Spring is officially here, and women’s wrestling has been blossoming. Thunder Rosa becomes new AEW Women’s Champion, Capital Championship Wrestling gears up for Glory, WWE unveils their newest recruits, and more! Check it out in this week’s edition of Women’s Wrestling Wrap-Up!
Thunder Rosa Crowned As New AEW Women’s World Champion
In her hometown of San Antonio, Texas, Thunder Rosa emerged victorious in her battle against Britt Baker.
Last week on AEW Dynamite St. Patrick’s Day Slam, Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa collided inside a steel cage. One day shy of their 2021 Unsanctioned Lights Out Match, Baker and Rosa brought the intensity to a climax in this bitter rivalry.
With the introduction of thumbtacks, steel chairs, and the pain of the steel cage, Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa brought out all the stops with the AEW Women’s World Championship on the line. In the end, though, Thunder Rosa hit Baker with the Fire Thunder Driver onto the thumbtacks to claim the victory. Therefore, Rosa dethrones Britt Baker as the AEW Women’s World Champion.
With this win, Thunder Rosa becomes the fifth woman to hold the championship, ending Baker’s near ten-month reign.
#AndNew!!!!!!!!@ThunderRosa22 is your #AEW Women's World Champion after an absolute war against Dr. @realbrittbaker! What an amazing night here at #AEWDynamite #StPatricksDaySlam LIVE on TBS! pic.twitter.com/u85zfRh51D
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 17, 2022
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Capital Championship Wrestling Presents “Glory”
Capital Championship Wrestling returns to Delaware this Saturday, March 26th to host their “Glory” show.
Two championships will be on the line among a card stacked with many of the best wrestlers today. Firstly, the inaugural CCW Network Champion will be crowned in an intense eight-woman gauntlet match. This gauntlet includes Capital Championship Wrestling debuts from half the field: Scarlett, Ashley D’Amboise, Edith Surreal, and Brittany Blake. Meanwhile, Rebecca Scott, Devlyn Macabre, Kayla Sparks and Kat Spencer return to CCW in hopes of claiming the gold.
Here are the official competitors in the Gauntlet Match for The Network Championship:
- Rebecca Scott
- Devlyn Macabre
- Kayla Sparks
- Edith Surreal
- Brittany Blake
- Kat Spencer
- Scarlett
- Ashley D’Amboise
Rebecca Scott returns for the first time since last August ironically, teaming with Kayla Sparks. Sparks has been a Capital Championship Wrestling staple, currently entangled in a feud with Mother Endless.
Kat Spencer finds herself aligned with the CCW Tag Team Champions, The Renegade Twins. Devlyn Macabre made her CCW debut in February, teaming with Riley Shepard in a loss to The Renegade Twins.
Speaking of the CCW Tag Team Champions, they will be in action in a six-woman tag team match this weekend as well. Teaming with the CCW Champion KiLynn King, Charlette and Robyn Renegade will take on Christina Marie, Vita VonStarr, and Gia Scott this weekend as well. Marie is the current number one contender for the CCW Championship, and will challenge KiLynn King at a future date for the title. Vita VonStarr impressed many in her performance against LuFisto last month at the Battleground event. Gia Scott, a former MCW Women’s Champion, makes her official Capital Championship Wrestling debut here.
More debuts will be featured this weekend, including the debuts of two of the hottest stars in professional wrestling right now. With the NWA Women’s World Championship on the line, reigning champion Kamille will defend against former Pro Wrestling Magic Women’s Champion, Allie Katch. Kamille and Katch meet one-on-one for the first time in a highly anticipated matchup.
Katch placed #58 on Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 150 Women’s list last year, while Kamille ranked #32. Kamille recently extended her NWA Women’s World Championship reign by defeating Chelsea Green and Kylie Rae at the Crockett Cup over the weekend on March 20th.
In another first-time matchup, Savanna Stone will take on Catalina Garcia. Likewise, both competitors will be making their CCW debuts at Glory as well.
Lastly, “The First Lady of Hardcore” LuFisto will face off with “The Babe With The Power” Willow Nightingale. Both competitors return to Capital Championship Wrestling for an enticing matchup. Lufisto previously defeated Vita VonStarr, while Nightingale, unfortunately, suffered a loss at the hands of Christina Marie. Nevertheless, these two will meet in what should be a spectacular showcase.
