Becky Lynch took to her social media to post for the first time in a good while. Her last post was in August to hype up her biography episode on A&E.
Lynch states that she will be at the upcoming Vulture Festival on Nov. 17. While there she will talk about her book, her career, and maybe what’s next.
Lynch hasn’t been on WWE TV since losing a rematch for the Women’s World Title against Liv Morgan in May. She has since become a free agent as it was reported that a new contract at that time wasn’t signed. Her current status is unknown.
I know it's been a while but let's catch up on Nov 17th at the @vulturefestival where I'll be chatting about my book, my career, and, maybe what's next.
On this week’s ROH TV episode, the ROH Women’s World Champion Athena was on the heels of another victory and had a Championship Celebration. This time she defeated Gisele Shaw at Maple Leaf Pro last weekend. She is also approaching 700 days as champion.
During the celebration, Athena was presented with a cocky new title belt that spins and has a picture of her in the center. Despite this, the champion wasn’t happy with her party and blamed Billie Starkz for the lackluster affair and called her jealous. As Starkz left the celebration, Abadon’s music hit. The segment ended with Abadon smashing Athena’s face into the cake.
Natalya opens up about wrestling her career with essentially one eye.
Over the summer, the long time veteran took time off around her contract renewal. She would go on to renew her contract, but she was off screen for a total of three months.
While speaking with The Takedown On SI, Nattie talks about being legally blind in one eye.
”I don’t think even really anybody in WWE knew about it, because I kept it pretty secretive. I was born with astigmatism…I was legally blind in my left eye.”
It was hard to address this issue years ago as the technology wasn’t as advanced as it is today.
”They didn’t have the technology to fix it. I didn’t qualify for LASIK because of how my eye was shaped. At that time, the procedure they had for a lens implant, because of the shape of my eye, I didn’t qualify for.”
She continues, “I had a little time ofd this summer in between my contract re-signing. I was like, if I had this time off, I’m going to ask WWE if I can get this fixed because I went and found an eye doctor. Newsom Eye in Tampa. They had the technology that they didn’t hve before.”
Natalya had EVO ICL implant surgery and she also had her right eye worked on so that both eyes were equal to each other.
The veteran returned to the ring on the Sept. 9 edition of Raw after three months out of the ring. She has returned as a babyface despite teasing being a heel with Sonya Deville before her exit.
It’s time to once again cross the line tonight on TNA Impact! as this Saturday marks the company’s biggest show of the year, Bound for Glory.
First, Ash By Elegance and her personal concierge George Iceman are holding a VIP Launch Party By Elegance to showcase the transformation of the newest Knockout, Heather Reckless. In a spitting image of Ash, Heather re-debuts as “Heather By Elegance.”
Xia Brookside appears to crash the party and warns them that after what they did to NXT’s Brinley Reece, karma will come to bite them in the back. Speak of the devil, Reece catches them from behind almost sending them crashing into the table. With Ash and Heather too busy fixing their makeup, this is prime time for Brookside and Reece to send them drowning in champagne.
The two teams, Ash and Heather vs. Brinley and Xia will clash on the Bound for Glory pre show.
Up next, NXT’s Wendy Choo is up against one-half of the Knockouts Tag Team Champions, Jody Threat. Choo and Rosemary’s partnership has grown over the past few months and now pose a threat to Spitfire’s titles come Bound for Glory.
Threat goes at it alone tonight but is seemingly disturbed by Choo’s presence. The Wild Child manages to face her fears and sends Choo to the outside. Rosemary attempts to get involved, allowing for for Choo to send her crashing into the ring post.
Choo is in control and Threat attempts to fire through, but both get caught in the middle with clashing crossbodies. Both are on an even playing field, but Threat’s tenacity manages to out-power Choo. It’s looking worse for wear for Choo, but Rosemary throws in a pillow as a distraction allowing Choo to pick up the win.
To cap off the night, a Double World Title Contract Signing is held as the TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace sets to make her title match official against Masha Slamovich at Bound for Glory. Meanwhile, Joe Hendry, who has similar title aspirations as Slamovich, challenges Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Title at the pay-per-view.
Slamovich shes said everything that was on her mind, and tonight marks 3 years since she signed with TNA, and this contract now signifies the day she’ll beat Grace. Our Knockouts World Champion states that nothing has changed and that she’ll beat Slamovich yet again as they sign the dotted line. Respect isn’t lost between the two, as all four send Frankie Kazarian crashing through a table.
