Abilene Maverick, also known as Barbi Hayden on the independent circuits, is a 28-year-old star talent with already 10 years of professional wrestling under her belt. Kristen Ashly of Diva Dirt had the opportunity to once again sit down with The Governor’s Daughter to discuss her role in Women of Wrestling (WOW), how she dropped … Read more
Abilene Maverick, also known as Barbi Hayden from her time during the indies, has already accomplished so much at such a young age. Diva Dirt’s Kristen Ashly got to speak with Maverick ahead of WOW’s debut on AXS-TV, tonight, at 9 p.m. EST regarding her time at the indies, being judged for her age, and … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each week, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * The current rumored card for WrestleMania 33 features a Fatal Four … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Chris Riddle” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Today in Winston Salem, North Carolina, Queens of Combat crowned their first champion: Taeler Hendrix. Taeler defeated Tessa Blanchard in the finals of the championship tournament, which kicked off last summer. Full Queens of Combat 7 results below, courtesy of Diva Dirt’s Chris: Fatal Four-Way to take Santana Garrett‘s … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Pro Wrestling Illustrated” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s annual Female 50 issue has been released digitally, revealing the entire 2015 list. As announced yesterday, Nikki Bella tops the list, followed by Paige, Sasha Banks, Santana Garrett and Gail Kim. View the full list below. Last year’s placement is in parenthesis: 1. Nikki Bella … 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: Name one indy talent who deserves a big break with WWE or TNA. We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight … Read more
Last night at an event in Plant City, Florida, former TNA Knockout Santana Garrett – formerly known as Brittany – defeated Barbi Hayden to become the new NWA World Women’s Champion. Santana won the match following a super kick and a Shining Star Press. She tweeted about her big victory late last night: THANK YOU … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Paige has had a huge year, and it’s just gotten bigger: she’s topped this year’s PWI Female 50. The annual list, which is compiled by Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine, ranks the year’s top 50 female wrestlers from the WWE, TNA and the indy scene. Paige knocked former SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of Women Superstars Uncensored’s Queen and King Tournament, airing today on iPPV. Alongside the seven-team intergender knockout tournament, the card also features two important title matches, as Barbi Hayden defends the NWA World Women’s Championship against Nevaeh, while LuFisto and Athena face off in a 2 out of 3 falls … Read more
Women Superstars Uncensored returns to iPPV tomorrow night with the 2014 Queen and King Tournament, their annual intergender tag team tournament held in collaboration with Combat Zone Wrestling. In addition to the action of the tournament, which will see seven teams face off in knockout competition to decide who will be the 2014 Queen and … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHIMMER 62, airing tonight on iPPV as part of the WWNLive Experience weekender. The main event and only confirmed match so far sees Cheerleader Melissa put her SHIMMER Championship on the line against LuFisto in a 2 out of 3 falls match, while other wrestlers scheduled to be on … Read more
SHIMMER has announced the main event of SHIMMER 62, which will air live on iPPV during WrestleMania weekend. SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa will be defending her title against LuFisto in a Two Out of Three Falls match. The last time these two did battle at SHIMMER 60, Melissa was busted open and was forced to … Read more
Last night in Houston, TX, Barbi Hayden won the NWA World Women’s Championship last night by defeating Kacee Carlisle. The match took place in an NWA Houston main event. The pair have met two times before – with Carlisle beating Barbi on both occasions – but the saying “third time’s a charm” proved to be … Read more
After a year of waiting, Jessicka Havok once again reasserted her status as WSU’s hottest property. The stars seemed aligned for Lexxus – this was one day shy of a year removed from their previous championship match, a three-way contest which also featured Mickie Knuckles took on former SHIMMER Champion Kimber Lee and Nikki Storm has greatly … Read more
Ahead of today’s Blood and Thunder iPPV, WSU held its second Secret Show from Vorhees, New Jersey. The event housed the 2013 International J-Cup tournament. Results below, courtesy of Diva Dirt contributor Dave: * Round 1: Barbi Hayden defeats Kimber Lee after hitting a DDT. * Round 1: Nikki Storm defeats Jodi D’Milo with an … Read more
WSU held its sixth annual Uncensored Rumble earlier today, headlined by a 28-woman rumble match. Results below, courtesy of WrestleView.com: * Jenny Rose (w/ Veda Scott, Jessie Brooks & Sammy Geodollno) def. Christina Von Eerie after hooking the tights for leverage. * Chicks Using Nasty Tactics (Kimber Lee & Annie Social) def. Veda Scott & … Read more
It looks like WSU’s Uncensored Rumble 6 main event is off the books. At last night’s WSU “secret show”, Athena was injured during her match when she took a “nasty spill” during a German Suplex. WSU tweeted the following: Athena is getting x-rays now. She is experiencing numbness in her left arm after landing on … Read more
WSU has made several big announcements the past 24 hours, all concerning their August shows. After revealing the first three participants for its Uncensored Rumble 6, they have announced that “Portugal’s Perfect Athlete” Shanna will be among them. In addition, WSU has revealed talent for the promotion’s “secret show”, taking place on August 9th, the … 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
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
Ring of Honor has announced in its newest newswire that Anarchy Championship Wrestling staple and former ACW American Joshi Champion Barbi Hayden will be making her ROH debut in a Women of Honor singles match against “The Wrestling Goddess” Athena on June 1st in San Antonio, TX. Athena is coming into this match with a … Read more
Texas based promotion, ACW, has crowned a new American Joshi Champion in Barbi Hayden. Hayden claimed the title at the company’s 100th event Sunday night, “From Innocence to Insanity 6” and ended the reign of Angel Blue in doing so. The match contested was a four way, also involving former holders of the title, Athena … 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: Marcela regained the CMLL World Women’s Championship from Ayumi Kurihara on March 9 in Mexico City. The match was fought under two out of three falls rules, with Ayumi taking the duke in … 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: 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