News Archives - 2004 - 2005
Internet Fueled Fued: The Human Tornado defeated Hop Sing Lee The "Come Back" of Funky Billy Kim: "XXX" Lawrence Tyler defeated Funky Billy Kim Open Womens Challenge: Michelle Morgan defeated Hurricane Havana Adrenaline Unleashed Contenders Match #1: "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels defeated Aaron Aguilera Unleashed Competition: Johnny Goodtime defeats Passion Hasegawa Tag Action: The Ballards defeat The Native Warriors Adrenaline Unleashed Contenders Match #2: "Dynamite" Davey Richards defeats "Old School" Oliver John It has been a long time since we have had any new pictures, so it was nice to see some new attachments in the old email Sunday evening. Erica attended Oktoberfest on Saturday, and appeared to have a great time. Official Jungle photographer/report Tim Bohannon of Fantasy films was also there and took a few snapshots of the head huntress. Click here to see the new gallery. September 29, 2005 - Get Ready for "Adrenaline Unleashed"!! - Erica edges ever closer to her return to the ring tomorrow night in City of Industry, CA. She will be making an appearance at Adrenaline Unleashed, a brand new Southern California federation comprised of some of the greatest talent in the sport. Several discounts on tickets are available, and you can learn more about that by clicking here. It will truly be a night of surprises as the card has yet to be released. But fans are destined to be entertained with the likes of Chris Daniels, Aaron Aguilera, The Ballard Brothers and The Native Warriors rumored to rumble. A little Head Huntress pugilism is not even out of the question with Jungle Grrrl prowling the paremeter of the six-sided ring... energized after 10 months of hibernation. Yes, it's short notice, but not too late to check out Adrenaline Unleashed tomorrow night!
I want to apologize for not having media of Erica's appearance on Pax TV's Extreme Fakeovers from way back in April. My poor video capture card just couldn't create decent video captures or video, or at least to my own specs. She looked fantastic as "Jungle Woman", with a perfectly stylish leopard print outfit and her hair done similarly to how it was done in "Spiderman". She trained a guy attempting to fool his brother into believing he was a female wrestler in a fictitious program called "Wild Women of Wrestling". Then, as "Jungle Woman", she got into the ring with the brothers and helped with the prank, cutting an excellent promo that was especially menacing. Of course, I still have the video and will post media of it as soon as I fix the technical issues. April 10, 2005 - Erica to appear on Pax TV's "Extreme Fakeovers" April 18th - Yes, it's been an eternity since our last update. Erica has been busy negotiating with publishers about her book and assessing which direction to go with wrestling. Until then, her fans will be happy to know that they will be able to see her on the new, nationally televised reality show, "Extreme Fakeovers". According to the official Pax TV website, the program will debut on April 18th at 8:00pm EST. While she has been hired to appear in several subsequent episodes of the program that do not involve wrestling, the Premier will feature a man transformed into a female professional wrestler as a practical joke on his brother. Erica will be the guy's opponent in the ring. Make sure to catch Erica's triumphant return to television at 8:00pm on April 18th on Pax TV's "Extreme Fakeovers", and make sure to visit The Jungle for updates about her other appearances on the program. In other news, the 2004 rematch with Valentina, where Erica re-captured the UPW Women's Title after a very brief respite, is now on sale at rfvideo.com. Not only do you get a great match, one of Erica's last from her unparalelled career as the greatest female the federation ever produced, but you also get all the heat from her confrontation with the one and only Chyna (aka. Joanne Laurer from "The Surreal Life"). The cost is only $15, so click here to get your copy now. Finally, we have some catching up to do on our Pictures of the Week. Enjoy three new snapshots from Erica's personal collection. Jan. 30, 2005 - "Baldo Train" to wrestle Tuesday in Arizona - Erica's college buddy Albert (previously known as "A-Train" of the WWE) is booked to appear in IZW Action this Tuesday, February 1st, at The Sets in Tempe, AZ. I remember well the time on the old WOW board when a hot shot poster raided her forum promising to pimp the Head Huntress in his "low rider caddy". I should have known something was up when Jungle Grrrl didn't light the poor guy up with a smack talk masterpiece, as she had been known to do in the past. Instead, all she indicated in her response was that he was a friend, and a fellow wrestler who she could not identify. It took me a year or so to figure out. Erica never told me who it was, but it had to be A-Train. We had no idea that we were in the company of the WWE Intercontinental Champion at the time, but it's a small thing that I will remember fondly from those days. Those were such fun days. WOW was the most fun I have ever had watching wrestling, and don't let the revisionist historians deceive you. It was wildly popular among a rabid fan base who loved (or hated) the athletes with a passion, and that board was the most happening hangout on the internet for a short, glorious time. Having figured out the "Albert" mystery, I wonder how many other superstars and luminaries from the industry visited those environs back in the day. More than a couple must have thought we were certifiably insane. Maybe we were, but Albert fit right in :). Albert will be taking on Sheik Samir Hussein on Tuesday, and there is an angle that you non-Hunters may have forgotten. Hussein is the same dipshit who cost Erica a certain pin last October 10th when he tossed sand into her eyes and disoriented her. The Champ took a three count from Kharma that night, but it was quickly overturned when the challenger was disqualified. Though it may not be his primary motivation, you can be sure that Albert, a behemoth of a man already with a chip on his shoulder, climbs into the ring against the man who ruined Erica's match. University of Pittsburgh alumni share a certain elan, and revenge will be sweet when the pimp daddy punishes the Sheik! If you are anywhere near The Sets on Tuesday night, you may want to