What did you think about tonight’s go-home show? Will an NXT superstar hold some Knockouts gold? Can Slamovich finally knock Grace off her pedestal? Let us know your predictions in the comment below!
The Prodigy, Roxanne Perez, has made it to 200 days as NXT Women’s Champion as of Oct. 23. This is her second reign being one of only three women to win the belt on two occasions (Shayna Baszler and Charlotte Flair being the other two). In her first reign, Perez had held the title for 108 days.
Perez won the title for this second time from Lyra Valkyria at Stand & Deliver in April. Since then she has successfully defended against Valkyria, Natalya, Tatum Paxley, Jaida Parker, Chelsea Green, Lola Vice, Thea Hail, Jordynne Grace, and most recently, Giulia. She has had eight title defenses in over six months.
Currently, Perez is set to team with Cora Jade to take on Giulia and Stephanie Vaquer this weekend at Halloween Havoc. With that time frame and waiting for her next opponent for the title, The Prodigy will likely move into fourth place of most combined days as champion surpassing Flair if this were to occur.
What have been some of your favorite Perez defenses so far in this title run?
AEW Dynamite is in Salt Lake City, Utah tonight and after a busy week with Battle of the Belts taking place, the women look to continue where they left off.
At Battle of the Belts, the AEW Women’s World Champion, Mariah May, had lost to Anna Jay in an Eliminator Match earning her a title shot. Renee Paquette looks to get a word with her, but May says Jay doesn’t belong in the ring and the locker room with her and proceeds to send her luggage flying. An interesting catfight ensues between the two but gets broken up quickly.
It doesn't look like #AEW Women's World Champion Mariah May is handling her Eliminator Match loss to Anna Jay last week at Battle of the Belts with much grace…
Next, Jamie Hayter is backstage to address the comments that a returning Penelope Ford has made about her. Hayter responds and in two weeks from tonight on Dynamite, she wants to make Ford her victim.
Penelope Ford and Jamie Hayter both know what it means to come back from devastating injury, and now Penelope has targeted Hayter to unleash ALL the frustration on!
Jamie Hayter takes exception to the idea that she's been handed anything in this business! And if Penelope wants a fight, Jamie has the perfect time in mind!
Scheduled tonight, Queen Amina is set to face off against “The Brickhouse” Kamille. After an unsuccessful attempt at the Mercedes Moné’s TBS Championship, Aminata looks to settle the score with the enforcer who had cost her the title match.
The hard work never stops for Kris Statlander and The Brickhouse Kamille! As they prepare themselves for a hard hitting showdown NEXT WEEK!
In the early goings of the match Kamille tries to attack her with a lariat, but Aminata kicks out at a count of one. It almost seems as if Kamille has met an even match, and Aminata attempts to cover her only to get a one count as well.
Aminata tries to fight back and Kamille meets a nasty elbow to the face, followed up with a neckbreaker. The Queen strikes her opponent through the ropes and meets Moné on the apron sending her a message.
Kamille powers her way through, and Moné tells her to finish Aminata once and for all and picks up the win. Post-match, in comes Kris Statlander to confront the winner and her opponent next week. “The CEO” attempts to strike Statlander from behind, but is unshaken. Statlander then proceeds to take out Moné and trade blows with Kamille. Unfortunately, Moné hooks up Statlander allowing the Moné Corporation to stand tall at the end of the night.
Kamille & Kris Statlander throw hands before they clash next week!
Hey everyone, we’re back with another edition of NXT and last night’s show was jam-packed with action! The NXT women’s division has always made a strong argument for being the strong women’s division across all brands and last night was a shining example as to why. Let’s dive right in!
Damage CTRL vs. Meta Girls
The match kicked off with Sane hitting a running dropkick on Jackson before tagging in Sky for stereo basement dropkicks. Jackson fought back, sending Sky into the corner, and Legend came in to dominate, even lifting both Sky and Sane simultaneously to bounce them off the ropes. Sane managed to slow Legend down with a sleeper hold, leading to Sky hitting an Asai moonsault to the outside. After the break, Sane connected with a Blockbuster and a top rope forearm on Jackson, but Legend’s pump kick shifted the momentum. Piper Niven’s interference led to the match ending in a No Contest as Chelsea Green joined in.
Winners: No Contest (due to interference)
Piper Niven and Chelsea Green’s interference halted the match, leading to a chaotic finish as the Meta Girls and Damage CTRL were caught off guard by the sudden involvement.
