#aew collision 7/10/2023

[ringsidedishes]

#aew #jay white #aew collision 7/10/2023 #juice robinson #austin gunn #colten gunn #bullet club gold #bang bang gang #dishesgifs #jaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy

[westofessos]

Let’s discuss Best Friends because I’m so mad.

Best Friends (Trent & Chuck) have only won 5 matches as a tag team in 2023. None of them were on Dynamite or Collision, and only one was against non-jobber opponents.

April 19 (ROH) vs Joe Ocasio & Mookie Summers

March 23 (Rampage) vs Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King)

March 8 (Elevation) vs Olumide & Starboy Charlie

February 8 (Elevation) vs Aydan Colt & Frank Stone

January 4 (Elevation) vs Chaos Project (Serpentico & Luther)

They’ve lost 6. All were against non-jobber opponents.

April 12 (Rampage) vs Aussie Open

May 24 (Rampage) vs Big Bill & Lee Moriarty

July 26 (Dynamite) (Three Way) vs Lucha Bros, BCC

August 3 (Rampage) vs BCC

August 30 (Rampage) (Tag Team Battle Royal)

September 20 (Rampage) (Four Way) vs The Righteous, The Hardys, The Kingdom

September 30 (Collision) vs The Kingdom

As a trio (with Orange Cassidy, Rocky Romero, Bandido, or Danhausen) they have won exactly 2. Both were on dark matches against SAP.

January 2 (Elevation) w/Orange Cassidy vs Spanish Announce Project (Luther & Serpentico) & Zack Clayton

May 3 (Dynamite - Dark Match) w/Rocky Romero vs Nick Comoroto & Spanish Announce Project (Serpentico & Angelico)

As a trio, they have lost 6, all against non-jobber opponents.

January 25 (Rampage) w/Danhausen vs Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, and Satnam Singh

April 5 (Dynamite) w/Orange Cassidy vs House of Black

May 10 (Dynamite) w/Bandido vs House of Black

May 17 (Rampage) w/Bandido vs BCC

June 7 (Dynamite) w/Rocky Romero vs BCC

June 14 (Rampage) w/Rocky Romero vs United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher, Will Ospreay)

As a team of four or five, they have won 6. None of these were on Dynamite or Rampage, and only one was against non-jobber opponents.

February 15 (Elevation) w/Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, Evil Uno, John Silver) vs The Butcher & The Blade and The Firm (Ethan Page, Isiah Kassidy, Matt Hardy)

April 7 (Rampage - Dark Match) w/The Firm (Isiah Kassidy, Matt Hardy) vs Kip Sabian, The Butcher and The Blade, and Zack Clayton

April 26 (ROH) w/Action Andretti, Darius Martin, and Stu Grayson vs The Kingdom & The Varsity Athletes

August 27 (All In - Stadium Stampede) w/Orange Cassidy, Eddie Kingston, and Penta el Zero Miedo vs BCC, Santana, and Ortiz

September 2 (ROH) w/Action Andretti and Darius Martin vs The Outrunners and The Workhorseman

October 4 (Rampage) w/The Hardys vs Angelo Parker, Matt Menard, Daniel Garcia, and Jake Hager

As a team of four or five, they have lost two.

June 21 (Rampage) w/Rocky Romero and YOH vs Swerve Strickland and United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher, Will Ospreay)

June 25 (Forbidden Door - Zero Hour) w/Rocky Romero and El Desperado vs The Mogul Embassy

Their overall record in 2023 is 13-14

Which is piss poor for a tag team that has been with AEW since the beginning, and has been extremely over with the fans for all four years, especially since almost all of their wins this year have been on Rampage, Elevation, or ROH against jobbers. Against almost all of the opponents of significance, they’ve lost.

Stop. Treating. Best. Friends. Like. Jobbers.

#sorry I’m just so annoyed #I love best friends as a tag team and as a stable so so so much #the fact that they’ve never had the tag belts? insane. #or even the trios belts with orange #just treat my boys better tony #aew #all elite wrestling #best friends #trent beretta #chuck taylor #orange cassidy #rocky romero #bandido #danhausen

[blueonwrestling]

1) FTR vs Jay White & Juice Robinson 2 out of 3 falls AEW Collision 15/07/23 (5 Stars) 2) Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland Texas Death Match AEW Full Gear 18/11/23 (5 Stars) 3) Sareee vs Arisa Nakajima SEAdLINNNG 8th Anniversary 25/08/2023 (5 Stars) 4) Bryan Danielson vs Zack Sabre Jr AEW Wrestledream 01/10/23 (5 Stars) 5) Takuya Nomura vs Fuminori Abe Kakuto Tanteidan - We are the Fighting Detectives 12/10/23 (5 Stars) 6) MJF vs Bryan Danielson Ironman Match AEW Revolution 05/03/23 (5 Stars) 7) Ricky Starks vs Bryan Danielson Strap Match AEW All Out 03/09/23 (5 Stars) 8) Athena vs Willow Nightingale Death Before Dishonor 21/07/23 (4.75 stars) 9) Bryan Danielson vs RUSH AEW Dynamite 08/02/23 (4.75 Stars) 10) Christian Cage vs Darby Allin 2 out of 3 falls AEW Wrestledream 01/10/23 (4.75 stars) 11) Adam Page vs Swerve Strickland AEW Wrestledream 01/10/23 (4.75 stars) 12) Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 25/06/23 (4.75 stars) 13) Titan vs Mascara Dorado 2.0 CMLL Noche De Campeones 29/09/2023 (4.75 stars) 14) Yuma Aoyagi vs Katsuhiko Nakajima AJPW Giant Series 05/11/2023 (4.75 stars) 15) Rocky Romero vs Mascara Dorada 2.0 CMLL Super Viernes 15/12/2023 (4.75 stars)

Those are my top 15 matches of the year.

#aew #njpw #cmll #roh #ajpw #best of for blue 2023

[celestial-thoughts]

july 17, 2023 - weekly women’s pro wrestling news roundup: week of july 10-16, 2023

this week's news roundup includes:

News & results from last week’s editions of Monday Night Raw, NXT, and Friday Night SmackDown.

News & results from last week's editions of WWE Main Event and NXT Level Up.

News & results from last week’s editions of AEW Dynamite, AEW Rampage, AEW Collision, and AEW Battle of the Belts VII.

Other updates and news from last week.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated's weekly top 10 recap.

Things to look forward to in women’s wrestling this week!

spoilers below the cut for shows/events listed above!

Notable news & results from TV last week:

Monday Night Raw (7/10):

Zoey Stark defeated Becky Lynch. The match was back and forth, with both women nearly scoring pinfall wins several times. Eventually, Becky was distracted by Trish Stratus at ringside, and Zoey was able to roll Becky up for the 3 count. match length-10:30.

Shayna Baszler defeated Emma. Shayna did her signature stomp on Emma's arm, before forcing her to tap to the Kirifuda clutch. match length-1:30.

After the match, Ronda Rousey came to the ring. The two former friends faced off, before they began to brawl. Ronda managed to get the upper hand, locking in the armbar, but not getting Shayna to tap.

Backstage, Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green confronted WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, questioning why they were going to be ringside for their match. Raquel & Liv said that they wanted to scout the competition. The tag champs were then confronted by Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley, who stepped to Raquel and told her to stay out of her business.

Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green defeated Kayden Carter & Katana Chance. Chelsea was able to roll Katana up with her feet on the ropes and Sonya on the outside giving her the assist for the pinfall win. match length-2:20.

NXT (7/11):

Cora Jade defeated Kelani Jordan. The finish saw Cora stop Kelani from attempting a springboard move by kicking the middle rope. Cora then followed up with the Death Rider for the win. match length-3:57.

After the match, Cora tried to attack Kelani with a kendo stick, but she was interrupted by Dana Brooke, who hit Cora with a series of dropkicks.

NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton defeated Ivy Nile. Tiffany defeated Ivy after executing the Green Bay Plunge, before hitting the Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the pinfall win. match length-4:39.

Backstage, Blair Davenport was interviewed. She said that she enjoyed beating up Roxanne Perez and that she would do it again.

AEW Dynamite (7/12):

Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament semifinal: Ruby Soho defeated Skye Blue. Ruby had the numbers advantage early in the match with Saraya and AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm in her corner, but the duo were ejected after interfering. Skye attempted the Code Blue but Ruby countered it. Ruby pinned Skye after hitting No Future. match length-8:47.

WWE Main Event (7/13):

Natalya defeated Xia Li. match length-5:19.

Indi Hartwell defeated Dana Brooke. match length-7:55.

Friday Night SmackDown (7/14):

Bayley defeated Zelina Vega. match length-2:02.

After the match, Shotzi appeared onscreen, and taunted Bayley while shaving her head.

Bianca Belair defeated Asuka by DQ; Asuka retained the WWE Women's Championship. Iyo was about to cash in her Money in the Bank contract, but Asuka hit Bayley in the face with the mist. match length-9:01.

NXT Level Up (7/14):

Valentina Feroz defeated Lola Vice. match length-4:59.

AEW Rampage (7/14):

Taya Valkyrie defeated. Izzy McQueen. match length-0:24.

After the match, Taya was confronted by Saraya and AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm. Taya challenged Toni to a title match at Battle of the Belts VII.

Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament semifinal: Willow Nightingale defeated Athena. match length-10:36.

AEW Collision (7/15):

Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament final: Willow Nightingale vs. Ruby Soho. match length-9:08.

AEW Battle of the Belts VII (7/15):

Toni Storm defeated Taya Valkyrie to retain the AEW Women's World Championship. match length-11:16.

Other news & updates from last week:

On Monday, July 10, Nikki Cross announced on Twitter that she has officially graduated with her Master's in History from the University of Edinburgh.

On Thursday, July 13, Ariel Helwani tweeted that he was told Ronda Rousey is not considering returning to the UFC. The tweet comes after a rumor was started on Wednesday during media day for UFC Vegas 77.

On Saturday, July 15 at Impact Slammiversary, Trinity (fka Naomi) defeated Deonna Purrazzo to win the Impact Knockouts World Championship. This win marks Trinity's first time holding a singles title since 2017 when she was SmackDown Women's Champion.

On Sunday, July 16 on Twitter, Ring of Honor announced that Athena will defend the Ring of Honor Women's World Championship against Willow Nightingale this Friday at Death Before Dishonor.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated top 10 rankings recap:

Evaluation period: July 7-13, 2023. Published on July 14, 2023. Note: my recap of PWI's top 10 tag teams of the week will only cover the women's tag teams listed in the rankings for the week (PWI includes both men's and women's tag teams in their rankings). PWI lists their criteria for rankings as the following: championships held/defended, win-loss record, push, and technical ability.

PWI's Women's Wrestling top 10:

1: Tam Nakano (Stardom) 2: Giulia (Stardom, NJPW) 3: Alex Widsor (Freelancer) 4: Mirai (Stardom) 5: Tiffany Stratton (NXT) 6: Mizuki (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, DDT Pro Wrestling) 7: Rika Tatsumi (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, DDT Pro Wrestling) 8: Vert Vixen (Freelancer) 9: Miyu Yamashita (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling) 10: Utami Hayashishita (Stardom)

PWI's Tag Team Wrestling top 10:

3: Giulia, Mai Sakurai, & Thekla (Stardom) 5: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (WWE) 10: Hyper Misao & Shoko Nakajima (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling)

Things to look forward to this week:

A reminder that the upcoming edition of Friday Night SmackDown on July 21 will air on FS1 instead of Fox due to coverage of the Fifa Women's World Cup.

Tonight, July 17 on Monday Night Raw, WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez put the gold on the line against number one contenders Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green.

Current Women's Champions in WWE & AEW:

WWE: - Women's World Championship: Rhea Ripley - WWE Women's Championship: Asuka - NXT Women's Championship: Tiffany Stratton - WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez - Ms. Money in the Bank: Iyo Sky

AEW: - AEW Women's World Championship: Toni Storm - TBS Championship: Kris Statlander

#weekly women's wrestling news roundup #celestial talks wrestling news #monday night raw #wwe nxt #wwe main event #friday night smackdown #nxt level up #aew dynamite #aew rampage #aew collision #aew battle of the belts #wwe #aew

[capncarrot]

AEW Collision - 10/7/2023

#aew collision #aew #television #television review #tv review #review

[pwrestlingxpress]

Updated Match Card for "Forbidden Door" + Big Changes to Match Card for NOAH's July 9th Event

After the events of "AEW Rampage" last night, at least one more match has been added to the "Forbidden Door 2023" taking place tomorrow (June 25th) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The addition of Adam Cole vs. Tom Lawlor now brings the total match number for "Forbidden Door 2023" to 10 with at least 1 to 2 more expected to be announced after "AEW Collision" . Again, the match order will be determined either by the entrance theme of the wrestler's music in each match or an pre-match VTR.

And after the events from Kenoh's 15th anniversary event, big changes have been made to Pro Wrestling NOAH's July 9th event including the main event. Down below is the original match card:

Now, here is the revised match card with a change in the match order.

Now, we were expecting changes but in the way we see above, not the way we thought the changes would be. As seen this morning on YouTube and social media, Kenoh made the shocking announcement that Kongo will officially disband at night's end (June 24, 2023) and thus due to them disbanding, match card as well as the order of the final three matches in the event have been changed.

The original semi-main event is now the sixth match on the main card. The original main event is now the semi-main event. The show will now be main evented by Kaito Kiyomiya teaming up with Kenoh to face Manabu Soya and Daiki Inaba. This is not a typo as Kaito Kiyomiya will be teaming up with Kenoh for the first time since October 2021 where they won a tag match against Kasushi Sakuraba and Keiji Muto. This match will be Kaito Kiyomiya's last match for Pro Wrestling NOAH as he'll be heading to NJPW to compete in their G1 Climax Tournament starting on July 15th.

Also changed on the show is the third match on the card what was Hajime Ohara and Shuji Kondo vs. Seiki Yoshioka and Alejandro has been changed to Hajime Ohara and Alejandro vs. Shuji Kondo and Seiki Yoshioka. Again, all these changes are due to Kongo disbanding at Kenoh's 15th anniversary event earlier today.

With Kaito Kiyomiya now in the main event for July 9th; it is expected that win/lose or draw, Kiyomiya will be closing out the show with a big speech as he heads to NJPW's G1 Climax 33 which again starts on July 15th.

"The Forbidden Door" will air on PPV Worldwide on June 25th LIVE from Toronto, Ontario, Canada starting at 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central/4 PM Pacific.

