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GLOW returns to Netflix for Season 2 on June 29, and now that the ladies have put their pilot on the air, the show promises to include even more exaggerated wrestling matches. Fans of the original Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling or even only those who are curious about the program, will be happy to know that the Netflix comedy is accurate enough. The show is a spot match on videos of the original GLOW proving that the Netflix series captured the spirit of the 1980s phenomenon.
Viewers who seek to find out more on the real life women's wrestling show might want to watch a documentary on Netflix called GLOW: The Story of the Beautiful Ladies of the Struggle . The documentary gives fans of the fictional series a taste of the original show, with clips and numerous interviews with the original wrestlers. This is also a good measure of what the Netflix show is doing exactly about the original series, which ran from 1986 to 1989, and what was dramatized.
Of course, GLOW of Netflix is a fictional comedy at the end of the day, and the characters are not exact matches for real wrestlers of the time. But from the clips of the 80's series on YouTube, it's clear that GLOW of Netflix has captured a lot of sensibilities from the original. The original 1985 pilot is below; the only things that are missing are the retro ads, unfortunately.
About a quarter of the episode, Spanish Red confronts Americanah in a match reminiscent of Liberty Belle's feuds with Zoya and Welfare Queen. "I respect red, white and blue," Red says, "but I can not stand all that apple pie stuff, because I did not have apple pie when I grew up. Americanah tells him to speak English. It's a social comedy wrapped in a low-front entertainment, just like the wrestling show that women have put on the Netflix series. Even the announcer ("No fight, just verbal insults") recalls Chris Lowell's Bash and his dry and enthusiastic way of calling games.
What did the original ladies GLOW do to each other? A lot of rap, music videos and comedy skits. In the documentary, one of the women describes the show as being closer to the vaudeville theater than anything else.
Discover the real rap characters below – Palestina is reminiscent of Sunita Mani's character, Beiruit, on the Netflix series, and the original Housewives have an atmosphere similar to fiction GLOW [EdnaetEthelRosenblattde also known as Beatdown Biddies.
Want more wrestling? Here is the rising Palestina against the defending champion GLOW Tina Ferrari.
Here's a chaotic group match, where 21 women face each other for $ 10,000. Just like on the Netflix series, the strings on the ring are pink
Here is a team with the Soviet Ninotchka heel.
And you got to see Soul Patrol on this team against Americanah, again, and Debbie Debutante.
An interesting aspect of these clips is that each of these wrestling characters raps his intro. It is also worth noting that in the clip above, the commentator is a woman. Without wanting to offend Bash, it would be nice to see also on the Netflix series.
It's easy to drop on the GLOW rabbit hole on YouTube, and it's worth it. There is even a video that is just GLOW Season 1 raps, if you're only interested in this aspect, or a sketch with the women in the locker room on a character named "Jailbait" who tries to seduce an arbitrator. Watching GLOW on Netflix is only part of the actual history of GLOW – fortunately, videos like these help preserve the show for fans, young and old.
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