News in Brief: Saraya & Mercedes Added to SHIMMER, Toshie Uematsu and Ran YuYu Win Tag Gold, Stacy Keibler & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below:

Saraya Knight and Mercedes Martinez have also been added to the tapings of SHIMMER volumes 45 – 48 on March 17 and 18.

It’s particularly good to see Saraya’s addition, as many had speculated that she would be rotated out or not needed without daughter Britani.

SHIMMER says of the addition of Saraya, “On the heels of some of the most memorable battles in SHIMMER history against her own daughter, Saraya Knight brings a career of over twenty years of viciousness to SHIMMER 45-48 on March 17th & 18th.”

As for Mercedes, on the last set of shows, Martinez showed a whole different side to her personality. This culminated in a brutal attack on “The Wrestling Goddess” Athena, in which she injured her leg with a steel chair. Athena was one of the first names announced for the the upcoming tapings, and we’re betting she won’t take the attack lying down.

Front row seating is sold out for the entire weekend, but you can still purchase general admission tickets here.

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Like Jessie McKay, Ireland’s Rhia O’Reilly will also make her Canadian debut at NCW Femmes Fatales VIII on March 10 in Montreal.

She’ll be facing off against SheNayNay in singles action. O’Reilly made her debut on SHIMMER’s pre-show SPARKLE in a match against Brittany Force last March.

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Pro Wrestling WAVE crowned new tag team champions at an event held on February 5th at the Minami Move On Arena in Osaka, Japan.

Wrestling veterans Toshie Uematsu and Ran YuYu defeated Ayumi Kurihara and Kana in 18:44 to pick up the victory… and the gold. Congratulations to Uematsu and YuYu!

The show also played host to:
* Shuu Shibutani def. Mika Iida (10:56)
* Moeka Haruhi def. Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru (7:13)
* Tomoka Nakagawa def. Ayako Hamada, Aya Yuki, Hanako Nakamori, Cherry, GAMI, Mio Shirai, Misaki Ohata, Sawako Shimono and Yumi Okha in a Gauntlet Match
– GAMI def. Yumi Okha (3:37)
– GAMI vs. Cherry went to a Time Limit draw (10:00)
– Aya Yuki def. Hanako Nakamori (5:58)
– Ayako Hamada def. Aya Yuki (1:47)
– Ayako Hamada def. Mio Shirai (4:29)
– Ayako Hamada vs. Sawako Shimono went to a Time Limit draw (10:00)
– Tomoka Nakagawa def. Misaki Ohata (9:35)

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Over in Mexico on February 3, for CMLL at the Arena Mexico, Amapola teamed up with the “Las Ladies de Polanco” of Princesa Blanca and Princesa Sugei to defeat Dallys la Caribena, Estrellita and Lady Apache.

Also on February 3, for AAA’s TV taping at Arena Miguel Canto de Cozumel, Sexy Star and Mini Histeria toppled Faby Apache and Mascarita Dorada.

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Nevaeh defeated Kimber Lee on February 4th in Indianapolis for CZW.

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Maria Kanellis and Mia Yim have both been added to the list of announced talent for the next Ring of Honor tapings, to be held on March 3 at the Du Burns Arena in Baltimore, MD.

Speaking of Maria, as the creative director of the ladies division in Crossfire Entertainment, she’ll be “presenting” the women’s match between Jessicka Havok and Angel Dust on March 17 at the Fairgrounds Sports Arena in Nashville. Given what Havok has to say about Maria below, could we be expecting an exchange or confrontation between the two at the show?

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Former Diva Stacy Keibler hosted the Big Game Eve at The Bank Nightclub (at the Bellagio Resort and Casino) on February 4 in Las Vegas. She wore a cute Alexander Wang mini-dress and Christian Louboutin heels on the red carpet. Her appearance has been covered by OMG! NOW on Yahoo.

In other Stacy news, she’s supposedly being inundated with offers to wear brand-name clothing at more than $5,000 a piece during Fashion Week, which begins Thursday.

“She’s an all-American girl. She’s hot in the press right now,” a fashion marketer told the NY Post.

Images: JustJared

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In Diva Dirt news, Editor Melanie Rob will be giving an interview for the Wombat Sports podcast today at 4pm ET (1pm PST/9pm UK). Melanie will be talking about women’s wrestling, women’s MMA, the launch of Diva Dirt MMA and the upcoming Pro-Wrestling: EVE “No Man’s Land” Internet pay per view.

Listen to the interview live here.

That’s the news for now. Which tidbits have got you talking? Tell us in the comments…

News in Brief: Saraya & Mercedes Added to SHIMMER, Toshie Uematsu and Ran YuYu Win Tag Gold, Stacy Keibler & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below:

Saraya Knight and Mercedes Martinez have also been added to the tapings of SHIMMER volumes 45 – 48 on March 17 and 18.

It’s particularly good to see Saraya’s addition, as many had speculated that she would be rotated out or not needed without daughter Britani.