Jaida Parker vs. Tatum Paxley
Paxley started strong with a rollup but Parker quickly took control, hitting a sitdown splash and cranking on Paxley’s arms. Paxley fought back with a facebuster and a modified Angle Slam for a near fall. Parker countered a rollup with running hip attacks to score the victory.
Winner: Jaida Parker
Lola Vice had to be held back from getting into it with Parker, and Wendy Choo made a surprising appearance by kidnapping Paxley, leaving everyone shocked.
Sol Ruca vs. Karmen Petrovic
Ruca dominated early, grounding Petrovic before showing off with some surfing on her back. Petrovic’s superkick earned a near fall, but Ruca hit a Codebreaker to turn the tide. Petrovic nearly had Ruca with an Iconoclasm, but Ashante Thee Adonis and a mystery woman distracted her, allowing Ruca to hit the Sol Snatcher for the win.
Winner: Sol Ruca
The distraction by Adonis and a mystery woman played a pivotal role, shifting the momentum back to Ruca, who capitalized with her finishing move for the win.
Stephanie Vaquer & Giulia vs. Fatal Influence
Giulia overpowered Henley early on, with Vaquer following up by slamming Henley’s face into the mat. Jayne briefly took control for Fatal Influence, but Giulia fought back with a basement dropkick, leading to Vaquer’s hot tag to clean house. The match broke down into chaos, with interference from Jazmyn Nyx, but Kelani Jordan’s timely save allowed Giulia to hit a package backbreaker for the win.
Winners: Stephanie Vaquer & Giulia
Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade made their presence felt with a staredown, and Fatal Influence spun the wheel for their upcoming match, revealing “Spinner’s Choice” as the stipulation. Zaria debuted, capping off an exciting finish to the show.
The current NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion Mercedes Moné needs a new opponent for her title. That number one contender will be determined in a four way match set for Nov. 8 at the NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed event.
The competitors in the match will be AEW’s Anna Jay, STARDOM’s Hazuki, STARDOM’s Koguma, and ROH’s Trish Adora.
Who do we think will be the future opponent for Moné?
After weeks of vignettes for who we knew as DELTA, will now be know as ZARIA. The Australian talent will debut at Halloween Havoc this Sunday.
It is not know at this time if she will just make an appearance, have a match, or who an opponent would be at the time of this writing.
ZARIA did make an appearance at the end of the Oct. 22 episode of NXT. As time ran out of the show, she appeared on stage with commentary yelling that she was here.
“We are no longer a couple. But when I say that we both still love each other and are still friends and still so supportive of each other, that could not be more true.”
He continues, “I think the world of Britt”, Cole said. “I want her to be as happy and successful as humanly possible, and I know she feels the exact same way about me. We did decide to go our separate ways, but that doesn’t mean that she will not be an incredibly important part of my life. Britt is absolutely one of my best friends. She’s someone that I love dearly and will always love dearly, and there is no ill will between me and her whatsoever.”
The two have been together since 2017. Baker joined AEW at its start as the first female signee in 2019. Cole joined her in 2021 after leaving WWE. They won both of the inaugural Owen Hart Cup Tournaments in 2022.
Christy Hemme is returning to TNA in a backstage role. According to a report by Fightful Select, Hemme will be the head of marketing.
Per the report –
In addition, we’re (Fightful Select) told that TNA and WWE veteran Christy Hemme is back with the company as head of marketing. Hemme worked in creative with TNA in the past and has a number of strong connections to the company.
Hemme last worked for the TNA promotion in 2016 and had been creative, ring announcer, backstage interviewer, and former in-ring talent.
Indie talent Allie Katch, who often works for promotions such as GCW, Beyond, and Wrestling Open would like to be a TNA Knockout.
Katch, who is known for her intergender wrestling, has had one off matches for TNA in previously. Her last showing for TNA was in May on Xplosion in a loss to Tasha Steelz.
While speaking with K&S WrestleFest virtual signing, Katch says she’d be interested in working for TNA full time.
“I would love to be with TNA full-time. I love the locker room. I love how they treat everybody. I think the women’s division is, like, always top-tier,” she said. “Even me. I wasn’t signed there. I was just coming in to do the one-off matches, but they treated me like I was a part of them, and I was like, ‘I love this. This is great.'” (Fightful)
One half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Jody Threat will be going one-on-one with NXT’s Wendy Choo.
The feud between the two teams of Spitfire and Choo/Rosemary will culminate this weekend on Oct. 26. A tag team championship match is set at Bound for Glory.
Also as previously announced, a contract signing between TNA’s Knockout World Champion Jordynne Grace and Masha Slamovich is set to take place this Thursday.
Welcome back to another edition of Monday Night Raw!! Yesterday we very suddenly informed that Samantha Irvine would be making her imminent departure and replacing her would be none other than Lilian Garcia!!
That wasn’t the only major surprise, last night we finally so Scarlett show signs of joining active competition once more! During a Tag Team Title #1 Contendership match, the lights go out, and the Wyatt Sicks are here! Nikki Cross splashes Scarlett. A fight breaks out between them & the Final Testament.
Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviewed Damage CTRL ahead of their NXT match the next night. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez interrupted, sparking tensions between the two teams. IYO SKY, clearly irritated by the interruption, issued a challenge to Liv for a match later that night, which Liv promptly accepted.
Damage CTRL vs. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez
The tag team bout saw Liv and Raquel square off against IYO SKY and Kairi Sane of Damage CTRL. Raquel’s raw power shined as she blocked a rana and lifted both of her opponents, but IYO and Kairi’s teamwork kept Raquel on the defense. A thrilling sequence saw missile dropkicks, double dropkicks, and a dragon screw from IYO, keeping Liv and Raquel scrambling. But the match spiraled out of control when Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend from NXT interfered, attacking IYO and Kairi, causing a disqualification.
Winners: Damage CTRL via DQ
As Liv and Raquel tried to regroup, Rhea Ripley’s music hit, and the arena erupted. Raquel attempted to stand up to Rhea, but a brutal headbutt sent her flying over the ropes. Liv, trying to escape, found herself exchanging strikes with Rhea before getting caught in the Prism Trap. Dominik Mysterio’s attempt to save Liv was short-lived, as Rhea locked him in the same hold, before Liv and Raquel barely managed to pull him out and retreat up the ramp, leaving Rhea to stand tall in the ring.
In another brief moment, Zelina Vega and Ivy Nile got into an altercation during the American Made vs. Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee match.
That’s a wrap on another Monday Night Raw! Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Lilian Garcia has returned to her full ring announcing position in WWE. She will be the Raw Ring Announcer taking over for Samantha Irvin. Garcia has had several runs with WWE from 1999 to 2009, 2011 to 2016, and has had sporadic appearances since 2017.
Irvin shockingly announced her resignation from WWE earlier today after three years.
Queen Aminata refuses to back down from The CEO after failing to win the TBS Championship from Mercedes Moné last week. This week she will be facing Kamille.
Kamille is already set to face Kris Statlander next week on Dynamite Fright Night. Statlander is who else that has had Moné in her sights for the past few weeks.
The TNA Knockouts are getting their final moments ahead of Bound for Glory. Last week both champion Jordynne Grace and challenger Masha Slamovich came face to face. This week, the two will sit down once again for a contract signing.
Athena has retained the ROH Women’s World Title once again, this time at the Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Forged In Excellence’s second night against Gisele Shaw. The match went near 24 minutes in the co-main event.
As Shaw attempted numerous falls at the end of the match, Athena fought out every time. The final moments of the match led to an O-Face on Shaw for Athena to retain the championship yet again.
Athena is quickly approaching 700 days as champion and she will have a championship celebration this week on ROH TV.
WWE Raw Ring Announcer Samantha Irvin has posted her end time with WWE.
Irvin worked with the promotion from 2021 on 205 Live, to NXT, and eventually main roster on SmackDown and Raw. In her goodbye post, Irvin says her art is not over and she has a lifetime more to share.
Diva Dirt wishes the best for Samantha in her future.
On Oct. 30 on AEW Dynamite’s Fright Night episode, Kamille will be taking on Kris Statlander.
Statlander called out Kamille on the Oct. 19 episode of Collision. She wants to face Kamille to prove that she is the toughest and strongest competitor in AEW.
It's a test of strength as Kris Statlander calls out Kamille!
“One thing about me is that I am never afraid to test myself and prove that I am the toughest and strongest woman here in AEW. But one person has been a real pain. So Kamille, I’m calling you out. It’s about time you met your match! And Mercedes, I’ll make sure you have a front row seat!”
Anna Jay has earned herself an AEW Women’s World Title Match in two weeks on Collision.
Jay defeated the current champion Mariah May in an AEW Women’s Title Eliminator Match at Battle of the Belts XII on Saturday which earn her this opportunity. She scored the victory with a crucifix roll up from countering May as she tried to go for a fireman’s carry.
SHE HAS DONE IT! Anna Jay pinned Mariah May and now has earned herself a shot at the #AEW Women's World Title in TWO WEEKS in Philadelphia on #AEWCollision!
