The Luchadoras of the Temple were around to plant some big time seeds this week, all of which will have major consequences next week, with one potentially altering the Lucha Underground landscape for months to come. The soil has been fertilized and the stalks are beginning to grow. While we will get to see some … 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: Alexa Bliss … Read more
It’s my favorite time of the week – we’re off to The Temple! This Wednesday, we saw Black Lotus and Catrina backstage in some interesting predicaments, while Taya was in Dario Cueto‘s office and the ring in another one of The Boss’ cray-cray Trios Tournament matches. Thankfully this week, one of the teams actually makes … Read more
 [wwe.com] WWE’s Performance Center has been boosted by the signing of five new female talents. Two independent wrestlers, a Greco-Roman wrestling competitor, a Crossfit athlete and a bodybuilding bikini competitor have all reported to the performance center. Paul “Triple H” Levesque commented on the newest talents saying: “With support from our world-class coaching staff at … Read more
Congratulations are in order for Leah Vaughan – she is off to Japan! Following her win over Cherry Bomb and Courtney Rush at last night’s Smash Wrestling event in London, Ontario, Canada, Vaughan announced that she has signed an agreement to perform for Stardom in Japan. Last night’s bout will be her last on North … Read more
Below are spoilers for the upcoming Aztec Warfare episode edition of Lucha Underground, taped this weekend:
TNA’s newest Knockout appears to have her new character name. The artist formerly(?) known as Cherry Bomb will be known as Allie in TNA, judging by her new Instagram profile name. Real name Laura Dennis, the Canadian appeared to have changed her Twitter handle too – judging by the below picture and tweets sent by … Read more
Howdy everyone and welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground Analysis. Whilst this week’s episode didn’t feature as many women’s matches as last week’s 3 (THREE?!), we got two bouts featuring Luchadoras last night, and I’m pretty stoked for that. Our fourth ever female vs female match took place, as Ivelisse faced off against Sexy Star. … Read more
It looks like Scottish wrestling sensation Nikki Storm has signed with the WWE. Firstly, Nikki’s recent UK appearances would indicate that a change is on the horizon for her. Back on March 20th, Nikki lost her Pro Wrestling: EVE Championship to Rhia O’Reilly, less than one month after winning it and starting her historic third … Read more
Today in Dallas, Texas, SHIMMER presents SHIMMER 80 on iPPV. Headlining the show is a 12-woman tournament that will crown the first ever Heart of SHIMMER Champion. Live results below: First round match: Cheerleader Melissa def. Leva Bates with the Kudo Driver. First round match: Candice LeRae def. Cherry Bomb with a crucifix pin. First … 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: Asuka Asuka … Read more
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: * Sasha Banks has put together a video … Read more
Welcome back to a new edition of Joshi Wrestling Weekly! Today we are looking at the graduation of Hana Kimura (the daughter of Kyoko Kimura), Maki Narumiya officially retiring, and Io Shirai defending her championship! Joshi Wrestling News Photo: battle-news.com As I mentioned last week, Maki Narumiya officially retired from professional wrestling on March 25th. Her final matches … Read more
Lucha fans – welcome to this week’s Analysis! Now before we get into this week’s historic episode of Lucha Underground (more on that in a few moments), we have to address the elephant in the Diva Dirt room, last week’s Aztec Warfare! Now I didn’t cover it last week as unfortunately, only Taya Valkyrie participated … Read more
SHIMMER has revealed the full field of competitors that will battle to become the first Heart of SHIMMER Champion at this Saturday’s SHIMMER 80 iPPV. Previously announced were Cheerleader Melissa, Cherry Bomb, Crazy Mary Dobson, Heidi Lovelace, Nicole Matthews and Veda Scott. The final six to join the tournament are Candice LeRae, Jessicka Havok, Kimber … 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: Alexa Bliss … Read more
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: * Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Sasha Banks are … Read more
TNA has confirmed the signing of its newest Knockout, Cherry Bomb. The signing, which was first rumored earlier this week, has now been announced on TNA’s official website. The article lists Cherry Bomb under her real name, Laura Dennis. Laura is included alongside four other signees: her husband Jesse “Pepper Parks” Guilmette, Marshe Rockett, Mikael … Read more
Welcome back to a new edition of Joshi Wrestling Weekly! Today we are going to discuss the latest events in Japan, including a big Stardom show, a new ICExInfinity Championship, and Maki Narumiya‘s upcoming retirement! Joshi Wrestling News Photo: battle-news.com After having her last match in Ice Ribbon, Maki Narumiya announced plans for her retirement match next weekend … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy women’s wrestling event along the way. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact Wrestling (3/15/16): Maria Kanellis & Mike Bennett defeat Gail Kim & Drew … Read more
Cherry Bomb may be TNA’s newest Knockout. PWInsider is reporting that Cherry Bomb – real name Laura Dennis – has been signed by the company. This would make her one of the five acquisitions hyped yesterday by TNA Executive Bob Ryder: Always tough seeing people go, especially friends like @REALBobbyRoode & @TheEricYoung.Still a great roster … Read more
SHIMMER has released new details on its next tournament, which will crown the first Heart of SHIMMER Champion. The tournament, which was first announced in January, will feature the same format as SHIMMER 70’s 12-woman SHIMMER Title tournament. SHIMMER has revealed the tournament’s first six participants: Cheerleader Melissa, Cherry Bomb, Crazy Mary Dobson, Heidi Lovelace, … Read more
Today, Pro Wrestling: EVE held its first show in three years when it presented “Let’s Make History!”, the first all-women wrestling show to take place in London, England. The event saw Rhia O’Reilly win the Pro Wrestling: EVE Title back from Nikki Storm, the very woman who ended her 450+ day reign last month. Full … 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: Asuka & … Read more
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: * Charlotte and Sasha Banks play dodgeball in … Read more
Spoilers for TNA’s One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 4 PPV.