Absolute Intense Wrestling held their double taping for Girls Night Out 11 and 12 last night at Turners Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. The leading story going into the show was that the AIW Women’s Championship was at the centre of a controversial state of affairs with Leah Von Dutch claiming that the title belongs to … Read more
In the creation of great artistic projects, it often takes a while before the final brick is laid or the final brushstroke is applied. It is better, many would argue, to start small and add things gradually. Rome wasn’t built in a day, after all. So now, eight months after the SHINE Championship was introduced … Read more
Tomorrow will see another seminal event in SHINE’s history, as eight teams will compete to become the first ever SHINE Tag Team Champions. The teams will compete in a one-night knockout competition, with a number of newly-formed teams taking part, and the tournament brackets opening up the possibility for some highly-anticipated match-ups as the tournament … Read more
It only takes a single drop of poison to contaminate the entire well. WSU had everything in place for a monumental Internet-Pay-Per-View, with an international main event championship match to die for, propped up by a stacked undercard. However, the most minor of technical difficulties veered the show off the tracks, leaving everyone but the … Read more
SHINE Wrestling VP of Talent Relations Lexie Fyfe has announced more matches for the upcoming SHINE 17 event. On the promotion’s official Youtube channel, Lexie signed two more matches that will take place in addition to the SHINE Tag Team Championship tournament. The first of those matches announced will be for the SHINE Championship. Due … Read more
Women all over the wrestling world have plenty to say about Lita‘s induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. Trish Stratus, fellow Hall of Famer and Lita’s biggest on-screen “frenemy”, commented on her own official website, saying in part, “Lita was someone who connected with our audiences right from her very first appearance in the … Read more
Women Superstars Uncensored return to iPPV tomorrow with Mutiny, their half of another double-header with Combat Zone Wrestling. The main event sees a formidable force from Europe make her North American debut as Alpha Female takes on the WSU World Champion Jessicka Havok in a non-title International Dream Match. Alpha has attracted a wave of … Read more
Friday night saw journeys end, begin and shift in direction as SHINE’s first show of the new year ended with drastic change and jaw-dropping drama. With her SHINE Championship match against Valkyrie leader Rain imminent, number one contender and fellow Valkyrie member Ivelisse found herself in an internal struggle between her own ambitions and those … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 16, airing tonight on iPPV. In the main event, Valkyrie collides as SHINE Champion Rain defends her title against her stablemate Ivelisse, while elsewhere, Jessicka Havok and Allysin Kay face off in a battle of former friends and Nevaeh and Leva Bates go one-on-one in a beyond-personal grudge … Read more
SHINE returns to the Orpheum in Ybor City and live on iPPV tomorrow night for SHINE 16, with a number of scores to be settled. In the main event, Valkyrie face the biggest threat to their stability yet as SHINE Champion and group leader Rain finds herself defending her title against her friend and stablemate … Read more
Women Superstars Uncensored has begun to reveal its lineup for its next big event: Mutiny. Mutiny will feature the WSU return of LuFisto. Also announced is a WSU Tag Team Title match pitting champs Allysin Kay and Sassie Stephanie against Annie Social and Kimber Lee. There will also be a Mixed Tag Team match on … Read more
Every hour until the clock strikes midnight (Eastern time) and we usher in 2014, Diva Dirt will highlight – in no particular order – the women who made an impact in 2013. Rain and Valkyrie No stable has made as much of an impact in 2013 as Valkyrie. Consisting of leader Rain, the tag … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its third annual Writers’ Choice Awards, the awards that celebrate the year in women’s wrestling, as decided by the editors and contributors of Diva Dirt. The Diva Dirt team has watched hundreds of episode of wrestling television this year, followed a countless number of wrestlers and reviewed tons of matches. Now, as … Read more
Hosted by Jake, Diva Dirt TV is posted every weekend, wrapping up the week in women’s wrestling by naming the best moments of the week as “Match of the Week”, “Tweet of the Week”, “Story of the Week” and more. On this week’s episode: Jake talks Brie and Nikki Bella‘s Divas of the Year win … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 15, airing tonight on iPPV. In the main event, Rain‘s storied career will come to an end – win or lose – as she defends her SHINE Championship one last time, against Amazing Kong, while in the other marquee match of the night two former best friends face … Read more
The complete card has been announced for SHINE 15, which will set out to tie up plenty of loose ends as their last show of 2013. As confirmed at the end of the last SHINE show, SHINE Champion Rain will face Amazing Kong in the main event. With this set to be Rain’s final match … Read more
A hard-fought victory over a plucky international challenger and the callous betrayal of a close friend saw Valkyrie’s dominance of SHINE remain strong, despite a few minor setbacks on the way. SHINE Champion Rain faced a new test in the main event as she defended her title against Japanese star Hiroyo Matsumoto. Because of the … Read more
Ahead of tomorrow night’s SHINE 14 iPPV, a number of the competitors have released video promos hyping their matches. SHINE Champion Rain, Jessicka Havok, Leva Bates and more address their opponents and vow to be victorious. Leva, who has, to put it mildly, been going through an existential crisis, caps off her diatribe on Nevaeh, … Read more
This weekend SHIMMER returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois to film the next set of its DVD series. Volume 60 results below, courtesy of Jennifer. SPARKLE: * Midianne def. JK Kennedy by using the ropes for extra leverage. SHIMMER Volume 60: * Nikki Storm def. Heidi Lovelace via the Eye of the … Read more
This weekend SHIMMER returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois to film the next set of its DVD series. Volume 59 results below, courtesy of Jennifer. SHIMMER Volume 59: * ThunderKitty def. Miss Natural via a sleeper hold. * Christina Von Eerie def. Saraya Knight, Melanie Cruise and Su Yung after Cruise hits … Read more
To promote this weekend’s tapings of volumes 58-61, SHIMMER has released an eight-minute hype video highlighting the promotion’s biggest stars. SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa, Madison Eagles, Saraya Knight, Kana and Santana Garrett are among the many women featured in the video. Watch the full hype video below: SHIMMER tapes volumes 58-61 this weekend at the … Read more
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
We’re less than two weeks away from the tapings of SHIMMER volumes 58-61, and two names have just been added to the weekend’s list of competitors. “Made in Sin” members Allysin Kay and Taylor Made have been officially announced to appear, joining previously announced talent Hiroyo Matsumoto, who was booked a few weeks ago. This … Read more
Absolute Intense Wrestling are at Turner’s Hall in Cleveland, Ohio this afternoon for a huge double DVD taping of “Girls Night Out 9 & 10”. The event is part of Female Fight Season, which begins today. Allysin Kay and Veda Scott headline both volumes, going up against each other with a mystery tag team partner … Read more