RISE Wrestling hosted their LUMINOUS event last evening in South Gate, Calif. The event housed some high profiled matches including the main event. The main event featured Rosemary taking on Cherry Bomb in a Steel Cage Match. Before reaching the main event the crowd witnessed a Survivor Series style match. There was a questionable upset … Read more
Tonight at 8 p.m. PST, RISE Wrestling will present LUMINOUS, live from Los Angeles on FITE featuring a double main event. The show will be available for just $9.99 via iPPV, and is available for purchase at this link: https://www.fite.tv/watch/rise-liminous/2ovzy/ One half of the double main event will feature two old friends turned foes as … Read more
Former IMPACT Wrestling star Alisha Edwards has joined a new wrestling promotion in WOW, Women of Wrestling, Casey of Squared Circle Sirens, reports. The tapings for WOW’s first set of tapings of the season for season two of its show AXS TV Tuesday night at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, California. Squared Circle Sirens … Read more
Alternative Wrestling Show (AWS) announced Wednesday that they will be shutting down and ending all regular live event shows at the end of the year. AWS posted the announcement on Facebook by its promoter, Bart Kapitzke. Kapitzke said AWS is shutting down due to “the amount of money the shows have been losing since March … Read more
At Warrior Wrestling 5, the indie promotion crowned their inaugural women’s champion. On Sunday night, the match for the vacant title featured Jordynne Grace, Tessa Blanchard, and special guest referee, Nora Greenwald—better known as Molly Holly. The match was a result of the finish of Britt Baker vs. Kylie Rae at the Warrior Wrestling 4. … Read more
According to a source, Bea Priestley will travel to Japan in June to become a full-time member of the Stardom roster. This raises the question: Will she join AEW as was announced. Priestley recently won the highest honor in Stardom, the World of Stardom Championship, in a match with Kagetsu on May 4 at Golden … Read more
Monday, Allysin Kay continued her red-hot run as she reclaimed the SHINE Championship at a Tokyo Joshi Pro show in Sapporo, Japan. Kay defeated Miyu Yamashita for the belt, capturing her SHINE title for the second time in the process. Yamashita held the belt for 31 days. Kay’s first reign began back at SHINE 53 … Read more
Last night, RISE Wrestling announced their next event, Pride & Joy. The upcoming show is scheduled for Jun. 30 in Chicago, Illinois. According to their press release, “the word RISE means so much more to so many communities. Jun. 30 is one of the most important days of the year in Chicago for the LGBTQ+ … Read more
If you have an Amazon Prime account and you’re interested in RISE Wrestling, then you may be in luck. The promotion’s entire video library is available now on Twitch Prime. Amazon Prime subscribers also receive a free Twitch Prime subscription. Customers can use that subscription to view the RISE official Twitch channel, where viewers have … Read more
It hasn’t been a very good week for Mayu Iwatani. This past Saturday at the ROH-NJPW G1 Supercard, she lost the Women of Honor Championship to Kelly Klein. Today, she announced on Twitter that she will take some much needed time off to heal a nagging knee injury. Iwanti suffered a torn MCL in December … Read more
WWN Live announced on their Live Alerts, that they have signed Florida independent wrestler Brandi Lauren to a contract. Lauren, who is only 22 years old, began her pro wrestling career in 2016 under the tutelage of Jay Lethal. During her short career, she has wrestled for Shine, Shimmer, and Impact under the moniker of … Read more
RISE Wrestling broke records last week with their LEGENDARY event. As previously reported, the star studded event showcased 60 women from the independant scene. The main event pit the Pheonix of Rise Champion Mercedes Martinez against Kylie Rae in a No Ropes Submission match. Rae defeated Martinez to become champion with a vicious crossface. Afterward, … Read more
SHIMMER 113 is in the books and we have a new Heart of Shimmer champion. Samantha Heights defeated Dust and ended her nearly year-long reign at 353 days in the main event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Samantha Heights (@samazing73) This was Heights first main event appearance for SHIMMER. She pulled … Read more
Update: Allysin Kay loses her Shine Championship to Miyu Yamashita in a Winner Takes All match. With both women having their titles on the line the stakes were at an all-time high. The match highlighted submission holds from both competitors. The conclusion of the match involved the referee calling for the bell after Kay was … Read more
Stardom is in the midst of an attempted expansion into the western market. Mayu Iwatani, formerly of the dominant stable Threedom with Kairi Hojo and Io Shirai, is enjoying a run as Women of Honor World Champion, and will defend her title at G1 Supercard. Other Stardom performers on the card include World of Stardom … Read more
World Wonder Ring Stardom have announced the full card for their American Dream in the Big Apple event, taking place in New York City this Friday. It is the promotion’s first-ever event as part of WrestleMania weekend. The matches were tweeted out today by the promotion’s official English-language account. The opening bout will see Stardom’s … Read more
Earlier we reported, Mercedes Martinez suffered a rib injury during a tag match at the Shimmer 112 event in Berwyn, IL. It turns out Charlie Morgan also injured herself at the event. Morgan made her Shimmer debut on Saturday at Shimmer 110 in a match against none other than Mercedes. Last night, the UK native … Read more
Former Phoenix of RISE Champion, Mercedes Martinez, appeared to suffer an injury today in a tag team match at the Shimmer 112 event in Berwyn, IL. The taping was delayed while onlookers waited to see if she could get up on her own volition. Eventually, Martinez had to be carried out on a stretcher. Shannon … Read more
After a long, heated battle with Lucha Underground, Ivelisse and Kobra Moon have been granted a release from their contracts. It’s been over a year and a half that these two women – along with El Hijo del Fantasma and Joey Ryan – have been “held hostage” – per Ivelisse’s own words in a since … Read more
The full lineup for the Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden has been announced. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, a Stardom tag team match will be added to the card, but has not been announced yet. The show will take place during WrestleMania weekend on Saturday, … Read more
Last night, Ironfist Wrestling held its Game of Throws event. Along with an appearance from NXT UK’s Joseph Conners, the crowd were anticipating the Ironfist Women’s Championship bout. In her 581st day as the champion, Melanie Price defended her title against a worthy challenger in Zoe Lucas. Some may recognize Lucas for her regular appearances … Read more
WOW – Women of Wrestling just wrapped up its first season with a second season already on the horizon. One of the biggest talking points coming out of the show was resident WOW Superhero, Jessie Jones. The reason being because Jones portrayed a MAGA-lite character. Jones frequently spouted promos about building a wall and that … Read more
This past weekend, at OTT ScrapperMania 5, my friend turned to me and said “Sometimes, it’s really depressing to be a women’s wrestling fan.” And, well, yeah. I say this not merely to foreshadow the negative aspects of this recap, but as a reminder that sometimes coverage of women’s wrestling just won’t be positive. I … Read more
RISE Wrestling’s next event will literally be LEGENDARY, because that’s the name of the show. RISE – LEGENDARY will take place later this month and when it does, it will set a huge record in the history of women’s wrestling. In front of a sold out crowd in Chicago, Illinois, RISE – LEGENDARY will boast … Read more
Tenille Dashwood will reportedly be a free agent soon. According to Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet, the current Ring of Honor star’s contract expires at the end of this month. Their sources suggest Tenille is currently in negotiations with Ring of Honor to potentially sign a new contract, but nothing has been made official … Read more
A worldwide phenomenon is the best way to describe Jordynne Grace. As previously reported, Grace is the current PROGRESS Women’s Champion, which checks off Europe from her world domination. She can mark off one more continent on her checklist as she is now the first ever World Series Wrestling Women’s Champion. She is the only … Read more