After serving Jeremiah Crane his comeuppance two weeks ago, Ivelisse is back in action tonight on Lucha Underground as she takes on Joey Ryan. WEDNESDAY! Ivelisse is having none of it from Joey Ryan! Catch an all-new @LuchaElRey 8p ET on @ElReyNetwork! #luchaunderground #luchalibre #wrestling #prowrestling #joeyryan #ivelisse #action #tv #ridewithelrey pic.twitter.com/QGcWjmYdBa — Lucha Underground … Read more
Rumblings of a former Divas Champion participating in the Mae Young Classic II began emerging last week and now WWE has confirmed the first participant for the MYC. ESPN has revealed Kaitlyn will return to the ring this summer to participate in the tournament. WWE had this to say about the announcement: “Rising to fame … Read more
Viper is slated to make her Women of Honor debut next month. The promotion announced her awaited arrival for Ring of Honor’s Honor Re-United – Edinburgh event. WOH had this to say about Viper: “Known as “The Vixen of Violence”, Viper is the current SWA Champion in STARDOM, a title defended across countries in STARDOM’s partner … Read more
This past Sunday’s (July 8th), seventh episode of Total Bellas saw an increase in viewership. According to ShowBuzz Daily, Sunday’s episode of Total Bellas on E! drew 719,000 viewers and ranked #16 for the night on cable in the 18-49 demographic. This is up 53,000 viewers from the sixth episode of Total Bellas, which also … Read more
We are just a couple days away from Extreme Rules and all the claws are out across the women’s roster. From the title scene, to the ‘other’ stories of the division, everyone is ready to prove that they can be ‘extreme’ and make their mark before the big event. With so many stories going on, … Read more
Last week Asuka faced James Ellsworth. The match was more of a chase, as they both were counted out when Ellsworth ran away from the ring with Asuka following. General Manager Paige let Ellsworth know after the match that next week he will face Asuka in a lumberjack match. All the women from the Smackdown … Read more
According to PWInsider (via 411Mania), Vernice Gabriel, a female star in the Phillipines, has been booked for the second annual Mae Young Classic tournament. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkuWJ8vgRhF/?taken-by=imvernice Gabriel joins a growing list of names rumored for WWE’s 32 Women Tournament that already include the likes of Meiko Satomura, Xia Brookside, Toni Storm, and newly signed talents Io … Read more
Third generation pro wrestling star Tessa Blanchard will continue to make her presence known within Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts division. Impact Wrestling has announced via Twitter that Blanchard has signed a “long-term contract” with the company: BREAKING: @Tess_Blanchard will continue to prove she's undeniable in the Knockouts Division as she has signed a long-term contract with … Read more
Sabotage Wrestling, an independent wrestling promotion that heavily features women’s wrestling, will transition to new management. The San Marcos, Texas-based promotion made the announcement last week. The promotion was started to help highlight women’s wrestling in a better light and to create another opportunity for women everywhere to be able to showcase their talents, inside and … Read more
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