who just finished demolishing Iris's partner, Molly. That's reason enough for trepidation.
But there's more. This is a tag-team rematch, after Iris and Molly -- the California Dolls -- shockingly won the first meeting against the champion Toledo Tigers, June and her partner Diane.
Now the Tigers are out for revenge. And you know how Mike Tyson said, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth"? It's something like that here, too.
Of the Day!
Of the Day!
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Given enough time, even in an evenly matched fight, one woman's resolve will be broken and she will be dominated. Such is the case here, where Emily Addison has thoroughly beaten Cali Logan.
Cali's sad eyes tell the story -- she knows what's going to happen next, but she's helpless to stop it. The ropes are the only thing keeping her on her feet, and Emily is going to take advantage of that to punch Cali's lights out.
Emily grabs a handful of hair, turning Cali's head into a speed-bag, of sorts. But holding Cali up also opens her soft, white underbelly to attack.
And, knowing Emily and ProStyleFantasies.com, Cali can also expect a few low blows, too. Another reason for those sad eyes...
We sometimes take for granted the great athletic ability needed to be a top women's wrestler, but not after seeing shots like this. Here, Io Shirai performs a Moonsault on Mayu Iwatani in Tokyo, July 26, 2015. (Credit: Thomas Peter/Reuters). It's a crazy move, requiring a back flip from the top turnbuckle -- look how high off the mat Io is! And though we know (sorry, kayfabe) that Mayu is essentially going to catch Io to help absorbe the impact, would YOU do a moonsault under ANY circumstances? Neither would the King. So, we say, three cheers for the brave and magnificent women of wrestling! May they never stop Moonsaulting!
Of the Day!
Of the Day!
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This is Anastasia Sidorova, it's her real hair, and there's more where that came from -- they couldn't get all 106 centimeters (42 inches) of it into this shot! Anastasia is a Russian woman who "successfully fought alopecia," a condition that causes thinning hair and baldness, and now works to help others with the problem (and sell products). The King is not one given to hyperbole, but Anastasia may have the most magnificent mane we've ever seen. And, with this high-definition photo, it seems like we can almost reach out and touch it...
Anastasia's
Hair
Anastasia's
Hair
In Action!
In Action!
Only With The King!
Only With The King!
See
See
The facial epressions here are priceless. But what attracted us to the photo was the hair -- just so much lovely hair in the shot! That, of course, is always the draw for the King, to see gorgeous manes set free in the ring, flying through the air, splayed out on the mat, hanging down over faces, and ultimately grabbed and yanked in a veritable hair tug o' war.
If you feel the same way, you'll be happy to know that this is Kat and Anna's rematch over at RealRage.com, so there's plenty more blond and brunette hair a'flying over there!
There's no secret to this move. Just do like Kat -- sit down on Anna's back, grab two handfuls of hair, and pull! Kat could be setting Anna up for a Camel Clutch, or maybe she's just going to shake that head around a bit, enjoying the screams produced by a good
This shot from 1937 shows some things haven't changed -- women's wrestling matches will inevitably devolve into Hair Pulling catfights, as Lucy Murphy demonstrates with Clara Mortenson's blond locks.
But some things have changed -- look at that ring! The ropes are made out of actual rope, the post is solid steel, there is NO padding on the turnbuckles, and the mat is canvas-covered plywood.
Now that's real wrestling, folks!
Clara Mortenson is one of the sport's pioneers, claiming the vacant ladies title in 1932 and holding it for five years as she barnstormed the U.S. She was finally beaten by the great Mildred Burke, who took the title and has almost eclipsed Clara from memory.
But we remember Clara! Not so much her opponent Lucy Murphy, however, about whom we can find no information.
We can report that Clara eventually won this match in Atlanta, Georgia, forcing Lucy to submit with "an unbreakable scissors grip." Ah, the potency of a woman's Legscissors -- again, some things never change!
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The
Day!
Of
The
Day!
Girl Wrestling
Girl Wrestling
Clara Mortenson
Clara Mortenson
vs.
vs.
Rita Baker
Rita Baker
Championship of 1937!
Championship of 1937!
Davienne looks to be having way too much fun punishing Jasmine in this wicked cool photo from New England Female Wrestling. (Great to see another regional promotion thriving, and we've added NEFM to our Catfighting Links page.)
According to the match description, Davienne dominates her inexperienced opponent, focusing her attack on Jasmine's crotch with low blows, Atomic Drops, and this ingenious Legspread. Poor Jasmine, she'll be moving very gingerly for the next week or so. And every time Davienne sees her, she'll break out laughing once more...
