I wouldn't consider bad booking decisions to be the reason for this snafu though SHINE Wrestling has made some interesting choices this year and continued with the wishy-washy booking of the shows that they've been criticized for in the past. It's mind-boggling that Garrett's title defense against Saraya Knight was featured on an outside promotion's card and not on SHINE's platform. It's clear that Knight's involvement with the promotion is deeper than one-off appearances, especially after the spectacle at SHINE 30. Though it's never been explained, Su Yung's usual belligerent and bloodcurdling screams escalated at the sight of Knight that night, with April Hunter almost dragging her backstage. Yung's association and or perplexed relationship with Knight has never been explained for viewers to understand her reaction. In addition, Knight's unusual camaraderie with the Valkyrie is missing interpretation. She was lured back into the promotion as the hired hand to do So Cal Val's dirty work against Allysin Kay in an Anything Goes Match at SHINE 30; Knight has stood alongside the stable on occasion and helped heighten the violence that is dished upon common adversaries and throwing the atmosphere in Ybor City into catastrophic proportions. Maybe it's one of those things where all heels are "friends" and no explanation needs to be handed down because it's trivial and doesn't require anyone to be inquisitive. Call it nitpicking or whatever, but this is one of the few or many plot holes that the promotion has in its storylines.
The promotion has been too invested in building up stables and putting together tandems than building up more formidable contenders to the championships. Out of the nine matches booked on Friday night's card, eight matches involved interference and screwy finishes. Predictability can be a good thing and often times a bad thing. In SHINE's case, I expected for the screwed finishes to happen to matches that had a clear, decisive winner from the beginning and I've become accustomed these same results happening on the shows over and over again that it's expected. One of the biggest complaints I've had about the promotion in the past and present is the overbooking on the shows. Su Yung defeated her opponent, Jessica James clean, with no interference from the opposition, So Cal Val's heckling from the apron or April Hunter getting in her cheap shots. Yung blinded Jessicka Havok and Allysin Kay with her red mist during the number one contender's match and helped Taylor Made steal the roll-up victory on Amber Gallows. She again attacked Kay after the match and targeted her already injured left eye that she obtained through her mixed-martial-arts debut the weekend before. I had expected for there to be interference from Havok or Kay during Yung's match, more specifically Havok, being that her issues with Yung go back a couple of shows – that didn't happen.
Havok doesn't bother getting revenge, which is unlike her and Allysin Kay was too busy selling her injury. Weird. Two partnerships imploded on Friday night, as Thunderkitty's relationship with Legendary is no more and the Lucha Sisters are a thing of the past. Thunderkitty's intended chair shot for Mia Yim wound up cracking Brandi Wine instead, as Yim followed through with a Bridging German Suplex on Wine for the win in the opening round. Malia Hosaka returned the favor later in the show, as Wine distracted the referee while Hosaka laid out Thunderkitty with a chair shot and dragged an unconscious Luscious Latasha on top of her for the win. The shenanigans spilled over into Leilani Kai's match against Leah Von Dutch, as Thunderkitty's beatdown of her former partners distracted Kai and ultimately cost her the match. Mia Yim's growing frustration with Leva Bates reached an all-time high after losing the tournament final to Jayme Jameson and Marti Belle. Yim attacked the woman that she once considered a "best" friend and laid her out with a Package Piledriver and delivered a scathing promo about being the workhorse of the team and Bates repeatedly holding her back.
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Continuing with the new champions talk... Evie, Kellie Skater, and Hiroyo Matsumoto were crowned the eighth Artist of STARDOM Champions last Sunday at Shinkiba 1st RING, as they defeated Io Shirai, Mayu Iwatani and Momo Watanabe and the team of Kris Wolf, Act Yasukawa and Kyoko Kimura in a decision three-way match for the vacant titles. Evie scored the winning pinfall in her debut for the promotion after nailing a Diving Foot Stomp on Watanabe. Hyper Destroyers' first title defense has been added to the promotion's year-end show on December 23rd, as Jungle Kyouna, Momo Watanabe, and Hiromi Mimura has stepped up to the plate and challenged the new champions. All three "destroyers" worked Sunday's card at the Biwajima Sports Center in Nagoya, Japan. Evie and Matsumoto defeated Kaori Yoneyama and Alex Lee, with Matsumoto winning with the Lariat on the latter opponent. Skater took on Momo Watanabe in singles competition and picked up the win following an International Incident. The trios title defense is the second championship match booked for the year-end show, as Io Shirai challenges Meiko Satomura for the World of STARDOM Championship. Also announced is the official retirement match of Act Yasukawa, as she teams up with Kairi Hojo and Haruka Kato to take on her Oedo Tai stablemates, Kyoko Kimura, Kris Wolf and Holidead. Starlight Kid will be taking on Azumi and Yoneyama and Mayu Iwatani will go up against Alex Lee and Datura.
The promotion has dropped another announcement in regards to things to come in the new year. There will be two debuts and a return around February, as Scottish and Canadian talent will be a part of the latest gaijin contingent. Viper and former Tough Enough competitor, Chelsea Green will be setting foot in the country for the very first time, as both are advertised on the promotion's tickets for their February 12th show at the Nagoya Chikusa Small Theater. Kay Lee Ray is also pictured on the same set of tickets – this will be her first appearance for the promotion since her debut match back in 2012 where she worked against Hailey Hatred at "Year-End Climax." That same day she fought Hatred, she and Leon went toe-to-toe with DASH Chisako and Sendai Sachiko for JWP's annual year-end show, "Climax" at Korakuen Hall, with she and Leon taking the win. Kay Lee Ray has experience working short tours of Japan through JWP – depending on the length of this tour, all competitors could be invited back down the line for further work with the promotion within the year. World Wonder Ring STARDOM has been bringing in newer talent in groups of three for three months at a time and cycling them out for other competitors and repeating those same steps over and over. The current Wonder of STARDOM Champion, Santana Garrett will be back overseas in time for that month's shows, as she too is advertised for the February 12th and 21st show at Korakuen Hall alongside Mia Yim, who will be making her debut for the promotion and long-awaited return to the country in close to four years.
