On the Jan. 26 episode of SmackDown, we saw Bayley and Bianca Belair pick their numbers for the Royal Rumble. We already knew they had been declared for the match. However, a few other names have now been confirmed. A WWE Exclusive video had SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis and NXT General Manager Ava locking … Read more
WarGames is official for the women of SmackDown (and one from Raw). The Nov. 17 episode was solely to set up WarGames. Damage CTRL kicked off the show with its two new members Kairi Sane and Asuka. With Bayley leading the cause as she normally does but getting some weird reactions from the other members. … Read more
With IYO SKY cashing in at SummerSlam, this has firmly put Damage CTRL at the top of the SmackDown women’s division. On the Aug. 11 episode proved that as all three members came to crash down on Charlotte Flair and Asuka’s match. To start the show, Flair and Asuka were going one-on-one. As Flair looked … Read more
On the June 16 episode of SmackDown, Shotzi talked her way into a second chance to enter the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. This came after IYO SKY suffered a loss to Zelina Vega. SKY took on Vega in singles action with Bayley by ringside. The finals moment of the match had Bayley causing … Read more
Damage CTRL will be entering into every woman for herself territory as both IYO SKY and Bayley have qualified for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. On the June 9 episode of SmackDown, first Bayley qualified as she defeated Michin. The final moments of the match had Bayley trying to fake injury but Michin … Read more
Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY is the new number one contender for the Raw Women’s Championship. On the April 10 episode of Raw, SKY won a Triple Threat match against Michin Mia Yim and Piper Niven. The final moments of the match had Michin hit an Eat Defeat but it would be SKY who climbed to … Read more
The last team was confirmed for the upcoming Fatal Four-way WrestleMania Showcase. This weekend four teams will battle. The names already set for the match are Liv Morgan/Raquel Rodriguez, Shotzi/Natalya, Shayna Baszler/Ronda Rousey and now we add Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville. On the go-home episode of Raw on March 27, Green approached Adam Pearce … Read more
Carmella has made her in-ring return to Raw and in a big way. She qualified for the last spot for the Elimination Chamber match by winning a Fatal 4-Way that also included Michin Mia Yim, Candice LeRae, and Piper Niven.
Final moments of the match had Carmella in charge against LeRae in the corner. Carmella sidestepped which allowed Niven to hit a cannonball on LeRae. A super kick by the Princess of Staten Island on Niven took her out of the match. She stacked up LeRae to get the pin.
Carmella now joins Raquel Rodriguez, Liv Morgan, Asuka, Nikki Cross, and Natalya for the Elimination Chamber on Feb. 18. The winner of the match will face Bianca Belair for the Raw Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 39.
In a backstage segment post match, Niven ran into LeRae and Yim. She warned them to never get in her way for a championship opportunity again.
A six woman tag team match has been booked for next week’s Raw as the women in the chamber from the red brand take on the women in the chamber from the blue brand. Carmella, Cross, and Asuka vs. Rodriguez, Morgan, and Natalya.
Nikki Cross has finally been caught stalking Candice LeRae. Dexter Lumis drew a picture of Cross watch the Garganos as she was actually watching them. Cross ran off.
Chelsea Green also had a short match against Asuka. All the chamber participants were at ringside. Green was more focused on the women outside the ring which allowed Asuka to get the submission victory. Post match, the Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair came out to say she looks forward to see who she will be facing at WrestleMania.
Carmella is back! On the Jan. 30 episode of Raw, Carmella made her return. She has not been on Raw since July. In a backstage interview with Cathy Kelley seemingly back to her Princess of Staten Island gimmick. She is hyped to be back and she says she will soon be back where she belongs. … Read more
The Jan. 9 episode of Raw had Alexa Bliss explaining her actions against Bianca Belair last week plus two women’s matches take place.
First, Bliss had her segment as she stepped on top of the commentary desk. She took to the mic to address what took place last week. Commentary confirmed that Belair walked away from what took place with just some stitches.
