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Faye Jackson becomes BCW’s first ever Women’s Champion

January 19, 2019 by Joe Anthony Myrick

Last night at St. Helena’s Gym in the Bronx, Brii Combination Wrestling held a Queen of the North Tournament to crown the promotion’s first ever Women’s Champion. At the end of the night, that title would be awarded to Faye Jackson. With just a couple years of wrestling experience under her belt, Faye Jackson is … Read more

Scarlett Bordeaux captures a male dominated title at MCW event

January 19, 2019 by Nick

MCW Pro Wrestling is hosting their Winter Blast Tour in the states of Md. and Del. The tour kicked off in their home arena in Joppa, MD last night. Current IMPACT Wrestling Knockout, Scarlett Bordeaux, has become the new MCW Rage TV Champion. Becoming the first woman ever to hold a male title in this … Read more

Maria Kanellis denies asking for release from WWE

January 18, 2019 by Philip Lindsey

Earlier this week, reports surfaced saying Maria Kanellis and her husband, Mike Kanellis, requested their release from WWE. Maria Kanellis went to Twitter the following day with a slew of “Social Media Fact Checks” on the subject to refute some of the claims surrounding the couple. Today she directly responded to the reports via Instagram, … Read more

Tokyo Joshi Pro recap: High Score

January 17, 2019 by Emily Pratt

Tokyo Joshi Pro’s High Score show included a recent debut’s first win, more development for the Up Up Girls, and the return of the Muscle Strikers in the main event.

Dakota Kai confirms injury before surgery

March 27, 2019January 17, 2019 by Dean Buckley

Dakotai Kai today confirmed the nature of a leg injury sustained at an NXT live show in Green Bay, Wis. late last year. After weeks of rumor and speculation, Kai tweeted today that she has indeed torn her ACL, just before undergoing surgery to repair the damaged ligament. As Diva Dirt previously reported, the injury … Read more

Mike and Maria Kanellis reportedly request release from WWE

January 16, 2019 by Philip Lindsey

Earlier today, Ryan Satin from Pro Wrestling Sheet reported Mike and Maria Kanellis are interested in testing free agency. Sources told Satin the couple has been unhappy with their roles with the company for some time, and they finally decided to formally request their release “a few weeks” ago. Maria was initially released from WWE on … Read more

The Four Horsewomen feud heats up on social media

January 16, 2019 by Philip Lindsey

The feud between the Four Horsewomen of WWE and the Four Horsewomen of MMA took another turn this week. The clash has been building since Shayna Baszler taunted Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Bayley at the inaugural Mae Young Classic. The ensuing stare down between the two stables has been a hot topic ever since. Last year, Ronda Rousey made her professional wrestling debut, and … Read more

Ivelisse says Lucha Underground refuses to grant release

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 by Philip Lindsey

Lucha Underground wrestler, Ivelisse, says she’s been in the midst of a contract dispute for over a year. She took to Twitter today to release following statement: I’ve done everything in my power to avoid having to do this but.. at this point I literally have no other choice.. For a bit over 1 1/2 … Read more

WWE Women’s Tag Titles revealed and first title match announced

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 by Joe Anthony Myrick

Ever since WWE Chairman Vince McMahon officially announced that the WWE will be introducing Women’s Tag Team Titles, we have all been eagerly anticipating their arrival. However, since that special Christmas announcement, we received nothing further on the matter. But thank the goddesses above, we have WWE’s head of the women’s division, Alexa Bliss, with … Read more

Zeda Zhang on OWE and growing Chinese wrestling scene

January 13, 2019 by Philip Lindsey

Chinese-American wrestler, Zeda Zhang, showed some promise after signing with WWE to train at the Performance Center on Jan. 4, 2017. She had a distinct look and a sound mixed martial arts background. In the following summer, she made her NXT debut and participated in the Mae Young Classic. Unfortunately, NXT released her last June. … Read more

“Fighting With My Family” to premiere at Sundance

January 11, 2019 by Kevin Carroll

As reported by Deadline earlier today, the Dwayne Johnson-produced film Fighting With My Family, a film centered around the life of WWE Superstar Paige and her family, will be screened at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 28. Sundance runs the largest independent film festival in the United States, and has been the spot … Read more

McKenzie Mitchell leaves IMPACT Wrestling

January 14, 2019January 11, 2019 by Joe Anthony Myrick

Ever since May 2016, McKenzie Mitchell has served as a consistent voice on IMPACT Wrestling’s television screens. Serving as a backstage interviewer and on-screen personality, Mitchell’s verbal cadence and delivery would add a subtle sense of credibility to IMPACT Wrestling and provided something special to the programming. Now, that special sort of subtle credibility will … Read more

Jazz to defend NWA Women’s Title in Synergy Wrestling

January 11, 2019 by Joe Anthony Myrick

WWE and ECW alumna Jazz has enjoyed a historically long reign as NWA World Women’s Champion at 843 days and counting. She hopes to extend that reign a little bit longer on Jan. 26 when she defends her title in a Synergy Wrestling ring against Maria Manic. Synergy Wrestling is a small, relatively new promotion … Read more

Stardom World is about to get way easier to use

January 10, 2019 by Emily Pratt

Japanese women’s wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom announced today from their official English-language Twitter account that they will significantly update their Stardom World streaming service, later this month. The promotion says their new website will “go live on January 29” and will be “way more streamlined, modern, and ‘2019’ than what we have had … Read more

