The first three competitors for this year’s WSU Uncensored Rumble have been announced on the promotion’s official Facebook page. This year’s Rumble, which will be the sixth incarnation of the match, will feature the WSU debuts of Santana Garrett, Xandra Bale and recent TNA release Taeler Hendrix. The match typically features 25 women, so that … Read more
Another four names have been added to PWWA’s August event. Added to the show are Demi Bennett, Blair Alexis, Harley Wonderland and Arianna Snow. Of the four, Wonderland is the only one to have previously worked for PWWA or PWA Australia. Demi Bennett is a young talent in her rookie year, hailing from South Australia. … Read more
SHINE Wrestling has posted a video that appears to show some shady dealings between new SHINE Champion Rain and Saraya Knight. The video, taken before Saraya’s match against Jessicka Havok at SHINE 11, appears to show Rain offering Saraya a good bit of cash. We can’t hear the pair’s conversation, but it’s pretty clear what … Read more
Former OVW Women’s Champion Epiphany, real name Devorah Frost, has confirmed her retirement on Twitter. She first hinted at retirement over a week ago, retweeting a message that wished her well on moving on from the ring. On Monday, she confirmed her retirement in the following tweet: I am retired, and it feels awesome! #nobumpinghere … Read more
SHINE star Ivelisse has a lot to be proud of, but apparently there’s one thing she regrets: a crotch tattoo. Ivelisse is appearing on tomorrow’s episode of SPIKE’s reality series Tattoo Nightmares, on which she’ll get certain “firey” tattoo covered up. Her nether-regions tattoo is actually of a phoenix, but she claims that most people … Read more
It was the night an entire year in the making, and the plan was straightforward: This was going to be the night a young, mighty heroine would rise to the challenge, valiantly seeing off all who stood in her way to be crowned the first-ever SHINE Champion. A fighting champion, a just champion, ready to … Read more
Tonight at SHINE 11, Rain stood alone, besting 13 other women to become the first ever SHINE Champion. In the culmination of an epic night that saw the entirety of the tournament run its course, Rain faced Mia Yim in the finals. When VP of Talent Relations Lexie Fyfe banned Rain’s Valkyrie team members Ivelisse … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 11, airing on iPPV tonight. This month’s show will feature the SHINE Championship Tournament in its entirety, where fourteen women will compete for the chance to be crowned the first ever SHINE Champion. SHINE 11 comes to us live from the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida and starts … Read more
SHINE Wrestling — which celebrates its one year anniversary this month — is known for its strong contingent of female stars, but there is one male who has an integral part of the promotion since its inception. Here, SHINE’s commentator Lenny Leonard reflects on the one year anniversary of women’s wrestling’s fastest rising promotion. It … Read more
As SHINE Wrestling celebrates its one year anniversary this week, Diva Dirt celebrates one year of SHINE with a series of features all week long, culminating with coverage of SHINE 11 on Friday, July 12. In the fickle, judgmental world we live in today, it takes a great deal of courage, and perhaps a modicum … Read more
Yesterday, NCW Femmes Fatales XII took place in Montreal. We’ve got detailed results from the show, courtesy of Diva Dirt reader Dave Muscarella: Dark Match: Jody Milo squashed Diane Hall. Match was short and Hall got in basically zero offense. 1) Lufisto pinned Kimber Lee via Burning Hammer in a fantastic opener. Very good match. … Read more
With one week to go until SHINE 11 and the inaugural SHINE Championship Tournament, SHINE Wrestling today revealed the first pictures of the title belt that the winner will be presented with. The belt, pictured above, features the SHINE logo on white leather with outlines of the Americas and Europe on either side to represent … Read more
Note: This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of OVW. At this week’s TV taping, OVW announced that at this month’s edition of Saturday Night Special, Epiphany will square off against Lei’D Tapa in singles action. In addition, Taeler Hendrix and Nikki St. John will also team up to face the duo of Heidi … Read more