Bliss started by saying that Belair may be the Raw Women’s Champion but it would be Bliss that is the only one here. She says once she busted Belair’s face open she decided to go run and hide. This confirms that Belair doesn’t need to be afraid of Bray Wyatt or Uncle Howdy, she is only afraid of Bliss. Why is this? Because Bliss is the face of evil and she doesn’t feel bad about what she did because she hasn’t felt this good in a really long time.
Bliss adds that she has finally taken control and she has the whole world in her hands and she isn’t afraid to use her hands to tear more scars into Belair’s face and take the Raw Women’s Championship from her.
After claiming that she would become champion, Bliss was interrupted by a shot of a playground and flash of images from her past time as evil Alexa. Uncle Howdy would then appear and make his way out on stage. The segment then went to a commercial break and as we come back we did not see Bliss or Howdy but instead moved on to the first women’s match of the night.
The first of two women’s matches was Michin taking on Bayley. Last week, Michin had Becky Lynch’s back against Damage CTRL and served as her tag team partner. This week, Lynch was not present which allowed Bayley to get into the head of Michin.
The match came down to an exchange in the corner leading up to a backslide by Bayley. The pin was assisted with Bayley’s foot on the ropes that the referee never saw. A three count gave Bayley the victory leaving Michin visibly upset in the ring.
Later in the night, Damage CTRL were having an interview when Michin came up to address the cheating victory. All three members attacked Michin showing how Lynch is nowhere to be seen when Michin really needed her.
Next up we have Candice LeRae being interviewed backstage. Nikki Cross is spying on her for about the 9th week in a row and we still don’t know why. LeRae provides an update on Johnny Gargano stating that he is out with an injury. She was then asked what is next for her and she commented on the Royal Rumble essentially stating that she intends on being in the Rumble.
Rhea Ripley would interrupt her and laughs at LeRae’s statement of a potential Rumble victory. After calling her delusional, LeRae states that she has just a good of a chance to win the Rumble as Ripley does. The two decide to take things to the next level and have a match.
The match came down to an attack from Ripley on LeRae on the outside. As LeRae attempted a cross body she was caught by Ripley who would then toss her into the barricae multiple times and even apply the triangle submission. Once back in the ring, Ripley set up LeRae for the Riptide to get the victory.
Royal Rumble participants confirmed –
Liv Morgan
Candice LeRae
Rhea Ripley
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WWE held its live house show for its SuperShow Holiday Tour on Dec. 3. The event took place in Rochester, NY. The results courtesy of Cagematch are as follows – Emma defeated Xia Li WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match – Damage CTRL (c) defeated Asuka & Mia Yim
After embracing the WWE Universe, Lynch made her way out into the crowd and started incorporating them into her promo confirming that she is the man of the people. Shortly after, Bayley came out to address her. While Lynch was still in the crowd, Bayley and The Man exchange words back and forth getting the crowd members involved.
This takes place until the rest of Damage CTRL (IYO SKY and Dakota Kai) attack Lynch. As Bayley joins, the three-on-one assault escalates up to the merch stand until all parties involved are pulled apart by officials.
Directly after this, a small video of Rhea Ripley is played before she comes out to face “Michin” Mia Yim. The two rivals who participated in WarGames just 48 hours ago were putting on a stellar match until Judgment Day and The OC got involved which caused a no-contest finish. This then turned into the four-on-four tag team match that was highly anticipated between both factions.
Much like Yim vs. Ripley, this match was also very well received and it included the women even briefly interacting with the men instead of acknowledging mixed tag team rules. The result would come down to Yim and Ripley (as it should) with Ripley picking up the win for Judgment Day off of Riptide. This was after Yim bodyslammed Finn Balor and then targeted Dominik Mysterio.
Moments later, a video was shown about Candice LeRae and how she was taken out a month ago by Damage CTRL. She is back and was walking down a hallway backstage. She was stopped for an interview where she addressed Dakota Kai in particular because she had a match with her later in the night. While LeRae was walking down the hallway, Nikki Cross was hiding as we saw her peek out to take a glance at LeRae.
