Wrestling News, Analysis, and Rumors
At last night’s Royal Rumble event, a flurry of NXT stars – some of whom have appeared in previous Royal Rumble matches – made appearances in the big two matches of the night. Whereas NXT falls under the WWE umbrella, it is perhaps sometimes easy to forget that it doesn’t do nearly the numbers both […] READ MORE
WWE officially unveiled the September class of new recruits reporting to the WWE Performance Center (WWE PC) a little early on Wednesday, showcasing nine new future WWE Superstars. Headlined by indie superstars Austin Theory and Santana Garrett, it features some prospects as well. Noticeably absent is former AAA and Lucha Underground star El Hijo del […] READ MORE
As broken by Casey Michael and Squared Circle Sirens, WWE has signed indie superstar Santana Garrett to a developmental deal. She’s expected to join the September class of new recruits at the WWE Performance Center alongside El Hijo del Fantasma, Austin Theory (who recently appeared at NXT TakeOver: Toronto II), Brazilian Olympic wrestler Rita Reis […] READ MORE
A staple of women’s wrestling on the American independent scene, Barbi Hayden, has announced her plans to step away from pro wrestling. The former National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) women’s champion was Abilene Maverick on WOW: Women Of Wrestling on AXS TV. The 28 year-old Texan became the youngest NWA women’s champion at the age of […] READ MORE
Shine Wrestling returns on May 10th, this time from just outside of Detroit, Michigan! The action goes down as part of a double-header with EVOLVE 127 at the Monaghan Knights of Columbus Hall in Livonia, MI. Bell time is scheduled for 3:00 PM with eight high-quality matches like only Shine can put on! Let’s get […] READ MORE
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) brought back an old staple in the Crockett Cup, an annual tag team tournament that was previously held from 1986 to 1988. When Ted Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), the parent company of Mid Atlantic and various other NWA regions and rebranded as World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1988, […] READ MORE
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), in partnership with Ring of Honor (ROH), Consejo Mundial Lucha Libre (CMLL) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), has brought back the Crockett Cup Tag Team Tournaments. This is a smaller version with eight teams vying for supremacy, but this is hopefully the beginning of the NWA’s continued re-invention by […] READ MORE
Shine Wrestling returns to La Boom in Queens, New York! Shine 57 is the first half of a WWN doubleheader with EVOLVE 124 on March 16th. The action will start at 3:00 PM Eastern Time with a card chock full of great women’s wrestling. All Shine Championships will be defended and feature some of the […] READ MORE
Click here for part 1 of this list, where we listed the top 50 through 26 free women’s matches of last year. Before going through the top 25, we want to share a few honorable mentions. These matches all come from promotions that deserve to be on the list for the free content they’ve put […] READ MORE
Rainbow Bright (Luscious Latasha & Gabby Gilbert) came away with the upset victory at Shine 56. The two shocked the Twisted Sisterz (Holidead & Thunder Rosa) who had held the titles since Shine 52. Also, a surprise to the outcome was the involvement of Santana Garrett. Rainbow Bright Win Shine Tag Team Titles What a […] READ MORE