“Cattive Ragazze (Bad Girls)” by Rita Leistner in Max Magazine
Rita Leistner’s story on American women wrestlers is featured in the January issue of Max magazine. The Philadelphia-based wrestling organization GLOOW (The Glorious Ladies of Wrestling) collaborates with other organizations including WEW (Women’s Extreme Wrestling) to popularize women’s show wrestling in America. Everything is taped live for pay-per-view video, which is sold and broadcast world-wide. There is little money at this level of wrestling, where the women are attracted by the thrill of an audience and by the community of wrestlers. For most, the opportunity to be involved at any level of pro-wrestling is an American dream come true.