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
Former WWE Superstar and Total Divas star Rosa Mendes is the latest guest on the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast where she discusses her return to wrestling as a mother, her passion for the business, and talks of possibly returning to the WWE. Highlights of the interview below, courtesy of AfterBuzz TV. Being passionate about … Read more
As it was reported over the weekend, NXT Superstar Zeda (real name Julia Ho) was released from the WWE. Despite this, the Mae Young Classic competitor is looking to continue her wrestling career: pic.twitter.com/EmuApv6HTG — Zeda Zhang (@TheZedaZhang) June 2, 2018 Wrestling world, you guys are the sweetest. Thank you and I’ll make sure to … Read more
It’s been one year this month since GLOW embraced us with its presence on Netflix. GLOW is a show based off of the 1980’s promotion of the same name, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. The show was met with stellar ratings and a positive reaction. With season two slated to debut on Netflix on June 29th, … Read more
In less than two weeks, Ring of Honor will be heading to Texas for back to back shows on Friday, June 15th and Saturday, June 16th. Ahead of those two events, a Women of Honor match has been announced for each night of action. Participating on these events are current staples of the WOH division … Read more
RISE Wrestling’s weekly show continues this week with a main event for the ages. This week’s RISE – Ascent features IWC Women’s Champion Britt Baker taking on the Undeniable Tessa Blanchard. https://twitter.com/RISEdtwa/status/1003663353330520064 Also on tap is the debut of The Killer Death Machines, Nevaeh and Jesscika Havok. Nevaeh takes on Tasha Steelz. The Bones of Contention, always at … Read more
This past weekend, June 3, 2018, the Goddessess of STARDOM Championships were on the line. The defenders Kagetsu and Hana Kimura took on Mayu Iwatani and Saki Kashima. The team of Iwatani and Kashima proved to be tough competition for Kagetsu and Hana Kimura as Iwatani and Kashima ended the duo’s 347 day reign. June 3 Sapporo?Goddesses … Read more
Former Impact Wrestling Knockout and Mae Young Classic competitor is the latest guest on the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast where she discusses her experience at the Mae Young Classic, her heritage, experiencing racial bias as a pro wrestler and more. Highlights of the interview below, courtesy of AfterBuzz TV. Life after the Mae Young … Read more
Congratulations are in order for one half of Lucha Underground, and current Impact stars, Worldwide Underground power couple Taya and Johnny Mundo, aka Johnny Impact or John Morrison. The two wrestlers tied the knot on Friday, June 1, 2018 after being engaged for about a year. And they lived happily ever after…. ??? pic.twitter.com/sjcZfuDXtH — … Read more
As part of their ongoing partnership, Impact Wrestling producers have selected former Phoenix of RISE Champion Shotzi Blackheart to make an appearance at this Saturday’s (June 2nd) Impact television taping in Windsor, Ontario Canada. Read RISE Wrestling’s press release below: Former Phoenix of RISE Champion, “The Ballsy Badass” Shotzi Blackheart has been selected by Producers … Read more
RISE will crown the promotion’s first tag team champions in a tournament set to culminate this month. The company unvieled the designs of the tag team titles, dubbed Guardians of RISE, on twitter: https://twitter.com/RISEdtwa/status/1002389335403106304 In a co-promoted event with IMPACT Wrestling that will be streamed LIVE worldwide on Twitch, four Tag Team matches will take place … Read more
Former Knockouts Champion Chelsea Green (FKA Laurel Van Ness) is the latest guest on the Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly podcast where she discusses her training with Lance Storm, some of her wrestling influences and whether the WWE has reached out to her to take part of this second Mae Young Classic tournament. Highlights of the … Read more
This past weekend, Ring of Honor held three shows over in the United Kingdom. Featured on all three shows were four prominent members of the current Women of Honor Division: Tenille Dashwood, Kelly Klein, Chardonnay and WOH Champion Sumie Sakai. The first night of the tour saw Chardonnay and Klein defeat Tenille and Sakai. This … 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
According to Tokyo Sports, STARDOM’s Io Shirai will be heading to the WWE shortly after her final show with Japanese promotion on June 17th. Shirai recently lost her Wonder of Stardom title to Momo Watanabe but the Observer reports that the title change had nothing to do with WWE and Stardom did not know she was leaving … Read more
Sumie Sakai will defend the Women of Honor Championship for the second time, this time on international soil. She’ll be competing against Chardonnay on Sunday, May 27, 2018 during Ring of Honor’s UK tour. ROH had this to say about the match up: “Chardonnay, who made her Women of Honor debut earlier on the tour … Read more
Earlier this week on May 23, 2018 Io Shirai’s 180 day reign with the Wonder of STARDOM Championship came to an end. She was defeated by 18-year-old Momo Watanabe, winning the match with a clutch Tequila Sunrise. pic.twitter.com/6ndV0zPfa9 — We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) May 23, 2018 The modified Tequila Sunrise that brought the Wonder of … Read more
Former Pro Wrestling EVE Champion Sammii Jayne took to Twitter to announce that she suffered an ankle injury this past weekend (May 20th) and will be sidelined from in-ring action: https://twitter.com/SammiiJayne91/status/999009601579307008 According to Squared Circle Sirens, Jayne suffered the injury during ICW’s Ready Player War event where Jayne faced the ICW Women’s Champion Viper. 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
Netflix’s hit series GLOW will make its awaited return next month. Entertainment Weekly has a first look at what fans can expect from the upcoming season. The site notes that GLOW — the show within the show — has been picked up by late-night cable. With that, new challenges arise as Debbie (Betty Gilpin) insists … Read more
Ring of Honor travels across the pond to the UK next week and with it several Women of Honor Superstars will join the tour. On May 16 ROH teased a new addition and debut to the WOH division: https://twitter.com/IanRiccaboni/status/996855953730437120 And today, May 18, we learned it’s none other than Chardonnay! https://twitter.com/ladyCDarcy/status/997370852021764096 She will join Kelly … Read more
Former WWE Superstar, Summer Rae, real name Danielle Moinet, is featured in Athleisure Magazine. She is the first person to grace the cover twice. Some of the topics that were discussed were, Moinet’s road to WWE, her life as an athlete, how she takes care of herself, and what she has been up to recently. … Read more
RISE Wrestling will begin releasing weekly episodes on their streaming service beginning on May 30th. Called RISE ASCENT, the promotion will feature the best up and coming talent on the women’s wrestling scene. The promotion just released the card for the first episode and featured matches include: Paradise Lost (Zoe Skye & Melanie Cruise) with Rosemary vs. Kate Carney and Riley Shepard “The Fallen … Read more
Since her release from the WWE back in 2017, Tenille Dashwood (FKA Emma) has opened a new chapter in her wrestling career and with it, a passion resurgence for the business with three or four shows a week every weekend. In an interview with TV Insider, Dashwood discusses her return to the independents, advice she’s … Read more
After reports speculated that Toni Storm is on WWE’s radar, now sites are saying Jinny is another top prospect for the company’s expansion into the UK. ITV was again taping for their World of Sport revival last week, and it inspired another round of WWE trying to lock up top UK talent for their brand, … Read more
Pro-Wrestling WAVE announced today at their show that Ayako Hamada was arrested for substance abuse and is now in custody. Ayako Hamada has been arrested and her WAVE contract has been terminated https://t.co/PWEXb5oYre — Young Power and Burning Youth (@NOAHs_Savior) May 15, 2018 It is expected that WAVE will release Hamada from her contract with the company … Read more