Well, sort of. At this past Friday’s SHINE 12, Leva Bates continued her personal tradition of cosplaying in the ring, dressing as Tonto from this summer’s The Lone Ranger. This was fitting, as one year ago at SHINE 2, she dressed as Pirates of the Caribbean‘s Jack Sparrow, another Johnny Depp character. Jessicka Havok couldn’t … Read more
SHINE Champion Rain, try as she might, was forced to defend her title tonight for the very first time. Jessicka Havok emerged from a #1 Contender’s Triple Threat match with a shot at Rain’s belt, defeating Mia Yim and Ivelisse to advance to the main event. Havok couldn’t beat the numbers game, though, as April … Read more
SHINE Wrestling presents SHINE 12 tonight from Ybor City, Florida. The show is headlined by a Triple Threat match for the number one contendership to the SHINE Championship and a subsequent title match against champion Rain. Also booked is a match between indy veterans Kharma and Mercedes Martinez. The iPPV starts at 9pm ET, and … Read more
Ahead of tomorrow’s SHINE 12, SHINE Wrestling has released a number of video promos from the women who will be competing at the event. Angelina Love counters Shanna‘s Twitter smack talk with a promise that she will let her wrestling do the talking. Leva Bates, in an effort to get out of her competitive funk, … Read more
Following yesterday’s undercard reveal for SHINE 12, tongues were left wagging about the SHINE Championship picture and if Rain would defend her newly-won title. Rain posted a video message stating that until a number one contender is established, she won’t be defending her belt. Well, those virtuous enough to be patient have now been rewarded, … Read more
Earlier today, SHINE Wrestling released part of the card for next week’s SHINE 12. Although advertised to appear, SHINE Champion Rain‘s match wasn’t revealed. She has addressed this in a video message posted to SHINE’s YouTube channel. In the video, Rain talks about her interaction with Saraya Knight at last month’s SHINE 11, insisting she … Read more
With just nine days till the iPPV, SHINE Wrestling has unveiled the first matches taking place on their 12th show, the first since the monumental SHINE 11 that saw Rain crowned the inaugural SHINE Champion. Interestingly, a match for the SHINE Champion has yet to be announced. Rain’s Valkyrie stable members, April Hunter and Ivelisse … Read more
WSU held its sixth annual Uncensored Rumble earlier today, headlined by a 28-woman rumble match. Results below, courtesy of WrestleView.com: * Jenny Rose (w/ Veda Scott, Jessie Brooks & Sammy Geodollno) def. Christina Von Eerie after hooking the tights for leverage. * Chicks Using Nasty Tactics (Kimber Lee & Annie Social) def. Veda Scott & … Read more
Women Superstars Uncensored holds its sixth annual Uncensored Rumble this afternoon, live on iPPV. As previously reported, the main event Two out of Three Falls WSU Championship match between Athena and Jessicka Havok has been cancelled due to injury. The show will feature the Uncensored Rumble and a match to crown the number one contender … Read more
It looks like WSU’s Uncensored Rumble 6 main event is off the books. At last night’s WSU “secret show”, Athena was injured during her match when she took a “nasty spill” during a German Suplex. WSU tweeted the following: Athena is getting x-rays now. She is experiencing numbness in her left arm after landing on … Read more
Although we haven’t seen Bellatrix 7: Bellatrix vs SHIMMER yet, plans are already in place for Bellatrix 8. Some of those plans was revealed today by Bellatrix owner, Saraya Knight, who confirmed that Jessicka Havok and Leva Bates will be making their UK debuts early next year. In regards to Bates, the former SHIMMER Champion … Read more
No, you are not dreaming – you have definitely just read that title! A dream match pitting WSU Champion Jessicka Havok against TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James is to take place at 2CW’s Take ’em to the Woodshed event later this month. J-Hav promoted the match on her Twitter account. Here’s what she had … Read more
SHINE Wrestling has posted a video that appears to show some shady dealings between new SHINE Champion Rain and Saraya Knight. The video, taken before Saraya’s match against Jessicka Havok at SHINE 11, appears to show Rain offering Saraya a good bit of cash. We can’t hear the pair’s conversation, but it’s pretty clear what … Read more
Last night’s SHINE 11 featured a number of unforgettable moments, including the crowning of the first SHINE Champion. Perhaps its most unforgettable moment took place early on in the night, during the match between Jessicka Havok and Saraya Knight. Most of the match took place outside of the ring, as the two hard-hitting competitors brawled … Read more
It was the night an entire year in the making, and the plan was straightforward: This was going to be the night a young, mighty heroine would rise to the challenge, valiantly seeing off all who stood in her way to be crowned the first-ever SHINE Champion. A fighting champion, a just champion, ready to … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: As part of our SHINE Week leading up to SHINE 11, we want to know: who do you think will win the tournament and become the first ever SHINE Champion? We’ve … Read more
Diva Dirt’s Fast 5 will take on a theme and present to you–in no particular order–five related things from the world of women’s wrestling. This week, with SHINE 11 taking place this Friday, we’re looking back at five matches that have defined SHINE in its first year. Click on the arrow below to see our … Read more
As SHINE Wrestling celebrates its one year anniversary this week, Diva Dirt celebrates one year of SHINE with a series of features all week long, culminating with coverage of SHINE 11 on Friday, July 12. In the fickle, judgmental world we live in today, it takes a great deal of courage, and perhaps a modicum … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: Mickie James has turned to the dark side, so to speak, so we want to know: who has been your favorite heel in women’s wrestling? We’ve … Read more
Earlier tonight, SHINE Wrestling revealed the brackets for the upcoming SHINE Championship Tournament, as well as how the two remaining places will be filled. The spots, empty following Jazz and Allysin Kay‘s withdrawals from the tournament, will be contested in two four-way matches featuring a number of losing competitors from previous qualifiers. Made in Sin’s … Read more
SHINE Wrestling has announced that they are holding an emergency meeting to fill two open spots in the SHINE Championship Tournament. The tournament is scheduled to be held at SHINE’s one year anniversary show, SHINE 11, on Friday, July 12th. Jazz, Saraya Knight, Rain, Jessicka Havok, Leva, Mia Yim, Santana and Allysin Kay all advanced … Read more
Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of independent women’s wrestling. Check it out below: RESULTS Ring of Honor (June 1st, 2013): Athena def. Barbi Hayden with the O-Face. The show took place in San Antonio, TX, so Athena was hailed as the “hometown girl”. 2CW Girls … Read more
SHINE 10 ended in controversial fashion on Friday night, with a failed sneak attack by Allysin Kay and subsequent suspension giving us the first sign of cracks in Valkyrie’s previously united and dominant front. In the main event, Valkyrie leader Rain faced Angelina Love in a rematch from their SHINE Championship tournament qualifier at SHINE … Read more
SHINE Wrestling are once again at the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida tomorrow as they present their milestone tenth show, SHINE 10. The event will be broadcast live on Internet Pay-Per-View with three pricing options, the cheapest being just $9.99 (about £6). Click
Today sees Women Superstars Uncensored head to the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey for their “Queen and King of the Ring” tournament. This will be their half of today’s double header between WSU and Combat Zone Wrestling. Eight mixed tag teams will compete in a knockout tournament do determine the Queen and King … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: Mickie James recently admitted that she thinks TNA needs more Knockouts, so who do you think they should hire? We’ve read your responses on our social … Read more