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With a rugged plateau that punctures the sky, the Zugspitze, at 2,962 miles (9,718 ft.) above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains as well as the highest mountain in Germany.
According to the informative site schneefernerhaus.de, “On August 27th 1820 Joseph Naus, lieutenant in King Maximilian’s army, together with his aide Maier and the local guide Johann Georg Deuschl claimed the first ascent of the Zugspitze, a mountain that had been dubbed unclimbable up to then.”
Festelle favorite Ria Klein primarily wrestled in England starting in 1985 with a brilliant career that spanned approximately four years.
She is originally from Germany.
The reason many admired her wrestling matches is because she was solid as a German rock. She was as formidable as the Zugspitze.
My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem.……Gwyneth Paltrow
She faced the best in Beatrice Goffin multiple times and passed the test against her German compatriot; the feisty, extremely fun, sarcastic and almost bully like Kirsty. The latter match was one for the ages where the two women went back and forth in a protracted ground struggle until one prevailed.
We’re so impressed with Kirsty, she is featured in Femcompetitor Magazine,
https://femcompetitor.com/tpc-festelle-kirsty-german-female-wrestler-and-purposeful-tourist/
This was confirmed by one reviewer who wrote, “Kirsty, undefeated at the time of this fight, thinks a challenge from former Festelle champion Ria, who hasn’t wrestled for 18 months, will give her no problems. Both girls are German-born, both are 150 lbs. and both are determined to win, so this match is one for your collection.”
No one could say that Ria ever mailed in a match or gave a sub-par performance. She wasn’t remotely into the fantasy roles or agreeing with her opponent ahead of time “let’s pace ourselves” and hope that the audience can’t tell a difference.
We always can.
Her contemporaries were the beautiful Italian princess Luna, Lena, Sheila, Sammy, Sadie, Susan Strong, Sherry, Mitzi, Beatrice, Americans Zory & Daphne and others.
Describing another solid matchup another review expresses, “The tall, battle hardened Ria then takes on Maggie’s sister Paddy. These two are also skilled and bring plenty of experience to the mat. Finally German-born housewife Ria and Sherry are both accomplished wrestlers, and in this match they give all they’ve got!”
That’s Ria. Always giving it all that she has to offer.
Her signature win came in an unusual Swiss Tournament.
Right out of a wealthy gentleman’s movie, the scene is a private house in Switzerland. In a small room with padded walls, the action is intense as six girls from three countries battle it out in no less than 15 fights, as each girl wrestles one other.
Blonde Claudia from North Germany; tall and strong Suzanne from Munich, Ruth – a petite Swiss brunette; Gisela – a typical Bavarian blonde; and top Festelle toughies Ria and Susan go at until there is finally a rock solid winner and I think we can guess who that is.
Her name starts with an R.
This writer always loved Ria’s matchups against Susan Strong, a super sexy British maiden who had her skills but beneath the surface seemed to love to get dominated by another stronger woman like Ria.
Susan Strong is a legend as well. (Susan Strong – TPC Wrestling, A Dereham Tribute)
There is so much in a name. There is so much symbolism involved with Ria compared to the life affirming materials from the earth.
You can’t build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you’re going to have a strong superstructure.……Gordon B. Hinckley
The penetrating naming site sheknows.com shares, “In Spanish the meaning of the name Ria is: From the river’s mouth.
People with this name have a deep inner desire to use their abilities in leadership, and to have personal independence. They would rather focus on large, important issues, and delegate the details. They tend to initiate events, to be leaders rather than followers, with powerful personalities.
They tend to be focused on specific goals, experience a wealth of creative new ideas, and have the ability to implement these ideas with efficiency and determination. They tend to be courageous and sometimes aggressive. As unique, creative individuals, they tend to resent authority, and are sometimes stubborn, proud, and impatient.”
Those are the strong, mountain like qualities that Ria possesses.
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock…..Thomas Jefferson
She began her career in 1985. If you were of age, do you remember what was happing then?
Let’s walk back in time to relive the time period that helped shape Ria from the eye lids of various sources.
The interesting site infoplease.com relates:
- Soviet leader Chernenko dies at 73 and is replaced by Mikhail Gorbachev, 54 (March 11). Under the slogans of glasnost and Perestroika, Gorbachev initiates a broad program of reform and liberalization. Background: Rulers of Russia since 1533
- Two Shi’ite Muslim gunmen capture TWA airliner with 133 aboard, 104 of them Americans (June 14); 39 remaining hostages freed in Beirut (June 30).
- PLO terrorists hijack Achille Lauro, Italian cruise ship, with 80 passengers, plus crew (Oct. 7); American, Leon Klinghoffer, killed (Oct. 8); Italian government toppled by political crisis over hijacking (Oct. 16).
The San Francisco 49ers led by Joe Montana defeated the Dan Marino led Miami Dolphins 36-16. In the era of the great NBA Los Angeles and Boston rivalry, the Lakes win the title against the Celtics, 4 games to 2.
How about this shocking May 13 news report from the New York Times:
“A state police helicopter this evening dropped a bomb on a house occupied by an armed group after a 24-hour siege involving gun battles.
A 90-minute shootout this morning came after a week of growing tension between the city and the group, known as Move. Residents in the western Philadelphia neighborhood had complained about the group for years. The only known survivors from within the house were a woman and a child.
The fire spread to 50 to 60 other houses in the neighborhood, said the Fire Commissioner, William Richmond. He declared the fire under control about 11:40 P.M.
Steve Harmon, a resident of the area, said: ”Drop a bomb on a residential area? I never in my life heard of that. It’s like Vietnam.”
The Move group, which says it disdains modern technology and materialism and the establishment, was involved in a confrontation with the police in August 1978. One police officer was killed in that shootout. Nine members of the group were convicted on murder charges and are in prison. The group has been demanding their release.”
The informative site kwch.com adds some color.
In Entertainment & Pop Culture
- The movie Back to the Future opens in July and becomes the highest grossing film of the year in the United States
- Other popular films of 1985: The Breakfast Club, The Goonies, The Color Purple, and Rocky IV
- The Academy Award for Best Picture goes to the film Amadeus
- Popular TV Shows include: The Cosby Show, Family Ties, 60 Minutes, Cheers and Dallas
- Grammy for Record of the Year and Song of the Year goes to “What’s Love Got to Do With It”
- Other top songs include “Careless Whisper” by WHAM! and “Like a Virgin” by Madonna
Do any of those notations bring back memories?
Reviewing Ria’s wrestling life sure brings back great memories. During that enjoyable time it was as though it was going to go on and on and yet in four short years, this great Femcompetitor was gone.
Today the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, is a great place for a winter skiing holiday, with excellent snow conditions from November through to May.
Like those powerful mountains, Ria’s wrestling career will always spring forth powerful, rugged and historic memories with strong life affirming lessons.
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http://www.schneefernerhaus.de/en/research-station/history.html
http://www.infoplease.com/year/1985.html
http://www.kwch.com/community/what-was-happening-in-1985/28338076
http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/ria
http://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/14/us/police-drop-bomb-on-radicals-home-in-philadelphia.html
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