2011 Diva Dirt Legacy Award winner Manami Toyota will officially take her final bow this November as she retires from the ring. The Joshi wrestler made the announcement today at a conference. During the announcement, it was stated that Manami’s final match will be on November 3rd in Yokahama. The reason behind her decision was because of the … Read more
WWE.com has posted an article highlighting several international female talents that took part in this week’s tryouts from their Performance Center. Among the names include: STARDOM’s Io Shirai Independent star Delilah Doom Norway independent wrestlers Ingrid “Kira” Hoftun and Kamilla “Natasja” Tjöstland Mexican luchadora star Chik Tormenta Belarus kickboxer-turned-MMA star Katsiaryna Kavaleva It should be … Read more
Two new females will make their debut on this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling. Up first is KC Quinn (better known as Brandi Lauren) who will take on Brandi Rhodes in her first one-on-one match-up. ImpactWrestling.com has written a short bio for KC Quinn that reads as follows: “Kayci Quinn has only been wrestling for … Read more
The rumors are true: John Cena and Nikki Bella will take on The Miz and Maryse at WrestleMania 33. What do @mikethemiz and @MaryseMizanin have to reveal on a very special edition of #MizTV on #SDLive? @JohnCena @BellaTwins pic.twitter.com/uIwCM9OjWk — WWE (@WWE) March 15, 2017 During tonight’s Miz TV sit-down segment, Maryse rekindled her previous … Read more
Tonight, during a Madison Square Garden WWE Live event, NXT Women’s champion Asuka joined the ladies of the blue brand! Teaming up with Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch and Tamina, the NXT star took on Natalya, Carmella, SmackDown Women’s champion Alexa Bliss and Mickie James. Asuka joined the SmackDown show as a replacement for the currently … Read more
Former TNA Knockout Reby Hardy had a few pressing issues to discuss with her followers on Twitter… all of which were in regards to her former place of employment, TNA. The former Knockout started off her rant by tweeting the likes of Jeff Jarrett, Ed Nordholm and the Impact Wrestling Twitter account: https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/840294446709297152 She quickly went on to discuss … Read more
Six-time Knockouts Champion Gail Kim recently revealed via Twitter that she is currently not under contract with Impact Wrestling: Not officially signed but always with impact. My home! I'll hopefully be on the return soon. Don't count me out. https://t.co/XSDtV28qZi — Gail Kim-Irvine (@gailkimITSME) March 7, 2017 Despite this, the TNA Hall of Famer did … Read more
This week on NXT Bille Kay suffered a slight stinger from Ember Moon‘s signature finisher, the Eclipse. In the aftermath of her minor injury, Billie and her partner in crime Peyton Royce are on a campaign to get the move banned from competition. WWE is getting in on it by asking fans in a poll … Read more
According to a new report from The Wrestling Observer (via SportsKeeda), Kairi Hojo has signed a three year deal with WWE. It was previously rumored that Kairi, as well as fellow STARDOM star Io Shirai were both offered contracts to the WWE to start in 2017. The report also adds that Io Shirai was said to be … Read more
NXT Women’s Champion Asuka’s next title defense has officially been booked for NXT TakeOver: Orlando. As announced on tonight’s NXT, Asuka will defend her title against Ember Moon. As per @RealKingRegal, @WWEEmberMoon will challenge @WWEAsuka for the #NXTWomensChampionship at #NXTTakeOver: Orlando! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/skF8tc1b0l — WWE (@WWE) March 9, 2017 NXT General Manager William Regal made … Read more
As part of their #MakeImpactGreat movement, Impact Wrestling has announced the addition of Rachael Ellering to their Knockouts division. In her debut match on Impact this week, Rachael will take on former Knockouts Champion Sienna. ImpactWrestling.com has written a short bio for Rachael that reads as follows: “This new school of talent will include Rachael … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live, it was announced that Alexa Bliss would defend her Women’s Title against “every woman available on the SmackDown roster.” Tall odds for #FiveFeetOfFury, as #SDLive Women's Champion @AlexaBliss_WWE will face EVERY WOMAN on the SmackDown roster at @WrestleMania! pic.twitter.com/uvXj9GJtCm — WWE (@WWE) March 8, 2017 Although this means that SmackDown Superstars … Read more
Tonight on Monday Night Raw, a triple threat match for the Raw Women’s Title match was set for WrestleMania 33. During an in-ring segment with featuring the Raw Women’s Champion Bayley and Mick Foley, Bayley acknowledged that her win at Fastlane wasn’t a clean one. Despite this, Mick congratulated Bayley on her title defense and … Read more