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WWE Unveils Newest Class Of Recruits
The newest class of WWE recruits has been unveiled last week, including seven female superstars. These new WWE Superstars reported to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida to begin their next ventures in World Wrestling Entertainment. Of the 14 additions, seven females were confirmed to be joining WWE. Most notably, former Ring Of Honor Women’s World Champion, Rok-C found herself as a part of this newest class.
Per WWE, the following women have officially joined WWE:
Theresa Schuessler who debuted on NXT 2.0 as Fallon Henley, is a 24-year old Tampa, Fla., native with five years of experience under her belt competing in the independent circuit under the name of Tesha Price.
Kayla Inlay has already begun to make a name for herself on NXT 2.0 and NXT Level Up. A former collegiate dancer and cheerleader, Inlay was trained by former WWE Superstar Tyler Breeze after training at his school “Flatbacks.”
18-year-old Maddie Knisley is a six-time state champion in vault, having trained in competitive gymnastics for 11 years. She also competed on the independent wrestling scene as Nikita Knight.
Calyx Hampton is a 22-year-old former athlete from the University of Oregon having competed on the school’s Acrobatics & Tumbling team, earning NCATA Individual Event National Championship honors.
Bianca Carelli, the daughter of WWE Superstar Santino Marella, comes to the Performance Center after earning her Bachelor’s degree in biology from Western University. Carelli has extensive training in MMA fighting with a focus on Judo, Jiu Jitsu and Boxing.
Carla Gonzalez from Pasadena, Texas is better known as Rok-C after graduating from Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling school as the youngest ROW Diamonds Champion.
Amelia Herr is an 18-year-old Criminal Justice major out of West Chester, Pa. With two years of Taekwondo training under her belt, she also competed on the independents as The Notorious Mimi.
Forth Team Added To WrestleMania Women’s Tag Team Championship Match
Last week on Friday Night Smackdown Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan took on Sasha Banks and Naomi in an intriguing tag team matchup. Both teams are currently in line for a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship opportunity at WrestleMania Night 2 on April 3rd. Before the match could decide a winner, all four competitors were attacked by Shayna Baszler and Natalya mid-match.
Accordingly, this tag team matchup ended in a no contest. Following the mid-match attack, Sonya Deville granted Baszler and Natalya a spot in the Women’s Tag Team Title match at WrestleMania.
Now, Carmella and Zelina will defend their championships in a Fatal Four Way tag team match on the Grandest Stage Of Them All in twelve days on night 2 of WrestleMania 38.
RELATED: WWE SmackDown Results (3/18/22)
INTERVIEWS
AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa spoke with NBC Sports Boston about her rivalry with Britt Baker D.M.D, becoming the first Mexican-born woman to win a world championship in a major U.S wrestling promotion, AEW’s Boston live event on April 6th, and more.
“Macdaddy” Mylo chatted with A Wrestling Gal to discuss her love for Torrie Wilson, moving to California, her “Macdaddy” nickname, her adorable dog Veda, who she thinks has the coolest tattoos in wrestling, and more.
Independent star Sawyer Wreck joined The Hot Tag Hooligans to talk about her career, teaming with KiLynn King, her time at Team 3D Academy, upcoming matches at GCW and GirlFight and much more.
PWA Women’s Champion Zoë Sager appeared on Love Wrestling to discuss learning under Lance Storm, favorite matches, her upcoming match against Nicole Matthews & KC Spinelli, and more!
“The Kick Demon” Janai Kai spoke with Juice Pro Wrestling about her experiences at Terminus and AEW, her love for RVD, Victoria and Bruce Lee, facing off against Jade Cargill, what games she’s playing on twitch, and more.
All Elite Wrestling star Paige VanZant joined Carton & Roberts to discuss signing with AEW, her MMA career, her husband Austin Vanderford and a very interesting moment she had with TSA today.
IMPACT Knockouts Champion Tasha Steelz spoke with WrestleZone’s own Bill Pritchard about a rematch with Mickie James, a possible showdown with “The Champ Champ” Deonna Purrazzo, which first she’d like to see the Knockouts have next, the depth of the Knockouts division and more!
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#IMPACTWrestling was in Philadelphia this weekend and we spoke w/ @RealTSteelz & @gailkimITSME, who made a surprise run-in.
Despite what their fans claim, Steelz said it's not the Cowboys' year; Gail also revealed that she's an Eagles fan.
INTERVIEW: https://t.co/uSB5XBKVOg pic.twitter.com/EMgwpEeOdB
— WrestleZone (@WRESTLEZONEcom) March 21, 2022
