Earlier today, Pro Wrestling Illustrated released the digital version of their PWI 500 issue for 2021. This year, the women of the 2021 PWI 500 made sure this year’s ranking was a historical milestone for the publication, and for women’s wrestling, alike. Trish Adora, who ranked at #44, placed higher on the PWI 500 than…
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AEW reveals Women’s Title Eliminator Tournament bracket
Earlier this afternoon, via their YouTube channel, All Elite Wrestling revealed the completed AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator Tournament bracket. During the video, Tony Schiavone also announced that matches on both the Japan side and U.S. side of the bracket would start airing Monday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. EST on YouTube. A complete schedule…
AEW’s Disservice to its International Talent
This Wednesday, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) will showcase a match featuring two women of Hispanic heritage: Diamante and Ivelisse Velez. The match already has a significant amount of people talking, and the buzz surrounding it is unlike any women’s match AEW has presented thus far. Diamante and Ivelisse bring years of wrestling experience, but they…
The top five AEW women’s matches of 2019
On Wednesday, AEW aired the final episode of Dynamite for the year. The new company accomplished a lot in its first year but most fans would agree their women’s division needs the most work. With that said, there were several great AEW women’s matches in 2019. When given the opportunity, the female members of the…
Big Swole to make AEW Dynamite debut this week
AEW just announced that the new signee, Big Swole, will make her debut on this week’s episode of Dynamite in a match against Emi Sakura. Swole has made four appearances on AEW Dark since she took part in the Women’s Casino Battle Royale at All Out in August. She cut an entertaining promo and had…
Riho retains the AEW Women’s Championship at Full Gear
In a heartfelt joshi showcase, Riho retained the AEW Women’s Championship at tonight’s AEW Full Gear. The champ defended the title against her former trainer and mentor, Emi Sakura, in a high-flying fast paced match lasting just over 13 minutes, with enough story-telling to pro-long the feud. The two have 13 years of history, first…