Of the Day!
Of the Day!
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Catfighting crosses class lines, of course, as this great still shot from the TV series "Gossip Girl" shows us with a hair-pulling brawl between two privileged young socialites.
Blonde Serena (Blake Lively) and brunette Blair (Leighton Meester) are "frenemies," rivals in love and social standing, and how could this relationship NOT result in a catfight?
Both women are lovely, with terrific heads of hair, and the fight is a lively one. It's presented in a gauzy, stylistic way -- meant to titillate, not satiate -- with no definitive conclusion. But it's still a joy to watch, and heartening to see that rich girls really are just like other girls!
Serena vs. Blair
Serena vs. Blair
`Gossip Girl'
`Gossip Girl'
CatfighT!
CatfighT!
Watch It With The King!
Watch It With The King!
AJ Lee was a polarizing figure, loved or hated, as she helped propel women's wrestling to new heights of popularity in the 2010s. But everyone agreed on one thing: We all loved to see her get knocked out! And she got KO'd a lot.
Of the Day!
Of the Day!
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And what do you do with an unconscious girl? Drag her around by the hair, of course! Here, Nikki Bella does the dragging, positioning AJ for a top-rope Splash and pin.
The spectacle of the arena heightens the moment, the screams for blood turning Nikki's victory into a form of ritual humiliation. Using AJ's hair is Nikki's way of flaunting her dominance, caveman-style, as if to say, "I can do whatever I want with her. She's mine."
(Could that be we love so much to see AJ KO'd? ...)
They actually held a contest, folks. A hair-pulling contest. It's one of the high-points in the long and storied history of Hair Pulling, and it's all thanks to one man, Walter Thornton. He ran a modeling agency and thought it would be great publicity to have his Hollywood hopefuls engage in mane-mauling contest at a New Jersey amusement park. (We've got the whole story and many more photos here.) Somehow, the idea didn't catch on -- imagine Miss America staging the hair-pulling contest right after the swimsuit competition. Ah, well. Not all geniuses are recognized in their time -- think of Socrates, Copernicus, Stravinsky. Add Thornton to this list.
Time for a pure hair study, and this is just a terrifically creative shot. It's a detail from a photo by Maia Flore (full image here), a French art photographer. "Her approach fits into a research of coincidences between reality and her imagination," we are told, and she's got a wild imagination. And she loves working with long hair!
This model (we don't know her name) and her magnificent mane offer a great introduction to our Long & Lovely section, dedicated to beautiful hair that ought to be handled. Oh, to gather all that up...
Ah, the Headscissors! Is there any move more dreaded for a woman to fall into? (Well, maybe one.) The female body lacks the muscular upper body of the male, but instead is blessed with powerful hips and thighs. Built for childbirth, these massive muscles can also serve as a vice-like trap for those unfortuntate enough to get caught inside them. Take Sabrina, for example!
The poor signorina finds herself Bianca's captive in this still from IFW, an Italian wrestling site that features fem-on-fem and mixed matches. Sabrina is lucky to have an arm between Bianca's legs, but her head is going nowhere -- Bianca is making sure of that with a handful of Sabrina's hair. Thick and shiny, it must be a joy to touch! And it's just a great place to have a head, as we're sure you'll agree.
We bend the rules slightly with this marvelous "lobby card" for the 1956 film, "The Oklahoma Woman." How about using a catfight to sell a movie? Brilliant, more films should follow its example. And "Queen of the Outlaws -- A Whip-Wielding She Devil" -- just our kind of heroine! Not surprisingly, the film was directed by B-movie icon Roger Corman, who liked his catfights; his "Gunslinger" also features a lady brawl.
Here, the combatants are Peggie Castle, in the gown, as evil saloon owner Marie "Oklahoma" Saunders; and Cathy Downs as gun-slinging Susan Grant, "pretty daughter" of Marie's political opponent. Fists will fly, hair will be pulled! The film itself is not well-regarded, but "Variety found the fight between the two female leads novel." We generally regard the plot as incidental to the catfights, so kudos to director Corman for keeping his priorities straight!
The bad news: We haven't located a video of the fight, but we won't stop until we do!
Is there a more satisfied smile than that of a victorious wrestler with her beaten opponent slung over her shoulder?
Go ahead, Becca, enjoy your moment! Ritual humiliation is the price LeAnne must pay for having entered the squared circle and been defeated.
