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  • NCW Femmes Fatales XI Results: Mercedes Martinez Wins Femmes Fatales Title

    NCW Femmes Fatales XI Results: Mercedes Martinez Wins Femmes Fatales Title

    Last night NCW Femmes Fatales held their eleventh show at the Centre Saint-Barthelemy in Montreal, Quebec, where three major women’s wrestling championships from around the world were set to be defended. See below for results of the show: * Sweet Cherie def. Sassy Stephie (w/Madamoiselle Rachelle) * Kira def. Jewells [...]

     
  • Ayumi Kurihara Announces Retirement, Will Compete at SHIMMER 53

    Ayumi Kurihara Announces Retirement, Will Compete at SHIMMER 53

    Independent News, SHIMMER March 28, 2013 at 13 comments

    At a press conference earlier today, one of the biggest stars of modern Joshi, Ayumi Kurihara, announced that she is to retire from wrestling later this year. Best known to us in the West for her appearances in SHIMMER, the 28-year old’s eight-year career has been riddled with injuries, most [...]

     
  • Jessicka Havok Injured, Match Against Cheerleader Melissa Off

    Jessicka Havok Injured, Match Against Cheerleader Melissa Off

    The dream match pitting Jessicka Havok against Cheerleader Melissa will, for now, remain just a dream, as their NCW: Femmes Fatales XI match has been cancelled. The WSU Championship bout was scheduled to take place this Saturday as one of the event’s four title matches. However, Havok has had to [...]

     
  • SHIMMER Card Game Now Available

    SHIMMER Card Game Now Available

    Independent News, SHIMMER March 26, 2013 at 6 comments

    All the action of SHIMMER wrestling can now rest in the palm of your hands–literally. Filsinger Games has debuted a SHIMMER expansion to its Legends of Wrestling card game. According to the game’s website, it allows you to “run your own wrestling federation! You book the shows, set up the [...]

     
  • Reby Sky and Matt Hardy Engaged

    Reby Sky and Matt Hardy Engaged

    Independent News March 25, 2013 at 20 comments

    First you gain the biggest win of your career and then, two days later, your boyfriend proposes to you. Talk about an amazing few days for Reby Sky! The self-proclaimed “Diva Overachiever” tweeted the following message earlier today: “So… @MATTHARDYBRAND asked me to marry him !!!”. A few moments later, [...]

     
  • SHINE 8 in Review: Though Victorious, Valkyrie Receive Their First Taste of Retribution

    SHINE 8 in Review: Though Victorious, Valkyrie Receive Their First Taste of Retribution

    The Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau once famously said “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet”. However, in the short-fused, attention-bereft world of professional wrestling, that’s a mantra that we often find ourselves questioning. So how refreshing it was at SHINE 8 to see the patience of so many people [...]

     
  • Live Coverage: SHINE Wrestling Presents “SHINE 8″

    Live Coverage: SHINE Wrestling Presents “SHINE 8″

    Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 8 airing on iPPV tonight, with the main event of Valkyrie’s Rain, Ivelisse, Allysin Kay and Taylor Made versus Amazing Kong, Angelina Love, Mia Yim and Christina Von Eerie. Order the event by clicking here. Live results of the show below: All times [...]

     
  • SHINE 8 Tonight: Full Card and How to Order

    SHINE 8 Tonight: Full Card and How to Order

    Tonight sees SHINE Wrestling return to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida for their eighth monthly show, SHINE 8. The main event sees the insurgent Valkyrie members Rain, Ivelisse and Made in Sin (Allysin Kay and Taylor Made) go up against the all-star face team of Amazing Kong, Christina Von [...]

     
  • Stardom Results: Alpha Female Makes History, Hatred/Kimura Win Tag Titles

    Stardom Results: Alpha Female Makes History, Hatred/Kimura Win Tag Titles

    Alpha Female etched her name in Joshi history earlier today by becoming the first European to hold a major women’s championship in Japan, when she ended Nanae Takahashi‘s 602-day reign as World of Stardom Champion. After the match, Alpha, who remains undefeated in the promotion, humiliated Takahashi by draping the [...]

     
  • Free Pro Wrestling: EVE Match to Celebrate International Women’s Day: WWE NXT’s Paige in Action

    Free Pro Wrestling: EVE Match to Celebrate International Women’s Day: WWE NXT’s Paige in Action

    To celebrate International Women’s Day today, the folks over at Pro Wrestling: EVE have uploaded a free match from their back catalogue, where “Portugal’s Perfect Athlete” Shanna made her debut in exciting fashion against Britani Knight (now known as Paige in WWE) back in 2010. EVE have also announced the [...]

