At the young age of 23 Deonna Purrazzo has already achieved numerous career goals but that hasn’t stopped her momentum. Deonna is no stranger to international travel, and her career has taken her to the UK, Japan and even to the WWE for extra work. Deonna is one of the brightest and hottest stars on … 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
It’s been several months since Danielle Moinet, aka Summer Rae, was released from WWE and now she’s announced that she’s going to appear at one of wrestling’s biggest events. Recently she took to twitter to announce her first post wrestling appearances. Danielle will appear at wrestling’s premier convention event, Big Event NY in March: Excited … 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
Women of Honor star Brandi Rhodes recently spoke with Ring Rust Radio to discuss WAGS Atlanta, her experience at Wrestling Kingdom 12 and the current state of women’s wrestling. Highlights of the interview below curiosity of Ring Rust Radio. On being approached to be a part of WAGS Atlanta: “I was actually just sought out … Read more
Jazzy Gabret, aka Alpha Female, wowed officials and the WWE audience when she appeared during the Mae Young Classic. Now the breakout star has revealed she is receiving surgery today, January 15, 2018, to repair three herniated discs in her neck. https://twitter.com/alphafemale1/status/950761023325208576 She is also fundraising to help cover the costs of her surgery: https://twitter.com/alphafemale1/status/951553860115533824 … Read more
At Revolution Pro: Live at the Cockpit 25, RPW crowned their very first Women’s champion. The tournament was announced in November 2017, consisting of eight women. The preliminary rounds included: BRACKET A Deonna Purrazzo (Winner) vs Sammi Jayne Zan Phoenix vs Zoe Lucas (Winner) BRACKET B Nina Samuels vs Jinny (Winner) Millie Mckenzie (Winner) vs … Read more
The first participants in the Women of Honor tournament have been revealed and several big names from Stardom will be vying for the new Women’s Championship. Mayu Iwatani, Hana Kimura, Kagetsu and HZK will be competing in the tournament. WOH made the announcement via twitter: BREAKING NEWS! @wwr_stardom Stars… Mayu Iwatani, Hana Kimura, Kagetsu & … Read more
Original GLOW star Emily Dole, who wrestled as Mountain Fiji, has died of at the age 60. Fellow GLOW alumni Patricia Summerland, who wrestled as ‘Sunny The California Girl’, broke the news on Twitter, writing: “Rip Emily Dole! WE LOST OUR GLOW SISTER THIS MORNING .We are very sad that she passed away. We are … Read more
Candy Lee made history when she became the first transgender Women’s Champion for a major indie company. Now Pro Wrestling WAVE’s ASUKA is sharing her story about her journey from coming out to family and her path to pro wrestling. In a translated tweet thread by Alexandra, she told her story to LGBTER: On her … Read more
Millions of women have continued to open up online about their experiences with sexual assault and harassment. Now adding her own story to the mix, Melina Perez, former WWE Superstar who keeps active on the indies, is joining the #MeToo movement. She posted the following account of her own assault on twitter stating: “Been raped, … Read more
It’s been a very eventful year for Brandi Rhodes. Besides managing and writing for her blog, she has also been training and competing in Ring of Honor’s women’s wrestling division called Women of Honor and taping for a new reality show she is featured in called WAGS: Atlanta. Women of Honor is building a strong … Read more
After leaving WWE in 2014, Kaitlyn will be making her long-awaited return to the squared circle in 2018! As announced by Coastal Championship Wrestling, the former Divas champion (aka Celeste Bonin) will be making her return on February the 10th at Coral Springs. CCW made the announcement on their Facebook page: The last time we … Read more
Diva Dirt’s Fast 5 will take on a theme and present to you – in no particular order – five related things from the world of women’s wrestling. With the overall quality of wrestling rising, indie women’s wresters are blossoming into future stars that are likely to end up on your television screen in the … Read more
GLOW is riding a new wave of success after receiving not one, but several high profile award nominations. The series is boasting a tie for most nominations for the 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. GLOW is receiving best comedy and stunt nominations for the ensemble, as well as comedy actress for Alison Brie and … Read more
History has been made in the pro-wrestling world as Impact Pro Wrestling: New Zealand crowned the first ever transgender women’s champion. Transgender wrestler Candy Lee defeated IPW:NZ Women’s Champion Britenay to become the company’s new Women’s Champion. Candy Lee becomes the first transgender woman to win a major indie women’s title. …….& your new Candylicious … Read more
Tonight (Dec 15th) at Ring of Honor’s Final Battle PPV, the company unveiled a new Women of Honor Championship. During the announcement, it was revealed that first champion would be determined in 2018 via a 16 WOH tournament although there are currently no details when the tournament would start or who will partake in it. … Read more
Former SHIMMER and SHINE star Malia Hosaka recently announced on her Facebook page that she has started a fundraiser to bring past female wrestlers to the Cauliflower Alley Club’s annual reunion taking place in Las Vegas, NV in 2018. In addition to her post on Facebook, Malia was gracious enough to share a few more … Read more
This is an interesting one to say the least. Irish based promotion, Over The Top Wrestling (OTT) has introduced a Gender Neutral Championship to their collection of championship belts. Current OTT Women’s Champion ‘Session Moth’ Martina became the inaugural champion at this past weekend’s ‘Being The Elite’ event from Dublin. Martina, alongside current Defiant Women’s Champion … Read more
Wrestling veteran LuFisto has announced that she suffered an injury during last weekend’s (Dec 2nd) AWS show. The reigning SHINE Champion made the announcement on her official website, sharing some of the details behind the injuries she sustained: Dear fans and friends, As some of you have read on various social media outlets, I have … Read more
It’s official women’s wrestling fans… she is back! Also, this is a disclaimer! There will be image of graphic nature displayed in this article. Continue on at your own risk. It was announced in the past that Women’s Wrestling veteran Rain would be returning to professional wrestling. She would do this with Ring of Honor … Read more
Mae Young Classic competitor and former knockout Mia Yim announced that she’ll be out of action due to recent injury. She made an official statement via twitter, noting “I am taking some time off until March/April due to injury (could be earlier depending on the Docs OK).” *Official statement* I am taking some time off … Read more
On December 2nd, wrestling fans gathered in the Knights of Columbus Hall in Lasalle, IL to see AAW, a popular independent promotion, crown it’s first-ever Women’s Champion. This is a significant event because today’s wrestling fans are hungry for significant women’s storylines and matches. Thus, adding a prestigious title into the equation heightens the significance … Read more
At the RISE 6 show on 12/1/17 in Los Angeles, California, RISE owner, Kevin Harvey made a very special announcement regarding the future of RISE. Kevin was joined in the ring by World Wonder Ring Stardom President, Cheerleader Melissa and World Wonder Ring Stardom Owner, Rossy Ogawa. Kevin announced that RISE wrestlers Shotzi Blackheart, Delilah Doom, … Read more
With the recent influx of sexual assault and harassment allegations in Hollywood, politics, and other industries, it’s only a matter of time before the wrestling industry gets exposed. Women have been sharing their stories with the #MeToo campaign on social media and now a former ring announcer is adding her voice. Heather Lynn, who used … Read more
The Texas-based independent promotion WrestleCircus is known for pushing the bar and groundbreaking achievements. WrestleCircus was the first official Twitch wrestling partner and their shows usually feature a copious amount of big independent names on their show cards. This past weekend, they lived up to their name and sent their Women’s Champion Tessa Blanchard on … Read more