"Sunny Voyage 2023 in Hachioji" comes July 9th on Wrestle Universe at 4:00 PM Local Time/3:00 AM Eastern/2:00 AM Central/Midnight Pacific.

Go to timeanddate.com and type in the city and country you currently live in to find out the start time in your area to these two events.

#AEW #NJPW #Pro Wrestling NOAH #Forbidden Door #Sunny Voyage #Adam Cole #Tom Lawlor #Kaito Kiyomiya #G1 Climax 33

[blowflyfag]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated: March 2024

IN DEFENSE OF TAG TEAMS

BY DAVID LaGRECA

WHEN I STARTED to fall in love with pro wrestling, tag teams were held in high regard. I grew up in the era of the Road Warriors, the Midnight Express, and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express. Those guys traveled together, had chemistry in the ring, and knew each other very, very well. TO me, those kinds of teams are automatically going to have an advantage over the other teams that are thrown together–even if they’re main-event talent.

Then, you have October 7, 2023. You have Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso, who have never tagged together, other than an eight-man match on Smackdown. Each man doesn’t know what the other is going to do in the ring, unlike two tag partners who are traveling together on a daily and nightly basis. And yet, they were able to beat Damian Priest & Finn Balor, who have been working together all year. Ricky Starks & Big Bill were also a brand-new team, and they were able to defeat one of the most seasoned duos in the game in FTR. On a psychological level–and on a work level–I feel that should never, ever be the case. 

Yes, two main-eventers should be able to beat tag guys in one-on-one singles matches. But, when it comes down to it, they should never be able to beat an established tag team. Ever.

At WWE Fastlane, you have Uso & Rhodes beating The Judgement Day; you have LA Knight& John Cena, teaming together for the first time, beating The Bloodline, one of the most dominant factions and families in wrestling. That same day on AEW Collision, Ricky Starks & Big Bill beat probably the best team in the business–especially now that The Usos have broken up.

The one thing I will say about FTR is they were injured. They were able to talk about their injuries and how they were going into the match less than 100%. But even then, a novice team like Starks & Bill should not beat FTR. Based on their chemistry and experience alone, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood should overcome their injuries and win. Between that and the events of Fastlane, it was a bad weekend for tag team wrestling. 

AEW, despite having a strong tag division, has on occasion showcased makeshift teams over the more experienced ones. Over the last 10 to 12 years, WWE has probably been more guilty than any promotion of not highlighting its tag teams, even when it had groups as stellar as the New Day and The Usos. WWE had great teams that it never did enough with … until the last year or so.

The last 12 or 13 months saw WWE do some wonderful things, with The Usos main-eventing night one of WrestleMania 39 against Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn. Then, the jJudgment Day pursued (and eventually won) the WWE Unified tag team championship. Reverting the championship to two singles guys felt like a step backward. 

In the case of Owens & Zayn, we again have two wrestlers who were chasing singles gold, who then came together to become tag team champions. These guys were hardly new to one another, though. They’re best friends. While they’ve had a rocky relationship, we’ve seen on TV that they know each other very well. Before WWE, they won tag titles in Ring of Honor and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. And they lost to Cody and Jey on Monday Night Raw.

[David LaGreca is the host of Busted Open Radio on Sirius XM, a lifelong wrestling enthusiast, and a longtime reader of PWI.]

C’mon! If Cody is wrestling Sami Zayn one-on-one, I expect Cody to win. If Jey is wrestling Kevin Owens … hey, I don’t know if i can pick a winner. It’s going to be close. If Jey Uso can eke out a win over Kevin Owens, I understand. Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes together? If they’ve been teaming for six months or a year, I’ll be able to buy it. But, being thrown together like that? It’s hard for me to swallow, even with a team like Owens & Zayn.

To me, it’s about logic. We’ve seen that in singles competition, members of an established tag team will often lose. That’s not their forte. They’re part of a tag team. That’s what they specialize in.

I’m a big Cody Rhodes fan. What we want to see is the finish of his story. Michael Cole even alluded to that in an in-ring interview with Cody on Monday Night Raw. “Is this the end of the story? Are you still trying to finish the story?” Because it’s all about him getting back into the ring with Roman Reigns.

Sure enough, the title reign didn’t last long. On the October 16 edition of Raw, Rhodes & Uso lost the belts back to the Judgement Day. This begs the question: What;s next? Is Jey going to turn on Cody? Is this part of the Bloodline story? It’s almost like it's a chapter in that story instead of a real tag team championship reign.

On the Ring of Honor side, at least we’ve seen Adam Cole & MJF working as a team. But do they need to be ROH tag champions? Do they really need the belts to tell the story of them being a true team? No, probably not. And now, it’s even worse. Because Cole is hurt and you're seeing MJF in handicap matches, beating established tag teams on his own.

Over in AEW, what are Ricky Starks & Big Bill going to do as tag team champions? Maybe they do great things and this column is moot … I just don’t know if that’s going to happen.

I grew up on wrestling in the late-’70s, early-’80s. Where–and I apologize–it was real. It was real. And, in that same spirit, I look at wrestling as more of a form of entertainment than an actual sport. 

The storytelling is more important than championship titles, especially in the WWE. And we’re seeing one of the best stories ever in the Bloodline saga. Maybe all that trumps the point I’m trying to make. We will find out soon enough.

#pwi #pro wrestling illustrated #magazine transcript #magazine scan

[mvdbutler]

Top 12 Best AEW Matches Of 2023

12 MJF Vs Sammy Vs Jack Perry Vs Darby Allin Double Or Nothing

11 Adam Cole Britt Baker Vs Chris And Saraya Dynamite

10 Adam Cole Vs Daniel Garcia Dynamite

9 Santana Vs Ortiz Rampage

8 Buddy Matthews Vs Andrade Collision

7 Britt Baker Vs Kris Statlander Collision

6 Willow Ruby Soho Vs Anna Jay Tay Melo Rampage

5 Christian Cage Vs Darby Allin Wrestledream

4 Cm Punk Vs Ricky Starks Collision

3 Adam Cole Vs MJF All In London

2 Toni Storm Vs Hikaru Shida Full Gear

Honorable Mention

MJF Vs Samoa Joe World End

CHAOS Vs United Empire Rampage

Britt Baker Vs Taya Valkyrie Dynamite

Julia Hart Vs Anna Jay Dynamite No Holds Barred

Orange Cassidy Vs Jon Moxley All Out

1 Eddie Kingston Vs Claudio Castagnoli Grand Slam

#the 10 #view #aew

[cavenewstimes]

WWE NXT Ratings Report 10/31/2023

Read More Wrestling Inc.  By /Nov. 1, 2023 7:01 pm EST It’s been a hard few days for wrestling ratings. Despite a headlining match with MJF defending the AEW world title against Kenny Omega, “AEW Collision” had their lowest-rated episode in weeks on Saturday night thanks to the World Series and college football, while “WWE Raw” drew their lowest number in weeks, thanks to head to head…

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[rhlgull1331]

PRO WRESTLING RATINGS 2023 (3 of 6)

30 professional wrestling matches out of 161 watched throughout May & June were rated 4 stars and higher.

AEW, once again, had the most high-rated matches in this period with 10! 7 from their regular programming, but 3 matches held in conjunction with second place, NJPW!

