After confirming the news that former WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn will compete in the Mae Young Classic, it has now been revealed that Australian NXT Superstar Rhea Ripley will make her second appearance in the tournament. During last summer’s Mae Young Classic, Ripley defeated Miranda Salinas in the First Round before being eliminated by Dakota Kai in the … Read more
Hi everyone! Welcome to this week’s review of NXT. Tonight, Vanessa Borne and Kairi Sane squared off in one on one action. The bad blood between Borne and Sane originally stems from two weeks ago, when Borne insulted Sane during an interview. Refusing to be deterred as a result of Borne’s mocking, Sane responded to … Read more
Earlier this year, the WWE were met with backlash after their controversial decision to hold their Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia where women were not allowed to compete. According to a new report from the Pro Wrestling Sheet, the higher-ups of the company are currently in talks of making up for the controversial … Read more
Here we are wrestling fans, the SmackDown Live! before Extreme Rules. The main focus on SmackDown has been the feud between Asuka and the Smackdown Women’s Champion, Carmella. James Ellsworth returned last month at the Money in the Bank PPV and he has been a thorn in Asuka’s hip ever since. His blatant misogynistic remarks … Read more
Rumblings of a former Divas Champion participating in the Mae Young Classic II began emerging last week and now WWE has confirmed the first participant for the MYC. ESPN has revealed Kaitlyn will return to the ring this summer to participate in the tournament. WWE had this to say about the announcement: “Rising to fame … Read more
We are just a couple days away from Extreme Rules and all the claws are out across the women’s roster. From the title scene, to the ‘other’ stories of the division, everyone is ready to prove that they can be ‘extreme’ and make their mark before the big event. With so many stories going on, … Read more
According to PWInsider (via 411Mania), Vernice Gabriel, a female star in the Phillipines, has been booked for the second annual Mae Young Classic tournament. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkuWJ8vgRhF/?taken-by=imvernice Gabriel joins a growing list of names rumored for WWE’s 32 Women Tournament that already include the likes of Meiko Satomura, Xia Brookside, Toni Storm, and newly signed talents Io … Read more
Since leaving the ring AJ Mendez, fka AJ Lee, has been working to reduce the stigma against mental illness. Her latest work appears in Bustle as an op-ed where she opens up about how she deals with depressive episodes brought on by her bipolar disorder. Most people know Bipolar Disorder by name, but I’m often … Read more
Ronda Rousey will officially be a playable character for WWE 2K19. The WWE has released a trailer announcing Rousey’s WWE video game debut as part of a pre-order bonus character. You can watch the trailer below: WWE 2K19 is set for release on October 5th for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. What did you think … Read more
Former two-time WWE Women’s Champion Jazz was recently featured on Noonan Speaks podcast to discuss her start in ECW, who helped her get to the WWE and first experiences when arriving at the WWE. Highlights of the interview below, courtesy of Wrestling INC. On first joining ECW: “I was in ECW in ’98 and I … Read more
Last night (July 5th), the UFC held their Hall of Fame ceremony in Las Vegas where they honored and inducted Ronda Rousey to its Class of 2018. During her MMA career, Rousey became UFC’s first women’s champion, holding the bantamweight belt from 2012 to 2015 and defending it six times. She headlined her last four … Read more
As it was previously reported, the WWE is set to launch a new NXT UK series, which will feature talents from the UK and Ireland. In addition, two new Championships will be introduced, including a UK Women’s Championship. So far, Toni Storm and Jinny have reportedly signed WWE UK deals while offering Nina Samuels and Charlie Morgan to … Read more
Hey everyone! Welcome to this week’s review of NXT. For Americans, today marked not only a new episode of NXT but also our Independence Day Holiday. We happen to be just three days behind Canada, who recently celebrated their Independence Day holiday on Sunday. If you have celebrated a holiday throughout the past couple of … Read more
