A second Knockouts match has officially been added to this year’s Bound for Glory PPV. Former Knockouts Champion Rosemary will take on Lucha Underground star turned Knockout Taya Valkyrie in what is being dubbed a ‘Red Wedding’ match. Impact Wrestling made the announcement during their special Bound for Glory Pre-Show via the promotion’s official YouTube … Read more
Hello Women of- wait, *looks at the title of the write-up* IMPACT?! That can’t be right… no wait, I guess it is. That’s right, I will be changing it up by covering this week’s edition of Impact Wrestling! So we are two weeks away from Impact’s Bound For Glory show, and things are certainly changing, … Read more
Hola Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s episode of Impact Write-Up. With our Bound for Glory Knockouts Championship match set in stone, we are officially on the road to the big show taking place in Canada this year! This week, we get to see two Knockouts involved in that title match (somewhat?) action against … Read more
Welcome back to the Temple this week, Believers! On tap for this week’s episode is the first ever Last Luchadora Standing Match. Before Sexy Star became synonymous with her shady villainy in AAA earlier this year she was a hero in Lucha Underground. She stood up for battered women and empowerment, trying to give the … Read more
Ultima Lucha Tres continues tonight and two women will take part in the first Last Luchadora Standing Match. Before the AAA controversy this year, Taya and Sexy Star began a longstanding rivalry this season on Lucha Underground. Sexy Star, the first woman to win the brand’s top championship would lose the belt a week later … Read more
Ultima Lucha Tres begins tonight and the match card for the event includes two Luchadora matches and a host of other opportunities for women to join the chaotic fray. Here is a preview of what’s to come: Grudge Match: Ivelisse vs Catrina Ivelisse and Catrina’s beef goes way back to Season One of Lucha Underground. … Read more
Hola Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s Impact Write-Up! Yup, much like the company itself, we’re dropping all of the GFW references that once came with Impact Wrestling. Seriously though, I ask again: Why the hell would you announce the merging of two companies without first finalizing things!? Ugh! But we’ll leave the identity … Read more
Hola Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s GFW Write-Up. As we saw last week, Taya Valkyrie has found her way over to the Knockouts and has full plans of taking it over! This week, Lucha Royalty makes her official GFW in-ring debut in a match-up against aspiring Knockout Amber Nova. Before we get to … Read more
Lucha Underground star turned GFW Knockout Taya Valkyrie made her presence felt in her GFW debut last week when she attacked Rosemary after making a very grand entrance. In an interview with Ring Bust Radio, Taya discusses her decision of joining GFW, her thoughts on the women’s revolution and Lucha Underground’s future. Highlights of the … Read more
Hola Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s GFW Impact Write-Up. It’s been a newsworthy week over at GFW this week – both good and not so good. For now, let us put those stories to the side as we take a look what is in store for our Knockouts on this week’s Impact. This … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review! Let’s jump into the action. Our first Luchadora sighting of the night is Mariposa as she accompanies her creepy brother to his match. Her brother Marty “The Moth” Martinez takes on Argenis. With Mariposa at ringside, the Martinez siblings prove too much for Argenis. A shove into the … Read more
Hola Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s Impact Write-Up. As we saw last week, Taryn Terrell is back at GFW and she is wasting no time picking a bone with the one and only Gail Kim. What trickery does the former Knockouts Champion have up her sleeves? Let’s dive in and find out. We … Read more
Lucha Underground’s Taya Valkyrie is coming to GFW! In a video promo, Taya can be seen and heard saying “Darkness shall pass, fire will ignite. The horses will tremble and so shall this earth”. Watch the promo video below: Recently, Taya made headlines amidst controversy surrounding being stripped from the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship. Are … Read more
Lucha Underground stars are joining Wrestlefest 8 this weekend in Romeoville, Illinois and among the anticipated matches is Taya vs Gail Kim! Taya had this to say about her upcoming match: Come check me out this Saturday at Wrestlefest 8 w @BLITZwrestling vs the amazing @gailkimITSME!! Bell time 6pm! #weraloca #lucharoyalty pic.twitter.com/aVM4kIjZx8 — TAYA VALKYRIE … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review! We are back after a lengthy hiatus, which coincidentally coincided with my absence due to illness, but none the less we’ve got some intense integender action and some new developments in the Temple regarding Captain Vazquez‘s interest and stakes in the mystical happenings in Boyle Heights. Let’s get … Read more
Last week on Lucha Underground Fenix, with Melissa Santos cheering him on, defeated Pindar from the Snake Tribe and move forward in the Cueto Cup. Marty “The Moth” Martinez vowed to unmask him to show Melissa how ugly he is. LU has released this preview for tonight’s episode: “Chaos reigns supreme on the all new … Read more
For those who don’t know much about wrestling in the golden age, women’s wrestling wasn’t thought of at that time. There were not much women to be involved in the sport. But one woman changed all that, and her name was Mildred Burke. She was one of the pioneers of women’s wrestling who helped build women’s wrestling … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Melt Video compiles a mini documentary on London’s Pro Wrestling EVE. Owner Emily Read also speaks with BuzzFeed to discuss the success the … Read more
Taya, who was stripped of the Reina de Reinas Championship title earlier this month, is now leaving AAA after the promotion performed its own “screw job.” Taya was stripped of the title because she used a choke during her No-DQ match with Ayako Hamada months earlier in April when she won the belt. Earlier this … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, believers! Last week Taya got involved in Sexy Star‘s Cueto Cup Match to help her Worldwide Underground comrade PJ Black. This week Taya takes on Jeremiah Crane in a second round Cueto Cup match. Before the two meet in the ring, however, Taya issued this warning: She promises … Read more
[media-credit name=”Lucha Underground” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground review, Believers! The Cueto Cup is entering its first round finals and Sexy Star is hoping to get back in the game. She faces PJ Black of Worldwide Underground. Let’s jump into the action: As Sexy makes her entrance commentary notes her longstanding feud … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. *In an Interview with Amarillo Becky Lynch thinks WWE is a year or two away from a women’s Royal Rumble match and she … Read more
[media-credit name=”Lucha Underground” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome to this week’s Lucha Underground! The Cueto Cup continues this week with Taya taking on Joey Ryan. Before we get to the tournament, however, we check in with the Mistress of Macabre, Catrina. She stands by with Mil Muertes. She says tonight begins his journey to getting back the … Read more
The Cueto Cup continues tonight and it’s Taya‘s turn to prove herself against the more seedy characters of the Temple. She’ll take on Joey Ryan who has a special message for her: By using innuendos he says that he’ll defeat Taya tonight as he makes his way to the Lucha Underground Championship. Additionally, LU has … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Allie announces the launch of a new YouTube series titled ‘Kicking it up a Notch’, which will focus on professional wrestlers as … Read more
[media-credit name=”Lucha Underground” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] The Cueto Cup has officially began in the Temple! While this week’s matches lacked any intergender action, Kobra Moon continued to demonstrate her power over Drago as he faced off against former partner Aerostar! It's Wednesday LUCHA DAYBrand new@LuchaElRey on @Elreynetwork CUETO CUP BEGINS!!!Drago vs Aerostar#LuchaUnderground pic.twitter.com/PqNFeOG9OW — Vinnie Massaro … Read more