check this out. As for Erica, she has been using the longest hiatus since returning to wrestling to finish her book and send it off to potential publishers. So wish her luck on that! All is well in The Jungle, and you can be certain that her next victim will bear the brunt of a an athlete who is as healthy, hungry and eager to rack up hardware as she has ever been throughout her illustrious career. As always, The Jungle will be the most up to date source for all of Erica Porter's bookings. January 26th was a very sad day when it was learned that 36 US servicemen were killed in Iraq, the most we have lost in a single day of our country's action in the region. Thirty one of the soldiers died in a helicopter crash caused by sand storm in the desert of the Anbar, part of the 1st Marine Division from Camp Pendleton, where Erica wrestled and met many incredible people in December of 2003. She has spoken many times about the impact the men and women of the armed forces have had on her life. Our support and appreciation for their work in defense of our freedoms is absolutely unconditional and infinite in it's scope. This week's Picture of the Week was taken by Erica at the conclusion of the last Redskins game at RFK stadium. Appropriate for Super Bowl week, and considering that this will be the temporary home of baseball's Washington Nationals. Dec. 15, 2004 - "Erica's Thoughts", New Bookings and Picture of The Week
After a brief hiatus, Erica will be getting busy in the first month of 2005 with events in Houston, Texas and Santa Ana, CA. A little known fact is that Erica's first match after WOW came with XXW back in 2001, against a male opponent. The results of that match remain a mystery, but what is absolutely certain is that the Texas crowd will be treated to an athlete at the height of her powers this time around. Still quite perturbed after dropping her IZW title to Morgan in October, Jungle Grrrl will be ready to take out her frustration on anybody Al Rage tosses into the cage. Looking at the women's roster, the promoter may be ill-advised to serve up a piece of fluff like Tronda, whose primary focus has been as a valet and "Glam Girl" to this point (whatever that is). Maybe it will be another intergender match. If so, here is hoping that whoever that is has the mental toughness to live with a beatdown from a woman. In addition, UPW will be running it's next big event at the Galaxy Theatre on January 26th. In his latest Ultimate Update, Rick Bassman reveals that the fans will not be cheated from seeing Erica in action as they did in Redondo Beach two weeks ago. The bookings region of the Jungle will keep you up to date with these and any other events where you can catch the Head Huntress in coming days. This week's Picture of the Week is very special to Erica, showing her brother's three beautiful children, who she cannot wait to see very soon. Merry Christmas to Savannah, Carliegh and Mark, and to Hunters everywhere!
In case you missed it, SoCal's own Melina Perez debuted on Monday night Raw last week, when Randy Orton introduced her as the brand's newest "diva". Melina has worked very hard and come a long way for this opportunity, but we just hope the ridiculous lingerie act they had her do in the show is not indicative of every appearance she makes in the future. She looked fantastic, but that is not what she trained for!! In any event, congratulations to Melina and may you enjoy as much success, wealth and happiness as you always dreamed this break would bring you! In other WWE news, Erica's UPW colleague Aaron "Hard Core Kid" Aguillera debuted on Smackdown recently as "Jesus". Aaron appeared with her in the TLC documentary program "Faking It" earlier this year, and he is yet another of Tom Howard's disciples to make the leap to the bigs. Congratulations to Aaron! Unfortunately, Erica's college buddy Albert was released from his WWE contract recently. More than any other individual, A-Train may have been most responsible for encouraging Erica to explore wrestling as a career, and he is a prime candidate to help federations other than the WWE grow and flourish in the future. Erica's fans owe Albert a great deal of gratitude for his constant support of our wrestling queen all these years, and we know that he will keep kicking ass and taking names in wrestling rings worldwide for a long time to come. Last week's POTW showed Erica reaching skyward while mountain climbing, and this week's Picture of The Week shows her on yet another adventure... Wakeboarding in the Pacific Ocean.
Dayne Adams of "Thundergirls" has made the IZW Title match between Erica and Morgan available for download at Thundergirls.com. I personally have seen the Windows Media version of the match, and I must say that the production skills and quality of the video are excellent. If you are familiar with most of Erica's work, you will also be especially entertained by the interaction she has wtih the crowd in this match, which happens to be f-in hilarious. Thundergirls has made download versions of every match from the Nov. 2nd Heatwave show available, as well as VHS and DVD versions of the entire show. We are also pleased to present a new gallery of high quality video captures from the vid to stoke your interest. This week's Picture of the Week shows Erica sitting down to a big spread, similar to what you may be enjoying on Thursday afternoon. Happy Thanksgiving to all Hunters!! Nov. 6, 2004 - 2 New Photosets from "Destruction in the Desert" and IZW/Thundergirls "Heatwave", Erica's Thoughts - Well the truth comes out in this week's journal entry about Erica's last two matches. We were a little concerned about the IZW reports we had been getting earlier in the week and made a conscientious decision to withhold news of Erica's loss to Morgan at IZW's "Heatwave" until we sorted out the details As Erica explains in her latest comments, poor officiating was a major factor in the outcome of the match. It is all water under the bridge now, but certainly worth mentioning. Of course, no bizarre twist of fate or display of professional ineptitude by the zebra prevented her complete anhialation of Looney Lane at the UPW show, and Erica writes an accurate and descriptive recap of her "Destruction in the Desert" action as well. Click here to read Erica's accounts of her last two bouts. The following are two photosets from these events. Enjoy!