The King has always advocated for the Carry Out; it's the ultimate display of dominance. If you like it, too, check out FemWrestlingRooms.com, where this fine shot originated. (Featured on our Catfighting Links page.)
We couldn't find the specific match, though we think we have identified the women (LeAnne mostly from the color of the small bit of leotard that's in view, unfortunately).
In any case, hail to the victor -- and woe unto the loser!
"Back When Female Heels Were Tough" -- the King couldn't pass up a headline like that, and this is the result!
That's Jean Lane doing the face-biting in a desperate attempt to escape Bernice LaRue's bearhug. Such intensity -- compare this with the glamour shot we ran as yesterday's Photo of the Day.
We can't place the match but know something of the women.
We can't place the match but know something of the women.
Jean Lane, we're told, was a "winsome blonde" around Chicago in the 1970s, "but don’t let her good looks fool you. She always ... retaliated against brutality with her own version of it." Biting included.
Bernice LaRue wrestled as "Fifi LaRue from Paris" at times, including in Kansas City, Kansas, on Dec. 27, 1964, weighing in at 244 pounds (111 kg). No wonder she hefts the winsome blonde so easily!
This shot reminds us once again of the similarity between images of wrestling and images of love-making.
In a different context, we could imagine Jean jumping into her lover's arms and planting a big kiss on her.
Yet, here, Bernice's bearhug is no lover's clinch, and Jean has aimed a little higher than her mouth. Still, so sweet!
How about a litle glamour?
Here's a classically posed shot evocative of the soft-core porn, Bettie Page-style of the 1950s -- intentionally so, no doubt, by fashion photographer Tony Kelly. He likes to bring erotic twists to his luxury-product advertising photos; catfighting is just one of the themes he explores. This was for Triton, "the main line of the fashion designer Tufi Duek."
Note the dream-like feel, the languid look on the redhead's face, the blonde's loose grip on her hair. This obviously isn't a still from an actual catfight; it's pure fantasy, making it acceptable to the well-heeled readers of Vogue and Glamour. They'll need to use their imaginations to complete the fantasy...
The popularity of the Schoolgirl Pin never seems to wane, and why should it? There's hardly a starker show of supremacy than to sit on the chest of a beaten opponent and force her to submit -- while smiling into her trapped face. It's as effective in the ring as is on the playground.
Of the Day!
Of the Day!
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In this great shot from FightPulse.com, Zoe assumes the dominant position over Katniss from a feature intriguingly titled, "Schoolgirl Pin Challenge." Sounds like a great idea for a video! There should be far more schoolgirl-pin challenges in general, we think!
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Hair-Pulling Action!
Watch All the
Hair-Pulling Action!
Lacey Evans
Lacey Evans
vs.
vs.
Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch
The old saying is undoubtedly true -- "Everything Goes Better With a Hair-Pull."
Lacey Evans puts that wisdom into practice on champ Becky Lynch with an ingenious take on the Bow & Arrow, a submission hold that can be applied in a number of ways.
In a traditional Seated B&A, Lacey would be sitting on the mat, with her two feet planted in Becky's back, while she pulled back on an arm and a leg for the "bow" effect.
Here, Lacey uses the ring post as the fulcrum -- not an uncommon move -- but her real innovation is using Becky's hair instead of an arm to complete the "bow."
Ingenious!
Anytime hair-pulling can be added to a move --
* Camel Hair Clutch -- the world is a better place for it.
Well done, ladies!
Of the Day!
Of the Day!
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PHOTO
We hadn't had a non-action Photo of the Day yet, but this one literally forced its way onto the page.
It's Brooke Tessmacher, the great champion with TNA and other promotions.
Brooke's a perfect example of how modern women's wrestling has become a viable career path for models and actresses, not just strongwomen and gym rats. The WWF revolution of the 1980s opened the door to today's Divas and Knockouts -- like Miss Tessmacher.
The former beauty-pageant winner started out modeling, entered a WWE Diva search, and soon had a wrestling career -- thank goodness!
Among Brooke's many attributes, we, of course, highlight her amazing hair. We've never seen it so long! Oh, to see that pulled... Let's re-watch some of her matches, shall we?
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Body-Crushing Action!
Watch All the
Body-Crushing Action!
Brooke Tessmacher
Brooke Tessmacher
Awesome Kong
Awesome Kong
vs.
vs.
