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
What will happen on tonight’s Monday Night Raw as we head towards this Sunday’s Extreme Rules PPV? Read WWE.com‘s preview of tonight’s show below: Unknowingly, Sasha Banks and Bayley were forced to attend “friendship counseling” together this past Monday night with the returning Dr. Shelby, who invited the former besties into “The Friend Zone” for … Read more
This past weekend (July 7th), RISE and Impact Wrestling presented their RISE 9 – Rise of Knockouts event where a new Phoenix Of RISE Champion was crowned as well as the first-ever Guardians of RISE Tag Team Champions. https://twitter.com/RISEdtwa/status/1015654455621160960 As it was reported prior to RISE 9, Delilah Doom relinquished the Phoenix of RISE Championship … 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
Hola Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s Impact recap. I know I probably sound like a broken record having to constantly apologize for getting these Write-Ups so late but time management on Fridays (and even Saturdays) has never been my strongest suit due to my commitments outside the site on those days. But anyway, … Read more
Yesterday we reported on Taeler Hendrix’s allegations against current Ring of Honor champion Jay Lethal. She claims he made sexual advances toward her and upon her refusal her ROH career was sabotaged. ROH has released a statement to PWTorch about the matter and the company will be following up with an investigation. The statement says, … 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
Adelaide Championship Wrestling (ACW) in Australia has been promoting intergender wrestling as one of their main storylines for well over a year now, like Lucha Underground is doing on television worldwide. Last month ACW crowned their first Evolve Champion which was Riley, who was the only female competitor in the Evolve Tournament. ACW ran the … Read more
Tonight on Impact Wrestling, Allie makes her in-ring return when she teams up with Madison Rayne to take on Su Yung and her Undead Maid of Honor. Read ImpactWrestling.com’s preview of tonight’s show below: She is back! After losing her Knockouts Championship in a Last Rites Match against Su Yung and being put into a … Read more
Welcome to the new Ice Box Temple, Believers! I’m excited to bring you my first Lucha Underground review of the season. This week’s episode opens up with all eyes on Catrina. Caught between two worlds she’s looking for a way back to life. Last week her man Mil Muertes defeated both Jeremiah Crane, with some … 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
Taeler Hendrix is making allegations against current ROH Champion Jay Lethal, claiming that her Ring of Honor, Women of Honor career was sabotaged after rejecting Lethal’s sexual advances. Taeler Hendrix worked for ROH in 2011 and once again from 2015-2017. Hendrix announced her ROH departure on April 4, 2017, and the 29-year-old has been working … Read more
Ahead of this weekend’s RISE 9: Rise of the Knockouts and RISE-ASCENT tapings event this weekend from Naperville, IL, it has been announced that Delilah Doom will be unable to compete for an uncertain amount of time after suffering an ankle avulsion fracture injury at the hands of Paradise Lost back at RISE 8 Outback: … 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
Tonight’s Independence Day episode of NXT will feature an appearance from the Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler. Most recently, Baszler successfully defended her championship against Toni Storm as a part of the NXT UK Tournament. Additionally, as covered by WWE.com, Baszler paid a visit to Raw this past Monday as the show was held in her … Read more
Newly wedded couple Johnny Mundo and Taya are the focus of this week’s Lucha Underground. Both leaders of the Worldwide Underground are set to meet Kobra Moon and her tribe on tonight’s episode. LU has released this preview: “Celebrate Independence Day at The Temple, trust us this is one firecracker episode you do not want … 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
Battle Championship Wrestling has been holding a tournament to crown its first Women’s Champion for the past few months. The likes of Ivelisse and a returning Danielle Moinet, fka Summer Rae, participated. This past weekend, June 30, Indi Hartwell defeated Ivelisse in the final round to become the inaugural champion. First ever BCW women's champion … Read more
Last week on Smackdown Live! the match between Becky Lynch and Peyton Royce was supposed to take place. Instead the match was Lynch vs Sonya Deville. This week’s preview shows the Lynch and Royce match is back on. Is Lynch able to continue her winning streak and take out the other half of the IIconics? … 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
As it was previously reported, LuFisto relinquished the SHINE Championship following the news that she will need to undergo surgery and be unable to compete at SHINE’s 52 show on Friday, July 20th. LuFisto was originally set to defend the title against Kimber Lee. SHINE officials have now announced via Facebook that a new SHINE … Read more
All In is being touted as the biggest wrestling experience and first of its kind, featuring wrestling matches along with a showcasing a giant convention that will include signings, podcasts, and more fan events. It will feature the likes of Tessa Blanchard, Chelsea Green, and Madison Rayne. However, one Independent standout has dropped out of … Read more
Netflix’s hit series GLOW is back in full swing for their second season! This season, former Knockouts Champion turned GLOW actress Awesome Kong, real name Kia Stevens, returns to her role as “Welfare Queen” Tammé and is featured in her own spotlight episode titled “The Mother of All Matches”. In an interview with The Ringer, … 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