This week's Picture of the Week shows Erica with Jalon the stuntman from Spiderman. Nov. 1, 2004 - Quick Results from "Destruction in the Desert" - At Saturday night's "Destruction in the Desert" show at Buffalo Bill's in Primm, NV, Erica defeated Looney Lane to retain her UPW Women's Title. A large crowd of 2500 were on hand to witness the event, which also featured appearances by Rikishi, Diamond Dallas Page and Sean O'Haire. A full recap of the action has yet to appear, but reports indicate that the Women's Champ was accompanied to the ring by Schwag Army Soldiers Babi Slymm and Vanderpyle. Erica may provide some comments on the bout when she returns from tomorrow night's Thundergirls show in Tempe, if she feels the competition was worth mentioning. Speaking of which, there has been one curious cancellation for Thundergirls. Cheerleader Melissa bowed out of the show for unknown reasons. One cannot help but speculate that she contracted a case of nerves when she found out that Erica would be in the house, considering the beat down The Head Huntress laid on Melissa last time they clashed. Of course, I am just speculating, and we'll just assume that the poor girl just needed some extra rest after being hurled off a balcony at last month's APW show. Tomorrow still promises to be great, with Erica and Morgan to grapple over the IZW title in the main event. Thundergirl promoter Dayne Adams suggested we may be privelaged to a few exclusive photos from Heatwave, and we will post them as soon as they are received. As for Melissa, here's hoping she feels more like wrestling soon :). Finally, this Week's Picture of the Week shows Erica around the time of one of her first birthdays. Thanks to all of you who sent birthday greetings over the weekend. Oct. 10, 2004- New UPW Booking, "Thundergirls Update", Detailed Report from "The Sets", Picture of The Week - In seperate press releases last week, Erica learned who her next two opponents will be. On October 30th in Primm, NV, UPW presents "Destruction in the Desert". The UPW Women's Champion will be celebrating her birthday with Looney Lane in a match for the Title. This will be the first time The Champ and the psychotic school girl have ever squared off in singles competition at UPW, though Erica did toss Lane out of the ring in a Royal Rumble in January, 2003. Joanie Laurer will once again be at ringside, and if her last appearance was any indication the former WWE Diva may have an agenda for Erica before, during or after the match. It should be a great show with Diamond Dallas Page, Rikishi, Sean O'Haire and the Powerbomb Dancers all making the scene. UPW is attempting to organize a caravan for SoCal fans that would like to make the trip to Primm. The package would include round-trip bus transportation, UPW show ticket, Hotel accomodations and buffet tickets. If interested in purchasing this package, write webmaster@upw.com. Our friends at "Thundergirls" have announced the card for their next show in Tempe AZ, Heatwave. Despite tremendous pressure from the IZW fanbase, Navajo Warrior has decided to pit Erica against Morgan for the IZW Women's Title. Though Cheerleader Melissa will be in attendance and working a separate bout with Sara Del Rey that night, Navajo must have felt that a rematch from the best affair at the legendary CRUSH show would have been too HOT for this first presentation of Thundergirls. We still hope for that match to happen in the near future, but in the meantime Erica should have no problem defending her title against Morgan. Here is fighttoon's pub for the event: ThunderGirls
NEXT port of mayhem is Tempe Arizona, and Impact Zone Wrestling is
doing a stellar job of booking for "HEATWAVE," November 2 in
Tempe AZ at "The Sets." Scheduled ladies include: We finally got a detailed account of what happened at The Sets when Erica took on Kharma on Sept. 28. This from the IZW Website. It's not pretty: The woman's
crown was up for grabs next, with the welcome return of title-holder
Erica Porter to the IZW ring, facing Kharma - Adrenelyn acted as guest
referee. The challenger was in subdued mood, Sheik Samir Hussein
having apparently brainwashed her into adopting more
"appropriate" attire for a woman, at least in the Sheik's
opinion! Of course, none of this affected her once the bell rung, but
she soon found out why Porter has held the belt for so long. Ok, we're
all aware that Erica and former valet Big
Schwag were not always the
most popular duo in the house at UPW shows. But what Hussein did
to Erica was so vile and underhanded that he should be subjected to a
full investigation. I would submit that serious consideration
should be given to kicking this dingleberry out of the federation
altogether. People claimed that Schwag cheated and helped Erica
to secure a few matches in the past, but there is not one single
shred of physical evidence to confirm that (just the accounts of a few
drunk, jealous or just plain delusional fans). This loser
was caught red-handed, apparently. Erica has worked hard
to own both the IZW and UPW titles for so long, she's carried
herself with nothing less than the utmost integrity and she has worked
clean the entire time. To have Mr. Hussein taint one of her
masterpieces with such chicanery is an absolute outrage! Not
only did he cheat Erica, he cheated Kharma of a lesson she's had
coming for a long time and, worst of all, he cheated the
fans from seeing the match reach a classic Splashdown conclusion. And,
that is my editorial comments for the week. :) Finally, this week's Picture of the Week shows a very recent picture of Erica from an Oktoberfest celebration last weekend. She appeared to have a great time, and even ventured to do "The Chicken Dance", complete with a very stylish chicken hat. In fact, rumor has it that The Champ is so fond of the hat that fans may be privelaged to see her wearing it at a future event. I think she wears it well, don't you?
