World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom)<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"stardom\"](\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/STARDOM-1-e1546187339558.jpg\")
Photo: Stardom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOne of the most recognizable all women’s promotions\u00a0in the world, as it is known as the former home of NXT stars\u00a0Io Shirai\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Kairi Sane<\/strong>. Shirai and Sane departing has allowed a new wave of talents to come through, as new ace\u00a0Momo Watanabe\u00a0<\/strong>has stepped up to fill Shirai’s boots<\/a>.\u00a0 An idol promotion that features fast-paced\u00a0wrestling with an emphasis on characters and faction warfare it has a significant English\u00a0language presence, including a sometimes spoiler filled\u00a0English\u00a0language twitter.<\/a>\u00a0 Check out their entire back catalogue as well as every new show on their VOD service, Stardom World.<\/a><\/p>\nSendai Girls<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/sendai-1-e1548274177348.png\")
Photo: Sendai Girls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRun by the legendary\u00a0Meiko<\/strong> Satomura<\/strong>,\u00a0Sendai Girls is one of the most laid-back promotions you will find.\u00a0 Undercards often have a lot of comedy and\u00a0Riot Girls\u00a0<\/strong>matches always feature\u00a0heavy metal playing during crowd brawling.\u00a0 With a roster that has a lot of freelance talent there is a lot of variety to Sendai Girls shows, but people\u00a0like Meiko,\u00a0Chihiro Hashimoto<\/strong>,\u00a0Mika Iwata\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Cassandra Miyagi<\/strong>\u00a0are\u00a0regulars.\u00a0 They are also English language friendly as they have an English language Twitter<\/a> and translated promos on their\u00a0VOD<\/a>. They’re also available on Powerslam.tv<\/a><\/p>\nTokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW)<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/Tokyo-Joshi-Pro-1000x600-e1548275160141.jpg\")
Photo: TJP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA sub-brand\u00a0of DDT Pro<\/strong>, TJPW has been one of the internet’s favourite promotions this year.\u00a0 Buzzworthy talents like\u00a0Miyu Yamashita\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Yuu<\/strong>, who has left to freelance in Europe, have been putting on very good matches.\u00a0 It is a storyline heavy promotion so I would check out this brilliant guide<\/a> courtesy of Voices Of Wrestling.\u00a0 The bonus to TJPW is they are on the DDT network so for the price of one VOD<\/a> you get access to several brands.<\/p>\nMarvelous That’s Women’s Pro Wrestling (Marvelous)<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/marvelous.jpg\")
Photo: Marvelous<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe baby of\u00a0Chigusa Nagayo,\u00a0<\/strong>one half of the\u00a0Crush Gals,\u00a0<\/strong>and one of the biggest names in Joshi history.\u00a0 Marvelous features a lot of freelance talent but is spearheaded by talented ace\u00a0Takumi Iroha.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Iroha is one of the most talented women in the Joshi scene and headlined Marvelous’ first Korakuen show in a cracking match with\u00a0Mayu Iwatani<\/strong>.\u00a0 Marvelous’ VOD<\/a> service is difficult to sign up to but is worth every penny.<\/p>\nYMZ<\/strong><\/h3>\nYMZ is a unique promotion, to say the least.\u00a0 They recently got a VOD allowing new fans to experience the wackiness that is YMZ.\u00a0 The promotion is run by\u00a0JAN\u00a0<\/strong>member\u00a0Kaori Yoneyama<\/strong>, which should tell you all you need to know.\u00a0 If you want to dip your feet in first before committing to a VOD<\/a>, then check out their YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhile there are plenty of other top\u00a0joshi\u00a0<\/em>promotions in Japan, such as Ice Ribbon, DIANA, OZ Academy<\/strong> and Gatoh Move<\/strong>, very few actually have avenues to watch them without being in attendance. To find out about more ways to watch some of these, either singles matches or clips, check out the list from Joshi City<\/a>.<\/p>\nUK\/<\/strong>BRITISH ISLES (England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales)<\/strong><\/h3>\nPro Wrestling: EVE<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/ProWrestlingEve_Logo_3x2_600.png\")
Photo: EVE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIf you want the best of the best of European women’s wrestling then look no further.\u00a0 Founded and booked by two fans of women’s wrestling they have created a cult-like promotion.\u00a0 In your face feminist and not afraid to say it EVE is all about letting the women go out there and proves anything the men can do they can do better.\u00a0 An easy recommendation is to watch the free PPV Wrestle Queendom from last year<\/a> on their YouTube, fall in love with EVE, then hit up their On-Demand service<\/a>.<\/p>\nFierce Females<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/21032773_1314537818668853_4188128355323021013_n-e1548275581216.png\")
Photo: Fierce Females<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBased out of Scotland, Fierce Females does not run frequently but had something of a comeback in 2018. They have younger talent on display than EV,E as they seem more focused on building younger talents like\u00a0Valkyrie\u00a0<\/strong>on their shows.\u00a0 Not only will there be young talent, FF books names like\u00a0Viper\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Millie McKenzie\u00a0<\/strong>when available.\u00a0 All shows are available for free on YouTube<\/a> so there is nothing stopping you from diving into the world of Fierce Females.<\/p>\nBellatrix<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/12\/bellatrix-e1548275634912.png\")
Photo: WAW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSister promotion to World Association of Wrestling (WAW) and ran by the\u00a0Knight\u00a0<\/strong>family, most known as the family of WWE Superstar\u00a0Paige\u00a0<\/strong>and the patriach, Saraya Knight<\/strong>.\u00a0 Bellatrix is a good promotion to watch as it is full of unique matchups and tag teams.\u00a0 A fresh roster, almost unheard of in the UK scene, of talents that don’t get bookings in the Big 4 meaning you have a whole roster of talent to discover.\u00a0 Bellatrix is available to view on Fite TV.<\/p>\nCheck out other pieces from the \u201cIndie\u2019s Not Dead\u201d Series for MORE ways to legally watch and support indie wrestling around the world!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- \n
Indie\u2019s Not Dead, Part 1: The Americas<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Indie\u2019s Not Dead, Part 2: The World<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Indie’s Not Dead, Part 3: Women of the Americas<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Indie’s Not Dead, Part 4: Women of the World<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With almost every independent wrestling company in the world featuring a women’s division, it is important to have all female companies dedicated to showing the best and brightest of this generation of wrestlers as well as the next.\u00a0In Part 3 of our Indie’s Not Dead series, we looked at some all women’s companies that can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2013,"featured_media":36330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,13,324,317,323],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international","category-other","category-women","category-world-wonder-ring-stardom"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2013"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
One of the most recognizable all women’s promotions\u00a0in the world, as it is known as the former home of NXT stars\u00a0Io Shirai\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Kairi Sane<\/strong>. Shirai and Sane departing has allowed a new wave of talents to come through, as new ace\u00a0Momo Watanabe\u00a0<\/strong>has stepped up to fill Shirai’s boots<\/a>.\u00a0 An idol promotion that features fast-paced\u00a0wrestling with an emphasis on characters and faction warfare it has a significant English\u00a0language presence, including a sometimes spoiler filled\u00a0English\u00a0language twitter.<\/a>\u00a0 Check out their entire back catalogue as well as every new show on their VOD service, Stardom World.<\/a><\/p>\n Run by the legendary\u00a0Meiko<\/strong> Satomura<\/strong>,\u00a0Sendai Girls is one of the most laid-back promotions you will find.\u00a0 Undercards often have a lot of comedy and\u00a0Riot Girls\u00a0<\/strong>matches always feature\u00a0heavy metal playing during crowd brawling.\u00a0 With a roster that has a lot of freelance talent there is a lot of variety to Sendai Girls shows, but people\u00a0like Meiko,\u00a0Chihiro Hashimoto<\/strong>,\u00a0Mika Iwata\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Cassandra Miyagi<\/strong>\u00a0are\u00a0regulars.\u00a0 They are also English language friendly as they have an English language Twitter<\/a> and translated promos on their\u00a0VOD<\/a>. They’re also available on Powerslam.tv<\/a><\/p>\n A sub-brand\u00a0of DDT Pro<\/strong>, TJPW has been one of the internet’s favourite promotions this year.\u00a0 Buzzworthy talents like\u00a0Miyu Yamashita\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Yuu<\/strong>, who has left to freelance in Europe, have been putting on very good matches.\u00a0 It is a storyline heavy promotion so I would check out this brilliant guide<\/a> courtesy of Voices Of Wrestling.