Kaori Yoneyama might not have found tag team success in STARDOM, but she managed to capture the OZ Academy Tag Team Championship with Tsubasa Kuragaki over the weekend. Yoneyama and Kuragaki unseated Kagetsu and Kaho Kobayashi of the belts in their first title defense on Sunday and earned their second championship together since co-holding the Artist of STARDOM belts with Hatsuhinode Kamen last August. They became the promotion's twenty-fourth titleholders and ended the champions' second reign in their first title defense after Yoneyama pinned Kobayashi after connecting with a Diving Senton. Kaori has garnered more bookings from the promotion this year alone, whereas her partner has been a permanent fixture on the cards for the past couple of years. Surprisingly, this is the competitor's' first run with the championship, despite Kuragaki coming up short in previous challenges. Kagetsu and Kaho had regained the titles from Mayumi Ozaki and Mio Shirai back in August after losing them in the main event the month before.
Mission K4 might have lost the tag team championships, but the stable managed to hang onto the OZ Openweight Championship, as Sonoko Kato successfully retained against Yumi Ohka in the main event at Korakuen Hall. Kato won her second title defense after putting Ohka away with the Dragon Valley Driver and her next championship match is already lined up for the promotion's January 10th show at Shinjuku FACE, as she defends the belt against Arisa Nakajima. The other Openweight Championship was also retained on Sunday's show, as Mayumi Ozaki defeated Command Bolshoi with the Uraken. For whatever reason, Ozaki's anticipated rematch against Bolshoi was not saved for JWP's upcoming year-end event and instead happened on Ozaki's platform. It appears that Ozaki has a heavy hand in controlling the booking when it comes to the Openweight Title and it's disappointing that the promotion is being cheated out of the belt being defended on their shows for Ozaki's political maneuvering.
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WWE
Nia Jax had issued a challenge to Bayley for the NXT Women's Championship after attacking the titleholder during a backstage interview this past week by tossing her through a door. The match will be a part of NXT TakeOver: London, which takes this afternoon and will be broadcast live on the network at a special start time. The show already features Emma and Asuka will be going at it after weeks of building up... Charlotte retained the Divas Championship yet again against Paige at Sunday's TLC. This time around, Ric Flair placed the champion's leg on the bottom rope in order to break up Paige's pinfall after hitting the Ram-Paige. Charlotte removed the turnbuckle pad while Paige was busy arguing with the referee and dropped her face-first onto the exposed hardware and covered her for the win... Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks worked the pre-show, with Banks winning the match after submitting Lynch to the Bank Statement... Daria Berenato made her in-ring debut the other weekend as part of an NXT live event in Orlando, Florida. Berenato signed with the company back in October following her appearance on Tough Enough and subsequent tryout. Berenato took on Nia Jax in her debut, with Jax picking up the win... Total Divas' fifth season will premiere on January 19th... WWE has revealed the nominees for the 2015 Diva of the Year Slammy, as Charlotte, Nikki Bella, Paige and Sasha Banks are nominated. Charlotte is nominated for Breakout Star of the Year, Ronda Rousey‘s appearance at WrestleMania 31 and the start of the "diva revolution" are nominated for the “This is Awesome!” Moment of the Year and Stephanie McMahon‘s dance with New Day is nominated for LOL Moment of the Year. Paige is also nominated in categories, “Tell Me You Didn’t Just Say That” Moment of the Year and Double-Cross of the Year. The divas are also nominated for Rivalry of the Year and redundant #GiveDivasAChance hashtag is appropriately nominated for Hashtag of the Year. The Slammys will be a part of next week’s RAW
TNA
Gail Kim and Awesome Kong were both eliminated from the World Title Series on this past week's episode, as the Knockouts Champion lost to Tigre Uno and Kong took the loss to Jessie Godderz... Who knew? – One Night Only: USA vs The World aired on pay-per-view on Friday night. Taryn Terrell defeated Angelina Love on the show that was taped back in February... Awesome Kong is denying reports that she is retiring from professional wrestling altogether. Kong has stated that she is retiring her "Amazing" Kong moniker but will continue to compete under her other alias. Though there are reports circulating that her contract with the company expires in January, whether she accepts a new deal or then retires is unknown
North America
Lisa Lace defeated Kikyo Nakamura in the First Blood Match at this past Saturday's Gold Rush Pro Wrestling's show in Pacifica, California after cracking a light tube over Nakamura's skull. Also on the show, Thunder Rosa retained the Lady Luck Championship against Raze with a diving foot stomp to the back... Kaitlin Diemond grabbed another title defense of the CW Ladies Championship this past Saturday, retaining against Jewells Malone... Maximum Mecca, Tequila Rose and Delmi Exo interrupted the inaugural PVP Women's Championship match this past Saturday in Hadley, Maine, as they attacked competitors, Ashley Vox and Toxis... Alexia Nicole retained the Elite Women's Championship against Beautiful Beaa and Kaitlin Diemond on Friday in Guelph, Ontario... Brittany Blake won the CZW Medal of Valor Championship from Conor Claxton during Saturday's dojo wars in Voorhees, New Jersey... Santana Garrett picked up two additional title defenses last Saturday with the NWA strap in Orlando, Florida. She retained the NWA World Women's Championship against Grace Storm, MJ Knight and Shaniah Arlyana in a four-way elimination match at I Believe In Wrestling and again retained the title against in a singles match against Knight for Athletic Fun Wrestling. Garrett has collected a whopping forty-two title defenses with the historic belt and defended the Wonder of STARDOM Championship on both occasions, grabbing her first two title defenses outside of Japan and becoming the second time the belt was defended on American soil... Jessie Brooks dropped the WOW No Limits Championship in her third defense on Saturday to Darius Carter... Ring of Honor has announced that Deonna Purrazzo and Hania will be taking on Mandy Leon and Sumie Sakai for this weekend's Women of Honor showcase at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia... Kelly Klein retained against former titleholder, Samantha Starr on Friday in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Klein picked up her first successful title defense as VOW Vixens Champion against Starr, who was seconded by her mother "Baby Doll"... Courtney Rush is looking to get some revenge on the Kimber Bombs in the new year, as she's booked against one-half of the duo, Kimber Lee for SMASH Wrestling's January 16th show in Toronto. Cherry Bomb will be in Lee's corner...
