SHIMMER and CHIKARA announced this morning that Japanese star, Kana, will be debuting for both companies in October. Kana will be part of SHIMMER on October 1st and 2nd in Berywn, IL. She will also compete for CHIKARA the following weekend on October 7th and 8th. Official press below: [notice]One of the most controversial and … Read more
This weekend was a big one for the women of Chikara as the company presented three visiting joshi stars from Japan, and a big intergender match between Queen of Wrestling, Sara Del Rey and her former ally, Claudio Castagnoli. In a huge victory, Del Rey defeated the rumored WWE-bound Castagnoli in the main event of … Read more
Chikara has announced a major name will be debuting for the company in December: Japanese legend, Aja Kong. Kong will debut as part of Chikara’s ‘Joshimania’ event which will also feature the return of Manami Toyota, who took part in the King of Trios tournament for the company earlier this year. Kong is a highly … Read more
As previously reported, Roxie Cotton retired on Friday night after losing her final match against Portia Perez in Lakewood, OH for Absolute Intense Wrestling. AIW released the following retirement speech:
Last night, Absolute Intense Wrestling presented its Girls Night Out 4 card in Lakewood, Ohio. Quick results below via AIW’s Twitter page: * Cherry Bomb def. Veda Scott. * Allysin Kay def. Mickie Knuckles. Touted as a ‘shocking upset’. * Sara Del Rey def. Sassy Stephie. Del Rey originally advertised to face Super Oprah. Stephie … Read more
AIW in Lakewood, Ohio presents Girls Night Out 4 tonight featuring Sara Del Rey, Jessicka Havok and more. Card below: * Jessicka Havok vs Angel Dust (AIW Women’s Title, First Blood Match) * Sara Del Rey vs Super Oprah * Roxie Cotton vs Portia Perez (Roxie Cotton’s retirement match) * Allysin Kay vs Mickie Knuckles … Read more
Last weekend at Comic-Con, WrestlingFigures.com caught up with Knockouts Champion Mickie James to discuss some new things on the horizon for her, including a TNA-branded action figure and a 6-song EP. In the interview Mickie says that she’s heading back to the studio on August 15th to record a 6-song EP that she hopes will … Read more
Having trouble keeping up with all of the mainstream women’s wrestling that takes place off TV? Well fear no more! Diva Dirt has got your back with the House Show Roundown! Without any further ado, let’s kick things off! This weekend, Raw, SmackDown, and Impact Wrestling were each represented. Raw chose to focus on a … Read more
WSU’s #1 Contender for Mercedes Martinez’s championship, Lexxus, cuts a promo in a new video promo. WSU writes: [notice]Last week, WSU released a ton of free videos from the stars of WSU at WSUWrestling.com. Lexus was infuriated that she didn’t get equal time to speak her piece. Now, the current WSU Tag Champion & 2011 … Read more
In a match that looks almost “Carrie”-esque, Rachel Summerlyn defeated “Mr. Showtime” Scot Summers on July 17 at an Anarchy Championship Wrestling show in Austin, TX to become the NEW ACW Televised Champion. Images are available over at TexasAnarchy.com, but viewer discretion is advised as the photos depict a very bloody match. A video has … Read more
We always hear about independent wrestling in the USA, but what about those oft-forgotten countries… like Australia? Here are the latest happenings in the Australian wrestling scene, including recent results and upcoming events you can attend: June 10th – AWF (Penrith, NSW): In her debut match, Rachel Rose defeated Selene.. it was announced that Sara … Read more
It’s shaping up to be a big first week of August for TNA’s Winter as not only will she challenge for the Knockouts Championship live on pay per view, but she’ll also have a crack at the vacant WILD Wrestling Championship. Winter has replaced fellow former WWE Diva, Shelly Martinez, in an already scheduled title … Read more
WSU World Champion, Mercedes Martinez, made her debut in Japan earlier today in a losing effort to Nanae Takahashi in Tokyo. Exclusive: Mercedes Martinez Talks About Her Japanese Debut, Match with Lexxus on August 6th Takahashi defeated Martinez in what I’m told was a “damn good” 15 minute match. The match marked Nanae’s 15th anniversary … Read more
