There sure seem to be a whole lot of womens tournaments happening lately huh? From the WWE Mae Young Classic, to ECWA, to another one (which I will write an article around in the near future), and now you can add British Promotion PROGRESS Wrestling to that list. An 8 woman tournament has been announced … Read more
Congratulations are in order for SmackDown Superstars Maria Kanellis and her husband Mike Bennett who are expecting their first child. Maria broke the news of her pregnancy on Instagram, noting that she is 13 weeks pregnant and that she will be taking time away from the WWE until after her pregnancy: “The Power of Love … Read more
Tonight at No Mercy Alexa Bliss was able overcome the odds to retain her Raw Women’s Championship against four other opponents in Bayley, Emma, Nia Jax and Sasha Banks. Taking @NiaJaxWWE out of commission is the name of the game for @EmmaWWE @SashaBanksWWE @itsBayleyWWE & @AlexaBliss_WWE! #WWENoMercy pic.twitter.com/pvltPXtmnO — WWE (@WWE) September 25, 2017 Temporary … Read more
During tonight’s No Mercy Kickoff show, it was announced that Asuka will make her official main roster debut at this year’s TLC PPV event. You have until October 22nd to get READY for @WWEAsuka.#WWENoMercy #WWETLC pic.twitter.com/jBCkhzRlNO — WWE (@WWE) September 24, 2017 The news comes after WWE previously confirmed that Asuka would be part of … Read more
Tonight at No Mercy, Alexa Bliss defends the Raw Women’s Championship against Bayley, Emma, Nia Jax and Sasha Banks in a Fatal 5-Way match. Read WWE.com’s preview to tonight’s show below: “Alexa Bliss will look to retain her Raw Women’s Championship against incredible odds when “The Goddess” battles Sasha Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax and Emma … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Sasha Banks speaks Charly Caruso in a revealing interview on her marriage, starting off her wrestling career and her family’s struggle. (YouTube) … Read more
Tonight at No Mercy, Alexa Bliss defends the Raw Women’s Championship against Bayley, Emma, Nia Jax and Sasha Banks in a Fatal 5-Way match. Will Alexa Bliss be able to overcome the odds against her to retain the title? The Diva Dirt team weighs in. Abir: The concept of a Fatal-5-Way is to drop in … Read more
Hola Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s Impact Write-Up! Yup, much like the company itself, we’re dropping all of the GFW references that once came with Impact Wrestling. Seriously though, I ask again: Why the hell would you announce the merging of two companies without first finalizing things!? Ugh! But we’ll leave the identity … Read more
Looks like it’s that time again! Wanting to get a look at fresh faces in women’s wrestling, it’s time we… ‘Get To Know’ them. Today we got the chance to step into the mind one of the more out there persona’s in the Women’s Wrestling scene of the United Kingdom. In one of our more in-depth … Read more
Ahead of her Fatal 5-Way match at No Mercy for the Raw Women’s Championship, Sasha Banks spoke with Bleacher Report to discuss wrestling different style opponents, working live television and the possibility of a Four Horsewomen vs. Horsewomen feud. Highlights of the interview below. On working with different style opponent: “Just like anybody I wrestle, I … Read more
East Coast Wrestling Association (ECWA) has announced they will host their fourth annual Super 8 Chickfight Tournament. The eight women who will enter into this year’s Super 8 Chickfight Tournament include: Allie Recks, Christina Marie, Deonna Purrazzo, Kaitlin Diemond, Karen Q, Samantha Heights, Santana Garrett, and Skylar Marie. Some of the names entered seem to … Read more
Tonight on Impact Wrestling, Taya Valkyrie goes one-on-one with Ava Storie. Read ImpactWrestling.com’s preview to tonight’s show below: “Taya Valkyrie has burst onto the IMPACT Wrestling scene in a blaze of glory. The former two-time and longest reigning AAA Reina de Reinas Champion is taking no prisoners and leaving a wake of fallen Knockouts in … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, Believers! We’re back at the Temple this week for some interesting action. Last week LU celebrated a huge milestone, its 100th episode! In preparation of Ultima Lucha and the season finale, tensions ran high and stakes were elevated. The feud between the Martinez siblings and Fenix and Melissa … Read more
