WWN Live announced on their Live Alerts, that they have signed Florida independent wrestler Brandi Lauren to a contract. Lauren, who is only 22 years old, began her pro wrestling career in 2016 under the tutelage of Jay Lethal. During her short career, she has wrestled for Shine, Shimmer, and Impact under the moniker of … Read more
This morning, All Elite Wrestling announced on their Twitter account, that Hikaru Shida is their newest female signee. The Japanese standout is currently the OZ Academy Openweight Champion. Since her pro wrestling debut in 2008, she has wrestled for Shimmer, AAA, and DDT. Along with being signed to AEW, she is also signed with the … Read more
RISE Wrestling broke records last week with their LEGENDARY event. As previously reported, the star studded event showcased 60 women from the independant scene. The main event pit the Pheonix of Rise Champion Mercedes Martinez against Kylie Rae in a No Ropes Submission match. Rae defeated Martinez to become champion with a vicious crossface. Afterward, … Read more
SHIMMER 113 is in the books and we have a new Heart of Shimmer champion. Samantha Heights defeated Dust and ended her nearly year-long reign at 353 days in the main event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Samantha Heights (@samazing73) This was Heights first main event appearance for SHIMMER. She pulled … Read more
Update: Allysin Kay loses her Shine Championship to Miyu Yamashita in a Winner Takes All match. With both women having their titles on the line the stakes were at an all-time high. The match highlighted submission holds from both competitors. The conclusion of the match involved the referee calling for the bell after Kay was … Read more
Stardom is in the midst of an attempted expansion into the western market. Mayu Iwatani, formerly of the dominant stable Threedom with Kairi Hojo and Io Shirai, is enjoying a run as Women of Honor World Champion, and will defend her title at G1 Supercard. Other Stardom performers on the card include World of Stardom … Read more
On the new episode of The Road to Double or Nothing, All Elite Wrestling announced their broadcast team for Double or Nothing. First, Alicia Atout will return as the official backstage correspondent. Atout was also a part of All In. She recently finished up her contract with Impact Wrestling, where she had been conducting interviews … Read more
World Wonder Ring Stardom have announced the full card for their American Dream in the Big Apple event, taking place in New York City this Friday. It is the promotion’s first-ever event as part of WrestleMania weekend. The matches were tweeted out today by the promotion’s official English-language account. The opening bout will see Stardom’s … Read more
Earlier we reported, Mercedes Martinez suffered a rib injury during a tag match at the Shimmer 112 event in Berwyn, IL. It turns out Charlie Morgan also injured herself at the event. Morgan made her Shimmer debut on Saturday at Shimmer 110 in a match against none other than Mercedes. Last night, the UK native … Read more
Former Phoenix of RISE Champion, Mercedes Martinez, appeared to suffer an injury today in a tag team match at the Shimmer 112 event in Berwyn, IL. The taping was delayed while onlookers waited to see if she could get up on her own volition. Eventually, Martinez had to be carried out on a stretcher. Shannon … Read more
Bea Priestley recently interviewed with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp. They discussed All Elite Wrestling and her first US appearance with Stardom. The 23-year-old Brit is one of the hottest commodities on the independent circuit. Recently, All Elite Wrestling announced that Priestley signed with the new promotion on an episode of “Road to Double or Nothing”. … Read more
All Elite Wrestling is headed back to the place where it all started. According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, All In 2 will take place on Aug. 31, 2019, at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL. Last weekend at C2E2, Kenny Omega, and The Young Bucks teased the idea. “Let’s maybe come … Read more
After a long, heated battle with Lucha Underground, Ivelisse and Kobra Moon have been granted a release from their contracts. It’s been over a year and a half that these two women – along with El Hijo del Fantasma and Joey Ryan – have been “held hostage” – per Ivelisse’s own words in a since … Read more
The full lineup for the Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden has been announced. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, a Stardom tag team match will be added to the card, but has not been announced yet. The show will take place during WrestleMania weekend on Saturday, … Read more
Last night, Ironfist Wrestling held its Game of Throws event. Along with an appearance from NXT UK’s Joseph Conners, the crowd were anticipating the Ironfist Women’s Championship bout. In her 581st day as the champion, Melanie Price defended her title against a worthy challenger in Zoe Lucas. Some may recognize Lucas for her regular appearances … Read more
WOW – Women of Wrestling just wrapped up its first season with a second season already on the horizon. One of the biggest talking points coming out of the show was resident WOW Superhero, Jessie Jones. The reason being because Jones portrayed a MAGA-lite character. Jones frequently spouted promos about building a wall and that … Read more
For the last two weeks, Brandi Rhodes teased she would announce a new female talent on the latest episode of “Road to Double or Nothing.” Today, All Elite Wrestling confirmed Allie will be the newest member of their women’s division. The two-time Impact Knockouts Champion is perhaps one of the most well-known female signings to … Read more
This past weekend, at OTT ScrapperMania 5, my friend turned to me and said “Sometimes, it’s really depressing to be a women’s wrestling fan.” And, well, yeah. I say this not merely to foreshadow the negative aspects of this recap, but as a reminder that sometimes coverage of women’s wrestling just won’t be positive. I … Read more
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reports that Sadie Gibbs signed with All Elite Wrestling. Gibbs, 26, made a name for herself wrestling for the UK indie promotions like British Empire Wrestling. Back in January, she was one of three superstars BEW sent to compete with their affiliate promotion, Stardom. Gibbs, The Amazing Grace, receive … Read more
All Elite Wrestling’s debut with Double or Nothing is getting closer and closer. AEW’s Chief Brand Officer Brandi Rhodes spoke on The Jim Ross Report podcast on their ever-growing women’s division. Several women have already been announced for the promotion and more are expected to be mentioned in the coming weeks. Rhodes comments on the … Read more
RISE Wrestling’s next event will literally be LEGENDARY, because that’s the name of the show. RISE – LEGENDARY will take place later this month and when it does, it will set a huge record in the history of women’s wrestling. In front of a sold out crowd in Chicago, Illinois, RISE – LEGENDARY will boast … Read more
Last night, recent AEW signee, Nyla Rose, participated in an “AMA” thread on Reddit with the Squared Circle community. She answered questions on a variety of subjects, including acting, experiences as a transgender wrestler and her inspirations. Here are a few of the questions and her responses: One fan asked if “AEW [will] play a … Read more
Tenille Dashwood will reportedly be a free agent soon. According to Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet, the current Ring of Honor star’s contract expires at the end of this month. Their sources suggest Tenille is currently in negotiations with Ring of Honor to potentially sign a new contract, but nothing has been made official … Read more
A worldwide phenomenon is the best way to describe Jordynne Grace. As previously reported, Grace is the current PROGRESS Women’s Champion, which checks off Europe from her world domination. She can mark off one more continent on her checklist as she is now the first ever World Series Wrestling Women’s Champion. She is the only … Read more
SHINE 57 is due out next week on Mar. 16. The event will take place from La Boom in Queens, NY and will feature all three of their titles on the line. Rainbow Bright (Luscious Latasha and Gabby Gilbert) will defend their Shine Tag Team Championships against former champs Twisted Sisterz (Thunder Rosa and Holidead) … Read more
Kay Lee Ray has been on a roll as of late. The ICW World Women’s Champion successfully defended her title at ICW Square Go! against NXT UK Women’s Champion, Toni Storm. Speaking of, WWE’s latest signee will be making her NXT UK debut this upcoming Wednesday. Before that happens, The Hardcore Daredevil had the chance … Read more