By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor
Bayley won the women’s championship at WrestleMania 40, defeating former friend and stablemate Iyo Sky. Instead of going straight to a rematch between the two, Damage CTRL moved on to feuding with the likes of Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair while Bayley decided to give her friend, Naomi, a title shot. Tiffany Stratton got herself involved to throw her name in the hat. Ultimately, they were both given a shot at Bayley and her championship at today’s (Sat., May 4, 2024) Backlash premium live event...
The Man has come around once again. In the main event of the April 22 episode of WWE Raw, a battle royal crowned the new WWE Women's World Champion after Rhea Ripley was forced to relinquish the title due to injury on the April 15 episode. Becky Lynch, Liv Morgan, Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler, Katana Chance, Kayden Carter, Zoey Stark, Maxxine Dupri, Ivy Nile, Piper Niven, Chelsea Green, Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell, and Natalya competed in the match. Jax took Lynch out by slamming her through the...
After a historic inaugural campaign, the awards continue to pile up for the Iowa women’s wrestling team. Head coach Clarissa Chun was named the USA Women’s Wrestling Coach of the Year on April 20. The announcement was made by the organization during the 2024 Olympic Team Trials in State College, Pennsylvania. This is Chun’s second
2015 champion In Gee Chun and 2023 champion Allisen Corpuz headline the event
Another record for WWE. Corey Graves announced that WWE SmackDown on May 3 from Lyon, France was the highest grossing SmackDown in WWE history. Graves did not give an official number for the show. France Crowd appreciation post: Huge LA Knight Pop We want Roman Chant crowd sings with Randy Orton's theme song The French announcement team got a huge pop#WWE #SmackDown #WWEFrance #WWEBacklash pic.twitter.com/4T62In6oBB — Hi5 Wrestling News (@hi5_wrestling) May 3, 2024 WWE SmackDown before...