Women Of Honor World Championship
The Women of Honor World Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). History At Final Battle, December 15, 2017, it was announced that a tournament to crown the first Women of Honor Championship would start on January 20, 2018. The tournament featured ROH regulars, called the ROH Women of Honor and wrestlers from ROH partner promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) as well. On April 7, 2018 Sumie Sakai became the inaugural champion by defeating Kelly Klein in the 16-women tournament finals at Supercard of Honor XII in New Orleans, LA. During her reign, the title was renamed to Women of Honor World Championship at the ''Ring of Honor Wrestling'' tapings on August 25, 2018. During Kelly Klein's third reign, ROH producer Joey Mercury left the promotion. In a series of tweets, Mercury said ROH doesn't have a concussion protocol and Klein had to wrestle while injured. Kl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ring Of Honor
Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group. After a deal was struck in March 2022, ROH was officially sold to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) founder, co-owner, president, and CEO Tony Khan two months later. Throughout the 2010s, Ring of Honor was considered a major wrestling promotion in the United States, alongside WWE and Impact Wrestling. Under Sinclair Broadcast Group's ownership, ROH began talent-sharing deals with wrestling companies outside the U.S., expanded their television visibility through Sinclair's broadcast stations, and eventually established its own streaming service in 2018 called Honor Club. But as time went on and the industry saw the creation and subsequent rise of All Elite Wrestling (AEW), ROH would be seen as a smaller promotion ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wrestling Observer
The ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' (''WON'') is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four Weekly'' website in 2008, becoming ''Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online''. Issues are offered in print and digital. The newsletter is often considered the first "dirt sheet", which is a wrestling publication which covers the art from a real-life perspective. History The beginnings of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' date back to 1980, when Meltzer began an annual poll amongst those with whom he corresponded regarding professional wrestling. According to Meltzer, he was just a fan at first. A short time later, he began maintaining a tape-trading list, and would occasionally send match results and news updates along with tape updates. Meltzer stated that he wanted to keep his friends in college "in the loop" for his tape trading as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karen Q
Karen Yu (born January 18, 1992) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to the promotion WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Wendy Choo. She is also known for her appearances with Ring of Honor and on the independent circuit as Karen Q and for her appearances with WWE as Mei Ying. Early life Yu grew up in the Bayside, Queens neighborhood of New York City, attending Benjamin N. Cardozo High School. Yu participated in gymnastics from the age of five. She received an NCAA Division II scholarship for volleyball, earning a bachelor's degree in physical education from Queens College and a master's degree in teaching from Lehman College. Before becoming a full-time professional wrestler, she taught physical education at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and coached gymnastics at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School. Professional wrestling career Yu was first trained to wrestle by Johnny Rodz at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, then by Damian Adam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tenille Dashwood
Tenille Averil Dashwood (born 1 March 1989) is an Australian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Emma. Dashwood started training for professional wrestling in Australia in 2003 when she was 13 years old. In 2008, Dashwood went to Canada to train at the Storm Wrestling Academy. She wrestled in Australia and North America on the independent circuit for promotions like Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) and Shimmer Women Athletes under the ring name Tenille Tayla. In 2011, she signed with WWE, thus she became the first female Australian wrestler to be signed to WWE. Dashwood also competed for Ring of Honor (ROH) and for Impact Wrestling, where she is a former Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. Early life Dashwood was born and raised in Boronia, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne. She has an older brother named Jake, who introduced her to professional wrestling. She cites Stone Cold Steve Austi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hana Kimura
was a Japanese joshi puroresu professional wrestler. She worked for native companies in her country such as World Wonder Ring Stardom from 2016 to 2020, and Wrestle-1, in addition to having made appearances for foreign companies such as Ring of Honor, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and some independent promotions in Mexico. Kimura was a second-generation wrestler; her mother Kyoko Kimura is a former professional wrestler. She was a cast member on the Fuji Television and Netflix reality television series '' Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020'' which is the fifth installment of the ''Terrace House'' franchise. Following a series of troubling tweets addressing online criticism directed at her from ''Terrace House'' viewers, she was found dead in her apartment in Tokyo on May 23, 2020. Her death had been ruled a suicide by December 2020. Professional wrestling career Early career Prior to her professional wrestling career, Kimura won the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship one time on A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kagetsu
