That question may seem perplexing to starved WWE — and to an extent, TNA — fans, but beyond the realm of Divas and Knockouts, there is a wide range of women’s wrestling to be consumed on an independent level. To this writer, it’s always perplexing when fans say they want women’s wrestling but aren’t willing … Read more
The woman of a thousand costumes, Leva Bates has recorded a video in which she issues a challenge to a fellow roster member for SHINE Wrestling’s second show on August 17. SHINE 2 will be held at The Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida and will be available for viewing via iPPV at www.wwnlive.com. Check out … Read more
Due to AIW’s newly introduced point system, Hailey Hatred‘s impressive 8-0 win streak would have meant she would be next in line for a shot at Allysin Kay‘s Women’s Championship. Alas, this is not to be – in a new Tumblr post, Hailey says she is choosing to defer her AIW Women’s title shot because … Read more
Tonight, AIW is holding their seventh “Girls Night Out” show. The show will be headlined by Allysin Kay defending her AIW Women’s Championship against Mia Yim in a Steel Cage match. This grudge match stems from an event at Girls Night Out 5 in January 2012, where Yim broke Kay’s nose in three places with … Read more
Several matches have been announced for SHINE Wrestling’s second show, which will take place at The Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida on August 17. Once more, the internet pay-per-view can be ordered online at www.wwnlive.com. Daffney will return as the live event hostess. [notice]* Main Event: Mercedes Martinez vs. Jazz * Rain vs. Santana * … Read more
In 2011, she became one of the hottest American exports to Japan — Hailey Hatred at one point held six championships at one time. Though originally from the US, her move to Japan — where she made history as the first “gaijin” (foreigner) to win the prestigious JWP Openweight Championship — arguably helped propel her … Read more
The feud between Mia Yim and Allysin Kay has been heating up in 2012 in AIW. It all started when Kay broke her nose against Yim in a brutal match. The pair would later meet up again for the AIW Women’s Title in a main event grudge match at Girls Night Out 6. That, however, … Read more
The reunited Beautiful People, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, will face a very familiar name indeed in one of their first matches on the independent scene following their respective TNA departures: the very woman who broke up the last Beautiful People reunion in 2010 — Winter. As reported earlier this week, Angelina and Velvet are … Read more
Absolute Intense Wrestling has announced a new win-loss system for its Girls Night Out shows going forward. The latest Girls Night Out takes place this Saturday featuring two big matches: Mia Yim vs Allysin Kay in a cage match and Sara Del Rey facing Hailey Hatred in what is sure to be an encounter to … Read more
Former TNA Knockouts, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, collectively known as The Beautiful People, have announced their first dates together on the independent scene after leaving TNA. Northeast Wrestling has announced the pair for its September 22nd show in Fiskhill, New York. The event is a big one, featuring Hulk Hogan, and legends such as … Read more
Jazz and Reby Sky have both advanced to the finals of ArenaChicks‘ first ever championship tournament, joining previous qualifiers Sara Del Rey and Angel Orsini. At a taping held on July 28 at the new CWF Mid-Atlantic Sportatorium, Jazz defeated TNA Knockout Rosita in what was described as a “great match”, while Reby toppled ArenaChicks … Read more
A new (and unfortunately titled) women’s promotion, Bombshell Ladies of Wrestling — or BLOW — will debut on October 11th. The promotion comes from the promoters behind Pro Wrestling Syndicate and will take place in Rahway, NJ. Former WWE star Ashley Massaro will be part of the event. Details below: Pro Wrestling Syndicate’s new women’s … Read more
Maria Kanellis has regained the FWE Women’s Championship after defeating TNA Knockout, Winter, last night during Family Wrestling Entertainment’s event, titled “FWE: X” held in Long Island, New York. The finish did not come without some controversy, though, as Maria’s boyfriend, Mike Bennett began to destroy various referees for not counting quickly enough during Kanellis’ … Read more
