This weekend SHIMMER returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois to film the next set of its DVD series. Volume 58 results below, courtesy of Jennifer. SPARKLE: * JK Kennedy (formerly Jessie Kaye) def. Midianne via a second rope flatliner. * Angie Skye def. “Crazy” Mary Dobson via the Unprettier. SHIMMER Vol 58 … Read more
To promote this weekend’s tapings of volumes 58-61, SHIMMER has released an eight-minute hype video highlighting the promotion’s biggest stars. SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa, Madison Eagles, Saraya Knight, Kana and Santana Garrett are among the many women featured in the video. Watch the full hype video below: SHIMMER tapes volumes 58-61 this weekend at the … Read more
Mere days after the dust settled on SHINE 13, the card for the next SHINE show has been announced – and with a host of international stars set to be in the US at the time for the SHIMMER tapings the week before it looks likely to be one of their most stacked shows to … Read more
SHINE 13 was a night of twists and turns as two best friends found themselves on opposing fronts, while a shrewd and villainous champion looked to continue her title reign against a familiar foe of late. Circumstances out of SHINE’s control meant last month’s show had seen the company enter its second year in somewhat … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 13, airing on iPPV tonight. The main event sees SHINE Champion Rain defend her title against former 5-time TNA Knockouts Champion Angelina Love, while the undercard includes, among others, Valkyrie duo of Ivelisse and Allysin Kay facing Jessicka Havok and Amazing Kong (WWE’s Kharma) in tag team action. … Read more
SHINE Wrestling presents SHINE 13 tonight from Ybor City, Florida. The show is headlined by a match between SHINE Champion Rain and Angelina Love. Also booked is a blockbuster Tag Team match pitting Amazing Kong and Jessicka Havok against Allysin Kay and Ivelisse. The iPPV starts at 9pm ET, and you can order it on … 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
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
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
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
Tonight, Anarchy Championship Wrestling hosted their annual American Joshi Queen of Queens tournament at The Mohawk in Austin, Texas. Last year’s winner, Athena, has vowed to defend her ACW Televised Championship in any and all matches she participates in during the tournament. Results from the show are coming to you thanks to ACW and @IndyFanatics … 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
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
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
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
It seems like everyone and their grandmother has created a “Harlem Shake” video, but you haven’t seen one quite like this. At last weekend’s SHINE 7 event, a number of the show’s competitors took to the ring to record their own version of the YouTube craze. Women spotted in the video include Su Yung, Tracy … 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: 25-year old Irish wrestler Rebecca Knox returned to wrestling yesterday. For Fight Factory Pro Wrestling, she teamed up with Katey Harvey and B. Cool to take on Lucy Lasso, Danger Dawn and Captain … Read more
The first two matches for SHINE Wrestling’s third event have been announced! They are: [notice]* The West Coast Connection (Su Yung & Tracy Taylor) vs. Rainbow Bright (Gabby Gilbert & Luscious Latasha) * Santana vs. Sienna Duvall[/notice] This will mark the SHINE debuts for Gilbert, Latasha and Duvall. On that same note, new names have … Read more
In addition to the recently announced main event of Sara Del Rey vs. Jazz, five more matches have been added to the card for SHINE Wrestling debut show that will take place on July 20 in Ybor City, Florida. The matches are as follows: * Nikki Roxx vs. Rain * Veda Scott vs. Kimberly * … Read more
Today, Anarchy Championship Wrestling is holding their fourth annual American Joshi “Queen of Queens” tournament, taking place at Hooligan’s Bar & Grill in Live Oak, Texas. Eight talented women will all compete for the right to be called the “Queen of Queens”. Previous winners include Daizee Haze (2009), Portia Perez (2010) and Rachel Summerlyn (2011). … Read more
Six more names have been announced for the debut of Shine Wrestling, SHIMMER’s sister promotion, which airs on Internet pay per view on July 20th. Last week, the company announced WWE and ECW icon Jazz, Leva Bates and Christina Von Eerie for the show. Now, we can reveal that joining them will be former WWE … Read more
With their next set of tapings just a little over a month away, SHIMMER Women Athletes has released the video of a six woman tag team match that took place on SPARKLE (SHIMMER pre-show) in October 2011. Watch below as Bonesaw, Buggy Nova and She Nay Nay take on the team of Kimberly Maddox, Su … Read more
Time to play FCW catch up, as two weeks worth of episodes were released last night featuring a multitude of Divas in action. The first kicks off with a segment involving recently removed general manager, Maxine, before transitioning into a “scheduled” match between Naomi and Aksana. The week following highlights a six Diva tag team … Read more