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(08/07/25) — SHINE 83, DEADLOCK, Weekend previews, Joshi contingent in the states, Debbie Kietel strikes gold, & other tidbits
Independent Women Business: DEADLOCK Pro’s weekend lineups, SHINE 83’s full card, Maggie Lee defends in AAW & more
DEADLOCK Pro Wrestling has a busy weekend ahead as their second annual Battle of the Best tournament will be taking center stage, affecting the cards for Friday and Sunday night. There will be a variety of first-round matches featuring the Joshi contingent that’s being brought in to compete, with the eventual winner of the series receiving a guaranteed contract for a future Women’s World Title match. The tournament officially began on July 13th in Durham, North Carolina, with Queen Aminata defeating last year’s semifinalist, Jada Stone, to advance. Former champion Dani Luna will face Lena Kross in her promotional debut on Friday in Cary, North Carolina, marking the first time these two have competed against each other.
On Sunday, Mei Suruga and Emi Sakura will be returning to the promotion after last appearing at DEADLOCK's shows at Shin-Kiba 1st RING in April. The reigning Super Asia Champion, Suruga, will face her trainer, Sakura, in the first round of the tournament. Sakura, a former DPW World Women's Champion, had an impressive reign in December 2022, successfully defending her title five times before losing it to Miyuki Takase on the same day her reign reached one year. Another matchup in the series features the first-time encounter between Hyan and the soon-to-be-retired Yuu. This appearance isn't Yuu's first work stateside or with the promotion, as she has wrestled sporadically over the years. Yuu is set to retire at the tail end of this year.
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Maggie Lee’s fourth defense of the AAW Women’s Championship is currently the only title match set for “Take No Prisoners” at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Illinois. Maggie Lee faces the upcoming challenge from Heather Reckless, with whom she shares a loose partnership in TNA as part of the collective formed by Ash by Elegance. Outside of their “by Elegance” monikers, the competitors are no strangers to each other in the ring and have even worked together in a Berwyn Street Fight last February against Shazza McKenzie and Missa Kate.
Lee had previously challenged Sierra for the title last October but was unable to secure the victory.
However, she returned to compete in another Street Fight earlier this year, successfully capturing the championship from Sierra in January, effectively ending her remarkable reign at 462 days. This reign by Sierra stands as the longest since Kris Statlander’s nearly two-year chokehold on the championship from December 2019 to July 2021. Lee has successfully defended her title against Tootie Lynn, Shazza McKenzie, and most recently, Laynie Luck in June. Throughout this time, she has also been juggling the defense of her three other titles, including the DreamWave Women’s Championship, securing her tenth and eleventh defenses against Jada Stone and AMIRA over the weekend.
SHINE Wrestling has a stacked lineup prepared for Sunday’s show at the OCC Road House in Clearwater, Florida. The event is scheduled to celebrate the promotion’s thirteenth anniversary, despite a three-week delay. Four title matches are the prime focus of the show’s card, as one of those matches features the promotion’s flagship belt being put on the line against another champion. It will be the battle of the “Kelseys” as Kelsey Raegan defends the SHINE Championship against the current SHINE Nova Champion, Kelsey Heather. The matchup will be strictly for the main title — not a double title match. For the first time, the SPARK Joshi Pacific Championship will be defended outside its promotion, as Airica Demia’s initial defense since defeating Vert Vixen for the title will be against Lindsay Snow.
Evie De La Rosa and Labrava Escobar will defend the SHINE Tag Team Titles against Sofia Castillo and Bella Snow. Las Sicarias last defended their titles in May, successfully retaining them against Amber Nova and Lindsay Snow in their first title defense. The team originally won the championship by defeating Lindsay Snow and Kelsey Raegan in December. Scotti Sosa's WWN Proving Ground Women's belt will be contested as Clara Change steps up to challenge for it. Sosa became champion in June after defeating Labrava Escobar and has successfully retained the belt three times since then. Mercedes Martinez is the only competitor on this card who was booked for SHINE’s debut on July 20, 2012, and is still actively working with the promotion as she faces Sara Leon. Other matches scheduled for the event include Teal Piper facing Katalina Perez, Amber Nova competing against J-Rod, Mila Moore going up against Jacy Love, Izzy Moreno taking on Alivia Rose, and Jazmyne Hao squaring off with Carolina Cruz. There will also be a six-woman tag team matchup, as Sahara Se7en, Gina Sais Quoi, and Joiya Blake take on Kaia McKenna, Sofia Sivan, and Mila Johnson.