OVW has released a new episode of their television show through their website at OVWrestling.com. This week’s features a Femme Fatales match with OVW Women’s Champion and recent TNA Gut Check winner, Taeler Hendrix, facing off against Jessie Belle Smothers in a non-title match. Before the match, you can also witness a backstage segment explaining … Read more
Former WWE Diva, Jillian Hall will be stepping into the ring with rising independent star, Jessicka Havok, for the upcoming August 4th Crossfire live event at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville, TN. Crossfire is a promotion based out of the Tennessee area, which female wrestling fans might know about if they’ve tuned in … Read more
ArenaChicks, the promotion founded by veteran female wrestler, Amber O’Neal, is set to film two matches (along with an array of backstage segments and interviews) this Saturday, July 28th, as a part of the CWF Mid-Atlantic show in Gibsonville, North Carolina. The first match, both of which will be featured on the promotions upcoming third … Read more
CHIKARA has officially announced that Joshi talent, Dash Chisako, Meiko Satomura and Sendai Sachiko have been added to their sixth annual King of Trios event, representing “Team Sendai Girls”. The CHIKARA King of Trios event is a three night tournament where competitors team up in a variety of six person tag team matches until one … Read more
Several new names have officially been added to the SHINE roster over at ShineWrestling.com. The additions featured are as follows: Marti Belle, Hailey Hatred, Saraya Knight, Amber O’Neal, Shenaynay, Kellie Skater and Nikki St. John. These names follow the previous new additions announced to debut for the company at their second event, taking place Friday, August 17th at … Read more
It looks like we just might be starting to see the introduction of a women’s division in Ring of Honor after all. Their website reports that Sara Del Rey will square off against Princess Mia (Yim) at the next set of TV Tapings in Baltimore, Maryland Friday, August 3rd. This announcement comes at the heels … Read more
Pro Wrestling: EVE has officially released ticket information for their next event, titled “#EVE10: Alpha Vs Storm” to be held Saturday, November 10th from the Delphi Centre on Alexandra Road, Sudbury, Suffolk. The show will be headlined by a championship match pitting Pro Wrestling: EVE Champion, Alpha Female against challenger, Nikki Storm. You can purchase … Read more
In one of her first appearances since announcing her departure from TNA earlier this month, Angelina Love, now reverting back to her original ring name, Angel Williams, is set to face off against one third of the Midwest Militia, Allysin Kay. The two will collide this Saturday, July 28th, for Canadian promotion, NEO Wrestling as … Read more
Texas based promotion, ACW, has crowned a new American Joshi Champion in Barbi Hayden. Hayden claimed the title at the company’s 100th event Sunday night, “From Innocence to Insanity 6” and ended the reign of Angel Blue in doing so. The match contested was a four way, also involving former holders of the title, Athena … Read more
Sara Del Rey has certainly been a hot topic at the moment, and now you can check out her official return to Ring of Honor from this past weekend’s episode. (Note: The episode was taped last month, prior to speculation of her being WWE-bound surfaced.) Del Rey ran out to the ring to stop the … Read more
Pro Wrestling Womens Alliance (PWWA) has officially announced the date of their next event to take place on Saturday, October 6th at the Casula Powerhouse in Sydney, Australia. PWWA is the only all female promotion emanating from Australia, and has featured the likes of Madison Eagles, Kellie Skater and Jessie McKay to name just a … Read more
The females will finally be stepping into the squared circle for Ring of Honor, as the Queen of Wrestling Sara Del Rey and the First Lady of ROH Maria Kanellis face off in a mixed tag team match on the company’s next iPPV, Boiling Point. Ring of Honor revealed on their website earlier today that … Read more
Absolute Intense Wrestling has posted a shoot interview in their “Behind the Curtain” series featuring Sara Del Rey. In the interview, she discusses how she embarked on her wrestling career, the proliferation of all-women’s companies, women in wrestling being objectified, “model” wrestlers, her WWE aspirations and much more. Watch the full interview below: