Wyandotte native is Women Of Wrestling world champion

DAVE GORGON

AWyandotte native is a professional wrestling world champion.

Marina Tucker, who goes by the name Penelope Pink, is the reigning champion of WOW – Women Of Wrestling, a show broadcast across the nation.

Tucker was born in Wyandotte and spent her early childhood years in the city, attending Trinity Lutheran and Christ the King schools. Her parents, Jeff and Michelle, are former Wyandotte police officers. She remembers her dad playing hockey at Yack Arena.

She moved with her family to Georgia with her family and returned years later to Michigan to attend Ferris State University. Her dad is a captain in the Canton, Georgia, Police Department. Her mother is retired.

Always athletic, including seven years as a cheerleader, Tucker got involved in pro wrestling after graduating in 2016 from Ferris State University, where she majored in sports communications and was the gameday producer for Ferris athletics and a sideline reporter for the football team. She said she loved pro wrestling as a child and thought she could do it someday. Not wanting to look back and regret not giving the sport a try, she moved to Florida and began training.

After graduation, she wrestled in several independent organizations before getting discovered by WOW executive Selina

Majors.

“Most talent become a WOW superhero through tryouts and months of learning the ropes through training in the country’s only all-female training school based in Los Angeles, California, but not Marina,” said WOW founder and CEO David McLane. “She came to

WOW through several people in Florida suggesting her to WOW.”

McLane became well known in wrestling as the creator of GLOW – Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. He co-owns the all-female organization WOW with Jeanie Buss, controlling owner and CEO of the Los

Angeles Lakers.

McLane said The Fabulous Lana Star, a 20-year-plus veteran, “saw an opportunity to have Marina branded after her favorite color pink and have a real dedicated professional that had the skill set to become a world champion. The result was that Penelope Pink was born.

“Penelope Pink has the work ethic of someone from Michigan, not afraid to get dirty to get the job done the right way. And Penelope has the confidence to become a star in the ring. Add it all up and Penelope Pink has what it takes to be the WOW world champion.”

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