December is a time for caring, sharing and generosity, and the UK wrestling scene has certainly taken that to heart by giving us a match so good that we need it twice: Toni Storm vs. Jordynne Grace. If you ever needed a reason to watch PROGRESS Wrestling, then Jim, Jon and Glen have provided it … Read more
2018 was another standout year for women’s wrestling with many firsts in the WWE’s Evolution: NXT’s first 2-time women’s champion Shayna Bazler, NXT UK crowning its first ever women’s champion, WOH’s inaugural championship tournament and IMPACT resetting and refreshing its entire scene. The evolution has created a whole plethora of women to watch. 2019 looks to … Read more
During tonight’s episode of NXT UK, the NXT UK Women’s Championship tournament came to an official close, with Rhea Ripley defeating Toni Storm to become the first-ever NXT UK Women’s Champion. To celebrate the win, Ripley got her first champion’s photo shoot. The final outcome of the tournament had already been decided, as the matches … Read more
WWE Evolution weekend is official upon us! To help fans get hyped for this weekend’s historic event, the WWE have announced a weekend full of media content, starting off a pair of roundtables set for Saturday. The roundtables begin on Saturday, Oct. 27, at noon ET, as Cathy Kelley welcomes Mae Young Classic finalist Toni … Read more
Welcome back to the Mae Young Classic! We are down to our final four: Io Shirai, Rhea Ripley, Toni Storm and Meiko Satomura. Who will make it to the finals? We’re going to find out NOW! Again, no slideshows, just straight into the matches! And then there were four.#WWEMYC pic.twitter.com/PV1qMYjFMm — Mae Young Classic (@MaeYoungClassic) … Read more
After eight long weeks, the finalists for this year’s Mae Young Classic were determined during tonight’s semi-final matches. After advancing to the Semifinals in last year’s tournament, Toni Storm secured her spot to the finals at Evolution by defeating the likes of Jinny, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Mia Yim and Meiko Satomura. Meanwhile, WWE NXT and Mae Young Classic newcomer Io … Read more
Hello y’all, and welcome to the seventh week of the Mae Young Classic! This week we have: Meiko Satomura vs. Lacey Lane Rhea Ripley vs. Tegan Nox Io Shirai vs. Deonna Purrazzo Mia Yim vs. Toni Storm How did they fare? Well, let’s get into it and find out! I’m dispensing with the slideshow here … Read more
Hey! It’s Mykel again, and I am pleased to say that I’m now officially the MYC writer! This week we are entering our sweet 16. We have the following matches for week five: Kacy Catanzaro vs. Rhea Riley Meiko Satomura vs. Mercedes Martinez Taynara Conti vs. Lacey Lane Toni Storm vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto
Heyyyyyy, guys! It’s the shaman of shade and sultan of snark, Mykel, and we’re here to look at week three of this years’ Mae Young Classic. Week one we saw Lacey Lane, Rhea Ripley, Meiko Satomura and Tegan Nox all advance, week two we saw Deonna Purrazzo, Zeuxis, Kacy Catanzaro, and Mercedes Martinez advance, and … Read more
NXT UK star Toni Storm is reportedly suffering an undisclosed injury that has caused her to be pulled from this weekend’s shows at wXw and PROGRESS. Both promotions took to Twitter to announce Storm having to cancel her appearances from the upcoming shows. wXw has added that due to their Women’s Title not being defended … Read more
The WWE have announced during this weekend’s NXT UK tapings in Birmingham, England, the inaugural NXT UK Women’s Champion will be crowned as part of a two-day tournament. The first @NXTUK Women’s Champion will be crowned at the #NXTUK tapings this weekend in Birmingham, and tickets are available RIGHT NOW! https://t.co/W3YhaxNES9 pic.twitter.com/8Do3escRfD — NXT UK … Read more
Tonight on Facebook Live and YouTube, the WWE presented their opening ceremony Mae Young Classic 2018 Parade of Champions, formally introducing the competitors representing different countries that will take part in this year’s tournament: Kaitlyn Io Shirai Tegan Nox Kacy Catanzaro Toni Storm Jinny Ashley Rayne Kavita Devi Meiko Satomura Rhea Ripley Deonna Purrazzo Reina … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. Ahead of Mae Young Classic II tapings next week, we’re asking this: What are your predictions for this year’s tournament? @cocainegel: I’m predicting Kaitlyn vs. Io Shirai for the finals. WWE will want to push Kaitlyn considering she’s a former champion. … Read more