Former WWE Diva Angela Fong, who competed as Savannah, is to be featured in a short film adaptation of the Black Tiger: Legacy of Fury comic–if the project gets its funding, that is. Beyond Time has launched an Indiegogo fundraiser to gather funding for the project, which is to star Angela as the hero Black … Read more
Kharma has a knack for shocking fans, and she has done it yet again…by announcing that she is recording an album! Kharma, who revealed the news exclusively to fansite Kharma-Source.org, had tweeted a few days ago about learning to read music: Learning to read music for a new project I'm working on. Kinda wish I'd … Read more
Christina Von Eerie has been confirmed as the second SHIMMER wrestler to be appearing at the Bellatrix Female Warriors October event, Bellatrix 7. Von Eerie joins Courtney Rush as two of the five stars from SHIMMER that will make the trip across the Atlantic for the Bellatrix vs. SHIMMER themed show. The remaining three wrestlers … Read more
Serena Deeb’s fantastic 2013 continues as she’s heading back to Japan in July to wrestle for Wrestling New Classic! The promotion is owned by former WWE star Tajiri and is fairly new, having started running shows in April of last year. Serena will take on WNC Women’s Champion Lin Byron on July 25th at Shinjuku … Read more
Numerous stars of ’80s promotion GLOW have paid tribute to their colleague Big Bad Mama — real name Lynn Braxton — who passed away last night aged 61. Original GLOW girl Little Egypt said her heart was “saddened” at the loss of Lynn, who succumbed to her battle with cancer. She wrote on Facebook: “Our … Read more
GLOW star Lynn Braxton, who wrestled as Big Bad Mama, had died of cancer at age 61. Braxton appeared on seasons three and four of GLOW, wrestling as an intimidating powerhouse with a painted face. She appeared in the GLOW documentary, which aired recently on LOGO. She also made an appearance on an episode of … Read more
Do or Die Wrestling, Poland’s first wrestling promotion, will make history when they showcase the country’s first women’s wrestling match. The match pits Bianca, the girlfriend of DDW promoter Pan Pawlowski, against Aurora, the host of DDW’s web show DDW Unchained. The historic match will take place on August 17th at DDW 8. Read the … Read more
Independent standout Allysin Kay is set to become the latest female wrestler to ply her craft in the Land of the Rising Sun, Diva Dirt has learned exclusively. The SHINE and WSU star will be heading to Japan for a three month tour with the Diana promotion next month, which creates for an interesting dilemma … Read more
Another four names have been added to PWWA’s August event. Added to the show are Savannah Summers (SA), Storm (QLD), Michelle K Hasluck (WA), and Siren Monroe (VIC). They join already announced talent Madison Eagles, Evie, Kellie Skater, Jessie McKay, Shazza McKenzie, Kellyanne English, KC Cassidy, Eliza Sway and Olivia Shaw. Like Olivia Shaw, this … Read more
Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of independent women’s wrestling. Check it out below: RESULTS The Crash (June 14th, 2013): Jennifer Blake and Zarco def. Faby Apache and Jonathan. Toryumon Mexico “DragonMania VIII” (June 15th, 2013): Bastet, La Comandante and Mima Shimoda def. Baby Star, Dallys … Read more
Tonight, Anarchy Championship Wrestling hosted their annual American Joshi Queen of Queens tournament at The Mohawk in Austin, Texas. Last year’s winner, Athena, has vowed to defend her ACW Televised Championship in any and all matches she participates in during the tournament. Results from the show are coming to you thanks to ACW and @IndyFanatics … Read more
Bellatrix Female Warriors return to Epic Studios in Norwich, England tonight for Bellatrix 6. The event features a stacked card of top European talent, with two championships being defended on the show. Rhia O’Reilly will put her Bellatrix British Championship on the line against Erin Angel, while Liberty defends her RQW European Championship against “Portugal’s … Read more
Good news! If you missed the TV premiere of Brett Whitcomb’s excellent documentary on GLOW: The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling earlier this year, Logo TV is giving you another chance to catch it! Per original GLOW star Little Egypt, GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling will air once again on Logo on … Read more