Tonight’s Raw has one big match set up. Bayley will be taking on Becky Lynch for the first time in a one-on-one match since April 2019. The last time these two women faced each other was on an episode of SmackDown and Lynch walked away with the victory. Lynch and Bayley have been on a … Read more
WWE aired its annual Tribute to the Troops episode on Dec. 17. This was pretaped. For the event there was one women’s match which was a tag team affair with the team of Emma & Tamina taking on Shayna Baszler and the SmackDown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey.
The finish came when the referee was distracted. Tamina was doing up top as Rousey kicks her. Baszler took advantage and applied the Kirifuda Clutch making Tamina tap out. The match can be viewed below.
Also this weekend was a live event for the main roster titled SuperShow Holiday Tour. It included matches that included talent from both Raw and SmackDown. It took place in Moline, Ill. The results below are courtesy of Cagematch.net.
The O.C. (Mia Yim, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows) def. The Judgment Day (Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest, and Dominik Mysterio)
Emma & Madcap Moss def. Scarlett & Karrion Kross
Bianca Belair, Candice LeRae, and Liv Morgan def. Damage CTRL
The NXT Live shows that took place this weekend were held in Fort Pierce and Tampa, Fla. These took place on Friday, Dec. 16 and Saturday, Dec. 17. Courtesy of Wrestling Bodyslam here are the results below – Dec. 16 – Fort Pierce, Fla. – Dec. 17 – Tampa, Fla. –
*Please note that this article contains spoilers for the Dec. 23 episode of SmackDown.* WWE taped a second episode of SmackDown on Dec. 16 due to the holiday season. That episode will air at its normal time on Dec. 23. During this taped episode a new number one contender was determined for Ronda Rousey’s SmackDown … Read more
On the Dec. 16 episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Damage CTRL successfully retained their Women’s Tag Team Championships after defeating Liv Morgan and Tegan Nox. However, they did have some help, and not just from Bayley.
The match opened the show and the two teams put on a solid match but it reached its conclusion after Nox had a moment with Bayley at the time keeper area. Nox dumped Bayley over the barricade in order to remove her from the situation when a woman in a hoodie kicked Nox. The assailant would be dragged to the back by security immediately after the attack.
This allowed IYO SKY to get Nox back in the ring, deliver a moonsault, and pin her to retain the tag titles for Damage CTRL.
A little later during the show, a WWE Exclusive appeared on WWE’s social media. It would show the hooded assailant being brought to the back as Adam Pearce would reveal who it was that attacked Nox. It would end up being Xia Li. Pearce would order her to go to his office, but there was no follow-up on this for the rest of the show.
Other women from this episode includes Zelina Vega, Valhalla, and B-Fab. Much like last week, all three women were at ringside for their respective stables. There was a triple threat of Hit Row, The Vking Raiders, and Legado del Fantasma to determine the number one contenders for the men’s tag team titles.
During the match, Vega would get involved as she hit Ashante Thee Adonis with a head scissor takedown. B-Fab delivered a bicycle kick to Vega knocking her out of the ring before Valhalla kicked B-Fab in the throat. Both B-Fab and Valhalla were on the outside by commentary when Vega would launch off the second rope and lay out Valhalla.
Lastly, Raquel Rodriguez would be interviewed backstage. She confirmed that she would be in the Gauntlet match set for next week to determine the number one contender for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Shayna Baszler and current SmackDown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey would appear and attack the already injured Rodriguez.
WWE has announced that Becky Lynch will take on Bayley in a singles match for the Dec. 19 episode of Raw. A one-on-one match that we have not seen since April 2019. Lynch and Bayley have been fueling a rivalry since her return from injury prior to Survivor Series WarGames. Lynch has been seeking revenge … Read more
Tonight’s SmackDown will have a Women’s Tag Team Championship match as Damage CTRL heads over to the blue brand. Dakota Kai & IYO SKY will be taking on the team of Liv Morgan and the recently returning Tegan Nox. Nox returned to save Morgan from a Damage CTRL numbers game two weeks ago. The newly … Read more
Willow Nightingale is one of the most recent women to receive her All Elite official signing with AEW. It took place on the Oct. 21 episode of AEW Rampage after a victory over Leila Grey. After the match, Tony Schiavone entered the ring to announce that Nightingale was official with an All Elite graphic appearing on screen behind her.
