Havok looks to Decay IInspirations’ debut at Bound For Glory
Havok finds herself in an odd spot. A veteran of the women’s wrestling wars — 18 years...
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Tag: Women’s Wrestling
Purrazzo & James headed for Bound For Glory collision
Back in 2002, if a then 8-year old Deonna Purrazzo was watching TNA Wrestling, she would have seen...
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Japan’s Rumi Kazama dead at 55
Japanese joshi wrestler turned actress Rumi Kazama has died. She was 55. On her blog, Kazama...
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Natasha the Hatchet Lady dies
Natasha Cummings Rahme, who wrestled as Natasha the Hatchet Lady, has died; she suffered from...
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Mat Matters: AEW has a Britt Baker problem
When Rampage debuted on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh a few weeks ago, hundreds of...
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NWA Women’s Champion Kamille confident and Empowerred
There have been many a pro wrestler whose debut was so striking you cannot help but take notice,...
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Jennacide unleashed at NWA Empowerrr
The pandemic and a serious car crash were a double-whammy that changed Jenna Van Muscles into...
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Lady Frost ‘rounds the bases’ on way to NWA Empowerrr
Lady Frost wasn’t “surprised” to hear from the National Wrestling Alliance about being asked to...
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No limit to what Skye Blue can do
Skye Blue knows she’s not the biggest name on the upcoming all-women’s NWA Empowerrr...
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ROH’s Mandy Leon is all for Love
Although she has been eliminated from the tournament, Ring of Honor’s Mandy Leon is still keeping...
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Bianca Carelli’s big break has arrived
They say that good things come to those who wait. Toronto native Bianca Carelli not only has...
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Guest column: Shazza McKenzie and her battles with lipedema
Being a female in an aesthetically-driven business can be very tough, it can be even tougher if...
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Alex Gracia taking Pink Dream to the next level
Alex Gracia lives in color. Pink not only represents who she is, but is also part of a movement...
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Women’s wrestling great Ethel Brown dies
Ethel Brown, a women’s wrestling great, who wrestled in the 1950s, has died at the age of...
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CJ (Lana) Perry blows lid off backstage politicking, inequality in WWE
Lana is making true on her promise to spill the tea on her time with the WWE. On the Talk is...
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Havok running amok in Impact
Impact Wrestling is filled with tons of women who are knockout grapplers — no pun intended....
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Desiree Petersen speaks … 30 years later
For the longest time, Desiree Petersen has been a name wrestling fans knew, with her run as WWF...
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‘Super Genie’ Melissa Coates passes away
“Super Genie” Melissa Coates, former wrestler, bodybuilder, and most-recently known as the manager...
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Melina back in the business after break from ‘negative’ environment
The world of wrestling is no stranger to alleged toxic work environments. Many wrestlers over the...
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AEW fires back at Triple H
Although everyone seems to be forgetting about the all-women’s wrestling promotions like Ice...
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Ring Post inaugural issue documents highs, lows and firsts of women’s wrestling in 2020
Meteora4 Media’s Ring Post Journal #1: A 2020 Women’s Wrestling Year in Review provides a snapshot...
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Melina casts a shadow over NWA
After being out of action since March 2020, former WWE Diva Melina is dipping her toe back in the...
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Brittsburgh feels right again after Baker’s victory
PITTBURGH – Fans of professional wrestling in “Brittsburgh” really celebrated when Britt...
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Britt Baker’s win caps a ‘growing process’
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Post-show at a press conference, new AEW Women’s champion, Dr....
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Wins & Losses Matter: Mickie James
We get it. In the world of professional wrestling wins and loss records are only ever acknowledged...
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Princess Victoria’s autobiography filled with ‘tears, triumphs and turnbuckles’
I have read a lot of books about or by professional wrestlers. Some good and some bad. And some...
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Behind the Gimmick Table: Impact’s Deonna Purrazzo shares her merchandise magic
Deonna Purrazzo is at the top of the Impact Knockouts roster as its champion, and is one of the...
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For Jewells Malone, deathmatches are bloody good fun
There’s a familiar cliché that wrestlers will spill blood, sweat, and tears to put on a great show...
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Alma Mills’ connections to Al & Tiny Mills were legit — and so was she
Truck driver. Barber. Woman wrestler. Fighter of bears. What a story! Meet the wrestler known as...
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ODB has Purrazzo in her sights at Impact Sacrifice
She just made her comeback and now she’s about to show the young Knockouts what it means to be a...
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Mat Matters: AEW women’s tournament falls flat, again
After its first attempt at creating a tournament specifically for the women, I was hoping that All...
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Harris cleverly captures the struggles of women’s wrestling fans in first book
Kermit the Frog famously lamented that “it’s not easy being green.” Well Kermit, it’s not easy...
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Women’s great Ann Casey dies
Ann Casey, one of the top women wrestlers from the late 1950s into the 1970s, has died. She was...
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The Age of The Virtuosa continues in Impact
Two-time Impact Wrestling Knockouts champion Deonna Purrazzo had a pretty great year. She left...
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Guest column: The undeniable greatness of Aja Kong
By KEN RAFTERY – For SlamWrestling.net “Which came first…the chicken or the egg?” My version...
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Mayra Dias Gomes: Brains, beauty and a best-selling author to boot
What Mayra Dias Gomes has accomplished in her 33 years on this planet would put most bucket lists...
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Tasha Steelz: ‘Impact has the greatest women’s roster ever’
Tasha Steelz is currently atop the Impact women’s roster as half of its tag team champions...
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April Hunter bares all about Naked Women’s Wrestling show
With pretty much all of our historical articles now available in the SlamWrestling.net archives, a...
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Mat Matters: Stardom is wrestling evolved
If I have learned anything watching pro-wrestling for longer than I would care to admit it is that...
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For Angel Orsini, the devil of the wrestling business is in the details
The original ECW alum has a vision for the future of pro wrestling: safer for the wrestlers, and...
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Mad Maxine ‘chronicles’ her unconventional life in first novel
“The Chronicles of Mad Maxine is about relentlessly physical young women coming into their own...
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Cousin Elvira was a star in her own right
If I were to ask you to name a pro wrestler off the top of your head, what would you say? Ric...
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Kylie Rae calls it quits
In a surprise, woman wrestler Kylie Rae, who had been a part of the Impact Wrestling roster, has...
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Deonna Purrazzo not looking past Kylie Rae at Bound For Glory
When she gets in the ring to defend her Impact Knockouts title on Saturday against challenger...
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Priscilla Kelly is ‘Hell’s Favorite Harlot’
While some of us are quiet and reserved, others are outspoken and unapologetically ourselves. This...
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No more GLOW! Netflix cancels fourth and final season of series
The lights have officially gone out for GLOW. It is being reported that Netflix has cancelled the...
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Jazz announces retirement
One of the most influential female wrestlers of all time is calling it a career. Carlene Denise...
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Tenille Dashwood looks to end Jordynne Grace this Saturday
The COVID-19 pandemic put many wrestlers in a tough position, and some are just now finding their...
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Mat Matters: Thunder Rosa is 2020’s most important pro wrestler
On a recent episode of AEW Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) women’s world champion...
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Remembering Jackie Stallone, GLOW’s ‘house mother’
Jackie Stallone, the mother of Sylvester and Frank Stallone, has died at the age of 98. For all...
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