Former two time WWE Women’s Champion Jazz was a recent guest the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast to reflect her wrestling career, discuss if she’s experienced racism in wrestling and shares why she would be interested in joining Impact Wrestling. Highlights of the interview below. Her relationship With Jacqueline: Her and I every now and then, will … Read more
The daughter of the late Eddie Guerrero is in hot pursuits in becoming the Maxim CoverGirl Model. Maxim Magazine is holding a model search for their next cover girl. The winner for the search will win $25,000 along with two VIP tickets to the Maxim Super Bowl Party and the Maxim Hot 100 Experience. In … Read more
Coming off a hot fatal 4-way at All In and becoming the newly crowned Knockouts Champion, Tessa Blanchard is making her way to Women of Wrestling. According to the Wrestling Observer, Blanchard will be making her debut at the promotion’s first television tapings for AXS TV next month. Blanchard will challenge reigning champion Santana Garrett for the the … Read more
STARDOM’s 5*Star Grand Prix continued this past weekend on September 1. Below are the results from Day 4 and tallies for the tourney so far. Singles Match Natsu Sumire defeats AZM (9:51) Four Way Tag Team Match Jamie Hayter & Kimber Lee defeat Hanan & Shiki Shibusawa and JAN (Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora) and JAN(Leo Onozaki & Ruaka) (8:17) Red STARS Rachael Ellering [4] defeats Konami [4] (7:39) Blue STARS Nicole Savoy [6] defeats Hazuki [4] (7:06) Blue … Read more
This past weekend (September 1st), Cody and The Young Bucks’ All In PPV proved to be a night of celebration for independent wrestling. The card featured a Fatal 4-Way match between Madison Rayne, Britt Baker, Chelsea Green and Tessa Blanchard. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Blanchard reflects on her experience of the historic event and … Read more
Former WWE Superstar Rosa Mendes will be undergoing surgery this upcoming week on a torn ACL and meniscus. She revealed the injury on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm988gyFqMh/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=4u8o6gg7f4pd https://www.instagram.com/p/BnFIi9CFXhV/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=xc7tnvpz41zb Despite the injury she is attending Starrcast this weekend where she reunited with Gail Kim, Angelina Love, and Victoria. View this post on Instagram A post shared by … Read more
Mae Young Classic II competitor and Joshi legend Meiko Satomura made history this past week. On August 28, she defeated 41-year-old Danshoku Dino of DDT Pro to become the first woman in history to hold the promotion’s top singles title, the KO-D Openweight Championship. According to ProWrestling.com, it was later announced that she would headline … Read more
Joshi and SHIMMER star Ray, aka Lin Byron, 36, has died due to brain cancer. The announcement was first reported by LuFisto yesterday, August 30, and later confirmed by other wrestlers Ray shared the ring with: I am terribly sad to hear about the passing of Ray. She was always a joy to share a … Read more
STARDOM’s 5*Star Grand Prix continued this past weekend on August 26 with two sets of shows, an afternoon and evening block. Below are the results from both shows on Day 3 and tallies for the tourney so far. Afternoon Show: Red STARS Konami [4] defeats Natsuko Tora [0] (7:34) Three On Two Handicap Match Oedo Tai (Hazuki & Kagetsu) defeat Hanan & JAN (Leo Onozaki & Ruaka) … Read more
NXT UK star Toni Storm is reportedly suffering an undisclosed injury that has caused her to be pulled from this weekend’s shows at wXw and PROGRESS. Both promotions took to Twitter to announce Storm having to cancel her appearances from the upcoming shows. wXw has added that due to their Women’s Title not being defended … Read more
Japanese pro wrestling and MMA star Aliya’ (also known as Aya Koyama) has passed at the age of 45 after battling with cancer. Women of Honor star Sumie Sakai announced the news on social media and shared the memory that her friend wrestled at her retirement show with Stage IV cancer: Aliya’ passed away early this … Read more
Tough Enough season six winner Sara Lee has announced that she is expecting a second child with NXT Superstar Wesley Blake. Lee made the announcement via Instagram, revealing that the family will be welcoming a baby boy in March 2019: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sara Lee (@saraann_lee) Sara Lee was … Read more
Original GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) star Little Egypt was a recent guest the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast where she discusses the original GLOW series from the 80s and its impact, the revived Netflix’s series and how she got into the promotion. Highlights of the interview. How accurate Netflix’s GLOW is to the original: I … Read more