Sept 29, 2004 - IZW quick results, Thundergirls scheduled for "The Sets" in Tempe - In her first action since returning from Korea, Erica defeated Kharma (with Sheik Samir Hussein) by DQ last night at IZW's weekly show at The Sets. Erica may have a new journal entry shortly to describe exactly what happened in the ring, and more specifically why the match was not allowed to finish by pinfall. IZW also announced tonight that Erica will be involved in the November 2nd "Thundergirl" show in Tempe. This show is going to be dynamite, and if we are lucky it may feature a CRUSH rematch between Erica and Cheerleader Melissa (widely regarded as one of the best ladies matches of the last two years by those in attendance). Here is the pub from the IZW Website: Impact Zone Wrestling presents "Thundergirls" Tuesday November 2nd at The Sets. Already confirmed for this special all womens wrestling show are: IZW Womens Champion Erica Porter, Kharma, Morgan, Adrenelyn, "future legend" Cheerleader Melissa, Sara Del Ray & "New York Knockout" Nikki. Keep checking the site for new ladies to be added to this event. More about this exciting booking will be announced in coming days in Erica's Booking Region. This week's Picture of the Week shows more of Erica and her friends in New Orleans.
In related news, IZW owner/superstar Navajo Warrior reports that Thundergirls is scheduled to invade his Arizona federation soon, possibly as early as December of 2004. It is not hard to envision Michelle Morgan, Lexie Fyfe or reigning IZW Women's Champion Erica Porter joining the fray and making it one of the most spectacular events of the year (with all due respect to JTW's Glory Convention in New Jersey). Stay tuned to the Jungle for any announcements regarding IZW and Thundergirls! Erica has been working out since her return from the orient, and of course looking forward to the opening of the NFL season. Her Redskins punked the Tampa Bay Bucs defensively to the tune of less than 200 yards total offense this afternoon, winning the ballgame 16-10. It seems to be a new era for the skins, with the return of the legendary Joe Gibbs. As for wrestling, she plans to be working some matches in Mexico next month and The Jungle will keep you apprised of official bookings as they are made. This week's Picture of the Week shows Erica and her posse from last year's party trip to New Orleans.
This week also debuts Erica's Image Gallery from her July 31'st rematch with Valentina, where she decimated her opponent and regained her UPW Women's Title after a brief, 2-week respite. As virtually all the greats in any sport have shown, it is not whether you lose a title... but whether you have the temerity to reclaim it. And that is precisely what our warrior did! This week's Picture of the Week shows Erica with a fan at the after party show at UPW Entertainment Overload (2003). Literally everyone who has ever met Erica after a show, or anywhere else for that matter, reports that she is among the most down to earth, gregarious and unpretentious superstars in the business. JJ, the lucky dog in this photo, is just one of many.
Her mini-bio in the periodical... Started in the business accidentally... Was informed by a friend that an audition was being held for athletic women for a superhero-style show... It wasn't until she got there that she found out it was actually a wrestling show ("Having grown up very competitive and athletic-it seemed right up my alley.")... Debuted on December 16, 2000 as Jungle Grrrl... In February 2001, her life would change dramatically... Women of Wrestling (WOW) shut down after it's first pay-per-view, and Porter also learned that she needed shoulder surgery... While undergoing rehab, she received a call from WOW owner David McLane, who wanted to know if she would be interested in being part of a documentary produced by the Travel Channel entitled Secrets: Inside Pro Wrestling... It was at that time that she learned of an independent federation near her home called UPW ("I immediately enrolled, only to discover that I really didn't know much about the business. What a different world I was about to enter!")... Trained three days a week with all men... It took some time to earn their respect, but she finally did... Remains undefeated in UPW and defended the UPW Women's Title in February, 2004 against Ivory, pinning the WWE Diva in her toughest match to date... Managed by The Big Schwagg... Plans to be part of WOW again, as it is attempting a comeback. In addition, Erica is also included in the latest (and last) publication of Total Wrestling magazine, now on sale in the US and the UK. The magazine featured the top 25 women of the independent circuit, as compiled by wrestlingclothesline.com. Click here to see scans of the magazine, and click here to re-visit the interview Erica did with Brett Schwan of WCL in 2003. For those of you who missed the Jenn-X segment featuring the WOW girls on Fox 11 News in Los Angeles a couple months ago, our good friend Mike Sweetser at the wowe.com website provides streaming video of the 2-minute segment. Erica plays a prominent role in the piece, and at one point even upends superstar Jennifer Gould with a jarring suplex. She adds a word or two for those who believe wrestling is "fake" as well!!! Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to Hurricane Charley for steering clear of our friends Lexie, Mike, Brad, Lisa, Bradley, Brandon and everyone else it spared it his swathe, and God provide the courage and strength to those less fortunate to recover from the devastation it has brought to their lives. If you are a victim of the hurricane, or would like to help the victims, you may learn more about your options by using the following contacts... Register
