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Tessa Blanchard comments on The Sandman’s remarks at WrestleCade

December 2, 2019 by Nick

It was previously reported that Jordynne Grace had brought to light on her Twitter account on comments made by former ECW Champion, The Sandman. She stated that he said to the women’s locker room at WrestleCade that women should not be main eventing any wrestling event. He stated in fact that it was “wrong.” At the WrestleCade … Read more

Kylie Rae speaks out on her exit from AEW

November 25, 2019November 24, 2019 by Nick

AEW launched in May of this year with their huge Double or Nothing pay-per-view which was the start of an “alternative” option to WWE. As a part of this exciting new option for wrestling fans was a promise of a stellar women’s division and Kylie Rae was a shining ray of sunshine within that promise. … Read more

WOW crowns new Tag Team Champions on their season finale

November 24, 2019 by Nick

Women of Wrestling (WOW) had their season finale this weekend and all season long they featured a tournament to determine the new Tag Team Champions. The championship was vacant and had been since 2016. In the finals were The Monsters of Madness (Jessicka Havok and Hazard) vs. Fire (Kiera Hogan) and Adrenaline (Diamante). Fire was … Read more

Taya Valkyrie to wrestle for the first time in the UK

November 22, 2019 by Nick

IMPACT Wrestling’s Knockouts Champion, Taya Valkyrie, will be making her debut in the United Kingdom on Nov. 22. She will be wrestling for the Ironfist Wrestling promotion. It will be for the Ironfist Women’s Championship. Her opponent will be the Ironfist Women’s Champion – Gisele Shaw. Shaw won the title in September as she defeated … Read more

Women of Honor Champion Kelly Klein reportedly fired by ROH Updated

November 22, 2019November 21, 2019 by Nick

Update: Kelly Klein is now clarifying in multiple tweets that she was not made to wrestle in Africa while concussed. You can follow the tweet below for the full thread. It is being said that current (and three-time) Women of Honor Champion Kelly Klein has been fired from ROH. This is coming directly from Klein’s … Read more

Britt Baker climbs to the top of AEW’s women’s division rankings

November 18, 2019 by Nick

For the past two weeks, AEW has released their division rankings for the women (along with the men and tag teams). The purpose of the rankings is that wins and losses are said to mean something for the promotion as far as who is next in line as a title contender. During the first week’s … Read more

Alicia Atout joins MLW broadcast team

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 by John Duffy

Major League Wrestling has made a great addition to their broadcast team, signing the ‘Interview Queen’ Alicia Atout as a correspondent across all their platforms. MLW announced the news via their website and official Twitter account. MLW CEO and founder, Court Bauer said of the new acquisition; “Alicia is both incredibly talented and hardworking and … Read more

Brandi Rhodes comments on which woman she would bring to AEW

November 12, 2019 by Nick

Recently at Starrcast IV, Brandi Rhodes was asked by a fan in regards to which woman she would pick to bring to AEW. Cody Rhodes would later give his thought after his wife asked him for his opinion. Both names mentioned are previous multi-time champions. Brandi answered the fan with the answer of Alexa Bliss. … Read more

Shotzi Blackheart and Team Aye retain their respective titles at SHINE 62

November 10, 2019 by Nick

SHINE Wrestling held its most recent event over the weekend – SHINE 62. The event took place at La Boom in Woodside, N.Y. In the main event, Shine Nova Champion, Shotzi Blackheart, and Shine Tag Team Champions Team Aye (Big Swole & Aja Perera) retained their titles. The match was booked as “all titles on … Read more

Riho successfully defends AEW Women’s Championship at Full Gear

November 11, 2019November 10, 2019 by John Duffy

AEW Full Gear took place at the Royal Farms Arena, in Baltimore, MD on Saturday and featured AEW Women’s Champion, Riho defend against Emi Sakura. We also got Britt Baker vs Bea Priestly on the pre-show and saw the return of women’s wrestling legend. The AEW Women’s Championship match was billed as Student vs Teacher … Read more

Big Swole is reportedly signed to AEW

November 8, 2019 by Nick

It is being reported by BodySlam.net that indie wrestler Big Swole has been signed to AEW. This is stemming from her AEW Dark match where she teamed up with Mercedes Martinez as they faced Allie and Sadie Gibbs. Once she reached to the back after her match, she was offered a contract. This news is … Read more

Women’s World Championship Match booked for AEW’s Full Gear

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 by Nick

It has finally been announced that AEW will have a women’s match at their upcoming Full Gear pay-per-view event. It was mentioned earlier that Britt Baker will face Bea Priestley on the pre-show Buy In, but now we have a match on the main card. Riho will be defending her Women’s World Title against Emi … Read more

Britt Baker vs Bea Priestley announced for AEW Full Gear Buy In pre-show

November 6, 2019 by John Duffy

Britt Baker and Bea Priestley will face off one-on-one on the AEW Full Gear Buy In pre-show. The match was announced on episode 5 of AEW Dark complete with a fantastic segment by Britt Baker at the 33-minute mark. There is nothing better than a promo that blurs the lines between wrestling and reality, and … Read more

Mercedes Martinez & Big Swole return to AEW for a tag-team match on AEW Dark

November 4, 2019 by John Duffy

Tomorrow’s AEW Dark will see the return of Mercedes Martinez and Big Swole as they team up to face Sadie Gibbs and Allie in tag-team action. This will be the first time both Big Swole and Martinez have been back in an AEW ring since All Out in August. Both wrestlers took part in the … Read more

