[media-credit name=”WWE.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each week, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Nikki Cross receives her WWE profile. (WWE.com) * WWE holds a … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. This week’s poll will open Sunday and close on Monday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Asuka Asuka … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Hey all, welcome to this week’s NXT review! We’re just a few days away from TakeOver: Brooklyn II and NXT is starting to put the pieces in place to further strengthen the division. Last week we saw Bayley promising to overcome Asuka, dethrone her, and make history. We also saw Billie … Read more
[media-credit name=”Tony Knox” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] NXT Superstar, Nikki Glencross, spoke to the UK’s Telegraph Newspaper regarding the WWE’s women’s revolution and what it takes for a woman to be successful in the wrestling industry. Still eagerly awaiting her NXT television debut, here’s some of the highlights: On her start in the business: “I decided to … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] With the news that six picks for tonight’s draft on SmackDown’s live premiere include NXT up and comers, Superstars took to Twitter to react to the exciting announcement: 6 draft picks? #NXTTakeOver on RAW and Smackdown. The future is now. https://t.co/GxReyBQJll — Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) July 17, 2016 Rumor has it that … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each week, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Trish Stratus spoke to WWE.com about her upcoming movie “Gridlock” (WWE.com) … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @MsCharlotteWWE/Twitter” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Each week, the Social Media Catch-Up will bring you a roundup of our favorite social media postings by the women in wrestling and present them to you here. Have you found a post we should include next week? Send it in. Here’s what we found from this week: Starting off … Read more
Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: [media-credit name=”instagram.com/mariakanellis” align=”alignnone” width=”540″][/media-credit] * Maria Kanellis has … Read more
[media-credit name=”Rob Brazier Photography” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Not too familiar with WWE’s latest signing Nikki Storm? WWE.com has you covered. A brand new Q&A with Storm, real name Nicola Glencross is now live over at WWE.com, where Nikki talks candidly about her WWE tryout experience and plans for the rest of her career. On what her … Read more
[wwe.com] WWE’s Performance Center has been boosted by the signing of five new female talents. Two independent wrestlers, a Greco-Roman wrestling competitor, a Crossfit athlete and a bodybuilding bikini competitor have all reported to the performance center. Paul “Triple H” Levesque commented on the newest talents saying: “With support from our world-class coaching staff at … Read more
[media-credit id=2 align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] It looks like Scottish wrestling sensation Nikki Storm has signed with the WWE. Firstly, Nikki’s recent UK appearances would indicate that a change is on the horizon for her. Back on March 20th, Nikki lost her Pro Wrestling: EVE Championship to Rhia O’Reilly, less than one month after winning it and … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: EVEWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Today, Pro Wrestling: EVE held its first show in three years when it presented “Let’s Make History!”, the first all-women wrestling show to take place in London, England. The event saw Rhia O’Reilly win the Pro Wrestling: EVE Title back from Nikki Storm, the very woman who ended her 450+ … Read more
Today in Essex, England, Nikki Storm became a three-time Pro Wrestling: EVE Champion. Storm won the title by defeating champion Rhia O’Reilly at a XWA Wrestling event. This puts an end to Rhia’s 450+ day reign. Nikki celebrated her win on Twitter, noting that she’s the first three-time Pro Wrestling: EVE Champion: And NEW @ProWrestlingEVE … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Pro Wrestling Illustrated” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s annual Female 50 issue has been released digitally, revealing the entire 2015 list. As announced yesterday, Nikki Bella tops the list, followed by Paige, Sasha Banks, Santana Garrett and Gail Kim. View the full list below. Last year’s placement is in parenthesis: 1. Nikki Bella … Read more
Scottish indy wrestler Nikki Storm is expected to start work for the WWE soon, according to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via Wrestling Inc). The Observer reports that Storm has had two WWE tryouts within the past year, leading to her signing. Last month, she was rumored to be joining the WWE alongside eventual … Read more
The WWE may be making the final moves to secure a handful of new talents. According to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via Lords of Pain), Kana and Nikki Storm are scheduled to take the final WWE medical tests in October, which would indicate that both are on the verge of signing, if not … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Battle-News.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! There were several big events last week which I will cover, and we’ll also take a deeper look at one of my favorite wrestlers, Kairi Hojo! Joshi News Photo: Battle-News.com In Japan more so than in the United States, wrestling promotions … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Battle-News.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Hello! My name is Kevin Wilson, and I have been a fan of Japanese wrestling for over a decade. During that time I have slowly started watching more and more women’s wrestling in Japan (better known as Joshi) and that is now my primary interest. I hope through this column I … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 26, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees SHINE Champion Mia Yim going head-to-head with NWA World Women’s Champion Santana Garrett in a huge Title vs. Title match. In another big Title vs. Title match, SHINE Tag Team Champions a href=”http://www.diva-dirt.com/tag/cherry-bomb”>Cherry Bomb and Kimber Lee take on … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHIMMER 71: The ChickFight Tournament, airing this afternoon on iPPV. The show will feature a 12-woman tournament, with the winner being granted a future shot at the SHIMMER Championship. The first round will consist of the following matches: Portia Perez vs. Evie Kay Lee Ray vs. Kimber Lee Candice … Read more
Ahead of this Saturday’s huge SHIMMER 71 ChickFight tournament, several of the competitors have taken to YouTube to promise victory. The ChickFight tournament, featuring 12 of indy wrestling’s biggest female stars, will be SHIMMER’s first since 2007 and will grant the winner a future shot at the SHIMMER Championship. Athena, Candice LeRae, Evie, Portia Perez, … Read more
Next Friday will see SHINE Wrestling return to iPPV for SHINE 26, headlined by a massive Title vs. Title match. The main event pits SHINE Champion Mia Yim against NWA Women’s Champion Santana Garrett. Also booked for the show is a brutal No DQ tag match in which Havok and Leva Bates will team up … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @rdpixie/Twitter” align=”alignleft” width=”620″][/media-credit] Rhia O’Reilly is your new Pro Wrestilng: EVE Champion. O’Reilly won the belt yesterday at XWA’s We Need a Hero event, defeating Nikki Storm in a No DQ match. After the win, Rhia tweeted some bad news, revealing that her knee was injured during the match, forcing her to pull … Read more
[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
Salutations ladies and gentlemen! After three weeks of British Boot Camp auditions all throughout the UK, we’ve at last arrived to the UK finals, where only six of our sixteen finalist will advance to the United States and being that much closer to a TNA contract. We have a London wrestling show at York Hall … Read more
On this Sunday’s episode of TNA British Boot Camp, finalists chosen from the Glasgow, Manchester and London auditions will square off in Nashville for the UK finals. To hype this event, TNA has released a video highlighting the 16 competitors, each introduced by TNA stars. Kasey and Leah Owens are introduced by Rhyno; Kay Lee … Read more