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NJPW rejected Kenny Omega on his idea for women’s match

Kenny Omega

Kenny Omega recently spoke with Tokyo-Sports in regards to leaving New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and transitioning to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Wrestling Inc. reported this discussion, and highlighted a moment that involved his push for women in NJPW, where currently women are not involved in-ring. Omega mentioned how AEW’s recently signed Aja Kong and Yuka … Read more

Session Moth Martina wins Discovery Wrestling Women’s Championship

Session Moth Martina wins Discovery Wrestling Women's Championship

Earlier today, Discovery Wrestling held its Disco Derby event. The main event saw Sammi Jayne defend her DW Women’s Championship in a match of the same name. The Disco Derby match is an elimination style match similar to the Royal Rumble. This was the first time that Discovery Wrestling held an all women’s version of … Read more

Paige responds to body shaming critic

Paige

As reported by SEScoops a UK news outlet, Evening Standard reviewed the film “Fighting with My Family.” The review praises the film with a four out of the five-star ranking. What wasn’t positive was the misguided effort to celebrate body positivity for the film’s star Florence Pugh. Pugh portrays Paige in this heartwarming biopic of … Read more

Ronda Rousey says she doesn’t need WWE

Ronda Rousey has been making the news left and right, as of late. They say even bad press is good, but in Rousey’s case, it may not be.

Yesterday, we reported that Rousey is legitimately upset over the heated Twitter exchange between her and Becky Lynch.

This past week on Raw, Rousey laid down the WWE Raw Women’s Championship by Stephanie McMahon’s feet, and walked off. She had demanded Lynch be added to her WrestleMania match with Charlotte, and was not happy with Stephanie’s “hard no” in response.

In an episode of “Ronda on the Road” filmed after the Raw held in Atlanta, she had some harsh words to say about her career at WWE. The quote below was transcribed by Fightul.

“Thing is, I love this job. I really love this job. I don’t need it at all. Not in the least, little bit. So, the second I’m not happy, I reserve the right to walk out the door and live happily ever after with the love of my life, and The Authority, so they are called in this company, are use to just bullying everyone around, and like I said, they give them just enough for them to live a lavish lifestyle but still have to come back… and I don’t.”

Fans have really started to turn their backs on Rousey, in the last couple of months. Add the exchange with Lynch on social media, and one could read her statement as evidence that the former UFC fighter may be getting a bit overwhelmed.

Readers can check out the entire Fightful article with transcribed quotes here.

What do you think of Ronda Rousey’s statement? Let us know in the comments below!

Erica Porter on loyalty to WOW and “cutting the cancer”

Erica Porter

Erica Porter, known as Jungle Grrrl at Women of Wrestling (WOW), has never wanted to be a valet, or just a side character; she’s always wanted to be the story. Kristen Ashly of Diva Dirt got to sit down and speak with Porter about her introduction into the wrestling industry, why she chose to stick … Read more

Torrie Wilson to be inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame 2019 class

Torrie Wilson

UPDATE: On Mar. 4, WWE confirmed that Torrie Wilson will, in fact, be going into the Hall of Fame Class of 2019. Torrie Wilson will be this year’s first solo female inductee into the Hall of Fame, according to an announcement on the WrestleVotes Twitter account. It was previously reported that Chyna will also be … Read more

NXT TakeOver: San Jose scheduled abnormally

NXT TakeOver

NXT TakeOver events normally have a strategic place for when they occur. The shows are traditionally the night before WWE PPVs. The formula for these events tends to revolve around the big four WWE pay-per-views and an additional one prior to a summer event. TakeOver events are crucial to the NXT product to showcase their … Read more

Jazz reaches huge accomplishment in NWA

Jazz

20-year veteran Jazz has hit a huge milestone by holding the NWA World Women’s Championship for 900 days. Her most recent title defense was at the Championship Wrestling from Hollywood taping on February 10th. During that taping she defeated Heather Stone. Jazz first won the championship at NWA Texoma when she defeated Amber Gallows, who … Read more

Sources say Ronda Rousey worked herself into a shoot

Ronda Rousey

Unless you having been living under a rock, you should be aware of the controversial Twitter exchange that occurred yesterday between Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch. Sources within WWE and close to Diva Dirt have learned Ronda Rousey is legitimately pissed off at Lynch, following the social media feud. It seems the two women have … Read more

WWE’s writing team welcomes Dana Warrior

Dana Warrior

As reported by Pro Wrestling Sheet, Dana Warrior is joining WWE’s writing team. According to PWS, multiple sources say she was at several television tapings throughout the week. She began working with the creative team where her focus is offering an additional female perspective to the programming. Dana Warrior is the wife of the late … Read more

Karen Q makes her NXT Live debut

Karen Q.

Former Ring of Honor star Karen Q made her debut for the NXT brand at a live event last evening in Tampa, FL. She was recently signed to WWE and reported to the Performance Center. Along with Rachael Ellering, Karen Q was the only other woman brought into this class. Her debut came in the … Read more

Shanna vs. Emi Sakura at AWW Breaking Point 2013

Free Match Friday is a weekly feature from Diva Dirt. Every Friday, we’ll spotlight a great indie match available to watch for free online. Some of the best wrestling in the world is happening in high school gyms and sports bars and even, occasionally, in an appropriate venue for a wrestling match. This week, our free match is a legendary bout between Shanna and Emi Sakura at AWW Breaking Point 2013.

