Hello! My name is Kevin Wilson, and I have been a fan of Japanese wrestling for over a decade. During that time I have slowly started watching more and more women’s wrestling in Japan (better known as Joshi) and that is now my primary interest. I hope through this column I can help spread some information … 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: With SHIMMER celebrating its ninth anniversary this weekend, we want to know: what is your favorite SHIMMER match? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of … Read more
Today, SHIMMER will be taping matches for volumes 65 and 66 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Results below courtesy of Diva Dirt’s Steven: SPARKLE Pink Flash Kira def. Angelus Layne via rollup. Mary Lee Rose def. Stacy Shadows via a surfboard submission. Volume 65 Veda Scott def. Leva Bates via rollup with … Read more
Today, SHIMMER will be taping matches for volumes 63 and 64 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Results below courtesy of Diva Dirt’s Steven: SPARKLE Angelus Layne def. Mary Lee Rose. Stacy Shadows & Angie Sky def. Pink Flash Kira & Diana Hall after Skye hits an Unprettier on Kira. Volume 63 Evie … Read more
This weekend SHIMMER returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois to film the next set of its DVD series. Volume 61 results below, courtesy of Jennifer. SHIMMER Volume 61: * Santana Garrett def. Nevaeh w/ Mademoiselle Rachelle via a Shining Star Press. * Jessicka Havok def. Crazy Mary Dobson via a sitout chokeslam. … Read more
This weekend SHIMMER returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois to film the next set of its DVD series. Volume 60 results below, courtesy of Jennifer. SPARKLE: * Midianne def. JK Kennedy by using the ropes for extra leverage. SHIMMER Volume 60: * Nikki Storm def. Heidi Lovelace via the Eye of the … Read more
This weekend SHIMMER returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois to film the next set of its DVD series. Volume 59 results below, courtesy of Jennifer. SHIMMER Volume 59: * ThunderKitty def. Miss Natural via a sleeper hold. * Christina Von Eerie def. Saraya Knight, Melanie Cruise and Su Yung after Cruise hits … Read more
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
Japanese wrestler Hikaru Shida has just been announced to make her United States debut next month at SHIMMER’s tapings of volumes 58-61. Since making the transition from acting to professional wrestling in 2008, Shida has become an integral part of the Ice Ribbon promotion in Japan. There, she is currently one half of the tag … Read more
Several months after announcing her impending retirement, Ayumi Kurihara has finally hung up her wrestling boots. Ayumi made the tough decision to retire after incurring several nagging injuries, the worst of which was one to her clavicle. On her way out, she made one last appearance for SHIMMER Women Athletes in April, wrestling Mercedes Martinez … 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 The Crash (June 14th, 2013): Jennifer Blake and Zarco def. Faby Apache and Jonathan. Toryumon Mexico “DragonMania VIII” (June 15th, 2013): Bastet, La Comandante and Mima Shimoda def. Baby Star, Dallys … 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 ECCW (June 8th, 2013): Nicole Matthews (c) vs. KC Spinelli went to a no contest when El Phantasmo attacked both women. NPW (June 8th, 2013): Shazza McKenzie def. Madison Eagles NWA-AWA … 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
Following in the footsteps of Tomoka Nakagawa and Portia Perez, former SHIMMER Champion Saraya Knight will also be making her Australian debut at the end of July. She was the eighth and final contestant announced to take part in NHPW’s Global Conflict 2013 tournament on July 26th and 27th. The seventh contestant announced was Storm, … 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: 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
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
Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: We have two final contenders for the PWWA Interim Championship – and they are none other than “Everybody’s Favourite Girlfriend” Jessie McKay and Evie! On the 15th of June at a PWA Australia … 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: 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
Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: In the tournament to crown a new Interim PWWA Champion in Madison Eagles’ absence, two competitors have advanced after having their first round matches April 21 at the Woy Woy Leagues Club. Kellie … 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: Announcements are almost coming daily now – the team of Melanie Cruise and Mena Libra is next to be added to the talent list for SHIMMER’s tapings to be held March 17 and … 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: California native Davina Rose and ROH Academy graduate Veda Scott are the two newest wrestlers added to the list of announced talent for the SHIMMER tapings on March 17 and 18. The protegé … 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: 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
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
Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: The “Regeneration X” duo of Allison Danger and Leva Bates have been added to next month’s SHIMMER tapings. So far, they’re the third tag team to be added to the list of talent … 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: Seems as though the wrestler announcements for the SHIMMER tapings to be held on March 17 and 18 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, IL are coming once-a-day now! Not that we’re … Read more