Every fan of women’s wrestling has seen their favourite come and go. At times, it could be due to injury, retirement, or creative having nothing to do with them and they need some reinvention. This list, however, looks at the best returns I have seen and mostly enjoyed during my years of watching wrestling. The … Read more
Ronda Rousey continues her acting chops as she is joining the cast of the hit show 9-1-1 on the Fox network. Rousey has been cast as a firefighter named Lena Bosko. The show was renewed for a third season in March and will debut on September 23. According to Deadline.com, Rousey’s character is being described … Read more
Britt Baker was recently sidelined after her tag team match from AEW’s last pay-per-view Fight for the Fallen. She was teamed up with Riho as they faced Bea Priestly and Shoko Nakajima. Baker’s team came up short and were the losers of the bout. During the match, Baker appeared disoriented where at one point she … Read more
AEW has announced a women’s match for their upcoming All Out event on Aug. 31. Riho will face Hikaru Shida at the event in a one-on-one match. As announced earlier by @AEWonTNT @riho_gtmv will face @shidahikaru LIVE on PAY PER VIEW at #AEWAllOut Sat, August 31st from the @Sears_Centre in Chicago, IL pic.twitter.com/JT2TXr4Mcl — All … Read more
Happy Friday! This week’s Free Match Friday takes us all the way back to 2004!!
This match was featured on Sunday Night Heat. For newer WWE fans who don’t know, Heat was a show that came on Sunday nights for an hour. It was also the go-to to watch before pay-per-views at the time.
Molly Holly sported a wig during this encounter thanks to Victoria just months before shaving her head after their WrestleMania match. There were three former Women’s Champions in this match and although Nidia never won the title, she probably should have.
Click the video above to watch what happens at the end of this match. There is a distraction that ends up costing one team the win.
Check back in next Friday for the next Free Match Friday!
On Monday night, Sasha set the crowd in Toronto ablaze with her return interrupting Natalya. When we thought she was going to say a few kind words about her late father, Jim Neidhart, Sasha switched it up. She snatched off her wig and the figurative edges off of the fans in the arena and watching … Read more
AEW continues to set the stage for their women’s roster surrounding their upcoming Women’s World Championship. All eyes are on the promotion to find out who will be their inaugural champion. Whoever becomes their first champion on Oct. 2 will have to defend their newly won title just two weeks later on their Oct. 16 … Read more
The next event for SHINE Wrestling is coming up fast and will be on Aug. 24. Allysin Kay will have the odds stacked against her as she defends her SHINE Championship in a Triple Threat match. She will be facing both Mercedes Martinez and Ivelisse. Kay is in her second reign as champion where she … Read more
DS Shin and Paloma Starr of Ring The Belle discuss on their show this week the possibility of Evolution 2 still being talked about.
As the year continues to fly by there is less and less chance that a second annual all women’s pay-per-view is going to happen. For at least this year. It was announced last year in July and took place in October. July has come and gone, but there is still a slight chance it could still happen in October.
WWE has their Hell in the Cell event scheduled for Oct. 6 and then Survivor Series on Nov. 24. In the middle is Crown Jewel on Oct. 31. As we all know, women are not permitted during the Saudi Arabia event so there will be a large seven-week gap between events that the women will not be featured.
From an anonymous source to Tom Colohue via Sportskeeda the following was said about a potential Evolution 2.
“Talks never really ended but they were always brief. Some people were fiercely for it but the logistics didn’t iron out. Things are looking very different now. People higher up are starting to listen.”
DS and Paloma speak on rumors why originally Evolution wouldn’t happen again this year. Many people were saying that big names such as Ronda Rousey and The Bella Twins being out hindered the chance. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch was a fan favorite over Rousey vs. Nikki Bella so that opinion could be argued. Now with Sasha Banks back in the fold and Trish Stratus vs. Charlotte Flair being a hit from SummerSlam, it is turning some heads.
Credit: WWE
Possibilities for Evolution 2 could be Brie Bella and Lita receiving retirement matches just as Trish just did. The thing with Lita is that the retirement match she had didn’t pan out so well for her. She came out on the losing end against Mickie James. That match took place at Survivor Series and Lita lost her title.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Trish won her original retirement match against Lita where she became a seven-time champion. Of course, both Hall of Famers have had a few matches since those retirement matches but maybe Lita winning her “final” retirement match could make everything come full circle.
Credit: WWE
DS and Paloma discuss potential opponents for both Brie and Lita. For Brie such names as Ember Moon, Asuka, Liv Morgan, Alicia Fox or even Maryse. For Lita big names such as Becky Lynch and Asuka were discussed.
Would you be interested to see Brie Bella and Lita get retirement matches as Trish had? Do you think what Lita has already done is enough or does she need some retribution to go out on top? Discuss your thoughts in the comment section below.
