STARDOM has returned with a bang. Since the lockdown in Japan was lifted the company have put on three shows in front of a sold-out (minimal) capacity live crowd. The fallout from the shows has given us four championship matches and a tournament for the vacant Wonder of STARDOM Championship. Wonder of STARDOM Championship Tournament … Read more
The first day of STARDOM’s New Summer 2020 event took place earlier today. An action-packed card saw the return of former AEW Women’s Champion, Riho for the first time since Feb, 16. This was STARDOM’s second event since returning from lockdown because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Similar to last month’s STARDOM Is Again!, the event … Read more
In truly unknown and unprecedented times the performers of AEW put their health at risk to provide us entertainment and highly enjoyable show. The episode was played behind closed doors but featured wrestlers and AEW staff at ringside that certainly added a fun atmosphere to the action in the ring. However, some questioned this decision … Read more
On tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite a huge women’s championship match was highly anticipated. It featured the champion Riho facing a woman she is very familiar with, which is Nyla Rose. These two have faced each other in the inaugural match for the championship in which Riho obviously was the victor. This time, however, Rose … Read more
The first February episode of AEW Dynamite took place last night from Hunstville, AL. The show featured the returning Yuka Sakazaki in her Dynamite debut taking on Britt Baker. Before we get to all the goings-on on Dynamite we had a few interesting things take place on AEW Dark. First, we got a match between … Read more
AEW will be airing their first mixed-tag team match since the organization started and will be shown on AEW Dark. The match features Penelope Ford and Kip Sabian facing AEW’s Women’s World Champion Riho and half of the World Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega. It was taped during the Chris Jericho cruise but hasn’t been … Read more
Let’s talk about the AEW Women’s Division. Just after the one year mark for the promotion, the Women’s Division has become a rather complex topic. Reactions throughout social media seemed to be mixed throughout, and fans are scratching their heads at what is exactly going on. Everything that is going on in the AEW Women’s … Read more
On the second Dynamite episode of Dynamite we had the highly anticipated AEW Women’s Championship match between Riho and Kris Statlander. There had been many weeks of build to this match with much of the focus placed on Statlander and her rapid rise through ranks on way to becoming number one contender. Riho, on the … Read more
As previously reported, AEW is resetting their rankings for the new year. What was stated as a result of this reset was that the records would still be cumulative but the annual records would reset each calendar year. The last rankings of the year saw newcomer Kris Statlander at the top spot with a 3-0 … Read more
We’re back for the first episode of Dynamite in 2020 and they certainly kicked off the year with a bang by giving us a 4-way match for the AEW Women’s Championship. The title match saw Riho vs. Nyla Rose vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker in an absolute cracker. The show was originally slated to … Read more
In the first AEW Dynamite of 2020, an epic 4-way match for the AEW Women’s Championship took place, which saw Riho claim the victory and retain her AEW Women’s Championship. The match pitted Riho against Nyla Rose, Britt Baker and Hiraku Shida against each other in a fast, furious and exciting match. The match was … Read more
The first AEW Dynamite of 2020 kicks off the new year with a bang tonight as the AEW Women’s Championship will be up for grabs in a mouthwateringly exciting match. Riho will put her title on the line in a 4-way match against Nyla Rose, Hiraku Shida and Britt Baker. This is Riho’s greatest challenge … Read more
AEW has announced that the Women’s World Championship match scheduled for Jan. 1 between Riho vs Kris Statlander has been called off. Riho and Statlander were due to face off for the title in a highly anticipated match on the first AEW Dynamite of 2020. It has now been announced that due to scheduling conflicts … Read more
2019 has been an amazing year for women’s wrestling. WWE and NXT’s women’s division has never been hotter. AEW’s growing division has brought women from all over the world offering new and fresh matchups, and IMPACT’s division has been going from strength to strength. The arrival of new companies and new television deals has given … Read more
As a fan of AEW, one of my biggest gripes with the company has been its delivery of their women’s division. So far it felt lost and confused with little direction and purpose. The division could and should be so much more. They have the talent, the passion and the energy, however, something just hasn’t … Read more
AEW released their weekly report of the ranking systems with Hiraku Shida topping the Women’s Division rankings after a hard-fought victory over, now second place Britt Baker on this week’s episode of Dynamite. The position potentially puts her next in line to challenge Riho for the AEW Women’s Championship. The top five in the ranking … Read more
AEW Full Gear took place at the Royal Farms Arena, in Baltimore, MD on Saturday and featured AEW Women’s Champion, Riho defend against Emi Sakura. We also got Britt Baker vs Bea Priestly on the pre-show and saw the return of women’s wrestling legend. The AEW Women’s Championship match was billed as Student vs Teacher … Read more
It has finally been announced that AEW will have a women’s match at their upcoming Full Gear pay-per-view event. It was mentioned earlier that Britt Baker will face Bea Priestley on the pre-show Buy In, but now we have a match on the main card. Riho will be defending her Women’s World Title against Emi … Read more
Riho made history on Oct. 2 when she became the inaugural AEW Women’s World Champion by defeating Nyla Rose. This was the television debut episode for AEW Dynamite on the TNT Network. Riho may be riding high at the top of the division right now but it has been confirmed that her first title defense … Read more
AEW has officially made their television debut on the TNT Network and we have their first-ever Women’s World Champion. Nyla Rose and Riho were the two lucky competitors to be involved in this historic match-up. In the end, Riho would secure the win and become the inaugural champion. The match would definitely focus on the … Read more
Riho has defeated Hikaru Shida at AEW’s All Out to punch her ticket to the inaugural match for the Women’s World Championship. This match will take place on Oct. 2 when AEW debuts on TNT. Earlier in the night, it was already determined that Nyla Rose won her spot in this future historic match by … Read more
AEW has announced a women’s match for their upcoming All Out event on Aug. 31. Riho will face Hikaru Shida at the event in a one-on-one match. As announced earlier by @AEWonTNT @riho_gtmv will face @shidahikaru LIVE on PAY PER VIEW at #AEWAllOut Sat, August 31st from the @Sears_Centre in Chicago, IL pic.twitter.com/JT2TXr4Mcl — All … Read more
All Elite Wrestling’s second pay-per-view Fyter Fest is today and the main card offered one women’s match. The encounter was a three-way match between Nyla Rose, Riho, and Yuka Sakazaki. Riho pulled out a win via pinfall on Rose. Coming into the match, Rose may have been the odds on favor simply due to a … Read more
AEW’s Chief Brand Officer, Brandi Rhodes, has announced a women’s match for their upcoming AEW event. Fyter Fest will take place on June 29 in Daytona Beach, Fla. A triple threat match has made its way on the card to feature Nyla Rose, Yuka Sakazaki, and Riho. Rose had the following to say about the … Read more
AEW had their first event this weekend live from Las Vegas. The Double or Nothing pay-per-view has been a highly anticipated debut event for the newly formed organization. There were two women’s matches on the card that involved several female talents. The first match had quite a surprise to many. That surprise was Awesome Kong. … Read more
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Joshi wrestler, Riho, signed a five-show deal with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Kenny Omega confirmed the signing today on Being the Elite. Fans can expect to see her wrestle next Saturday at Double or Nothing. Meltzer suggested Riho “wants to see how she likes working in the United States … Read more