Spawned from the 2004-2009 Lingerie Bowls, which featured top models such as Nikki Ziering and Angie Everhart, the original 10-team Lingerie Football League kicked off its inaugural season on September 4th, 2009. Of those 10 original teams, none, as of this writing, still exist. Some lasted a few years before folding, others lasted just one more season, while two teams ceased to be after just the first season. One was the Denver Dream, however they were reactivated in 2017 only to disband again after the 2019 season. The other was New York Majesty (the successor to the Lingerie Bowl’s New York Euphoria), whose home turf was intended to be Nassau Coliseum on Long Island (which was assumed at the time the above poster was printed), but due to a lease agreement not being reached, the ladies ended up calling the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania home, well over 100 miles from New York City. Unlike the Dream, the Majesty never was reactivated after folding.
With only a four-game season (each team was scheduled to play one game against each of the other four teams in their conference), and since the Majesty’s game against the Chicago Bliss was eventually cancelled (and the Majesty was spared a very likely rout by the Bliss), the Majesty ended their one and only season 0-3-0 with 26 points scored by them and 126 points scored against them, which made them the worst team that season (an opinion shared by others besides yours truly) and one of the worst teams in LFL history. In fairness, the Majesty was not the worst team of the inaugural season by far. They were followed closely by the Western Conference’s San Diego Seduction, with season ending stats nearly as dismal. The aforementioned Denver Dream, the other team that folded after the first season, also finished the season with negative net points. The Dream’s performance after their reactivation, from 2017-2019, pretty much grants them the crown as the worst LFL team ever, but we’re just focusing on the first LFL season here. (No need to be disappointed. There will be more on the Denver Dream in a subsequent article.)
Besides their poor performance, another noteworthy item in the New York Majesty’s legacy was an on-field brawl during the closing seconds of a game with the Miami Caliente, in which Majesty quarterback Krystal Gray was ejected, along with two Miami players, for what little bit of time was left of that game. The Caliente won that game 49-7 and Krystal was suspended for what would have been the next game against the Chicago Bliss, had it not been cancelled.
Quarterback Krystal Gray was originally recruited by the Chicago Bliss, but was traded to the Majesty before the season began, in an attempt to build New York’s offense. At left is her during the game against the Miami Caliente. At right is a shot of her scuffle later during that same game with Miami’s Tina Caccavale (#11), which got Krystal tossed from the game and suspended for the next game. That next game would have been at home against the Chicago Bliss, but since that game was cancelled, she didn’t miss anything and was able to play in the subsequent game in Tampa against the Breeze, in which the Majesty lost 40-13 and turned out to be the Majesty’s last game ever.
Running backs Nicole Stanley (left) and Nicole Rihl were two of the Majesty’s premiere players. Nicole Stanley would
have probably been the most likely choice as the Majesty’s MVP, which is an opinion shared by others.
Left: At a promo event before the start of the 2009-2010 season are (left to right); Jovoni Serrano, who wore #12, but never did appear in any of the Majesty’s games, Anastasia Smith, who wore #18 and took the field for one game, Stephanie Gayle, whose stats are unavailable, and AJ Nguyen, who wore #13 (not #3) on the field and suited up (as it were) for the games against the Philadelphia Passion, and Miami Caliente, but was absent from the final game against the Tampa Breeze. At right is Tanyka Renee who played in all three games for the Majesty and then went on to play for the Philadelphia Passion during the 2010-2011 season.
Some highlights of the Majesty’s debut game against the Philadelphia Passion, which the Majesty lost 40-6.
The screen shot shows a nice look at #13 AJ Nguyen’s backfield. (Yes, pun intended.)
Fan-shot video showing the Majesty’s defense in action against the Tampa Breeze. The Majesty players seen here are;
#1 Krystal Gray (and no, it’s not a good idea to have your starting quarterback also playing defense), #2 Aleina Mackey,
#6 Nicole Stanley, #10 Nicole Rihl, #14 Tanyka Renee, #16 Danielle Irvin, #18 Anastasia Smith, and #20 Jesse Stelma.
The Majesty’s original home page as it looked at the start of the 2009-2010 LFL season. In this writer’s opinion, the Majesty did have
one of the best looking logos and coolest sounding names of all the teams ….and no idea why the home page featured the same image
of an unidentified player wearing #7 (who is not center Ashley Bauso who played wearing #7 for the Majesty), multiple times.
Like all the LFL teams, the Majesty had a 20-player roster. However, not all of the ladies on that roster saw playing time or even suited up (as it were) for the games. The 2009-2010 New York Majesty’s full roster was as follows. (The linked names are to a current page):
#1 Krystal Gray, QB, DB – Games played: 3
#2 Aleina Mackey, Reserve – Games Played: None
#3 Marie Nicole, WR – Games Played: 2
#4 Stephanie Gayle, RB – Games Played: 2
#5 Adina Pink, DL – Games Played: 2
#6 Nicole Stanley, WR, DB – Games Played: 3
#7 Ashley Bauso, C – Games Played: 2
#8 Megan Engle, Reserve – Games Played: None
#9 Brittny Kubashky, Reserve – Games Played: None
#10 Nicole Rihl, WR, DL – Games Played: 3
#11 Nikki Hunter, S – Games Played: 1
#12 Jovoni Serrano, Reserve – Games Played: None
#13 AJ Nguyen, OL, LB – Games Played: 2
#14 Tanyka Renee, WR, CB – Games Played: 3
#15 Randii Lee, K – Games Played: None
#16 Danielle Irvin, LB – Games Played: 1
#17 Ciara Damuccio, WR, DL – Games Played: 1
#18 Anastasia Smith, OL – Games Played: 1
#19 Kiera Massette, S – Games Played: 1
#20 Jesse Stelma, WR, DB – Games Played: 2
The New York Majesty’s 2009-2010 scheduled.
