Apologies for the late coverage on this, work outside of Diva-Dirt has been hectic as usual. It has been confirmed by the Ring of Honor website that Holidead will be making her Women of Honor debut at the ROH/New Japan Pro Wrestling joint Global Wars event in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday 14th October. Here’s the … Read more
During Pro Wrestling: EVE’s Dangerous Woman show last month, UK based wrestling star Charlie Morgan publicly came out as gay during an in-ring promo. In an interview with PinkNews, Charlie discusses her decision of coming out in the ring and on the current lack of LGBT representation in the wrestling business. On coming out as … Read more
It’s official, Madusa aka Alundra Blayze is joining RISE as the latest addition to our team of facilitators for their World Class Development Seminars. A WWE Hall of Famer and former Women’s Champion, Madusa is joining RISE on multiple dates, beginning with RISE 4 – WARRIORS RISE on September 15 at Epic Studios in Norwich, England, home … Read more
Welsh wrestling star Nixon Newell has been wrestling since 2013 and is ready to kickoff her WWE career after signing with NXT earlier this year. Although it was initially reported that Nixon would partake in WWE’s Mae Young Classic tournament, a torn ACL injury would force her to withdraw from the event. A new mini … Read more
When she is on Lucha Underground, she is Kobra Moon, the villainous Queen of the Reptiles. When she’s not on LU, she is Thunder Rosa, rising star on the women’s wrestling scene. While both are the same person, it’s no surprise that Thunder Rosa has become the talent to watch no matter where she goes. As the … Read more
Taya, who was stripped of the Reina de Reinas Championship title earlier this month, is now leaving AAA after the promotion performed its own “screw job.” Taya was stripped of the title because she used a choke during her No-DQ match with Ayako Hamada months earlier in April when she won the belt. Earlier this … Read more
Shazza McKenzie became the new Heart of SHIMMER champion with an upset win over Nicole Savoy at the SHIMMER 93 tapings Saturday at the Berwyn Eagles Club. McKenzie was awarded a title shot based on her performance at SHIMMER 92 (taped earlier in the day) when she took a hellacious beating in a trios match … Read more
To know Holidead, you’ve got to know the dark side of the woman. Debuting in 2015, this wrestler has made appearances for Women of Wrestling, Vendetta Pro Wrestling, STARDOM, Sabotage Wrestling and many others, and has been thriving on the indy scene as a singles competitor or as a tag team with Thunder Rosa as 1/2 … Read more
Emily Read, owner and promoter of the all female wrestling company Pro Wrestling Eve, took to Twitter to discuss the treatment of women (and other issues) within the industry. Read, known for her constant push for gender equality within professional wrestling, used the firm’s Twitter account to address some issues regarding women within the industry. … Read more
This week, the much anticipated and highly praised Netflix series GLOW will make its long awaited premiere! To help promote the show, Knockouts Champion turned actress Awesome Kong (who plays the role of Tamme on the show) sat down with Ring Rust Radio to discuss the original and Netflix GLOW series, her previous run with … Read more
The former Lucha Britannia World champion has done it again! During tonight’s event titled ‘Cabaret Siniestro’, La Diablesa Rosa defeated Hombre Del Rocka to secure the title, yet again! This is La Diablesa Rosa’s third time holding the British championship belt. Tonight’s win means that Rosa currently has the second most reigns, following quickly behind both Cassius and Santeria (whom are … Read more
Congratulations are in order for Reby Hardy and her husband Matt Hardy who have welcomed a second son to their family. Reby announced on Twitter the baby’s name is Wolfgang Xander Hardy: https://twitter.com/rebyhardy/status/873106684754788352 Matt Hardy also took to Twitter to chime in on the wonderful news: "Wolfie" Wolfgang X Hardy debuted/was born on June 8th at … Read more
[media-credit name=”Twitter.com/@katey_harvey” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Irish pro wrestling star Katey Harvey recently spoke with Wrestle: List to discuss wrestling in Ireland, her aspirations of making it to the WWE and reveals her favorite UK promotion to work for. Highlights of the interview below. On the rise of talent coming out of Ireland: “It is because we … Read more
[media-credit name=”AWS Promotions” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Last Night, Alternative Wrestling Show hosted their fifth Women’s Tournament in South Gate, CA Here are the results courtesy of SoCalUncensored.com AWS Women’s Tournament Round 1: Renee Michelle defeated Shotzi Blackheart LuFisto defeated Solo Darling Ruby Raze defeated Jordynne Grace Candice LeRae defeated Hudson Envy Tag Team: Buggy Nova & Sage Sin defeated Samara & Violet Payne AWS Women’s Tournament Round 2: LuFisto defrated Renee … Read more
