It is June and that means for the whole month the LGBTQ community get to celebrate extra hard about being ourselves every day! And because of that, every day here throughout the month, we are going to spotlight one LGBTQ+ wrestler. These names are not going to be in any order. So, this won’t be … Read more
World Wonder Ring Stardom have announced the full card for their American Dream in the Big Apple event, taking place in New York City this Friday. It is the promotion’s first-ever event as part of WrestleMania weekend. The matches were tweeted out today by the promotion’s official English-language account. The opening bout will see Stardom’s … Read more
The full lineup for the Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden has been announced. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, a Stardom tag team match will be added to the card, but has not been announced yet. The show will take place during WrestleMania weekend on Saturday, … Read more
As a rising star on the independent wrestling scene, Jamie Hayter had a big 2018. She had a solid 6-month reign with the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship before losing it to Zoe Lucas halfway into December. She went on to win the 2018 SHE-1 tournament in Pro-Wrestling: EVE, defeating Kris Wolf and Toni Storm … Read more
STARDOM’s 5*Star Grand Prix continued this past weekend on September 1. Below are the results from Day 4 and tallies for the tourney so far. Singles Match Natsu Sumire defeats AZM (9:51) Four Way Tag Team Match Jamie Hayter & Kimber Lee defeat Hanan & Shiki Shibusawa and JAN (Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora) and JAN(Leo Onozaki & Ruaka) (8:17) Red STARS Rachael Ellering [4] defeats Konami [4] (7:39) Blue STARS Nicole Savoy [6] defeats Hazuki [4] (7:06) Blue … Read more
STARDOM’s 5*Star Grand Prix continued this past weekend on August 26 with two sets of shows, an afternoon and evening block. Below are the results from both shows on Day 3 and tallies for the tourney so far. Afternoon Show: Red STARS Konami [4] defeats Natsuko Tora [0] (7:34) Three On Two Handicap Match Oedo Tai (Hazuki & Kagetsu) defeat Hanan & JAN (Leo Onozaki & Ruaka) … Read more
STARDOM’s 5*Star Grand Prix began this past weekend and will feature several notable female gaijin. Below are the results from August 18 and 19 and tallies for the tourney so far. August 18: Shinkiba 1st RING (Tokyo, Japan) Starlight Kid defeated Hanan, Leo Onozaki, Ruaka & Shiki Shibusawa (5:02) via pinfall on Onozaki Red STARS Block: Kimber … Read more
This Saturday, August 18, World Wonder Ring STARDOM kicks off its year-annual tournament, the 5*STAR Grand Prix. Several gaijin independent stars will join the tournament this year including: Kimber Lee Jaime Hayter Kelly Klien Rachael Ellering Nicole Savoy The 5?STAR GP 2018 begins this weekend! pic.twitter.com/lDKLWmbnMU — We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) August 14, 2018 The 5?STAR GP … Read more
This past weekend, June 9, World of STARDOM Champion Toni Storm put her title on the line against Kagetsu. Kagetsu emerged victorious in the main event of STARDOM’s Radiant Hall show in Yokohama, Japan. https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1005542038828408834 June 9 Yokohama?World of Stardom TitleKagetsu pinned Toni Storm to become the 10th World of Stardom champion.part 5 pic.twitter.com/zESBkhwVJo — We … Read more
This past weekend, June 3, 2018, the Goddessess of STARDOM Championships were on the line. The defenders Kagetsu and Hana Kimura took on Mayu Iwatani and Saki Kashima. The team of Iwatani and Kashima proved to be tough competition for Kagetsu and Hana Kimura as Iwatani and Kashima ended the duo’s 347 day reign. June 3 Sapporo?Goddesses … Read more
Current reigning World of STARDOM Champion Toni Storm will defend the red belt against Kagetsu on STARDOM’s June 9th show. 6?9?????????????? 1:00?????????????????????????????????????? vs???????????????4??????? pic.twitter.com/Dr5Q0o3ShB — ??????STARDOM (@wwr_stardom) May 29, 2018 Storm, who is currently signed to a WWE UK contract, won the World of STARDOM Championship back in September 2017 from Mayu Iwatani after the … Read more
The second round of the Women of Honor championship tournament has gotten underway. Similar to the first round, ROH has released second round matches on their YouTube channel. Below are three of those matches. If you have missed any of the first round matches, you can check out our coverage here. WOH Championship Tournament Round … Read more
Last night two more matches were held for the Women of Honor Title tournament during Ring of Honor’s 16th Anniversay show. Tenille Dashwood faced Brandi Rhodes and Sumie Sakai squared off against Hana Kimura on the Facebook Live pre-show. Both Tenille and Sumie are advancing after defeating both their counterparts. Sumie Sakai won with a … Read more
The first participants in the Women of Honor tournament have been revealed and several big names from Stardom will be vying for the new Women’s Championship. Mayu Iwatani, Hana Kimura, Kagetsu and HZK will be competing in the tournament. WOH made the announcement via twitter: BREAKING NEWS! @wwr_stardom Stars… Mayu Iwatani, Hana Kimura, Kagetsu & … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Battle-news.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″][/media-credit] Welcome back to a new edition of Joshi Wrestling Weekly! Today we are looking at the graduation of Hana Kimura (the daughter of Kyoko Kimura), Maki Narumiya officially retiring, and Io Shirai defending her championship! Joshi Wrestling News Photo: battle-news.com As I mentioned last week, Maki Narumiya officially retired from professional wrestling on … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Battle-news.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”640″][/media-credit] Welcome back to a new edition of Joshi Wrestling Weekly! Today we are going to discuss the latest events in Japan, including a big Stardom show, a new ICExInfinity Championship, and Maki Narumiya‘s upcoming retirement! Joshi Wrestling News Photo: battle-news.com After having her last match in Ice Ribbon, Maki Narumiya announced plans for … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: yahoo.co.jp” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to a new edition of the Joshi Wrestling Weekly! I know it has been awhile, but we are now looking to bring back this column as a regular feature on Diva Dirt again. Lots of results and news from Japan to discuss, as well as a closer look at young wrestler Kaho … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: battle-news.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! We are back with results and news from Japan, as well as a closer look at legend Dump Matsumoto! Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com Ice Ribbon continues to battle injuries, as not only has Aoi Kizuki not recovered from her knee … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: we-are-stardom.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! A lot has happened since my last column, this week we have the conclusion of the Stardom FIVE STAR GP and a spotlight on a very special wrestler to me, Hudson Envy! Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com Some quick news items … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHIMMER Wrestling” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! Lots going on in the world of Japan, including one of my personal favorite wrestlers randomly showing up at NXT TakeOver last night! Joshi News Photo: kana.cm The biggest news for fans of Joshi is that the world famous … Read more
Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! Apologies for missing last week, life got a bit too hectic for a minute there but things have returned to normal. We have a little catching up to do so let’s get to it! Joshi News It has been a slow few weeks for true “news” … 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 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
CHIKARA has released their latest Podcast-A-Go-Go, this time highlighting the complete match between trainee, Saturyne and Joshi talent, Kagetsu from the promotions stop in Manhattan earlier this year. You can check out the match below by skipping to the 1:10 mark: In other CHIKARA related news, Saturyne will also be squaring off against Tim Donst … 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: In the tournament to crown a new Interim PWWA Champion in Madison Eagles’ absence, two more competitors have advanced after having their first round matches May 5 at the Casula Powerhouse. Evie defeated … Read more