Japan
Yuu Yamagata is set to challenge Ayako Hamada for the Regina di WAVE Championship on December 27th at Korakuen Hall after defeating Ryo Mizunami in the finals of the number one contender's tournament this past Sunday at Shinkiba 1st RING. Before the title match, Yamagata and Hamada have an upcoming title defense scheduled for December 23rd in Osaka, as they defend the WAVE Tag Team Championship against Misaki Ohata and Mizunami, known as "Avid Rival." Speaking of Avid Rival, they will be taking on Hamuko Hoshi and Mochi Miyagi on the year-end show, in addition to Nanae Takahashi taking on Rina Yamashita and Mika Iida taking on Tsukasa Fujimoto in a rematch. If Yamagata unseats Hamada of the belt at Korakuen Hall, it will be Yamagata's first-ever singles championship won... Jungle Kyouna is the 2015 Rookie of STARDOM after defeating Hiromi Mimura in the finals of the annual tournament. Kyouna defeated Starlight Kid with the Hammer Throw Style Powerbomb, as Mimura defeated Saori Anno. Kyouna bested Hiromi in the finals following another Hammer Throw Style Powerbomb... Meiko Satomura's first challenger to her Sendai Girls World Championship will be determined through a number one contender's match on January 9th, as Chihiro Hashimoto takes on Aja Kong… Tokyo Sports awarded Io Shirai with the 2015 Women's Wrestling Grand Prix after being voted as the overall winner. Kairi Hojo and Meiko Satomura were tied in their respective votes, coming in second place. Chigusa Nagayo also won an award. She and Atsushi Onita took the Best Tag Team Award… Matches have been announced for DIANA's upcoming show at the Lazona Plaza del Sol on December 20th. Jenny Rose's last appearance for the promotion is scheduled for the show, as she takes on Kagetsu. Nothing has been reported in regards to Rose's departure. Whether is a temporary absence and Rose will return soon after or if she has left the promotion altogether – no clue. Hamuko Hoshi will take on Yuiga, Mima Shimoda, and Megumi Yabushita take on Jaguar Yokota and Yumiko Hotta and Kaoru Ito, Kyoko Inoue and Meiko Tanaka will take on Mask de Sun, Keiko Aono, and Chikayo Nagashima in the main event... Cherry once again regained the Iron Man Heavy Metal Championship on Sunday, as she defeated Saki Akai and again she lost the title through a battle royal, as Akai eliminated Hiroshi Fukuda for the win... Neko Nitta picked up her sixth title defense as Triangle Ribbon Champion this past Saturday, as she defeated Kyuri and Sakura Hirota... Maki Narumiya will be challenging Tsukasa Fujimoto for the REINA World Women's Championship on December 26th at Korakuen Hall
Europe
Empress Pro has announced that their next show will take place on January 23rd in High Wycombe, England. The show will feature Rhia O'Reilly and Addy Starr taking on Pollyanna and Katey Harvey in the headliner. Chardonnay and Nadia Sapphire will take on Violet Vendetta and Courtney and Toni Storm will be making her debut for the promotion... Viper successfully retained both of her championships last weekend. She fended off Nikki Storm and Lana Austin in her Alpha Omega Women's Title defense on Saturday and turned around and defeated Storm in another defense on that Sunday, this time the ICW Women's Title was on the line with her retaining. Kay Lee Ray attacked the champion post match and it was announced that Ray would be challenging for the belt... Eloanne retained the FRPW Women's Championship against Morgane Leigh this past Saturday... Rhia O'Reilly and Pollyanna's tournament qualifier for the XWA Frontier Sports Championship ended in a No Contest after both competitors were attacked by Pastor William Eaver, James Castle and Isaac Zercher. Lion Kid and Tom Dawkins made the save... BellaTrix held a show in Norwich, Norfolk last Sunday that featured two title matches. Skarlett's British Championship match against Chanel that was contested under British Rules ended in a draw, as both competitors were tied. Queen Maya retained the RQW European Women's Championship against Erin Angel via count out... Southside Wrestling has announced the final match for their December 27th show, as Nixon Newell will be defending the Queen o Southside Championship against Laura James. That show will also include Kay Lee Ray battling El Ligero in a Loser Leaves Southside match. The promotion has also announced that Newell will be teaming up with Leva Bates to take on Ryan Smile and Pete Dunne for their February 20th show...