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Erica, For those of you who are wondering why there have been no images or "Pictures of the week" posted of late, The Jungle will be undergoing some new and exciting changes soon and we are waiting on Erica's return from the IZW tour to get those changes in order. Until then, there is a great set of new pictures from Erica's victory over Valentina at UPW Title Wave now posted at the official UPW Website. Click here to go to that page and view the entire gallery from that show! August 3, 2004 - Complete Bookings for Korea and Guam - Erica flew out of LAX this morning on a long journey to Korea and Guam for matches in IZW action against Michelle Morgan. IZW promoter/superstar Navajo Warrior indicated that her IZW Women's title will be on the line in at least one of the bookings. Navajo will be providing some reports from the tour, when he can. He provided a complete list of the bookings. For those of you on the following military bases, here is your chance to catch Jungle Grrrl, live in action!! Erica plans to bring many pictures and stories from her trip. Keep up with The Jungle for all news, results and images from this adventure. In other news, Valentina provides a full video of her match with Erica at UPW Title Wave last Saturday. As you will see, the action was furious! Click here to visit myvalentina.com, go to the videos section and download the match. August 1, 2004 - Results - Erica seeks to become 2-time UPW Women's Champ - At last night's Title Wave show, Erica squared off with Valentina in pursuit of her second reign as UPW Women's Champion. As always, our crack reporter Tim Bohannon was at ringside and logs this report: This night was a special night. Not only was it Valentina's title defense to Erica Porter but it was also 2 other things. One, it had a special guest appearance by former WWE superstar Chyna. The other was it was a farewell night for Big Schwagg. Chyna was sitting at the time keepers table as the match was anounced. Erica was anounced first. She walked out with the Big Schwagg and recieved a good pop. She was still very arrogant even as a challenger. Valentina was announced next and she walked out to the Ring with her newly-won championship belt. She received a Huge pop! The match started out pretty evenly with some lock ups, Irish whips and Clothes lines. Both Erica and Valentina had failed pin attempts on each other. It went back and forth until Erica hit Valentina with what looked to be a short Jungle Driver. Erica then climbed to the top turnbuckle. Everyone thought it might be for a Splash. Valentina got to her feet and Erica turned it into a Missile Drop Kick, knocking Valentina to the mat. Erica then went for a pin attempt but Valentina kicked out. Valentina took the advantage shortly after but made the mistake of getting too close to the ropes. Big Schwagg, who was at ringside, reached in and grabbed Valentina and got her attention. Erica then used this to Roll Valentina up for a quick pin, but she had to put her feet on the ropes to do it. The referee did not see this and Erica got the Win and became the New Champion. After winning the UPW Womens Belt both Erica and Big Schwagg became very cocky and challenged Chyna to come to the ring and show what she is made out of. Chyna tried to laugh off the challenge, but Big Schwagg got insulting. Chyna had enough and took off her bandana and shoes and walked into the ring. She was face to face with Erica, touching foreheads and mad as hell. Chyna did not learn from the previous match and did not keep her eye on Big Schwagg. While Erica and Chyna were nose to nose with each other, the Big Schwagg snuck behind Chyna and grabbed her. Erica drew her hand back to give Chyna a sucker punch when Chyna ducked and Erica hit the Big Schwagg. Big Schwagg went down like a wet dish rag after being hit with that sucker punch. Meanwhile, Chyna reached back and took a swing at Erica, knocking her out of the ring. Big Schwagg was just putting himself together and standing up when Chyna turned around to attack him for grabbing her. With Big Schwagg's back towards Chyna, Chyna drew her fist back and went between his legs and well........Schwagg went down again. Chyna then left the ring as the crowd gave her a HUGE POP. All and all and in the End, Erica has regained the UPW Womens Belt. And for Junglemaniacs that is all that is Important. We're sure that Valentina fans will find some way to besmirch The Champ on the basis of this report, but the only fact that matters is that Erica has heightened her legend with this conquest. Not only the first UPW Women's Champ, she is now the ONLY 2-time title holder in the history of this prestigious federation. Now her name can be ranked with such luminary athletes as Muhammed Ali, Tiger Woods, and Ric Flair as champions who have lost their titles but had the temerity and strength of character to recapture them. Hunters are more proud of the Head Huntress this morning than ever before, not only for how she doggedly pursued what was rightfully hers and did not relent until she had it, but for how she approached the ridiculous overtures of Chyna as well. Yes, it is good to be on top again!!! This week's Picture of the Week shows Erica in her home. July 21, 2004 - R16 New Images from "Rage For Order!!! July 18, 2004 - Results from UPW Rage for Order, Erica in PWI's Women in Wrestling edition, New Art by The Sheikster and Props from one of the greatest of All Time - There was an unconfirmed and, quite honestly, unbelievable report rapidly circulating the internet that Erica lost her UPW Women's Title at last night's Rage for Order show in Torrance. The Champ has been victimized by shoddy reporting and backstage intrigue before, so we were not about to acknowledge Valentina as the new UPW Women's champion until there is compelling visual evidence and reliable testimony from our own reporters to confirm it. Unfortunately, official Jungle reporter Tim Bohannon logged this from ringside: The traffic on the way to the match was light. The amount of people waiting in line to buy tickets was heavy. It looked to be a great day for watching Wrestling. I was solo this time. I did not bring any of my posse with me. Thats ok, I was on a mission to watch, report on and bring back photographic documentation of a match. That match being the triple threat Match between Erica Porter, Michelle Morgan and Valentina.
The match was the third one from the last. It had been a good night of great matches so the fans were pumped up. Morgan's name was anounced first. She emerged from the curtain and pranced around the ring. She received a big pop. Erica was anounced next. She came out holding the women's belt and had that familiar arrogant attitude towards the fans. The fans popped for her but razed her asking "Where is Schwagg"? Thats right, the Big Schwagg was not there. As soon as Erica entered the ring, she and Morgan got into it even before Valentina came out. Valentina, when her name was announced, came out and was jumped by Morgan and thrown into the ring.
Erica at this time left the ring and walked around the Perimeter as Valentina and Morgan went at it. Erica was waiting for her chance to strike. She needed to be careful, however, and not let Valentina or Morgan pin each other or she would lose the belt. Erica picked her opportunity now and then. At one point Morgan got thrown out of the ring and Erica pounced on the opportunity... and Morgan. She threw Morgan back into the ring and Erica and Valentina double teamed Morgan, taking turns putting the hurt on her.