Nightingale has worked with AEW since April 2021 by working regular AEW Dark matches at Daily’s Place. She explains in a new interview that she felt this was a full circle moment and also that prior to becoming All Elite she was on a pay-per-appearance.
While speaking with Grapsody, she had the following to say about her signing.
“I, obviously knew I had been signed at this point, I signed the contract that morning. They had emailed it to me and I was standing ringside when I did the signature on my phone. It was really fresh and very full circle for me. Daily’s Place, the majority of the time I spent there in the crowd because the audience was people who came in for extra work or other people who were on the roster who weren’t wrestling. We filled the crowd, made all the noise and supported each other, and were there for hours at a time. We were there until two in the morning sometimes recording the show. We would do this every two weeks. It felt like I was putting in so much energy and effort and, is there the recognition there that I wanted? Is the payoff there? I don’t know. Now, a year and some change later, I have signed a full-time contract to the company that I want to work for, in the building where I felt some of my lowest feelings about myself and my career, and it was very full circle. To have the crowd there to cheer for me and be super into it, it was very overwhelming. Yes, I did not see [the graphic] on the big screen. At one point, I turned around and was like, ‘Wow, that’s me!’ I was responding to all the people around me. Tony Schiavone, a legend of the industry, putting it all out there. I was overwhelmed with a flurry of different emotions. That was a really cool moment for me.” (Fightful)
Nightingale has most recently defeated Trish Adora at ROH Final Battle and has picked up wins against Marina Shafir and Anna Jay in AEW. She has also won tag team matches alongside former AEW Women’s World Champions Hikaru Shida and Riho. She has challenged Jade Cargill for the TBS Championship prior to becoming All Elite.
She continues, “I had a pay-per-appearance situation. I was with them in a capacity, in an official capacity even, but to me it didn’t really feel the same. I wasn’t on the roster page. I don’t think the fans really looked at me as part of the team. Here and there, depends on who you ask. I still felt a chip on my shoulder because even if I hadn’t gotten the All Elite graphic, it just didn’t feel like I was fully welcomed in yet. The women in the locker room were great and had been treating me kindly and everything, but it wasn’t the whole thing. When it all happened, I was like, ‘Ahh! Yes!.'”
STARDOM is starting off 2023 big with its first-ever Triangle Derby trios league. The tournament will kick off Jan. 3 and last until March. There are two blocks – Red Triangle and Blue Triangle. The trios were announced today. Red Triangle Blue Triangle In other STARDOM news, its next event will be the Stardom Dream … Read more
Over the past day, a couple of reports have come out in regard to Sasha Banks and Naomi’s WWE status. Both Banks & Naomi have not been seen in WWE since they left the company back in May. During that time, WWE stated on-air that they were suspended indefinitely and stripped of the WWE Women’s … Read more
The December 15 episode of IMPACT unfortunately did not have any Knockouts matches, however two tag team bouts were set up for next week. Scott D’Amore oversaw a contract signing backstage between Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace and Mickie James. Grace said she’s opting to say her piece in the ring before signing the contract … Read more
The WWE Universe was shocked yesterday when the news on Mandy Rose’s WWE release broke as first reported by Fightful. Rose’s 413 day reign as NXT Women’s Champion ended on Tuesday, Dec. 13 and by the next day, the report of her release was out. The release was said to be over the content on … Read more
The new NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez could have been a Knockout in IMPACT Wrestling. Perez, formerly known by her ring name Rok-C is the former inaugural ROH Women’s World Champion. Prior to her tryout in WWE in January, Perez faced Deonna Purrazzo in a Title vs. Title Match in an IMPACT ring. On the … Read more
Sasha Banks (Mercedes Varnado) recently trained in Mexico with talents such as Juventud Guerrera, Samuray Del Sol, and others. This took place in November and she hasn’t wrestled a match since May when she walked out of WWE alongside Naomi when they were the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. On a recent charity stream for … Read more
*Please note that this article contains spoilers for the next two episodes of NXT.* NXT has taped its next two weeks worth of episodes due to the holiday season. The tapings took place on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Below are the match results. Keep in mind it doesn’t include any segments or promos that may air. … Read more