Mexico
Keira will challenge Marcela for the CMLL World Women's' Championship on December 25th
Australia & New Zealand
Kellyanne has demanded to be Toni Storm's opponent for her one-off return to Melbourne Championship Wrestling on January 9th... Vixsin retained the Warzone Women's Championship against Kellyanne last Saturday in Wendouree... Asha defeated Nyx Jade to become the new ICW Women's Champion
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Results
December 2: Impact Wrestling (Orlando, FL) – Tigre Uno d Gail Kim; Jessie Godderz d Awesome Kong
December 2: NXT (Winter Park, FL) – Nia Jax d Blue Pants; Emma d Liv Morgan
December 3: WWE's Thursday NIght Smackdown (Hershey, PA) – Brie Bella d Becky Lynch via DQ
December 3: Invasion RCH (Naucalpan de Juárez, Estado de México, México) – Drago, Estrella Divina & Goya Kong d Lady Shani, Mamba & Super Fly; Felina Metalica & Latigo d Rayo Star & Reina Dorada
December 3: NXT Live (Orlando, FL) – Adrienne Reese, Aliyah & Asuka d Billie Kay, Cameron & Emma; Nia Jax d Daria
December 4: IWA Mid-South (Clarksville, IN) – Devin Cutter & Mason Cutter d Joseph Schwartz & Zodiak and Joey Venom & Randi West
December 4: Maryland Championship Wrestling (Felton, DE) – Kimber Lee(c) d Renee Michelle
December 4: Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (Fukushima, Japan) – Sakura Hirota & Kagetsu d Miss Mongol & Koharu
December 4: Pure Wrestling Association (Guelph, Ontario) – Alexia Nicole(c) d Beautiful Beaa & Kaitlin Diemond
December 4: Fight Club: PRO (Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England) – Pete Dunne d Damian Dunne, Nixon Newell & Tyler Bate
December 4: Tier 1 Wrestling (Deer Park, NY) – Jessie Brooks d JGeorge via DQ
December 4: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Tokyo, Japan) – Keiko Aono & Mask de Sun d Kaoru Ito & KAZUKI by Count Out; Ayako Hamada & Nanae Takahashi d Meiko Tanaka & Sareee; Kyoko Inoue, Megumi Yabushita & Mima Shimoda d Jaguar Yokota, Jenny Rose & Yumiko Hotta; Chikayo Nagashima d Yuiga
December 4: World Association Of Wrestling (Norfolk, England) – Chanel d Saraya Knight
December 4: Big Time Wrestling (Newark, CA) – Beatrice Domino d Lisa Lace
December 4: Freelance Wrestling (Chicago, IL) – Sally Stitches d Joey Ryan
December 4: CMLL (Mexico City, Mexico) – La Amapola, Tiffany & Zeuxis d La Vaquerita, Marcela & Princesa Sujei
December 4: NXT Live (Largo, FL) – Nia Jax d Daria; Cameron d Peyton Royce; Asuka & Carmella d Alexa Bliss & Emma
December 4: Pro Wrestling 4 U (Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England) – Laura Jane d Violet Vendetta; Laura Jane d Violet Vendetta
December 4: Xcite Wrestling (Binghamton, NY) – Brooke Danielle, DJ Hyde, Dave McCall & Nate Carter d George Gatton, LJ Thomas, Penelope Ford & Qefka The Quiet
December 5: K-DOJO (Chiba, Japan) – Yoshihiro Horaguchi d Bambi & Yuma
December 5: Riot CIty Wrestling (Wayville, South Australia) – Demi Bennett & Savannah Summers d Blair Alexis & Quinn
December 5: Gold Rush Pro Wrestling’s “Gold Fever” (Pacifica, CA) – Lisa Lace d Kikyo Nakamura; Thunder Rosa(c) d Raze
December 5: Crossfire Wrestling (St. Catharines, Ontario) – Kaitlin Diemond(c) d Jewells Malone
December 5: Tigers Pro Wrestling (Marseille, France) – Eloanne(c) d Morgane Leigh
December 5: CHIKARA (Philadelphia, PA) – Juan Francisco de Coronado, Mr. Azerbaijan, Prakash Sabar, The Proletariat Boar Of Moldova, Jakob Hammermeier & Pinkie Sanchez, Mark Angelosetti & Wani d Dasher Hatfield, Heidi Lovelace, Hype Rockwell & Race Jaxon, Amasis, Oleg The Usurper, The Estonian Farmer Frog & Worker Ant; Kimber Lee d Hallowicked (c); Jervis Cottonbelly, El Hijo del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr. & Princess Kimber Lee d Blaster McMassive, Flex Rumblecrunch, Jaka & Max Smashmaster
December 5: Smash Wrestling (Oshawa, Ontario) – Courtney Rush d Xandra Bale
December 5: WWE Live (Augusta, GA) – Charlotte d Paige
December 5: Insane Championship Wrestling (Belconnen, Canberra) – Asha Sixx d Nyx Jade(c)
December 5: NXT Live (Citrus Springs, FL) – Asuka & Carmella d Alexa Bliss & Emma; Cameron d Aliyah & Billie Kay;
December 5: I Believe In Wrestling (Orlando, FL) – Santana Garrett (c) d Grace Storm, MJ Knight & Shaniah Arlyana
December 5: Alpha Omega Wrestling (Morecambe, England) – Viper(c) d Lana Austin & Nikki Storm
December 5: Pure Wrestling Association (Kitchener, Ontario) – Eric Cairnie d Beautiful Beaa
December 5: Gatoh Move (Tokyo, Japan) – Choun Shiryu vs Makoto- time limit draw; Hiroyo Matsumoto d Antonio Honda & Sayaka Obihiro; Kotori & Madoka d Emi Sakura & Riho
December 5: Pioneer Valley Pro Wrestling (Hadley, MA) – Ashley Vox vs Toxis - No Contest
December 5: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan) – Hiroe Nagahama d Maruko Nagasaki; Maya Yukihi & Risa Sera d Akane Fujita & Mochi Miyagi; Tsukasa Fujimoto d Tsukushi & Yuuka; Aoi Kizuki vs. Kayoko Haruyama - Time Limit Draw; Neko Nitta (c) d Kyuri & Sakura Hirota
