Tonight at WWE’s first-ever Great Balls of Fire PPV event, Alexa Bliss defends the Raw Women’s Title against Sasha Banks. Read WWE.com‘s preview to tonight’s title match below: “Emerging from the chaos of the highly contested Raw Women’s division, Sasha Banks has earned the right to go one-on-one against the ruthless Alexa Bliss for the … 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. * Former GFW Impact Wrestling President Dixie Carter will be featured in WWE’s upcoming episode of WWE 24 – Kurt Angle: Homecoming. (WWE.com) … Read more
Tonight at WWE’s inaugural Great Balls of Fire PPV, Alexa Bliss defends the Raw Women’s Title against Sasha Banks. Can The Boss dethrone The Wicked Witch? The Diva Dirt team weighs in. Abir: Alexa Bliss. I believe that their feud isn’t done. Sasha will be feuding with Alexa until SummerSlam, and she’ll be getting her … Read more
Yesterday, SHIMMER taped its 92nd and 93rd volumes at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Chicago where the Heart of SHIMMER Championship changed hands. Here are the full results courtesy of @ProWresLand on Twitter. SHIMMER 92: RISE Match: Dynamite DiDi defeated Stefany Sinclair RISE Match: Kikyo defeated Aja Perera Thunderkitty defeated Charli Evans Allysin Kay defeated Samantha Height Ashley Lane defeated Taeler Hendrix Cheerleader Melissa defeated Savannah Evans Shotzi … Read more
Shazza McKenzie became the new Heart of SHIMMER champion with an upset win over Nicole Savoy at the SHIMMER 93 tapings Saturday at the Berwyn Eagles Club. McKenzie was awarded a title shot based on her performance at SHIMMER 92 (taped earlier in the day) when she took a hellacious beating in a trios match … Read more
Women’s wrestling goes back further than the Divas Revolution. The work of women in professional wrestling altogether has gone on longer than the WWE’s been alive. Behind women like Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair and Nikki Bella, there are stars such as Chyna, The Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young. And behind them are pioneers such as … Read more
Six time Knockouts Champion Angelina Love recently sat with the MIGS vs. The World of Wrestling Podcast to discuss the early years of the Knockouts division, working on the independent scene and fans wanting to see her compete in WWE’s Mae Young Classic Tournament. Highlights of the interview below. On working on the independent scene: … Read more
Bianca Belair 5’7”, 125, Knoxville 2016 PWI Female 50 Ranking: N/A Previous wrestling identity: N/A Bio: An All-American and All-SEC track-and-field performer in hur dles at the University of Tennessee, Bianca Belair was trained by Sara Amato (Sara Del Rey) at the WWE Performance Center. She competes in NXT, facing off with the likes of … Read more
Last night, RISE 3 kicked off SHIMMER Weekend with not only the return of former SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa, but also fans are treated to a Dog Collar Match for the Phoenix of RISE Championship. Here are the full results courtesy of @ProWresLand on Twitter. Deonna Purrazzo defeated Cheerleader Melissa Kikyo defeated Jewells Malone Hudson Envy defeated Savannah Evans Stacy Shadows defeated Valentina … Read more
Catrina, real name Karlee Leilani Perez, is stepping away from the Temple and into the spotlight as she lands a major movie role. She announced yesterday via Twitter and Instagram that she’ll be joining the cast of Maplethrope: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWN3NebAgJP/?hl=en Based on Robert Mapplethorpe‘s life she will be playing the role of Lisa Lyon the first ever … Read more
[media-credit name=”twitter.com/totaldivaseps” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Hello Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s Impact Write-Up! After the events of Slammiversary, where we have seen Sienna defeat Rosemary to become the Unified Knockouts Champion, Sienna looks to stay at the top against Rebel in a non-title matchup. Let’s go straight to the action. First we see Gail … Read more
[media-credit name=”Lucha Underground” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, Believers! The Cueto Cup is entering its first round finals and Sexy Star is hoping to get back in the game. She faces PJ Black of Worldwide Underground. Let’s jump into the action: As Sexy makes her entrance commentary notes her longstanding feud … Read more
