Global Force Wrestling will hold its second television tapings this Friday, and another GFW Women’s Title tournament match is on the card. Amber Gallows, Candice LeRae and former WWE and TNA star Katarina Waters will go head-to-head for the chance to advance in the tournament. The first match, taped last month, pitted Christina Von Eerie, … Read more
Last night, Absolute Intense Wrestling held its second Battle of the Sexes event, in which women and men of wrestling went head-to-head in eight intergender matches. The main event saw Veda Scott took on AIW Absolute Champion Rickey Shane Page with the title on the line in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Full results below, … Read more
Today, SHIMMER will be taping matches for volumes 74 and 75 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Ongoing results below, courtesy of Diva Dirt’s Steven: Volume 74 Crazy Mary Dobson def. Portia Perez with a surprise roll up. Thunderkitty def. Angelus Layne via a claw submission. Saraya Knight def. Kimber Lee, Mia Yim … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHIMMER 71: The ChickFight Tournament, airing this afternoon on iPPV. The show will feature a 12-woman tournament, with the winner being granted a future shot at the SHIMMER Championship. The first round will consist of the following matches: Portia Perez vs. Evie Kay Lee Ray vs. Kimber Lee Candice … Read more
Ahead of this Saturday’s huge SHIMMER 71 ChickFight tournament, several of the competitors have taken to YouTube to promise victory. The ChickFight tournament, featuring 12 of indy wrestling’s biggest female stars, will be SHIMMER’s first since 2007 and will grant the winner a future shot at the SHIMMER Championship. Athena, Candice LeRae, Evie, Portia Perez, … 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
WOW is making a comeback. The all-female promotion, established back in 2000, is angling for a television deal under the new name WOW Superheroes, according to PWInsider. Owner David McLane and Los Angeles Lakers President Jeannie Buss are spearheading the deal, which would air footage from the original 2000-2001 run, material shot in the last … 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: What is your favorite finisher in women’s wrestling, past or present? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on … Read more
Good day all!~ And welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground Analysis. Last week we were off because, while I love me some cryptic black leather Angela Fong, I didn’t think a Redux was needed to just recap her staring into an office for a few seconds. Never fear though, for we’re back this time and … 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: Pick one female wrestler, past or present, to book in this year’s Royal Rumble match. We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions … Read more
Every hour until the clock strikes midnight (Eastern time) and we usher in 2015, Diva Dirt will highlight – in no particular order – the women who made an impact in 2014. Candice LeRae It’s possibly the most indelible image from women’s wrestling in 2014: Candice LeRae, face soaked in blood, clutching a … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its fourth annual Writers’ Choice Awards, as decided by the Diva Dirt team. As we come to the end of 2014, we have picked the best of the best to be awarded our Writers’ Choice trophies. Best Tag Team/Group: World’s Cutest Tag Team Immediate reaction might be mixed (… just like … Read more
Today in North Carolina, Mickie James wrestled her first match since becoming a mother. James, who took a break from wrestling following her TNA release last year to have her son, wrestled third generation star Tessa Blanchard at Queens of Combat 3. James was successful, winning the match after hitting a spin kick. Also on … Read more
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 Melissa out of the top … Read more
Today, SHIMMER will be taping matches for volumes 69 and 70 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Results below, courtesy of @ShimmerDownMeow on Twitter: Volume 69 Courtney Rush def. Nikki Storm with the Deep Sea Diverticulitus Madison Eagles def. Marti Belle with the Hellbound Kimber Bombs (Kimber Lee and Cherry Bomb) def. The … Read more
Today, SHIMMER will be taping matches for volumes 67 and 68 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Results below, courtesy of @ShimmerDownMeow on Twitter: Volume 67 Kimber Bombs (Cherry Bomb & Kimber Lee) def. KC Cassidy & Bambi Hall via a lungblower/German suplex combo. Heidi Lovelace def. Nicole Savoy with a frog splash. … Read more
Highspots has announced the lineup for Queens of Combat 3. The first announced names include Mickie James, Angelina Love, Lufisto, Mia Yim, Leva Bates, and current Knockouts Champion Havok. Two matches have officially been announced via the event’s website: Mickie will take on Tessa Blanchard, and Angelina will face off against Nevaeh. The event, … Read more
Former WWE Diva Maxine is officially returning to the ring. She has been signed to appear on AAA’s Lucha Underground, a weekly hour-long wrestling series set to air on Robert Rodriguez‘s El Rey Network. Maxine, real name Karlee Perez, recently competed on TNA’s Knockouts Knockdown 2 Pay-Per-View, which will air later this year. Other women … Read more
Last night saw two big moments in indy women’s wrestling. First, at PWG Eleven, new Tag Team Champions were crowned in Candice LeRae and Joey Ryan. The two defeated The Young Bucks in a bloody “Guerrilla Warfare” match. Joey tweeted after the win, expressing pride for his tag partner: As a friend and partner, I … Read more
SHINE 20 ended in historic fashion on Friday night as Ivelisse and Serena Deeb waged war for a full hour over the SHINE Championship – with no clear winner as the timer reached zero. Following Serena’s shock pin over Ivelisse at last month’s ten-woman elimination tag masterpiece, the stage was set for a rambunctious and … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 20, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees SHINE Champion Ivelisse face arguably the toughest challenge of her title reign yet, as she puts the belt on the line against Valkyrie leader Serena Deeb, while heading the undercard is the possible culmination of Allysin Kay and Jessicka … Read more
SHINE set another landmark this Friday as they return to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida for SHINE 20. Topping the card is one of the most hotly-anticipated title matches in SHINE history as Ivelisse puts her SHINE Championship on the line against Valkyrie leader Serena Deeb. At SHINE 19 last month Deeb sent shockwaves … 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
Both of SHINE’s championships were defended yesterday at A Wrestling Odyssey, as the women of the independent scene made their first contribution to the WWNLive Experience weekender in remarkable fashion. Three matches involving women took place on the show, the most important of which saw SHINE Champion Ivelisse defend her title against Jazz, in a … Read more