LUFISTO'S INDIE WRESTLING HALL OF FAME SPEECH AND THE WRLD ON GCW RESULTS
In terms of women’s independent wrestling, there are few names as influential as LuFisto. The Quebec-born indie star began wrestling in 1997, starting in her home country before expanding outward in the years that followed. She became one of the more popular stars in CZW during her time there, even becoming the first woman to hold the company’s Iron Man Championship when she pinned Kevin Steen.
Furthermore, LuFisto has worked for various women’s wrestling companies, SHIMMER and SHINE Wrestling included. In the latter promotion, LuFisto captured the SHINE Championship, holding it for what was, at the time, a record-setting 529 days.
On January 22, 2022, LuFisto’s growing legacy was honored as she joined The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Presented by Game Changer Wrestling & Orange Cush and taking place at the Cutting Room in beautiful New York City, ROH Women's Division broadcaster and ace play-by-play commentator Lenny Leonard did the honors in inducting her.
Here is the induction speech by Leonard as well as LuFisto’s acceptance speech.
You can watch the whole ceremony on the official Game Changer Wrestling Channel HERE!
Surprise! LuFisto Enters the Kickoff Show: Blue Ribbon Battle Royal!!
As wrestlers including Psycho Clown, Dark Sheik, Parrow, Ruckus, Charles Mason, KTB, Nate Webb, Big Vin, Janai Kai, Yoya and B-Boy are battling, LuFisto makes a big surprise entrance in the GCW Pabs Battle Royal!! None other than the very popular Thunder Rosa joins her!
LuFisto Burning Hammers Yoya before eliminating both Nate Webb and B-Boy! We are down to LuFisto, Parrow, Rosa, Mason and Vin. Rosa hurricanranas Parrow out before Rosa and LuFisto team up against Mason and Big Vin.
With both men down, Rosa and LuFisto chants can be heard in the Hammerstein Ballroom before the women start to slug it out.
Mason sneaks up and tosses Rosa but LuFisto is right behind him and throws him on his head with a TearDrop Suplex… She even DVDs 320 pounds Big Vin!!
She attempts to eliminate Vin but the big man picks LuFisto up and puts her on the apron and Mason drives Vin into her for the elimination. A low bridge sends Vin to the apron but he chokeslams Mason out for the win at 16:04.