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Your Two Cents: A Big Break for an Indy Wrestler

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

Your Two Cents: Favorite Finishers

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

Your Two Cents: One Wish for 2015

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 one wish for women’s wrestling in 2015? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on the … Read more

TNA Throwback Thursday: December 25th, 2008

Merry Christmas one and all! Josue here, wishing everyone a happy and happy holiday! In the spirit of the jolly season, this week’s TNA Impact Throwback Thursday will cover Christmas Day 2008. Twas the night that TNA presented a second Santa’s Workshop Knockout Street Fight, while also giving The Beautiful People a bit of a … Read more

Heidi Lovelace and Hudson Envy to Wrestle for Stardom Japan

[media-credit name=”Photo: World Wonder Ring Stardom” align=”alignleft” width=”620″][/media-credit] Heidi Lovelace and Hudson Envy are the latest American indy stars to make the leap to Japan. The two are the first talents to join Stardom Japan through its USA branch, which was established in October. Former SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa serves as branch president and has … Read more

Paige Tops PWI Female 50

[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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 … Read more

NCW Femmes Fatales XVI Results: Courtney Rush Fends off Cheerleader Melissa

[media-credit name=”Photo: FemmesFatalesWrestling.us” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Last night at the NCW Femmes Fatales fifth anniversary show, Courtney Rush defended the NCW FF International Title against Cheerleader Melissa, besting her in a No DQ, Falls Count Anywhere match to hold onto the belt. Elsewhere on the card, LuFisto defeated Mia Yim in what was described as a … Read more

‘Independent Women’ (9/20/14): Cheerleader Melissa Finishes Up in Japan

Independent Women is changing its format! Now, the videos will act like dispatches, giving you quick and timely looks into the lives of indy women’s wrestlers. Our next three dispatches from Cheerleader Melissa finish up her latest tour in Japan. In the first video, she braves the bustling Japanese train system: Next, she visits the … Read more

SHIMMER Volumes 69 & 70 Taping Results

[media-credit name=”Photo: SHIMMERWrestling.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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 … Read more

Nicole Matthews Wins the SHIMMER Championship

[media-credit name=”Photo: @SHIMMERwomen/Twitter” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Last night, a new SHIMMER Champion was crowned. Nicole Matthews emerged from the volume 68 tapings with the belt after winning a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match that pitted her, champ Cheerleader Melissa, Athena and Madison Eagles against one another. Shockingly, Melissa was eliminated first, guaranteeing that the match would crown … Read more

SHIMMER Volumes 67 & 68 Taping Results

[media-credit name=”Photo: SHIMMERWrestling.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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 … Read more

Your Two Cents: Greatest SHIMMER Matches

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

‘Independent Women’ (9/17/14): Cheerleader Melissa Experiences the Highs and Lows of Japan

Independent Women is changing its format! Now, the videos will act like dispatches, giving you quick and timely looks into the lives of indy women’s wrestlers. Our next three dispatches from Cheerleader Melissa show the highs and lows of living in Japan. In the first video, she encounters an unwelcome guest/pest in her Tokyo apartment: … Read more

Exclusive: Cheerleader Melissa Named USA Branch President for Stardom Wrestling

Cheerleader Melissa is no stranger to winning titles, but she’s just added quite a different one to her resume: USA Branch President for Stardom Wrestling. The SHIMMER Champion, who recently returned from an extended tour with Stardom in Tokyo, Japan, will help the organization find fresh American talent. In her new role, she will also … Read more

‘Independent Women’ (9/10/14): Cheerleader Melissa Explores Japanese Bathrooms, Shibuya

Independent Women is changing its format! Now, the videos will act like dispatches, giving you quick and timely looks into the lives of indy women’s wrestlers. Our first three dispatches from Cheerleader Melissa continue her journey in Japan. In the first video, she shows us a Japanese bathroom stall with one very unique feature: Next, … Read more

‘Independent Women’, Episode 23: “Tranquility”

In the latest episode of Independent Women – titled “Tranquility” – Cheerleader Melissa heads to the Japanese countryside She prepares to take part in a practice Japanese tea ceremony, walking through an idyllic garden on her way there. Watch the episode below: Want to advertise on Independent Women? Contact us! Independent Women is Diva Dirt’s … Read more

‘Independent Women’, Episode 22: “Say Cheese”

In the latest episode of Independent Women – titled “Say Cheese” – Cheerleader Melissa checks out a photo booth in Tokyo, Japan. She poses for photos with fellow wrestlers Kris Wolf and Starfire after they navigate the unique options the booth offers. Watch the episode below: Want to advertise on Independent Women? Contact us! Independent … Read more

‘Independent Women’, Episode 21: “Longboarding”

In the latest episode of Independent Women – titled “Longboarding” – Cheerleader Melissa goes longboarding with fellow wrestler Kris Wolf in Tokyo, Japan. Watch the episode below: Want to advertise on Independent Women? Contact us! Independent Women is Diva Dirt’s original web series that gives fans a peek behind the scenes at the lives of … Read more

‘Independent Women’, Episode 20: “The Grand Tour”

In the latest episode of Independent Women – titled “The Grand Tour” – Cheerleader Melissa gives us an early morning tour of her apartment in Japan, where she’s living while wrestling for the Stardom promotion. Watch the episode below: Want to advertise on Independent Women? Contact us! Independent Women is Diva Dirt’s original web series … Read more

Your Two Cents: Greatest Gimmicks

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 the greatest gimmick in women’s wrestling? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on the website. As … Read more

Your Two Cents: Greatest Break Ups

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 the split of Brie and Nikki Bella, we want to know: what has been the greatest break up in women’s wrestling? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages … Read more

NCW Femmes Fatales XV Results: New Champion Crowned

[media-credit name=”Photo: FemmesFatalesWrestling.us” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Last night in Montreal, NCW Femmes Fatales XV took place, crowning a new Femmes Fatales Champion. Full results below, courtesy of Indy Power Rankings: Kimber Lee defeats Missy Kira & Mary Lee Rose defeat Addy Starr & Kaitlin Diemond Vanessa Kraven defeats Sassy Stephie Gauntlet Match: Portia Perez defeats Angie … Read more

‘Independent Women’, Episode 18: “The Champs”

In the eighteenth episode of Independent Women – titled “The Champs” – Cheerleader Melissa chats with radio hosts turned wrestling champions Billy Madison and Nard of San Antonio’s Billy Madison Show. Billy holds the RCW Championship, while Nard holds the RCW Angels Championship – a belt that used to belong to Melissa. Needless to say, … Read more

Your Two Cents: Greatest Duos

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 the greatest duo 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

Your Two Cents: Most Underrated Women in Wrestling

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 is the most underrated woman in WWE or TNA history? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to … Read more