(born on June 24, 1992), better known by his ring name , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Stardom, JWP, Sendai Girls and various independent promotions. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2008–2020) Kagetsu was trained by Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling. He joined in April 2008 after his junior high school graduation. He had an exhibition match against Ryo Mizunami on July 27, 2008. He made his official debut on August 24, 2008, against Chikayo Nagashima. In 2010, he changed his ring name from Yukari Ishino to Kagetsu. In 2015, he left Sendai Girls and became a freelancer. World Wonder Ring Stardom (2012–2020) The promotion in which Ishino is best known for performing was World Wonder Ring Stardom. In April 2016, he debuted as part of the Oedo Tai stable. He won the Artist of Stardom Titles with Kyoko Kimura and Hana Kimura. On June 16, 2016, he teamed with Kyoko Kimura to capture the Goddess of Stardom Cha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Holidead
Camille Ligon (born July 21, 1986), known by her ring name Holidead, is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW). Professional wrestling career Ring of Honor Wrestling (ROH) (2017–2022) In 2017 Holidead debuted in Ring of Honor Wrestling (ROH) in a One-on-one match against Sumie Sakai but was unsuccessful. Afterwards Holidead entered the Women of Honor Championship tournament in 2018 but lost to Deonna Purrazzo in the first round via submission. In 2021 Holiday returned to Ring of Honor but this time it was to enter the ROH Women's World Championship tournament after the ROH Women of Honor title had been retired due to then Kelly Klein's contract dispute with the ROH owner. Holidead returned in the ROH Women's World Title tournament against Max The Impaler but was unsuccessful as Max The Impaler defeated her in the One-on-one female powerhouse match-up via pinfall. Afterwards Holidead had a couple of good ROH Women's mat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deonna Purrazzo
Deonna Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts World Champion and a former Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. She also appears in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) — with which Impact has a partnership — where she is a former AAA Reina de Reinas Champion. She is also a former Ring of Honor Women's World Champion, making her a four time women's world champion. Purrazzo began her career in 2012, wrestling in various independent promotions, eventually appearing national promotions Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Ring of Honor (ROH). She also worked for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom). In 2018, while under contract with ROH, she was announced to be part of the independent event All In. Later she signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to the NXT brand. However, she was released in 2020. After her release, Purrazzo signed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hazuki (wrestler)
mononymously known by her ring name Hazuki is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. Professional Wrestling Career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2014-2019) Hazuki passed the test to become a wrestler for Stardom on July 5, 2014. On July 6, 2014, she debuted in a losing effort against Koguma. On December 2015, she won the Rookie of Stardom tournament. On November 20, 2016, she changed her name to "HZK" and joined the Stardom unit Queen's Quest. The unit saw immediate success as Queen's Quest captured the Artist of Stardom Championship on January 7, 2017, which was the first of Hazuki's four reigns. On April 15, 2018, at the 2018 Stardom Draft, she left Queen's Quest as she was drafted to Oedo Tai. On April 17, 2018, she changed her name from HZK to Hazuki. On December 24, 2018, she captured the High Speed Championship by defeating Mary Apache. At Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2019, Hazuki defea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madison Rayne
Ashley Nichole Lomberger (née Simmons; born February 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling under the ring name Madison Rayne, where she is also the coach of the women's division. She is best known for her time with Impact Wrestling, where she was the record-breaking three-time Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. Rayne began her wrestling career on the independent circuit, wrestling under the names Ashley Lane and Lexi Lane. She joined the all-female promotion Shimmer Women Athletes in 2007, where she was one half of the first-ever Shimmer Tag Team Champions, along with Nevaeh. In 2009, she signed with TNA, aligning herself with Angelina Love and Velvet Sky as part of the villainous stable The Beautiful People. In March 2010, alongside Lacey Von Erich and Velvet Sky, she won the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship; all three women defended the title simultaneously under the Freebird Rule. In April 2010, she won her first o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mandy Leon
Amanda Leon (born March 3, 1992) is an American professional wrestler, where she is one half of tag team The Allure. Leon has also worked as a model, actress, and dancer. Early life Leon was born in Brooklyn, New York but grew up in both Lancaster and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She is of Puerto Rican, Cuban, Italian, and French descent. Professional wrestling career Ring of Honor (2014–2022) Leon made her professional wrestling debut on April 18, 2014, in a losing effort to Jenny Rose. At ROH Future Of Honor #1 in Newville, Pennsylvania. Three months later Leon lost in a tag team match to Jenny Rose and Veda Scott at ROH Future Of Honor #2 event. On July 25, 2015, Leon won her first match for Ring of Honor defeating Deonna Purrazzo in a dark match. During the ROH Reloaded Tour Leon lost to Taeler Hendrix. Later that year Leon and Sumie Sakai defeated Purrazzo and Hania "The Howling Huntress" getting her second victory in a dark match. On February 6, 2016, Leon wrestl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |