Former five-time Knockouts Champion and Mae Young Classic II competitor Madison Rayne has announced that she has signed a one-year deal with Ring of Honor as part of their Women of Honor division. Rayne revealed the news during an appearance on The Taz Show podcast where she also reflected on all of her success in … Read more
Earlier this year, SHIMMER announced they were taking their first steps in launching their own online streaming service for future events. In addition, the promotion also noted that they are considering making the switch from DVD to Blu-Ray format for physical media to keep the video in an HD format. This week, the promotion officially … Read more
Former two time WWE Women’s Champion Jazz was a recent guest the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast to reflect her wrestling career, discuss if she’s experienced racism in wrestling and shares why she would be interested in joining Impact Wrestling. Highlights of the interview below. Her relationship With Jacqueline: Her and I every now and then, will … Read more
This past weekend, Netflix’s GLOW series picked up two Creative Arts Emmy Awards and wrapped up their second season, which premiered over the summer, with the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling boarding a bus to Las Vegas. ? With the show being renewed for a third season, and the future wide open, The A.V Club caught up … Read more
This past weekend (September 8th & 9th), Emmy Awards were distributed during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in two ceremonies in Los Angeles, leading up to next week’s 70th Primetime Emmy Awards. After receiving several Emmy nominations over the summer, Netflix’s hit GLOW series walked away with two Creative Emmy Awards for the following categories: … Read more
The daughter of the late Eddie Guerrero is in hot pursuits in becoming the Maxim CoverGirl Model. Maxim Magazine is holding a model search for their next cover girl. The winner for the search will win $25,000 along with two VIP tickets to the Maxim Super Bowl Party and the Maxim Hot 100 Experience. In … Read more
This weekend (September 8th), Pro Wrestling EVE presented their ‘Maybe Wrestling Will Help’ event Resistance Gallery in London. Below are results, courtesy of Pro WresLand: Pro Wrestling EVE Champion Charlie Morgan defeated her mystery challenger Millie McKenzie via Superkick in a non-title match. Out comes Rhia O’Reilly to challenge her for at the Strong Women … Read more
Today (September 8th), SHINE Wrestling presented their SHINE 53 event where an eight-woman tournament was held to determine a brand new champion to the vacated SHINE Championship. On top the tournament, the Shine Tag Team Championships were also on the line as the Twisted Sisterz (Thunder Rosa and Holidead) defended their newly won tag team … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. On the heels of the success of ALL IN, we’re asking this: Which female Superstar on the indies deserves a big break in WWE, Impact, or Lucha Underground? @LaurentN81: Session Moth Martina is entertainment personified. @anjake02: Kris Wolf @joel_romero01: Mayu Iwatani … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, believers! While there’s no women’s match on the card we do have a big surprise coming to us in the first 10 minutes of Wednesday’s broadcast. The saga between Melissa Santos and Catrina comes to a shocking climax. Their feud has been simmering on/off since the series even … Read more
This week’s Lucha Underground continues Catrina’s hunt for Melissa Santos. LU released this preview of tonight’s episode: “Melissa and Catrina crash in a larger-than-life battle in the newest episode of “Lucha Underground.” The Monster Matanza Cueto makes another sacrifice to the Gods, who will suffer the consequences? Meanwhile, Pentagon Dark will need to continue to … Read more
Coming off a hot fatal 4-way at All In and becoming the newly crowned Knockouts Champion, Tessa Blanchard is making her way to Women of Wrestling. According to the Wrestling Observer, Blanchard will be making her debut at the promotion’s first television tapings for AXS TV next month. Blanchard will challenge reigning champion Santana Garrett for the the … Read more
STARDOM’s 5*Star Grand Prix continued this past weekend on September 1. Below are the results from Day 4 and tallies for the tourney so far. Singles Match Natsu Sumire defeats AZM (9:51) Four Way Tag Team Match Jamie Hayter & Kimber Lee defeat Hanan & Shiki Shibusawa and JAN (Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora) and JAN(Leo Onozaki & Ruaka) (8:17) Red STARS Rachael Ellering [4] defeats Konami [4] (7:39) Blue STARS Nicole Savoy [6] defeats Hazuki [4] (7:06) Blue … Read more