ICW crowns new Women’s World Champion

November 4, 2019 by John Duffy

Aivil is your new ICW Women’s World Champion. Aivil defeated Kasey at ICW’s Fear and Loathing in Glasgow, Scotland to capture the title ending her 120-day reign in the process. Aivil has wrestled for ICW previously in 2017 and 2018 and is the first Italian to hold the championship. The 2-day event also saw ICW … Read more

SHIMMER crowns two new champions

November 3, 2019 by John Duffy

SHIMMER’s latest set of tapings crowned two new champions. Kimber Lee is your new SHIMMER Champion. She defeated Nicole Savoy, Shotzi Blackheart, and Priscilla Kelly in an Elimination Match at the Volume 116 taping. The match was made when Shotzi Blackheart demanded a SHIMMER title shot before leaving for NXT. Priscilla Kelly and Kimber Lee … Read more

New SHIMMER Tag Team Champions crowned

November 3, 2019 by John Duffy

Team Sea Stars, Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo are your new SHIMMER Tag Team Champions. The victory took place at the SHIMMER Volume 115 taping in Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Ill. where Volumes 114, 115, 116 & 117 are being taped this weekend. Vox and Exo defeated Mercedes Martinez & Cheerleader Melissa to capture … Read more

Shanna signs multi-year deal with AEW

November 1, 2019 by Nick

Shanna, who participated in her debut match last week on AEW Dynamite against Hikaru Shida has been signed a three-year deal with the company. In an interview with Portuguese Media which has been translated credit to @ucancallme on Twitter, Shanna confirmed this news.

Known as “Portugal’s Perfect Athlete” she has a 13-year history under her belt as she has worked in many indie promotions all around the world such as WSU, Stardom, and Pro Wrestling EVE. She has faced the likes of Santana Garrett, Nikki Cross, LuFisto, and Gail Kim just to name a few.

She did not win her debut match on Dynamite against Shida but she put on a solid performance. She would kick out of a Falcon Arrow but a running knee strike by Shida would put away the newest member of the women’s roster.

What are your thoughts on this signing for AEW? Feel free to discuss in the comment section.

Kelly Klein comments on accusations that she was asked to work injured

November 1, 2019 by John Duffy

Three-time and current WOH Champion Kelly Klein issued a statement today in light of the many accusations made against Ring of Honor by former employee Joey Mercury. Mercury left ROH recently and took to Twitter to accuse General Manager, Greg Gilleland of not having the correct safety and injury protocols in place. Mercury would use … Read more

Six contenders announced for the Interim Heart of SHIMMER Title

November 1, 2019 by Nick

It has been previously reported that for this weekend SHIMMER is hosting its tapings on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 for Volumes 114-117. During these tapings, we are going to see a new Interim Heart of SHIMMER Champion crowned. The reason for the interim title is because of the current champion Samantha Heights being out … Read more

Dasha Kuret has made her indie match debut

October 28, 2019 by Nick

Dasha Fuentes, who now goes by Dasha Kuret, made her singles match debut at Great Lakes Championship Wrestling’s (GLCW) Blizzard Brawl. She faced Renee Michelle (Maverick) and walked away with a victory after a jackknife pin. Kuret was with WWE from 2014 until April of this year. She would later reveal that her release was … Read more

Former WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn wins a title in South Africa

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 by Nick

Former WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn who also goes by her real name Celeste Bonin on the indie scene has made history with a South African promotion. This weekend she has become the first-ever Slamforce Africa Women’s Champion. She would defeat both Katie Forbes and Black Widow in this match. Bonin originally retired from wrestling and … Read more

Jamie Hayter to make AEW Dynamite debut tonight

October 23, 2019 by John Duffy

It was announced by Tony Schivone on AEW Dark that former RevPro Women’s champion Jamie Hayter will wrestle Britt Baker on AEW Dynamite’s ‘Brittsburg’ episode. Hayter is a regular for Stardom, where she is in tag-team with Bea Priestley. Now, we could be looking too far into this but Bea and Britt have been at … Read more

Blanchard fails to capture the X-Division Title & Valkyrie retains Knockouts Title

October 20, 2019 by Nick

IMPACT’s Bound for Glory is all complete for the women that had many huge opportunities Tessa Blanchard came into the night with a clear cut plan. She was unable to face Brian Cage for the Impact World Championship thanks to Sami Callihan defeating her at Slammiversary. Tonight was her chance to become the first woman … Read more

Tessa Blanchard stakes claim on becoming the first woman X-Division Champion

October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 by Nick

After losing a number one contenders spot for the Impact World Championship to Sami Callihan at Slammiversary, Tessa Blanchard still has her sights on making history. Heading into Bound for Glory, Blanchard has made an emphatic statement.

She explains in a backstage interview that she is no stranger to ladder matches. Her participation in the X-Division Championship Ladder Match tonight to her is just another day at the office. She is also used to having the odds stacked against her as she has been the brunt of oVe’s numerous attacks.

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Blanchard declares that she has had a plan and a goal to reach the “pinnacle of professional wrestling.” This started back at Slammiversary. She vows no one is going to stand in her way and she will become the first female to win the X-Division Championship.

After she takes out Jake Crist, she has her sights set on Sami Callihan next. The one person that has continued to best her.

Do you think Tessa will make history tonight? Will this open the doorway for her to become Impact World Champion? Leave your comments below.

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