The pregnancy saga of Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan continues on this week’s episode as the two have money issues prior to their child’s birth. Nikki Bella begins one of the most exciting WWE storylines of her career whilst dealing with her dog. And on top of that, JJ Garcia and his wife Lola deal with the implications of separation. Let’s … Read more
Total Bellas aired last night on E! with its third episode of the second season titled ‘Who’s Your Mama?’. The episode managed to draw 575,000 viewers according to Show Buzz Daily. This is 17,000 more than the previous episode, which scored 558,000 viewers. In the 18-49 demo, the episode gathered a 0.24 rating, which is the same as … Read more
Earlier this week, two-time Divas Champion Paige teased her WWE return when she dropped by the Performance Center to work on getting medically cleared for in-ring competition. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (via Wrestling INC) now notes that Paige has received full clearance to return and that WWE officials already have a storyline for her return for … Read more
Hola NXT fans and welcome to this week’s NXT Redux! With the inaugural Mae Young Classic behind us, the time has now come for some of the (already signed) participants to reemerge back on our NXT television screens. This week, we are treated to just that in a match-up featuring MYC participants Lacey Evans taking … Read more
Tonight on NXT, Lacey Evans goes one-on-one with Bianca Belair. Tune in to NXT on the WWE Network at 8pm ET. Discuss the show in the comments!
Time for your weekly dose of Women of Honor action! This week, we have the new undefeated streak of the WOH Division, Karen Q, squaring off against near day 1 Veteran, Sumie Sakai. It’s a battle of the Asian’s tonight, and I won’t further describe it like that, else I risk sounding like Jinder Mahal… … Read more
After retaining her title last week, SmackDown Women’s champion Natalya has got to be feeling proud of herself. But with Charlotte Flair making her return to the blue brand, how does this reshape the division? Let’s check out what happened last night! Flair walks out to the ring, happily tagging fans’ hands as she walks … Read more
Last week Lucha Underground celebrated a huge milestone as the show reached 100 episodes. During the landmark event tensions between the Martinez siblings and Fenix and Melissa Santos boiled over. Tonight Melissa Santos steps into the ring with her partner Fenix to take on Marty “The Moth” Martinez and Mariposa. Lucha Underground released this preview … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live, Charlotte Flair defeated Becky Lynch, Naomi and Tamina in a Fatal 4-Way match to earn a shot at Natalya’s Smackdown Women’s Championship at Hell in a Cell. "From here on out, I'm going to make every moment as big as possible for me and my dad!" – @MsCharlotteWWE #SDLive pic.twitter.com/MUmjDo6gUO — … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live, SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya will host a “Celebration of Women”. Read WWE.com‘s preview to tonight’s episode of SmackDown below: “Fresh off successfully defending the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Naomi, Natalya is apparently feeling extra-inspired. WWE.com has learned that Natalya plans on hosting a “Celebration of Women” on SmackDown LIVE. What exactly … Read more
Sometimes making history is not always the best thing to do. This was certainly the case with WWE Mae Young Classic Competitor Princesa Sugehit, who became the first woman to lose her back at a CMLL Anniversary Show. Princess Sugehit faced Zeuxis and clashed in a Mask vs. Mask match at CMLL’s anniversary show in … Read more
According to Fightful, former UFC fighter turned pro wrestler Shayna Baszler has signed with the WWE. Baszler was one of 32 women to have participated in the inaugural Mae Young Classic. She defeated the likes of Zeda, Mia Yim, Mercedes Martinez and Candice LeRae to make it to the finals of the tournament, which was ultimately won … Read more
It’s RAW Redux time! Apologies for the lack of the redux last week because I was busy ‘sunning’ it up, but now I’m back and ready to see what the RAW women’s division has been getting up to. The battle lines have been drawn for No Mercy and each woman is staking her claim for … Read more