As part of their ongoing partnership, Impact Wrestling producers have selected former Phoenix of RISE Champion Shotzi Blackheart to make an appearance at this Saturday’s (June 2nd) Impact television taping in Windsor, Ontario Canada. Read RISE Wrestling’s press release below: Former Phoenix of RISE Champion, “The Ballsy Badass” Shotzi Blackheart has been selected by Producers … 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
Current reigning World of STARDOM Champion Toni Storm will defend the red belt against Kagetsu on STARDOM’s June 9th show. 6?9?????????????? 1:00?????????????????????????????????????? vs???????????????4??????? pic.twitter.com/Dr5Q0o3ShB — ??????STARDOM (@wwr_stardom) May 29, 2018 Storm, who is currently signed to a WWE UK contract, won the World of STARDOM Championship back in September 2017 from Mayu Iwatani after the … Read more
According to Tokyo Sports, STARDOM’s Io Shirai will be heading to the WWE shortly after her final show with Japanese promotion on June 17th. Shirai recently lost her Wonder of Stardom title to Momo Watanabe but the Observer reports that the title change had nothing to do with WWE and Stardom did not know she was leaving … Read more
Sumie Sakai will defend the Women of Honor Championship for the second time, this time on international soil. She’ll be competing against Chardonnay on Sunday, May 27, 2018 during Ring of Honor’s UK tour. ROH had this to say about the match up: “Chardonnay, who made her Women of Honor debut earlier on the tour … Read more
Earlier this week on May 23, 2018 Io Shirai’s 180 day reign with the Wonder of STARDOM Championship came to an end. She was defeated by 18-year-old Momo Watanabe, winning the match with a clutch Tequila Sunrise. pic.twitter.com/6ndV0zPfa9 — We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) May 23, 2018 The modified Tequila Sunrise that brought the Wonder of … Read more
Former Pro Wrestling EVE Champion Sammii Jayne took to Twitter to announce that she suffered an ankle injury this past weekend (May 20th) and will be sidelined from in-ring action: https://twitter.com/SammiiJayne91/status/999009601579307008 According to Squared Circle Sirens, Jayne suffered the injury during ICW’s Ready Player War event where Jayne faced the ICW Women’s Champion Viper. The … Read more
PROGRESS hosted their Chapter 69 event, “Be Here Now”, at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, Great Manchester, England UK this past Sunday on May 20th, 2018. The women were the main event on the card and the match did not disappoint. The match was for the PROGRESS Women’s Championship, and it involved rivals Toni Storm … Read more
Netflix’s hit series GLOW will make its awaited return next month. Entertainment Weekly has a first look at what fans can expect from the upcoming season. The site notes that GLOW — the show within the show — has been picked up by late-night cable. With that, new challenges arise as Debbie (Betty Gilpin) insists … Read more
Ring of Honor travels across the pond to the UK next week and with it several Women of Honor Superstars will join the tour. On May 16 ROH teased a new addition and debut to the WOH division: https://twitter.com/IanRiccaboni/status/996855953730437120 And today, May 18, we learned it’s none other than Chardonnay! https://twitter.com/ladyCDarcy/status/997370852021764096 She will join Kelly … Read more
Former WWE Superstar, Summer Rae, real name Danielle Moinet, is featured in Athleisure Magazine. She is the first person to grace the cover twice. Some of the topics that were discussed were, Moinet’s road to WWE, her life as an athlete, how she takes care of herself, and what she has been up to recently. … Read more
RISE Wrestling will begin releasing weekly episodes on their streaming service beginning on May 30th. Called RISE ASCENT, the promotion will feature the best up and coming talent on the women’s wrestling scene. The promotion just released the card for the first episode and featured matches include: Paradise Lost (Zoe Skye & Melanie Cruise) with Rosemary vs. Kate Carney and Riley Shepard “The Fallen … Read more
Since her release from the WWE back in 2017, Tenille Dashwood (FKA Emma) has opened a new chapter in her wrestling career and with it, a passion resurgence for the business with three or four shows a week every weekend. In an interview with TV Insider, Dashwood discusses her return to the independents, advice she’s … Read more
After reports speculated that Toni Storm is on WWE’s radar, now sites are saying Jinny is another top prospect for the company’s expansion into the UK. ITV was again taping for their World of Sport revival last week, and it inspired another round of WWE trying to lock up top UK talent for their brand, … Read more
Pro-Wrestling WAVE announced today at their show that Ayako Hamada was arrested for substance abuse and is now in custody. Ayako Hamada has been arrested and her WAVE contract has been terminated https://t.co/PWEXb5oYre — Young Power and Burning Youth (@NOAHs_Savior) May 15, 2018 It is expected that WAVE will release Hamada from her contract with the company … Read more
Ring of Honor taped a few Women of Honor matches at their TV tapings in Chicago on Sunday, May 13. These matches will be uploaded on YouTube and ROH TV over the next few weeks. Here are the results via PWInsider: What do you think of these results? Will you be watching the matches when … Read more
RISE Wrestling taped RISE – ASCENT and RISE 7.5 yesterday on May 12th. The company taped the first six installments of their new, weekly episodic program RISE – ASCENT. The RISE 7.5 event featured 5 matches on the card. The event entirely had over 20 matches altogether. The event took place in White Oak, PA. … Read more
This past weekend (May 12th), Pro Wrestling EVE presented their 8th Year Anniversary show, their first show after Wrestle Queendom. Below are results, courtesy of Pro WresLand: Millie McKenzie defeated “Killer” Kelly via Capture German Suplex. Pro Wrestling EVE Champion Charlie Morgan defeated Charli Evans via Impaler DDT to retain the title. Prior to the … Read more
It’s been a whirlwind year for Toni Storm on the Independent circuit – she’s been racking up titles wherever she goes. Now it’s being speculated that her success has WWE eyeing her. During WWE’s recent live event in Bournemouth, UK, company officials apparently played an advert in order to hype up the upcoming WWE tour … Read more
Lucha Underground Season 4 will premiere on June 13th and now we have a better sense at which luchadoras will return. In a new lengthier trailer hyping the season premiere we catch a glimpse of Kobra Moon, Catrina, Ivelisse, Mariposa, Taya, and debuting former Knockout Champion Chelsea Green! Watch the video below: Yesterday it was … Read more
Women of Honor star Brandi Rhodes has suffered an injury during her STARDOM tour in Japan this past weekend. Upon her return to the United States, her husband Cody Rhodes revealed the nature of injury, noting that she will need to undergo surgery to treat two broken collarbones: Just left the hospital. Long story short…Brandi … Read more
The countdown to Season 4 of Lucha Underground has begun, with a new trailer dropping tomorrow on the El Rey network. Now the company is applying for new trademarks. According to PWInsider, the following trademarks were applied for back on May 2nd, some of which are from Season 3 while others are for the upcoming season: … Read more
This past weekend several Independent promotions crowned inaugural women’s champions in their respective companies, boosting their rosters while riding the wave of the growing women’s wrestling movement. IGNITE Wrestling held its “Cinco De Mayhem” event on May 5, 2018. A triple threat match determined the first ever Women’s Champion. The match featured two fan favorites in … Read more
Lucha Underground luchadora Ivelisse recently spoke with the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast to discuss the upcoming season returning this summer, her interest in working with Impact Wrestling, the importance of the independent wrestling scene and more. Highlights of the interview below, courtesy of After Buzz TV. On Lucha Underground Season 4 and progression of her … Read more