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Molly Holly vs. Trish Stratus vs. Gail Kim WWF Women’s Title RAW 08/11/03

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Today’s Free Match Friday goes back to 2003.

Molly Holly was the champion heading into this match and was in her second reign. She won the title in July of that year from Gail Kim who won the title in her debut match. Kim held the title for 28-days. Trish Stratus was part of the match because Holly was no stranger to feuding with her as that is who she won her first title from.

This Triple Threat match was the perfect example of a good match jammed into a small amount of time.

Click the video above to see if Molly Holly was able to retain her title.

Check back in with Diva Dirt next Friday for another Free Match Friday.

Awesome Kong vs. Tara Six Sides of Steel Turning Point 11/15/09

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It is time again for another Free Match Friday.

Enjoy this gem from TNA’s Turning Point which took place almost 10-years ago. In the unforgiven Six Sides of Steel match, Awesome Kong and Tara battled it out. This match came just months after Tara’s debut in TNA in 2009.

Click the video above to see how this match ends! Which Knockout came out with the victory?

Five-way Money in the Bank Ladder match SmackDown 06/27/17

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It is Friday, so it is that time again for another Free Match Friday. In anticipation of tonight’s SmackDown debut on the Fox Network, let’s look at a match that will forever be history-making.

In June 2017, SmackDown hosted its first and still only Money in the Bank ladder match for the women’s roster. In this match, the participants were Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Natalya, and Tamina.

This took place due to a controversial ending to the first-ever women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match from the recent pay-per-view. Carmella won that match with the help of James Ellsworth who would actually retrieve the briefcase for her.

The second go-round, Carmella would climb the ladder herself to retrieve the Money in the Bank briefcase which she would go on to hold for 287-days. This was the longest that anyone has held the briefcase in history prior to cashing in on Charlotte Flair.

What were some of your favorite moments from this match?

Mickie James vs. Serena TNA Knockouts Knockdown 3/17/13

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In this Free Match Friday we take you back to 2013 at TNA’s One Night Only, Knockouts Knockdown.

This event saw matches that you wouldn’t necessarily see and this was one of them. The match highlighted the back and forth athleticism of these two women. Serena’s short stint with WWE in 2010 didn’t accentuate her true talent.

Click on the video above to see who came out on top as the winner.

Check back in with Diva Dirt next Friday for another Free Match.

Tessa Blanchard & Ricochet vs. Bea Priestley & Will Ospreay 01/07/17

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Today’s Free Match Friday doesn’t date too far back as it took place at the start of 2017. The match took place with the WCPW British promotion.

For fans of intergender wrestling, this is a must-see. Between the chewing gum spot as well as both women hitting a Canadian Destroyer on their male opponents at the same time, this match had its entertaining moments.

Check the video out above to see which team walked away with the victory and if the women were involved with the result of the match.

Discuss your thoughts in the comment section below and check back in next Friday for another Free Match.

Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-way 09/11/14

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Happy Friday and the Friday before Clash of Champions.

As a preview for Clash of Champions let’s go back to 2014 where Charlotte Flair defended her NXT Women’s Championship against Bayley. Although Bayley would put up one heck of a fight, in the end, Flair would retain her title with Natural Selection.

This Sunday the tables are turned some as Bayley is the one heading into the match as the SmackDown Women’s Champion.

Check out the match to see who shows up at the end of this match to taunt Bayley.

Check back in with Diva Dirt next Friday for another Free Match Friday.

Candice Michelle vs. Melina Vengeance: Night of Champions 06/24/07

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Welcome back to another Free Match Friday.

This week in the spirit of Clash of Champions one week from Sunday, we decided to feature Candice Michelle vs. Melina this week. Unlike certain other pay-per-view Night of Champions did keep at least one women’s match on the card. In keeping with the theme of the event, these matches would be for whichever women’s title was active at that time.

In this match, Melina heads in as Women’s Champion. Heading into this match these two women had quite the feud going. Melina was sitting pretty in her second reign with the title. Candice was trying to capture her first.

In the end, after a reverse roundhouse kick, Candice would get the three count and become the new Women’s Champion. This was her first and only women’s title with the company. She would go forward and hold the title for 105-days. She successfully defended her title against Melina at The Great American Bash.

