Former TNA Knockout Sarah Stock has announced that she’s leaving CMLL, ending over a decade with the company. Stock, who wrestled extensively for the Mexico-based promotion in the years before and after her TNA run, revealed that she’s pursing a new opportunity that fans are speculating could be a job as a NXT trainer. Sarah … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHIMMER Wrestling” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! Lots going on in the world of Japan, including one of my personal favorite wrestlers randomly showing up at NXT TakeOver last night! Joshi News Photo: kana.cm The biggest news for fans of Joshi is that the world famous … Read more
The first digital “pay-what-you-want” package designed for wrestling fans makes its debut today. The package, known as The Wrestling Bundle, offers “never-before-seen shoot interviews, ebooks and audio books, iPPV wrestling events, video games, subscriptions, exclusive digital art, music, discounts” and more. Fans will name their own price for a base set of products, with premium … Read more
Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! Apologies for missing last week, life got a bit too hectic for a minute there but things have returned to normal. We have a little catching up to do so let’s get to it! Joshi News It has been a slow few weeks for true “news” … Read more
Global Force Wrestling will hold its second television tapings this Friday, and another GFW Women’s Title tournament match is on the card. Amber Gallows, Candice LeRae and former WWE and TNA star Katarina Waters will go head-to-head for the chance to advance in the tournament. The first match, taped last month, pitted Christina Von Eerie, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: AIWrestling.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Last night, Absolute Intense Wrestling held its second Battle of the Sexes event, in which women and men of wrestling went head-to-head in eight intergender matches. The main event saw Veda Scott took on AIW Absolute Champion Rickey Shane Page with the title on the line in a Falls Count … Read more
WWEShop has debuted a new shirt for NXT fan favorite Blue Pants. The shirt, which displays a simple pair of blue drawstring pants, is in stock now in adult and youth sizes. Click here to order. Blue Pants, who competes on the indies as Leva Bates, has not been officially signed by the WWE, but … Read more
#ShowYourImpact or #JoinTheForce, choose your side! That’s right Knockout fans, this week’s Impact Wrestling show pins an all about war between members of the TNA roster and the invading talent of the GFW promotion. After getting the green light from TNA President Dixie Carter last week, Global Force Wrestling founder Jeff Jarrett has been put … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Tough Enough Episode 7: “Spinning a Yarn” (8/4/15) … 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: Bayley Bayley … Read more
HOLY LUCHA! How amazing was Ultima Lucha? As much as WWE’s Divas Revolution is hot right now, Lucha Underground is the modern day trailblazer for a revolution in women’s wrestling on a televised sports entertainment product. Last night’s season finale certainly did not disappoint, with appearances from Black Lotus, Catrina, Ivelisse, Melissa Santos, Sexy Star … Read more
This post contains spoilers for tonight’s episode of Lucha Underground.
Tune in to NXT on the WWE Network and Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network, both airing at 8pm ET. Then, tune in to Impact Wrestling on Destination America at 9pm ET. Discuss the shows in the comments! RELATED: NXT Spoilers: July 22nd – August 12th, 2015 | Impact Wrestling Spoilers: July 29th & … Read more
Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! This is going to be a more “informative” column than usual, as this past week was a little slow in regards to results. But there is still plenty to talk about and we’ll take a closer look at the biggest Joshi promotion – Stardom! Joshi News Photo: … 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
You know your biggest show of the season is so monumentally massive when it starts one week early! Lucha fans, the event we have all been waiting for has arrived as Ultima Lucha is here. The three-hour epic will be split across two separate episodes, with an hour of Ultima action taking place in the … Read more
Tune in to NXT on the WWE Network and Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network, both airing at 8pm ET. Then, tune in to Impact Wrestling on Destination America at 9pm ET. Discuss the shows in the comments! RELATED: NXT Spoilers: July 22nd – August 12th, 2015 | Impact Wrestling Spoilers: July 29th & … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Stardom” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Japanese women’s wrestling promotion Stardom has announced their first American tour. In conjunction with Diva Dirt, Stardom is coming to the Los Angeles area on Friday, October 16th and Sunday, October 18th. Among the talents appearing are Cheerleader Melissa, Io Shirai, Kairi Hojo, Mayu Iwatani, Act Yasukawa, Chelsea, Reo Hazuki, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Battle-News.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! There were several big events last week which I will cover, and we’ll also take a deeper look at one of my favorite wrestlers, Kairi Hojo! Joshi News Photo: Battle-News.com In Japan more so than in the United States, wrestling promotions … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: ShineWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 28, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event pits new SHINE Champion Santana Garrett against former titleholder and Lucha Underground star Ivelisse. The SHINE Tag Titles will also be on the line, as champs Cherry Bomb and Kimber Lee defend the titles against … Read more
Tune in to NXT on the WWE Network and Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network, both airing at 8pm ET. Then, tune in to Impact Wrestling on Destination America at 9pm ET. Discuss the shows in the comments! RELATED: NXT Spoilers: July 22nd – August 12th, 2015 | Impact Wrestling Spoilers: July 15th & … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHINEWrestling.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] This Friday will see SHINE Wrestling return to iPPV for SHINE 28, headlined by a SHINE Championship rematch. The main event pits new SHINE Champion Santana Garrett against former titleholder and current Lucha Underground star Ivelisse. The SHINE Tag Titles will also be on the line, as champs Cherry Bomb … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Battle-News.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Hello! My name is Kevin Wilson, and I have been a fan of Japanese wrestling for over a decade. During that time I have slowly started watching more and more women’s wrestling in Japan (better known as Joshi) and that is now my primary interest. I hope through this column I … 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, Charlotte … Read more
