This weekend, SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES will present their milestone event SHIMMER 100 during WrestleMania weekend at the Pontchartrain Center (4545 Williams Blvd.) in Kenner, LA. Bell time is 4:00PM CDT. First off, the SHIMMER Championship will be on the line when the current Champion Nicole Savoy takes on the two-time SHIMMER Champion and … Read more
IWA Mid-South announced the promotion will be re-establishing their women’s belt via a tournament taking place on April 19th in Memphis, Indiana. The first round matchups have been set and competitors will square off under triple threat rules. Nevaeh will be taking on Delilah Doom and Christi Jaynes FaceBrooke will face Allie Kat and “Amazing” Maria James Hudson Envy and Su … Read more
The tournament to crown the first Women of Honor Champion concludes at Supercard of Honor this Saturday, April 7. ROH announced participants for two semi-final matches that will take place on the pre-show on Facebook Live at 7:30 pm ET. “The Gatekeeper” Kelly Klein will face Mayu Iwatani and Tenille Dashwood will take on Sumie … Read more
After this weekend’s SHEVOLUTION event, Pro Wrestling EVE announced it will introduce an additional women’s wrestling brand. The brand will debut on June 10, 2018 and feature a separate roster and Championship to EVE. The brand, titled SHEVOLUTION, will focus more on showcasing emerging young talent in the wrestling scene around the country, including performers … Read more
Former WWE Superstar turned WOH Superstar Tenille Dashwood (AKA Emma) recently defeated Brandi Rhodes to advance in the semi-finals of Ring of Honor’s ongoing WOH Tournament to crown the first-ever Women of Honor Champion.The inaugural Champion will be crowned next Saturday (April 7th) at Supercard of Honor XII. To help hype the event, Dashwood recently … Read more
The second round of the Women of Honor championship tournament has gotten underway. Similar to the first round, ROH has released second round matches on their YouTube channel. Below are three of those matches. If you have missed any of the first round matches, you can check out our coverage here. WOH Championship Tournament Round … Read more
Toni Storm’s career on the indies so far has been impressive – she holds multiple championships in various promotions. But now her 600 plus day reign as Stardom Champion has come to an end. A new STARDOM SWA Champion has been crowned after Viper defeated Storm at STARDOM’s Dreamslam event. Viper becomes the the third woman to hold … Read more
Jinny will be making her return to the ring in May to face the inaugural Progress Women’s Champion Toni Storm. UPCOMING: 20th May – #Chapter69 #BeHereNow at @VicWarehouse #Manchester. @TheJackSexsmith challenges for the World Title; @JinnyCouture challenges for the Women's Title. Tickets from £19: https://t.co/oyyCYEM8Mt #ThisIsProgress pic.twitter.com/z2tiS1Y8w2 — PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) March 24, 2018 The … Read more
Independent wrestler veteran and Mae Young Classic competitor Mercedes Martinez recently spoke with Women on the RISE podcast to discuss her decision to take a two-year hiatus from wrestling, her in-ring return after her wrestling break, the rise of new female talents and possibility of signing with WWE. Highlights of the interview below. On SHIMMER … Read more
Mae Young Classic competior and independent wrestler veteran Jazzy Gabret, also known as Alpha Female, underwent successful neck surgery earleir this year. Gabert has previously mentioned that a contract with WWE was rescinded after doctors discovered this injury. In an interview with Afterbuzz TV – Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly, Gabert discusses her road back to … Read more
NXT Superstar Abbey Laith, aka Princess Kimber Lee, opened up about yesterday’s announcement of her release from NXT today. Though the company or the star wasn’t forthcoming with the reasons for her departure she did say she enjoyed her time in NXT and looks forward to the next chapter: https://twitter.com/AbbeyLaithWWE/status/972170039565651969 Additionally she announced her first set … Read more
Ring of Honor’s Women of Honor Tournament to crown their first WOH champion continues with two more qualifying matches taking place this week at Ring of Honor’s 16th Anniversary show via Facebook Live. In the final Women of Honor first round match, Sumie Sakia will take on STARDOM’s Hana Kimura. Meanwhile, the first quarterfinal match … Read more
Tenille Dashwood, FKA WWE’s Emma, is finding substantial success on the Indies. After being let go from WWE in October 2017 she’s been booked solid since February, also joining Women of Honor’s Women’s Championship Tournament. Guess you could say everyone was happy to see me enter the @Women_of_Honor Tournament! ? My next @ringofhonor dates: Tonight … Read more
