Road less traveled has paid off for Tessa Blanchard
Tessa Blanchard, a third-generation star making waves in Impact Wrestling, made WWE appearances...
Read MorePosted by Don Davies | Jun 1, 2018 | Interviews
Tessa Blanchard, a third-generation star making waves in Impact Wrestling, made WWE appearances...
Read MorePosted by Alexandra Robertson | May 28, 2018 | Interviews
Earning the reputation as one of the toughest, and most fearless women on the independent...
Read MorePosted by Pat Laprade | Apr 26, 2018 | Interviews
You know the women in the ring at a SHIMMER show are from Australia, because the fans chant...
Read MorePosted by Pat Laprade | Feb 21, 2018 | Opinion
From covering its very first show for this website to becoming one of the two promoters, I have a...
Read MorePosted by Dan Murphy | Oct 27, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
“The Roppongi Rockstar” (by way of Brantford, Ontario) is packing her bags for her...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Oct 11, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
The odds may be against her but Gail Kim is looking to capture the GFW Knockouts Championship for...
Read MorePosted by John Powell | Sep 13, 2017 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2017
Well, at least the wrestler won. In the 30 minute blow-off to the first ever (and perhaps last...
Read MorePosted by Raja Shergill | Jul 20, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Delta Dawn sees her part in this coming weekend’s All Star Wrestling Wrestle Reunion VII as...
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | Jul 13, 2017 | Opinion
By SEAN McCAFFREY – For SLAM! Wrestling For those who don’t know by now, I was...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 20, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
It’s been a bit strange for Allie in IMPACT Wrestling. Her character is not supposed to be a...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Apr 17, 2017 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
TORONTO – There have been many a transformation in professional wrestling, where someone...
Read MorePosted by Slam Wrestling | Apr 12, 2017 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
By HOLLY LENGYEL – For SlamWrestling I was flattered when I was asked to review Pat Laprade...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Mar 13, 2017 | Interviews, Obituaries
In December of 1961, women’s wrestling promoter Billy Wolfe wrote to publisher Stanley...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Jan 8, 2017 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
The year 2016 will undoubtedly be remembered as the year of the Women’s Revolution in WWE....
Read MorePosted by Guest Column | Nov 1, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Opinion
By KAITLIN DIEMOND – For SLAM! Wrestling When I first started learning about women’s...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Byer | Oct 27, 2016 | Opinion
Do not discount how important Sunday’s WWE Women’s title match between Charlotte and...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Oct 22, 2016 | Interviews
Not only has Mercedes Martinez dominated the women’s independent wrestling scene for the...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Aug 17, 2016 | Interviews
Wrestler and promoter Joe Blanchard’s career was recognized last month in Waterloo, Iowa, as...
Read MorePosted by Dan Murphy | Jun 27, 2016 | Interviews, Other House Shows
BERWYN, ILL. – Mercedes Martinez made a shocking return and won the SHIMMER championship at...
Read MorePosted by Pat Laprade | Jun 24, 2016 | Interviews
In October 2014, Nicole Savoy realized her dream. No, she didn’t sign with WWE or TNA, nor...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | May 26, 2016 | Interviews, PWHF
Former WWF Women’s Champion Leilani Kai was involved in the first WrestleMania and held the...
Read MorePosted by CHERRY BOMB and COURTNEY RUSH | Mar 19, 2016 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Opinion
In a world of instant gratification, it is rare to have a build-up to a match that takes seven...
Read MorePosted by Dan Murphy | Oct 15, 2015 | Interviews
BERWYN, Ill. — Madison Eagles became a two-time SHIMMER champion on the first night of the...
Read MorePosted by Dan Murphy | Sep 30, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Courtney Rush has changed. Her passion for wrestling hasn’t wavered. Her skills have not...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Byer | Sep 9, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Chelsea Green went blonde to stand out on WWE Tough Enough, and though she didn’t win,...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Aug 17, 2015 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF
While Beth Phoenix’s days as the Glamazon are in the past, she hopes her contributions to...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jun 29, 2015 | Interviews, Obituaries
The promotional bumpf is from another time: The Tomboy From The Ozarks; Mistress Of The Mulekick;...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Jun 22, 2015 | Interviews, Obituaries
Cora Combs, who died June 21, 2015, at age 92, allowed her evil side to come to the forefront when...
Read MorePosted by Pat Laprade | May 7, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
After years of counting in its ranks superstars such as Santino Marella, Edge, Christian and Trish...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Byer | Apr 20, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Diva? No. Knockout? Well, she’ll knock the teeth out her of opponent, male or female. Tough...
Read MorePosted by Yves Leroux | Apr 6, 2015 | Other House Shows
MONTREAL – The popular NCW Femmes Fatales promotion has undergone some changes in recent...
Read MorePosted by Nolan Howell | Apr 3, 2015 | News
Former WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee has announced her retirement from in-ring competition today per...
Read MorePosted by Nolan Howell | Apr 1, 2015 | Opinion
Post-WrestleMania Raws have become spectacles that display some of the best or worst of the WWE...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Mar 12, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
The women of the independent wrestling scene had it easy for a couple of years, as Vanessa Kraven...
Read MorePosted by Kari Williams | Mar 2, 2015 | Interviews, News
From feminist-driven outcries of support to sarcastic mockery, the #GiveDivasAChance hashtag...
Read MorePosted by Jamie Hemmings | Feb 14, 2015 | Gary Howard Memorial Library
The world of women’s wrestling in the ’50s has all the ingredients to produce a...
Read MorePosted by Dan Murphy | Jan 28, 2015 | Interviews
When Barbi Hayden captured the NWA women’s championship last January, she vowed to be a...
Read MorePosted by Dan Murphy | Nov 19, 2014 | Interviews
Just like fans of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, SHIMMER fans have their own set of prepared...
Read MorePosted by Dan Murphy | Oct 19, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
BERWYN, Ill. — With the smell of butane still thick in the air, Nicole Matthews walked out...
Read MorePosted by Pat Laprade | Oct 17, 2014 | Interviews
According to many reports, a new rule in the WWE states that the Divas who appear on E!’s...
Read MorePosted by Bill Fernow | Oct 6, 2014 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews
In the 1980s, Mad Maxine ended up in the world of professional wrestling because her alter-ego, a...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 18, 2014 | Interviews
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Awesome Kong out there at a national level,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Sep 3, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Total Divas is returning for a third season, starting on September 7th, and Rosa Mendes, the...
Read MorePosted by Pat Laprade | Sep 2, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Men against women. In anything and everything in life, there’s always a comparison or even a...
Read MorePosted by Bob Kapur | Aug 27, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Given how many things Trish Stratus has on the go at any one time — acting, running her...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 22, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Here’s something you probably didn’t know about Rosa Mendes, and it’s certainly...
Read MorePosted by Greg Oliver | Aug 21, 2014 | Interviews, Obituaries
Like almost every woman wrestler from the 1950s, Bonnie Watson’s road took her through...
Read MorePosted by Yves Leroux | Aug 17, 2014 | Other House Shows
MONTREAL – So many thought it wouldn’t catch and after a few shows that the idea would...
Read MorePosted by Dan Murphy | Aug 14, 2014 | Interviews
As a young girl, Kimber Lee knew exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up. She loved the...
Read MorePosted by Dan Murphy | Aug 5, 2014 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews
Beth Phoenix popularized the term “glamazon” in wrestling circles, but a new glamazon...
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