Ring of Honor travels across the pond to the UK next week and with it several Women of Honor Superstars will join the tour. On May 16 ROH teased a new addition and debut to the WOH division: https://twitter.com/IanRiccaboni/status/996855953730437120 And today, May 18, we learned it’s none other than Chardonnay! https://twitter.com/ladyCDarcy/status/997370852021764096 She will join Kelly … Read more
Former WWE Superstar, Summer Rae, real name Danielle Moinet, is featured in Athleisure Magazine. She is the first person to grace the cover twice. Some of the topics that were discussed were, Moinet’s road to WWE, her life as an athlete, how she takes care of herself, and what she has been up to recently. … Read more
RISE Wrestling will begin releasing weekly episodes on their streaming service beginning on May 30th. Called RISE ASCENT, the promotion will feature the best up and coming talent on the women’s wrestling scene. The promotion just released the card for the first episode and featured matches include: Paradise Lost (Zoe Skye & Melanie Cruise) with Rosemary vs. Kate Carney and Riley Shepard “The Fallen … Read more
Since her release from the WWE back in 2017, Tenille Dashwood (FKA Emma) has opened a new chapter in her wrestling career and with it, a passion resurgence for the business with three or four shows a week every weekend. In an interview with TV Insider, Dashwood discusses her return to the independents, advice she’s … Read more
After reports speculated that Toni Storm is on WWE’s radar, now sites are saying Jinny is another top prospect for the company’s expansion into the UK. ITV was again taping for their World of Sport revival last week, and it inspired another round of WWE trying to lock up top UK talent for their brand, … Read more
Pro-Wrestling WAVE announced today at their show that Ayako Hamada was arrested for substance abuse and is now in custody. Ayako Hamada has been arrested and her WAVE contract has been terminated https://t.co/PWEXb5oYre — Young Power and Burning Youth (@NOAHs_Savior) May 15, 2018 It is expected that WAVE will release Hamada from her contract with the company … Read more
Ring of Honor taped a few Women of Honor matches at their TV tapings in Chicago on Sunday, May 13. These matches will be uploaded on YouTube and ROH TV over the next few weeks. Here are the results via PWInsider: What do you think of these results? Will you be watching the matches when … Read more
RISE Wrestling taped RISE – ASCENT and RISE 7.5 yesterday on May 12th. The company taped the first six installments of their new, weekly episodic program RISE – ASCENT. The RISE 7.5 event featured 5 matches on the card. The event entirely had over 20 matches altogether. The event took place in White Oak, PA. … Read more
This past weekend (May 12th), Pro Wrestling EVE presented their 8th Year Anniversary show, their first show after Wrestle Queendom. Below are results, courtesy of Pro WresLand: Millie McKenzie defeated “Killer” Kelly via Capture German Suplex. Pro Wrestling EVE Champion Charlie Morgan defeated Charli Evans via Impaler DDT to retain the title. Prior to the … Read more
It’s been a whirlwind year for Toni Storm on the Independent circuit – she’s been racking up titles wherever she goes. Now it’s being speculated that her success has WWE eyeing her. During WWE’s recent live event in Bournemouth, UK, company officials apparently played an advert in order to hype up the upcoming WWE tour … Read more
Lucha Underground Season 4 will premiere on June 13th and now we have a better sense at which luchadoras will return. In a new lengthier trailer hyping the season premiere we catch a glimpse of Kobra Moon, Catrina, Ivelisse, Mariposa, Taya, and debuting former Knockout Champion Chelsea Green! Watch the video below: Yesterday it was … Read more
Women of Honor star Brandi Rhodes has suffered an injury during her STARDOM tour in Japan this past weekend. Upon her return to the United States, her husband Cody Rhodes revealed the nature of injury, noting that she will need to undergo surgery to treat two broken collarbones: Just left the hospital. Long story short…Brandi … Read more
The countdown to Season 4 of Lucha Underground has begun, with a new trailer dropping tomorrow on the El Rey network. Now the company is applying for new trademarks. According to PWInsider, the following trademarks were applied for back on May 2nd, some of which are from Season 3 while others are for the upcoming season: … Read more
