Indie women’s wrestling fans are in for a treat as history will be made during Dangerous Damsels 2 – Crowning of a Queen! Big Time Wrestling CA will present a single elimination tournament to crown the inaugural holder of the BTW Women’s Championship. We will witness eight competitors battling it out to advance through the brackets to become the Queen … Read more
Ultima Lucha II has begun Believers! Last week’s episode was dedicated to Dario Cueto‘s “unique opportunity” match. Several competitors fought their way through a variety of undesirable circumstances and for the next two weeks the action will continue with a series of matches that will determine the fates of everyone in the temple. Our beloved … Read more
Lucha Underground star and former AAA Reina de Reina’s champion Sexy Star has announced that she will be entering a career in boxing, leaving behind her wrestling career after nearly ten years. The surprise announcement was made last night where Sexy Star appeared unmasked, at a boxing event with her husband, boxing star Jhonny González, and … Read more
In lieu of a standard women’s or integergender match this week, last night’s Lucha Underground continued to build upon Ivelisse and Taya‘s rivalry with a vignette setting up their match for Ultima Lucha II. Let’s watch! Dario says Taya has proven herself to be capable in the temple while Ivelisse is one of his most … Read more
SHIMMER has concluded tapings for their upcoming 84 and 85 DVD volumes. Results below, courtesy of @pwponderings via Twitter. Volume 84 * Nixon Newell defeated Veda Scott in a rematch from Volume 81. * Yumi Ohka and Melanie Cruise defeated Solo Darling and Scarlett Bordeaux after Cruise tombstones Bordeaux. * Arisa Nakajima defeated Rhia O’Reilly … Read more
Taping is underway for Shimmer 81 – 85 this weekend in Chicago, Illinois. Here are results for the 81 – 83 events courtesy of 411Mania and PWInsider. SHIMMER Volume 81: * Veda Scott defeated Nixon Newell * Shayna Baszler defeated Rhia O’Reilly * Kellie Skater defeated LuFisto, Shazza McKenzie and Vanessa Kraven in a four … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground, I’ll be filling in for Jack this week since he has some prior commitments. LU continues to revolutionize the business with its first all women’s tag bout in the promotion’s history. With two Aztec Medallions on the line, tempers flared between all competitors. Our menacing proprietor Dario Cuerto took … Read more
Melina is making her return to the ring for Southside Wrestling’s first Queen of the Ring tournament to crown a winner for the Queen of Southside title. The event takes place October 2nd in Sheffield. She took to twitter to announce her impending return. It's true. I've decided to get back in the ring 2 participate … Read more
SHIMMER kicks off their three day weekend event in Chicago tomorrow, June 24th, with SHIMMER 81. In addition to the match-up between Jessicka Havok and a debuting Viper, three championships will be on the line. https://twitter.com/SHIMMERwomen/status/745811125309104129 SHIMMER Champion Madison Eagles will defend her title against Courtney Rush. Tonight has us in a foul mood.. Good … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground Analysis! In what I assumed would be one match out of many on this week’s show, the Six to Survive elimination match actually filled the entire broadcast! Ivelisse and Taya are in this Number One Contender’s match, taking on each other and Johnny Mundo, King Cuerno, Pentagon Jr. and … Read more
The next live events for Shimmer Women Athletes will take place on June 24th, 25th, and 26th in the Chicago area. The events on Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th will be held at Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago, and the event on Sunday, June 26th will be at the Eagles Club in Berwyn. … Read more
The success of reality TV in the world of women’s wrestling is no secret. From the likes of WWE and E!’s Total Divas garnering hundreds of thousands of viewers weekly, as well as multiple award nominations and red carpet appearances, it can definitely be a great way to bring a mainstream audience into this niche … Read more
Welcome to the first Lucha Underground Analysis in three weeks! After a few weeks of having the Luchadoras in supporting roles of not much significance, three of them are back in action this week, another makes her first appearance in the actual arena since she murdered someone and another is seen for the first time … Read more
AAA concluded their Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 this past weekend. During the women’s elimination rounds, Team Mexico (Mary Apache, Faby Apache and Lady Apache) qualified for a spot in the final round after defeating Team USA (Cheerleader Melissa, Santana Garrett and Sienna) while Team Japan (Aja Kong, Sumire Natsu and Yuki Miyakazi) earned their spot with … Read more
A blockbuster clash of champions has been announced for August, with an added Scottish dark horse. Taking place at XWA’s Summer Supershow on August 14th in Colchester, UK, TNA Knockouts Champion Jade will face Pro Wrestling: EVE Champion Rhia O’Reilly and the “Hardcore Daredevil” Kay Lee Ray in a monumental triple threat match. With Jade … Read more
Tonight from Mexico, AAA held their second annual Lucha Libre World Cup. This year saw four female teams compete for the first time in the event. As previously announced, teams include female performers from Japan, Mexico, Canada and United States. During the semi-final elimination round, Team Mexico squared off against Team USA while Team Canada … Read more
A fortnight ago, STARDOM crowned Io Shirai as its first ever STARDOM World Alliance (SWA) Undisputed World Champion in Barcelona, Spain. This new championship joins five others within the company, but this one comes with a major twist. What is the STARDOM World Alliance? This is a global network of promotions who all can host … Read more
For the second straight week, there were no matches featuring the Luchadoras of Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network, but this week’s show did feature some noteworthy moments advancing the storylines of Kobra Moon, Black Lotus and Taya. First on this week’s episode, Kobra Moon tried to help Daga win his match against Son … Read more
It has been confirmed that AAA’s Lucha Libre World Cup taking place on June 3rd and 5th, 2016 will be available for audiences to watch on iPPV as it airs! Audiences around the world can tune in to witness Team Japan, Team Canada, Team USA and Team Mexico compete this weekend. The pay-per-view will include … Read more
CHIKARA’s King of Trios Tournament in September is set to be a mammoth event, with a blockbuster team announced earlier today increasing anticipation to a whole new level. Former WWE Women’s Champions Jazz, Mickie James and Victoria will make up “Team Original Divas Revolution”, one of 16 trios that will compete over the course of … Read more
More information has been revealed about a women’s wrestling comedy coming soon to Netflix. Just a pilot project when we first reported on it, GLOW – based on the 1980’s wrestling promotion “GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” – has now been picked up by Netflix, and the first season ordered will be ten episodes long, … Read more
Pro Wrestling: EVE presented its latest event, After The Storm this weekend. Full results below, courtesy of Diva Dirt’s Jack, who was on hand at the London show. Results Unlike traditional tournaments, the four Queen of the Ring qualifiers will lead to a Fatal-4-Way final. Pollyanna defeated Sammii Jayne with a Reverse Piledriver. Blue Nikita came out … Read more
Santana Garrett had quite the impressive 2015, and 2016 is going swimmingly for her too. The Floridian recently won the STARDOM International Grand Prix tournament during her first trip to the UK, a win that has earned her a title opportunity for Io Shirai‘s Stardom World Association (SWA) World Championship. RELATED: Results: STARDOM Presents International … Read more
Fresh from their first event in three years that saw the penultimate match on UK shores from new WWE signing Nikki Storm, Pro Wrestling: EVE is back with another must-see show this Saturday. A nod to Nikki’s departure, After The Storm is the first show since Rhia O’Reilly captured the EVE Championship. She’s already defended … Read more
STARDOM has wrapped up their European tour with their International Grand Prix event in London today. Full results below, courtesy of Diva Dirt’s Jack, who was on hand at the show. Results: It was announced that the winner of the International Grand Prix tournament taking place will crown a new Number One contender to the STARDOM … Read more
