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News in Brief: Names Added to SHINE + SHIMMER, Full Card for BLOW Announced, New Champions in Ice Ribbon & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: New names are set to debut for SHINE Wrestling at their fourth event on October 19 at The Orpheum: SHIMMER stars Davina Rose, Kellie Skater, Shazza McKenzie and Rhia O’Reilly, as well as … Read more

News in Brief: New Names Added to SHIMMER, International Talent to Debut for PWWA, Veda Scott to Japan & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: RingStars announced this morning that Veda Scott will make her Japanese debut on October 7th at Joshi4Hope IV against Yuhi. Veda Scott, an interviewer for Ring of Honor and a regular in SHIMMER … Read more

News in Brief: Former EVE Talent to Return July 14, Hiroyo Matsumoto Wins DDT Iron Man Heavyweight Championship, REINA X WORLD Holds First Show & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: Hiroyo Matsumoto was crowned the 911th DDT Iron Man Heavyweight Champion on June 10, after defeating Mio Shirai in an OZ Academy Tournament. Shirai had only won the belt herself two days earlier, … Read more

News in Brief: Mia Yim Added to SHIMMER Tapings, Melanie Cruise Defends Title, Winner of Manami Toyota Tag Partner Tournament & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: Independent star Mia Yim is the most recent name announced for the March 17 and 18 SHIMMER tapings for volumes 45-48. SHIMMER says of Yim, “One of the top rising stars in women’s … Read more

News in Brief: Melina & Jillian Join Lucha Libre USA Tour, LuFisto Title Win, Kana in SHIMMER & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: In one of her first matches in about four months, LuFisto won the vacant LuchaPOP Femenil Title on February 19. She defeated La Vaquerita in singles action on the DDD/X-Project show. Sexy Star … Read more

News in Brief: Former Knockout Gets Married, Former Diva Slams Natalya Gimmick, Stacy Keibler at NY Fashion Week & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: Congratulations go out to former TNA Knockouts Champion and Knockouts Tag Team Champion, Taylor Wilde, who got married yesterday. TNA Knockout Angelina Love sent out a tweet congratulating Wilde on her special day: … Read more

News in Brief: WSU Star Quits Wrestling, EVE Star on ‘The Slam’, Joshi Results, Rain Blogs & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: WSU’s Amber (of the ‘Boston Shore’) has announced she’s quitting wrestling and is un-booking herself from all future wrestling shows. She is dealing with personal issues and will be leaving wrestling for an … Read more

News in Brief: Saraya & Mercedes Added to SHIMMER, Toshie Uematsu and Ran YuYu Win Tag Gold, Stacy Keibler & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: Saraya Knight and Mercedes Martinez have also been added to the tapings of SHIMMER volumes 45 – 48 on March 17 and 18. It’s particularly good to see Saraya’s addition, as many had … Read more

News in Brief: More Names Added to SHIMMER, Eve & Foley Team Up for Good Cause, Maria Kanellis in a New Movie & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: Natalya has launched an official website at www.nattieneidhart.com. The website features facts you may not know about her, a blog and some personal pictures. • • • • • As we all know, … Read more

News in Brief: JR Comments on Kharma in Rumble, SHIMMER Tag Title Match in Japan, FWE Women’s Title & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has commented on Kharma‘s return. Says Ross of the Diva: Great to see Kharma return. That one was a big surprise for me. I love her work … Read more

News in Brief: Michelle McCool on Possible Return, WSU & Femmes Fatales Team Up, Chyna Wins Adult Movie Award & More

Some quick news bullets: In a special “birthday edition” video blog posted on her official website, Michelle McCool has stated that while she has no current plans to return to the wrestling ring: “I don’t plan on coming back any time soon,” she said. However, she hasn’t ruled out a LayCool reunion outside of it. … Read more

Results from NCW Femmes Fatales VII: New Champion Crowned, Tiana Ringer Returns & More

Quick results from last night’s NCW Femmes Fatales VII show in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, courtesy of the official Twitter page. * Angie Skye def. Cherry Bomb with a quick roll-up by grabbing her tights. * Sherbrooke Connexion def. Missy and Anna Minoushka “in a highly competitive tag match”. * She Nay Nay def. Xandra Bale … Read more

Full Card for NCW Femmes Fatales VII Event Announced

NCW Femmes Fatales returns on October 8th and the full card for the event has officially been announced. Not only does it feature the return of Tiana Ringer to wrestling after a four-year hiatus, joshi talent such as Tomoka Nakagawa and Yumi Ohka are expected to make their Canadian debuts. RELATED: Diva Dirt Promoters Season: … Read more

ROH Honor Takes Center Stage – Day 2 Results

ROH’s second iPPV this afternoon features SHIMMER Tag Team Champions Tomoka Nakagawa and Daizee Haze defending against Ayumi Kurihara and Hiroyo Matsumoto.

The Embassy come out and Prince Nana says he and Princess Mia have come all the way from Ghana. He calls her the prettiest woman in the world. Nana introduces the newest member of the Embassy — Dave Taylor.

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Second ROH iPPV Today at 1pm ET featuring SHIMMER Tag Title Match & Princess Mia!

ROH presents its second Internet pay per view in as many days live at 1pm ET on GoFightLive.tv. Set for today’s show is a SHIMMER Tag Team Championship match, marking the first time the belts have been defended in ROH. Champions Daizee Haze and Tomoka Nakagawa defend against Ayumi Kurihara and Hiroyo Matsumoto. ROH set … Read more

Three Joshi Stars Heading to ROH’s WrestleMania Weekend Events

SHIMMER’S Joshi stars, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Ayumi Kurihara and Tomoka Nakagawa have been added to ROH’s events in Atlanta on April 1st and 2nd. The shows will air live on iPPV. Details below: For the first time ever Joshi pro wrestling comes to ROH at “Honor Takes Center Stage” on 4/2 and 4/1! Tickets are sold … Read more

Joshi Stars Heading to SHIMMER in April

SHIMMER has announced that they have secured four Joshi stars to compete at their April tapings in a co-signed deal with Jersey All Pro Wrestling. Read the press release below:

Management of both SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES and the JERSEY ALL PRO WRESTLING WOMEN’S DIVISION are proud to announce the addition of four of the top young female professional wrestlers from Japan to our upcoming live events.

Freelance star AYUMI KURIHARA, as well as S-Ovation Co. Ltd. talents HIROYO MATSUMOTO, MISAKI OHATA, and TOMOKA NAKAGAWA will make their United States debuts on events promoted by both SHIMMER and JAPW during the month of April 2010.

These four joshi puroresu athletes will participate in SHIMMER’s Vols. 29-32 tapings on Saturday, April 10th and Sunday, April 11th at the Berwyn Eagles Club, 6309 26th Street, in Berwyn, IL. Bell time on 4/10 is 2pm, and bell time on 4/11 is 1pm. Visit www.SHIMMERwrestling.com for tickets. General admission seating is still available for both days, and a handful of front row tickets still remain for the Sunday, 4/11 event.

They will then head to the east coast to be a part of JERSEY ALL PRO WRESTLING’s card on Saturday, April 17th at The Golden Door Charter School, 180 9th Street, in Jersey City, NJ. Bell time is 7:30pm. Visit www.JAPW.net for further details on the event and ticket information during the coming weeks.

All four women have been a part of S-Ovation’s IBUKI events during recent years, under the guidance of Mariko Yoshida. Additionally, they have also competed on events promoted by companies such as NEO, OZ Academy, JWP, and Sendai Girls’ Pro-Wrestling.

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