After a year of waiting, Jessicka Havok once again reasserted her status as WSU’s hottest property. The stars seemed aligned for Lexxus – this was one day shy of a year removed from their previous championship match, a three-way contest which also featured Mickie Knuckles took on former SHIMMER Champion Kimber Lee and Nikki Storm has greatly … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of Women Superstars Uncensored’s Blood and Thunder event, airing on iPPV today. Key matches on the card include Jessicka Havok defending her WSU World Championship against Lexxus, WSU Spirit Champion Marti Belle facing Ezavel Suena and a No Disqualification bout between Saraya Knight and Mickie Knuckles. WSU “Blood and Thunder” … Read more
For each week’s Perfect 10, the Diva Dirt team will compile a list of the top 10 women in wrestling. Placement is determined by performances and achievements from the past week. The list will be presented in video form by Diva Dirt’s Jake. The Perfect 10 will follow Raw, taking into account all events leading … Read more
Diva Dirt kicks off Female Fight Season with live coverage of Bellatrix 7: Bellatrix vs. SHIMMER, airing on iPPV today. Three championship matches take place tonight tonight, as Liberty defends her RQW European Championship against Sammi Baynz, Erin Angel puts her Bellatrix British Championship on the line against Penelope and Mercedes Martinez makes her UK … 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
Bellatrix World Champion Courtney Rush has announced that she has suffered a serious collar bone injury that will keep her out of action for the rest of the year. Courtney, who won the Bellatrix belt back in March, took to Twitter to break the news. She tweeted: I don't know how to say this so … Read more
Two of the world’s most vicious and hard-hitting female wrestlers will go head to head for the first time ever at WSU’s next show on October 12th in Voorhees, NJ. Aptly titled Blood and Thunder, the show will feature the debut of Saraya Knight, when she takes on Mickie Knuckles in a No Disqualification match. … Read more
Earlier today, SHINE Wrestling released part of the card for next week’s SHINE 12. Although advertised to appear, SHINE Champion Rain‘s match wasn’t revealed. She has addressed this in a video message posted to SHINE’s YouTube channel. In the video, Rain talks about her interaction with Saraya Knight at last month’s SHINE 11, insisting she … Read more
Yesterday Saraya Knight was featured in our Picture of the Day in a photo that showed her when she was pregnant with NXT Women’s Champion Paige. It looks as though the former SHIMMER Champion likes to carry on with things without knowing the whole story, as it’s happened again! Except, she’s not preggers this time. … Read more
By now, we pretty much all know about the infamous wrestling Knight family out of Norwich, England. They make up a talented group, but to female wrestling fans, they might be the most familiar with Saraya Knight and her daughter, NXT Women’s Champion Paige. Now what if we were to tell you Saraya actually didn’t … Read more
Jessicka Havok is not the only Midwest Militia member invading Bellatrix in 2014! Allysin Kay is the latest American export to be announced for the March 2014 show in Norwich, England. Bellatrix owner Saraya Knight confirmed the news on her Twitter account. She tweeted: *AK47 ALLYSIN KAY is coming to Bellatrix in March 2014* — … Read more
Although we haven’t seen Bellatrix 7: Bellatrix vs SHIMMER yet, plans are already in place for Bellatrix 8. Some of those plans was revealed today by Bellatrix owner, Saraya Knight, who confirmed that Jessicka Havok and Leva Bates will be making their UK debuts early next year. In regards to Bates, the former SHIMMER Champion … Read more
The card for October’s upcoming Bellatrix vs. SHIMMER event has been announced, with three major championships up for grabs during the show. In the first of three transatlantic main events, Canada’s Courtney Rush will defend her Bellatrix World Championship for the first time since winning it at NCW’s “Femmes Fatales XI” in March, against the … Read more
Current NCW: Femmes Fatales Champion Mercedes Martinez is the latest name to be announced for the upcoming Bellatrix vs. SHIMMER event. Martinez joins Christina Von Eerie, Bellatrix World Champion Courtney Rush and LuFisto as the fourth name to be revealed for the event. As is the case with the other three women, Bellatrix vs. SHIMMER … Read more
SHINE Wrestling has posted a video that appears to show some shady dealings between new SHINE Champion Rain and Saraya Knight. The video, taken before Saraya’s match against Jessicka Havok at SHINE 11, appears to show Rain offering Saraya a good bit of cash. We can’t hear the pair’s conversation, but it’s pretty clear what … Read more
Last night’s SHINE 11 featured a number of unforgettable moments, including the crowning of the first SHINE Champion. Perhaps its most unforgettable moment took place early on in the night, during the match between Jessicka Havok and Saraya Knight. Most of the match took place outside of the ring, as the two hard-hitting competitors brawled … Read more
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
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
Diva Dirt’s Fast 5 will take on a theme and present to you–in no particular order–five related things from the world of women’s wrestling. This week, with SHINE 11 taking place this Friday, we’re looking back at five matches that have defined SHINE in its first year. Click on the arrow below to see our … Read more
In an interview with Bryan Alvarez of Figure Four Daily, former SHIMMER Champion Saraya Knight dropped a bombshell: wrestlers from SHIMMER Women Athletes will be coming to the UK for the Bellatrix 7 show on October 6th. She confirmed that a whopping five names will be making their way over for the big Bellatrix vs. … 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 ECCW (June 8th, 2013): Nicole Matthews (c) vs. KC Spinelli went to a no contest when El Phantasmo attacked both women. NPW (June 8th, 2013): Shazza McKenzie def. Madison Eagles NWA-AWA … 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: Mickie James has turned to the dark side, so to speak, so we want to know: who has been your favorite heel in women’s wrestling? 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
SHINE Wrestling has announced that they are holding an emergency meeting to fill two open spots in the SHINE Championship Tournament. The tournament is scheduled to be held at SHINE’s one year anniversary show, SHINE 11, on Friday, July 12th. Jazz, Saraya Knight, Rain, Jessicka Havok, Leva, Mia Yim, Santana and Allysin Kay all advanced … Read more
Following in the footsteps of Tomoka Nakagawa and Portia Perez, former SHIMMER Champion Saraya Knight will also be making her Australian debut at the end of July. She was the eighth and final contestant announced to take part in NHPW’s Global Conflict 2013 tournament on July 26th and 27th. The seventh contestant announced was Storm, … 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