December 5: Absolute Intense Wrestling (Brooklyn, OH) – Ethan Page (c) d Candice LeRae
December 5: World Association Of Wrestling (Norwich, Norfolk) – Jami Sparx d Cheyenne
December 5: Warzone Wrestling (Wendouree, Victoria) – Vixsin(c) d Kellyanne
December 5: WWE Live (Fayetteville, NC) – Bayley & Becky Lynch d Sasha Banks & Naomi
December 5: WWE's Main Event (Hershey, PA) – Sasha Banks d Alicia Fox
December 5: Guts World Pro Wrestling (Tokyo, Japan) – Drake Morimatsu d Megumi Yabushita
December 5: Legacy Wrestling (Manheim, PA) – Veda Scott d Brittany Blake
December 5: Independent Wrestling Federation (Nutley, NJ) – Izzy & Juan Rivera d Daniel Jordan & Nich Shin
December 5: Pro Evolution Wrestling (Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) – Chardonnay d Nikki Taylor
December 5: AAA (Nezahualcóyotl, México) – Faby Apache & Goya Kong d La Hiedra & Lady Shani
December 5: Athletic Fun Wrestling (Orlando, FL) – Santana Garrett (c) d MJ Knight
December 5: Pro Wrestling Chaos (Bristol, England) – Martina Kirby d Jinny
December 5: Renegade Wrestling Alliance (West Newton, PA) – Jessie Belle d Angel Dust
December 5: Hoosier Pro Wrestling (Columbus, IN) – Amazing Maria d Crazy Mary Dobson
December 6: BellaTrix (Norwich, Norfolk, England) – Violet O'Hara d Adrianna; Jami Sparx & Kira Fox d Bacardi & Kymmie A. Kiss; Skarlett (c) vs Chanel - Draw; Queen Maya (c) d Erin Angel by Count Out; Madison Lee d Karama; Liberty d Saraya Knight; Destiny d Lady Lory
December 6: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan) – Haruka Kato & Kairi Hojo d Datura & Kaori Yoneyama; Holidead d Alex Lee; Jungle Kyouna d Starlight Kid; Hiromi Mimura d Saori Anno; Jungle Kyouna d Hiromi Mimura; Evie, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Kellie Skater d Act Yasukawa, Kri Wolf & Kyoko Kimura & Io Shirai, Mayu Iwatani & Momo Watanabe
December 6: Snakepit Pro Wrestling (Pooraka, Australia) – Izzy Shaw d Sammy Stallone
December 6: JWP (Miyagi, Japan) – Hanako Nakamori d Kayoko Haruyama; Command Bolshoi & Kagetsu d Rydeen Hagane & Tsubasa Kuragaki; KAZUKI d Rabbit Miu; Arisa Nakajima & Tsukasa Fujimoto d Leon & Manami Toyota; Mochi Miyagi d Yako Fujigasaki
December 6: Pure Wrestling Association (Dundas, Ontario) – Beautiful Beaa d Kaitlin Diemond
December 6: XWA Wrestling (Colchester, England) – Rhia O’Reilly vs Pollyanna- no contest
December 6: WWE Live (Florence, SC) – Bayley & Becky Lynch d Naomi & Sasha Banks
December 6: WWE Live (Charlotte, NC) – Charlotte d Paige
December 6: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan) – Mika Iida & Sakura Hirota d Hikaru Shida & Sumire Natsu; Sawako Shimono d Cherry; Misaki Ohata d ASUKA; Kyoko Kimura, Moeka Haruhi & Yuki Miyazaki d Ayako Hamada, Fairy Nipponbashi & Yumi Ohka; Kaho Kobayashi & Rina Yamashita d Hiroe Nagahama & Konami; Yuu Yamagata d Ryo Mizunami
December 6: Insane Championship Wrestling (Glasgow, Scotland) – Viper (c) d Nikki Storm
December 6: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Tokyo, Japan) – Megumi Yabushita d Yuiga; Mima Shimoda d Jenny Rose; Kaoru Ito & Kyoko Inoue d Meiko Tanaka & Sareee; Jaguar Yokota & Yumiko Hotta d Chikayo Nagashima & Keiko Aono
December 6: Outback Championship Wrestling (Melbourne, Australia) – Shazza McKenzie d Vixsin
December 6: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Shizuoka, Japan) – Megumi Yabushita d Yuiga; Mima Shimoda d Jenny Rose; Jaguar Yokota & Yumiko Hotta d Chikayo Nagashima & Keiko Aono; Kaoru Ito & Kyoko Inoue d Meiko Tanaka & Sareee
December 7: SENDAI Girls (Osaka, Japan) – Hiroyo Matsumoto d Cassandra Miyagi; Chihiro Hashimoto d Mika Iwata; Meiko Satomura & Sakura Hirota d Alex Lee & Ray; DASH Chisako & Sendai Sachiko d KAORU & Kyoko Kimura
December 7: WWE's Monday Night RAW (North Charleston, SC) – Naomi & Sasha Banks d Alicia Fox & Brie Bella
December 9: NXT (Winter Park, FL) – Asuka d Deonna Purrazzo; Bayley d Peyton Royce
December 10: WWE's Thursday Night Smackdown (Jacksonville, FL) – Becky Lynch d Paige
December 10: NXT Live (Newcastle, Tyne And Wear, England) – Asuka d Alexa Bliss; Bayley (c) d Emma
December 11: Rock N Wrestle (Inverness, Highland, Scotland) – Kasey Owens d Lucy Cole
December 11: High Impact Wrestling (Regina, Saskatchewan) – Kat Von Heez d Gisele Shaw
December 11: House of Glory (Jamaica, NY) – Kimber Lee d Sonya Strong
December 11: Vicious Outcast Wrestling (Connellsville, PA) – Kelly Klein(c) d Samantha Starr
December 11: IWA Mid-South (Clarksville, IN) – Matt Cage d Jordynne Grace & Slade Sludge
December 11: SHINE 31 (Ybor City, FL) – Taylor Made d Jessicka Havok, Allysin Kay & Amber Gallows; Taylor Made d Santana Garrett(c); Mia Yim & Leva Bates d Malia Hosaka & Brandi Wine; Jayme Jameson & Marti Belle d Heidi Lovelace & Solo Darling; Jayme Jameson & Marti Belle d Mia Yim & Leva Bates; Leah Von Dutch d Leilani Kai; Su Yung d Jessica James; Andrea d Amanda Rodriguez; Luscious Latasha d Thunderkitty