As stated, LeRae and Kai have a match later in the night. The match was given plenty of time and showcased both women very well. LeRae started the match quickly by attacking Kai when she was making her entrance. Bayley and SKY would attempt to come down to the ring to help but were sent to the back so there was nobody out at ringside. Despite Kai pulling out many moves in her arsenal including the scorpion kick, she wasn’t able to get the victory. LeRae defeated one-half of the Women’s Tag Team Champions with a top rope neck breaker.
Finally, three women from WarGames we hadn’t seen yet were Asuka, Alexa Bliss, and the Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair. Commentary stated that due to the WarGames match, the three women weren’t cleared to compete. They also said despite Bayley and SKY being involved in the brawl earlier in the night, they were also not cleared to compete on Raw. SKY had on a neck brace during the brawl.
There was a backstage interview with Asuka, Bliss, and Belair where they were commenting on WarGames and including Becky Lynch as the final member paying off for their team. Belair stated that every plan Damage CTRL had backfired since SummerSlam. She also would say she is happy to put all of that behind her. Before they began to speak, the Wyatt 6 symbol appeared on the screen behind them. Bliss was checked out during the interview and not engaged. After Asuka spoke, Cathy Kelley asked Bliss if she had anything to add. After clearly being zoned out during the interview, Bliss woke up and said she agreed with what Belair had to say.
Team Bianca Belair are the winners of this year’s WarGames match. Belair was the first competitor in the ring for her team against Dakota Kai for Team Damage CTRL. Thanks to Rhea Ripley, Team Damage CTRL had the advantage of having the next competitor enter. That would end up being the other half of the … Read more
WWE’s Mia Yim has an official name change and it is now Michin. Michin means “crazy” in Korean. The name has been updated on WWE.com. On last week’s WWE, the name Michin was introduced during a backstage segment between herself and The O.C. Michin will be in WarGames this Saturday at Survivor Series for Team … Read more
The teams are almost fully set for WarGames on Nov. 26 as more of the field was announced on this Monday’s Raw.
Joining the team of Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY) and Nikki Cross will be Rhea Ripley and to counter that joining the Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, Asuka, and Alexa Bliss will be Mia Yim. This completes the team of Damage CTRL and leaves on spot left open for Team Belair.
Yim joined Belair’s team after rejecting Damage CTRL’s advances. Once Yim did join the opposite team, Ripley knew she is who Damage CTRL and Nikki Cross needed.
The matches of the night started with Tamina taking on the returning Mia Yim. Yim would be victorious in her return match. During the match, Rhea Ripley and the Judgment Day would be at ringside to get a closer look at Yim. Yim would get the win off of Eat Defeat. After the match, Yim and Ripley would have a staredown before Ripley backed away.
The second women’s match was one-half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions IYO SKY as she faced Dana Brooke. Brooke had a WWE Exclusive where she spoke about all the work she has put in only for the 24/7 Championship to be thrown into the trash can by Nikki Cross. SKY would pick up the win on Brooke after delivering her moonsault.
Later in the night, Team Belair responded to Ripley joining Damage CTRL and Cross.
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Now that Crown Jewel is over, Survivor Series hosting WarGames is the next and reportedly last premium live event of the year. On the Nov. 7 episode of Raw, the field for the women’s WarGames starts to take shape. We already know from the Survivor Series video that the match will be five-on-five. With a total of 10 women in the match we know of seven confirmed names.
The Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair along with Alexa Bliss and Asuka first entered the ring to address what took place at Crown Jewel. Belair was the last woman standing to retain her championship, however, Bliss and Asuka’s reign as tag team champs was left extremely short when Damage CTRL took back the gold.
Damage CTRL would interrupt Belair, Bliss, and Asuka. The two teams would trade words including an argument between Asuka and IYO SKY in Japanese. Bliss would also add that the only reason why Dakota Kai and SKY won the gold back was because of Nikki Cross. The six women would erupt into a brawl before Belair confirmed that they will end this once and for all in WarGames.