Former Impact Wrestling star Jade was the talk of many fans last week when news broke that her contract with Impact Wrestling had expired and that she was departing from the company. Recently, Jade sat down with The VIP Lounge podcast with MVP to talk about her departure, her feud with Rosemary and option of an … Read more
Tonight at Fastlane, Charlotte Flair‘s victories of PPV streak came to an end as Bayley successfully defended her Raw Women’s Championship. https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/838591391643144193 Prior to the match, Charlotte had sent her protégé Dana Brooke to the back, a nudge to Bayley after the champion had challenged Charlotte to take her one-on-one in an interview that took … Read more
After losing their Challenge TV deal in November of last year, Impact Wrestling has a new UK television home through Spike UK starting April 21st. Read the full press release below: IMPACT Wrestling Announces New UK TV Deal with Spike UK TORONTO | LONDON – Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. announced today a new broadcast … Read more
There continues to be more news ahead of this week’s set of Impact Wrestling taping. PWInsider reports that Karen Jarrett is expected to have a big part during this week’s TV taping as an onscreen role. In her previous full-time Impact gig, Karen served as an authority “VP of the Knockouts” figure, where she notably … Read more
Fans who have been waiting for the premiere of Netflix’s upcoming GLOW series can now mark June 23rd on their calendars as the shows premiere date! The 10 episode series inspired by the 80’s show of the same name will star Alison Brie who plays Ruth Wilder, an out-of-work, struggling actress in Los Angeles who finds … Read more
Another wrestler is leaving Impact Wrestling. Jade‘s contract with the brand has expired and she is now a free agent, according to PWInsider. The site reports that there is no word whether she will be working this week’s Impact Wrestling tapings since the company has been working to have all its signed regulars appear. Jade, … Read more
Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett weren’t the only wrestling couple to depart from Impact Wrestling this week. Reby Hardy and her husband Broken Matt Hardy along with Jeff ‘Brother Nero’ Hardy have also left the company. In an interview with SiriusXM Rush, Reby Hardy discusses the family decision to leave Impact, what she loved the … Read more
Just one week after it was reported that Maria Kanellis and her husband Mike Bennett had signed new deals with Impact Wrestling, PWInsider now reports that the husband-wife duo have parted ways with the company. The report adds that both Maria and Mike were working on pay-per-appearance deals after their contracts expired in December 2016. Additionally, … Read more
USA Today just broke the news of their female inductee to their annual Hall of Fame. And after a few weeks of guesses, it’s none other than the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix! This induction will make Beth the youngest inductee, as well as the woman with the quickest induction since her retirement. And on top of her … Read more
Former WWE Divas champion Celeste Bonin (famously known as Kaitlyn) announced via her Instagram that she will be splitting with her husband PJ Braun. In her Instagram post she stated that her website, Celestial Bodiez, had its domain taken down and her company can now be found at celestialbodiezz.com. During the video blog posted on the social media … Read more
This past month it was reported that Lucha Underground will be making its debut on Netflix, originally thought to premiere in February. Now Lucha Underground and Entertainment Weekly are officially announcing a premiere date of March 15 for Seasons One and Two of the series! This news makes Lucha Underground the first televised wrestling series … Read more
After winning the SmackDown Women’s Title at the Elimination Chamber, Naomi relinquished her SmackDown Women’s Title. Due to injury, @NaomiWWE must relinquish her SmackDown Women's Championship. #SDLive @WWEDanielBryan pic.twitter.com/2WMeZWfvDi — WWE (@WWE) February 22, 2017 During the opening of SmackDown, General Manager Daniel Bryan invited Naomi to the ring to address the rumors surrounding her … Read more
Impact Wrestling has announced their next set of television tapings from the Impact Zone in Orlando, beginning from March leading into August. In addition, Impact has also announced two special Live episodes of Impact Wrestling for April 20th and August 17th 2017. Dates for these next set of tapings are as follows: Thursday, March 2nd … Read more