Women's Wrestling Army (WWA) is an American

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, founded on April 14, 2022, by

Maria Kanellis-Bennett Mary Louis "Maria" Kanellis-Bennett (born February 25, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, actress, model and former singer, She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling where she was a member of Ho ...

. Kanellis is also the owner of the company alongside

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, a

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(ROH)

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History

On April 14, 2022,

teased on her social media a new project named Women's Wrestling Army (WWA), an all-woman wrestling promotion. On April 22,

, mostly known as

(ROH)

, announced to join Kanellis' new promotion as a co-owner. WWA held it first event in

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, where during the main event, the NWA World Women's Tag Team Champions The Hex (

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and

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) successfully defended their title against the team of

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and

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. On June 15, Kanellis confirmed that WWA would start airing episodes on the

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Pro Wrestling TV (PWTV). WWA also published monthly contact on the BrandArmy platform. On July 9, it was confirmed that

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would join WWA as a coach.

References

External links

Official WWA website
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