History Trivia / GLOW

* TheCameo: GLOW wrestlers made appearances on several popular television shows of the day, including ''Series/TheJerrySpringerShow'' and ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' (in which Big Bad Mama slammed Al's face into the turnbuckle ''100 times'').

* CreativeDifferences: David [=McClane=]'s skits were filmed in his "office" -- a phone booth on the strip. [[KickedUpstairs Very apropos.]] The documentary also skipped the most important event in GLOW: a seditious [=McLane=] forming POWW and taking most of their roster with him. To this day [[OldShame he won't really talk about]] ''[[OldShame GLOW]]''.

* ExecutiveMeddling: David [=McClane=]'s initial vision for ''GLOW'' was more of a 'serious' wrestling show. Matt Cimber the director wanted more comedy skits and campiness. ''POWW'' was closer to [=McClane=]'s original vision, as was WOW when it was revived in 2012.

* UnderminedByReality: The documentary revealed a lot of behind the scenes stuff that tarnishes the show's happy-go-lucky camp factor. For example, the girls had to wrestle in a boxing ring (note the waist-high ropes), which is much harder than a wrestling ring. There were fines for staying out late, and the director loved to yell.

* TeamMom: Mt. Fiji became this in Real Life to all the wrestlers, both heel and face alike. Years later, when the old vanguard learned that Mt. Fiji was in a nursing home, wheelchair-bound and suffering from both complications of diabetes and ruined knees from her wrestling career, everyone rallied to support her, with several of the former GLOW girls who had gone on to lucrative straight careers pitching in to pay for her care. When she died in 2018, condolences flooded in from her former wrestling family.
** A similar example with Big Bad Mama (Lynn Braxton), who was essentially Mt. Fiji's heel counterpart. Significantly older than many of the girls, she looked after them, supported them, and frequently covered for their escapades so that they wouldn't get kicked out of the franchise. When she died unexpectedly in 2013, the outpouring of grief from her former "girls" was as heartfelt if they had truly lost their Mama.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The EightiesHair, the {{Camp}} and the political jokes easily mark ''GLOW'' as an 80s production.

* TeamMom: Mt. Fiji became this in Real Life to all the wrestlers, both heel and face alike. Years later, when the old vanguard learned that Mt. Fiji was in a nursing home, wheelchair-bound and suffering from both complications of diabetes and ruined knees from her wrestling career, everyone rallied to support her, with several of the former GLOW girls who had gone on to lucrative straight careers pitching in to pay for her care.
** A much sadder example with Big Bad Mama (Lynn Braxton), who was essentially Mt. Fiji's heel counterpart. Significantly older than many of the girls, she looked after them, supported them, and frequently covered for their escapades so that they wouldn't get kicked out of the franchise. When she died in 2013, the outpouring of grief from her former "girls" was as heartfelt if they had truly lost their Mama.

** A much sadder example with Big Bad Mama (Lynn Braxton), who was essentially Mt. Fiji's face counterpart. Significantly older than many of the girls, she looked after them, supported them, and frequently covered for their escapades so that they wouldn't get kicked out of the franchise. When she died in 2013, the outpouring of grief from her former "girls" was as heartfelt if they had truly lost their Mama.

* UnderminedByReality: The documentary revealed a lot of behind the scenes stuff that tarnishes the show's happy-go-lucky camp factor. For example, the girls had to wrestle in a boxing ring (note the waist-high ropes), which is much harder than a wrestling ring. There were fines for staying out late, and the director loved to yell.

* CreativeDifferences: David [=McClane=]'s skits were filmed in his "office" -- a phone booth on the strip. [[KickedUpstairs Very apropos.]] The documentary also skipped the most important event in GLOW: a seditious [=McLane=] forming POWW and taking most of their roster with him. To this day he won't really talk about ''GLOW''.

* ExecutiveMeddling: David [=McClane=]'s initial vision for ''GLOW'' was more of a 'serious' wrestling show. Matt Cimber the director wanted more comedy skits and campiness. ''POWW'' was closer to [=McClane=]'s original vision.

* FakeBrit: The showrunner wanted foreign heels from every continent, so Godiva -- ''gasp!'' -- wasn't actually British.
* FakeRussian: Col. Ninotchka wasn't actually Russian, either.

* IAmNotSpock: As was the standard practice at the time, faces and heels were kept separate and required to stay in-character most of the time. So it doesn’t matter that Colonel Ninotchka is Lori Palmer or that Tina Ferrari is Lisa Moretti, because to each other they’re ''Colonel Ninotchka'' and ''Tina Ferrari.''

* PlayingAgainstType: A retroactive example. {{Wrestling/Ivory}} was primarily known as a bitchy heel (though turned Face towards the end of her career). Tina Ferrari on the other hand was a {{Face}}.

* ThrowItIn: Godiva sarcastically suggested a horse to ride during her entrance. Management got her one.

* TheOtherDarrin: Different girls played Dementia, Liberty and Corporal Kelly

* ThrowItIn: Godiva sarcastically suggested a for a horse to ride during her entrance. Management got her one.

* TheOtherDarrin: Different girls played Dementia, Liberty and Corporal Kelly