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Full Results: Melina Returns to the Ring on First Night of STARDOM USA Tour

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Tonight in Covina, California, STARDOM presented the first night of its USA tour, bringing Japanese stars and American indy scene regulars together for two blockbuster shows. The event saw the surprise in-ring return of former WWE Diva Melina, who teamed with SHINE Champion Santana Garrett to defeat Hudson Envy and Thunder Rosa. This was Melina’s … Read more

The Wrap (October 16th, 2015): News from the Week in Women’s Wrestling

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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: * AJ Lee has collaborated with the Beautiful … Read more

Video: First Look at Global Force Wrestling’s Debut Episode

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Global Force Wrestling has released two preview videos of the first episode of Amped. The videos, which reveal the episode’s cold open and show clips from the action, feature women wrestlers Mickie James, Christina Von Eerie and Lei’D Tapa, who will square off in the first bout of the Women’s Title tournament. Watch the videos … Read more

SHIMMER Volumes 78 & 79 Taping Results

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Today, SHIMMER taped matches for volumes 78 and 79 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Full results below, courtesy of @ProWresLand: Volume 78 SPARKLE: Mary Elizabeth Monroe def. Paloma. Solo Darling def. Amanda Rodriguez with an X-Factor. LuFisto def. Veda Scott with the Mangalizer. Allysin Kay def. Shazza McKenzie with a discus lariat. … Read more

Portia Perez Announces Retirement

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Portia Perez will wrestle her final match this weekend. The SHIMMER mainstay announced her retirement at this weekend’s tapings, citing her need for career-ending neck surgery. Her final match has been booked for Sunday afternoon’s volume 79 tapings. Perez made her wrestling debut in 2004. Since then, she’s carved out a significant place for herself … Read more

SHIMMER Volumes 76 & 77 Taping Results

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Today, SHIMMER taped matches for volumes 76 and 77 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Full results below, courtesy of @ProWresLand: Volume 76 Candice LeRae wins a Battle Royal to become #1 contender to the SHIMMER Title. She will face Nicole Matthews for the belt in the volume 76 main event. LuFisto def. … Read more

ECWA Presenting 2nd Annual Super 8 ChickFight Tournament

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On October 17th, ECWA will present the second annual Super 8 ChickFight tournament, giving another rising star the chance to add the prestigious title of Super 8 victor to her resume. Last year’s Super 8 winner Tessa Blanchard will be joined by seven other women in the tournament: Brittany Blake, Deonna Purrazzo, Jewells Malone, Kennadi … Read more

The Wrap (October 9th, 2015): News from the Week in Women’s Wrestling

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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 cast of Total Divas headed to … Read more

Joshi Roundup for October 7th, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! We are back with injury updates, a new promotion starting, and spotlighting the one and only Act Yasukawa!   Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com To update a story from a few months ago, Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler KANNA fractured her eye socket in August which knocked her out of … Read more

Zahra Schreiber makes DREAMWAVE debut

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  Zahra Schreiber isn’t done with wrestling. The former NXT Diva made a surprise appearance at Saturday’s DREAMWAVE Wrestling event, debuting in a managerial role for Donovan Danhausen, Ruff Crossing, Brubaker and Arik Cannon: Oh my god Zahra is here! pic.twitter.com/63rFLRJD2X — Voices of Wrestling (@voiceswrestling) October 4, 2015 Zahra has ties to the group … Read more

AIW Girls Night Out 16 Results: Candice LeRae vs. Mia Yim, Crazy Mary Dobson vs. LuFisto & More

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Yesterday in Cleveland, Ohio, Absolute Intense Wrestling held the 16th installment of its Girls Night Out series. Results below, courtesy of Dave Muscarella: Ray Lynn def. Britt Baker with a Chick Kick. Angel Dust def. Solo Darling via a lungblower. Veda Scott def. Annie Social via roll-up after distraction from Tessa Blanchard. Leva Bates def. … Read more

SHINE 30 Results: Santana Garrett Retains the SHINE Title; Allysin Kay vs. Saraya Knight in “Anything Goes” Match

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Last night, SHINE Wrestling presented SHINE 30 on iPPV, co-headlined by a SHINE Championship match between champ Santana Garrett and Evie and an “Anything Goes” match between Allysin Kay and Saraya Knight Full results below, courtesy of PWInsider: Sparkle Showcase: Aria Blake def. Aspen Rose when she rolls through a Koji Clutch for the pin. … Read more

Shayna Baszler makes wrestling debut against Cheerleader Melissa

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This past Saturday, MMA star Shayna Baszler made her wrestling debut against two-time SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa at a Quintessential Pro Wrestling event.

