The 20th Slammiversary event celebrating IMPACT’s 20th anniversary will also include a first-ever for their Knockouts division. During Thursday’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling, Gail Kim announced the first-ever Queen of the Mountain match will take place at Slammiversary on June 19. Five women will compete in the match for the Knockouts World Championship: current champion…
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The Strange Legacy of the TNA Knockouts Tag Titles
In 2009, IMPACT Wrestling, then known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), set out to capitalize on a segment of their roster that consistently attracted their highest television ratings. According to Nielsen ratings and several TNA executives, including then-President Dixie Carter, the Knockouts division perpetually drew the best ratings on Spike TV. Their Knockouts Championship…
Ranking every WWE Women’s Champion from worst to best
Today is International Women’s Day and there is plenty for women’s wrestling fans to celebrate these days. Throughout the industry, female competitors are pushing the envelope and creating new lanes. WWE’s “Women’s Revolution” has positioned superstars like Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair at the forefront of professional wrestling. In particular, Lynch’s meteoric rise in popularity…
Lita, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim to create KAYfABE series
Lita, Christy Hemme, and Gail Kim are co-producing a landmark women’s wrestling series called KAYfABE. On Friday, Lita, Christy Hemme, and Gail Kim shared black and white teasers. Later, they all promoted a new Twitter account for “This IS KAYfABE.” This morning, the countdown started for the reveal of their new project, a professional wrestling…
Tessa Blanchard should be in “Best in the World” Conversations
The title of “Best in the World” gets thrown around in conversations with wrestling fans, all of the time. The same names always appear: Kazuchika Okada, Seth Rollins, AJ Styles, Kenny Omega. However, one name that is consistently missing from the conversation, and shouldn’t be, is Tessa Blanchard. Jordynne Grace and Blanchard herself have said…
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