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
TNA has released sneak peeks at two big Knockout productions: Knockouts Knockdown and an all-Knockout calendar. The first video shows snippets of action from the Knockouts Knockdown Pay-Per-View, showing indy talents Jessicka Havok, Mia Yim, Reby Sky, Marti Belle, Scarlett Bordeaux and Veda Scott as well as returning Knockouts Brooke and Taryn Terrell. The second … Read more
Tyrants rise to power through good people’s complacency. They whittle you down gradually, sneaking into your psyche, sapping your self-esteem and picking you off one by one. Before you know it, there are more of them than you. That’s what happened last night at SHINE 19, as the villainous Valkyrie found themselves against five of … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 19, airing on iPPV. The main event is a ten-woman elimination tag team match with no time limit, and sees the newly-expanded Valkyrie (Serena Deeb, April Hunter, Allysin Kay, Taylor Made and newest recruit Su Yung) go to war against SHINE Champion Ivelisse, SHINE Tag Team Champions Leva … Read more
SHINE Wrestling returns to iPPV this Friday with SHINE 19, headlined by a 10-Woman Tag Team Elimination match. SHINE has revealed the full card on its website, announcing matches featuring SHINE Champion Ivelisse, Jessicka Havok, Amazing Kong, Taeler Hendrix and more. Check out the full card below: 10-Woman Tag Team Elimination match: SHINE Champion Ivelisse, … 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: Of the indy names that appeared at Knockouts Knockdown, who should TNA sign? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from Impact Wrestling to SmackDown to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: NXT (5/8/14): Alexa Bliss and Charlotte advance in … Read more
Three indy wresting names have been added to the Knockouts Knockdown Pay-Per-View taping: Jessicka Havok, Mia Yim and Scarlett Bordeaux. PWInsider has confirmed Havok and Bordeaux’s status today, having reported on Mia’s involvement yesterday. Mia competed at the last Knockouts Knockdown PPV, wrestling Tara in a losing effort. Havok has been rumored for the event … Read more
Desperation drives people to extremes. Some will steal to put an end to their poverty, others will kill to end years of torment or jealousy, and a select few will let the forces of evil cloud their vision just to get a taste of the glory they feel they deserve. On Friday night at SHINE … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 18, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees Ivelisse defend her SHINE Championship against Saraya Knight, while plum ties of the undercard include SHINE Tag Team Champions Leva Bates and Mia Yim putting their titles on the line against the Antipodean duo of Madison Eagles and Evie, … Read more
SHINE Wrestling returns to iPPV this Friday with SHINE 18, headlined by a SHINE Championship match pitting champ Ivelisse against Saraya Knight. Saraya looks to claim gold not long after her daughter Paige won the Divas Championship in her WWE debut. Also on the card is a SHINE Tag Team Championship match in which champions … 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
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
Absolute Intense Wrestling held their double taping for Girls Night Out 11 and 12 last night at Turners Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. The leading story going into the show was that the AIW Women’s Championship was at the centre of a controversial state of affairs with Leah Von Dutch claiming that the title belongs to … Read more
In the creation of great artistic projects, it often takes a while before the final brick is laid or the final brushstroke is applied. It is better, many would argue, to start small and add things gradually. Rome wasn’t built in a day, after all. So now, eight months after the SHINE Championship was introduced … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’re taking the basis of the Perfect 10 and giving you a say. We’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday, the winner being … Read more
Tomorrow will see another seminal event in SHINE’s history, as eight teams will compete to become the first ever SHINE Tag Team Champions. The teams will compete in a one-night knockout competition, with a number of newly-formed teams taking part, and the tournament brackets opening up the possibility for some highly-anticipated match-ups as the tournament … Read more
SHINE Wrestling VP of Talent Relations Lexie Fyfe has announced more matches for the upcoming SHINE 17 event. On the promotion’s official Youtube channel, Lexie signed two more matches that will take place in addition to the SHINE Tag Team Championship tournament. The first of those matches announced will be for the SHINE Championship. Due … Read more
Every hour until the clock strikes midnight (Eastern time) and we usher in 2014, Diva Dirt will highlight – in no particular order – the women who made an impact in 2013. Mia Yim Mia Yim has been a name synonymous with some of the most incredible, high-octane matches in 2013, which we saw … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 15, airing tonight on iPPV. In the main event, Rain‘s storied career will come to an end – win or lose – as she defends her SHINE Championship one last time, against Amazing Kong, while in the other marquee match of the night two former best friends face … Read more
The complete card has been announced for SHINE 15, which will set out to tie up plenty of loose ends as their last show of 2013. As confirmed at the end of the last SHINE show, SHINE Champion Rain will face Amazing Kong in the main event. With this set to be Rain’s final match … 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: Who do you think should answer Gail Kim‘s open challenge? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on the … Read more
For long time Diva Dirt readers, Mia Yim is a name you should be quite familiar with. We’ve all seen what a huge transformation she’s made with her ring work after countless tours of Japan and working for many other prestigious companies, but today, Mia took the time out to show another improvement she’s worked … Read more
A hard-fought victory over a plucky international challenger and the callous betrayal of a close friend saw Valkyrie’s dominance of SHINE remain strong, despite a few minor setbacks on the way. SHINE Champion Rain faced a new test in the main event as she defended her title against Japanese star Hiroyo Matsumoto. Because of the … Read more