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Joshi Roundup (September 6th, 2015): Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! Since we are in a holiday this will be a shorter column this week. Let’s get right to the news!   Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com As Kana works her way towards her “hiatus” starting on September 15th, she is making her final rounds in the different … Read more

Report: Sarah Stock Signed to NXT Coaching Position

Sarah Stock is the latest addition to NXT’s coaching team, according to a new report. The Wrestling Observer (via Lords of Pain) is confirming earlier speculation, reporting that Stock has signed a deal with the WWE to coach at the Performance Center. The report speculates that Stock – a two-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion … Read more

SHINE 29 Results: Santana Garrett vs. Allysin Kay for the SHINE Title & More

Tonight, SHINE Wrestling presented SHINE 29, headlined by a SHINE Championship match between champ Santana Garrett and Allysin Kay. The night would prove to be disastrous for Allysin, as she would lose both her title shot and control of her stable. Against her wishes, April Hunter and Taylor Made would sign a deal with SoCal … Read more

The Wrap (September 4th, 2015): News from the Week in Women’s Wrestling

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: * Leva Bates, AKA Blue Pants, may have … Read more

Joshi Roundup for August 30th, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! Lots going on in the world of Japan, including a veteran wrestler announcing her retirement!   Joshi News Photo: sendaigirls.jp In exciting news for her but sad news for her fans around the world, Sendai Sachiko announced this week that she will retire in January of … Read more

Report: Kana Already Under Contract With the WWE?

Rumors of Kana‘s WWE signing may have just been verified. The Japanese wrestling veteran has been rumored to be joining the WWE since she made a surprise appearance in the front row at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn on Saturday, appearing on camera and being identified by name. Today, the Wrestling Observer (via Lords of Pain) reported … Read more

Sarah Stock Announces CMLL Departure; Joining NXT as Trainer?

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

Joshi Roundup for August 23rd, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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 Kana appeared on NXT TakeOver last … Read more

Digital “Wrestling Bundle” Service Debuting Today

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

Joshi Roundup for August 16th, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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

GFW Women’s Title Tournament Match Set for Next Tapings

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

AIW Battle of the Sexes 2 Results: Veda Scott Competes for the AIW Absolute Championship

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 Anywhere match. Full results below, … Read more

Impact Write-Up (August 12th, 2015): TNA vs. GFW

#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

Diva Dirt Weekly for the Week Ending August 10th, 2015

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

Vote for the Star of the Week Ending August 8th, 2015

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

Lucha Underground Analysis (August 5th, 2015): Melina Makes a Mega Debut

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

Joshi Roundup for August 2nd, 2015: Weekly Look at Women’s Wrestling in Japan

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

Vote for the Star of the Week Ending August 1st, 2015

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

Lucha Underground Analysis (July 29th, 2015): Catrina Introduces Ivelisse to the Stone of Death

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

Stardom Announces First Ever Los Angeles Shows

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, Kris Wolf, Hudson Envy, Starfire, … Read more