Joshy, Joshi, Joshe News: Debbie Kietel wins gold & Ryoko Sakimura leaves Marigold
Debbie Kietel has won her first Japanese title, becoming one-half of the DIANA Tag Team Champions alongside Ayako Sato. The pair, affectionately known as "Caffeine and Crush," secured the titles by defeating Nanami Hatano and Rina Amikura in the main event of DIANA's show on July 27th in Kawasaki, Japan. Kietel is the first foreign competitor to win this championship and the first overall to hold a title in DIANA. The current championship reign marks Sato's fourth title run, having previously held the championships twice with Hanako Nakamori and once with Jaguar Yokota.
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She and Sato had previously challenged the former champions for the belts in April but were unsuccessful. This matchup took place a few weeks after Sato and Nakamori lost the titles to Rina and Hatano in a three-way match that also involved Yuki Miyazaki and Yuko Sakurai. Kietel joins competitors such as Bea Priestley, Debbie Malenko, Hailey Hatred, Cynthia, and Ester Moreno as some of the foreign wrestlers who have held tag team gold on Japanese soil.
Dream Star Fighting Marigold announced that Ryoko Sakimura would be parting ways with the promotion, effective immediately, as the competitor had been granted her release as requested by her talent agency. Sakimura had competed within the promotion for ten months, with her last appearance being at the promotion’s Korakuen Hall show on June 17th. Nothing additional has come out regarding the decision from Marigold’s end. However, Sakimura has shed some light on the situation in her dedicated column for CYZO ONLINE, where she’s been documenting her wrestling journey from the start. Sakimura admitted that she struggled with the duality of wrestling as both a combat sport and a form of entertainment. She noted that she found it challenging to keep up emotionally with the demands of both aspects, feeling a disconnect in her performance. This struggle ultimately contributed to her decision to part ways with the promotion, and she wishes she had taken a more relaxed approach and wants to compete freely and in a more challenging way. Sakimura is hopeful for a return to Marigold. The promotion has recently established its own training facility, with Shuji Kondo as the coach, which you can read about here. This could give her a second chance in her career, and a trainer with different expertise may improve her chances for success.
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🔗I contributed to this year’s BRP50 for the Black Rasslin Podcast,
with a featured piece on Black women and their experiences and successes while working in Japan. The History of the Black Joshi includes Aja Kong, Ayesha Raymond, Roni Nicole, Nicole Savoy, Amazing Kong, Michin, and so many more women are acknowledged in this piece, which is right here. Also, be sure to follow them and the rest of the crew here, and subscribe to their YouTube channel.
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Weekend Shenangians: Three women’s shows are dominating the weekend, some title matches & more
Friday:
- **Fighting Spirit Pro’s Radiance in Pacheco, CA:** Masha Slamovich will be defending the Radiance Championship against Brooke Havok, and there will be a “wildcard” match to determine the third participant in a title match, which is discussed here.
Saturday:
**DOA Pro Wrestling in Portland, Oregon:** The west coast promotion will be hosting their “Queen of Thorns” tournament in front of the crowd at the Jackson Armory. Six matches have been announced for the first round and include veterans of the scene like Kikyo and Dark Sheik. It's laid out here
**True Grit Wrestling in York, North Yorkshire:** Rhio puts the Women’s Title on the line against Alexxis Falcon for a second time after retaining it against her back in May
**Black Label Pro in Crown Point, Indiana:** Black Label Pro has a four-way matchup booked for their lineup in Crown Point, Indiana, that sees Miss Larkan taking on Leela Hall, Rachel Armstrong, and Freya The Slaya. Also on the card, Kylie Rae battles Leyla Hirsch, and Shotzi Blackheart takes on Jordan Oliver
**Dominant Championship Wrestling in Selma, North Carolina:** Jazmyne Hao defends her DCW Women’s Title against Savannah Evans
**Limitless Wrestling in Lewiston, Maine:** One of those first-round contests for the year-annual Vacationland Cup tournament sees B3CCA taking on Gabby Forza
Image: Professional Championship Wrestling © **Professional Championship Wrestling in Ferntree Gully, Melbourne:** Tarlee challenges Aysha for the PCW Women’s Championship. Aysha has held the title for over 100 days. She became the first champion in April and has successfully defended her title twice against Charlie Rose and Caity Luxe
**Metroplex Wrestling in Bedford, Texas:** Two championship matches, a bunch of first-time meetings, and more are set for the all-women’s card, all curated by owner and ROH World Women’s Champion, Athena. The entire card is discussed here
Sunday:
**PrideStyle in Las Vegas, Nevada:** Gin Sevani challenges Chris Nastyy for the PrideStyle Championship. Bryn Thorne faces Tyler Bateman, and Lazarus takes on Brooke Havok
**Blitzkrieg Pro in Enfield, Connecticut:** A couple of championship matches are booked for the card — Gabby Forza and Bear Bronson challenge B3CCA & TJ Crawford for the Tag Team Titles, Ashley Vox, Notorious Mimi, Angelo Carter, PVV, and Kirby will all face off in the finals for the Jensen Championship. Also set for the show, Spike will be taking on Mortar
Scheduled Cards:
August 8: Fighting Spirit Pro’s Radiance (Pacheco, CA) — Izzy Moreno vs Brittnie Brooks; Masha Slamovich vs Brooke Havok; Fallyn Grey vs Airia Demia; Emily Jaye vs Bryn Thorne vs TBA
August 8: New Wave Wrestling (Cardiff, Wales ) — Aluna vs Kyriacos
August 8: DEADLOCK Pro (Cary, NC) — Dani Luna vs Lena Kross; Nicole Matthews © vs Trish Adora
August 8: Marvelous (Tokyo, Japan) — Takimi Iroha & Sareee © vs Chihiro Hashimooto & Yuu; Mirai Aono, Seirei Yamaoka, Komomo Minami, Victoria Suzuki & Utami Hayashishita vs Mio Momono, Ai Housan, Chika Akatsuki, Maria & Riko; Sora Ayame & Itsuki Aoki vs Chikayo Nagashima & Valentina Rossi
August 9: Black Label Pro (Crown Point, IN) — Shotzi Blackheart vs Jordan Oliver; Kylie Rae vs Leyla Hirsch; Miss Larkan vs Leela Hall vs Rachel Armstrong vs Freya The Slaya
August 9: Professional Championship Wrestling (Ferntree Gully, Melbourne) — Tarlee vs Aysha ©
August 9: Major League Wrestling (New York City, NY) — Ava Everett vs Shotzi Blackheart
August 9: Awesome Championship Wrestling (Poughquag, NY) — Rebecca J. Scott vs Vicki Venutti
August 9: Wrestling REVOLVER (Dayton, OH) — Priscilla Kelly vs Zachary Wentz
August 9: Stars of Wrestling (Alameda, CA)
August 9: Full Queer Wrestling (Cerrito, CA)
August 9: True Grit Wrestling (York, North Yorkshire) — Alexxis Falcon vs Rhio ©
August 9: Limitless Wrestling (Lewiston, ME) — B3CCA vs Gabby Forza
August 9: Purpose Wrestling (London, England) — Zoe Lucas & Amira Blair vs Ronnie Knocks & Ollie Fern; Safire Reed & Leah Vaughan vs Harry Sefton & Callum Beck
August 9: AAW (Berwyn, IL) — Maggie Lee © vs Heather Reckless
August 9: Pro Wrestling Rebellion (Athens, GA) — Saraya Saber vs Alexandra Quinn