Diana Rigg's portrayal of Emma Peel on "The Avengers" -- the 1960s British TV show, not the comic series -- was scandalous. At least to U.S. audiences it was, with the leather-clad Mrs. Peel playing the original liberated woman, both smarter and tougher than the men around her. She also fought, with men and women, in a kind of realistically-staged violence that was rare in American TV. And for a woman to be physicaly assaulted was a no-no. Mrs. Peel broke that taboo, getting punched, monkey-flipped even headscissored -- it was jarring and exciting stuff.
According to stunt coordinator Ray Austin, seen throwing Mrs. Peel around by her hair, the show "was too violent" for U.S. audiences. Think so? And while Diana Rigg is a great actress, her scream of pain looks all too real here...
Bottoms up! Variously called the Jack Knife, Matchbook or Folding Pin, it's a spectacular and popular way to put away an opponent.
And why not? The victor gets to display her dominance by exposing the beaten woman's bottom for all to see, while the helpless victim can only lay there, humiliated.
What caught our eye here is the victor's expression -- it's like she's giving her victim's tush a hug, or is perhaps playing those buttocks like bongos. Yeah, man, dig that groovy beat!
We thank XHamster for the photo, and wish we had more shots of these two long-haired lovelies catfighting!
Ah, the timeless female fighting tactic from one of the legendary matches in wrestling history! Elvira Snodgrass does the Hair Pulling on champion Mildred Burke in a match on Feb. 1, 1944, in Louisville, Kentucky. Thanks to the amazing legacyofwrestling.com, we know Mildred held on to her title -- as she would for almost 20 years -- despite the pounding she would have taken from Elvira, a nasty heel and "The Toughest 'Girl' Wrestler of Them All." The way Elvira has applied the bodyscissors suggests there's some Keister Bouncing in Mildred's future. But Elvira isn't done yanking her hair yet...
The Crotch Claw -- ouch! Too risque for most mainstream pro wrestling promotions, the Claw is popular tactic in adult-oriented wrestling and catfighting. While surely painful -- the King must take the word of his Queens on this one -- it's chief goal is humiliation. Here, the blonde has her leopard-clad opponent in serious trouble, yanking back on her hair with one hand while slapping the claw onto the exposed crotch with the other. Now she needs to cross her legs to scissor the brunette's right arm in place. Then Sheena of the Jungle would be in for a long torture session, even if she manages to do some breast mauling...
The Over-the-Shoulder Backbreaker is a rare and spectacular move in the ladies game, because it takes a truly strong woman to pull it off. One who could was the great Wendi Richter, a powerhouse of beauty and braun whose announced weight for this tag-team match was was 170 pounds (77 kg). Her usual pre-fight flexing is impressive.
Her victim is Velvet McIntyre, who suffered this fate on a near-nightly basis when they were feuding in the early 1980s. Everyone has a part of their job they don't like...
BACK
BREAKER!
BACK
BREAKER!
Wendi Breaks Velvet!
Wendi Breaks Velvet!
Watch It With the King
Watch It With the King
Here's an innovative Facesitting maneuver! By pinning the victim's hands down with her own feet, the brunette on top is free to grind away on the blonde's face. This move could be used as a prelude to a pin, or to seek a submission, or just to deliver some spiteful humiliation after a bitter fight. From the smile on our girl's face, we think the latter is the case, and Blondie can expect to be in this unfortunate position for a good while longer.
This great action shot, posted here, is dated August 10, 1954, and credited to photographer Windy Drum of Waco, Texas. It comes with a tantalizing bit of information from "ric&linda": "this is aunt ginger (virginia toole, robinson) getting slammed in the ring and uncle johnny toole and grandma velma robinson in the crowd." A wrestling aunt! How cool is that? I can find nothing else on Aunt Ginger the wrestler, though she may have used a pseudonym. A listing of matches in Waco in the 1950s includes such unknown ladies as Rita Cortez, Lady Angel, Babs Wingo, Lulu Mae Provo, Ethel Johnson, as well as, in 1957, a match between two of the biggest names in the sport, "Women’s Champion" Fabulous Moolah vs. Judy Grable.
This little girl looks a little unsure about what she's watching. Wonder if that's her Aunt Ginger, too, or maybe her mom... Family entertainment!
Of the Day!
Of the Day!
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Alison Brie probably never dreamed an acting career would lead to her being dragged around by the hair, but fortunately for us it did! Britney Young does the yanking in a shot from "GLOW," the current Netflix show about the groundbreaking 1980s program, "Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling." More GLOW -- old and new -- to come soon!
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Of the Day!
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The
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The
Beatdown
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AJ Lee
of
AJ Lee
And Don't Miss:
And Don't Miss:
