In this latest episode, Eric sits down and has an energetic chat with independent female pro-wrestler Jinx about her career and various personal stats. A great time was had by all as we learn more about who she is, the women’s indie wrestling scene and answer perhaps the most important question of all time; which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the best. We hope you enjoy all the love and goofiness these two have to offer the Diva Dirt community in this latest episode of Women Can Wrestle!
Indies
Title Match set for Impact vs. Lucha Underground event
As it was previously reported, Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground will co-host a joint event on Friday April 6th as part of WrestleCon weekend. A women’s match has officially been added to the card as Impact Wrestling’s Allie will defend the Knockouts Championship against Taya. Watch TNA Impact Hall of Famer Gail Kim make the … Read more
Mercedes Martinez on her return after hiatus
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
Lucha Underground Season 4 to air Summer 2018
Lucha Underground is currently filming matches and segments for Season 4 and the series is expected to churn out at least 20 episodes. However, an air date for the season hasn’t been set in stone yet. Now several sources behind the scenes, and some talent, are promising Season 4 will arrive sometime this summer. A … Read more
Kelly Klein says “WOH has hit a significant milestone”
Diva Dirt Interviews Kelly Klein If you have been following Women of Honor you’ll know that Kelly Klein is the “Gatekeeper” of their fast-growing women’s division. Kelly Klein is a favorite to go far in the WOH Championship Tournament and for a while was undefeated in WOH matches. Kelly Klein was gracious enough to give … Read more
Jazzy Gabert reflects on getting back to the ring after her injury
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 Gabert has previously mentioned that a contract with WWE was rescinded after doctors discovered this injury.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
Tenille Dashwood and Sumie Sakai advance in WOH Title Tourney
Last night two more matches were held for the Women of Honor Title tournament during Ring of Honor’s 16th Anniversay show. Tenille Dashwood faced Brandi Rhodes and Sumie Sakai squared off against Hana Kimura on the Facebook Live pre-show. Both Tenille and Sumie are advancing after defeating both their counterparts. Sumie Sakai won with a … Read more
NXT star comments on release, announces Indie appearances
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
WOH star wants to become the first WOH Champion
More matches are set to take place this weekend in the Women of Honor tournament to crown the first WOH Champion. One of the leaders in the division is Deonna Purrazzo and IBI Times interviewed the WOH mainstay star about the landmark event. She discussed the women’s revolution, performing for ROH’s WOH division, and more. On … Read more
WOH Tournament matches taking place at ROH 16th Anniversary show
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 to face James Ellsworth for an Intergender Title
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
Lucha Underground Season 4 Spoilers
This past weekend Lucha Underground continued to film episodes for Season 4. Click the tag below for more information: What do you make of this report? Sound off in the comments below.
Rosa Mendes training for return to the ring
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
Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground event set for WrestleCon
Shortly after announcing a seminar partnership with RISE Wrestling, Impact Wrestling has added the news that they will be collaborating with Lucha Underground during WrestleCon weekend. On Friday, April 6th, Impact Wrestling, and Lucha Underground will host a co-event via Impact’s Twitch Channel that will see the stars from both promotions square off. Current Knockouts … Read more
Former Impact Knockout appears at LU tapings
This past weekend a new luchadora made her appearance during the Lucha Underground Season 4 tapings. Click the spoiler tag below for more information: What do you think of this report? Are you excited to possibly see this star make her debut in Lucha Underground? Sound off in the comments below.
RISE announces seminar partnership with Impact Wrestling
RISE Wrestling has announced that their upcoming Seminar in May will involve a partnership with Impact Wrestling. The seminar, dubbed Lights, Camera, ACTION: The Art of TV, will focus on helping upcoming female talents become more familiar with performing in a television environment. Impact Wrestling’s backstage team of will all be on hands overlooking the … Read more
Women of Honor Tournament: 1st Round Results
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
Watch Tenille “Emma” Dashwood vs. Rachel Ellering for free
Tenille Dashwood, formerly known as “Emma” while working for WWE, has embraced the independent wrestling scene since she was released from her WWE contract in late October of 2017. When wrestlers are released from WWE, fans are uncertain what their next career move will be. Some wrestlers parlay their WWE success into work within other entertainment channels, and others choose to continue wrestling. Tenille Dashwood chose the latter and has hit the ground running on the independent scene.
Tenille’s first big match took place on February 3rd, in the New Jersey area, when she wrestled Angelina Love for the promotion know as WrestlePro. Not soon after, it was announced that Tenille Dashwood would be wrestling for Ring of Honor in their Women of Honor tournament to crown their first ever Womens Champion.
Recently, Tenille Dashwood came full circle and was involved in a match with her mentor and trainer, Lance Storm. On February 11th, in Providence, Rhode Island, WHAT Wrestling booked two graduates from the Storm Wrestling Academy, Tenille Dashwood and Rachel Ellering to do battle with Lance Storm as the special guest referee. This match caught buzz immediately and WHAT Wrestling decided to share it with the world by releasing the match on their YouTube channel.
Tenille was very grateful for the opportunity and tweeted her appreciation to Lance, Rachel, WHAT Wrestling and their fans.
Tenille Dashwood’s Upcoming Independent Appearances
Tenille is accepting bookings all across the world and is very excited to meet her fans. Here are a few of her upcoming announced shows and links to each promotions website or ticket page.
- February 17th – PPW Undisputed – Hazelton, PA
- February 22nd – BAR Wrestling – Baldwin Park, CA
- March 2nd – Northeast Wrestling – Waterbury, CT
- April 28th – Pro Wrestling Chaos – Bristol, England
- April 29th – IPWUK – Rochester, England
What are your thoughts regarding Tenille Dashwood wrestling on the independent scene? Are you excited to see what she will do next? Where would you like to see her wrestle?
LuFisto diagnosed with cervical cancer
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
Lucha Underground Season 4 leaves the Temple
Lucha Underground is gearing up for the filming of Season 4 and an exclusive report is noting that the show will be leaving its famous stomping grounds behind. According to Uproxx, the Temple is dead. Long live The Temple. The new location for the premier wrestling show will be Union Central Cold Storage on Industrial … Read more
WWE reveals names of Tryout participants at Performance Center
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
Tenille Dashwood enters WOH tournament
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
Former WWE Superstar returns to the ring
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
Indie Star to receive WWE Tryout
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
Gail Kim wrestles her final match
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
Chelsea Green on her departure from Impact
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