That being said, my favourite match was from DDT Pro's King Of DDT Final! on May 21st. Chris Brookes vs Kazusada Higuchi. I rated that one 4.5 stars out of 5.

Here are 3 more essential matches that I assuredly recommend you watch:

Yuji Okabayashi vs Yuya Aoki (BJW Endless Survivor ~ Infinity Independent, May 4th) for being a shining example of how powerful and exhilarating the 30-minute main event can be.

Bullet Club Gold & Samoa Joe vs CMFTR (AEW Collision, June 17th) for the return of my absolute favourite wrestler right now, plus the birth of a very promising television show.

Garcia vs Shibata vs Cassidy vs Sabre Jr. (AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door, June 25th) for being a fun and amiable title chase between a quadrangle of exceptional wrestlers.

The WRESTLER OF THE BLOCK is... Jon Moxley!!

he was involved in 5 different 4+ matches throughout these months. Something tells me he's still got a lot more to give before the end of the year too. (this entry is very late, but my real life activities have gotten a bit more important lately, and i've not had as much free time.)

#pro wrestling #AEW #WWE #stars #and other shit #i love doing these

[wweallresultspage]

AEW Collision Results - July 8, 2023

1. Ricky Starks def. Powerhouse Hobbs in the semifinals of the 2023 Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament in 11:10

2. Julia Hart def. Bambi Hall in 2:21

3. Jay White & Juice Robinson def. Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood in 28:10

4. Scorpio Sky def. Action Andretti in 7:28

5. CM Punk def. Samoa Joe in the semifinals of the 2023 Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament in 15:33

[celestial-thoughts]

july 10, 2023 - weekly women’s pro wrestling news roundup: week of july 3-9, 2023

this week's news roundup includes:

News & results from last week’s editions of Monday Night Raw, NXT, and Friday Night SmackDown.

News & results from last week's editions of WWE Main Event and NXT Level Up.

News & results from last week’s editions of AEW Dynamite, AEW Rampage, and AEW Collision.

Other updates and news from last week.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated's weekly top 10 recap.

Things to look forward to in women’s wrestling this week!

spoilers below the cut for shows/events listed above!

Notable news & results from TV last week:

Monday Night Raw (7/3):

Ronda Rousey came out to the ring, but was interrupted by her former best friend and tag team partner Shayna Baszler, telling Ronda that no one wanted to hear her talk. Ronda said that Shayna owed her an explanation for betraying her on Saturday at Money in the Bank. Shayna fired back, reminding Ronda that she wouldn't even be in WWE if it weren't for Shayna, and that unlike Rousey, Baszler paid her dues and worked her way up through the independent wrestling scene. She then went on to say that the only thing she owed was an apology for bringing Ronda into WWE. Ronda tried to choke Shayna out, but Shayna countered into an ankle lock, before hitting Ronda with a knee strike and walking away.

Sonya Seville & Chelsea Green won tag team turmoil to become the number one contenders to the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships. The match started with Sonya Neville & Chelsea Green taking on Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae. After eliminating Indi & Candice, they also eliminated Emma & Nikki Cross, before also facing and eliminating Dana Brooke & Tegan Nox. The final team to enter was Katana Chance & Katana Chance, who Sonya & Chelsea also eliminated to become number one contenders. match length-11:55.

Becky Lynch came out to the ring. She said that she can move on from not winning Money in the Bank, but that she can't move on from Trish Stratus. She called out Trish, telling her to come out to the ring so they could end things. Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark came out, and Trish said that she wasn't medically cleared to compete. Becky said that she would fight Zoey instead, saying that Zoey was better than Trish anyways, and a match between Becky and Zoey was set for next week on Raw.

Rhea Ripley defeated Natalya to retain the Women’s World Championship. The match opened with Natalya attacking Rhea from behind as the champion was making her way to the ring. The match was back and forth as both women were able to get in various degrees of offense. Natalya nearly made Rhea tap with the Sharpshooter, but Rhea got to the bottom rope. Rhea hit Natalya with the Riptide to successfully retain the title. match length-12:45.

After the match, Rhea continued to beat Natalya down, but the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez came to her aid. Rhea got out of the ring, and Raquel stared down the champion.

Backstage, Ms. Money in the Bank Iyo Sky came face to face with Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley. Iyo said she would see Rhea around, and the champion responded that cashing in on her would be the biggest mistake of Iyo's life. Rhea then complained to Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio about Liv and Raquel coming to the aid of Natalya, saying that she would make them regret getting involved in her business.

NXT (7/4):

Blair Davenport defeated Roxanne Perez. The match started off hot, with Roxanne attacking Blair from behind while Blair was making her way to the ring. After a back and forth match, Blair was finally able to put Roxanne down for the three count. match length-12:02.

Ivy Nile was being interviewed backstage, but she was interrupted by NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton. Tiffany talked trash to Ivy, who reminded Tiffany that the whole world had seen her tap out to Thea Hail the week before at Gold Rush.

Kelani Jordan defeated Tatum Paxley. In her NXT TV singles debut, Kelani managed to defeat Tatum with veteran Dana Brooke in her corner. Kelani got the pinfall win after hitting a stunner out of nowhere on Tatum. match length-2:47.

After the match, Cora Jade came out to "congratulate" Kelani, before warning Kelani that any friend of Dana's is her enemy. Kelani challenged Cora to a match right then and there, but Cora said that no one tells her what to do, before walking away.

Lyra Valkyria defeated Jacy Jayne. Lyra was able to pin Jacy after hitting a spinning leg lariat. match length-8:54.

After the match, Jacy beat down Lyra, before tearing up her entrance wings.

A vignette was shown of Kiana James entering her office which had been filled with paint by Gigi Colin.

AEW Dynamite (7/5):

Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first round: Ruby Soho defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. Britt battled the numbers game of The Outcasts, with both Saraya and AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm at ringside interfering in the match. In the end, Ruby was able to roll up Britt, with Toni holding Ruby down to help secure the pinfall win. match length-10:07.

After the match, Skye Blue confronted Ruby Soho. The two women will compete against each other in the semifinals on next week's Dynamite.

WWE Main Event (7/6):

No women's matches this week.

Friday Night SmackDown (7/7):

A video package was shown, recapping the WWE Women's Championship match between Asuka and Charlotte Flair from last week's SmackDown, as well as Bianca Belair's involvement in the match which caused it to end in a no contest.

WWE Women's Champion Asuka came out to the ring, but was quickly interrupted first by Bianca Belair and then Charlotte Flair. The three brawled, before Ms. Money in the Bank Iyo Sky attacked Asuka with the briefcase. Bayley hit a Rose Plant on Asuka onto the briefcase, before Iyo hit the champion with a moonsault. Iyo told Bayley she was going to cash in, but before the official could ring the bell, Bianca attacked Bayley and Charlotte attacked Asuka. Bianca, Bayley, and Iyo (who is still Ms. Money in the Bank) were left laid out on the floor, Charlotte stood tall in the ring, and Asuka escaped with her title.

NXT Level Up (7/7):

Fallon Henley defeated Tatum Paxley. match length-5:53.

AEW Rampage (7/7):

Hikaru Shida defeated Marina Shafir. Shida defeated Marina after hitting the Katana. match length-3:31.

TBS Champion Kris Statlander was interviewed backstage, where she said that she would defend her title anywhere and against anyone.