[media-credit name=”Pro Wrestling Eve” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Over this past weekend, Rhia o’Reilly’s Pro Wrestling Eve championship went through its final days. 16 women have been competing in the tournament at the ‘Babes with the Power’ in Bethnal Green, London, and it was quite the night. After the first night, 7 women managed to get through … Read more
[media-credit name=”Pro Wrestling Eve” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] After her Pro Wrestling Eve championship defense against Sammii Jayne at XWA 46 on March 12, Rhia o’Reilly suffered an injured leg and ankle. Although she has yet to relinquish the title, Pro Wrestling Eve was forced to declare a new champion, in the form of a tournament! And at today’s … Read more
On the indy scene, NYWC’s upcoming show “A Matter of Pride Vol. 2” is shaping up to be a landmark event. But an exclusive source clues us in on more. Our source tells us that show runner, “The Boy Diva” Rick Cataldo has been in talks with reality television producers to cover the event in … Read more
[media-credit name=”STARDOM” align=”alignnone” width=”615″][/media-credit] STARDOM star Kairi Hojo has announced that she will be leaving the promotion shortly. The news comes after it was previously reported that Kairi had signed a multi-year deal with the WWE. https://twitter.com/we_are_stardom/status/860811241312231425 Kairi requested to team as Threedom one last time tomorrow. Io and Mayu agreed. They will face Kyona, … Read more
[media-credit name=”NYWC Wrestling” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] In some exciting news, the New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC) is bringing back their groundbreaking event “A Matter of Pride Vol. 2”. This event will feature a majority of LGBT talent in an effort to bring exposure and focus to performers that normally do not due to their sexuality and/or … Read more
[media-credit name=”RuPaul’s Drag Con” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Though out of action on the indy scene due to injury, Melina is still very active, recently announcing that she’ll be appearing at RuPaul’s Drag Con this upcoming weekend! Can't wait to be at @RuPaulsDragCon in LA this weekend!!! It's going to be SO much fun! ???????? See you … Read more
Earlier today, SHIMMER was a part of the WWN Experience at WrestleCon with their 91st volume. Here are the results courtesy of Tom Richards on Twitter. Cherry Bomb def. Alex Windsor Britt Baker def. Veda Scott, Samantha Heights & Neveah LuFisto def. Leva Bates Shayna Baszler def. Santana Garrett Jessicka Havok def. Cat Power Nicole Matthews def. Shotzi Blackheart Vanessa Kraven & Tessa Blanchard def. Mia Yim & Kay Lee Ray to retain the SHIMMER Tag Team Championship … Read more
[media-credit name=”Southside Wrestling” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] PROGRESS wrestler Dahlia Black recently tweeted about injuring her ankle during her match with Toni Storm in ‘Chapter 46: I Like To Chill Out Here And Shoot Some Dinosaurs’. The New Zealand performer has since taken to Twitter to announce an update on the injury. It turns out that it isn’t an … Read more
[media-credit name=”PROGRESS Wrestling” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] With the recent news of PROGRESS being a part of Wrestlemania Axxess this year, fans are buzzing about the company’s antics this coming week. And today, PROGRESS themselves have announced the lineup we can expect for the show! For women’s action, the two Natural Progression Series finalists (thus far) will be … Read more
[media-credit name=”Facebook.com/BlahliaDack/” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] New Zealand star Dahlia Black has announced that she suffered an ankle injury during her Natural Progression Series Semi-Final match against Toni Storm at last night’s PROGRESS Chapter 46 event. Dahlia broke the news of her injury via Twitter: https://twitter.com/blahliadack/status/846333454086213632 Despite the injury, Dahlia will still make a non-wrestling appearance during … Read more
Saraya Knight was originally advertised to main event the GAIN 1 – FORGE event this Saturday in Berywn, IL. However, due to personal reasons, Knight pulled out of the event. The event has also been renamed GAIN 1 – #StandWithKnights, in tribute and a sign of solidarity for the Knight Family. Replacing Saraya is SHIMMER … Read more
[media-credit name=”SHINE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] LuFisto made her wrestling debut in 1997, under the ring name Lucifer. Since then, she has managed to capture the NCW Femme Fatales champion, CZW Iron Man championship, as well as the Shine championship. The wrestling veteran has worked around the world and encountered some of the biggest modern stars such as … Read more