SHINE Wrestling will take its first steps towards crowning its inaugural champion this Friday at SHINE 9 with the first qualifying matches of the SHINE Championship Tournament. Sixteen wrestlers will compete in the qualifiers, four of which will be held at SHINE 9 and four at SHINE 10 on May 24th. The eight winners will … 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: With SHIMMER tapings taking place this weekend, we want to know: what has been your favorite SHIMMER match and why? We’ve read your responses on our … Read more
After over seven years as one of the world’s top female wrestling promotions, with a host of international stars at every show and arguably the most prestigious women’s championship in the business today as its crown jewel, it’s a wonder that it took SHIMMER so long to broadcast their first Internet Pay-Per-View. They’ve had their … Read more
Cheerleader Melissa has made history as the first two-time SHIMMER Champion, defeating Saraya Knight in a steel cage match at SHIMMER 53. The long feud culminated today at the company’s first ever Internet pay per view as part of WrestleCon in Seacacus, New Jersey, where Melissa put away her rival with a combination of a … Read more
SHIMMER Women Athletes will be making their presence known at WrestleCon tomorrow as they take over the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, New Jersey for SHIMMER 53, their first foray into Internet Pay-Per-View. The main event sees SHIMMER Champion Saraya Knight put her title on the line in a Steel Cage Match against the woman … Read more
April 19th will see a host of stars from around the world loom upon the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida, as SHINE prepare themselves for an International Invasion at SHINE 9! Flying the flag for Britain is Saraya Knight, hoping to still be SHIMMER Champion after the forthcoming SHIMMER iPPV and tapings over the next … Read more
Last night NCW Femmes Fatales held their eleventh show at the Centre Saint-Barthelemy in Montreal, Quebec, where three major women’s wrestling championships from around the world were set to be defended. See below for results of the show: * Sweet Cherie def. Sassy Stephie (w/Madamoiselle Rachelle) * Kira def. Jewells Malone. Post-match, Saraya Knight came … Read more
The dream match pitting Jessicka Havok against Cheerleader Melissa will, for now, remain just a dream, as their NCW: Femmes Fatales XI match has been cancelled. The WSU Championship bout was scheduled to take place this Saturday as one of the event’s four title matches. However, Havok has had to pull out due to a … Read more
All the action of SHIMMER wrestling can now rest in the palm of your hands–literally. Filsinger Games has debuted a SHIMMER expansion to its Legends of Wrestling card game. According to the game’s website, it allows you to “run your own wrestling federation! You book the shows, set up the feuds, rank the contenders, play … Read more
Last night at SHINE 7 it was announced that SHIMMER Women Athletes will be making their iPPV debut on April 6th, the day before WrestleMania 29. The show, SHIMMER 53, will be a part of the first annual WrestleCon, a three-day event featuring several companies in the independent scene. It has become a tradition for … Read more
SHIMMER Women Athletes have announced that their champion, Saraya Knight, will be defending her title on British soil against Destiny at Bellatrix 5 in Norwich, England. This will mark the first time that the SHIMMER Championship has been defended in the UK, and the second time that the title has been defended outside the United … Read more
Saraya Knight has spoken to The Sun newspaper in the UK and has expressed how proud she is of her NXT Diva daughter, Paige. Paige, formerly known as Britani Knight, signed a WWE deal back in September 2011 and is one of the most popular stars, male or female, on the NXT roster. Saraya was present … Read more
The results are in! Over the past two weeks you have been voting in your thousands for the winners of the 2012 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked… Independent Match of the Year The nominees were: Allysin Kay vs … Read more
The results are in! Over the past two weeks you have been voting in your thousands for the winners of the 2012 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked… Independent Wrestler of the Year The nominees were: Allysin Kay Alpha … Read more
Quebec-based NCW Femmes Fatales have announced three enormous main events for their next show, “Femmes Fatales XI”. In the Femmes Fatales Championship match, Kalamity will defend her title against Mercedes Martinez. The two have wrestled each other twice before in NCW-FF, with both having a victory apiece. Also, former Femmes Fatales champion LuFisto will go … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its annual selection of women who have been most newsworthy and talked about in 2012. The 12 women selected have embodied the zeitgeist of the year by hitting the headlines, breaking boundaries, stopping the show, and becoming trending topics. The Diva Dirt editors and contributors have picked one woman as the Diva … Read more
Ahead of this weekend’s SHIMMER tapings, several of the talents took part in matches at partner promotion AAW at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois last night, including a SHIMMER Championship match, with the winner facing Athena today on SHIMMER Vol. 49. Here are the results from the show: * Athena def. Nicole Matthews, … Read more
SHIMMER has released a video package spotlighting the feud between Saraya Knight and Cheerleader Melissa ahead of its latest set of tapings this weekend. Saraya defeated Melissa for the SHIMMER Championship at the March tapings. Watch the clip below: SHIMMER returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets will … Read more
Pro Wrestling Illustrated has today announced its top 50 female wrestlers for 2012 in the annual PWI Female 50. As revealed earlier this week, TNA star Gail Kim took the top spot. Former Divas Champion, Beth Phoenix comes in at #2 this year, followed by independent stars Cheerleader Melissa, Sara Del Rey and WSU World … Read more
Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below: RingStars announced this morning that Veda Scott will make her Japanese debut on October 7th at Joshi4Hope IV against Yuhi. Veda Scott, an interviewer for Ring of Honor and a regular in SHIMMER … Read more
Several new names have officially been added to the SHINE roster over at ShineWrestling.com. The additions featured are as follows: Marti Belle, Hailey Hatred, Saraya Knight, Amber O’Neal, Shenaynay, Kellie Skater and Nikki St. John. These names follow the previous new additions announced to debut for the company at their second event, taking place Friday, August 17th at … Read more
British broadcaster Channel 4 aired a documentary on Britain’s Knight family earlier this evening, focusing on the family of wrestlers including current WWE star Paige (aka Britani Knight/Saraya-Jade), and her mother Saraya Knight (Julia). Advance Review: “The Wrestlers: Fighting With My Family” Featuring WWE’s Paige You can now watch the documentary below. If you live … Read more
The Wrestlers: Fighting With My Family Tonight, 10pm on Channel 4 (UK) Britain’s Knight dynasty take center stage in a new documentary airing on Channel 4 tonight (July 18) in the UK. Focusing on the clan in a transitional time in their lives as young prodigy, Saraya-Jade aka WWE’s Paige (formerly Britani Knight), and brother … Read more
Promoting the upcoming documentary in the UK about the Knight family, matriarch Saraya (real name Julia) talks about daughter Saraya-Jade (aka Britani Knight)’s transition to the US to work for WWE where she now competes as Paige in developmental territory, FCW. Speaking about a scene in the documentary in which the Knights see Paige off … Read more
A documentary about the Knight family, including current FCW star Paige aka Britani Knight, will air on UK television next week. “The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family” will air on Channel 4 on Wednesday, July 18th at 10pm. The documentary will follow a year in the life of the Knights. It looks as though footage … Read more
Tonight, NCW Femmes Fatales is holding their ninth show in Montreal, Quebec. The show will feature Kalamity defending her Femmes Fatales Championship against Sara Del Rey, LuFisto vs. Mercedes Martinez, and a plethora of debuting talent (including the Midwest Militia, KC Spinelli and Leah Von Dutch). Results from the show are coming to you thanks … Read more