STARDOM’s 5*Star Grand Prix began this past weekend and will feature several notable female gaijin. Below are the results from August 18 and 19 and tallies for the tourney so far. August 18: Shinkiba 1st RING (Tokyo, Japan) Starlight Kid defeated Hanan, Leo Onozaki, Ruaka & Shiki Shibusawa (5:02) via pinfall on Onozaki Red STARS Block: Kimber … Read more
Tenille Dashwood has been extremely active on the indies since being released from WWE last year. She’s helped garner more interest into Women of Honor and boosted shows everywhere she goes. However, she recently suffered a personal set back that has kept her off Ring of Honor’s ReUnited tour. She shared her struggle on twitter: … Read more
This Saturday, August 18, World Wonder Ring STARDOM kicks off its year-annual tournament, the 5*STAR Grand Prix. Several gaijin independent stars will join the tournament this year including: Kimber Lee Jaime Hayter Kelly Klien Rachael Ellering Nicole Savoy The 5?STAR GP 2018 begins this weekend! pic.twitter.com/lDKLWmbnMU — We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) August 14, 2018 The 5?STAR GP … Read more
Independent wrestling star Kris Wolf was a recent guest the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast where she discusses first starting her wrestling career, coming up with her Wolf persona, and reveals the top names she’d like to wrestle. Highlights of the interview below, courtesy of After Buzz. On coming up with her Wolf persona: I … Read more
Kay Lee Ray will debut for Women of Honor during Ring of Honor’s Honor Re-United tour this week. Previously scheduled for tag action, she’ll now compete in singles match ups for three days of the tour. She was previously scheduled to wrestle with partner Chardonnay against Tenille Dashwood and Viper. However, due to injuries to both … Read more
If you are unfamiliar with RISE (Developing Tomorrow’s Women’s Athletes), it’s a fairly new independent women’s wrestling promotion run by a man named Kevin Harvey. What started as only a seminar, has grown into its own promotion and has helped develop women’s wrestling talent for the likes of Shimmer and other promotions. But on June … Read more
On Saturday, August 4, World of Sport wrestling crowned its first Women’s Champion – making history in the newly relaunched promotion. The triple threat main event pit Viper, Kay Lee Ray, and Bea Priestley against each other for the belt. If looks could kill? @Kay_Lee_Ray @BeaPriestley #WOSWrestling pic.twitter.com/amCCLfXNr2 — WOS Wrestling (@WOSWrestling) August 4, 2018 … Read more
Today (July 28th) the revived British Wrestling promotion World of Sport, now simply WOS Wrestling, returned to ITV. At the end of the first episode tonight, a preview for next week’s episode revealed that next week’s episode will see a triple threat match which between Viper, Kay Lee Ray and Bea Priestley to determine the … Read more
Former Impact Wrestling Knockout Ayako Hamada is under a three-year period of probation in Japan because of possession of stimulant drugs. Back in May, Hamada called Sendai Girls’ staff to tell them that she was not able to wrestle because she was attacked by four men with knives. The company called the police. Around this … Read more
The new relaunch of World of Sport Wrestling will debut on ITV on July 28. Ahead of its premiere WOSW has announced its roster. Headed by the return of Viper, who won the first women’s singles match last year, independent talent announced so far include: Ayesha Raymond Kasey Owens Kay Lee Ray Bea Preistly Rachel … Read more
Another woman making waves on the indies is making her way to Women of Honor. The promotion announced Kay Lee Ray will make her debut next month. She’ll be appearing in her home country during Ring of Honor’s Honor Re-United – Edinburgh event on August 16. ROH had this to say about her: “Since 2009, Kay … Read more
Viper is slated to make her Women of Honor debut next month. The promotion announced her awaited arrival for Ring of Honor’s Honor Re-United – Edinburgh event. WOH had this to say about Viper: “Known as “The Vixen of Violence”, Viper is the current SWA Champion in STARDOM, a title defended across countries in STARDOM’s partner … Read more
Sabotage Wrestling, an independent wrestling promotion that heavily features women’s wrestling, will transition to new management. The San Marcos, Texas-based promotion made the announcement last week. The promotion was started to help highlight women’s wrestling in a better light and to create another opportunity for women everywhere to be able to showcase their talents, inside and … Read more