Baszler, one of the famed Four Horsewomen group that includes MMA superstar Ronda Rousey, had two of her stablemates – Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir – in attendance to root her on:

Melissa won the match, using the ropes for leverage to pin Baszler. Current SHIMMER Champion Nicole Matthews attacked Shayna post-match, drawing Jessamyn and Marina out to save their friend.

You can watch the full match now on ClickWrestle

 

Joshi Roundup (September 30th, 2015): Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! A lot has happened since my last column, this week we have the conclusion of the Stardom FIVE STAR GP and a spotlight on a very special wrestler to me, Hudson Envy!   Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com Some quick news items before I get to the … Read more

The Wrap (September 25th, 2015): News from the Week in Women’s Wrestling

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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: * At a weekend Wizard World Q&A, Paige … Read more

Lucha Underground Season Two Confirmed

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Lucha Underground is returning for a second season. The promotion, which wrapped up its first season last month, announced the news in a tweet: Believers, are you ready? #LuchaUnderground season 2 is coming in 2016! pic.twitter.com/a7233Rft4c — Lucha Underground (@LuchaElRey) September 21, 2015 Lucha Underground’s fate had been up in the air for some time, … Read more

Joshi Roundup (September 20th, 2015): Mio Shirai Special Edition

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Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! This is a special edition of the column, as there has really been one news story that overshadowed everything else this week. On September 20th, 2015, the talented Joshi wrestler Mio Shirai retired from professional wrestling.   Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com At the start of Shirai’s career, … Read more

Indy Wrestlers, ‘Tough Enough’ Competitor Rumored for WWE Tryouts

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This weekend, the WWE held tryouts at the Performance Center, drawing female talent from the indy scene and the sports world at large. Squared Circle Sirens has named numerous women as participants in the tryouts, Wrestling Inc compiling them into the following list: * Allysin Kay, top indy wrestler and two-time AIW Women’s Champion. * … Read more

Global Force Wrestling Announces International TV Deal

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Global Force Wrestling has secured its first television deal: London-based sales and production house Boulder Creek International will distribute Amped internationally starting in November. BCI, which broadcasts to over 100 countries worldwide, airs a wide selection of documentaries, sports, music, comedy and lifestyle shows. GFW has already held two television tapings, the third taking place … Read more

WSU Excellence Results: Cherry Bomb Retains the WSU World Title, Athena Closes the Show

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Today, WSU presented its latest event, Excellence, on iPPV, headlined by a WSU Title match between champ Cherry Bomb and Candice LeRae. The show also saw appearances by Athena, Tessa Blanchard and Leva Bates, as well as a WSU Tag Team Title match pitting champions Annie Social and Kimber Lee against Jade and Marti Bell … Read more

Social Media Catch-Up (September 11th, 2015): Bellas, Bayley, Black Lotus & More

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Every Friday, the Social Media Catch-Up will bring you a roundup of our favorite social media postings by the women in wrestling and present them to you here. Have you found a post we should include next week? Send it in. Here’s our latest batch: News broke early this week of WWE’s signing of Kana. … Read more

Athena on Her Wrestling Future: “Bigger and Better Things” Are Coming

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Indy wrestler (and subject of many a WWE signing rumor) Athena recently spoke to Title Match Wrestling about her competition on the Texas indy scene and her future in wrestling: At the end of the interview, Athena addresses her future cryptically, saying there are “bigger and better things” coming for her soon. While that is … Read more

WWE Confirms Signing of Kana

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The WWE has confirmed the signing of Kana, breaking the news in an official press release. The announcement, made first in Kana’s home country of Japan, reveals that she will keep her current ring name and report to the WWE Performance Center later this month. Kana’s signing has been rumored ever since she appeared at … Read more

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