One of the things that makes wrestling such a magical art form is that, in the hands of its most skilled performers, an all-time great match can be turned out at the drop of a hat. This match was originally supposed to be Shanna vs Kay Lee Ray, but Ray was sidelined with a last-minute injury. Emi Sakura happened to be in England that weekend for a title defense at EVE, and she graciously agreed to fill in for Ray in what ended up as one of the best independent women’s matches ever.

I know that’s a big claim, but I defy anyone to watch this match and tell me this isn’t two masters of the craft at the height of their powers. Lots of wrestlers sacrifice some precision to deliver moves with more speed and therefore more brutality. But both performers pull off a litany of devastating moves with perfect form at breakneck speed. Sakura absolutely wrecks Shanna early in the match with a swinging neckbreaker that would be the highlight of most women’s matches in any of the major promotions. But it’s just a taste of what’s to come.

Emi Sakura is rightly considered a living legend of women’s wrestling, and she’s on incredible form here, from the biggest spots to the smallest details. She kicks out of a pin like it’s life or death. Shanna is almost as brilliant, at least enough to look credible against Sakura. Her ring awareness is astounding, as demonstrated in two nail-biting rope breaks, and she lays out her opponent with a discus forearm off the ropes at one point that looks a million bucks.

But I don’t want to give away too many spots. Half the fun of this match is how dynamic and spontaneous it feels, how the spots grow organically out of the flow of the match, yet still manage to surprise. (Also, not to veer credit away from the wrestlers, but the ref does an amazing job counting what feels like the closest near fall in history. It’s really something else.) This Wolverhampton crowd clearly had no clue who Emi Sakura was at the top of the match, but by the end, both performers get a standing ovation, and rightly so. I can’t praise this match highly enough. Just watch it.

Check back in with Diva Dirt next week for another great free match from the world of independent women’s wrestling. You can find even more matches AND support independent women’s wrestling over at ClickWrestle.

Rosemary re-signs with IMPACT Wrestling

Rosemary

IMPACT Wrestling’s official Twitter account has confirmed that Rosemary has re-signed with the company. This was initially announced via the Press Pass podcast. She is a former Knockouts Champion with an impressive 266-day reign. Rosemary has recently returned from an injury that sidelined her for eight months. Her injury was a tear to her ACL … Read more

EVE International Championship match announced

Eve International championship

Today, Pro-Wrestling: EVE announced a new match for a Stardom World event in Nagoya, on Mar. 3. Utami Hayashishita will defend the EVE International Championship for the first time against Bea Priestley. The first title defense has been regarded as a champion’s curse in EVE. The last International Champion, Viper, lost her first title defense … Read more

First look at this week’s WOW on AXS TV

In just a few shorts weeks since Tessa Blanchard captured the vacant WOW Championship, she is feeling the heat. All eyes are on her title as Jungle Grrrl will continue to claw her way back to the gold. Jungle Grrrl has the longest reign of the title’s history, and is out to snag a second reign.

One of the upcoming matches for the new episode includes the Monster Of Madness, Havok, taking on the energetic Eye Candy. Eye Candy is currently healing up from neck surgery, and we here at Diva Dirt wish her a healthy recovery. Fans who would like to keep up with her recovery can visit her on social media @w_nightingale_ and @wow_eyecandy. Episodes of WOW were filmed last year, explaining the difference in Eye Candy’s health.

Other matches on this episode include Jessie Jones vs. Chantilly Chella, The Temptress vs. Fire, Azteca vs. Kobra Moon, and The Beverly Hills Babe vs. Jungle Grrrl. Jungle Grrrl has Blanchard in her sights, but is she focused enough on her current challenger to get that chance?

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Check out a first look of the newest episode in the video at the top of this article!

Check out new episodes of WOW every Friday on AXS TV, starting at 9 p.m. EST.

Check back with Diva Dirt on further action and news from the Women of Wrestling! Who will be after Tessa’s title next?

Madison Rayne released from ROH

Madison Rayne

Mike Johnson at PWInsider just reported that Madison Rayne has been released from her contract with Ring of Honor. He confirmed this news with several sources. Apparently, Rayne was unhappy with the creative direction they were taking with her character and both parties made the amicable decision to part ways. Rayne has only been with … Read more

Raven Creed vs Debbie Keitel set for OTT ScrapperMania 5

Raven Creed vs Debbie Keitel

OTT Women’s Champion Raven Creed will defend her title against long-time rival Debbie Keitel at ScrapperMania. OTT announced the match on Twitter earlier today. Raven Creed and Dabbie Keitel have enjoyed an incredible feud over the past two years, across multiple promotions and countries. Their conflict began back in 2017, at the now-defunct Celtic Championship … Read more

Five more wrestlers AEW should sign immediately

All Elite

All Elite Wrestling have made slow progress with their women’s division as of yet. While the men’s division grows like clockwork, they haven’t yet signed enough women for an eight-person tournament. Bea Priestley was announced as a new signee on the latest episode of Road to Double or Nothing and while that news is certainly … Read more

Jazzy Gabert officially signs with NXT UK

Jazzy Galbert

WWE announced on Twitter today that Jazzy Gabert has officially signed with NXT UK, to no great surprise. She appeared at ringside at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool in January, along with fellow signee Kay Lee Ray. Standing at 6 feet 1 inches, she is a huge acquisition for the NXT women’s division. The 17-year veteran … Read more