Three time WWE Women’s Champion and original GLOW star Ivory was recently interviewed by USA’s “For the Win” to share her reaction of the newly adopted GLOW Netflix Series, why she believes the show has been long lasting and her thoughts on the WWE Women’s Evolution. Highlights of the interview below. Reaction to Netflix’s GLOW … 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
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, believers! Last week Taya got involved in Sexy Star‘s Cueto Cup Match to help her Worldwide Underground comrade PJ Black. This week Taya takes on Jeremiah Crane in a second round Cueto Cup match. Before the two meet in the ring, however, Taya issued this warning: She promises … Read more
Though Season Three of Lucha Underground is currently airing on the El Rey Network, there are still scarce details about the status of the show and the probability of a Season Four. Current episodes airing were taped a year ago and talent are squirming to get any details at all. Daniel Tibbets, President of El … Read more
Today, SHIMMER gave wrestling fans the final two tapings of SHIMMER at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Chicago, IL. Here are the full results courtesy of @ProWresLand on Twitter. SHIMMER 94: RISE Showcase: Aja Perera defeated Laynie Luck RISE Showcase: Stefany Sinclair defeated Jewells Malone Jessicka Havok defeated Kikyo Cheerleader Melissa defeated Samantha Heights Cherry Bomb defeated Angel Dust, Kay Lee Ray, & Taeler Hendrix Madison Rayne defeated Veda Scott Sienna defeated Dynamite DiDi … Read more
Yesterday, SHIMMER taped its 92nd and 93rd volumes at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Chicago where the Heart of SHIMMER Championship changed hands. Here are the full results courtesy of @ProWresLand on Twitter. SHIMMER 92: RISE Match: Dynamite DiDi defeated Stefany Sinclair RISE Match: Kikyo defeated Aja Perera Thunderkitty defeated Charli Evans Allysin Kay defeated Samantha Height Ashley Lane defeated Taeler Hendrix Cheerleader Melissa defeated Savannah Evans Shotzi … 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
Last night, RISE 3 kicked off SHIMMER Weekend with not only the return of former SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa, but also fans are treated to a Dog Collar Match for the Phoenix of RISE Championship. Here are the full results courtesy of @ProWresLand on Twitter. Deonna Purrazzo defeated Cheerleader Melissa Kikyo defeated Jewells Malone Hudson Envy defeated Savannah Evans Stacy Shadows defeated Valentina … Read more
Catrina, real name Karlee Leilani Perez, is stepping away from the Temple and into the spotlight as she lands a major movie role. She announced yesterday via Twitter and Instagram that she’ll be joining the cast of Maplethrope: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWN3NebAgJP/?hl=en Based on Robert Mapplethorpe‘s life she will be playing the role of Lisa Lyon the first ever … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, Believers! The Cueto Cup is entering its first round finals and Sexy Star is hoping to get back in the game. She faces PJ Black of Worldwide Underground. Let’s jump into the action: As Sexy makes her entrance commentary notes her longstanding feud with Worldwide Underground. This marks … Read more
Tonight marks the end of the first round in the Cueto Cup. So far Taya has become the first woman to advance. Sexy Star will get a chance to make her mark in the tournament as she faces PJ Black of World Wide Underground tonight. Lucha Underground has also released this preview of tonight’s episode: … 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
It’s time to look at the season finale of GLOW, and there’s more swerves than the Vince Russo School of Driving. First of all, Sam has gone on a two-week bender after finding out Justine is his daughter. “I didn’t take it well,” he tells Ruth when he finally shows up at The Dusty Spur … Read more
A disheveled Bash reappears after being MIA for two weeks, showing up late for a meeting with KDTV executives and trying to throw a curveball, asking if he can shoot GLOW at a TV studio. The executives and director Sam Sylvia are unamused. When Bash tells Sam that he doesn’t have the cash to procure … Read more
It’s official, the Female Terminator will make her return to Berwyn. It’s been announced on social media that at RISE 3 – MEDIC this coming Friday night, 2-time SHIMMER Champion and star of El Rey Network’s hit series Lucha Underground Cheerleader Melissa will make her RISE debut to take on one of the faces of Women … Read more
It’s that time of the month, and the GLOW girls find that they’re all on the same cycle … except for Ruth. After some back and forth on the merits of tampons versus pads (especially when applying head-scissors), the girls plan a birthday party for Sheila the She-Wolf. Ruth sneaks out to buy a pregnancy … Read more
Episode 7 opens with an uncharacteristically nervous Bash smoking a cigarette and grilling Sam Sylvia on outstanding expenses, including Sam’s video camera that has turned up missing. Sylvia is taken aback at his producer’s newfound frugality (this is a far cry from the guy with the drug-dispensing robot and the private chopper we saw a … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground! The Cueto Cup continues this week with Taya taking on Joey Ryan. Before we get to the tournament, however, we check in with the Mistress of Macabre, Catrina. She stands by with Mil Muertes. She says tonight begins his journey to getting back the LU Championship. She tells him … Read more
We hit the midpoint of the season with Sam Sylvia’s dream match slowly becoming a reality as Debbie (Liberty Belle) now has a perfect foil in Ruth’s Soviet sympathizer. The only problem is that Debbie isn’t particularly fond of the idea of working with the former best friend that boinked her husband. The affair between … 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
So Ruth has finally established her wrestling persona, and it turns out to be a bad Yakov Smirnoff impression. Inspired by the neglectful hotel manager at The Dusty Spur, Ruth unveils a Soviet shtick at the opening of a new Patio Towne store (the number-two purveyor of indoor/outdoor lifestyle in Southern California). The franchise owner … Read more
The Cueto Cup continues tonight and it’s Taya‘s turn to prove herself against the more seedy characters of the Temple. She’ll take on Joey Ryan who has a special message for her: By using innuendos he says that he’ll defeat Taya tonight as he makes his way to the Lucha Underground Championship. Additionally, LU has … Read more
After a cocaine-fuelled writing getaway, Sam Sylvia and Bash return with a new game plan. Seemingly on the same page creatively, the director and producer inform the GLOW girls that they will be moving into The Dusty Spur, a run-down hotel in Van Nuys. A curfew will be enforced and all drugs and alcohol will … Read more
Episode 3 is where GLOW really begins to hit its stride as a series, fleshing out some of the GLOW girls, showing Debbie and her drunkest and most vulnerable, and delving into Sam Sylvia’s complex relationship with women. The episode opens with Sylvia fighting with his ex-wife, tormenting her by claiming that their dog was … Read more
GLOW, episode 2, opens with Ruth showing up for training as Roxette’s “The Look” plays over the credits; an appropriate opening for a show about a show where casting was based primarily on appearances. Today I can reveal the spoiler alluded to in yesterday’s review of episode 1. Ruth had an affair with the husband … Read more
Welcome back to the Temple this week, Believers! The Cueto Cup continues this week and so does the twisted relationship between the Martinez siblings. The first half of the season left us with a glimpse of Mariposa turning on her brother, who as we know likes to stalk and torture his victims. His latest infatuation … Read more