AEW Collision (7/8):

Willow Nightingale was originally supposed to compete tonight against Athena in the Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament semifinals, but it was announced on Twitter hours before the show that she had suffered injuries earlier in the week while competing on July 4 and 5 at NJPW Strong Independence Day in Japan. The match is being moved to the Friday, July 14, edition of AEW Rampage, in an effort to give Willow a chance to get medically cleared.

Julia Hart defeated Bambi Hall. match length-2:20.

Other news & updates from last week:

According to a report from Fightful Select on Monday afternoon, the rumor that had circulated leading up to Money in the Bank about Charlotte Flair replacing Zelina Vega in the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match was false. Charlotte's current program with WWE Women's Champion Asuka and Bianca Belair has been planned since before she returned a few weeks ago.

In an Instagram caption on Monday, Ronda Rousey noted that the length of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match at Money in the Bank had gotten cut 3 times. The match ended up being 9 minutes long. This isn't the first time that Ronda has been vocal in her criticism about the amount of time given to women's matches, as she expressed similar frustration after her match with Liv Morgan at SummerSlam 2022 was only given about 4 and a half minutes.

In significantly more exciting news regarding the women's division in WWE, the July 3 edition of Monday Night Raw, nearly every member of the Raw women's division was featured on-screen in some capacity. 21 of the 23 women on the roster were featured, plus an appearance by SmackDown superstar Iyo Sky. The only 2 women who weren't on the July 3 edition of Raw were Piper Niven and Xia Li.

On Wednesday, July 5 at day 2 of NJPW Independence Day, Willow Nightingale lost the NJPW Strong Women's Championship to Giulia. For those who aren't familiar with Giulia, she is one-third of the current Artist of Stardom champions in the Japanese all-women's promotion Stardom.

According to WWE, the June 30 edition of SmackDown and WWE Money in the Bank (both of which took place at the O2 Arena in London, England) generated a combined gate of more than $5.4 million. Additionally, the June 30 episode of SmackDown was the highest-grossing SmackDown of all-time, and WWE Money in the Bank was the highest-grossing arena event of all-time.

WWE also announced that this year's Money in the Bank marked the highest-grossing arena event for venue merchandise in WWE history, and sponsorship revenue was up 9 percent versus the record set in 2022.

Viewership for this year's event jumped 17 percent from last year's record, as well as surpassing the viewership of the last U.K. premium live event (Clash at the Castle) by 30 percent.

On Friday, WWE announced that this year’s Survivor Series event will take place on Saturday, November 25, 2023. The announcement included no mention of the WarGames theme from the 2022 event. Both the Survivor Series event itself, as well as Friday Night SmackDown the night before will take place at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. This is the same building where several other WWE events have been held, including NXT TakeOver: WarGames in 2019, Survivor Series 2019, and most recently hosted Hell in a Cell 2022.

Dave Meltzer's ratings for WWE Money in the Bank 2023 have been announced. The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match between Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler and Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez received 2.75 stars, while the women's Money in the Bank ladder match was given a rating of 4 stars. Additionally, the Women's World Championship match between Rhea Ripley and Natalya on the July 3 edition of Monday Night Raw received a rating of 3.75 stars.

According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, Vince McMahon was backstage at Friday Night SmackDown on July 7 at Madison Square Garden. It is worth noting that MSG isn't far from WWE HQ in Connecticut, and Vince has been known to be backstage at shows close to where WWE corporate offices are.

Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported on Sunday, July 9 that the upcoming July 21, 2023 edition of Friday Night SmackDown will be airing on FS1 instead of Fox, due to Fox coverage of the FIFA Women's World Cup. This week's show on July 14 is still set to air on Fox as usual.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated top 10 rankings recap:

Evaluation period: June 30-July 6, 2023. Published on July 7, 2023. Note: my recap of PWI's top 10 tag teams of the week will only cover the women's tag teams listed in the rankings for the week (PWI includes both men's and women's tag teams in their rankings). PWI lists their criteria for rankings as the following: championships held/defended, win-loss record, push, and technical ability.

PWI's Women's Wrestling top 10:

1: Giulia (Stardom, NJPW) 2: Mirai (Stardom) 3: Rhea Ripley (WWE) 4: Asuka (WWE) 5: Deonna Purrazzo (Impact) 6: Iyo Sky (WWE) 7: Tam Nakano (Stardom) 8: Miyu Yamashita (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling) 9: Saki Kashima (Stardom) 10: Willow Nightingale (AEW, NJPW, ROH)

PWI's Tag Team Wrestling top 10:

2: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa (Stardom) 4: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (WWE)

Things to look forward to this week:

After last week's confrontation, Becky Lynch will go one-on-one with Zoey Stark this Monday, July 10, on Raw.

This Tuesday, July 11 on NXT, following an exchange of harsh words between Ivy Nile and the NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton, Ivy will step up to the champ in a non-title match.

This Wednesday, July 12 on AEW Dynamite, Skye Blue and Ruby Soho will face off with a spot in the Women's Owen Hart Tournament finals on the line.

This Friday, July 14 on SmackDown, Bianca Belair will get her rematch against WWE Women's Champion Asuka next week on SmackDown.

AEW Battle of the Belts returns with the seventh edition of AEW's one hour television special. AEW Battle of the Belts VII is set to air Saturday, July 15 on TNT, immediately following AEW Collision.

Current Women's Champions in WWE & AEW:

WWE: - Women's World Championship: Rhea Ripley - WWE Women's Championship: Asuka - NXT Women's Championship: Tiffany Stratton - WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez - Ms. Money in the Bank: Iyo Sky

AEW: - AEW Women's World Championship: Toni Storm - TBS Championship: Kris Statlander

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august 21, 2023 - weekly women’s pro wrestling news roundup: week of august 14-20, 2023

this week's news roundup includes:

News & results from last week’s editions of Monday Night Raw, NXT, and Friday Night SmackDown.

News & results from last week's editions of WWE Main Event and NXT Level Up.

News & results from last week’s editions of AEW Dynamite, AEW Rampage, and AEW Collision.

Other updates and news from last week.

Things to look forward to in women’s wrestling this week!

spoilers below the cut for shows/events listed above!

Notable news & results from TV last week:

Monday Night Raw (8/14):

Backstage, Adam Pearce spoke to WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Chelsea Green about the future of the titles now that Chelsea is without a partner as Sonya Deville has a torn ACL. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance interrupted, saying that they wanted a shot at the titles once Chelsea found a partner. Kayden and Katana were then attacked from behind by Piper Niven who declared that she would be Chelsea's new partner and took one of the title belts from her.

Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley defeated Indi Hartwell. After the match, Candice LeRae and Indi attacked Rhea before escaping up the ramp. match length-3:05.

Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus ended in a double count-out. The match ended after Becky and Trish began to brawl in the crowd. They continued to fight up the stairs and into the concourse. As they reached the merch stand, Zoey Stark appeared and helped Trish to lay out Becky. match length-11:30.

Backstage after the match, Adam Pearce confronted Trish and Zoey. He said that Trish would have another match against Becky, and that this time it would be in a steel cage.

NXT (8/15):

Blair Davenport defeated Dana Brooke. match length-3:39.

In a backstage segment, Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley & NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio called out Lyra Valkyria & Dragon Lee, issuing a challenge for a mixed tag team match next week at NXT Heatwave. Later in the show, Lyra and Dragon Lee accepted the challenge.