Valentina would stomp the snot out of Morgan and then Erica would join in. At one point Erica hit Morgan with a short Michinoku Driver type move, better known in Wrestling as the "Jungle Driver". She then mounted the top turnbuckle. Some of the fans rose in their seats and screamed "SPLASH!!!!". Thats what Erica did. She hit Morgan with her patented "Jungle Splash". Erica then went for the pin on Morgan to retain her Title........BUT NO! Valentina pulled Erica off Morgan and threw her out of the Ring. Morgan was wiped out from the Jungle Driver and Jungle Splash. After Valentina threw Erica out of the ring, in order to make sure Morgan was out for good, she hit her with a finishing neck breaker then got the pin.
Erica was so furious that Valentina did that to her that she chased Valentina out of the ring. Valentina had the belt she just Won in her Possession. Some people reported seeing a Scuffle behind the Building between Erica and Valentina over the Belt. I hear the UPW show at the Grove of Anaheim Saturday July 31st is going to have Valentina defend her Newly won belt against Erica. So, as we can plainly see, Erica was in complete control of the match the entire time. A smaller person might point to the duplicity of Valentina as The Champ was going for the pin, and her suspicious bravado prior to the match, as justification for a review of what happened. But we will simply extend our congratulations for now, knowing that revenge will be all the sweeter at a later date. It's quite obvious this Triple Threat idea was a lame brain scheme by the UPW heirarchy to get the title away from it's rightful owner, and I guess they're pretty happy with themselves this morning. Hunters are generally happy that Schwag did not stick his nose in this match. Erica has been carrying him around for too long and allowing him to bask in her glory, and we never understood what she saw in that big mouth lunk head all along. Who needs him if he doesn't even care enough to show?! Thanks for nothing Schwag!!!!
"In today's field, while I have not seen them all, I think Leilani Kai is a real pro. RipTide, San Antonio Rose, Amy from Australia and Erica ("Jungle Grrrl") have the most to offer a crowd." This from, arguably, the greatest women's wrestler of all time, will stand as a great source of pride to Erica for the rest of her life. Penny's book is is now in stock and available to purchase online at her website, bannerdays.com. We strongly encourage all of Erica's fans to get a copy for your own library. On the topic of publishing, you may also want to pick up Pro Wrestling Illustrated's annual Women in Wrestling edition, currently on sale at retailers nationwide. The magazine features many of the best ladies on the Indy circuit and the WWE today, and Erica has her own spread. The cost is a robust $10 in most areas, but worth the price. We should have images of the article on The Champ in coming weeks, but a hard copy is always a better option.
This week's Picture of the Week shows Erica with her cousins in New York. July 10, 2004 - A Change to the Rage for Order show, Picture of the Week - The latest news at the UPW Website is that Valentina will be joining the fray at next Saturday's Rage for Order show. This is rather curious. Erica has already taken Valentina to the cleaners once this year, so the Champ doesn't have anything to prove to her. Our guess is that there are elements within the UPW creative team which would like to see Erica lose a belt that she has now held for nearly a year and a half, and are doing everything within it's power to try and stack the odds against her with this hair brained Triple Threat Match scheme. For proof, take a look at this drivel from the UPW webmaster... Also…this just added to the Womens match: Valentina! This makes this a Women's Triple Threat Title Match. Valentina has been on a tear as of late, getting a victory over the very tough Michelle Morgan. Erica Porter better be on the top of her game, because she could lose her title even if she doesn't get pinned. The winner is the first one to get the pinfall. Erica's dream was to gain the women's title, well she did and has held on to it for sometime now, but she has never had to face 2 women in the same match before. If she is not careful, her dreams may start to be in infra-red! What a bunch of nonsense from some geek who's probably never stepped inside a wrestling ring in his life! Imagine a dweeb webmaster dishing out warnings to the greatest female wrestler ever to emerge from the West Coast! It just doesn't matter. They could throw Tom Howard, Predator AND Rick Bassman in the ring against the champ, and the results would be the same. Erica wrestles like a starving lioness and that belt is lunch! She's booked for another title defense on the 31'st, and we anticipate no change in that card. She will still be champ after demolishing Val and Michelle Morgan next week. This week's Picture of the Week is another photo from her boat.
Erica Porter will defend her Women’s Championship against Michelle Morgan from Utah. Morgan may be new to the Southern California scene, but she is not new to winning championships. She has victories over NWA women’s champ Madison and has been hard at training since relocating to Phoenix. She has what it takes to be champion, not only is Erica Porter one of the toughest competitors (male or female) in UPW, but she also has the Big Schwag in her corner. Morgan feels that Erica has held the Womens title long enough but she needs to overcome more than one person if she wants to be the champion. History could be made in the Women’s Division. We'll just see about that! Following that on July 31'st at the Grove of Anaheim, UPW hosts it's next big arena card. It has been quite a while since one of these, and Erica is scheduled to work a match with a victim yet to be named. Tickets for Title Wave range from $20 to $40, but you will only be granted access to the Pre and After Parties with the pricier ticket. Erica enjoys meeting her fans at these events, so you may want to go for the VIP pass. The Jungle will keep you updated on the full details of her match that evening as they are announced. Erica will not have long to celebrate what is certain to be a decisive victory in that show before she will be on a plane bound for the Orient. She will leave on August 2nd for shows in Guam and Korea, where she will be battling the afore-mentioned Michelle Morgan in IZW/ICW action. The complete itenerary for this tour has not been revealed, but we will try to fill you in as the time approaches. Erica has indicated that she may have pictures to share from the trip, and should have some great stories to tell also. The bookings region of the Jungle has been updated to reflect these matches. Erica calls this week's Picture of the Week "Life in the Jungle".
