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
The fourth and final team for AAA’s Lucha Libre World Cup has been confirmed. Team USA will comprise of Lucha Underground’s Mariposa (under her Cheerleader Melissa character), Wonder of STARDOM Champion Santana Garrett and TNA Knockout Sienna. Santana shared the news in a tweet: ?? TEAM USA ??Has been announced!#AAA#TeamUSA#LuchaWorldCup ????????? pic.twitter.com/fG1liVlXrH — Santana Garrett … Read more
According to a report by Season-Zero.com, Jenji Kohan, creator of Orange Is The New Black and Weeds, is set to begin working on a brand new series revolving around the world of women’s wrestling. GLOW tells the tale of a struggling actress in the 1980s that lands a role on cult women’s wrestling product “GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling)”. Here she … Read more
This week’s Lucha Underground was all about multi-matches, our fave Luchadoras overwhelmed by male competitors, hoping to overcome the odds. Kobra Moon and Sexy Star were in action, the latter of which was relinquishing her Aztec Medallion for a chance to win the Gift of the Gods Championship. Can Sexy follow in the footsteps of … Read more
One of Japan’s hottest women’s wrestling promotions will venture to European shores this weekend. STARDOM are to hold European shows in Barcelona, Spain and London, England on May 21st and 22nd respectively, promising a unique blend of talent from Japan, the UK, Germany, Mexico, Spain, the US and New Zealand. Talent announced include Alpha Female, … Read more
AAA has announced the addition of Team Canada to participate at this year’s Lucha Libre World Cup. As previously reported, the tournament will feature competitors from different parts of the world, all from different wrestling promotions. Representing Team Canada this year include Lucha Underground star and AAA Women’s Champion Taya Valkyrie, TNA’s Allie and independent star … Read more
Sexy Star recently talked to Forbes about her role in Lucha Underground’s first No Mas (I Quit) match against Mariposa, the women’s wrestling revolution, and more. Below are the highlights: On participating in the first No Mas Match: “For decades, due to poor representation, female wrestlers have been expected to step into the ring to … Read more
The second annual AAA Lucha Libre World Cup is less than a month away, and the first female competitors have been announced. The inaugural tournament took place in May 2015 and saw trios of male competitors compete from various corners of the globe. Representatives from the likes of AAA, Lucha Underground, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Ring … Read more
According to Wrestling News Post, WWE has their eyes on one of Lucha Underground’s very own, Melissa Santos. It appears that the most prominent idea that has been pitched is for the Luchadora to be the personal ring announcer for former United States champion Alberto Del Rio. However, as Santos is currently signed to Lucha Underground, WWE … Read more
Former WWE Women’s Champion Lisa Marie Varon (famously known as Victoria) spoke with Total Wrestling Magazine in the UK. The former TNA Knockouts Champion discussed the current women’s division in WWE, a dream opponent, and Lucha Underground. Below are the highlights: On Lucha Underground: “I’ve been at a few Lucha Underground shows recently which have … Read more
Last night’s Lucha Underground had more women in the main event, and it was Catrina who was turning heads in major fashion this time around! She accompanied Mil Muertes for his Graver Consequences match against Matanza Cueto. Plus Ivelisse is in action in a rematch for the Trios Tag Team Titles! We firstly see the … 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: Charlotte Charlotte … Read more
#CelebrateWomen's wrestling with the FULL #NoMás Match b/w Sexy Star & Mariposa from this week's #LuchaUnderground! https://t.co/rK37p246ad — Lucha Underground (@LuchaElRey) May 5, 2016 Talk about an unexpected blinder of an episode! Last night’s Lucha Underground showed Catrina at her finest, lashing that wicked tongue of hers on more than one occasion. The main event … 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 Asuka … Read more
TNA has announced the signing of a new Knockout to their roster. Independent star Allysin Kay has signed a new deal with TNA and will go by the name of Sienna within the company. The announcement was made alongside the news of the additional signing of Caleb Konley as well as the re-signing of longtime TNA talent Robbie E. Allysin … Read more