August 9: Metroplex Wrestling (Bedford, TX) — Shay Karmichael vs Emmy Camacho; Nyla Rose & Morgan Mercy vs Charity King vs Baby D; Gigi Rey & Monica Monroe vs Londyn Dior & Anarkid Ash; Maya World vs Billie Starkz; Vert Vixen vs Hyan vs Masha Slamovich; Abandon vs Reiza Clarke ©
August 9: DOA Pro Wrestling (Portland, OR) — Brooke Havok vs Abigail Warren; Dark Sheik vs Izzy McQueen; KEL vs Murphy Madsen; Naomi King vs AMIRA
August 9: Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (Shinagawa, Japan)
August 9: Dominant Championship Wrestling (Selma, NC) — Jazmyne Hao © vs Savannah Evans
August 10: ATTACK Pro Wrestling (Bristol, England) — Dani Luna vs Danny Jones
August 10: SHINE 83 (Clearwater, FL) — Kelsey Raegan © vs Kelsey Heather; Mercedes Martinez vs Sara Leon; Scotti Sosa © vs Clara Change; Airica Demia © vs Lindsay Snow; Sahara Se7en, Gina Sais Quoi & Joiya Blake vs Kaia McKenna, Mila Johnson & Sofia Sivan; Evie De La Rosa & Labrava Escobar vs Bella Snow & Sofia Castillo; Teal Piper vs Katalina Perez; Mila Moore vs Jacey Love; Izzy Moreno vs Alivia Rose; Amber Nova vs J-Rod; Jazmyne Hao vs Carolina Cruz
August 10: Adrenaline Championship Wrestling (Glen Burnie, MD) — Priscilla Kelly vs Nahir Robles vs Riley Krowe
August 10: PrideStyle (Las Vegas, NV) — Brooke Havok vs Lazarus; Gin Sevani vs Chris Nastyy ©
August 10: Blitzkrieg Pro (Enfield, CT) — Gabby Forza & Bear Bronson vs B3CCA & TJ Crawford (c); Angelo Carter vs Ashley Vox vs PVV vs Notorious Mimi vs Kirby
August 10: DEADLOCK Pro (Jersey City, NJ) — Mei Suruga vs Emi Sakura; Yuu vs Hyan; Nicole Matthews © vs Masha Slamovich
August 11: PURE-J (Tokyo, Japan) — Yuna Manase & Moeka Haruhi © vs Hanako Nakamori & Kaho Kobayashi; Momo Tani vs Tae Honma
August 13: Actwres girl’Z (Tokyo, Japan) — Saori Anou & Natsupoi vs Natsuki & Yukina Uehara
August 15: Chicago Style Wrestling (Franklin Park, IL) — Deonna Purrazzo vs Lili Ruiz
August 16: Smash Pro Wrestling (Exeter, Devon) — Chantal Jordan vs Vivika
August 16: Below Zero Wrestling (West Fargo, ND) — Laynie Luck vs Sierra
August 16: wXw Germany (Samstag, Germany) — Kidd Bandit vs Bobby Gunns
August 16: NWA (Huntington, NY) — Natalia Markova vs Kenzie Paige ©
August 16: FutureShock Wrestling (Stockport, Greater Manchester) — Lucy Sky vs Hollie Barlow ©
Image: SMASH Wrestling © August 17: SMASH Wrestling (Toronto, Ontario) — Jody Threat © vs Leah Sparks
August 17: OZ Academy (Tokyo, Japan) — Hazuki vs AKINO
August 17: Phenomenal Elite Wrestling (Ettington, Warwickshire) — Freya Rose & Violet Nyte vs Hannah Taylor & Lila Kyle
August 17: Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (Osaka, Japan)
August 17: Higher Ground Wrestling (St. Pal Park, MN) — Badger Briggs vs Aminah Belmont; Devon Monroe vs Shane Black
August 17: United Wrestling UK (Oxford, Oxfordshire) — Aluna vs Chris Ares ©
August 17: South West Wrestling (Camden, London) — Skye Smitson vs Sadie Gibbs
August 17: Attitude Pro Wrestling (Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire) — Nicole Jasmin © vs Lucia Lee
August 22: Lucha Libre & Laughs (Denver, CO) — Yuka Sakazaki vs Dulce Tormenta
August 22: SEAdLINNNG (Tokyo, Japan) — Hiroyo Matsumoto vs Makoto ©; Ayame Sasamura & Itsuki Aoki vs Sumire Natsu & Mio Shirai ©; Hanahori & Serene Moten vs Miria Mitsuba & Yuki Fanan
August 23: House of Heat (Lafayette, IN) — Rachel Armstrong vs Ivy Malibu
August 23: ICW No Holds Barred (Williamstown, Victoria) — Vixsin vs Michael Weaver
August 23: Higher Ground Wrestling (Eau Claire, WI) — Badger Briggs vs Paul Reed © vs Connor Hopkins; Devon Monroe vs Jay Marston; Tori Fox vs Free Range Kara
August 23: Epic Pro Wrestling (Cudahy, CA) — Brooke Havok vs Johnnie Robbie; Eli Everfly & Delilah Doom vs Cameron Gates & DKC
August 23: Hurricane Pro Wrestling (Houston, TX) — Charity King vs Jazmin Allure