She would then move on to Beth Phoenix and retain against her at Unforgiven. Phoenix would get the better of her however and defeat Candice for the title at No Mercy. That was Phoenix’s first title reign.

What did you think of this match? Check back in with Diva Dirt next Friday for another Free Match Friday!!

Lita vs. Trish Stratus vs. Ivory vs. Jacqueline SmackDown 11/02/00

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Another Friday, another Free Match.

For this week’s Free Match Friday we go back to 2000!!

This was a fatal four-way for the WWF Women’s Championship. Lita was the champion going in during her first reign. Also in the match were previous champions, Ivory and Jacqueline. Trish Stratus rounded out was the fourth. Ivory was fully placed in a faction known as Right to Censor. Stratus was still freshly new as this was her debut year with the company.

Watch the video above to see all four Hall of Famers compete for the championship. Could Lita hold onto her title?

Check back in with Diva Dirt for future Free Match Fridays!!

Melina vs. Michelle McCool Women’s Title Match SmackDown 10/02/09

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Happy Friday!! Welcome back to your Free Match Friday of the week.

This week we have Michelle McCool defending her Women’s Championship against Melina. Some backstory to this match is that McCool had defeated Melina for the title at The Bash pay-per-view. That took place in June of that year. This title reign for McCool was her first. Melina was a three-time champion heading into this match.

On this episode of SmackDown, a Lumberjill match took place with many Divas surrounding the ring. Was Melina able to capture another title or did McCool retain? Check out the video above to find out!

Check back in with Diva Dirt next week for another Free Match Friday.

Victoria & Nidia vs. Molly Holly & Jazz, Heat 08/01/04

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Happy Friday! This week’s Free Match Friday takes us all the way back to 2004!!

This match was featured on Sunday Night Heat. For newer WWE fans who don’t know, Heat was a show that came on Sunday nights for an hour. It was also the go-to to watch before pay-per-views at the time.

Molly Holly sported a wig during this encounter thanks to Victoria just months before shaving her head after their WrestleMania match. There were three former Women’s Champions in this match and although Nidia never won the title, she probably should have.

Click the video above to watch what happens at the end of this match. There is a distraction that ends up costing one team the win.

Check back in next Friday for the next Free Match Friday!

Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano SummerSlam 08/29/94

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Welcome to Friday! Here is your Free Match Friday of the week.

With SummerSlam just two days away, recently we posted five must-see matches from the history of this event. With so many wonderful matches to choose from there were more that could have been added.

Alundra Blayze (c) vs. Bull Nakano for the WWF Women’s Championship is one that should be revisited. With Luna Vachon in her corner, Nakano sought out to become champion by destroying Blayze. This was the first women’s match to ever be placed on a SummerSlam card.

Was Nakano able to become the new WWF Women’s Champion or was Blayze able to retain her gold?

Take a moment to view this match above and enjoy it as much as the crowd that was there did.

Bull Nakano is making a rare appearance in North America as she will be providing a Meet and Greet prior to the indie women’s supershow The Summit on Aug. 10.

Check back in with Diva Dirt all weekend for coverage of NXT TakeOver: Toronto, SummerSlam, and results from The Summit.

Angelina Love vs. Tara, Slammiversary 06/21/09

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Happy Free Match Friday!!

This week we go back a decade to see Tara’s early days with TNA. Shortly after her debut with the company, Tara was put right into the title scene against Angelina Love. Upon her debut, she went right for The Beautiful People and wanted to take the championship off the queen bee.

Check out this week’s free match to see if Tara is able to capture the title early in her TNA career.

Check back in with Diva Dirt next week for another Free Match Friday and enjoy the weekend!

Team P.C.B. vs. Team B.A.D. vs. Team Bella, SummerSlam 08/23/15

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Happy Friday!

With SummerSlam around the corner let’s go back a few years to when Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch were fresh on the main roster.

After these three Horsewomen came up to the man roster, they formed teams with current main roster stars. Lynch and Flair teamed up with Paige in order to form Team P.C.B. Banks joined Naomi and Tamina in Team B.A.D.

Some may say that these teams forming was the start of the Divas Revolution. Others may same it started a little bit later. Regardless of where and who you find started the revolution/evolution, this match is definitely one that will be remembered by women’s wrestling fans.