     
  • Four Huge Championship Matches Set For Femmes Fatales XI

    Four Huge Championship Matches Set For Femmes Fatales XI

    Canadian women’s wrestling promotion NCW Femmes Fatales has announced a monumental partnership that will see FOUR major companies have their top titles defended at their next show, Femmes Fatales XI, later this month. NCW-FF’s own Kalamity, now in her fifteenth month as NCW-FF International Champion, will put her title on [...]

     
  • SHINE 8: Angelina Love to Debut in 8-Woman Tag Match, Sky/Havok in “Career vs. Respect”

    SHINE 8: Angelina Love to Debut in 8-Woman Tag Match, Sky/Havok in “Career vs. Respect”

    Valkyrie look to continue their dominance of SHINE Wrestling by making an example of four top stars in the main event of SHINE 8 later this month. Rain, Ivelisse and Made in Sin (Allysin Kay and Taylor Made) will take on the team of Amazing Kong, Mia Yim, Christina Von [...]

     
  • AIW “Girls Night Out 8″ Results: Allysin Kay Defends Women’s Title, #1 Contender’s Ladder Match

    AIW “Girls Night Out 8″ Results: Allysin Kay Defends Women’s Title, #1 Contender’s Ladder Match

    Never ones to shy away from chaos, Absolute Intense Wrestling pulled out all the stops last night for their debut internet Pay-Per-View show, “Girls Night Out 8″. In the first of the two main events, Allysin Kay was set to defend her AIW Women’s Championship against a mystery opponent. That [...]

     
  • SHINE Wrestlers to Appear on “Daytime”

    SHINE Wrestlers to Appear on “Daytime”

    SHINE roster members Kharma (a.k.a Amazing Kong), Angelina Love and Nikki Roxx will be appearing on daytime TV in the US, reports Gerweck.net. The talented trifecta will feature on DISH TV’s “Daytime” show on Wednesday, March 6th. The girls will be promoting SHINE 8, which will feature Angelina’s in-ring debut. Christina [...]

     
  • AIW to Debut on iPPV Tonight with “Girls Night Out 8″

    AIW to Debut on iPPV Tonight with “Girls Night Out 8″

    Independent News March 1, 2013 at 8 comments

    Absolute Intense Wrestling are set to make their internet pay-per-view debut tonight with the next installment of their all-women series, “Girls Night Out 8″. The main event will see Allysin Kay defend her AIW Women’s Championship against a mystery opponent that will be announced during the show. No real clues [...]

     
  • In Video: Ivelisse Velez Talks WWE Tenure, Wrestling Against Her Family’s Wishes

    In Video: Ivelisse Velez Talks WWE Tenure, Wrestling Against Her Family’s Wishes

    Independent News February 26, 2013 at 37 comments

    PWInsider has spoken to former NXT Diva and soon-to-be TNA Gut Check contestant Ivelisse Velez in a video interview posted to their website. The interview, which was conducted before Ivelisse revealed her TNA news, features topics such as Ivelisse’s time on Tough Enough, her NXT experience and the emotional topic [...]

     
  • In Video: Kharma, Mia Yim, Nikki Roxx & More Do the ‘Harlem Shake’

    In Video: Kharma, Mia Yim, Nikki Roxx & More Do the ‘Harlem Shake’

    It seems like everyone and their grandmother has created a “Harlem Shake” video, but you haven’t seen one quite like this. At last weekend’s SHINE 7 event, a number of the show’s competitors took to the ring to record their own version of the YouTube craze. Women spotted in the [...]

     
  • Jessie McKay vs. Madison Eagles Added to SHIMMER 53

    Jessie McKay vs. Madison Eagles Added to SHIMMER 53

    Independent News, SHIMMER February 25, 2013 at 4 comments

    SHIMMER has announced the latest match to join the SHIMMER 53 event on WrestleMania weekend: Jessie McKay vs. Madison Eagles. These two have a storied history, dating back to their time as a tag team in 2008. This match serves as a rematch of sorts of the SHIMMER 35 main [...]

     
  • Update on Evie Injury

    Update on Evie Injury

    Independent News, Injured List February 25, 2013 at 2 comments

    Current reigning PWWA Interim Champion and IPWNZ Women’s Champion Evie suffered a mild patella tear at the last IPWNZ show on February 16th. The injury came at the hands of Britenay and Megan-Kate, who brutally assaulted the champion’s knee with a baseball bat and left her unable to leave the [...]

     
  • Cheerleader Melissa Wins Vacant PWR Women’s Championship

    Cheerleader Melissa Wins Vacant PWR Women’s Championship

    Independent News, Results February 24, 2013 at 12 comments

    In a match presented by Diva Dirt and ChickFight, Cheerleader Melissa toppled the artist formerly known as Sarita, “Dark Angel” Sarah Stock, for the vacant Pro Wrestling Revolution Women’s Championship. Melissa earned the victory and the title following a devastating Kudo Driver. The bout will soon be available to purchase [...]