August 23: Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (Tokyo, Japan)
August 23: Titan Championship Wrestling (Seaside Heights, NJ) — Sammi Chaos & TBA vs Francesca Chini & Toni Chini
August 23: Shadow Wrestling (Ridgefield Park, NJ) — Janai Kai vs Ruthless Lala
August 23: Mayhem Pro (Rockbank, Victoria) — Erika Reid (c) vs Lochy Hendricks
August 23: Focus Pro Wrestling (Braintree, MA) — Gypsy Mac vs Erica Leigh
August 24: Destiny Wrestling (Mississauga, Ontario) — Gisele Shaw © vs Priscilla Kelly
August 24: Prestige Wrestling (Portland, OR) — Liiza Hall vs Haley Dylan
August 24: Ice Ribbon (Tokyo, Japan) —Manami Katsu © vs Misaki Shingeki
August 25: PROGRESS (Camden, London) — Kanji vs Rhio ©
August 29: Sanford City Wrestling (Manchester, England) — Lily Winter vs Harley Harris vs Ashley Vega
August 29: Evolution Wrestling (Hanham, Bristol) — Nightshade vs Carla Nemes; Skye Smitson vs Chantal Jordan; Lizzy Evo & Alexxis Falcon vs Safire Reed & Anita Vaughan
August 30: MXW Wrestling (Lara, Victoria) — Miss Fortune © vs Famous B
August 30: Tae Honma Produce (Tokyo, Japan) — Tae Honma © vs Starlight Kid
August 30: APAC Wrestling (Mont Kiara, Malaysia) — Kylie Rae vs Nor Phoenix Diana ©
August 30: Honor Among Wrestling (Bettendorf, IA)
August 30: APAC Wrestling (Mont Kiara, Malaysia) — Kira Summer vs Crystal vs Mio Shirai vs Tarlee
August 30: Proving Ground NE (Peabody, MA) — Kidd Bandit vs Delilah Hayden
August 30: Melbourne City Wrestling (Melbourne, Australia) —Erika Reid vs Eugenie ©; Ashya vs Shay Kassidy
August 31: Insane Championship Wrestling (Glasgow, Scotland) — Rhio vs Kenny on Williams ©; Lana Austin © vs Dani Luna
August 31: Future Stars of Women’s Wrestling (Las Vegas, NV)
September 4: House Of Glory (Philadelphia, PA) — Priscilla Kelly vs Shotzi Blackheart
September 5: ZERO 1 USA (Berwyn, IL)
September 5: ASÉ (Charlotte, NC) — Charity King vs Savannah Evans vs Jada Stone vs Karen Renee
September 5: Pro Wrestling: EVE (London, England)
September 6: F1RST Wrestling (Bloomington, MN) — Shotzi Blackheart; Priscilla Kelly
September 6: PrideStyle (San Diego, CA)
September 6: Barrie Wrestling (Barrie, Ontario) — Alexia Nicole vs Shilo ©
September 6: Elevation Wrestling (Leicester, Leicestershire) — Freya Rosea vs Ashley Vega © vs Melissa Fierce vs Kanji
September 13: Tokyo Joshi Pro (Tokyo, Japan)
Image: Belle 2 Bell © September 20: Belle2Bell (Paulsboro, NJ) — Journey Burke vs Stevie Brooks; Sammi Chaos & Arianna Rodriguez vs Leah Night & Taylor One Shot; Nixon Newell vs Notorious Mimi ©; Vicki Venuto vs Gabby Ortiz; Clara Carter vs Valerie Verman; Valentina Vasquez vs Becca Wiley
September 26: wXw Germany (Oberhausen, Germany) — Emersyn Jayne vs Matthew Justice
September 27: Ragin Pro Wrestling (Appleton, WI) — Lili Ruiz vs TBA vs Laynie Luck
September 27-28: TNT Extreme Wrestling (Liverpool, England)
September 13: Lucky Pro Wrestling (Leominster, MA)
October 4: Fury Pro Wrestling (Stuttgart, Germany)
October 4: New York Wrestling Connection (Deer Park, NY) — Amity LaVey vs Abadon ©
October 5: Premier Wrestling Federation (Houston, TX) — Shay Karmichael © vs Emmy Camacho
October 11: Pro Wrestling Revolution (San Jose, CA)
October 18: Hooligan Championship Wrestling (Evansville, IN) — Airica Demia © vs Rachel Armstrong
November 29: All Star Wrestling (Surrey, British Columbia) — Danika Della Rouge vs Anna Beretta vs TBA vs TBA vs TBA vs TBA
December 28: Yuu Retirement (Tokyo, Japan) — Yuu vs Chihiro Hashimoto
Information collected from, but not limited to, Cagematch, Tokyo Sports, LuchaBlog, @meraWRESTLING, TokyoSports, @BritWresEvents, ProFightdb, Purolove
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