December 11: NXT Live (Glasgow, Scotland) – Asuka d Alexa Bliss; Bayley(c) d Emma
December 11: Westside Xtreme Wrestling (Oberhausen, Germany) – Nixon Newell d Melanie Gray
December 11: Fighting Spirit Pro (Merced, CA) – Nicole Savoy vs Christina Von Eerie
December 11: Juggalo Championship Wrestling (Sauget, IL) – Crazy Mary Dobson & Mad Man Pondo d Jake Dirden & Samantha Heights
December 12: Southern Hemisphere Wrestling Alliance (Medina, Perth) – Michelle K. Hasluck d Felix Young
December 12: Sakura Hirota Produce (Tokyo, Japan) – Takumi Iroha d Sakura Hirota; Nanae Takahashi d Sakura Hirota; Ayako Hamada & Mil Pesocaras c AKINO & Kenichiro Arai; Hisakatsu Oya & Tsubasa Kuragaki d Koji Ishinriki & Ryo Mizunami; Sakura Hirota d Aiger, Cassandra Miyagi, Cherry, Fumihito Kihara, Hercules Senga, Kaho Kobayashi, KID, Koharu Hinata, Naoshi Sano, Natsu Sumire, Neko Nitta, Ray, Ricky Fuji, Yuiga, Yuki Miyazaki, Yuko Miyamoto, Yumi Ohka & Yuu Yamagata
December 12: Insane Wrestling League (Baldwin Park, CA) – Johnny Saovi d Kahmora
December 12: Northeast Wrestling (Bethany, CT) – Mandy Leon d Deonna Purrazzo
December 12: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan) – Misaki Ohata & Ryo Mizunami vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto & Tsukushi -time limit draw; Maya Yukihi d Hiroe Nagahama; Risa Sera d Neko Nitta; Mochi Miyagi d Akane Fujita; Aoi Kizuki & Kayoko Haruyama d Maruko Nagasaki & Yuuka
December 12: K-DOJO (Chiba, Japan) – Ayumu Honda, Bambi, Kaji Tomato & Shiori Asahi d Ayato Yoshida, Dinosaur Takuma, GO Asakawa & Kyu Mogami
December 12: Pro Evolution Wrestling (Worcester, Worcestershire, England) – Chardonnay d Nikki Taylor
December 12: NXT Live (Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) – Bayley(c) d Emma; Asuka d Carmella
December 12: Snakepit Pro Wrestling (Pooraka, Adelaide) – Matt Hayter d Miss Fortune
December 12: WWE Live (Lewiston, MA) – Becky Lynch & Charlotte d Sasha Banks & Naomi
December 12: REINA Joshi Puroresu (Yokohama, Japan) – Yako Fujigasaki d Ramen Woman & Rina Yamashita; Hanako Nakamori d Aria Sapphire; Maki Narumiya & Mineo Fujita d Haruka Kato & Makoto; Tsukasa Fujimoto d Konami; Buffalo & Syuri d Gabaiji-chan & Hikaru Shida
December 12: International Wrestling Cartel (Elizabeth, PA) – Britt Baker & Angel Dust d Marti Belle & Ray Lyn
December 12: CZW Dojo Wars (Voorhees, NJ) – Brittany Blake d Conor Claxton (c)
December 12: Lucha Underground (Los Angeles, CA) – Angelico, Ivelisse & Son Of Havoc (c) d Barrio Negro, El Siniestro de la Muerte & Trece; Cortez Castro & Mr. Cisco d Johnny Mundo & Taya Valkyrie; Cobra Moon & Marty Martinez d Sexy Star & The Mack
December 12: Hunter Valley Wrestling (Rutherford, New South Wales) – Tarlee d Sofia Morales
December 12: Swiss Wrestling Entertainment (Schönbühl, Bern, Switzerland) – Laura Wellings, Leah Owens & Melanie Gray d The Alpha Female
December 12: DDT (Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan) – Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi d Gota Ihashi & Saki Akai
December 12: Consejo Internacional de Lucha (Katalonien, Spain) – Anne Stone d A Perica Enmascarada(c)
December 12: Barrie Wrestling (Barrie, Ontario) – Beautiful Beaa d Alexia Nicole
December 12: World Xtreme Wrestling (Minneola, FL) – Raquel d Dynamite DiDi
December 12: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Nagoya, Japan) – Kellie Skater d Momo Watanabe; Kris Wolf & Act Yasukawa d Kairi Hojo & Hiromi Mimura; Hiroyo Matsumoto & Evie d Alex Lee & Kaori Yoneyama; Jungle Kyouna d Datura; Starlight Kid vs Azumi- time limit draw; Io Shirai & Mayu Iwatani d Kyoko Kimura & Holidead
December 12: Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (Reseda, CA) – Chris Hero, Mike Bailey, Candice LeRae & Joey Ryan d Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson
December 12: CMLL (Mexico City, Mexico) – La Amapola d Reyna Isis
December 12: KnokX Pro Academy (Sun Valley, CA) – Pedro (c) d Freekshow, Harley Kiss & Jezette Marie
December 12: Warriors of Wrestling (New York City, NY) – Darius Carter d Jessie Brooks (c)
December 13: WWE's TLC (Boston, MA) – Charlotte(c) d Paige; Sasha Banks d Becky Lynch
December 13: Anarchy Championship Wrestling’s “Delusions of Our Childish Days” (Austin, TX) – Angel Blue d Baby Dumplins; Curt Stallion d LuFisto, Angel Blue & Jack Jameson
December 13: Tidal Championship Wrestling (Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) – Addy Starr d Alexis Rose by DQ
December 13: DDT (Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan) – Cherry d Saki Akai (c); Saki Akai d Cherry (c), Hiroshi Fukuda, KENSO & Makoto Oishi, Maki Ito, Van Vert Jack, Van Vert Negro & Yasu Urano
December 13: Lucha Libre Elite (Mexico City, Mexico) – Lluvia & Muneca de Plata d Dalys la Caribena & Reyna Isis
