Throughout the month of February, Diva Dirt will spotlight one Black women’s wrestler a day. This won’t be a countdown, but just a way to shine light on the past and present Black women of the industry. With that said, these daily articles will not be in any particular order.
Representation matters to marginalized groups, and here at Diva Dirt we focus on giving those individuals the recognition they deserve.
- Jan. 30 – Jacqueline
- Jan. 31 – Lash Legend
- Feb. 1 – Nyla Rose
- Feb. 2 – Sharmell
- Feb. 3 – Awesome Kong
- Feb. 4 – Alicia Fox
- Feb. 5 – Kelani Jordan
- Feb. 6 – Queen Aminata.
- Feb. 7 – Cameron
For February 8th, we are going to highlight a young talent, Maya World.
Maya World is a newly signed talent to AEW and in a tag team with Hyan. She made her debut in 2022 and has been working the indie scene until her signing with AEW. Maya is Texas born and at has won several titles from the indies, including being a former MPW Tag Team Champion with Kiah Dream.
Maya cites other Black talent such as Mercedes Moné and Athena as inspirations as the 23yo is just getting her feet wet in the industry. Coming into AEW as a tag team was the perfect timing with the newly emergence of the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions.
At the recent ROH Global Wars event, Maya & Hyan teamed up with Deonna Purrazzo in a victory over the M.I.T. (Athena, Billie Starkz, and Diamante).
Maya is a very promising future star.