What Went Down is back! Join us as we talk about the major talking points from this week’s goings-on in the world of women’s wrestling from WWE, NXT and AEW. In this week’s video, we talk about Peyton Royce’s fire promo on RAW Talk, Asuka’s concussion and what it means for the RAW women’s title … Read more
AEW is kicking off Dark: Elevation with a bang as multiple women’s matches is announced for the debut show. The promotion first revealed that Riho and Maki Itoh will be the main event for the inaugural event. AEW followed up this wonderful announcement by circulating four more women’s matches. The matches set for the card … Read more
AEW’s Anna Jay took to Twitter to provide fans with an update regarding her recent shoulder injury. Jay posted a picture of herself enjoying a drink after successful surgery on her shoulder along with the words thanking everyone who sent their support and well wishes. “Hi everyone I just got out of my shoulder surgery, … Read more
AEW Dark: Elevation is set to make its debut and in its first main event will be the women of AEW. Elevation will be a third show for the company and will take place on Monday nights at 7 P.M. EST (U.S.). It will start this Monday, March 15. The advertised main event will be … Read more
For the first time in AEW history, the women will main event! Just announced, Dr. Britt Baker will take on Thunder Rosa in the Dynamite main event next Thursday in an Unsanctioned Lights Out Match – Anything Goes. This will be on a special night and be AEW’s St. Patrick’s Day Slam. AEW President and … Read more
AEW President and CEO Tony Khan commented on if we will see the women of AEW main event in the near future. Talent such as Big Swole and AEW’s Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida has been on record saying that this is what they would like to see and are even goals to achieve. After … Read more
Maki Itoh made her debut for AEW in the United States over the weekend at Revolution. Originally not part of the card, Itoh joined Britt Baker as they faced Thunder Rosa & Riho on the Buy In. Itoh replaced Rebel. AEW fans first saw a glimpse of Itoh during the recent Women’s World Title Eliminator … Read more
Update: Rebel has been removed from the tag team Buy In match. Britt Baker’s partner ended up becoming Maki Itoh. AEW’s first pay-per-view of the year, Revolution, kicks off in just a few hours. The card features the winner of the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament, Ryo Mizunami, challenging the champion Hikaru Shida for the … Read more
AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida spoke recently with Sports Illustrated ahead of her championship match today at Revolution. During the interview, Shida discusses the current state of the AEW women’s division and feels that they have the power to carry the show. “We’re proving our division has the power to carry the show,” Shida … Read more
NWA Women’s World Champion, Serena Deeb took to Twitter to update the wrestling world on her knee injury. Deeb posted a picture of her in a wheelchair and a heavily bandaged knee with the comment; “Update on my knee…I had a scope done and it went really well. I’ll be back before you know it. … Read more
AEW’s Big Swole had an impressive end to the year 2020 when it comes to the win column. She strung together several wins and with the rankings going in her favor she was poised to challenge Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women’s World Championship. She had a chance against Shida in October with the title … Read more
AEW’s first pay-per-view of the year Revolution is nigh and it features two women’s matches to look forward too. The first is Thunder Rosa and Riho taking on Britt Baker and Reba/Rebel on the Buy-In. The second and most important match is AEW Women’s World Champion, Hikaru Shida facing the winner of the Eliminator Tournament, … Read more
Main Photo Credit: AEW Ever since Jade Cargill walked into AEW and unleashed a verbal assault on Cody Rhodes in November she has captivated AEW fans. Since then everyone has been waiting to see what Cargill is all about and how she would hold up in the ring. Putting her money where her mouth is, … Read more
STARDOM held their milestone, 10th Anniversary event Hinamatsuri All-Star Dream Cinderella at Budokan Hall on March 3rd. The show was chock full of epic-encounters and headlined by Giulia vs Tam Nakano for the Wonder of STARDOM championship in a hair vs hair match. Giulia and Nakano are long-time rivals and their feud escalated to nuclear … Read more
There is officially one match left in the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament. Over the weekend Ryo Mizunami won the final match of the Japan brackets by defeating Yuka Sakazaki. Tonight, Nyla Rose became Mizunami’s opponent after she took out Thunder Rosa in the U.S. Finals. This match will take place this Wednesday, March … Read more
The AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament is at the forefront of the promotion’s women’s division. Featuring tremendous talent from all over the world it has produced excellent matches and showcased several superb Japanese talents to a wider audience. During a recent interview with Bleacher Report, AEW President Tony Khan revealed that Hikaru Shida and … Read more
Former Women of Honor champion Kelly Klein has launched a lawsuit against her former employers, Ring of Honor and Sinclair Broadcasting. The 28-page Employment Discrimination lawsuit obtained and posted by Heel by Nature alleges the promotion of Breach of Implied Contract, Unpaid Royalties, Violation of State and Federal Equal Pay Acts, and Abusive Discharge, Discrimination and Harassment, … Read more
We are now down to three women who are vying for a shot to face Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women’s World Title at Revolution on March 7. After the matches that aired tonight on Bleacher Report in the AEW Women’s World Eliminator Tournament, Ryo Mizunami won the Japan Finals by defeating Yuka Sakazaki. She … Read more
Abadon returns to action this week on AEW Dark for the first time in over a month. She last faced Vertvixen in January and picked up a win. In fact, other than her interactions with AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida, Abadon has defeated all her other opponents. She received a title shot at the … Read more
Thea Trinidad, formerly known as Zelina Vega, has been linked to AEW since her shocking release from WWE in November of last year. WWE released Trinidad for breach of contract when she reportedly refused to close her “only fans” account. After her release, Trinidad had a 90-day non-compete clause, which expired on February 11th. In a recent interview with Wrestling … Read more
AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida is the longest-running champion in the promotion’s history. Shida has held the title for a record-breaking 279-days surpassing Jon Moxley as the company’s longest-serving champion. Shida won the title at last year’s Double or Nothing event defeating Nyla Rose in an excellent No Disqualification match. Since becoming the third AEW Women’s … Read more
Red Velvet is one the verge of the biggest match of her career. On next week’s AEW Dynamite, she teams with Cody Rhodes to take on Shaq and Jade Cargill. Red Velvet sat down with Aubrey Edwards and Tony Schiavone to discuss everything about the big match. In the interview, she explains how she’s preparing mentally … Read more
Nyla Rose won her semi-final match on tonight’s Dynamite to advance in the AEW Women’s World Eliminator Tournament. Her opponent was Britt Baker who was an odds-on favorite to make it further in the brackets. Rose defeated Tay Conti after an impressive outing in the first round whereas Baker defeated Madi Wrenkowski. As this match … Read more
AEW’s newest talent, Brooke Havok reportedly suffered a torn ACL in her match against “Legit” Leyla Hirsch on Dark. According to F4W Online Brooke was injured in the match, which took place on this week’s show. Havok was able to finish the match, which Hirsch won around the two-minute mark. She recently debuted for AEW … Read more
Tay Conti is a star in the making. She is skilled, talented and carries bags of potential. Throughout her NXT days, she was always one to look out for. At AEW, she is evolving into a great performer, and Tony Khan knows it. In a recent interview with Wrestling Observer Live, AEW President Tony Khan chatted about … Read more
AEW showcased four women’s matches for the AEW Women’s World Title Eliminator Tournament tonight on YouTube. The matches that were included were the two semi-finals matches for the Japan side of the brackets and the last two first-round matches for the U.S. side. Below are the results of the advancements: Nyla Rose defeated Tay Conti … Read more