WWE has recently announced their matches for their upcoming LIVE dates in Tokyo, Japan. These events will take place from Sumo Hall and will occur on June 28 & 29. The women’s matches that are heavily focused at this event involve the RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and the Women’s Tag Team Champions, The IIconics. … Read more
Paige announced that Asuka and Kairi Sane will now be known as the Kabuki Warriors on this week’s SmackDown. The name has been met with much skepticism and controversy from the WWE fans on social media. A general consensus from the reactions is that the name plays on stereotypes and is walking the line of … Read more
Today, the team of Asuka and Kairi Sane received a name. WWE is currently in the United Kingdom this week filming tapings for their programming and SmackDown has already taken place. Earlier today, NoDQ reported that the team will be known as The Kabuki Warriors. The duo emerged last month managed by Paige. Paige brought … Read more
Happy Friday! We’ve made it through another exciting week in the world of female wrestling. That means it’s time for FREE MATCH FRIDAY!!
Today we are going to take you back over 10 years to a brutal feud that took place between Kyoko Kimura and Kana (now known as Asuka). There were no post-match hugs or IG selfies after this match.
What are your thoughts of this match? What would happen if Asuka wrestled this style today?
This Sunday, at WrestleMania 35 women will compete in the main event for the first time ever. It’s a watershed moment that is long overdue. Indeed, with an overabundance of talent available on the roster, the company couldn’t afford to marginalize women’s wrestlers much longer. This salient decision came at a pivotal time for female … Read more
In the last five years, the WWE women’s division has grown leaps and bounds from the way it used to be presented. The drastic change in the impact and quality of their appearances at the company’s biggest event of the year, WrestleMania, is a definite indication. WrestleMania 35 is this Sunday and it will feature … Read more
It has been made official by WWE’s WrestleMania Twitter account that there will be a second annual Women’s Battle Royal. The announcement comes just days after Charlotte Flair defeated Asuka to become the SmackDown Women’s Champion. Asuka will be placed in the Battle Royal along with the other women of the RAW and SmackDown rosters. … Read more
It appears that the picture regarding the women’s titles and WrestleMania main event is becoming clearer, especially in the case of the future of Becky Lynch. This afternoon, Tom Colohue, a freelance writer for PWTorch, shared information he received from sources within WWE regarding the main event with Kristen Ashly of Diva Dirt. According to … Read more
The wrestling community is still abuzz after this week’s shocking turn of events when Charlotte Flair defeated Asuka on SmackDown Live. The title win elevated Charlotte to an eight-time champion, which made her trump Trish Stratus’s record for most female WWE title wins. The original plan for this week’s episode of SmackDown was a four … Read more
Last night, after weeks of irregular appearances on SmackDown Live, even though she is the reigning women’s champion, we see Asuka in a match. Not against Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, or even Naomi or Carmella. No. The woman standing across from her in the ring is Charlotte Flair. What’s more, it’s for the SmackDown Women’s … Read more
Last night’s episode of SmackDown was baffling but eventful. Twelve days before WrestleMania, Charlotte Flair defeated Asuka to become the SmackDown Women’s Champion in a stunning finish to a title match no one expected. What exactly does this mean though? Charlotte’s eighth title win over the champion, who has barely been on television, raises so … Read more
Twelve days before Charlotte Flair wrestles in the main event of WrestleMania, she has captured the SmackDown Women’s Championship from Asuka in an impromptu title match. In the first hour of SmackDown Live, Asuka and Charlotte were scheduled to compete, but unexpectedly, the match was announced as a title match. The two sparred for several … Read more
We finally have an answer to the question fans and pundits have been asking. Who will challenge Asuka for the SmackDown Women’s Championship? Sort of. WWE confirmed via a WWE.com exclusive that there will be a fatal four-way to determine the number one contender next week. Kayla Braxton made the announcement after SmackDown during a … Read more
WrestleMania 35 is just around the corner and the SmackDown Women’s Title picture is still blurry. It was originally rumored that Lacey Evans would get the privilege to challenge Asuka for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. As reported by Wrestling Inc. via the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the plans for Evans lacing up her boots against the … Read more
It has been tough to understand the plans for Asuka since her big win at Royal Rumble. Fans hoped WWE had finally turned a corner with her, but since it has felt like more of the same. Recently on The Jim Ross Report, WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross gave his thought on the usage … Read more
It was reported at the end of January that WWE is collaborating with Bunim-Murray on a reality show to find the next female WWE Superstar. Although all the details haven’t been fully announced, it has been concluded that the casting has wrapped up. The cast has yet to be revealed, but according to Squared Circle … Read more
We reported on Monday that Asuka escaped what could have been a very serious injury. During a SmackDown live event this past Monday night, Asuka landed wrong after Mandy Rose hit a double underhook facebuster on the SmackDown Women’s Champion. The match had to be stopped following a no contest and Asuka left the arena … Read more
UPDATE: A couple hours after this news was published, Asuka would tweet out that she’s “fine” and that she injured “neither a concussion nor a neck.” Looks like our champ is A-OK and her Fastlane match is still on. It would be an understatement to say that Asuka hasn’t had the best SmackDown Women’s Title … Read more
Looks like another match was announced for Fastlane. After this week’s episode of SmackDown went off the air, WWE confirmed via a Twitter exclusive that Asuka will defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Mandy Rose. Mandy made an official announcement after SmackDown during a backstage interview with Kayla Braxton. This challenge is coming off the … Read more
Yesterday on WWE’s Twitter account, an International Superstar Shake-Up has been announced to follow WrestleMania this April. The “international” aspect is suggested due to it taking place in Canada. Since 2016, this will be the third year in a row since WWE split their roster into brands from the Draft that a Shake-Up will occur. … Read more
WWE took to Twitter yesterday in order to garner up a discussion on who will be next in line for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Asking who will “step up” has stirred up many responses by both fans and wrestlers. For the upcoming Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, neither main roster champion has a title match booked on … Read more
The 2019 Royal Rumble event is over (for the women), and we were blessed with three matches: 2 championship matches and the Royal Rumble. The reception to the matches were mixed. There were some sloppy spots in the singles matches and there were people all over the place in the Rumble match itself. There were … Read more
The women’s title picture is getting a tad clearer after tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live. Becky Lynch will now face Asuka for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at Royal Rumble. The main event of tonight’s episode was a triple-threat match between Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Carmella. The prize? A championship match against Asuka at the upcoming pay-per-view. … Read more
The New Year’s Day edition of SmackDown Live left the identity of Asuka’s Royal Rumble opponent up in the air. In a backstage segment, each of the previous three champions – Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Carmella – made their case to Triple H. He simply responded that management would take it under advisement. But … Read more
As another year is about to start, society as a whole will continue to have the same social issues. The main focus of the past few years, including 2018, in particular, is gender equality. On paper, there is no denying that women have stolen the show from their male counterparts. An endless amount of “firsts,” … Read more
Very early Friday morning, Diva Dirt broke news that a title match for Royal Rumble was confirmed for Asuka vs. Becky Lynch, as reported on WWE Main Event. It looks like the match is no longer confirmed. Friday afternoon, ex-General Manager of SmackDown Live, Paige, posted this tweet on her Twitter account. The tweet comes … Read more