Ringside Review: Finlay working with WWE women
When Dave “Fit” Finlay found out he would be competing in his first professional wrestling match, he was surprised.
After all, he was only 14 years old. Thus began a legendary wrestling career.
He has had many surprises in his 30 years in the industry, but one of the biggest was last year, when the WWE gave him the responsibility of training its female superstars.
Women’s wrestling is as good as it’s ever been, and Finlay is widely credited as the reason for its improvement. He has always been looked at a s a man’s man, tough in and out of the ring, but the women seem to like him a lot.
Victoria says, “He’s like a family member.” The Divas all say he is like a father or a brother to them.
Lance Storm says, “Fit has brought the women’s division out of the stone age, into the modern era.” Thanks to Finlay and better storylines, the ladies are now more than just “eye candy.”
Even with “Fit” training the women, you knew it was bound to happen. The March issue of Playboy Magazine will once again feature WWE superstars. Divas Sable and Torrie Wilson will grace its pages in a special “face-off.”
• It was just wrong Monday on “Raw” that Jack Tunney was not mentioned. Mr. Tunney, who died last Saturday at age 68, transferred control of Toronto wrestling to Vince McMahon after his uncle Frank died in 1983. That act made Toronto a WWE territory.
Jack was legitimately the president of Titan Sports Canada, and was storyline president of the WWF from 1984-1995.
• The Feb. 7 event in Japan, “Road to WrestleMania” tour, has already grossed $1.6 million. It is already the largest non-televised WWE show ever.
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