The New Orleans Ladies Arm Wrestling (NOLAW) toes the line between theatrical antics and hardcore athleticism. Eight woman-identified wrestlers compete in each brawl. They have a persona, bio, theme song, and money-hungry entourage to back them up and collect “bets” from the crowd. Proceeds raised from bets go to a chosen local organization or project that benefits women and girls.
At each event, wrestlers compete tournament-style. In the preliminary round there are eight wrestlers competing in four matches of sudden death elimination. The competition gets fierce in the Final Match which is decided again by the best out of three bouts; the winner receives a trophy created by the beneficiary, in addition to eternal glory. Rules are determined and managed by the referee, only to be manipulated and corrupted by celebrity judges, crowd hecklers, and dolla billz.