The competition is heating up as WWE adds two more competitors to the Mae Young Classic. Sage Beckett, formerly known as Andrea or Rosie Lottalove, and Rhea Ripley, aka Demi Bennett, will join the 32-women tournament. WWE had this to say about the participants: Just 20 years old and already sporting a resume full of … Read more
Despite teasing a move to WWE or NXT last year, Velvet Sky has officially announced her retirement from the ring. In a recent interview with WNPR, she reveals the move. “Wrestling has a shelf life,” she said. “College doesn’t. You can be 50 years old and go to college for your degree. You can’t be … Read more
Charlotte Flair is stepping out of the squared circle and into prime time television after WWE announced that she has landed a role in a TV movie! She will appear in “Psych: The Movie” this December, joining the likes of John Cena, The Miz, The Bella Twins, Big Show, Stacy Keibler, and Mickie James on … Read more
Abbey Laith 5’3”, 125, Seattle 2016 PWI Female 50 Ranking: 17 Previous wrestling identity: Kimber Lee Bio: A former dancer, Laith was trained by Drew Gulak at the Combat Zone Wrestling Academy. She competed in CZW and WSU, frequently wrestling against male opponents, earning respect from fans – and her fellow wrestlers – for her … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] It’s the fourth of July so patriotism is in the air! With a women’s title match coming up, as well as the fallout of the Money In The Bank Ladder match, SmackDown’s women’s division has some things to get through. So let’s get down to business! Before the show airs, our … Read more
Tonight marks the end of the first round in the Cueto Cup. So far Taya has become the first woman to advance. Sexy Star will get a chance to make her mark in the tournament as she faces PJ Black of World Wide Underground tonight. Lucha Underground has also released this preview of tonight’s episode: … Read more
To know Holidead, you’ve got to know the dark side of the woman. Debuting in 2015, this wrestler has made appearances for Women of Wrestling, Vendetta Pro Wrestling, STARDOM, Sabotage Wrestling and many others, and has been thriving on the indy scene as a singles competitor or as a tag team with Thunder Rosa as 1/2 … Read more
GFW continued to film episodes of Impact last night. The episodes build out of Sunday’s Slammiversary pay-per-view (PPV) and should air later this month.
It’s time to look at the season finale of GLOW, and there’s more swerves than the Vince Russo School of Driving. First of all, Sam has gone on a two-week bender after finding out Justine is his daughter. “I didn’t take it well,” he tells Ruth when he finally shows up at The Dusty Spur … Read more
Tonight Lana gets another opportunity at the SmackDown Women’s Championship as she faces off against Naomi. WWE‘s preview for tonight is as follows: “After making claims of a controversial ending in her previous title opportunity, Lana has been granted another chance to challenge SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi tonight on SmackDown LIVE. Shortly after her quick … Read more
Ember Moon recently returned to NXT after suffering a shoulder injury a few months ago. In a recent interview with WWE she explains how she’s changed since then. On her injury: “I had a grade-one AC joint tear or, in layman terms, a separated shoulder. The first two weeks after the injury, I was mostly … Read more
Below are spoilers taped last night for this Thursday’s GFW Impact.
via GIPHY Goodness gracious, Great Balls of Fire! We’re a couple days away from WWE’s newest event and despite what you think of the name, last week’s RAW Main event saw Sasha Banks being crowned as the #1 Contender for Alexa Bliss’ RAW Women’s Championship. Who would make an impression heading into this encounter, which … Read more
A disheveled Bash reappears after being MIA for two weeks, showing up late for a meeting with KDTV executives and trying to throw a curveball, asking if he can shoot GLOW at a TV studio. The executives and director Sam Sylvia are unamused. When Bash tells Sam that he doesn’t have the cash to procure … Read more