SHIMMER says of the addition of Saraya, “On the heels of some of the most memorable battles in SHIMMER history against her own daughter, Saraya Knight brings a career of over twenty years of viciousness to SHIMMER 45-48 on March 17th & 18th.”

As for Mercedes, on the last set of shows, Martinez showed a whole different side to her personality. This culminated in a brutal attack on “The Wrestling Goddess” Athena, in which she injured her leg with a steel chair. Athena was one of the first names announced for the the upcoming tapings, and we’re betting she won’t take the attack lying down.

Front row seating is sold out for the entire weekend, but you can still purchase general admission tickets here.

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Like Jessie McKay, Ireland’s Rhia O’Reilly will also make her Canadian debut at NCW Femmes Fatales VIII on March 10 in Montreal.

She’ll be facing off against SheNayNay in singles action. O’Reilly made her debut on SHIMMER’s pre-show SPARKLE in a match against Brittany Force last March.

• • • • •

Pro Wrestling WAVE crowned new tag team champions at an event held on February 5th at the Minami Move On Arena in Osaka, Japan.

Wrestling veterans Toshie Uematsu and Ran YuYu defeated Ayumi Kurihara and Kana in 18:44 to pick up the victory… and the gold. Congratulations to Uematsu and YuYu!

The show also played host to:
* Shuu Shibutani def. Mika Iida (10:56)
* Moeka Haruhi def. Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru (7:13)
* Tomoka Nakagawa def. Ayako Hamada, Aya Yuki, Hanako Nakamori, Cherry, GAMI, Mio Shirai, Misaki Ohata, Sawako Shimono and Yumi Okha in a Gauntlet Match
– GAMI def. Yumi Okha (3:37)
– GAMI vs. Cherry went to a Time Limit draw (10:00)
– Aya Yuki def. Hanako Nakamori (5:58)
– Ayako Hamada def. Aya Yuki (1:47)
– Ayako Hamada def. Mio Shirai (4:29)
– Ayako Hamada vs. Sawako Shimono went to a Time Limit draw (10:00)
– Tomoka Nakagawa def. Misaki Ohata (9:35)

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Over in Mexico on February 3, for CMLL at the Arena Mexico, Amapola teamed up with the “Las Ladies de Polanco” of Princesa Blanca and Princesa Sugei to defeat Dallys la Caribena, Estrellita and Lady Apache.

Also on February 3, for AAA’s TV taping at Arena Miguel Canto de Cozumel, Sexy Star and Mini Histeria toppled Faby Apache and Mascarita Dorada.

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Nevaeh defeated Kimber Lee on February 4th in Indianapolis for CZW.

• • • • •

Maria Kanellis and Mia Yim have both been added to the list of announced talent for the next Ring of Honor tapings, to be held on March 3 at the Du Burns Arena in Baltimore, MD.

Speaking of Maria, as the creative director of the ladies division in Crossfire Entertainment, she’ll be “presenting” the women’s match between Jessicka Havok and Angel Dust on March 17 at the Fairgrounds Sports Arena in Nashville. Given what Havok has to say about Maria below, could we be expecting an exchange or confrontation between the two at the show?

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Former Diva Stacy Keibler hosted the Big Game Eve at The Bank Nightclub (at the Bellagio Resort and Casino) on February 4 in Las Vegas. She wore a cute Alexander Wang mini-dress and Christian Louboutin heels on the red carpet. Her appearance has been covered by OMG! NOW on Yahoo.

In other Stacy news, she’s supposedly being inundated with offers to wear brand-name clothing at more than $5,000 a piece during Fashion Week, which begins Thursday.

“She’s an all-American girl. She’s hot in the press right now,” a fashion marketer told the NY Post.

Images: JustJared

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In Diva Dirt news, Editor Melanie Rob will be giving an interview for the Wombat Sports podcast today at 4pm ET (1pm PST/9pm UK). Melanie will be talking about women’s wrestling, women’s MMA, the launch of Diva Dirt MMA and the upcoming Pro-Wrestling: EVE “No Man’s Land” Internet pay per view.

Listen to the interview live here.

That’s the news for now. Which tidbits have got you talking? Tell us in the comments…

News in Brief: Brie Bella Red Carpet Pics, Beth/Madusa, New Champions in Ice Ribbon, Hailey Hatred Added to SHIMMER & More

Diva Dirt is back with another fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s wrestling. Check it out below:

Former Divas Champion Brie Bella was spotted on the red carpet this weekend at the Head Rush/Unforgiven after party in Las Vegas.

Check out pictures of Brie on the red carpet below:

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Two title changes took place at Ice Ribbon’s “Yokohama Ribbon” event at Radiant Hall, Yokohama, Japan on February 5. In front of a crowd of 225 people, Miyako Matsumoto defeated Neko Nitta and Jun Kasai to become the Triangle Ribbon Champion. This was only Nitta’s first defense of the title, having won it on January 25, 2012. This title change also makes Matsumoto the tenth ever Triangle Ribbon Champion.