Watch WWE Superstars’ Viking wedding

January 10, 2019 by Emily Pratt

An upside of the death of kayfabe has been opportunities for fans to learn more about the lives of their favorite wrestlers, who can be some pretty unique people. For example, today, the WWE Performance Center YouTube channel uploaded a ten-minute video depicting the Viking-themed wedding of Sarah Logan of the Riott Squad and Raymond … Read more

Becky Lynch is PWI readers’ “Woman of the Year”

January 10, 2019 by Nick

Pro Wrestling Illustrated is known for releasing the PWI Female 50 since 2008. This past November, they released PWI Women’s 100, with the change due to an evolution in women’s wrestling. As previously reported by Diva Dirt, the list is ranked based off of kayfabe factors. Even though the criteria was known, this did not … Read more

Becky Lynch to face Asuka for title at Royal Rumble

January 8, 2019 by Kristen Ashly

The women’s title picture is getting a tad clearer after tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live. Becky Lynch will now face Asuka for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at Royal Rumble. The main event of tonight’s episode was a triple-threat match between Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Carmella. The prize? A championship match against Asuka at the upcoming pay-per-view. … Read more

Brandi Rhodes announces plans for AEW women’s division

January 8, 2019 by Kristen Ashly

Today in Jacksonville, people gathered at the Double Or Nothing rally to hear All Elite Wrestling’s plans and vision for the new promotion. A bright highlight of the rally was the announcement made by Chief Brand Officer Brandi Rhodes of the plans for the AEW’s women’s division. During her speech at the rally, Brandi acknowledged … Read more

Sasha Banks vs. Ronda Rousey announced for Royal Rumble

January 7, 2019 by Kristen Ashly

During tonight’s episode of Raw, fans got another peek at the Royal Rumble card. Sasha Banks vs. Ronda Rousey has been set for a championship match at Royal Rumble, after Banks defeated Nia Jax in a no. 1 contender’s match. The events leading up to the match can be traced back to the debut episode … Read more

IMPACT announces weekly simulcast on Twitch

January 6, 2019 by Kristen Ashly

IMPACT Wrestling has announced that they will be simulcasting their weekly show on two different platforms.

During IMPACT’s pay-per-view Homecoming, the company sent out a tweet announcing that starting this coming Friday, IMPACT’s weekly show will be simulcasted on both Pursuit and Twitch.

BREAKING: Starting THIS FRIDAY and every week IMPACT will stream on @Twitch in the US at 10pm ET simulcasting with the @PursuitChannel airing! pic.twitter.com/psYmVz9739
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 7, 2019

This week’s episode also marks the debut of the show at their new home, the Pursuit Channel.

Fans are pleased to hear news of the intention to simulcast. After announcing the move of IMPACT’s show from PopTV to Pursuit, many IMPACT fans were disappointed to find they didn’t have access to Pursuit. The decision to simulcast the show on Twitch will ensure fans will have more options to watch the program.

Twitch is a live streaming video platform and subsidiary of Amazon, bringing “real life” streams, music and entertainment broadcasts, various competitions, and creative content to the homes of viewers via live or on-demand streaming.

Be sure to tune into Pursuit or Twitch this upcoming Friday at 10 p.m. EST to see the aftershock of Homecoming.

Will you watch IMPACT now that they’ve added Twitch as a viewing platform?

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling ’19 results

January 7, 2019January 6, 2019 by Emily Pratt

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling’s first show of 2019 was a good one, with Miyu Yamashita vs. Maki Itoh for the Tokyo Princess of Princess Championship in the main event, Reika Saiki vs. Meiko Satomura, and more. You can watch this show on DDT Universe, where it also streamed live at 12 PM JST on Jan. 4. … Read more

Lisa Marie Varon to retire after this year

January 6, 2019 by Philip Lindsey

Former five-time TNA Knockouts Champion and two-time WWE Women’s Champion, Lisa Marie Varon, announced she is retiring from in-ring competition, in 2019. Lisa, formerly known as Victoria during her run in WWE and Tara of TNA, made the announcement today, via Twitter and Instagram. The nearly 20-year veteran didn’t say what her “next adventure” will … Read more

Millie McKenzie wins Sendai Girls Junior Championship

January 6, 2019 by Joe Anthony Myrick

At a young age, Millie McKenzie is slowly shaping up to be one of the best athletes in her industry. She only just turned 18-years old and she already sports a stellar resume. Not only has she won titles in major promotions, but she’s wrestled inside of a WWE ring. Both are accomplishments that some … Read more

Shotzi Blackheart becomes inaugural War of Genders Champion

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 by Joe Anthony Myrick

In several regards, 2018 was something of a breakout year for Shotzi Blackheart. 2018 was the year that the self-proclaimed Ballsy Badass first showcased herself on a global platform following her arrival to Impact Wrestling. In this same year, she made significant appearances for big time promotions like EVOLVE, SHINE, RISE, SHIMMER and Pro-Wrestling EVE. … Read more

WWE holds first Evolution Empowerment Forum

January 5, 2019 by Philip Lindsey

This weekend, the WWE Performance Center held the first WWE Evolution Empowerment Forum. NXT Superstars and trainees, both men and women, sat in on workshops centered around brand building, collaboration, and gender equality. Hall of Famer, Alundra Blayze and Eve Torres were special guests, along with speakers from all walks of life. The Performance Center … Read more

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