Cross would then enter the ring and give the numbers advantage to Damage CTRL as they laid out Belair, Bliss, and Asuka to end the segment.
Later in the night, Cross was seen backstage with Damage CTRL seemingly joining them as the fourth member of their WarGames team. She took on Dana Brooke for the 24/7 Championship and captured the title. With Brooke left in the ring, Bayley would place the championship belt on the shoulder of Cross as the four walked up the ramp.
Moments later, Cross was seen walking with Damage CTRL as she tossed the 24/7 Championship in the trash can (well it fell down next to the trash can).
Also on this week’s Raw, Mia Yim returned and joined The O.C. to combat Rhea Ripley and The Judgment Day. More on that can be read here.
There were separate backstage interviews from The O.C. and The Judgment Day separately about Yim’s return. After Ripley was done with her interview, she ran into Belair on her way to the ring. They shared glances with Ripley acknowledging Belair as champ.
Reckoning no more. Mia Yim is back in WWE. As heavily rumored, Yim in fact has returned to WWE after wrapping up her short six-month run with IMPACT Wrestling. Yim was released by WWE just over one year ago on Nov. 4 2021 during the frequent “budget cut” releases. She would make her return by … Read more
Mia Yim recently wrapped up her short return to IMPACT Wrestling. She last wrestled Taylor Wilde in a losing effort in early October. Since then, she has been one of the names rumored to be returning to WWE. In a recent report by Fightful Select, they learned that WWE has an interest in bringing Yim … Read more
The October 20th edition of IMPACT Wrestling featured a first-time-ever matchup for the Knockouts division, and it could be the last time as well. Mia Yim went one-on-one with the returning Taylor Wilde, who popped back up at Bound For Glory in the Call Your Shot gauntlet. The bout stayed rather fast-paced from bell to … Read more
Mia Yim is once again a free agent as she has reportedly wrapped up her time with IMPACT Wrestling. According to a report by Fightful Select, Yim has not extended her contract. Yim returned this past spring, and signed a short-term deal. On her way out of the company she lost to Mickie James at … Read more
IMPACT Wrestling’s 2022 Bound For Glory pay-per-view is in the books, and it was a notable night for the Knockouts division. In the second match on the card, Mickie James defeated Mia Yim to continue The Last Rodeo. At one point, Mickie kissed Mia on the top rope to play more mind games. Yim ultimately … Read more
Tensions are heating up just 24 hours before Bound For Glory. During the final IMPACT before their marquee pay-per-view, Mia Yim defeated Gisele Shaw in singles competition. Mickie James was on commentary for the bout and entered the ring post-match to stare down what could be her final opponent on Friday. Tasha Steelz attacked Killer … Read more
This Friday, Oct. 7 will be IMPACT’s annual Bound for Glory pay-per-view. At the time of this writing as a preview, there are three confirmed Knockouts matches with Knockouts also included in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet bout. The card reads as follows: Call Your Shot Gauntlet – Gisele Shaw is one of 20-names confirmed … Read more
Masha Slamovich has survived Pick Your Poison and continues her undefeated streak. The September 29 episode of IMPACT was headlined by Pick Your Poison, where Jordynne Grace chose Allie Katch to face Masha Slamovich in a hellacious Monster’s Ball match. Prior to the match Slamovich and Katch wete kept isolated without food, water, or sleep … Read more
It was an eventful night for the Knockouts division at IMPACT Victory Road. On the Countdown pre-show, Tasha Steelz and Killer Kelly battled to a no contest. Savannah Evans attempted to choke out Kelly with a chain, but Kelly was able to grab the chain and use it on both Steelz and then the referee. … Read more
Jordynne Grace and Mia Yim represented the Knockouts division in matches against men on the September 22 episode of IMPACT. 24 hours before facing Max The Impaler at Victory Road, Jordynne Grace squashed Zicky Dice. The Knockouts World Champion won her match with ease by landing the Grace Driver for the three-count. While a decent … Read more
