WSU and CZW’s working relationship continues on May 11th as the two companies present another double event at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey, and live on Internet Pay-Per-View 4pm that day sees WSU present their “Queen and King of the Ring” tournament, pitting eight mixed tag teams comprising of WSU and CZW … Read more
When we talk of the historic rivalries in women’s wrestling, there are a certain few that spring to mind. From the pioneering battles between Mae Young and Mildred Burke in the 1950s all the way to Lita and Trish Stratus’s rollercoaster rivalry at the turn of this century, there are plenty of classic feuds to … Read more
SHINE Wrestling will take its first steps towards crowning its inaugural champion this Friday at SHINE 9 with the first qualifying matches of the SHINE Championship Tournament. Sixteen wrestlers will compete in the qualifiers, four of which will be held at SHINE 9 and four at SHINE 10 on May 24th. The eight winners will … Read more
After over seven years as one of the world’s top female wrestling promotions, with a host of international stars at every show and arguably the most prestigious women’s championship in the business today as its crown jewel, it’s a wonder that it took SHIMMER so long to broadcast their first Internet Pay-Per-View. They’ve had their … Read more
The dream match pitting Jessicka Havok against Cheerleader Melissa will, for now, remain just a dream, as their NCW: Femmes Fatales XI match has been cancelled. The WSU Championship bout was scheduled to take place this Saturday as one of the event’s four title matches. However, Havok has had to pull out due to a … Read more
The Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau once famously said “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet”. However, in the short-fused, attention-bereft world of professional wrestling, that’s a mantra that we often find ourselves questioning. So how refreshing it was at SHINE 8 to see the patience of so many people (including ourselves) pay off in … Read more
Tonight sees SHINE Wrestling return to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida for their eighth monthly show, SHINE 8. The main event sees the insurgent Valkyrie members Rain, Ivelisse and Made in Sin (Allysin Kay and Taylor Made) go up against the all-star face team of Amazing Kong, Christina Von Eerie, Mia Yim and a … Read more
Tonight, Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU) held their first show since their October event titled “Full Steam Ahead”, as part of a double-header with Combat Zone Wrestling. Weather related issues caused the cancellations of the likes of Allysin Kay, Sassy Stephanie, Marti Belle, Lexxus, Tina San Antonio and Nikki Addams. The show was forced to make … Read more
I think we can all agree that Beyoncé put on one of the greatest performances of all time at the Superbowl this past Sunday. Who am I kidding? THE greatest halftime show of all time. I mean seriously, just look at her. Not only did Queen B look fierce, sexy and classy all at once, she … Read more
February 9th sees Women Superstars Uncensored joining forces with Combat Zone Wrestling for a huge hardcore double-header. WSU’s half of the festivities is called “An Ultraviolent Affair” and will be headlined by Jessicka Havok defending her WSU World Championship against Athena, who Havok handpicked to be her opponent. Later in the evening, CZW will hold … 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: We told you ours, so we want to know yours: what was your favorite moment in women’s wrestling from 2012? We’ve read your responses on our … Read more
It’s January 1st, which means there will be plenty of well intentioned, if unfeasible, promises made for the year ahead. We thought it might be fun to cook up our own humorous New Year’s resolutions for the women of wrestling, and of course, we want you to join in the fun, too, by coming up … Read more
Quebec-based NCW Femmes Fatales have announced three enormous main events for their next show, “Femmes Fatales XI”. In the Femmes Fatales Championship match, Kalamity will defend her title against Mercedes Martinez. The two have wrestled each other twice before in NCW-FF, with both having a victory apiece. Also, former Femmes Fatales champion LuFisto will go … Read more
The first matches for next month’s “SHINE 6” iPPV have been announced, including three big rematches. Here they are: Main Event Jazz vs. Mercedes Martinez Jessicka Havok vs. Reby Sky Leva Bates vs. Kimberly Made in Sin (Allysin Kay & Taylor Made) w/ April Hunter vs. MSEERIE (MsChif & Christina Von Eerie) Also signed: Rain … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its second annual Writers’ Choice Awards, the awards that celebrate the year in women’s wrestling, as decided by the editors and contributors of Diva Dirt. The Diva Dirt team has watched hundreds of episode of wrestling television this year, as well as hundreds of live events on DVD, additionally, we’ve followed a … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its second annual Writers’ Choice Awards, the awards that celebrate the year in women’s wrestling, as decided by the editors and contributors of Diva Dirt. The Diva Dirt team has watched hundreds of episode of wrestling television this year, as well as hundreds of live events on DVD, additionally, we’ve followed a … Read more
Diva Dirt’s Five to Watch returns for a fourth year starting tomorrow (November 26th), but before that, let’s take a look back at the Class of 2011. Last year, Diva Dirt hand-picked five talents for its annual Five to Watch list who we felt were making waves in women’s wrestling and embodied the traits it … Read more
Pro Wrestling Illustrated has today announced its top 50 female wrestlers for 2012 in the annual PWI Female 50. As revealed earlier this week, TNA star Gail Kim took the top spot. Former Divas Champion, Beth Phoenix comes in at #2 this year, followed by independent stars Cheerleader Melissa, Sara Del Rey and WSU World … Read more
Tonight, Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU) is holding their first show since the sale of the promotion to Beyond Wrestling’s Drew Cordeiro. Fittingly titled “Full Steam Ahead”, the show has been designed to promote the dawning of a new era in WSU history with exciting matches like LuFisto vs. Mercedes Martinez and a triple threat match … Read more
Women Superstars Uncensored will return to action this weekend with its first show since June’s Uncensored Rumble. The gap between June and October may seem unusually large for the promotion, which is known for its regularity in promoting events, but the gap is due to WSU’s change in ownership. As previously reported, Sean McCaffrey gave … Read more
Several matches have been announced for SHINE Wrestling’s second show, which will take place at The Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida on August 17. Once more, the internet pay-per-view can be ordered online at www.wwnlive.com. Daffney will return as the live event hostess. [notice]* Main Event: Mercedes Martinez vs. Jazz * Rain vs. Santana * … Read more
Former WWE Diva, Jillian Hall will be stepping into the ring with rising independent star, Jessicka Havok, for the upcoming August 4th Crossfire live event at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville, TN. Crossfire is a promotion based out of the Tennessee area, which female wrestling fans might know about if they’ve tuned in … Read more
SHINE Wrestling, who just held their debut show on Friday to positive reviews, will return to The Orpheum in Ybor City, FL on Friday, August 17th. The show will once again be broadcast on iPPV through WWNLive.com. Former TNA Knockout Daffney will return as the live event hostess, alongside many other talent who will make … 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: If you could pick one (only one!) female independent wrestler to be signed by WWE or TNA, who would it be? We’ve read your responses on … Read more
Tonight, NCW Femmes Fatales is holding their ninth show in Montreal, Quebec. The show will feature Kalamity defending her Femmes Fatales Championship against Sara Del Rey, LuFisto vs. Mercedes Martinez, and a plethora of debuting talent (including the Midwest Militia, KC Spinelli and Leah Von Dutch). Results from the show are coming to you thanks … Read more
There’s nothing quite like a crazy female in wrestling to stir things up. Mickie James rose to fame in 2005 due to her overenthusiastic affection for Trish Stratus, while Victoria had the opposite problem — she was overenthusiastic about hurting Trish! Then there’s the likes of innovators such as Luna and the eccentric Sensational Sherri … Read more