Jacy Jayne defeated Thea Hail. match length-8:11.

A video package of NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton was shown. Stratton promised that she would be on NXT Heatwave next week.

AEW Dynamite (8/16):

Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. defeated The Bunny to qualify for the AEW Women's World Championship four way match at AEW All In. Britt claimed the final spot in the championship match in London, where she, Saraya, and Toni Storm will all be challenging Hikaru Shida for the gold. match length-7:31.

WWE Main Event (8/17):

Natalya defeated Tegan Nox. match length-5:43.

Friday Night SmackDown (8/18):

Bianca Belair & Charlotte Flair defeated Damage CTRL (WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky & Bayley). Bianca pinned Bayley to score the win. match length-13:50.

Bianca was in the middle of being interviewed backstage, when she was attacked by Damage CTRL's Bayley, Dakota Kai, and Iyo Sky.

NXT Level Up (8/18):

Jacy Jayne defeated Karmen Petrovic. match length-5:10.

Dani Palmer defeated Brooklyn Barlow. match length-4:56.

AEW Rampage (8/18):

AEW Women's World Champion Hikaru Shida & Skye Blue defeated The Outcasts (Toni Storm & Ruby Soho). After the match, Toni and Ruby attacked Shida and Skye. Saraya also attacked the champion and her tag partner, before Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. ran down the ramp to make the save. All six women brawled to end the show. match length-10:08.

AEW Collision (8/19):

Willow Nightingale defeated Diamante. match length-11:02.

Other news & updates from last week:

On Wednesday morning, Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Lacey Evans has officially left WWE. This follows Lacey removing "WWE" from her social media handles, as well as indicating in her Instagram bio that she is no longer with the company. As of writing this, there has been no statement from WWE regarding Lacey's release, but she has been moved to the alumni section of the WWE website. According to a report from Fightful Select on Tuesday night, Lacey had indicated that her deal was set to expire at midnight.

Dakota Kai confirmed during a Twitch stream that she still has a ways to go before she is cleared to return to in-ring action. Specifically, she said that she is just under six months away from being cleared.

Speaking of Dakota Kai, she and Zelina Vega announced that they are starting a podcast together. Subscribe on YouTube here.

Things to look forward to this week:

This Tuesday on NXT Heatwave, Ava (fka Ava Raine, daughter of The Rock) will compete in her first singles match, against Ivy Nile.

This Sunday, August 27 live on pay-per-view, AEW All In takes place in London, England. Zero Hour starts at 12 pm ET, and the PPV begins at 1 pm ET. AEW Women's World Champion Hikaru Shida defends her title in a four way match against Toni Storm, Saraya, and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.

Current Women's Champions in WWE & AEW:

WWE: - Women's World Championship: Rhea Ripley - WWE Women's Championship: Iyo Sky - NXT Women's Championship: Tiffany Stratton - WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Chelsea Green & Piper Niven

AEW: - AEW Women's World Championship: Hikaru Shida - TBS Championship: Kris Statlander

#weekly women's wrestling news roundup #celestial talks wrestling news #monday night raw #wwe nxt #wwe main event #friday night smackdown #nxt level up #aew dynamite #aew rampage #aew collision #wwe #aew

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august 14, 2023 - weekly women’s pro wrestling news roundup: week of august 7-13, 2023

this week's news roundup includes:

News & results from last week’s editions of Monday Night Raw, NXT, and Friday Night SmackDown.

News & results from last week's editions of WWE Main Event and NXT Level Up.

News & results from last week’s editions of AEW Dynamite, AEW Rampage, and AEW Collision.

Other updates and news from last week.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated's weekly top 10 recap.

Things to look forward to in women’s wrestling this week!

spoilers below the cut for shows/events listed above!

Notable news & results from TV last week:

Monday Night Raw (8/7):

Raquel Rodriguez was shown in the trainer's room with Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae, as the trainer informed Adam Pearce that Raquel still wasn't medically cleared.

Becky Lynch came out to the ring and talked about her match next week with Trish Stratus, before being interrupted by Zoey Stark. As the two exchanged words, Shayna Baszler came out. She said that she had driven Ronda out of WWE, which prompted the crowd to begin chanting "Thank you Shayna." Zoey got in Shayna's face, before a match between the two was made official.

Shayna Baszler defeated Zoey Stark. Despite having a broken thumb, black eye, and injured elbow, Shayna managed to put Zoey down for the three count after using Piper's Pit. match length-11:50.

Shayna Baszler interrupted Becky Lynch during a backstage interview, saying that she had a long list of scores to settle, and that she would come for Becky soon enough.

Michael Cole confirmed on commentary that Sonya Deville has suffered a torn ACL, and that she will be out indefinitely.

As Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley was entering with The Judgment Day for the main event, she was attacked by Raquel, Candice, and Indi. The women brawled, before security finally managed to separate them.

NXT (8/8):

Blair Davenport defeated Kelani Jordan. Kelani argued with Dana Brooke after the match. match length-3:35.

Kiana James defeated Ivy Nile. match length-7:45.

Following the main event match, Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley was attacked by Lyra Valkyria.

AEW Dynamite (8/9):

A four way match for the AEW Women's World Championship at AEW All In was announced, along with a tournament to determine who would compete in that match. Former champion Toni Storm received a bye, automatically qualifying her for the title match.

Hikaru Shida defeated Anna Jay to retain the AEW Women's World Championship. By retaining the title, Shida locked in her spot at AEW All In, where she will defend her title the four way match. match length-8:48.

WWE Main Event (8/10):

Nikki Cross defeated Tegan Nox. match length-7:39.

Friday Night SmackDown (8/11):

Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair ended in a no contest. During the match, WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky came down the ramp, accompanied by her Damage CTRL teammates Bayley and Dakota Kai. Iyo hit both Asuka and Charlotte with a dropkick off the top rope, forcing the official to call the match a no contest. After the bell rang, Iyo and Bayley beat up both Asuka and Charlotte, while Dakota watched from the ramp. match length-9:01.

NXT Level Up (8/11):

Fallon Henley defeated Izzy Dame. match length-4:31.

AEW Rampage (8/11):

Saraya defeated Skye Blue. With this win, Saraya secured her spot in the four way match for the AEW Women's World Championship at AEW All In at Wembley Stadium in London. match length-9:23.

AEW Collision (8/12):

Mercedes Martinez & Diamante defeated TBS Champion Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale. match length-8:46.

Other news & updates from last week:

TMZ reported on Monday afternoon that Sonya Deville sustained a torn ACL last Friday on SmackDown.

On Wednesday, Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley announced her engagement to fellow pro wrestler Buddy Matthews.

Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter gave the SummerSlam WWE Women's Championship triple threat match a rating of 3.5 stars. The MMA Rules match between Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler received 1.5 stars.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated top 10 rankings recap:

Evaluation period: August 4-10, 2023. Published on August 11, 2023. Note: my recap of PWI's top 10 tag teams of the week will only cover the women's tag teams listed in the rankings for the week (PWI includes both men's and women's tag teams in their rankings). PWI lists their criteria for rankings as the following: championships held/defended, win-loss record, push, and technical ability.

PWI's Women's Wrestling top 10:

1: Iyo Sky (WWE) 2: Hikaru Shida (AEW) 3: Bianca Belair (WWE) 4: Tam Nakano (Stardom) 5: Mirai (Stardom) 6: Asuka (WWE) 7: Athena (ROH) 8: Alex Windsor (Freelancer) 9: Shayna Baszler (WWE) 10: Tiffany Stratton (WWE)

PWI's Tag Team Wrestling top 10:

No women's tag teams in the top 10 this week.

Things to look forward to this week:

Tonight on Monday Night Raw, Becky Lynch finally gets her hands on WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus, with Zoey Stark banned from ringside.

Tomorrow night on NXT, Dana Brooke goes one on one with Blair Davenport.

This Wednesday on AEW Dynamite, Dr. Britt Bake, D.M.D. takes on The Bunny, with the final spot in the AEW Women's World Championship match at AEW All In on the line.

Current Women's Champions in WWE & AEW:

WWE: - Women's World Championship: Rhea Ripley - WWE Women's Championship: Iyo Sky - NXT Women's Championship: Tiffany Stratton - WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville

AEW: - AEW Women's World Championship: Hikaru Shida - TBS Championship: Kris Statlander

#weekly women's wrestling news roundup #celestial talks wrestling news #monday night raw #wwe nxt #wwe main event #friday night smackdown #nxt level up #aew dynamite #aew rampage #aew collision #wwe #aew

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july 24, 2023 - weekly women’s pro wrestling news roundup: week of july 17-23, 2023

this week's news roundup includes:

News & results from last week’s editions of Monday Night Raw, NXT, and Friday Night SmackDown.

News & results from last week's editions of WWE Main Event and NXT Level Up.

News & results from last week’s editions of AEW Dynamite, AEW Rampage, and AEW Collision.

Other updates and news from last week.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated's weekly top 10 recap.

Things to look forward to in women’s wrestling this week!

spoilers below the cut for shows/events listed above!

Notable news & results from TV last week:

Monday Night Raw (7/17):

Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley attacked WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, specifically targeting the knee of Raquel.

Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green defeated Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez to become the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. The match ended with Sonya hitting the running knee strike on Liv to win the titles. match length-5:23.

Shayna Baszler defeated Nikki Cross. Shayna forced Nikki to tap out to the Kirifuda Clutch quickly for the submission win. match length-0:19.

After the match, Ronda Rousey confronted Shayna. The two exchanged harsh words, before Ronda challenged Shayna to a match at SummerSlam.

Becky Lynch/Trish Stratus/Zoey Stark Miz TV segment.

NXT (7/18):

Kiana James defeated Gigi Dolin. Gigi stopped Kiana from using her bag as a weapon, before arguing with the referee about the bag. This allowed Kiana to hit the 401K Flatliner for the victory. match length-3:43.

Thea Hail defeated Elektra Lopez. Thea scored the win via submission after making Elektra tap out to the Kimura. match length-1:17.

After the match, Thea called out NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton, challenging her to a rematch for the title. Tiffany came to the ring and accepted the challenge, while also saying that she was superior to Thea. Before the champion could leave, Thea said that she wanted their rematch to be a Submission Match. Tiffany initially turned down the stipulation, but Thea attacked her and put the champ in the Kimura until she agreed. The match was later made official for NXT: The Great American Bash.

Backstage, Vic Joseph interviewed Blair Davenport and Roxanne Perez ahead of their grudge match at NXT: The Great American Bash. Roxanne promised to defeat Blair in her home state of Texas, saying she was tired of being seen as the weak link. Blair said that Roxanne didn't have the killer instinct needed to defeat her, before Roxanne walked out of the interview in frustration.

AEW Dynamite (7/19):

Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. defeated Kayla Sparks. match length-1:06.

WWE Main Event (7/20):

No women's matches this week.

Friday Night SmackDown (7/21):

Charlotte Flair defeated Iyo Sky. During the match a video played on the screen in the arena, in which Shotzi taunted Bayley, which led to Bayley walking out in the middle of the match. The match itself was back and forth with both women nearly ending it several times. The match ended when Charlotte hit Natural Selection on Iyo for the pinfall win. match length-14:09.

After the match, Charlotte was attacked from behind by WWE Women's Champion Asuka.

Backstage, Bayley and Iyo were seen arguing on their way into the locker room. There, Bayley found her suitcase stabbed through with scissors through a picture of herself. Bayley then left the arena in a hurry, with Iyo following behind, still arguing with her teammate.

NXT Level Up (7/21):

Dani Palmer defeated Izzy Dame. match length-4:43.

AEW Rampage (7/21):

Kris Statlander defeated Marina Shafir to retain the TBS Championship. match length-5:02.

AEW Collision (7/22):

Taya Valkyrie defeated Skye Blue. match length-8:53.

After the match, Taya called out Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and challenged her to a match. The match was later made official for the upcoming edition of Dynamite on Wednesday, July 26.

Other news & updates from last week:

This past Friday, July 21 at Ring of Honor's annual Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view event, Ring of Honor Women's World Champion Athena and Willow Nightingale made history when they became the first women to headline an ROH pay-per-view event. Athena successfully defended her title against Willow.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated top 10 rankings recap:

Evaluation period: July 14-20, 2023. Published on July 21, 2023. Note: my recap of PWI's top 10 tag teams of the week will only cover the women's tag teams listed in the rankings for the week (PWI includes both men's and women's tag teams in their rankings). PWI lists their criteria for rankings as the following: championships held/defended, win-loss record, push, and technical ability.

PWI's Women's Wrestling top 10:

1: Trinity (Impact) 2: Rhea Ripley (WWE) 3: Willow Nightingale (AEW, ROH) 4: Asuka (WWE) 5: Tam Nakano (Stardom) 6: Millie Mckenzie (Freelancer) 7: Toni Storm (AEW) 8: Kris Statlander (AEW) 9: Veny (Freelancer) 10: Utami Hayashishita (Stardom)

PWI's Tag Team Wrestling top 10:

4: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa (Stardom) 5: Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville (WWE) 7: Killer Kelly & Masha Slamovich (Impact)

Things to look forward to this week:

Tonight, July 24 on Monday Night Raw, Becky Lynch takes on Zoey Stark and if Becky wins, she will get her rematch with Trish Stratus.

Tomorrow, July 25 on NXT, Cora Jade takes on Dana Brooke in a Kendo Stick match.

This Sunday, July 30 at NXT: The Great American Bash, Thea Hail gets the rematch she's been waiting for against NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton in a submission match.

Also at The Great American Bash, Roxanne Perez will take on Blair Davenport, in Perez's home state of Texas.

Current Women's Champions in WWE & AEW:

WWE: - Women's World Championship: Rhea Ripley - WWE Women's Championship: Asuka - NXT Women's Championship: Tiffany Stratton - WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville - Ms. Money in the Bank: Iyo Sky

AEW: - AEW Women's World Championship: Toni Storm - TBS Championship: Kris Statlander

#weekly women's wrestling news roundup #celestial talks wrestling news #spoilers #monday night raw #wwe nxt #wwe main event #friday night smackdown #nxt level up #aew dynamite #aew rampage #aew collision #wwe #aew

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june 19, 2023 - weekly women's pro wrestling news roundup: week of june 12-18, 2023

this week's news roundup includes:

News & results from last week’s editions of Monday Night Raw, NXT, and Friday Night SmackDown.

News & results from last week’s editions of AEW Dynamite, AEW Rampage, and the debut episode of AEW Collision.

Other updates and news from last week.

Things to look forward to in women’s wrestling this week!

spoilers below the cut for shows/events listed above!

Notable news & results from TV last week:

Monday Night Raw (6/12):

The show opened with Rhea Ripley being presented with a new title known as the Women’s World Championship. The belt is a smaller version of the World Heavyweight Championship title on a white strap instead of a black one, just like the rest of the women’s titles in WWE. Similar to Asuka’s WWE Women’s Championship, this new title will replace the SmackDown Women’s Championship, but will continue the lineage of the blue belt.

Becky Lynch cut a promo about her involvement in the Money in the Bank ladder match, talking about how it is the only thing in her career that has alluded her, as well as the power it gives the person who holds it. Zoey Stark came out and told Becky that she was going to break her face. Zoey was about to attack Becky, before Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green came out for Chelsea’s match.

Becky Lynch defeated Chelsea Green. Chelsea got some good offense in, but Becky turned things around and locked in the dis-arm-her for the submission win. match length-7:15.

WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler defeated Raquel Rodriguez. The two exchanged offensive moves back and forth, with Shayna dealing damage to Raquel's ankle after stomping on it. Raquel went for her finisher, but Shayna's fellow tag team champion Ronda Rousey hopped up onto the apron, distracting Raquel. Shayna rolled Raquel up and got the pinfall win with the assistance of Ronda from behind. match length-2:10.

NXT (6/13):

It was announced tonight during NXT that NXT Gold Rush, a two week NXT TV Special will take place on June 20 and 27.

In a backstage segment, Dana Brooke said that she didn’t care about the brand split and would be on all shows possible. Cora Jade interrupted Dana, telling Brooke to watch her match and then promptly slapping her in the face.

Thea Hail defeated Cora Jade. As Dana Brooke watched on from the ramp, Thea and Cora traded offensive maneuvers. While the official was distracted, Dana attacked Cora from behind, before Thea got her back into the ring and got Cora into a Kimura Lock for the submission win. match length-4:17.

Backstage, Thea Hail was confronted by NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton, who said that Thea wouldn’t win their title match. The match was officially announced for week 2 of NXT Gold Rush, on June 27.

A video package of Blair Davenport aired, where Blair admitted to taking out Nikkita Lyons, Wendy Choo, Sol Ruca, Roxanne Perez, and Dani Palmer within the past few months.

Roxanne Perez defeated Tatum Paxley. Tatum attempted to toss Roxanne onto the ropes, but Perez countered into Pop Rox for the pinfall victory. match length-2:25.

After the match, Roxanne promised to get retribution on Blair for her attacks on members of the women’s division.

Gigi Dolin and Fallon Henley complained about Kiana James and her antics. Fallon warned Gigi to watch her back with Kiana.

AEW Dynamite (6/14):

Toni Storm defeated Skye Blue to retain the AEW Women's World Championship. In the closing moments of the match, Ruby Soho distracted Skye, allowing Toni to hit Storm Zero. Skye kicked out, but Toni put her in a Texas Cloverleaf for the submission win. match length-6:59.

After the match, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho attacked Skye, before NJPW Strong Women's Champion Willow Nightingale came out to make the save.

Friday Night SmackDown (6/16):

Zelina Vega defeated Iyo Sky. Bayley’s involvement in the match cost Iyo the win. match length-2:24.

Backstage, Shotzi challenged Bayley to put her spot in the Money in the Bank ladder match on the line. Iyo excepted the challenge on Bayley’s behalf.

Charlotte Flair appeared on the Grayson Waller Effect, and was interrupted by Bianca Belair. Bianca confronted Charlotte about cutting in front of her for a title shot.

Scarlett & Karrion Kross defeated Mia Yim & AJ Styles. Scarlett hit Mia with a faceslam on the outside, preventing her from breaking up the pinfall and allowing Karrion to pin AJ. match length-2:22.

AEW Rampage (6/16):

Taya Valkyrie defeated Trish Adora. Taya pinned Trish after hitting a Curb Stomp. match length-3:42.

Later in the show, Taya was interviewed in a backstage segment where she proceeded to talk trash about TBS Champion Kris Statlander. Kris interrupted and offered Taya a title match for next week.

AEW Collision (6/17):

NJPW Strong Women's Champion Willow Nightingale & Skye Blue deafeated The Outcasts (AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm & Ruby Soho). Willow hit Toni with a Death Valley Driver, before Skye hit a Code Blue on Ruby and pinned her for the win. match length-8:04.

Other news & updates from last week:

On the June 14, 2023 edition of WWE's The Bump, Bayley spoke about the new women's titles that have been recently introduced to replace the Raw and SmackDown Women's Championships. She said that while it's sad to see the old titles go, it's time for a change because the locker room has changed so much.

Zoey Stark said in a recent interview that Charlotte Flair has been helping her, willing to give Zoey critiques and help her to improve.

On a similar note, NXT superstar Jakara Jackson said recently that Zelina Vega has helped her during these first months of her WWE career.

Former AEW Women's World Champion Thunder Rosa recently provided an update on her status regarding her injury recovery. She says that things are going as they're supposed to go, and that she has been pain-free. Thunder Rosa has been sidelined since August 2022.

On Friday morning, WWE announced another PLE for this year: WWE Payback will take place on Saturday, September 2. This will be the first Payback event since 2020, which notably was when Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax defeated Sasha Banks & Bayley to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles for the first time.

During a Twitch stream with Shayna Baszler on Friday night, Dakota Kai said that she got her knee brace off, and Shayna added that Dakota’s recovery is currently ahead of schedule, which of course is great news.

Things to look forward to this week:

As WWE announced on their website on Saturday, this Monday, June 19 on Raw will feature another qualifying match for the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. Raquel Rodriguez takes on WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus.

Also announced for this Monday, Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley takes on Natalya in a Night of Champions rematch. As of writing this, it is unclear whether or not Rhea will be putting the title on the line.

This Tuesday, June 20, it’s the first week of NXT Gold Rush. After getting involved in her match against Thea Hail last week, WWE veteran Dana Brooke goes one-on-one with NXT’s resident mean girl Cora Jade, who is out for revenge against Brooke for getting involved last week.

As announced via social media on Sunday, Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson will take on Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz this Tuesday on NXT Gold Rush week 1.

Also this Tuesday during week 1 of NXT Gold Rush, Chase U will throw Thea Hail a pep rally, one week before she challenges NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton for the gold.

Wednesday, June 21 on AEW Dynamite, TBS Champion Kris Statlander puts the gold on the line against Taya Valkyrie.

This Friday, June 23 on SmackDown, two teams will enter as champions and only one will leave holding the gold. WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler take on NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn in a women's tag team title unification match.

Also this Friday on SmackDown, Bayley puts her spot in the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match on the line against Shotzi.

Current Women's Champions in WWE, AEW, ROH, & NJPW:

WWE: - Women's World Championship: Rhea Ripley - WWE Women's Championship: Asuka - NXT Women's Championship: Tiffany Stratton - WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler - NXT Women's Tag Team Championship: Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn

AEW: - AEW Women's World Championship: Toni Storm - TBS Championship: Kris Statlander

ROH: - ROH Women's World Championship: Athena

NJPW: - IWGP Women's Championship: Mayu Iwatani - Strong Women's Championship: Willow Nightingale

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