Smackdown, Smackdown, Smackdown…no huge surprises in this recap, so let’s get started! The newly reformed Team Hell No started off the show. The Usos came out and couldn’t believe General Manager Paige gave Team Hell No a title shot just by hugging each other. Team Hell No argues on whether or not they should face … Read more
Welcome to this week’s RAW results guys! First up, let me apologise for last week’s lack of a review as I was under a weather and let me further apologise for the tardiness of this week’s post as today England were playing in the World Cup and your truly had to show some support for … Read more
WWE is reporting that the leader of the Riott Squad, Ruby Riott, suffered an injury this past weekend. According to WWE.com, Ruby suffered a knee injury during a house show and she was scheduled to undergo an MRI yesterday, July 2. WWE doesn’t have any other updates yet on her condition or how long she’ll be … Read more
Tonight on Monday Night Raw, it was announced that Alexa Bliss will now defend the Raw Women’s Title against Nia Jax in an Extreme Rules match: EXTREME. RULES. That's not just the name of the pay-per-view, that's the type of match @AlexaBliss_WWE & @NiaJaxWWE will have at #ExtremeRules on Sunday, July 15! #RAW pic.twitter.com/OagpGdydyD — … Read more
According to WWE Network News, the WWE Network will be adding a playlist of over 40 matches spotlighting WWE’s ongoing women’s revolution to their collection today, July 2nd. Below is WWE’s official synopsis of the collection: Experience the trailblazing journey that is the WWE Women’s Evolution. From groundbreaking Hall of Fame pioneers Wendi Richter and … Read more
WWE recently announced the full names of the more than 40 prospects that attended the recent tryouts at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fl. PW Mania listed all the potential prospects and some information about their backgrounds. A few of them are well know from their times in other promotions. WWE posted on its … Read more
Io Shirai departed her home promotion of STARDOM earlier this month and now WWE is making it official that the ace is coming. The announcement was made during WWE’s Live event in Tokyo: View this post on Instagram A post shared by WWE (@wwe) WWE had this to say about her accomplishments: “A ring veteran … Read more
Hey guys! Welcome to this week’s Raw Redux. First off, I want to say a gigantic sorry to everyone that this week’s Raw is getting out so late. The usual writer for Raw, Alex, fell ill this past week. On a side note, I hope he feels better soon and has a speedy recovery. Additionally, … Read more
Former Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Chelsea Green (AKA Laurel Van Ness) was a familiar face at this week’s WWE tryout session held at the Performance Center. As seen below, Green is featured on WWE’s official WWE Recruit Instagram account taking part in one of the tryout’s drill session: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkkpuNEAjgm/?taken-by=wwerecruit https://www.instagram.com/p/BklNMpiAmvw/?taken-by=wwerecruit In the summer of 2014, … Read more
Congratulations are in order for former WWE Superstar Stacy Keibler and her husband Jared Pobre who have welcomed their second child. After being away from social media for nearly three years, Keibler recently resurfaced on her official Instagram account, where she shared the news of giving birth to her second child on June 18th, a … Read more
Hi guys! Welcome to this week’s NXT recap. On tonight’s program, Candice LeRae and Lacey Evans squared off in one on one action. In addition to Evans and LeRae’s collision, we saw the resurfacing of Vanessa Borne, as she was interviewed by the NXT press earlier in the day. https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1012126876574404615 Borne started off her interview … Read more
Another Smackdown Live! is in the books. The women weren’t showcased as heavily as they were before Money in the Bank, but we were told about the title match coming up at Extreme Rules PPV in two weeks from this Sunday. We also saw Becky Lynch take on Sonya Deville in a surprise matchup, more … Read more
On top of the Raw Women’s Championship match between Alexa Bliss and Nia Jax, the SmackDown Women’s Championship will also be on the line at Extreme Rules as Carmella defends the title against Asuka. SmackDown General Manager Paige made on tonight’s SmackDown Live (June 26th) during an in-ring segment with James Ellsworth. Did @realellsworth do … Read more