It was the night an entire year in the making, and the plan was straightforward: This was going to be the night a young, mighty heroine would rise to the challenge, valiantly seeing off all who stood in her way to be crowned the first-ever SHINE Champion. A fighting champion, a just champion, ready to … Read more
SHINE Wrestling — which celebrates its one year anniversary this month — is known for its strong contingent of female stars, but there is one male who has an integral part of the promotion since its inception. Here, SHINE’s commentator Lenny Leonard reflects on the one year anniversary of women’s wrestling’s fastest rising promotion. It … 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: As part of our SHINE Week leading up to SHINE 11, we want to know: who do you think will win the tournament and become the first ever SHINE Champion? We’ve … Read more
Earlier tonight, SHINE Wrestling revealed the brackets for the upcoming SHINE Championship Tournament, as well as how the two remaining places will be filled. The spots, empty following Jazz and Allysin Kay‘s withdrawals from the tournament, will be contested in two four-way matches featuring a number of losing competitors from previous qualifiers. Made in Sin’s … 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 Ring of Honor (June 1st, 2013): Athena def. Barbi Hayden with the O-Face. The show took place in San Antonio, TX, so Athena was hailed as the “hometown girl”. 2CW Girls … Read more
Tonight at TNA Slammiversary, Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell will go head to head in a Last Knockout Standing match. In the lead-up to tonight’s event, we’re taking a look back at a memorable moment in Slammiversary history. 2010 | Roxxi put her career on the line for a shot at Madison Rayne‘s Knockouts Title, … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: This Sunday at Slammiversary, Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell will face off in a Last Knockout Standing match. We want to know: what has been your … Read more
SHINE 10 ended in controversial fashion on Friday night, with a failed sneak attack by Allysin Kay and subsequent suspension giving us the first sign of cracks in Valkyrie’s previously united and dominant front. In the main event, Valkyrie leader Rain faced Angelina Love in a rematch from their SHINE Championship tournament qualifier at SHINE … Read more
SHINE Wrestling are once again at the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida tomorrow as they present their milestone tenth show, SHINE 10. The event will be broadcast live on Internet Pay-Per-View with three pricing options, the cheapest being just $9.99 (about £6). Click
“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: Mickie James recently admitted that she thinks TNA needs more Knockouts, so who do you think they should hire? We’ve read your responses on our social … Read more
The final four qualifying matches of the SHINE Championship tournament have been announced, and will take place at the company’s next event, SHINE 10, on May 24th. The draw leaves plenty of interesting possible outcomes, with many prominent feuds having the potential to be intertwined or furthered. Mercedes Martinez faces Mia Yim in her qualifying … Read more
Daffney has resigned as SHINE hostess (and possibly her commentary position), in order to “be of greater use ringside and in the locker room”. The “Scream Queen” has been hostess since the inaugural SHINE show and has decided to quit the role – in presumably a kayfabe storyline – due to the disrespectful actions of Mercedes Martinez. … Read more
When we talk of the historic rivalries in women’s wrestling, there are a certain few that spring to mind. From the pioneering battles between Mae Young and Mildred Burke in the 1950s all the way to Lita and Trish Stratus’s rollercoaster rivalry at the turn of this century, there are plenty of classic feuds to … Read more
The Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau once famously said “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet”. However, in the short-fused, attention-bereft world of professional wrestling, that’s a mantra that we often find ourselves questioning. So how refreshing it was at SHINE 8 to see the patience of so many people (including ourselves) pay off in … Read more
Former TNA Knockout Roxxi recently made news after telling us she wasn’t going to appear at TNA’s One Night Only: Knockout Knockdown PPV, and now the ‘Hardcore Knockout’ has revealed that was indeed offered a role, but said no. Roxxi was recently a guest on the Greg DeMarco Show and explained why she turned TNA down. She said: “You … Read more
On the heels of news that former TNA Knockouts Angelina Love, Kharma and Traci Brooks have turned down offers to appear on TNA’s all-Knockout Pay Per View, two more names have joined the list. Over the weekend, former Knockouts Roxxi and Sarita revealed that they too will forgo their chance to appear on the Pay … Read more
SHINE roster members Kharma (a.k.a Amazing Kong), Angelina Love and Nikki Roxx will be appearing on daytime TV in the US, reports Gerweck.net. The talented trifecta will feature on DISH TV’s “Daytime” show on Wednesday, March 6th. The girls will be promoting SHINE 8, which will feature Angelina’s in-ring debut. Christina Von Eerie, Daffney and Santana … Read more
It seems like everyone and their grandmother has created a “Harlem Shake” video, but you haven’t seen one quite like this. At last weekend’s SHINE 7 event, a number of the show’s competitors took to the ring to record their own version of the YouTube craze. Women spotted in the video include Su Yung, Tracy … Read more
In addition to helping them secure a victory, a wrestler’s finishing move can also serve as an extension of their personality and in-ring style. From Lita‘s moonsault to the Sable Bomb to the Glam Slam to the Widow’s Peak, there were and are many finishing moves as memorable as they are devastating. Which move, then, … Read more
In addition to helping them secure a victory, a wrestler’s finishing move can also serve as an extension of their personality and in-ring style. From Lita‘s moonsault to the Sable Bomb to the Glam Slam to the Widow’s Peak, there were and are many finishing moves as memorable as they are devastating. Which move, then, … Read more
In addition to the recently announced main event of Sara Del Rey vs. Jazz, five more matches have been added to the card for SHINE Wrestling debut show that will take place on July 20 in Ybor City, Florida. The matches are as follows: * Nikki Roxx vs. Rain * Veda Scott vs. Kimberly * … Read more
“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: In celebration of Independence Day, we want to know: who do you think is the greatest American women’s wrestler in history? We’ve read your responses on … Read more
We can reveal three more names for the Shine Wrestling debut next month on Internet pay per view. Former TNA star Nikki Roxx has joined the lineup along with Tracy Taylor and Jayme Jameson. Earlier this week, the company announced Mercedes Martinez. Check out the latest poster:
Ahead of this weekend’s Slammiversary pay per view, we take a look back at past events. 2008 | In 2008, the Knockouts competed at Slammiversary for the first time as the Beautiful People enlisted the hardcore Moose (Mickie Knuckles) to take on Gail Kim, ODB and Roxxi.
“Your Two Cents” is the new interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: Kharma’s surprise appearance at the Royal Rumble has us wondering: what do you consider to be the most shocking moment in women’s wrestling history? We’ve … Read more
< Welcome one and all to another exciting edition of the recently debuted, Lucha Libre USA Watch. Last time we met, we witnessed an interesting six Chica tag featuring some of the most well known female wrestlers in the world today! Tonight, however, we remove four of those women and prepare for a singles bout ... Read more