Last night, a new SHIMMER Champion was crowned. Nicole Matthews emerged from the volume 68 tapings with the belt after winning a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match that pitted her, champ Cheerleader Melissa, Athena and Madison Eagles against one another. Shockingly, Melissa was eliminated first, guaranteeing that the match would crown a new champion. Athena was … Read more
Today, SHIMMER will be taping matches for volumes 67 and 68 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Results below, courtesy of @ShimmerDownMeow on Twitter: Volume 67 Kimber Bombs (Cherry Bomb & Kimber Lee) def. KC Cassidy & Bambi Hall via a lungblower/German suplex combo. Heidi Lovelace def. Nicole Savoy with a frog splash. … Read more
The Diva Dirt Roundtable brings together members of Team Diva Dirt to discuss anything and everything in the world of women’s wrestling, using a roundtable format to facilitate entertaining and informative discussions. On this edition of the Roundtable, Steven hosts a discussion with Cryssi, SHIMMER cameraman/editor David Puente and indy star Leva Bates (who you … Read more
On Friday, October 24th, new all-women promotion Valkyrie will present its third show, Queen’s Road. The event will take place at the Ludus Wrestling Center in Brooklyn, NY and will crown the first ever Queen of Valkyrie. Full card below: Crowning the first ever Queen of Valkyrie: Kacee Carlisle vs. IJGP winner Sumie Sakai “Bonesaw” … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: With SHIMMER celebrating its ninth anniversary this weekend, we want to know: what is your favorite SHIMMER match? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of … Read more
Last night in Carney’s Point, New Jersey, the Super 8 ChickFight tournament crowned the first female Super 8 victor and a new ECWA Women’s Champion. The victor was third generation star Tessa Blanchard, who fought through three rounds to claim the crown. Online World of Wrestling‘s David Buckler spoke to Tessa after her big win, … Read more
SHINE 22 had a different flavour to usual on Friday night as a host of international stars from all four (okay, two) corners of the globe swooped down upon Ybor City to shake things up, while a new stable emerged ready to take on all comers, under the command of its confident, verbose leader. Former … Read more
Tonight in Carney’s Point, New Jersey, eight women made history in the first ever all-women Super 8 ChickFight tournament. The event, presented by ECWA in conjunction with Diva Dirt, saw third generation star Tessa Blanchard take the trophy and the ECWA Women’s Championship after advancing through the three rounds. Tessa defeated Tina San Antonio, Renee … 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: AJ Lee … Read more
With SHIMMER’s ninth anniversary less than a week away, the company has released free footage of one of their greatest match series: Athena vs. Mercedes Martinez. In a video on their YouTube channel, they highlight the pair’s matches from volumes 43 and 44 before showing their volume 45 match in its entirety. Watch it all … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 22, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event is an international dream matchup for the SHINE Championship, as current champion Ivelisse takes on Australia’s Madison Eagles. Also, Legendary (Malia Hosaka and Brandi Wine) put their SHINE Tag Team Championships on the line against Daffney‘s Buddy System (Heidi Lovelace … Read more
Maria Kanellis has tied the knot. The former WWE Diva and current Ring of Honor star married fellow wrestler Mike Bennett today in Chicago, sharing the news on Twitter: Today is my wedding day. I am just so grateful to have an amazing man, a loving family, and devoted friends!! #mmwonderland @RealMikeBennett — Maria Kanellis … Read more
Highspots has announced the lineup for Queens of Combat 3. The first announced names include Mickie James, Angelina Love, Lufisto, Mia Yim, Leva Bates, and current Knockouts Champion Havok. Two matches have officially been announced via the event’s website: Mickie will take on Tessa Blanchard, and Angelina will face off against Nevaeh. The event, … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: Who is the greatest underdog in women’s wrestling history? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on the website. … Read more
SHINE Wrestling returns to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida tomorrow night for SHINE 22, which will air live on iPPV. With SHIMMER on the horizon, a host of international stars are in the States, making for some dream ties. The main event is a mouthwatering matchup that sees SHINE Champion Ivelisse put her title … Read more
After 13 years in wrestling, Annie Social has earned the right to be called a bonafide veteran. In an exclusive interview with Diva Dirt’s Jack, Annie talks about various experiences from her lengthy career, including becoming half of the first-ever WSU Tag Team Champions. She talks about the unique path she’s forged through the business, … Read more
Independent Women is changing its format! Now, the videos will act like dispatches, giving you quick and timely looks into the lives of indy women’s wrestlers. Our next three dispatches from Cheerleader Melissa show the highs and lows of living in Japan. In the first video, she encounters an unwelcome guest/pest in her Tokyo apartment: … Read more
Cheerleader Melissa is no stranger to winning titles, but she’s just added quite a different one to her resume: USA Branch President for Stardom Wrestling. The SHIMMER Champion, who recently returned from an extended tour with Stardom in Tokyo, Japan, will help the organization find fresh American talent. In her new role, she will also … Read more
Last night saw Absolute Intense Wrestling hold another double installment of its Girls Night Out series at Turner’s Hall in Cleveland, Ohio for what seems to be the final time at that venue, as it is set to shut down. Results of the show are below, courtesy of Dave Muscarella. You can also check out … Read more
Lucha Underground has posted its first video spotlighting a few of the talent who will be performing for the upcoming promotion, introducing Sexy Star and Catrina (Karlee Perez, AKA Maxine). In the video, Sexy Star explains both what she views the Lucha Warriors to be and what she hopes to achieve out of the exposure … Read more
Chasity Taylor may have wanted to wrestle “since birth”, but she had to wait until the ripe old age of 13 to finally enter a ring. In an exclusive interview with Diva Dirt’s Chris, the up-and-coming indy star talks about getting her foot in the door doing ring announcing in North Carolina as a 13-year-old, … Read more
Independent Women is changing its format! Now, the videos will act like dispatches, giving you quick and timely looks into the lives of indy women’s wrestlers. Our first three dispatches from Cheerleader Melissa continue her journey in Japan. In the first video, she shows us a Japanese bathroom stall with one very unique feature: Next, … Read more
She may not be wearing a mask anymore, but Jenny Rose is every bit as dynamic as she was when she first stepped into the ring over four years ago. In an exclusive interview with Diva Dirt’s Jack, Jenny talks about the inspiration behind her former persona, the masked Jamilia Craft, as well as getting … Read more
GLOW fans will get their first chance in over 25 years to speak to much of the original cast of the all-women promotion in a Q&A next month. On October 25th, the ACME Comedy Theater in Los Angeles will host an “AfterGLOW Fan Party” with a number of GLOW stars, including Roxy Astor, Godiva, Little … Read more
Angela Fong, known for her stint in WWE as Savannah, has become the latest talent confirmed to join the El Rey Network’s new venture into wrestling, Lucha Underground. In a press release that was sent out earlier today, Fong was revealed as joining the impressive line-up already consisting of Sexy Star, Ivelisse, and Catrina (aka … Read more
In the latest episode of Independent Women – titled “Tranquility” – Cheerleader Melissa heads to the Japanese countryside She prepares to take part in a practice Japanese tea ceremony, walking through an idyllic garden on her way there. Watch the episode below: Want to advertise on Independent Women? Contact us! Independent Women is Diva Dirt’s … Read more