Today marks the second year of the passing of Hana Kimura. She passed away at the age of 22 on May 23, 2020. Kyoko Kimura (Hana’s mother) came out of retirement to participate in the event. Her last match took place in 2017. She lost in a match against Jungle Kyona. Other results from the … 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: @StardomJoshiPuroresu/Facebook” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Last night in Baldwin Park, California, STARDOM presented the second and final night of its USA tour, bringing Japanese stars and American indy scene regulars together for one more blockbuster show. The event saw former WWE Diva Melina wrestle again after making her surprise return to the ring on Friday … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @StardomJoshiPuroresu/Facebook” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight in Covina, California, STARDOM presented the first night of its USA tour, bringing Japanese stars and American indy scene regulars together for two blockbuster shows. The event saw the surprise in-ring return of former WWE Diva Melina, who teamed with SHINE Champion Santana Garrett to defeat Hudson Envy and … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: wwr-stardom.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! We are back with injury updates, a new promotion starting, and spotlighting the one and only Act Yasukawa! Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com To update a story from a few months ago, Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler KANNA fractured her eye socket in … 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: SHIMMERWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Today, SHIMMER taped matches for volumes 72 and 73 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Results below, courtesy of Diva Dirt’s Steven: Volume 72 Jessicka Havok def Cheerleader Melissa via chokeslam in a brutal match that saw them brawl all around the ring, and Melissa deliver 10 consecutive … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Sonny Gutierrez” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This past Sunday, Japanese women’s wrestling promotion Stardom held an event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. In the night’s main event, World of Stardom Champion Yoshiko defended her title against Act Yasukawa. What followed has sparked outrage in joshi circles. According to eyewitness Sonny Gutierrez of Pro Wrestling … Read more
Yesterday in Tokyo, Japan, SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa attempted to become a triple crown champ when she went head to head with STARDOM Champion Io Shirai at STARDOM the Highest. Melissa, who also holds the RCW Angels Championship, was making her first appearance in Japan in over seven years. According to PuroLove.com, Melissa came up … 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