You may click on the video above in order to see which team came out on top from this SummerSlam match.

Check back in with Diva Dirt next Friday for another Free Match Friday!

Madison Rayne vs. Mickie James, TNA Genesis 01/09/11

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Happy end of the week Diva Dirt readers! Here is this week’s Free Match Friday.

We take a trip back to when Madison Rayne was giving the Queen wave and Mickie James was attempting to dethrone her.

During this time Rayne was in her third title reign, whereas James was fresh in with TNA. James was attempting to capture her first title with the company from this match.

Enjoy this match and see if Mickie James was able to capture her first title from this match or if Rayne retained.

Check back in with Diva Dirt next week for another Free Match Friday!

Gail Kim vs. ODB vs. Brooke, Bound for Glory 10/20/13

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Welcome to another Free Match Friday!

To wrap up this week we are heading back six years to feature a Three-way match for the Knockouts Championship.

This match occurred at Bound for Glory. ODB was the champion heading into the bout where she held the title for only 38 days. This was her fourth and final title reign with the company.

The match ended with a referee being knocked outside the ring which allowed a menacing Knockout to appear and alter the ending to the match.

Find out which Knockout interfered in the match and who walked away with the Knockouts Championship by checking out the video above.

Check back in next Friday for another Free Match!

Shayna Baszler vs. Mia Yim AIW 04/30/16

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It’s time for another Free Match Friday!

This week we get to see Shayna Baszler and Mia Yim face-off prior to joining WWE and their NXT brand. This match took place in April 2016 and happened in the indie promotion Absolute Intense Wrestling. Baszler is the current NXT Women’s Championship where she has defeated Yim in the past to retain her title.

Did Yim seek the same fate to Baszler in this match? Watch and see!

Enjoy this match and discuss your thoughts in the comment section.

Check back in with Diva Dirt next Friday for another Free Match Friday!

Six-Pack Challenge SmackDown Women’s Title, Backlash 09/11/16

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It’s time for Free Match Friday!

For this week we travel back to about three years ago when the SmackDown Women’s Championship was introduced. It took place at Backlash. This moment was shortly after the brand extension/split was reintroduced and the SmackDown women’s division was considered at the top of its game.

This was a six-pack challenge elimination match. It included, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Naomi, Carmella, Nikki Bella, and Natalya. All six women were vying for the chance to become the first-ever SmackDown Women’s Championship.

If you know your history, you know the outcome of this match. Regardless it was a massive step in the women’s evolution.

Enjoy it and Happy Friday!

Athena (Ember Moon) vs. Hikaru Shida SHIMMER 66 04/13/14

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Another week is coming to a close so it is time for Free Match Friday!

This week we bring to you Athena vs. Hikaru Shida from SHIMMER 66. This match is full of back and forth action and the submission holds are flawless. This style of a match is how Athena, now Ember Moon, should be showcased frequently in WWE.

Hikaru Shida is currently signed with AEW. She picked up a win for her team at the promotions first pay-per-view, Double or Nothing.

Enjoy this week’s Free Match Friday and check back in with Diva Dirt next Friday for another highlighted match!!

Michelle McCool vs. Natalya first Diva’s title match 07/20/08

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Michelle McCool and Natalya battled it out at the Great American Bash pay-per-view in July 2008. This match was to crown the first ever Diva’s Champion. This match was a crucial moment in history for the women on SmackDown. For nearly six years the women of the blue brand didn’t have a championship to fight for. The Women’s Championship at the time was exclusive to RAW.

McCool was able to become the first ever Diva’s Champion by causing Natalya to submit by using the Brazilian Heel Hook. McCool went on to hold this title for 159-days before losing it to Maryse on SmackDown later that year.

Enjoy this weeks Free Match Friday and check back in next week for another free match!

10-Knockouts Gauntlet Match, TNA 11/14/11

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Welcome to another Free Match Friday! This week it has been decided to keep with the IMPACT theme from last week. This time it will go back several more years to TNA where a gauntlet match was featured to determine the number one contender to Gail Kim’s Knockouts Championship.

Kim won the championship for the second time in her career the night prior at Turning Point. This title win occurred in a fatal-four way (also featured Madison Rayne and Mickie James) and Velvet Sky was the champion heading into the match. With the help of Karen Jarrett and Rayne, Kim planned for the winner of this Gauntlet match to be Rayne. Was Rayne successful in becoming the number one contender?