This past weekend several Independent promotions crowned inaugural women’s champions in their respective companies, boosting their rosters while riding the wave of the growing women’s wrestling movement. IGNITE Wrestling held its “Cinco De Mayhem” event on May 5, 2018. A triple threat match determined the first ever Women’s Champion. The match featured two fan favorites in … Read more
Lucha Underground luchadora Ivelisse recently spoke with the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast to discuss the upcoming season returning this summer, her interest in working with Impact Wrestling, the importance of the independent wrestling scene and more. Highlights of the interview below, courtesy of After Buzz TV. On Lucha Underground Season 4 and progression of her … Read more
This weekend, Pro Wrestling EVE presented Europe’s biggest women’s wrestling event with Wrestle Queendom. The evening has been held at the famous York Hall and has had more than 1,000 attendees. Below are results, courtesy of Wrestling Culture: Squad Goals (Laura Di Matteo, Emi Sakura, Addy Starr & Rhia O’Reilly) defeat The Deserving (Jayla Dark, … Read more
This weekend (May 5th), Pro Wrestling EVE will present Europe’s biggest all women’s wrestling show with their event Wrestle Queendom. Below is the card scheduled: EVE CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT: “The Main Event Empress” Sammii Jayne vs The ACE of EVE, “Fearless” Charlie Morgan CO-MAIN EVENT: Japanese legend AJA KONG vs “The Vixen of Violence” VIPER! INTERNATIONAL … Read more
Kia Stevens, aka Awesome Kong, announced that she’s undergoing back surgery today. She revealed the procedure on her Instagram account: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kia Stevens (@spinningfist) She has been dealing with back issues throughout her wrestling career. Kia plays Tammé “The Welfare Queen” Dawson in the Netflix original comedy … Read more
Former WWE Superstar Danielle Moinet, aka Summer Rae, will be making her return to the ring this month for Battle Championship Wrestling. The event will take place on May 25th, in Burwood East, Victoria, Australia. The current promo poster has her advertised alongside Ivelisse of Lucha Underground as competitors in an ongoing women’s championship tournament. … Read more
Tenille Dashwood, formerly known as Emma, has had a whirlwind of opportunities so far since being released by WWE. She’s been booked solid since February and even took part in ROH’s Women of Honor Championship tournament – with fans speculating if this could be the first of many titles she’d capture. Even in defeat, Tenille’s … Read more
This Sunday (April 29th), Viper will defend the ICW Women’s Championship against Kasey Owens at ICW’s Barramania event. Ahead of her title defense, the Scottish wrestling star spoke with The Sunday Post to discuss the rise of Women’s Wrestling, capturing the Stardom SWA Championship from Toni Storm and wanting to inspire others. Highlights of the … Read more
Rosa Mendes retired from WWE competition in 2017 a year after the birth of her daughter. Now she’s training for a comeback to the ring – with her first match in three years taking place on May 19 for MCW Pro Wrestling at a high school in Hampstead, Md. In an interview with Sporting News, Mendes … Read more
This past weekend Tenille Dashwood refrained from wrestling at a Remix Pro Wrestling Event due to an undisclosed nagging injury. Instead, she came out and cut a promo for the live fans and did commentary. Tenille is injured so she couldn’t compete. But at least she did commentary. pic.twitter.com/UAWcTuEmcY — Pinecone Marketing (@PineconeSocial) April 22, … Read more
Last night IWA Mid-South held a tournament dubbed Miss Independent to crown a new champion after reactivating its Women’s Title. Shotzi Blackheart would overcome three match ups to become the inaguaral champion! Results are below: First Round Nevaeh def Delilah Doom & Christi Jaynes Kikyo def Dementia D’Rose Shotzi Blackheart def Hudson Envy & Facebrooke … Read more
Earlier this month Ring of Honor crowned its first Women of Honor Champion. Sumie Sakai beat the odds to become the inaugural winner. ROH sat down with Sumie to give fans more insight about her in a feature titled, “10 Questions with…Sumie Sakai.” On how she became interested in pro-wrestling: “I didn’t know America had … Read more
GLOW Season 1 was a stand out hit for Netflix and now the streaming service has set a premiere date for Season 2. GLOW announced the date via twitter this morning: The girls are back in town. #GLOW returns June 29. ?? pic.twitter.com/O7N7j3i5On — GLOW (@GlowNetflix) April 18, 2018 In a recent interview with Deadline, … Read more