Welcome back to a new edition of Joshi Wrestling Weekly! Today we are looking at the graduation of Hana Kimura (the daughter of Kyoko Kimura), Maki Narumiya officially retiring, and Io Shirai defending her championship! Joshi Wrestling News Photo: battle-news.com As I mentioned last week, Maki Narumiya officially retired from professional wrestling on March 25th. Her final matches … Read more
Lucha fans – welcome to this week’s Analysis! Now before we get into this week’s historic episode of Lucha Underground (more on that in a few moments), we have to address the elephant in the Diva Dirt room, last week’s Aztec Warfare! Now I didn’t cover it last week as unfortunately, only Taya Valkyrie participated … Read more
SHIMMER has revealed the full field of competitors that will battle to become the first Heart of SHIMMER Champion at this Saturday’s SHIMMER 80 iPPV. Previously announced were Cheerleader Melissa, Cherry Bomb, Crazy Mary Dobson, Heidi Lovelace, Nicole Matthews and Veda Scott. The final six to join the tournament are Candice LeRae, Jessicka Havok, Kimber … Read more
Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Sasha Banks are … Read more
TNA has confirmed the signing of its newest Knockout, Cherry Bomb. The signing, which was first rumored earlier this week, has now been announced on TNA’s official website. The article lists Cherry Bomb under her real name, Laura Dennis. Laura is included alongside four other signees: her husband Jesse “Pepper Parks” Guilmette, Marshe Rockett, Mikael … Read more
Welcome back to a new edition of Joshi Wrestling Weekly! Today we are going to discuss the latest events in Japan, including a big Stardom show, a new ICExInfinity Championship, and Maki Narumiya‘s upcoming retirement! Joshi Wrestling News Photo: battle-news.com After having her last match in Ice Ribbon, Maki Narumiya announced plans for her retirement match next weekend … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy women’s wrestling event along the way. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact Wrestling (3/15/16): Maria Kanellis & Mike Bennett defeat Gail Kim & Drew … Read more
Cherry Bomb may be TNA’s newest Knockout. PWInsider is reporting that Cherry Bomb – real name Laura Dennis – has been signed by the company. This would make her one of the five acquisitions hyped yesterday by TNA Executive Bob Ryder: Always tough seeing people go, especially friends like @REALBobbyRoode & @TheEricYoung.Still a great roster … Read more
SHIMMER has released new details on its next tournament, which will crown the first Heart of SHIMMER Champion. The tournament, which was first announced in January, will feature the same format as SHIMMER 70’s 12-woman SHIMMER Title tournament. SHIMMER has revealed the tournament’s first six participants: Cheerleader Melissa, Cherry Bomb, Crazy Mary Dobson, Heidi Lovelace, … Read more
Today, Pro Wrestling: EVE held its first show in three years when it presented “Let’s Make History!”, the first all-women wrestling show to take place in London, England. The event saw Rhia O’Reilly win the Pro Wrestling: EVE Title back from Nikki Storm, the very woman who ended her 450+ day reign last month. Full … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Asuka & … Read more
Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * Charlotte and Sasha Banks play dodgeball in … Read more
Gold, bloodbaths and passionate snogging – of course, that means it’s time for another episode of Lucha Underground! Ivelisse, Son of Havoc and Angelico gun for gold this week against the Disciples of Death. Should Ive’s team lose, they are banished from the Temple forever! We got an update on Black Lotus‘ situation as well … Read more
Welcome back to a new edition of the Joshi Wrestling Weekly! I know it has been awhile, but we are now looking to bring back this column as a regular feature on Diva Dirt again. Lots of results and news from Japan to discuss, as well as a closer look at young wrestler Kaho Kobayashi! Joshi Wrestling News … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy women’s wrestling event along the way. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact Wrestling (3/8/16): Gail Kim defeats Jade to retain the Knockouts Title. Total … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Becky Lynch … Read more
Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * The WWE has confirmed Orlando, Florida as … Read more
Another night in The Temple, another monumental turn of events! This week on Lucha Underground, Marty “The Moth” Martinez‘s sister Mariposa makes her shocking and quite stunning debut, whilst Taya Valkyrie scraps with Cage in a No Disqualification match. Talk about a big mountain to climb in your debut match! Throw in some licks of … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy women’s wrestling event along the way. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact Wrestling (3/1/16): Gail Kim is attacked by Jade after exchanging words with … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Becky Lynch … Read more
For only the second time in history, this week’s Lucha Underground Analysis features a Luchadora vs. Luchadora match! Who’d have thought that two women facing off would be refreshing content on a women’s wrestling news source? That’s the bizarre happenings of The Temple for you. This week’s episode kicks off with a seething Mil Muertes, … Read more
Today in Essex, England, Nikki Storm became a three-time Pro Wrestling: EVE Champion. Storm won the title by defeating champion Rhia O’Reilly at a XWA Wrestling event. This puts an end to Rhia’s 450+ day reign. Nikki celebrated her win on Twitter, noting that she’s the first three-time Pro Wrestling: EVE Champion: And NEW @ProWrestlingEVE … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Becky Lynch … Read more
Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * Indy wrestler Laura James got engaged to … Read more
The Temple doors are open once more, with three Luchadoras thrust into the spotlight this week. We get an update on Black Lotus‘ story whilst Catrina returns from an absence last week to get physical! Whilst that sounds more legendary than a battle with Mewtwo (Happy 20th Anniversary Pokémon!), LU decided to provide another element … Read more
It’s Thursday, and that can only mean one thing – a return to The Temple for another installment of pro wrestling’s most innovative product, Lucha Underground! Catrina was unfortunately nowhere to be seen this week, but we did get to see Ivelisse in trios tag team action to numb the pain. Sexy Star made a … Read more