Despite being one of the most decorated female wrestlers on the North American independent scene, Mercedes Martinez has yet to take her hard hitting style to Japan. That all changes this weekend. Mercedes Martinez to Make Japanese Debut Against Nanae Takahashi With the likes of Mercedes’ rival from earlier this year, Serena, fellow WSU star … Read more
With thanks to Cory Lockwood Photography, we now have results and pictures from Tenille‘s last match in Australia. Held on July 9 for Melbourne City Wrestling at the Thornbury Theatre, Shazza McKenzie – who had taken offense to the future WWE developmental diva’s attitude at the last show – ended up defeating her in what … Read more
WSU’s Jessicka Havok and Allysin Kay are seen in a controversial new video released by the company talking about the August 6th show. Watch below: More WSU news below: [notice]STATE OF WSU For 7/19 – Less Than 3 Weeks Away From 8/6 – Must See Videos From WSU Stars; Sassy Stephanie Crashes Havok/Kay’s Party – … Read more
Another video from last month’s WSU Uncensored Rumble pay per view, as Jessicka Havok talks about her feud with Alicia prior to their big encounter on the show which resulted in Alicia’s mom throwing in the towel.
SHIMMER Wrestling Academy graduate Jamilia Craft has made her debut in Japan for Kyoko Inoue’s new women’s wrestling promotion World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana, under the alias “Jenny Rose.” On July 10, at the Yokohama Radiant Hall, Keiko Aono defeated Jenny Rose with a Falcon Arrow in five minutes. Pictures from the match (featuring Jenny’s new … Read more
SHIMMER has announced the first names for its October 1st and 2nd tapings in Berwyn, IL. The names announced are all the usual suspects including champion, Madison Eagles, Tag Team Champions, Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa, as well as originals such as MsChif, Serena and Melissa. SHIMMER Championship to be Defended in Australia: Eagles vs … Read more
The SHIMMER Championship will be defended outside of the US for the first time on September 3rd when Madison Eagles defends the belt against both Nicole Matthews and Jessie McKay in Australia. The match will take place for Eagles’ PWWA promotion in Liverpool, NSW, Australia. Details below: [notice]On September 3rd, 2011, history will be made … Read more
WILD Wrestling took a unique approach to determine who would face off to crown its new champion after transgendered wrestler, Amanda, left the company last month. The company’s promoter, Travis Leland, placed names of current WILD competitors in a hat and drew two names who will go on to face each other at a Freak … Read more
Check out this video with Marti Belle and Tina San Antonio aka the Belle Saints taken prior to the WSU Uncensored Rumble event last month. Before the Uncensored Rumble, Marti and Tina had been having their issues as a team but as seen in this clip, had seemingly gotten back on the same page — … Read more
Having trouble keeping up with all of the mainstream women’s wrestling that takes place off TV? Well fear no more! Diva Dirt has got your back with the House Show Rundown! Without any further ado, let’s kick things off! Over on Raw, as a tour of Australia took place through the weekend, Divas Champion, Kelly … Read more
Chikara has announced two big matches for its two-night Chikarasaurus Rex: King of Sequel event on July 30th and 31st. On night one, it will be a six-woman tag team match with visiting joshi stars Mima Shimoda, Makoto and Tsukasa Fujimoto. Shimoda and Fujimoto will team with Portia Perez against the team of Makoto, Daizee … Read more
Two new WSU pressers: [notice] WSU Now Shipping “The Uncensored Rumble IV” on DVD at WSUVideo.com – Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU) is proud to announce that we are now shipping our brand new “Uncensored Rumble IV” DVDs. This is the iPPV that got rave reviews all over the internet. We have included links to those … Read more
It’s not everyday you see a match in a baseball field, but that’s exactly what TNA did last week when they had a Basebrawl event in Brooklyn, NY. Knockouts Champion, Mickie James, defended the title against Angelina Love. Diva Dirt reader, Geraldo, was on hand and sent in his fan footage of the match as … Read more