Original GLOW star Emily Dole, who wrestled as Mountain Fiji, has died of at the age 60. Fellow GLOW alumni Patricia Summerland, who wrestled as ‘Sunny The California Girl’, broke the news on Twitter, writing: “Rip Emily Dole! WE LOST OUR GLOW SISTER THIS MORNING .We are very sad that she passed away. We are … Read more
Candy Lee made history when she became the first transgender Women’s Champion for a major indie company. Now Pro Wrestling WAVE’s ASUKA is sharing her story about her journey from coming out to family and her path to pro wrestling. In a translated tweet thread by Alexandra, she told her story to LGBTER: On her … Read more
Millions of women have continued to open up online about their experiences with sexual assault and harassment. Now adding her own story to the mix, Melina Perez, former WWE Superstar who keeps active on the indies, is joining the #MeToo movement. She posted the following account of her own assault on twitter stating: “Been raped, … Read more
It’s been a very eventful year for Brandi Rhodes. Besides managing and writing for her blog, she has also been training and competing in Ring of Honor’s women’s wrestling division called Women of Honor and taping for a new reality show she is featured in called WAGS: Atlanta. Women of Honor is building a strong … Read more
After leaving WWE in 2014, Kaitlyn will be making her long-awaited return to the squared circle in 2018! As announced by Coastal Championship Wrestling, the former Divas champion (aka Celeste Bonin) will be making her return on February the 10th at Coral Springs. CCW made the announcement on their Facebook page: The last time we … Read more
Diva Dirt’s Fast 5 will take on a theme and present to you – in no particular order – five related things from the world of women’s wrestling. With the overall quality of wrestling rising, indie women’s wresters are blossoming into future stars that are likely to end up on your television screen in the … Read more
GLOW is riding a new wave of success after receiving not one, but several high profile award nominations. The series is boasting a tie for most nominations for the 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. GLOW is receiving best comedy and stunt nominations for the ensemble, as well as comedy actress for Alison Brie and … Read more
History has been made in the pro-wrestling world as Impact Pro Wrestling: New Zealand crowned the first ever transgender women’s champion. Transgender wrestler Candy Lee defeated IPW:NZ Women’s Champion Britenay to become the company’s new Women’s Champion. Candy Lee becomes the first transgender woman to win a major indie women’s title. …….& your new Candylicious … Read more
Tonight (Dec 15th) at Ring of Honor’s Final Battle PPV, the company unveiled a new Women of Honor Championship. During the announcement, it was revealed that first champion would be determined in 2018 via a 16 WOH tournament although there are currently no details when the tournament would start or who will partake in it. … Read more
Former SHIMMER and SHINE star Malia Hosaka recently announced on her Facebook page that she has started a fundraiser to bring past female wrestlers to the Cauliflower Alley Club’s annual reunion taking place in Las Vegas, NV in 2018. In addition to her post on Facebook, Malia was gracious enough to share a few more … Read more
This is an interesting one to say the least. Irish based promotion, Over The Top Wrestling (OTT) has introduced a Gender Neutral Championship to their collection of championship belts. Current OTT Women’s Champion ‘Session Moth’ Martina became the inaugural champion at this past weekend’s ‘Being The Elite’ event from Dublin. Martina, alongside current Defiant Women’s Champion … Read more
Wrestling veteran LuFisto has announced that she suffered an injury during last weekend’s (Dec 2nd) AWS show. The reigning SHINE Champion made the announcement on her official website, sharing some of the details behind the injuries she sustained: Dear fans and friends, As some of you have read on various social media outlets, I have … Read more
It’s official women’s wrestling fans… she is back! Also, this is a disclaimer! There will be image of graphic nature displayed in this article. Continue on at your own risk. It was announced in the past that Women’s Wrestling veteran Rain would be returning to professional wrestling. She would do this with Ring of Honor … Read more