Another familiar face will make a return to this year’s Mae Young Classic as the WWE have confirmed that NXT UK star Toni Storm is the latest entrant to the 32 women tournament. During’s last year’s Mae Young Classic, Storm defeated Ayesha Redmond in the first round, then Lacey Evans in the second round and … Read more
Pro Wrestling EVE will make their return to its home of homes “The Resistance Gallery” in Bethnal Green, London on Saturday, July 14 to present their “Slayers in Spandex!” event. Below is a look at four of the seven matches that have been announced so far, including two main events and two qualifiers for the … Read more
This past weekend, June 9, World of STARDOM Champion Toni Storm put her title on the line against Kagetsu. Kagetsu emerged victorious in the main event of STARDOM’s Radiant Hall show in Yokohama, Japan. https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1005542038828408834 June 9 Yokohama?World of Stardom TitleKagetsu pinned Toni Storm to become the 10th World of Stardom champion.part 5 pic.twitter.com/zESBkhwVJo — We … Read more
Current reigning World of STARDOM Champion Toni Storm will defend the red belt against Kagetsu on STARDOM’s June 9th show. 6?9?????????????? 1:00?????????????????????????????????????? vs???????????????4??????? pic.twitter.com/Dr5Q0o3ShB — ??????STARDOM (@wwr_stardom) May 29, 2018 Storm, who is currently signed to a WWE UK contract, won the World of STARDOM Championship back in September 2017 from Mayu Iwatani after the … Read more
WWE is holding a second UK tournament next month and LiveNation is advertising the inclusion of a women’s match for the event. According to the site, on June 18th, night one of the WWE United Kingdom Tournament, WWE will hold a fatal four-way match featuring the top four talents in Europe. Toni Storm (who reportedly has signed … Read more
After losing the PROGRESS Women’s Championship to Jinny this past weekend, reports are surfacing that WWE is offering Toni Storm a “revolving” UK contract. According to The Wrestling Observer, Toni Storm has signed a UK contract with WWE, not a developmental one, granting her a similar contract like wrestlers Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, and Trent … Read more
After the success of last year’s Mae Young Classic, the WWE announced earlier this year that they would hold a second all women’s tournament event. According to the Wrestling Observer (via Cageside Seats), the taping dates for tournament will take placr on August 7th and 8th at Full Sail University. Rumored participant names (per the … Read more
PROGRESS hosted their Chapter 69 event, “Be Here Now”, at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, Great Manchester, England UK this past Sunday on May 20th, 2018. The women were the main event on the card and the match did not disappoint. The match was for the PROGRESS Women’s Championship, and it involved rivals Toni Storm … Read more
This past weekend (May 12th), Pro Wrestling EVE presented their 8th Year Anniversary show, their first show after Wrestle Queendom. Below are results, courtesy of Pro WresLand: Millie McKenzie defeated “Killer” Kelly via Capture German Suplex. Pro Wrestling EVE Champion Charlie Morgan defeated Charli Evans via Impaler DDT to retain the title. Prior to the … Read more
It’s been a whirlwind year for Toni Storm on the Independent circuit – she’s been racking up titles wherever she goes. Now it’s being speculated that her success has WWE eyeing her. During WWE’s recent live event in Bournemouth, UK, company officials apparently played an advert in order to hype up the upcoming WWE tour … Read more
Today in Kenner, LA, SHIMMER presents SHIMMER 100 on iPPV. Headlining the show is a SHIMMER Championship match-up that sees Nicole Savoy defend the title against two-time SHIMMER Champion and SHIMMER original Mercedes Martinez. Results below: Jessica Troy & Charli Evans defeated Britt Baker & Chelsea Green via Double Team Stroke. Mia Yim, Kay Lee … Read more
Last night Beyond Wrestling in conjunction with sister promotion Women’s Wrestling Revolution presented “Lit Up.” This event saw Mia Yim return from injury and Kimber Lee get back into action along with a ton of intergender action. Results below courtesy of Cageside Seats: Matt Riddle defeated Deonna Purrazzo by pinfall with the powerbomb / knee strike … Read more
This weekend, SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES will present their milestone event SHIMMER 100 during WrestleMania weekend at the Pontchartrain Center (4545 Williams Blvd.) in Kenner, LA. Bell time is 4:00PM CDT. First off, the SHIMMER Championship will be on the line when the current Champion Nicole Savoy takes on the two-time SHIMMER Champion and … Read more