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This Week's Picture of the Week shows Erica embarking on a road trip. May 23, 2004 - WWE, Fox 11 News in LA, ICW Tour - Well, several websites reported that Erica was at last Monday's broadcast of RAW in San Diego. In addition, Valentina, Desire, Cheerleader Melissa and Joshi star Takako Inoue were in attendance for a workout with WWE Diva Jazz. Captain Tom Pritchard did not preside over the workout, but John Laurinitis and Fit Finlay scouted the ladies. We will be the first to break the news if Erica is offered an opportunity as a result of this encounter. Congratulations to Phoenix "the Firebird", who was signed to a development contract last week by the federation, according to her official website. She is the type of performer who can make a difference in their lady's division. Though we knew the Fox 11 Jenn-X segment featuring the Women of WOW was scheduled to air last night (Saturday), we opted not to promote it for fear of exactly what happened. The segment did not show, presumably due to a loaded news day. Several Hunters were at the ready to record the segment for Erica, and we greatly appreciate the vigilance of Robert Porazzo, SoCal Fan and Tim Bohannon. The segment should air some time very soon, so if you are in the Fox 11 viewing audience, you might be on the look out. On the topic of WOW, Stereovision recently updated their online promotional film with a lot of new footage of Jungle Grrrl and the rest of the re-vamped roster from their latest shoots in Vegas and California. Erica plays a prominent role in the video, as she is seen taking bumps in the gym, sitting down to dinner with a group of WOW hopefuls and laying down the law to a young aspirant feeling sorry for herself. Short of the Fox 11 piece, it is the best representation yet of what the new WOW will be bringing to the table. We cannot link directly to the video due to bandwidth courtesy, but you can find the video by clicking this link and selecting your modem speed in the left hand margin. You will need Windows Media Player to view the new WOW promotional film. Our friend Steve "Navajo Warrior" Islas confirmed last week that Erica will be touring overseas, August 3-16, with ICW/IZW. There will be two shows in Guam and seven in Korea, and Erica is scheduled for plenty of action against Morgan on the trip. Specific dates and cards will be posted as soon as they are confirmed. Erica has formed quite a relationship with her Hunters in service to our country in the last couple of years through email and ICW shows, and she is always quick to entertain them whenever the opportunity arises. In these controversial times, we should not forget that the vast majority of the military consists of heroic men and women who defend our freedoms!!! This will be an excellent opportunity for American serviceman and international fans to forget some of the problems of the world for a night or two and see the Head Huntress in action! Finally, this week's Picture of the Week shows the champ as she was in Kindergarten... cute as a button!!! May 15, 2004 - New WOW story on Fox 11 News in LA, UPW Mat Wars, upcoming matches - On Wednesday of last week, Jungle Grrrl, Terri Gold, Beckie The Farmer's Daughter, David McLane and Loca shot a segment for Jenn-X, a regular news segment on Fox 11 News in Los Angeles. Erica reports that everyone had a great time, and she even got the opportunity to body slam the lovely and courageous correspondent. The piece is scheduled to air some time next week for those of you in the greater Los Angeles area, so be on the look out if you would like to see how the devastating women of WOW are doing in preparation for their return. We are making every effort to bring the segment to The Jungle in the form of a Windows Media file, with a couple of Hunters on the case. Due to commitments in her professional life, Erica herself may be depending a video tape by one of her fans in order to see it. If you happen to catch and tape the show, feel free to drop her an email and ask if she still needs this item for her personal highlight reel. Of course, tonight Valentina takes on Morgan in UPW action at their Mat Wars show. Erica will be in attendance, and you never know what may happen with the champ at ringside. Tim Bohannon of Fantasy Films will provide reports and photography from this event. Soon we will have an announcement in the bookings area of the site about an international tour the Champ will be participating in later this summer, where her nemesis is likely to be none other than UPW/IZW vixen Morgan. The ladies will be throwing down for their fans in the orient. We will be the first to post the specific dates, times and locations of these events as soon as they are nailed down. No promises, but we may be able to deliver some rare, exclusive video of the February brawl with the WWE's Ivory in coming weeks. A few obstacles need to be cleared regarding the copyright of WWE superstar "names", but if all goes well we will be able to bring this to Erica's fans right here at her official website. This week's Picture of The Week shows Erica at The Great Western Forum with a roadie from The Back Street Boys.
