The American Angels: Baptism of Blood

Featuring female wrestlers from the '80 such as Magnificent Mimi., Sue Sexton & Black Venus, this movie is a must for fans of women's wrestling. The cover art itself should inform the prospective viewer that the movie itself isn't aiming to rank as classic cinema, and it's idiotic to review it against 'good movies'.From the opening titles where the camera lingers on Magnificent Mimi's sweaty thong clad butt to the climactic battle between Mimi & Luscious Lisa at the end, 'American Angels' is classic 'B' movie sleaze . What is best about the movie is how it makes clear that despite the highly choreographed nature of of all forms of professional wrestling, the participants do take a massive amount of punishment in every bout. The women involved,especially Magnificent Mimi perform wrestling moves which the current crop of WWF women such as Chyna could only dream of. There is an emphasis on grappling skill that today isn't seen even in the men's game, as the current crop of wrestlers only seem to be interested in flashy aerial moves. As for today's women, they have sadly relegated themselves to being ringside decorations. It's pretty certain that even today an 1980's wrestler like Black Venus could take on Chyna, Lita & Sable at the same time and put them all into the Emergency Room!