Former WWE Superstar Rosa Mendes, real name Milena Roucka, has began training for an in-ring return by joining Maryland Championship Wrestling’s (MCW). Co-Owner of MCW, Dan McDevitt, posted on Facebook his appreciation of Mendes coming to MCW and asking for this opportunity. She took to Twitter to share her excitement on making a return: Fell … Read more
The Women of Honor championship tournament has begun and from February 21st-February 23rd, Ring of Honor released four 1st round matches on their YouTube channel. Diva Dirt has gathered all these videos into one article for your viewing pleasure. WOH Championship Tournament Round 1: Karen Q vs Brandi Rhodes Karen Q makes her presence felt … Read more
Wrestling veteran LuFisto has announced that she has been diagnosed cervical cancer. LuFisto shared the devastating news on her official website, where she also revealed that she has been struggling with depression and makes mention of her previous health scare and recent injury. She will need to undergo surgery to treat the cancer but has … Read more
The WWE has listed the names of the thirty-seven independent wrestlers and athletes taking part in this week’s three-day tryout. Below are the names of the female standout talents: Kailey Dawn Farmer, a 5-foot-10 wrestler who competes on the independent scene as Kamilla Kaine. Prior to sports-entertainment, Farmer played Division I softball and was a … Read more
Former WWE Superstar Tenille Dashwood (formally known as Emma) made her Ring of Honor debut at tonight’s (Feb 9th) Honor Reigns Supreme event. Upon her arrival to ROH, it was announced that Dashwood would be the final participant to the Women of Honor tournament to determine the inaugural Women of Honor Champion: https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/962124543895666688 In her … Read more
Tenille Dashwood, formerly known as Emma, returned to the ring this weekend for the first time since being released from WWE. Tenille took on Angelina Love in the main event of Wrestlepro’s Brace for Impact event on Feb. 3rd, 2018. Angelina Love thanked the fans in attendance for being so supportive: View this post on … Read more
As reported by Squared Circle Sirens, Kylie Rae is set to receive a WWE tryout this week. The tryout is set to take place at WWE’s Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Kylie Rae’s Accomplishments This up and coming 25 year old has made an impact in Booker T’s Texas-based promotion, Reality of Wrestling (ROW) capturing … Read more
Tonight (Feb 3rd) from Stevenage for Southside Wrestling’s Raw Deal 7, seven-time Knockouts Champion Gail Kim wrestled her final match against Kasey Owens. The TNA Hall of Famer announced her in-ring retirement back in the summer of 2017. And your main event sees @gailkimITSME final match as she faces off with @KaseyOwens5 #RawDeal7 pic.twitter.com/9eyLWq8vLw — … Read more
Though Laurel Van Ness, real name Chelsea Green, is the current Knockouts Champion on the recent set of Impact tapings, eventually she’ll be making her way out of the Impact spotlight since she was granted her release from the company. In a recent interview with the OrlandoSentinel, she discussed her exit from the company. “It’s … Read more
Celeste Bonin, aka WWE’s Kaitlyn, left WWE in 2014. She started a fitness apparel business, became very involved with body building and fitness, and left the squared circle behind. Now she’s gearing up for a return to the ring after a tumultuous year. Fightful.com recently caught up with Celeste while she was training for her … Read more
Madison Rayne made her impressive in-ring return to Women of Honor after several years away from the promotion. She takes on Deonna Purrazzo in her return match. This matchup has a lot of friendly feelings built into it as Rayne and Purrazzo have been tag teaming together throughout the indies. Purrazzo met Rayne 4 years … Read more
To help promote Ring of Honor’s upcoming Women of Honor Championship tournament, multi Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne recently spoke with Channel Guide to discuss her return to ROH, thoughts on being a “free agent” and attending a recent WWE tryout. Highlights of the interview below. On her return to Ring of Honor: “The company gave … Read more
This past Sunday on January 14th, a newly founded independent promotion in Chicago made a statement by making the first champion of their promotion a Women’s Champion. Zelo Pro Wrestling is new to the Chicago independent scene, so they decided to stand out amongst the competition and make a hometown girl’s dreams come true. Originally … Read more