Welcome to another riveting edition of the Ring Ka King Write-Up! In case you’re wondering, as I’m sure most are, why this is coming so soon after the last one, let me inform you that Ring Ka King airs two episodes a weekend — one on Saturdays and one on Sundays. This is just the … Read more
To get the elephant out of the room… yes, that is a title I never thought I’d use on any form of recap since well, I’m sure you all know the reason why. Nevertheless, greetings everybody and welcome to the third edition of your Ring Ka King Write-Up! After getting a feel for both of … Read more
Namaste everybody, and welcome to the second edition of the Ring Ka King Write-Up! Last time we were together, everybody saw Mickie James take down Alissa Flash in a thrilling match up, but tonight we were granted a fun backstage interview with the victor of that match. Unfortunately for her, things didn’t go as smoothly … Read more
Following the retirement of 25-year veteran Malia Hosaka last week, Traditional Championship Wrestling has changed its upcoming triple threat match between Hosaka, TNA star Mickie James and SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa. As reported a couple of weeks ago, the trio were due to face off on Apri 7th in Fort Smith, Arkansas, but as Hosaka … Read more
River City Wrestling has uploaded footage of Alissa Flash aka Cheerleader Melissa‘s International Championship victory in San Antonio, Texas this past weekend. In Video: Cheerleader Melissa Makes Appearance on Morning Talk Show Flash defeated Rick David for the title and became the only woman in company history to hold the International Championship, Tag Team Championships … Read more
Welcome one and all to your first ever Ring Ka King Write-Up, a spin-off of our regular Impact Write-Up, and boy, what a ladies match we have to kick things off. First of all, for those who do not know, “Ring Ka King” is a promotion set up by TNA and production company Endemol that … Read more
Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: TNA Knockout Sarita is headed to Japan on March 4 to wrestle for STARDOM as part of Io Shirai’s 5th anniversary in professional wrestling. Coincidentally, this date also falls on Sarita’s 33rd birthday … Read more
SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa, aka Alissa Flash, made an appearance on a morning talk show in the San Antonio, Texas area today to promote her latest appearance for River City Wrestling which takes place this weekend. Melissa appeared on CBS affiliate KENS-5’s morning show, “Great Day SA” talking about RCW this weekend, as well as … Read more
Footage of the upcoming Indian wrestling show, Ring Ka King, a joint production between TNA and Endemol is featured in a news report about the show. CVB News has some clips from the series in the video below, including what looks like a pretty exciting brawl between former Knockouts Champion Angelina Love and Cheerleader Melissa … Read more
NCW Femmes Fatales has announced a pretty big match-up between two of the independent scene’s biggest names right now: SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa will face former JWP Openweight Champion, Hailey Hatred, in the latter’s Femmes Fatales debut on March 10th. The match is the third in a big triple header which also includes Kalamity vs … Read more
This past weekend saw what is being considered the final wrestling event at the infamous ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA, and one woman can boast that she was part of the historic double-header which featured shows from CZW and EVOLVE. Mia Yim effectively became the last female to compete in the ECW Arena, facing Greg … Read more
This Friday’s RESISTANCE Pro event, RISE, is set to feature two matches boasting some major talents in women’s wrestling. RESISTANCE Pro Women’s Champion Melanie Cruise will defend her title against Serenity, while Cheerleader Melissa and Sassy Stephie do battle for the title’s #1 contendership. The event takes place January 13th (this Friday) at Excalibur in … Read more
The results are in! Over the past two weeks you have been voting in your thousands for the winners of the 2011 Fan Voted Year-End Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked… Independent Wrestler of the Year The nominees were: Athena Cheerleader Melissa … Read more
The results are in! Over the past two weeks you have been voting in your thousands for the winners of the 2011 Fan Voted Year-End Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked… Independent Match of the Year The nominees were: Athena vs Rachel … Read more
As 2011 draws to a close, the Diva Dirt writers have each picked a personal highlight to reminisce on the year gone by. Today: Steven shares his best moment from 2011 — Cheerleader Melissa winning the SHIMMER Championship in October. My greatest moment of 2011 is a strange one, as most of you reading this … Read more
A la TIME’s Person of the Year list, Diva Dirt has compiled a countdown of the women we feel have best embodied the zeitgeist of the year in women’s wrestling. To compile this list, the Diva Dirt team have tracked the headlines here at Diva Dirt over the past 12 months, followed the lively fan … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is the new 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: Santa Claus wants to make your dream match happen. What match (only one!) would you ask him for? We’ve read your responses on our social … Read more
Two Knockouts have joined the cast of TNA’s new television series in India, reports ProWrestling.net. Former Knockouts Champion Mickie James, who is also part of Spike TV’s Impact Wrestling, will appear on the show. In addition to her, former TNA Knockout Cheerleader Melissa — aka Alissa Flash — has returned to the company for the … Read more
As reported at the start of the month, Cheerleader Melissa had the honor of competing for All Japan Pro Wrestling, one of Japan’s top promotions, during their annual tour of Taiwan. AJPW rarely features female wrestlers, let alone American females, thus making it all the more prestigious. Melissa and Japanese wrestler Makoto (Tajiri’s SMASH promotion, … Read more
Smashing Pumpkins star Billy Corgan’s new promotion, RESISTANCE Pro, crowned its first Women’s Champion last night during the company’s debut show in Chicago. Hometown girl, Melanie Cruise, earned the victory in a gauntlet match. The company’s debut show last night at the Excalibur in Chicago featured appearances from TNA Knockout Tara, Sassy Stephie and the … Read more
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan’s new promotion RESISTANCE Pro debuts this Friday in Chicago, and the women’s division will begin with a bang when the company crowns its first Women’s Champion in a gauntlet match. The participants will include Cheerleader Melissa, who Billy hails as the greatest female wrestler in the world, Sassy Stephie, Simply … Read more
Asia One Sports has a news story covering yesterday’s All Japan Pro Wrestling press conference in Taipei, Taiwan that saw a brawl break out between Cheerleader Melissa and Japanese wrestler Makoto. The two will face off in the first ever female singles match on Taiwanese soil tomorrow, after competing in a six-person tag bout today … Read more
Ahead of their history-making bout this weekend in Taiwan, a fight broke out today between Cheerleader Melissa and Japanese star Makoto. The fight occured at a press conference for All Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Pro Wrestling Love in Taiwan” in Taipei which takes place tomorrow, November 5th and Sunday, November 6th. Melissa is due to team … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is the new interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, with the recent release of Maryse, we’re asking this: Which Diva or Knockout release bothered you the most? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and … Read more
Things continue to get better and better for recently crowned SHIMMER Champion, Cheerleader Melissa, as she will be competing for the highly prestigious All Japan Pro Wrestling this weekend when they embark on a tour of Taiwan. AJPW, one of the top companies in Japan, rarely features female wrestlers, so it’s a big honor for … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is the new 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: In all of women’s wrestling history, who was/is the best heel? The best babyface? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked … Read more