Yesterday we reported on Taeler Hendrix’s allegations against current Ring of Honor champion Jay Lethal. She claims he made sexual advances toward her and upon her refusal her ROH career was sabotaged. ROH has released a statement to PWTorch about the matter and the company will be following up with an investigation. The statement says, … Read more
Adelaide Championship Wrestling (ACW) in Australia has been promoting intergender wrestling as one of their main storylines for well over a year now, like Lucha Underground is doing on television worldwide. Last month ACW crowned their first Evolve Champion which was Riley, who was the only female competitor in the Evolve Tournament. ACW ran the … Read more
Taeler Hendrix is making allegations against current ROH Champion Jay Lethal, claiming that her Ring of Honor, Women of Honor career was sabotaged after rejecting Lethal’s sexual advances. Taeler Hendrix worked for ROH in 2011 and once again from 2015-2017. Hendrix announced her ROH departure on April 4, 2017, and the 29-year-old has been working … Read more
Ahead of this weekend’s RISE 9: Rise of the Knockouts and RISE-ASCENT tapings event this weekend from Naperville, IL, it has been announced that Delilah Doom will be unable to compete for an uncertain amount of time after suffering an ankle avulsion fracture injury at the hands of Paradise Lost back at RISE 8 Outback: … Read more
Battle Championship Wrestling has been holding a tournament to crown its first Women’s Champion for the past few months. The likes of Ivelisse and a returning Danielle Moinet, fka Summer Rae, participated. This past weekend, June 30, Indi Hartwell defeated Ivelisse in the final round to become the inaugural champion. First ever BCW women's champion … Read more
As it was previously reported, LuFisto relinquished the SHINE Championship following the news that she will need to undergo surgery and be unable to compete at SHINE’s 52 show on Friday, July 20th. LuFisto was originally set to defend the title against Kimber Lee. SHINE officials have now announced via Facebook that a new SHINE … Read more
All In is being touted as the biggest wrestling experience and first of its kind, featuring wrestling matches along with a showcasing a giant convention that will include signings, podcasts, and more fan events. It will feature the likes of Tessa Blanchard, Chelsea Green, and Madison Rayne. However, one Independent standout has dropped out of … Read more
Congratulations are in order for independent wrestler Aerial Monroe who tied the knot with WWE Superstar Cedric Alexander this past Friday, June 29th. Below are a few posts from social media celebrating the happy event: May the love you share today grow stronger as you grow old together. Congrats to @CedricAlexander and @aerialmonroe ? pic.twitter.com/a0u3XE1bIg … Read more
RISE 8 – Outback took place on Friday, June 29, in South Gate, CA. Chaos continued in the tag division as a variety of teams are making their last push to become the first Guardians of RISE Tag Team Champions. Delilah Doom also put her belt on the line against former champion Shotzi Blackheart. Results courtesy of … Read more
After over 500 days as SHINE Champion, LuFisto has announced via Facebook that she is forfeiting the SHINE Championship. Lufisto won the title at SHINE 40 when she defeated Mercedes Martinez and Sienna in a Triple Threat match after Ivelisse vacated the title due to injury. Lufisto elaborated that due to an upcoming surgery on … Read more
Io Shirai departed from STARDOM this past weekend, June 17. In front of a sold-out house in Korakuen Hall in Japan, she teamed up with Mayu Iwatani to defeat Kagetsu & Hazuki of Oedo Tai. https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1008592860403437569 Shirai teaming with Iwatani was a reformation of the tag team Thunder Rock for one last time. Previously the two … Read more
AXS TV, known for broadcasting NJPW’s English commentated events, will bring a women’s wrestling show to its network. The company will partner with WOW-Women of Wrestling, Jeanie Buss, Mark Burnett (also Lucha Underground producer), and the original GLOW Founder David McLane and MGM Television to broadcast WOW events. AXS TV, which is a partnership between Mark … Read more
STARDOM has revealed which gaijin talent will compete for the company’s upcoming 5 STAR Grand Prix Tournament, which is set to kick off on August 18th. Talent includes Rachael Ellering, Viper, Nicole Savoy, and more. Check out the names below: Rachael Ellering, the daughter of Paul Ellering and a graduate of Lance Storm’s Storm Wrestling Academy. This … Read more
