There’s been a lot of discussion lately on the low salary that WWE Superstars make, more specifically in NXT. A lot of this talk came about when former NXT talent Jazmyn Nyx chose to not renew her contract due to the low pay and no pay increase. Former NXT star Gigi Dolin, now back to … Read more
Several wrestlers are officially free agents as of June 2. Two of them are former NXT talents Jakara Jackson (Mara Sadè) and Gigi Dolin (Priscilla Kelly). Both women, almost at the same time, released their own promo videos signifying their free agent status. Both women have already booked some indie shows and are ready to … Read more
Shotzi Blackheart, Elayna Black (Cora Jade), and Priscilla Kelly (Gigi Dolin), have all been booked since they departed from WWE earlier this month. While Cora Jade and Gigi Dolin were released, Shotzi’s contract was not renewed with WWE. Since Jade and Dolin were released under NXT contracts, they only have a 30-day non-compete clause. Blackheart’s … Read more
NXT announced the signings of three major independent talents, Priscilla Kelly, Lacey Ryan, and Elayna Black. All three stars have been renamed and will now be known as Zoey Stark (Ryan), Gigi Dolin (Kelly), and Cora Jade (Black). They all be making their debuts as part of the history-making women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. … Read more
It was previously reported that Shaul Guerrero is making her return to the ring. She will be in the Diamond Cup Tournament at Generation Championship Wrestling’s upcoming event. Her opponent for round one has been announced. She will be facing Renee Michelle. This will be both Guerrero’s first match since 2013 and her debut on … Read more
The United Wrestling Network has announced that Thunder Rosa will defend her NWA Women’s World Championship against Priscilla Kelly. The match is the main event for the 2nd episode of Prime Time Live on Tue, Sept. 22. The United Wrestling Network has teamed with NWA to produce a new weekly ninety-minute PPV series called, Prime … Read more
AEW prides itself on being a different and alternative wrestling show and this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite was certainly that. The show came from Nassau, Bahamas onboard the Norwegian Pearl for Chris Jericho’s Rock N’ Wrestling Rager Cruise. Before the show aired the latest AEW rankings were released and the women’s division saw some … Read more
The best of women’s wrestling’s past, present and future will be on display this Saturday at The Summit, a coproduction between RISE, SHIMMER, Femmes Fatales and Smash Wrestling. Alliances will be tested, and most likely broken, throughout two of the event’s most anticipated matches. In one, two women as comfortable as teammates as they are … Read more
Priscilla Kelly has made a big name for herself in the independent scene. Between controversial spots and being an advocate to intergender wrestling, she is one to watch. She recently spoke to Wrestling Inc. on their WINCLY podcast. During the podcast, she was questioned about her husband Darby Allin being with AEW and what that … Read more
Indie darling and professional gross-out artist Priscilla Kelly is at it again, this time with, of course, Joey Ryan. Thursday night at a Quintessential Pro Wrestling show in Las Vegas, Kelly performed another risque spot involving vomit and Ryan. While Ryan was performing an airplane spin on Kelly, the spins caused Hell’s Favorite Harlot to … Read more
This evening, Priscilla Kelly announced via Twitter that she was a free agent, and asked her followers where she should wrestle next. Kristen Ashly of Diva Dirt reached out to Kelly to comment on her free agency. She commented on her departure as being amicable, and expressed how ready she was to move on to … Read more
Aja Perera was successful in defending her title last month against Kiera Hogan at SHINE 56. After she won the match, her business partner Ayla Fox announced Perera’s next title defense. Perera is set to defend her SHINE Nova Championship in a tag team match against rivals the Cutie Pie Club at SHINE 57. Prior … Read more
Independent wrestler Priscilla Kelly continues to participate in controversial matches. Kelly was involved in a tag team match, as reported by Pro Wrestling Sheet, with her partner Darby Allin, facing the team of Delilah Doom and Eli Everfly at The Ultimate Bar Brawl, in Atlanta. At the culmination of the match, Kelly “threw up” on … Read more
Free Match Friday is a weekly feature from Diva Dirt. Every Friday, we’ll spotlight a great indie match available to watch for free online. Some of the best wrestling in the world is happening in high school gyms and sports bars, and even, occasionally, in an appropriate venue for a wrestling match. This week, our … Read more
SHINE 56 is now officially in the books from La Boom in Queens, NY. The event saw a new talent, a match ending in a no contest and the tag team titles changing hands. The first match of the night saw a newcomer to SHINE by the name of Trish Adora make her debut against … Read more
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced just one new female signee at their Jacksonville rally, namely Penelope Ford. At time of writing, that leaves the women of AEW outnumbered five-to-one by the men’s division. Something needs to change if AEW is to live up to its promise as a major new force in wrestling. The company … Read more
Priscilla Kelly’s (@priscillakelly) recent spot causes a mixed reaction
Priscilla Kelly is looking ahead towards SHINE 56 after her victory at SHINE 55, this past weekend. Kelly most recently competed against the team of Rainbow Bright (Luscious Latasha and Gabby Gilbert) in a handicap match. The two-on-one advantage for Rainbow Bright was not enough for this pair, as Kelly was able to muster out … Read more
Hi guys! My name is Matthew, and I’ll be covering week two of the Mae Young Classic. Last week we kicked off the tournament with four matches. In those matches, Rhea Ripley, Tegan Nox, Lacey Lane and Meiko Satomura all won their individual matches and secured their spot in the second round. This week, four … Read more
Today (September 8th), SHINE Wrestling presented their SHINE 53 event where an eight-woman tournament was held to determine a brand new champion to the vacated SHINE Championship. On top the tournament, the Shine Tag Team Championships were also on the line as the Twisted Sisterz (Thunder Rosa and Holidead) defended their newly won tag team … Read more
Tonight on Facebook Live and YouTube, the WWE presented their opening ceremony Mae Young Classic 2018 Parade of Champions, formally introducing the competitors representing different countries that will take part in this year’s tournament: Kaitlyn Io Shirai Tegan Nox Kacy Catanzaro Toni Storm Jinny Ashley Rayne Kavita Devi Meiko Satomura Rhea Ripley Deonna Purrazzo Reina … Read more
Madison Rayne, going by her first name Ashely, headlines today’s, July 30, Mae Young Classic II announced competitors. Madison was last in the ring at Impact’s Slammiversary against Knockout Champion Su Yung, she has since been written off Impact programming. She also wrestles on the indies and makes appearances for Women of Honor. Along with … Read more
Last night (July 20th), SHINE Wrestling celebrated their sixth anniversary show with their SHINE 52 show from the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida. Originally slated for the event was a SHINE Championship pitting then champ LuFisto against Kimber Lee. However, due to surgery, LuFisto relinquished the title. It was then announced that a new champion … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: With the rise of awareness for Ring of Honor’s Women of Honor division. As well as their partnerships with promotions such as STARDOM and CMLL. There are more names who are appearance for one-offs, or … 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. * Ruby Riot gets five stitches during NXT’s first day at the Download Festival in Derby, England. She was busted open after taking … Read more
[media-credit name=”WSU Wrestling” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] This weekend, WSU gave wrestling fans Breaking Barriers 4 in Voorhees, NJ where we saw the WSU Spirit Championship changed hands. Here are the full results courtesy of Squared Circle Sirens. Priscilla Kelly defeated Penelope Ford & Renee Michelle via a fisherman suplex. BaleSpin (KC Spinelli & Xandra Bale) defeated Sinister Sweethearts (Samantha Heights & Brittany Blake) via Flatliner/Stroke combo. Kiera Hogan defeated Britt … Read more