Take a look at this match to see if Rayne could pull off the victory to Kim’s satisfaction.

Check back in with Diva Dirt every Friday for Free Match Friday! Which company/wrestlers would you like to see on a future Free Match Friday? Let us know in the comment section!

Laurel Van Ness vs. Jade, IMPACT Xplosion

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Another week is coming to an end, so that can only mean one thing. Free Match Friday!

For this week’s Free Match Friday, let’s explore the six-sided ring of IMPACT Wrestling. With Madison Rayne on commentary, the match produced a level of high energy from both competitors. Laurel Van Ness ends up coming short but it wasn’t from a lack of heart.

Van Ness attempts to put away Jade with the curb stomp. Jade is able to avoid what would have inevitably been her fate and delivers a package pile driver. She attempted this move earlier in the match but was unable to execute it. Jade pins Van Ness for the win.

Check back in with Diva Dirt every Friday for a match to kick off your weekend!

Ashley & Trish Stratus vs. Candice Michelle & Victoria 01/23/06

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This week for Free Match Friday, the Diva-Dirt staff wants to pay tribute to Ashley Massaro.

In this tag team match from early 2006, Trish Stratus was helping out the 2005 Diva Search winner. Stratus chose to team up with her against Candice Michelle and Victoria. Ashley was able to pick up the win for her team. She hit a high cross body off the top turnbuckle and came crashing down on Victoria for the pinfall victory.

This decision by Stratus to team with Ashley made Mickie James jealous and attacked Ashley after the match. James was infatuated with Stratus at the time and didn’t condone the attention Ashley was receiving.

What are your memories of this match and the storytelling surrounding it? What are some of your favorite Ashley matches? Let us know your memories of Ashley Massaro in the comment section!!

Kyoko Kimura vs. Kana (Asuka) 8/16/08

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Happy Friday! We’ve made it through another exciting week in the world of female wrestling. That means it’s time for FREE MATCH FRIDAY!!

Today we are going to take you back over 10 years to a brutal feud that took place between Kyoko Kimura and Kana (now known as Asuka). There were no post-match hugs or IG selfies after this match.

What are your thoughts of this match? What would happen if Asuka wrestled this style today?

Killer Kelly vs. Valkyrie at PWU’s Celtic Cup

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Free Match Friday is a weekly feature from Diva Dirt. Every Friday, we’ll spotlight a great indie match available to watch for free online. Some of the best wrestling in the world is happening in high school gyms and sports bars and even, occasionally, in an appropriate venue for a wrestling match. This week, our free match is a terrific title match between Killer Kelly and Valkyrie at Pro Wrestling Ulster’s Celtic Cup.

It is my solemn belief that Killer Kelly and Valkyrie could wrestle each other for ten, fifteen or twenty years without turning in a bad match. That might seem a mad thing to say about two wrestlers who’ve only met twice in the ring. But they have such a fantastic natural ring chemistry that I’m certain they’ll only get better as time goes by.

We previously featured their stellar match at the German Wrestling Federation in this series, which I praised for its verisimilitude, the quality of appearing to be real. This week’s match, which saw Killer Kelly challenge Valkyrie for the PWU Women’s Championship, is a little different.

First and foremost, while booked as tweeners in their GWF match, here we have Valkyrie as the heel champ, as a member of the Rocky Starr Experience. Killer Kelly is the face and the crowd is one hundred percent on her side. The match is a picture perfect “coward vs hero” match, with Valkyrie spending long stretches of the match running away and even using a fan in a wheelchair as a human shield.

But where many “coward vs hero” matches end up frustrating and boring because of, well, the running away, this match never is. It uses just as much cowardly heel shenanigans as it needs to build just enough frustration that every strike Kelly lands on Valkyrie is like a huge cathartic release. And it lets Valkyrie be as crafty as she is cowardly, using her tactics to not just avoid damage but deliver it. Much like their first match, it’s by no means flashy, but it is a simply excellent iteration of a familiar genre. I can’t wait for the rubber match.

Check back in with Diva Dirt next week for another great free match from the world of independent women’s wrestling. You can find even more matches AND support independent women’s wrestling over at ClickWrestle.

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