Chyna will be the feature of an upcoming documentary on the REELZ network. The show will be focusing on the “last hours” of Chyna’s life in a reoccurring show titled Autopsy: The Last Hours Of… Pro Wrestling Sheet’s Ryan Satin has an exclusive on Chyna’s mother reaching out to the network with her displeasure. She … Read more
It was previously reported that Tenille Dashwood is IMPACT’s newest Knockout. She will be making her debut this Thursday in Mexico City. Her opponent will be Kiera Hogan. Since Dashwood has been announced as the newest member to IMPACT’s roster many fans have been excited to see her potential opponents. Hogan is a good choice … Read more
Thankfully there was a women’s match on this week’s SmackDown because without it there would have been no women on the show. The hype of Sasha Banks returning on RAW must have caused creative or Vince McMahon himself to forget about the women from the blue brand. The match was a good showing between Charlotte … Read more
Update: To go along with the news report that Santana Garrett has signed with WWE comes her official photo at the Performance Center. She joins Briana Brandy, Rita Reis, and Catalina Garcia as the four women of this group of trainees. It is being reported by Squared Circle Sirens that Santana Garrett has signed a … Read more
Sunday night, in her hometown of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, we saw Trish Stratus compete in her final match. She may have come out on the losing end of her match with Charlotte Flair, but she held her own and showed us she still had it in her first singles match in nearly a decade. This … Read more
SummerSlam is over and “The Man” is still the RAW Women’s Champion. It was expected that Natalya would be a one-off opponent for Becky Lynch and after tonight’s RAW that became evident. Lynch had a backstage segment where she gave respect to Nattie from their match at SummerSlam. She continued the segment by stating that … Read more
The long, long, long-anticipated return of Sasha Banks to RAW has officially happened. She came back with a vengeance. Sasha is back as a heel despite the “Thank you, Sasha!” chants. Natalya came out to the ring to address her “injury” and loss from SummerSlam against Becky Lynch. After stating she doesn’t regret her vendetta … Read more
As previously reported, AEW will have a Casino Battle Royale on their All Out Buy In on Aug. 31. This will feature 21-women with the winner being the first competitor for the inaugural Women’s World Championship match. That match will take place when AEW debuts on the TNT Network on Oct. 2. Two big names … Read more
WWE’s move for their SmackDown brand to the FOX Network is moving closer and closer. With this move on Oct. 4 comes the 20th Anniversary show for SmackDown! It was previously rumored that this show would be SmackDown‘s reunion similar to the RAW reunion show that just took place in July. WWE has confirmed this … Read more
SummerSlam is in the books. After three title defenses, including the Kick off show, all gold stays put. The Queen of all Eras Charlotte Flair came out the victor as she puts away the Hall of Famer Trish Stratus. Let’s rank, from worst to best, the results of all four of SummerSlam women’s matches: 4. … Read more
Update: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross retain their titles. The match was a solid showing for The IIconics but they were unable to regain the gold. Bliss picks up the pin for her team as she hits a punch followed by Twisted Bliss. This is how she won the title for her team on RAW … Read more
SummerSlam weekend has kicked off with NXT’s second round in Toronto. It has been since November 2016 when TakeOver took to Canada and with two women’s matches on the card, it did not disappoint. Well at least from the first match. First from the women we saw a very personal vendetta implode between Io Shirai … Read more
For months now the highly anticipated super show named The Summit has had indie fans chomping at the bit. Smash Wrestling, RISE Wrestling, SHIMMER, and Femmes Fatales all teamed up to show why women’s wrestling is the best it has ever been. The event saw four women’s championships on the line including the first-ever Smash … Read more
On the first RAW post-SummerSlam, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross will be defending their newly won tag titles. This was announced by WWE just a few moments ago on their Twitter account. The match will take place at at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will be against The Kabuki Warriors. Bliss and … Read more
Jillian Hall has announced on her Instagram account that she is currently pregnant. This will be her second child as she has one from a previous marriage. She posted a picture of the sonogram with the caption “We are so thankful and excited!! Coming 3/14/20.” She tagged her current fiance in the post. Hall most … Read more
The best of women’s wrestling’s past, present and future will be on display this Saturday at The Summit, a coproduction between RISE, SHIMMER, Femmes Fatales and Smash Wrestling. Alliances will be tested, and most likely broken, throughout two of the event’s most anticipated matches. In one, two women as comfortable as teammates as they are … Read more
Welcome to Friday! Here is your Free Match Friday of the week.
With SummerSlam just two days away, recently we posted five must-see matches from the history of this event. With so many wonderful matches to choose from there were more that could have been added.
Alundra Blayze (c) vs. Bull Nakano for the WWF Women’s Championship is one that should be revisited. With Luna Vachon in her corner, Nakano sought out to become champion by destroying Blayze. This was the first women’s match to ever be placed on a SummerSlam card.
Was Nakano able to become the new WWF Women’s Champion or was Blayze able to retain her gold?
Take a moment to view this match above and enjoy it as much as the crowd that was there did.
Bull Nakano is making a rare appearance in North America as she will be providing a Meet and Greet prior to the indie women’s supershow The Summit on Aug. 10.
Check back in with Diva Dirt all weekend for coverage of NXT TakeOver: Toronto, SummerSlam, and results from The Summit.