Mae Young Classic competitor and former knockout Mia Yim announced that she’ll be out of action due to recent injury. She made an official statement via twitter, noting “I am taking some time off until March/April due to injury (could be earlier depending on the Docs OK).” *Official statement* I am taking some time off … Read more
On December 2nd, wrestling fans gathered in the Knights of Columbus Hall in Lasalle, IL to see AAW, a popular independent promotion, crown it’s first-ever Women’s Champion. This is a significant event because today’s wrestling fans are hungry for significant women’s storylines and matches. Thus, adding a prestigious title into the equation heightens the significance … Read more
At the RISE 6 show on 12/1/17 in Los Angeles, California, RISE owner, Kevin Harvey made a very special announcement regarding the future of RISE. Kevin was joined in the ring by World Wonder Ring Stardom President, Cheerleader Melissa and World Wonder Ring Stardom Owner, Rossy Ogawa. Kevin announced that RISE wrestlers Shotzi Blackheart, Delilah Doom, … Read more
With the recent influx of sexual assault and harassment allegations in Hollywood, politics, and other industries, it’s only a matter of time before the wrestling industry gets exposed. Women have been sharing their stories with the #MeToo campaign on social media and now a former ring announcer is adding her voice. Heather Lynn, who used … Read more
The Texas-based independent promotion WrestleCircus is known for pushing the bar and groundbreaking achievements. WrestleCircus was the first official Twitch wrestling partner and their shows usually feature a copious amount of big independent names on their show cards. This past weekend, they lived up to their name and sent their Women’s Champion Tessa Blanchard on … Read more
Now that Season 4 of Lucha Underground has been confirmed, the brand is looking to expand its roster. According to Squared Circle Sirens, Lucha Underground executives will be in attendance at this weekend’s (December 1, 2017) RISE Wrestling events taking place in Los Angeles, California. According to our previous report, the brand is looking to do a … Read more
Whenever the name Sexy Star appears in wrestling news in 2017, it is never followed by anything good it seems. Several months after the AAA TripleMania XXV incident with Impact Wrestling Knockout Rosemary, Sexy Star, real name Dulce Garcia, was involved in another situation where she started shooting on an opponent. This was during a match … Read more
Someone will be doing the rounds early next year. Recently released WWE Superstar Tenille Dashwood, better known for her stint there as Emma, has been announced for appearances with two different promotions in February 2018. The first is with WrestlePro on their February 3rd, 2018 show at the Rahway Rec Center. Proud to announce our first … Read more
Europe’s biggest Pay Per View event is officially over, and boy, was it something. At Insane Championship Wrestling’s ‘Fear & Loathing X’ event, we saw a new ICW Womens Champion claim the belt. Kay Lee Ray faced off against Viper and Kasey (Owens) in a Triple Threat Steel Cage match with Special Enforcer, ICW Hall … Read more
The Cauliflower Alley Club has announced that former SHINE champion Santana Garrett will be awarded with their 2018 CAC’s Women’s Wrestling Award at the 2018 CAC Reunion. This is Garrett’s second time receiving a CAC award, her first being the Future Legend Award in 2014. She now joins the lineage of recipients such as Gail Kim, Beth … Read more
‘Let’s Make History.’ The words were once spoken by British Womens Wrestling Promotion, Pro Wrestling EVE. This was when they held the first ever all women’s wrestling show in London. Now they look to do it again, but this time, by bringing along a legendary name. On May 5th 2018 at the York Hall, Bethnal … Read more
After Lucha Underground revealed Season 4 is now a reality, an executive producer of the show revealed contracts will be less stringent moving forward. According to ProWrestlingSheet, the executive producer of Lucha Underground has acknowledged it wasn’t fair to keep talent off TV for up to a year between seasons, so he claims their exclusivity going forward … Read more
A fresh face has made her official debut for Ring of Honor’s Women of Honor division. This past Wednesday, Holidead of ‘The Twisted Sisters’ tag team made her single’s debut against ROH veteran, Sumie Sakai. Despite coming up short in what many is calling an upset victory on the part of Sakai, Holidead’s dark side aura stood out … Read more