All Elite Wrestling (AEW) will address their “stance on women’s wrestling” at the Double or Nothing rally in Jacksonville, Fla. next week, according to a statement to Diva Dirt from Chief Brand Officer Brandi Rhodes. There’s been much speculation about the inclusion of women in the promotion’s roster since the promotion was announced. All In, … Read more
Thursday night, NXT taped their upcoming Jan. 9 show at the usual spot, Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Spoilers were leaked from the taping, and one spoiler in particular appeared to be a possible NXT Superstar send-off. Spoilers provided by Prowrestling.com below: During the show, Bianca Belair faced Nikki Cross in a bout that … Read more
WWE kicked off 2019 with a pre-taped episode of SmackDown Live on Tuesday night, where John Cena made his return to television. As has become common for him in recent times, Cena broke the fourth wall, and acknowledged he already knew someone would come down to the ring. In case you missed it, someone did … Read more
Kylie Rae is well-known for her work in the independent circuit, even being called the “indie darling” of wrestling. She’s spent time at Reality of Wrestling, Freelance Wrestling, SHIMMER, Stardom, RISE, and a multitude of other promotions. This Friday, Kylie Rae will once again face Tessa Blanchard for Zelo Pro Wrestling’s Women’s Championship in a … Read more
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) distributed a press release today for their upcoming rally at TIAA Bank Field, in Jacksonville. With new updates trickling in throughout the week, the event should give fans and insiders alike the answers they’re anxious for. The release let fans know the event will be available to watch on the “Being the … Read more
As a rising star on the independent wrestling scene, Jamie Hayter had a big 2018. She had a solid 6-month reign with the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship before losing it to Zoe Lucas halfway into December. She went on to win the 2018 SHE-1 tournament in Pro-Wrestling: EVE, defeating Kris Wolf and Toni Storm … Read more
On the year’s first NXT, the show took the time look back on 2018’s highlight matches and announced the nominees for its year end awards. Female stars were featured prominently throughout all the major ballots, excluding Male Competitor of the Year and Tag Team of the Year. Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler lead the locker room … Read more
Early Tuesday morning, while everyone was winding down from their New Year’s celebrations, the Elite made a game-changing announcement on their YouTube channel. After months of rumors, All Elite Wrestling is official. This left fans and critics anxious to see what this meant for women’s wrestling. Well according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dr. Britt … Read more
The new year is starting off with a gross undertone, after a website known for leaking photos of celebrities has invaded a woman’s privacy once again. This time, the unfortunate victim is NXT UK Superstar and indy queen, Toni Storm. Yesterday, news hit that nude pictures and video of Toni Storm had been leaked by … Read more
British Empire Wrestling is starting 2019 with a bang by sending three superstars to compete in their affiliate promotion in Japan, Stardom. BEW’s Sadie Gibbs, Bobbi Tyler and Jamie Hayter will be wrestling within the largest all-female Japanese program until the end of February. This will mark Hayter’s second tour with Stardom. Below are the … Read more
Jan. 1, 2019 will forever be a day etched in wrestling history as the day that The Elite – which consists of Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, and Kenny Omega – officially announced they will run a brand new wrestling promotion called All Elite Wrestling. We know next to nothing about … Read more
When most wrestlers get asked who they think is the best wrestler in the world right now, it’s easy for that wrestler to name themselves as the best. Quite frankly, depending on how confident the individual is, it’s easy for anyone in any profession to claim themselves as the best of their craft. Not Bayley. … Read more
The debate on whether the term “Diva” is hurtful to women wrestlers still cycles from time-to-time in the WWE universe. Diva Dirt’s Kristen Ashly got to speak to Maria Kanellis, who gave her thoughts on the term, and how she refuses to trade “Divas” for “Women”. Kanellis has worked for Ring of Honor, Chikara, New … Read more
Bianca Belair took to Twitter recently to get in the head of her future opponent Shayna Baszler. Belair won a fatal four-way match, this past week on NXT, to become Baszler’s number one contender for her NXT Women’s Championship. This will be Belair’s first championship match that is televised. Belair’s taunted Baszler, after Baszler posted … Read more
As another year is about to start, society as a whole will continue to have the same social issues. The main focus of the past few years, including 2018, in particular, is gender equality. On paper, there is no denying that women have stolen the show from their male counterparts. An endless amount of “firsts,” … Read more
Jordynne Grace made good on her statement at Progress Chapter 76: Hello Wembley back in September by beating Jinny for the Progress Women’s Championship in Progress Wrestling’s final show of 2018, Progress Unboxing. This is the culmination of a meteoric rise that has seen the indie darling make statement after statement in recent months in … Read more
RISE Wrestling will host their first ever RISE of The Contender match on March 29, 2019. The match will feature 30 female participants in the same format as WWE’s Royal Rumble. The winner of the match will become the number one contender for the Phoenix of RISE Championship. The match will take place at RISE … Read more
Chyna passed away on April 20, 2016, at the age of 46, from what the initial police reports called an accidental overdose. Now, Chyna’s mom, Jan LaQue, went to Facebook to implore WWE to consider inducting the “Ninth Wonder of the World” into the WWE Hall of Fame. LaQue isn’t the only one calling on … Read more
After months of rumors, speculation, and teases, WWE finally announced the Women’s Tag Team Championship is coming in 2019. It will mark their return since WWE retired the original belts in 1989. The move has seemingly been in the works since they released an article supporting it back in 2012. This couldn’t have come at … Read more
Sasha Banks and Bayley should be the first Women’s Tag Team Champions. The win could do wonders for them both in the long run.
The EST of NXT, Bianca Belair, defeated Mia Yim, Lacey Evans and Io Shirai in a Fatal 4-Way match to decide the women’s division number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship match at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix. Belair is now slated to challenge two-time NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler for the top prize at TakeOver … Read more
Over the Top Wrestling (OTT) have announced their first women’s match of the year on Twitter this morning. OTT will kick off the New Year with the latest edition of Contenders, featuring both established stars and up-and-coming talent. Contenders 12 saw both Valkyrie and Debbie Keitel turn on their tag partners, Katey Harvey and Amy … Read more
Christmas is a holiday where time with family and friends is incredibly important. WWE agrees with sentiment, so they gave the roster and staff of SmackDown the day off. As mentioned previously in our Raw Christmas Eve spoilers piece, both Raw and SmackDown were pre-taped to allow for WWE staff to spend time with their … Read more
It has almost been a year since Ronda Rousey first appeared in a WWE ring as a signed talent, following the first ever all-women’s Royal Rumble in January. Since then, she has been able to make a smooth transition from her time within the octagon into the ring. Former WWE Superstar Kelly Kelly recently gave … Read more
Tonight’s episode of Raw was pre-recorded, and so most fans didn’t expect any huge news to come out of the Christmas Eve edition of the Monday night mainstay. All of that was blown out of the water, when Vince McMahon dressed as Santa Claus delivered some presents to WWE fans and the WWE Universe. According … Read more
SHIMMER 113 is scheduled to take place in NYC on April 5, the weekend of WrestleMania. Just yesterday on SHIMMER’s Twitter account, it was announced that Aubrey Edwards will be joining the referee crew. At SHIMMER 113, fans can expect to see a great line-up of female wrestling matches. So it is only appropriate that … Read more