\u00a0 The bonus to TJPW is they are on the DDT network so for the price of one VOD<\/a> you get access to several brands.<\/p>\n The baby of\u00a0Chigusa Nagayo,\u00a0<\/strong>one half of the\u00a0Crush Gals,\u00a0<\/strong>and one of the biggest names in Joshi history.\u00a0 Marvelous features a lot of freelance talent but is spearheaded by talented ace\u00a0Takumi Iroha.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Iroha is one of the most talented women in the Joshi scene and headlined Marvelous’ first Korakuen show in a cracking match with\u00a0Mayu Iwatani<\/strong>.\u00a0 Marvelous’ VOD<\/a> service is difficult to sign up to but is worth every penny.<\/p>\n YMZ is a unique promotion, to say the least.\u00a0 They recently got a VOD allowing new fans to experience the wackiness that is YMZ.\u00a0 The promotion is run by\u00a0JAN\u00a0<\/strong>member\u00a0Kaori Yoneyama<\/strong>, which should tell you all you need to know.\u00a0 If you want to dip your feet in first before committing to a VOD<\/a>, then check out their YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n While there are plenty of other top\u00a0joshi\u00a0<\/em>promotions in Japan, such as Ice Ribbon, DIANA, OZ Academy<\/strong> and Gatoh Move<\/strong>, very few actually have avenues to watch them without being in attendance. To find out about more ways to watch some of these, either singles matches or clips, check out the list from Joshi City<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you want the best of the best of European women’s wrestling then look no further.\u00a0 Founded and booked by two fans of women’s wrestling they have created a cult-like promotion.\u00a0 In your face feminist and not afraid to say it EVE is all about letting the women go out there and proves anything the men can do they can do better.\u00a0 An easy recommendation is to watch the free PPV Wrestle Queendom from last year<\/a> on their YouTube, fall in love with EVE, then hit up their On-Demand service<\/a>.<\/p>\n Based out of Scotland, Fierce Females does not run frequently but had something of a comeback in 2018. They have younger talent on display than EV,E as they seem more focused on building younger talents like\u00a0Valkyrie\u00a0<\/strong>on their shows.\u00a0 Not only will there be young talent, FF books names like\u00a0Viper\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Millie McKenzie\u00a0<\/strong>when available.\u00a0 All shows are available for free on YouTube<\/a> so there is nothing stopping you from diving into the world of Fierce Females.<\/p>\n Sister promotion to World Association of Wrestling (WAW) and ran by the\u00a0Knight\u00a0<\/strong>family, most known as the family of WWE Superstar\u00a0Paige\u00a0<\/strong>and the patriach, Saraya Knight<\/strong>.\u00a0 Bellatrix is a good promotion to watch as it is full of unique matchups and tag teams.\u00a0 A fresh roster, almost unheard of in the UK scene, of talents that don’t get bookings in the Big 4 meaning you have a whole roster of talent to discover.\u00a0 Bellatrix is available to view on Fite TV.<\/p>\n With almost every independent wrestling company in the world featuring a women’s division, it is important to have all female companies dedicated to showing the best and brightest of this generation of wrestlers as well as the next.\u00a0In Part 3 of our Indie’s Not Dead series, we looked at some all women’s companies that can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2013,"featured_media":36330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,13,324,317,323],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international","category-other","category-women","category-world-wonder-ring-stardom"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2013"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Sendai Girls<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Marvelous That’s Women’s Pro Wrestling (Marvelous)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
YMZ<\/strong><\/h3>\n
UK\/<\/strong>BRITISH ISLES (England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Pro Wrestling: EVE<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Fierce Females<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Bellatrix<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Check out other pieces from the \u201cIndie\u2019s Not Dead\u201d Series for MORE ways to legally watch and support indie wrestling around the world!<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
Indie\u2019s Not Dead, Part 1: The Americas<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
Indie\u2019s Not Dead, Part 2: The World<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
Indie’s Not Dead, Part 3: Women of the Americas<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
Indie’s Not Dead, Part 4: Women of the World<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"