This past weekend (September 1st), Cody and The Young Bucks’ All In PPV proved to be a night of celebration for independent wrestling. The card featured a Fatal 4-Way match between Madison Rayne, Britt Baker, Chelsea Green and Tessa Blanchard. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Blanchard reflects on her experience of the historic event and … Read more
Former WWE Superstar Rosa Mendes will be undergoing surgery this upcoming week on a torn ACL and meniscus. She revealed the injury on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm988gyFqMh/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=4u8o6gg7f4pd https://www.instagram.com/p/BnFIi9CFXhV/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=xc7tnvpz41zb Despite the injury she is attending Starrcast this weekend where she reunited with Gail Kim, Angelina Love, and Victoria. View this post on Instagram A post shared by … Read more
Welcome to this week’s review of Lucha Underground, Belivers! This week we’re invited to a special event, the wedding of Johnny Mundo and Taya. If you’re fans of either individual, the couple officially tied the knot in June. However, Worldwide Underground is the IT group so they’re celebrating their characters’ nuptials in the Temple. Before … Read more
Mae Young Classic II competitor and Joshi legend Meiko Satomura made history this past week. On August 28, she defeated 41-year-old Danshoku Dino of DDT Pro to become the first woman in history to hold the promotion’s top singles title, the KO-D Openweight Championship. According to ProWrestling.com, it was later announced that she would headline … Read more
Joshi and SHIMMER star Ray, aka Lin Byron, 36, has died due to brain cancer. The announcement was first reported by LuFisto yesterday, August 30, and later confirmed by other wrestlers Ray shared the ring with: I am terribly sad to hear about the passing of Ray. She was always a joy to share a … Read more
STARDOM’s 5*Star Grand Prix continued this past weekend on August 26 with two sets of shows, an afternoon and evening block. Below are the results from both shows on Day 3 and tallies for the tourney so far. Afternoon Show: Red STARS Konami [4] defeats Natsuko Tora [0] (7:34) Three On Two Handicap Match Oedo Tai (Hazuki & Kagetsu) defeat Hanan & JAN (Leo Onozaki & Ruaka) … 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
Tonight the Belivers are cordially invited to the wedding of Johnny Mundo and Taya on Lucha Underground! We are 24 hours away from the biggest wedding in @LuchaElRey history!! Johnny & Taya become Mr & Mrs Mundo TOMORROW 8p ET on @ElReyNetwork! #luchaunderground #luchalibre #prowrestling #wrestling #lucha #johnnymundo #taya #slamtown #tv #wedding @TheRealMorrison @TheTayaValkyrie pic.twitter.com/ALVUorR5Cj … Read more
Japanese pro wrestling and MMA star Aliya’ (also known as Aya Koyama) has passed at the age of 45 after battling with cancer. Women of Honor star Sumie Sakai announced the news on social media and shared the memory that her friend wrestled at her retirement show with Stage IV cancer: Aliya’ passed away early this … Read more
Tough Enough season six winner Sara Lee has announced that she is expecting a second child with NXT Superstar Wesley Blake. Lee made the announcement via Instagram, revealing that the family will be welcoming a baby boy in March 2019: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sara Lee (@saraann_lee) Sara Lee was … Read more
Original GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) star Little Egypt was a recent guest the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast where she discusses the original GLOW series from the 80s and its impact, the revived Netflix’s series and how she got into the promotion. Highlights of the interview. How accurate Netflix’s GLOW is to the original: I … Read more
Tonight’s Lucha Underground will follow up with Taya and Johnny Mundo of Worldwide Underground as they begin preparing for their nuptials. Also on a tap, a hunted house match. LU has released this preview of this week’s episode: “Its man vs. machine for the Lucha Underground championship in this week’s all-new episode of “Lucha Underground.” Pentagon Dark and … Read more
STARDOM’s 5*Star Grand Prix began this past weekend and will feature several notable female gaijin. Below are the results from August 18 and 19 and tallies for the tourney so far. August 18: Shinkiba 1st RING (Tokyo, Japan) Starlight Kid defeated Hanan, Leo Onozaki, Ruaka & Shiki Shibusawa (5:02) via pinfall on Onozaki Red STARS Block: Kimber … Read more