Mae Young Classic competitor and independent wrestler veteran Jazzy Gabret, also known as Alpha Female, underwent successful neck surgery earlier this year to treat a neck injury. Gabert has previously mentioned that a contract with WWE was rescinded after doctors discovered this injury. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkFrFtuHxoA/?taken-by=germanwrestling While she was unsure if she would be able to continue … Read more
Women in the wrestling business are starting to speak out more about their experiences with sexual abuse and assault from male trainers, promoters, and other wrestlers. Independent wrestler and former Pro-wrestling EVE Champion Sammii Jayne is the latest to come forward with a story of her own. She wrote: “When you are a trainer act … Read more
Shazza McKenzie is speaking out about experiencing sexual assault after a promotion in Australia decided to name an upcoming tournament after the man who assaulted her. She shared her story on twitter saying, “This Friday (8-6-18), it was brought to my attention that a local wrestling promotion in Sydney was hosting a tournament in honour … Read more
This past weekend, June 9, World of STARDOM Champion Toni Storm put her title on the line against Kagetsu. Kagetsu emerged victorious in the main event of STARDOM’s Radiant Hall show in Yokohama, Japan. https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1005542038828408834 June 9 Yokohama?World of Stardom TitleKagetsu pinned Toni Storm to become the 10th World of Stardom champion.part 5 pic.twitter.com/zESBkhwVJo — We … Read more
Former WWE Superstar and Total Divas star Rosa Mendes is the latest guest on the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast where she discusses her return to wrestling as a mother, her passion for the business, and talks of possibly returning to the WWE. Highlights of the interview below, courtesy of AfterBuzz TV. Being passionate about … Read more
As it was reported over the weekend, NXT Superstar Zeda (real name Julia Ho) was released from the WWE. Despite this, the Mae Young Classic competitor is looking to continue her wrestling career: pic.twitter.com/EmuApv6HTG — Zeda Zhang (@TheZedaZhang) June 2, 2018 Wrestling world, you guys are the sweetest. Thank you and I’ll make sure to … Read more
In less than two weeks, Ring of Honor will be heading to Texas for back to back shows on Friday, June 15th and Saturday, June 16th. Ahead of those two events, a Women of Honor match has been announced for each night of action. Participating on these events are current staples of the WOH division … Read more
RISE Wrestling’s weekly show continues this week with a main event for the ages. This week’s RISE – Ascent features IWC Women’s Champion Britt Baker taking on the Undeniable Tessa Blanchard. https://twitter.com/RISEdtwa/status/1003663353330520064 Also on tap is the debut of The Killer Death Machines, Nevaeh and Jesscika Havok. Nevaeh takes on Tasha Steelz. The Bones of Contention, always at … Read more
This past weekend, June 3, 2018, the Goddessess of STARDOM Championships were on the line. The defenders Kagetsu and Hana Kimura took on Mayu Iwatani and Saki Kashima. The team of Iwatani and Kashima proved to be tough competition for Kagetsu and Hana Kimura as Iwatani and Kashima ended the duo’s 347 day reign. June 3 Sapporo?Goddesses … Read more
Former Impact Wrestling Knockout and Mae Young Classic competitor is the latest guest on the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast where she discusses her experience at the Mae Young Classic, her heritage, experiencing racial bias as a pro wrestler and more. Highlights of the interview below, courtesy of AfterBuzz TV. Life after the Mae Young … Read more
RISE will crown the promotion’s first tag team champions in a tournament set to culminate this month. The company unvieled the designs of the tag team titles, dubbed Guardians of RISE, on twitter: https://twitter.com/RISEdtwa/status/1002389335403106304 In a co-promoted event with IMPACT Wrestling that will be streamed LIVE worldwide on Twitch, four Tag Team matches will take place … Read more
Former Knockouts Champion Chelsea Green (FKA Laurel Van Ness) is the latest guest on the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast where she discusses her training with Lance Storm, some of her wrestling influences and whether the WWE has reached out to her to take part of this second Mae Young Classic tournament. Highlights of the … Read more
This past weekend, Ring of Honor held three shows over in the United Kingdom. Featured on all three shows were four prominent members of the current Women of Honor Division: Tenille Dashwood, Kelly Klein, Chardonnay and WOH Champion Sumie Sakai. The first night of the tour saw Chardonnay and Klein defeat Tenille and Sakai. This … Read more