December 13: NXT Live (Blackpool, Lancashire, England) – Nia Jax d Carmella; Asuka d Alexa Bliss; Bayley(c) d Emma
December 13: Spanish Pro Wrestling (Barcelona, Spain) – Gravity Zero d Dragonita
December 13: OZ Academy (Tokyo, Japan) – Sonoko Kato(c) d Yumi Ohka; Sakura Hirota d Aja Kong; Mayumi Ozaki(c) d Command Bolshoi; Dynamite Kansai, Kayoko Haruyama & Rina Yamashita d Hikaru Shida, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Manami Toyota; Kaori Yoneyama & Tsubasa Kuragaki d Kagetsu(c) & Kaho Kobayashi(c); Aja Kong d Sakura Hirota; AKINO d Maki Narumiya
December 14: WWE's Monday Night RAW (Philadelphia, PA) – Becky Lynch & Charlotte d Brie Bella & Alicia Fox
December 14: CMLL (Puebla City, México) – La Vaquerita, Lluvia & Princesa Sugehit d Amapola, Dalys & Reyna Isis
December 14: NXT Live (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) – Asuka & Bayley d Emma & Nia Jax; Carmella d Alexa Bliss
December 15: Alpha-1 Wrestling (Hamilton, Ontario) – Heidi Lovelace d Kobe Durst(c) via count-out
December 15: K-DOJO (Kumamoto, Japan) – Hibiscus Mii d Bambi
December 15: Super Fireworks Wrestling (Nagoya, Japan) – KAORU d Takumi Iroha
Upcoming
December 18: Attack! Pro Wrestling (Bristol, England) – Chris Brookes & TBA vs Nixon Newell & TBA
December 19: TNT Extreme Wrestling (Liverpool, England) – Saraya Knight vs Viper
December 19: Mega Championship Wrestling (Elyria, OH) – Angel Dust vs Heidi Lovelace
December 19: Gatoh Move (Tokyo, Japan)
December 19: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)
December 19: Ring of Honor (Philadelphia, PA) – Hania & Deonna Purrazzo vs Sumie Sakai & Mandy Leon
December 19: IWA Vintage Pro Wrestling (Bridgeton, NJ) – LuFisto vs Nyla Rose
December 20: Marvelous (Tokyo, Japan)
December 20: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) Jenny Rose vs Kagetsu; Hamuko Hoshi vs Yuiga; Jaguar Yokota & Yumiko Hotta vs Megumi Yabushita & Mima Shimoda; Chikayo Nagashima, Keiko Aono & Mask de Sun vs Kaoru Ito, Kyoko Inoue & Meiko Tanaka
December 20: 2CW (Syracuse, NY) – Candice LeRae vs TBA; Jessicka Havok vs TBA
December 22: Gatoh Move (Tokyo, Japan)
December 23: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Osaka, Japan) – Ayako Hamada(c) & Yuu Yamagata(c) vs Misaki Ohata & Ryo Mizunami
December 23: Gatoh Move (Tokyo, Japan)
December 23: JWP (Tokyo, Japan) – Kayoko Haruyama vs Arisa Nakajima
December 23: World Wonder Ring STARDOM’s “YEAREND CLIMAX 2015″ (Tokyo, Japan) – Io Shirai vs Meiko Satomura(c); Kellie Skater(c), Evie(c) & Hiroyo Matsumoto(c) vs Jungle Kyouna, Momo Watanabe & Hiromi Mimura; Act Yasukawa, Haruka Kato & Kairi Hojo d Kris Wolf, Holidead & Kyoko Kimura
December 25: Lucha Memes (Naucalpan De Juárez, México) – Marcela(c) vs Keira
December 26: REINA Joshi Puroresu (Tokyo, Japan) – Tsukasa Fujimoto(c) vs Maki Narumiya; Konami vs Aja Kong; Buffalo, Mineo Fujita & Syuri vs Hikaru Shida, Jun Kasai & Toru Owashi; Saori Anou & Yuna Manase vs Maki Natsumi & Tae Honma; Mari Sakamoto vs Yuina Onasaka
December 26: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)
December 27: JWP (Tokyo, Japan) – Command Bolshoi vs Mayumi Ozaki(c); Kayoko Haruyama vs Tsubasa Kuragaki; Tsubasa Kuragaki & Kayoko Haruyama vs Command Bolshoi & Kyoko Kimura; Kyoko Kimura vs Hanako Nakamori; Sendai Sachiko(c) & DASH Chisako(c) vs Arisa Nakajima & Tsukasa Fujimoto
December 27: Southside Wrestling (St. Neots, Cambridgeshire) – Laura James vs Nixon Newell(c); Kay Lee Ray vs El Ligero
December 27: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Kawasaki, Japan)
December 27: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan) – Ayako Hamada(c) vs Yuu Yamagata; Mika Iida vs Tsukasa Fujimoto; Nanae Takahashi vs Rina Yamashita; Misaki Ohata & Ryo Mizunami vs Hamuko Hoshi & Mochi Miyagi; Sakura Hirota d Kaho Kobayashi
December 27: Gatoh Move (Tokyo, Japan)
December 28: ASUKA Project (Tokyo, Japan) – Kaho Kobayashi vs TAKA Michinoku
December 28: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Tokyo, Japan)
December 30: Gatoh Move (Tokyo, Japan)
December 31: Gatoh Move (Tokyo, Japan)
December 31: Ice Ribbon’s “RibbonMania” (Tokyo, Japan) – Yuuka vs Sareee; Neko Nitta vs TBA
January 3: DDT (Tokyo, Japan) – Candice LeRae vs TBA
January 3: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Kawasaki, Japan)
January 3: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
January 3: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)
January 3: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)
January 6: SENDAI Girls (Tokyo, Japan) – Sendai Sachiko & DASH Chisako vs TBA; Chihiro Hashimoto vs Aja Kong
January 6: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Tokyo, Japan)
January 9: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Kanagawa, Japan)
January 9: Melbourne Championship Wrestling (Essendon, Victoria) – Toni Storm vs Kellyanne
January 10: OZ Academy (Tokyo, Japan) – Sonoko Kato(c) vs Arisa Nakajima; Hikaru Shida vs Yumi Ohka; Kagetsu, Kaho Kobayashi & AKINO vs Aja Kong, Rina Yamashita & Dynamite Kansai