Here’s what you missed from AEW Dynamite: Winter is Coming. In a match that was labeled as 101 days in the making, Ruby Soho finally had the chance to go one-on-one with Tay Melo for the first time in their careers. They last crossed paths at All Out where Soho broke her nose. In this … Read more
It is being reported by Fightful Select that former NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose has been released by WWE. In a social media post, Fightful’s Sean Ross Sappa states that “WWE officials felt they were put in a tough position based on the content she was posting on her BrandArmy page. They felt like it … Read more
Roxanne Perez is the new NXT Women’s Champion after defeating Mandy Rose on the Dec. 13 episode of NXT. Perez earned her title shot after becoming the Iron Survivor at Deadline in a number one contender match. Perez becoming the NXT Women’s Champion ends the impressive 413-day reign for Rose. The title match was originally … Read more
The polls for the 2022 Year End Women’s Wrestling Fan Awards are still open!! The polls will close this Saturday on Dec. 17. If you have not yet voted please make sure you do so. You can do that by clicking on this link here. Diva Dirt is partnering with Ring the Belle once again … Read more
We’ve reached the fallout from NXT Deadline and we have a new number one contender! Roxanne Perez will be facing Mandy Rose at New Year’s Evil in January after defeating four other women in the Iron Survivor Challenge Match. Also in that match were Cora Jade, Indi Hartwell, Kiana James, and Zoey Stark. Also at … Read more
She took on Bayley to start off Raw this week and came away with the victory after delivering Twisted Bliss. The WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Dakota Kai and IYO SKY accompanied Bayley to the ring. However, Becky Lynch arrived and attacked both Kai and SKY taking them out threw the crowd and away from the ring prior to the match starting. Belair came out to ringside to watch the match.
After Bliss picked up the victory she went to give Belair a hug in the ring and caught the Raw Women’s Champion in Sister Abigail. She wouldn’t execute the move releasing Belair as the two backed away from one another. Just before the Sister Abigail tease, the Bray Wyatt symbol appeared on the big screen behind Belair.
The second match of the night was the advertised Candice LeRae taking on IYO SKY. The two have a lot of history from NXT and LeRae was looking to finally get a win over SKY.
Prior to the match, LeRae had a backstage segment with Johnny Gargano and Dexter Lumis. For another week, Nikki Cross appeared behind LeRae spying on her. SKY would end up winning the match after delivering her moonsault. Damage CTRL celebrated in the ring following SKY’s win. LeRae is still winless against SKY in singles matches.
Lastly, the third women’s match had Asuka taking on Rhea Ripley. Although we have seen this match recently, this time felt different as Asuka came to the ring and wrestled without her normal face makeup on. During the match, commentary brought up Asuka’s recent Twitter postings being unusual. For those who have not been caught up, Asuka has been posting her prior to WWE character Kana frequently on social media since last week.
Asuka would take the loss in this match after she spit mist in the face of Dominik Mysterio. This allowed Ripley to deliver the Riptide.
Kylie Rae has been booked to work a taped WWE Main Event match this evening prior to Raw. She faces Dana Brooke and is going by the name Briana Ray. It was reported by both PWInsider and Fightful last week that Rae attended a WWE tryout throughout the week. She was joined by a few … Read more
The Dec. 12 edition of Raw that will take place tonight has two women’s matches already set up. After two Triple Threat matches last week, the winners from those – Alexa Bliss and Bayley – will be facing off tonight to determine the number one contender for Biana Belair’s Raw Women’s Championship. The second women’s … Read more
NXT talent has been seeing the main roster a bit this year as they have been utilized over the year on both main roster dark matches and WWE Main Event. Names such as Fallon Henley, Kiana James, Alba Fyre, Wendy Choo, Zoey Stark, and most recently Katana Chance are some of those that have been … Read more
After the attack on Shotzi on the Dec. 9 episode of SmackDown, the talent has confirmed she will be out for six weeks with a broken hand. She was attacked by Shayna Baszler and SmackDown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey in the parking lot before the show took place. Her hand was said to be slammed … Read more
Scarlett has made her way into the squared circle in WWE and has successfully picked up her first wins during two WWE Live shows over the weekend. She teamed up with Karrion Kross and on both nights defeated the team of Emma and Madcap Moss. The SmackDown brand had their Holiday Tour Saturday show in … Read more
