From the ‘better late than never’ files, check out this post-match interview with new Knockouts Champion, Tara from Sunday’s Genesis pay per view. Skip to the 0:57 mark
Female wrestling promotion, Wrestlicious has announced that it has struck a TV deal for a programme named ‘TakeDown’ to begin airing on March 1st. The show will air on Monday and Friday nights at 11pm.
TakeDown will air on Mav TV in the United States and Bite TV in Canada and stream online via the latter’s official website, bite.ca.
Read the official press release:
Wrestlicious is due to make an announcement about their future tonight on Bite TV’s The Surf in Canada. Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart will be on the show along with Wrestlicious star, Autumn Frost [SHIMMER’s Jennifer Blake]. The show airs at 10pm ET and fans around the world can watch via a web stream on … Read more
Forgive me if I don’t seem too excited for the new Knockouts Champion, Tara after her win over ODB at Genesis last night. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy for her but I just can’t help but feel as though we fans will need to keep looking over our shoulders in case she drops it … Read more
Didn’t we just do this a month ago? Don’t worry, it’s not a repost from last month! Tara has earned her third reign as Knockouts Champion, defeating ODB in a two out of three falls match. Tara beat ODB in two straight falls, the first with a small package and the second with the Widow’s … Read more
Tonight’s Genesis pay per view will see ODB and Tara compete for the Knockouts Championship in a two out of three falls match. Who will walk out with the gold? Discuss the show as it happens in the comments!
The first pay per view of 2010 comes to us courtesy of TNA who present Genesis tonight. ODB and Tara battle over the Knockouts Championship in a best two out of three falls match. Who will leave as the Knockouts Champion? The Diva Dirt writers weigh in: Erin: This feud, in my opinion, hasn’t really … Read more
The ODB–Tara saga continues this Sunday in a two out of three falls match at TNA’s Genesis pay per view. Oh joy! Of all the feuds, right? I truly hope this is the blow-off for these two with Tara getting the title back and feuding with someone new. Alissa Flash, where you at, girl?
TNA writer, Vince Russo has talked about his respect for the Knockouts division on his Facebook page. When asked whether we’d be seeing any ‘bra and panties’ matches in TNA, he writes: I don’t think you’ll be seeing any bras and panties matches–I respect our Knockouts way to much. But you will see other creative … Read more
With a growing Knockouts division, two sets of titles and multiple storylines at the same time, a two-hour time slot shared with the men is beginning to become a little bit cramped. Thinking back to the early days of the Knockouts division in 2007, there is a reason why the feud between Awesome Kong and Gail Kim is so highly regarded — it had time to grow by receiving ample amounts of attention and spanned two pay per views. The feud and matches between the two helped put the Knockouts division on the map and showed the mass audience what women’s wrestling could be. Fast forward to present day and it seems to me that the feuds in the division are often half-baked and nothing more than a series of matches or run-ins or backstage attacks. Where’s the scripting and storyline gone? Should TNA just be given a pass because they have good matches?
With more Knockouts utilised than ever before, it’s a competition for screen time and usually the slots given to the women on Impact are fought over. Thus, a lot of the times you’ll see feuds rotate from week to week but this doesn’t seem to be working. Going back to that earlier example, Kim vs Kong, at the time it was the sole storyline for the Knockouts and was able to have consistent time and effort put into it. Perhaps today, the TNA writers are trying to do too much despite having too little time. Many times, feuds have just come out of no where and ended abruptly — Alissa Flash vs Hamada is one example. But even then, the bigger feuds such as Kong vs Tara if you think back, was nothing more than a series of run-ins and attacks with little explanation for the animosity between them, and no real dialogue or emotions being told in storyline.
The launch of a second set of titles means that the Knockouts are stretched pretty thin for the TV time and though they are made good use of on Impact, it just doesn’t seem to be doing them any favours in the long term.
With the Hulk Hogan era now underway, it seems the time devoted to the girls may decrease while the numbers within the division continue to expand as TNA is always on the lookout for new talent. Is it time for a Knockouts-only TV show?
In late breaking news overnight, the Wrestling Observer website reported that Angelina Love has been signed to a new TNA contract. Last month, it had been rumoured that Love would make her return on this coming Monday’s live three hour episode of Impact. According to PWInsider, word of Love’s return has been spread around the … Read more
Rather than edit this post, I figure I’d just make a brand new one. We have high quality videos! Spend a lazy Saturday catching up with Thursday night’s New Year’s Knockout Eve show! All 8 matches are below. Check them out and tell us what you think in the comments:
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SHIMMER fans, brace yourselves as the latest installment of the DVD series will hit the market in mid-January! The artwork for Vol. 26 features TNA’s Alissa Flash, known in SHIMMER as Cheerleader Melissa on the front cover. Melissa faces off against her longtime rival, Wesna Busic on this volume — a rematch of their epic bout on Vol. 23.