Right after this match, Tsukasa Fujimoto and Tsukushi defeated Hikaru Shida and Maki Narumiya to win the International Ribbon Tag Team Championships, when Fujimoto pinned Shida at 16:45. This was the third defense for Shida and Narumiya, whom won the tag titles on December 28, 2011 at New Aisuhiro #356. Fujimoto Tweeted a picture of the new champions after their victory, as did Matsumoto.

Fujimoto and Tsukushi recently teamed together at Ice Ribbon’s 19 O’Clock Pro Wrestling #103 event held at the Warabi Dojo in Saitama on February 3. They defeated Sayako Obihiro and Maki Narumiya.

The other match on the February 3 show was part of the ’19 O’Clock Girls Tournament’ (which will feature eight women, with the final taking place on March 9. The tournament winner will then go on to face current IW19 Champion Tsukushi on March 23). Dorami Nagano defeated Mexico’s Lady Afrodita.

Also on the show:
* Aoi Kizuki def. Sayaka Obihiro (7:12)
* Kayoko Haruyama def. Meari Naito (9:10)
* Hamuko Hoshi and Mochi Miyagi def. Dorami Nagano and Kurumi (13:05)
* Hikari Minami and Choun Shiryu went to a draw with Riho & Ribbon Takanashi (15:00)

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Hailey Hatred is the next name confirmed for the March 17 and 18 tapings of SHIMMER volumes 45-48.

International star Hatred made her debut for SHIMMER October 1 on volume 41 in a match against Kalamity.

She and Kalamity then teamed up to take on Mena Libra and Melanie Cruise for volume 42.

In October, she was sadly only able to attend one day worth of tapings but this time around, she’ll be at both.

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Madusa has continued taunting Divas Champion Beth Phoenix on Twitter. This time she wrote to ‘The Glamazon’: “You will be the only one with mud on your face… And everyone laughing!”

Phoenix responded, “Bring the hate. It fuels me. #divaschampionforever.”

Madusa then vowed to take her Divas Championship, following with: “No hate…only love when I stomp that ass and take the diva title too! Let the schooling begin!”

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Taeler Hendrix and Aleida Ortiz beat Bobbie Bardot and CJ Lane at OVW’s “Saturday Night Special” event in Louisville, Kentucky on February 4th. Hendrix pinned CJ Lane following the “SplitKick”.

We now also have confirmation that Bardot is none other than former WWF Diva and Hardcore Champion-for-a-minute, Bobcat. Bardot is married to TNA road agent Al Snow.

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Cherry Bomb and “Dangerboy” Derek Wylde defeated Leah Von Dutch and Shawn Spears in mixed tag action on January 29 in Strathoy, Ontario for CCW. Derek Wylde took advantage of the referee being knocked out to deliver a DVD on Von Dutch and dragged Cherry Bomb over to make the pin.

Von Dutch won free professional wrestling training at Squared Circle Training in Toronto. She was handpicked by future WWE Hall of Famer Edge as part of an essay writing contest. Edge won a similar contest when he was eighteen years old, to train with Sweet Daddy Siki and Ron Hutchinson at Sully’s Gym. Check out Edge awarding Von Dutch the free pro wrestling training here.

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On February 3 for HWA’s FundRAYzer event in Hamilton, Ohio, Nevaeh beat Kimber Lee and Lil Naughty in a three way dance.

In an update to yesterday’s News in Brief, Nicole Matthews was also in action at the ECCW event on February 4 in Vancouver. She teamed up with Ravenous Randy as part of “The Riot” to help defend their tag team titles against the Bollywood Lions. Thanks to Fun! Fun! Vancouver! for the image.

In the opening match for Hoosier Pro Wrestling on February 4, Miss Heidi pinned Canron Star in a brutal Street Fight.

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A big press conference took place in Mexico a few days ago, with IWL promoter Valerie Ritcher talking about the upcoming debut card for her X-Project promotion on February 19th. She was joined by AAA stars Sexy Star and Daga. Sexy Star is the director for LuchaPOP and Daga will be starting his own promotion called Daga Dynamic Dojo (DDD), and they all revealed that X-Project will be a group of small promotions coming together under one umbrella to co-promote shows. The February 19 show will actually be two cards in the same venue.

As such, LuFisto will challenge for the LuchaPOP Women’s Championship on February 19, when she battles La Vaquerita in singles action on the DDD/X-Project show.

On the VO/X-Project show, also to be held at the Arena Lopez Monterrey in Monterrey on February 19, will be Vanely and Yuki Star vs. Big Mama and La Felina.

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You can now vote for NZPWI’s People’s Choice Awards for 2011.

One of Diva Dirt’s Five to Watch 2011, Evie, is currently up for nomination in several categories: Best Moment, Breakout Star, twice in Best Match, and in Best Tag-Team with Megan-Kate for “BFF”.

Contenders for Best Female include Evie, Megan-Kate, Britenay, J.P.E, Lolli Lane, Misty, Nurse Payne and Queen Hollie.

That’s the news for now. Which tidbits have got you talking? Tell us in the comments…