Our good friend and wrestling legend Penny Banner is planning for a June release of her much anticipated autobiography, "Banner Days". When you get your copy you will notice a credit in the the back to junglegrrrl.net. This is due exclusively to Penny's respect and support of Erica as a female athlete in this business who represents the same work ethic and love of competition that she, the very first AWA Women's champion, had during her illustrious career. It is a humbling honor for Erica to be mentioned by this legend in what will be viewed by history as her authoritative record of events. You can learn how to purchase your copy of "Banner Days" by visiting the official website of the book, and you can even specify that your copy be signed by Penny herself. On May 15th at UPW's next Mat Wars show, Valentina will cross the lines of battle to face Morgan. IZW promoter/wrestler Navajo Warrior has had high praise for Morgan after training her at his exclusive wrestling school in Arizona, so it is no cake walk for number one contender Valentina in this affair. Propaganda for the event suggests that Erica will be in attendance for the match, so do not be shocked if there is a cameo by the Champ as the ladie's battle for the right challenge her title at the promotion's next high profile event. It's good to see the women's division heat up with so many young and hungry fighters. This week's Picture of the Week shows Erica with UPW superstar Shane "Ma'koa" Roberts at the Junuary, 2003 Season's Beatings show. May 2, 2004 - Full Results From "Ramifications" - At last night's UPW event, Ramifications, Erica defeated Valentina to retain her UPW Women's Title. There was a lot of heat surrounding this matchup last week, especially on the Glory Wrestling board, where it seems a certain percentage of fans viewed this as a day of reckoning for the champ. Valentina does have a large fanbase, and for good reason. She is beautiful, talented and much more committed to working legitimate wrestling matches than some of the other women on the west coast. Some rumblings have been made recently about the help Erica is getting from Schwagg in recent victories over Ivory, Desire and, now, Valentina. But, don't buy into this nonsense. Schwagg is a camera hound, and he's just trying to bask in the light of the highest ranking officer in his army. The fact of the matter is that Erica Porter has had every single one of her singles matches in UPW under control from start to finish, and the shenanigans of Schwagg have had absolutely no bearing on the outcome of any victory on her unblemished record. Props to Valentina for what was a good effort, but it's going to take a little more time in the gym to make a serious run at the most prestigious women's title in the Western United States. A re-match is certainly not out of the question, but nothing happened Saturday to suggest a different result. No word on whether any video of this match will be released by UPW, but Valentina did mention that she will attempt to have it posted on her excellent website soon. Of course, Tim was in the audience with a great seat, and promises 7-10 good pictures from the action for future posting. It is believed UPW photographers were on hand as well. This week's Picture of the Week shows Erica in elementary school. April 19, 2004 - Erica vs. Valentina at UPW Ramifications!!!! - Well, the speculation is over! Today UPW finally revealed who will be the next victim on Erica's path to Glory, and it will be none other than the fair Valentina. At UPW's first Road Show "Ramifications", the ladies will square off at the Ken Miller Recreation Center in Torrance, CA. for what is destined to be a memorable, if lopsided, affair! Val may be a little soft after the kid gloves treatment she got in NWATNA, CRUSH and matches on the Indy circuit against underlings like Desire. So now she steps up to the big leagues against the most devastating force in women's wrestling today! The UPW title will be on the line, so expect no quarter from a Champion who never intends to relinquish it. Fans of Miss Valentina may want to consider seeing her at an alternative personal appearance to this one. She will doubtlessly be too busy trying to avoid a butt whoopin' to mingle :). At the very least, be forewarned that this will not be her finest photo op! In their hype for the match, UPW released the following excerpt from a recent interview with the Ranking Officer of the Schwagg Army: When I asked Porter if she had anything to prove she said "I am going to show everyone at the show MY 'TNA'." I must admit when she said this a huge smile came over my face. Seeing this she leaned in close and said " Would you like to see my 'TNA' right now, I don't mind showing you." Like anyone of you, of course I said yes! As she stood up she motioned to unbutton her shirt, and then slapped me across the face. While I was sitting there holding my face, she told me that "TNA" stood for Talent and Ability", and then walked off laughing at me. If you are in the Torrance area the night of the first, here are the details: Ken
Miller Recreation Center Click here to see the entire card.
After much deliberation, I decided to go ahead and post this video inspite of it's technical shortcomings because of the statement it makes about what women's wrestling can be in it's best form. Shot by an amateur at ringside, the film gives us a tight view of the sights and sounds of a high-impact match between two skilled pros at the top of their game. There was no room in the ring that night for aspiring valets or "divas", just athletes committed to giving the fans what they paid for. It was raw, physical and competitive. Don't be fooled by Lexie's histrionics. She hit Erica hard with a jarring superplex and rocked her to the mat several times in ways that would have left many men in tears. Erica replied to this assault with her own brand of brutality, drilling Fyfe with a vertical suplex that seemed to literally rock the ring off it's foundations and later hitting her with a missile drop kick that may have sent HHH back home to momma. Eyewitnesses have claimed that Erica's match with the WWE's Ivory was the best match of her career, but until video is released of that I stand by these affairs with Lexie as The Huntress at her greatest in her post-WOW career. Click here to view the the 9.5 minute video, our first to be hosted on our own dedicated server.
We can't reveal much about what is going on at the moment, but suffice it to say that Erica is very busy with a big project that we all are very familiar with. Needless to say, we are very optimistic that this project is well on it's way to success and will report on the nature of it as soon as there is something newsworthy to report. UPW has rescheduled Valentina vs. Desire for their April 10th Mat Wars show, Awake. It is very possible that the winner of this match will be Erica's opponent in her next UPW Women's Title defense. Mention was made in a previous update that Erica may be appearing in an April IZW show for a defense of her women's title, but commissioner Steve "Navajo Warrior" Islas confirmed this weekend that she had to cancel due to previous commitments. This week's Picture of the Week shows Erica as a teenager in Germany. March 14, 2004 - The Next Victim, Merchandise... - At tonight's UPW Mat Wars show, Revelations, Valentina takes on Desire in singles competition. The implication in the pub for this match is that the winner may be the next contender to Erica's Women's title. Valentina and Desire have been on the scene for a couple of years, and Desire has already been the recipient of a dose of bad medicine from our Huntress in 2003. Valentina is best known from her work in the NWA-TNA, and is probably the best equipped of the two to handle the onslaught of Erica's arsenal. But, good luck to these ladies tonight. If the hype is true, the celebration for any "victory" would be short-lived. The possibility of a clash with the champ should be quite sobering to either of these girls. PM Update - Official Jungle correspondent Tim Bohannon reports that Desire failed |
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