January 10: DDT (Osaka, Japan) – Candice LeRae vs TBA
January 10: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
January 11: DDT (Osaka, Japan) – Candice LeRae vs TBA
January 11: SEAdLINNNG (Tokyo, Japan) – Nanae Takahashi vs Masato Tanaka
January 15: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Saitama, Japan)
January 16: SMASH Wrestling (Toronto, Ontario) – Courtney Rush vs Kimber Lee
January 16: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)
January 17: OZ Academy’s 20th Anniversary (Okinawa, Japan)
January 17: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
January 17: REINA Joshi Puroresu (Tokyo, Japan)
January 17: SENDAI Girls (Miyagi, Japan) – DASH Chisako vs Sendai Sachiko
January 20: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)
January 23: Empress Pro Wrestling (High Wycombe, England) – Rhia O'Reilly & Addy Starr vs Pollyanna & Katey Harvey; Chardonnay & Nadia Sapphire vs Violet Vendetta & Courtney; Toni Storm vs TBA;
January 23: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)
January 24: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Kyoto, Japan)
January 24: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Osaka, Japan)
January 29: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Kawasaki, Japan)
January 30: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)
January 31: JWP (Tokyo, Japan)
January 31: REINA Joshi Puroresu (Tokyo, Japan)
January 31: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Aichi, Japan)
January 31: ASPIRE Pro Wrestling (Pennsauken, NJ)
February 6: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)
February 6: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)
February 7: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
February 7: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Kawasaki, Japan)
February 11: OZ Academy (Osaka, Japan)
February 12: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Nagoya, Japan)
February 14: SENDAI Girls (Osaka, Japan)
February 17: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Tokyo, Japan)
February 20: Southside Wrestling (St. Neots, Cambridgeshire) – Ryan Smile & Pete Dunne vs Nixon Newell & Leva Bates
February 21: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
February 21: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Kawasaki, Japan)
February 21: OZ Academy (Tokyo, Japan)
February 26: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)
February 27: Ice Ribbon (Sendai, Japan)
February 27: Lucky Pro Wrestling (Clinton, MA) – Alexxis Nevaeh vs Davienne(c); Ariel vs Nikki Valentine vs Tequila Rose vs Ashley Vox vs Delmi Exo vs Hellen Vale vs Adira vs Ramona Romano
February 28: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Osaka, Japan)
March 4: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Tokyo, Japan)
March 5: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Osaka, Japan)
March 12: Ice Ribbon (Tokyo, Japan)
March 13: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Kawasaki, Japan)
March 19: Ice Ribbon (Osaka, Japan)
March 20: REINA Joshi Puroresu (Hiroshima, Japan)
March 20: OZ Academy (Tokyo, Japan)
March 20: Ice Ribbon (Fukuoka, Japan)
March 21: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
March 21: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Kawasaki, Japan)
March 21: Ice Ribbon (Hiroshima, Japan)
March 25: REINA Joshi Puroresu (Tokyo, Japan)
March 27: OZ Academy (Nagoya, Japan)
April 1: Queens of Combat (Dallas, TX)
April 1-3: WWN Live Experience (Dallas, TX)
April 2: SHIMMER Women Athletes (Dallas, TX)
April 3: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Kawasaki, Japan)
April 8: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Tokyo, Japan)
April 8: SENDAI Girls (Kanagawa, Japan)
April 9: Ice Ribbon (Tokyo, Japan)
April 10: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)
April 29: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
May 3: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)
May 4: Ice Ribbon’s 10th Anniversary (Yokohama, Japan)
May 5: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Tokyo, Japan)
May 8: World Woman Pro-Wrestling DIANA (Kawasaki, Japan)
May 15: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
June 5: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)
June 16: World Wonder Ring STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)
July 3: Ice Ribbon (Tokyo, Japan)
July 18: Ice Ribbon (Kanagawa, Japan)
October 22: East Coast Wrestling Association’s 3rd Annual Super 8 ChickFight (Woodbury Heights, NJ)
-Ciara Reid
-Data collated from (but not limited to) Cagematch, PuroLove, Dramatic DDT, Luchablog, Wrestle Ropes UK, Wrestling Observer, PWInsider, NHB Girls, Battle News, Lords Of Pain, North Starz, Indy Power Rankings, Australian Indy Wrestling, SoCal Uncensored
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