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2, 2009 | Chicago Bliss | Game Postponed | New York Majesty | Sovereign Canter |
| October 30, 2009 | Philadelphia Passion | 40-6 | New York Majesty | Sovereign Center |
| November 13, 2009 | New York Majesty | 7–49 | Miami Caliente | BankAtlantic Center |
| November 20, 2009 | Chicago Bliss | Game Cancelled* | New York Majesty | Sovereign Center |
| January 15, 2010 | New York Majesty | 13-40 | Tampa Breeze | St Pete Times Forum |
*Seeing that the Chicago Bliss were one of the best teams in the LFL that season, and that a scheduled game with the Bliss was postponed and eventually cancelled, and seeing how the Majesty were trounced by lesser teams than the Bliss, it was probably an unintentional act of mercy that spared the Majesty from facing the Bliss.
2009-2010 Final LFL Standings
Eastern Conference
| Team | Wins | Losses | Ties | Percentage | Points For | Points Against | Net Points | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bliss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 102 | 56 | 56 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Miami Caliente | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 123 | 90 | 33 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Tampa Breeze | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 92 | 70 | 22 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Philadelphia Passion | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 97 | 95 | 2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| New York Majesty | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 26 | 129 | –103 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Western Conference
| Team | Wins | Losses | Ties | Percentage | Points For | Points Against | Net Points | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Desire | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 96 | 52 | 44 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Los Angeles Temptation | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 117 | 63 | 54 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Seattle Mist | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 96 | 63 | 33 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Denver Dream | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 44 | 74 | –30 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| San Diego Seduction | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 113 | –101 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
The Majesty’s November 13, 2009 game against the Miami Caliente in its entirety. The aforementioned brawl
took place during the closing minute of the game, after the score had reached 49-7, Miami (of course).
Even though the LFL’s 2009-2010 New York Majesty may not be as infamous as such NFL teams as the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2008 Detroit Lions, or the 2017 Cleveland Browns ….or even their fellow LFL team, the Denver Dream throughout their whole existence for that matter, the Majesty has earned their place in Lingerie Football League history. To revisit what you can still see of the team online, you can check out what’s left of the Majesty’s official website, their long-abandoned Twitter, and find a handful of fan-shot videos floating around Youtube. One such gem is the October 2009 interview with Kiera Massette, Nikki Hunter, and Ashley Bauso (in which Kiera does pretty much all the talking and handles the awkward and somewhat banal host quite well) on the now-seemingly defunct New York-based talk show, 12 Angry Mascots.
Of all the New York Majesty’s official merchandise offered at the time of their existence, the trucker’s hat, pictured at right, is still available from Amazon as of this writing. To see if they are still available and to get one (and they are genuine), just click on the image.
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I agree, the New York Majesty had great potential….to be the worst team ever in the LFL. I was there for their game against the Philly Passion and other than possibly Nicole Stanley and Tanyka Renee, it didn’t look like the Majesty had any promising talent. The only thing QB Krystal Gray accomplished was starting the brawl at the end of the game that the Majesty also came out of on the losing end.
Speaking of losing end, Gray practically got pantsed by Philly’s Ashley Deihl during the Majesty’s spanking by the Passion. This was the only image I could find of that incident.
I remember that play. Thanks in part to AJ Nguyen’s poor blocking, Krystal Gray not only got sacked several times, but actually did get pantsed on that play and the exposure she suffered was more than just a quick peek of her backfield. Fans were treated to a rear and frontal view of Krystal in only half a Majesty uniform. This, combined with the final score and her poor performance, surely added to her humiliation.
Haha yes I believe that is AJ in the lower left of that photo looking on to see she not only cost her team some yardage, but her quarterback her trunks and her dignity.
If the Majesty would have played the Chicago Bliss that year, it would have probably been the most lopsided game in LFL history.
Figures there was a brawl in that one game and NY started it. When a team is getting spanked like the Majesty was against Miami AND you even get pantsed on a play, Krystal Gray must have felt totally disrespected. Good thing for them they didn’t have to face the Chicago Bliss. Would have loved to see a game between the San Diego Seduction and the Majesty for a true “battle of the worst.” Their stats we so close.
Unless they got better players and coaches, had they continued, the Majesty definitely would have been the LFL’s worst team ever. Even worse than the San Diego Seduction or Denver Dream.
I think most fans saw the LFL, especially the first season, as more entertainment than a serious sporting event. The NY Majesty being one of the most entertaining teams. Krystal Gray was an awful quarterback and her on field antics were more like those of a WWE “Diva” than a pro football player.