Notable appearances include Daizee Haze, TNA Knockouts Roxxi, Daffney and Awesome Kong as well as FCW Diva Mia Mancini (competing as Serena Deeb). Also, all the gold will be on the line as MsChif takes on Lufisto for the SHIMMER Title and The Canadian Ninjas challenge Ashley Lane (TNA’s Madison Rayne) and Nevaeh for the Tag Team Titles. Full match listing after the cut:
One of the best Knockouts’ contests from pay per view this year is being offered for free by TNA on YouTube. As part of the company’s countdown of their ten best PPV matches of this year, they have uploaded the acclaimed mixed tag team Monster’s Ball Match from Slammiversary. The match features Daffney & Raven … Read more
The folks at Ring of Honor wrote in to let us know that fans can catch the best Women of Honor match from the company’s ROH on HDNet series, for free on YouTube. The match is Nikki Roxx [TNA’s Roxxi] vs Sara Del Rey which originally aired in September. This is a cool freebie for … Read more
TNA’s New Year’s Knockout Eve taping last night saw the company bring in four independent talents. The girls brought in were Amber O’Neal, April Hunter, Lizzy Valentine and Lorelei Lee. Hunter & Lee were the opponents for the Knockouts Tag Team Champions, Sarita and Taylor Wilde while O’Neal and Valentine had a singles match. The … Read more
The culimination of a career-changing year has led to Tara becoming the Knockouts Champion just in time for Christmas. The fairytale ending to Tara’s year occured just moments ago at TNA’s Final Resolution pay per view when she defeated ODB in the scheduled Knockouts match. Despite twice teasing the Widow’s Peak, Tara eventually won the … Read more
Discuss tonight’s Final Resolution pay per view, where ODB will defend the Knockouts Title against Tara. Who’ll come out on top? Leave your comments!
In the final pay per view of the year, ODB defends the Knockouts Championship against Tara at TNA’s Final Resolution. Following a heated rivalry, which one will come out on top and be the champion? The Diva Dirt team weigh in: Erin: ODB was triumphant in the “Drunken Street Fight”, so I get the feeling … Read more
As fans will have seen this past Thursday night, Roxxi made a surprising return to the company in a match with ODB. The Hardcore Knockout was let go by TNA earlier in the year but brought back for a one-shot appearance in July before her most recent comeback. The word that we have gotten is … Read more
TNA’s backstage interviewer extraordinaire, Lauren Brooke is set to leave the company reports ProWrestling.net. Brooke is due to be married and reportedly wants to move on from the company to enjoy marital bliss. Meanwhile, in a case of good timing, Christy Hemme debuted last week as the latest backstage interviewer after opting to retire from … Read more
As first broken by Diva Dirt, TNA will be taping a Knockouts tag team tournament next Monday (December 21st) from the Impact Zone. The plan is to have it air as a ‘one night only’ special on New Year’s Eve. Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reports that the four-hour show [7-11pm] on New Year’s Eve will … Read more
TNA has pencilled in a Knockouts tag team tournament [presumably for the Knockouts Tag Titles or for a shot at the titles] for the Impact tapings on December 21st, Diva Dirt has learnt. The tournament falls just one night after the company’s December pay per view, Final Resolution. A source backstage at last night’s Impact … Read more
If this week’s Divas action on TV left you salty, the Knockouts action on the web should do the trick. Two of TNA’s most talented Knockouts lock horns in what I consider to be Black Friday’s biggest steal — a match worth paying for, for free on YouTube! Watch below:
Official SHIMMER retailer, rohwrestling.com has announced a huge Black Friday sale with 40-50% off all SHIMMER DVDs and other items on the website. To redeem your discount, read the details below: To redeem your 40% Off Coupon for orders under $50 just follow these 2 simple steps: 1) Place an order for merchandise at www.rohwrestling.com … Read more
Hamada makes her SHIMMER debut (IMAGE CREDIT: WrestlinWally.com)
SHIMMER has released the official recap from the 4th anniversary taping two weeks ago on November 8th. As previously reported, the company filmed Volumes 27 and 28 in Berwyn, Illinois. Check out the results below:
SPARKLE (pre-show)
1. SHIMMER Tag Team Champion NICOLE MATTHEWS defeated SKILLED DEATH ARTIST #2 after hitting Last Rites on the masked competitor. Matthews saw what appeared to be someone dressed as a ninja enter the ring, and came out to object on the microphone. Matthews shouted “Ninja please,” and agreed to fight on the pre-show to demonstrate what happens to people who are guilty of gimmick infringement.
2. KACEY DIAMOND & SASSY STEPHIE (w/ Mademoiselle Rachelle) defeated KIMBERLY KASH & LEVA BATES in a tag team contest. Stephie and Kash made their return to SPARKLE competition here. The French Canadian Kacey made her way to SPARKLE from the NCW Femmes Fatales promotion in Montreal, while Leva is a newcomer out of the state of Florida who appears for Full Impact Pro.
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