For the past year, the keywords “First Ever Women’s…” have been plastered all over marketing for WWE’s Women’s Division from the ‘First Ever’ Women’s Royal Rumble to the ‘First Ever’ Women’s Elimination Chamber. Even ROH is in on the action, with their tournament to crown the inaugural Women of Honor Champion well under way. It’s … Read more
Congratulations are in order for Nikki Roxx, who has given birth to her first child. The former Impact Wrestling Knockout gave birth to a daughter named Manivanh Ava Philavanh on Monday (Nov 20th), which she anticipated in a post to Instagram. Her beau Jimmy Philavanh, posted a photo of the happy family on his Instagram account, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Twitter/@RoxxiNikki” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Former Impact Wrestling Knockout Nikki Roxx announces she is pregnant with her first child due this fall. (Twitter) … Read more
Ahead of Slammiversary tonight, we’re taking a look back at memorable Knockout moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2010, when both Madison Rayne and Roxxie put something precious on the line. For Madison, it was the Knockouts Title. For Roxxi, it was her career – if she didn’t win … 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: Name the best debut in women’s wrestling history. We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight in the video below: And … Read more
Ahead of Slammiversary this Sunday, we’re taking a look back at memorable Knockout moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2010, when both Madison Rayne and Roxxie put something precious on the line. For Madison, it was the Knockouts Title. For Roxxi, it was her career – if she didn’t … 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: To celebrate TNA’s return, we want to know: what is your favorite Knockouts match in TNA history? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the … Read more
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
Greetings and salutations Knockout fans! Welcome to another edition of TNA Throwback Thursday, where we take a look back at some of the most memorable moments to come from the Knockouts division throughout the years. While the year 2014 saw some highlighted talents return to the company, it was also the year that saw TNA … Read more
Tomorrow night at Slammiversary, Knockouts Champion Angelina Love will put her title on the line against Gail Kim. Leading up to the match, we’re taking a look back at memorable Knockout moments from Slammiversary history. Today, we’re going back to 2010, when Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne defended her belt against Nikki Roxx, who put her … 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 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
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: Rumors say that TNA might be bringing back some former Knockouts. Who do you want to see return to TNA? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked … Read more
Longtime indy star and former TNA Knockout Nikki Roxx is stepping away from wrestling…for now. Nikki revealed the news on Twitter, tweeting about wrestling her last match for SHINE last Friday: With a big smile and heart full of love I'd like to thank all the shine fans and management for their support tonight and … 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
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 14, airing tonight on iPPV as part of Female Fight Season. The main event will see Hiroyo Matsumoto challenge Rain for the SHINE Championship, while other matches of note include Kellie Skater and Tomoka Nakagawa defending their SHIMMER Tag Team Championships against Valkyrie’s Allysin Kay and Ivelisse, a … Read more
Leading up to Bound For Glory tonight, we’re looking back at memorable Knockout moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking back at 2008, when Knockouts Champion Taylor Wilde defended the title against Awesome Kong and Roxxi in a Triple Threat match. Taylor retained the title after taking Awesome Kong out of the … Read more
Mere days after the dust settled on SHINE 13, the card for the next SHINE show has been announced – and with a host of international stars set to be in the US at the time for the SHIMMER tapings the week before it looks likely to be one of their most stacked shows to … Read more
SHINE 13 was a night of twists and turns as two best friends found themselves on opposing fronts, while a shrewd and villainous champion looked to continue her title reign against a familiar foe of late. Circumstances out of SHINE’s control meant last month’s show had seen the company enter its second year in somewhat … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 13, airing on iPPV tonight. The main event sees SHINE Champion Rain defend her title against former 5-time TNA Knockouts Champion Angelina Love, while the undercard includes, among others, Valkyrie duo of Ivelisse and Allysin Kay facing Jessicka Havok and Amazing Kong (WWE’s Kharma) in tag team action. … Read more
SHINE Wrestling presents SHINE 13 tonight from Ybor City, Florida. The show is headlined by a match between SHINE Champion Rain and Angelina Love. Also booked is a blockbuster Tag Team match pitting Amazing Kong and Jessicka Havok against Allysin Kay and Ivelisse. The iPPV starts at 9pm ET, and you can order it on … Read more
SHINE 13 takes place tomorrow night on iPPV, and the company has released a plethora of promos hyping the show. In the first, Allysin Kay hyped her return to SHINE following her 90 day suspension: SHINE SHINE Vice President of Talent Relations Lexie Fyfe subsequently booked her in a huge Tag Team match teaming her … 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: A Fatal Four-Way for the Divas Title has been booked for Night of Champions, so we we want to know: what has been your favorite multi-woman match in wrestling history? We’ve … Read more
SHINE Champion Rain, try as she might, was forced to defend her title tonight for the very first time. Jessicka Havok emerged from a #1 Contender’s Triple Threat match with a shot at Rain’s belt, defeating Mia Yim and Ivelisse to advance to the main event. Havok couldn’t beat the numbers game, though, as April … Read more
SHINE Wrestling presents SHINE 12 tonight from Ybor City, Florida. The show is headlined by a Triple Threat match for the number one contendership to the SHINE Championship and a subsequent title match against champion Rain. Also booked is a match between indy veterans Kharma and Mercedes Martinez. The iPPV starts at 9pm ET, and … Read more
Following yesterday’s undercard reveal for SHINE 12, tongues were left wagging about the SHINE Championship picture and if Rain would defend her newly-won title. Rain posted a video message stating that until a number one contender is established, she won’t be defending her belt. Well, those virtuous enough to be patient have now been rewarded, … Read more
With just nine days till the iPPV, SHINE Wrestling has unveiled the first matches taking place on their 12th show, the first since the monumental SHINE 11 that saw Rain crowned the inaugural SHINE Champion. Interestingly, a match for the SHINE Champion has yet to be announced. Rain’s Valkyrie stable members, April Hunter and Ivelisse … Read more