This past Friday, Valkyrie presented its fourth event: Ragnarok. In the main event, Queen of Valkyrie Kacee Carlisle put her title on the line for the first time against Mistress Belmont. Carlisle held on to the title in a match that saw the action spill outside the ring, the women battling in and around the … Read more
In this modern world of empty excess, round-the-clock news and constant global instability, it’s difficult to find anything truly surprising or shocking nowadays. Indeed, I think the last three or four moments of genuine speechlessness I’ve experienced in my life have all been sport-related (including good ol’ fake sport), and even then they were spread … Read more
On Friday, January 23rd, Valkyrie returns for Valkyrie IV: Ragnarok. Headlining the show will be Kacee Carlisle‘s first Queen of Valkyrie Title defense against Mistress Belmont. View the card below: Queen of Valkyrie Title match: Kacee Carlisle vs. Mistress Belmont La Rosa Negra vs. Aja Perera Sumie Sakai vs. Nikki Addams “Bonesaw” Jessie Brooks vs. … Read more
As 2014 draws to a close, Diva Dirt writers have each picked a personal highlight to reminisce on the year gone by. Note: This isn’t a ranking of 2014’s best moments. These are moments that were personal highlights for each writer. Bobby’s Pick: Paige debuts and wins the Divas Championship Yes, yes, I picked … Read more
Welcome to Diva Dirt’s Five to Watch 2014! This annual list compiles five rising talents in the world of women’s wrestling that we think have what it takes to be the next big thing. RELATED: Diva Dirt’s Five to Watch Class of 2013 From their in-ring abilities to their unique personalities, we aim to spotlight … Read more
SHINE returned to proceedings after WWN’s successful China tour with a new champion and whole lot of scores to be settled as 2014 draws to a close. Following a showing of her title victory in China, new SHINE Champion Mia Yim kicked off the show by making it clear that she plans to hold the … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 23, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees the brand new SHINE Champion Mia Yim defend her title for the first time against Nevaeh, while topping off a stacked undercard, the SHINE Tag Team Championships will also be defended, as current titleholders Legendary (Malia Hosaka and Brandi … Read more
SHINE returns to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida tomorrow night for SHINE 23, with a new champion ready to lead the promotion into the new year. On WWNLive’s tour of China last month, Mia Yim defeated Ivelisse to become the new SHINE Champion. However, her first title defense will be an immediate challenge as … Read more
While wrestling promotions on the east coast aren’t hard to find in the least, it’s slim picking once you enter the five boroughs. So finding an all women promotion in the NYC is next to impossible. That’s why it’s so refreshing to see a promotion like Valkyrie running in my hometown of Brooklyn. Valkyrie held … Read more
Last night at their third event, Valkyrie crowned its first champion, dubbed the Queen of Valkyrie. The event, titled Queen’s Road, saw Kacee Carlisle capture the title after defeating Sumie Sakai. The number one contender to the title was also crowned, Kimber Lee emerging from a Triple Threat match that was deemed a Match of … Read more
On Friday, October 24th, new all-women promotion Valkyrie will present its third show, Queen’s Road. The event will take place at the Ludus Wrestling Center in Brooklyn, NY and will crown the first ever Queen of Valkyrie. Full card below: Crowning the first ever Queen of Valkyrie: Kacee Carlisle vs. IJGP winner Sumie Sakai “Bonesaw” … Read more
SHINE 22 had a different flavour to usual on Friday night as a host of international stars from all four (okay, two) corners of the globe swooped down upon Ybor City to shake things up, while a new stable emerged ready to take on all comers, under the command of its confident, verbose leader. Former … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 22, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event is an international dream matchup for the SHINE Championship, as current champion Ivelisse takes on Australia’s Madison Eagles. Also, Legendary (Malia Hosaka and Brandi Wine) put their SHINE Tag Team Championships on the line against Daffney‘s Buddy System (Heidi Lovelace … Read more
SHINE Wrestling returns to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida tomorrow night for SHINE 22, which will air live on iPPV. With SHIMMER on the horizon, a host of international stars are in the States, making for some dream ties. The main event is a mouthwatering matchup that sees SHINE Champion Ivelisse put her title … Read more
“To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy lies in the enemy itself”. Over two thousand years after Sun Tzu first etched those words into the manuscript of his timeless treatise The Art of War we still see his theory in action to this day, not … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 21, airing live on iPPV. Topping the card is the climax to Jessicka Havok‘s titanic, almost year-long feud, with the pair facing off once and for all in a Dog Collar and Chain Match, with Kay’s Valkyrie accomplices barred from ringside. Also, Amazing Kong, Leah Von Dutch or
SHINE returns to the Orpheum in Ybor City this Friday for SHINE 21, where arguably the most bitter and violent feud in the promotion’s history will reach its scintillating denouement. It’s been almost a year since the seeds of Jessicka Havok and Allysin Kay‘s epic rivalry were first planted all the way back at SHINE … Read more
SHINE 20 ended in historic fashion on Friday night as Ivelisse and Serena Deeb waged war for a full hour over the SHINE Championship – with no clear winner as the timer reached zero. Following Serena’s shock pin over Ivelisse at last month’s ten-woman elimination tag masterpiece, the stage was set for a rambunctious and … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 20, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees SHINE Champion Ivelisse face arguably the toughest challenge of her title reign yet, as she puts the belt on the line against Valkyrie leader Serena Deeb, while heading the undercard is the possible culmination of Allysin Kay and Jessicka … Read more
SHINE set another landmark this Friday as they return to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida for SHINE 20. Topping the card is one of the most hotly-anticipated title matches in SHINE history as Ivelisse puts her SHINE Championship on the line against Valkyrie leader Serena Deeb. At SHINE 19 last month Deeb sent shockwaves … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 19, airing on iPPV. The main event is a ten-woman elimination tag team match with no time limit, and sees the newly-expanded Valkyrie (Serena Deeb, April Hunter, Allysin Kay, Taylor Made and newest recruit Su Yung) go to war against SHINE Champion Ivelisse, SHINE Tag Team Champions Leva … Read more
SHINE Wrestling returns to iPPV this Friday with SHINE 19, headlined by a 10-Woman Tag Team Elimination match. SHINE has revealed the full card on its website, announcing matches featuring SHINE Champion Ivelisse, Jessicka Havok, Amazing Kong, Taeler Hendrix and more. Check out the full card below: 10-Woman Tag Team Elimination match: SHINE Champion Ivelisse, … Read more
Desperation drives people to extremes. Some will steal to put an end to their poverty, others will kill to end years of torment or jealousy, and a select few will let the forces of evil cloud their vision just to get a taste of the glory they feel they deserve. On Friday night at SHINE … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 18, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees Ivelisse defend her SHINE Championship against Saraya Knight, while plum ties of the undercard include SHINE Tag Team Champions Leva Bates and Mia Yim putting their titles on the line against the Antipodean duo of Madison Eagles and Evie, … Read more
SHINE Wrestling returns to iPPV this Friday with SHINE 18, headlined by a SHINE Championship match pitting champ Ivelisse against Saraya Knight. Saraya looks to claim gold not long after her daughter Paige won the Divas Championship in her WWE debut. Also on the card is a SHINE Tag Team Championship match in which champions … Read more
Friday night saw journeys end, begin and shift in direction as SHINE’s first show of the new year ended with drastic change and jaw-dropping drama. With her SHINE Championship match against Valkyrie leader Rain imminent, number one contender and fellow Valkyrie member Ivelisse found herself in an internal struggle between her own ambitions and those … Read more