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10 Women Released By WWE in Latest "Fire Sale"
So on Wednesday, I read on Twitter that a batch of releases could be coming to WWE. Uh-oh. I hate these. I hate any releases from WWE, even the sample-sized ones from a few years back, because one of them was always someone I was a fan of. Lately, the releases have come in immensely huge bunches, nearly 20 all at once. I refer to them as "fire sales"; named after the "Going out of business, everything must go" sales at stores. The following day, the releases were handed out--18 of them, ten of them being from the women's roster. Oh boy. So let's analyze them.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Reviewing Toxic Attraction's Big Night at Halloween Havoc
When Mandy Rose formed the evil faction currently known as Toxic Attraction, I and many fans knew that it would be a matter of time before all three women would be elevated, and elevated quickly. For Mandy, her return to NXT was a breath of fresh air; her split from Sonya Deville resulted in Mandy winning their feud, but after that, nothing much happened for her. Mandy was sent back to NXT this past summer; making her return by watching Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne's matches, before finally forming an alliance. After her loss to Sarray, Mandy led her new allies in attacking not only Sarray, but Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter, officially establishing them as a villainous alliance that was not to be messed with.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Reviewing the Opening of the Queen's Crown Tournament
The season premiere of SmackDown featured, among other things, the beginning of WWE's first-ever Queen's Crown Tournament. Rumors and stories about WWE doing a Queen of the Ring Tournament had been swirling for about a year, and after many requests from women's wrestling fans such as myself, it finally came to pass. However, what should have been a great start to a monumental first for WWE's women's division was, well, anything but that.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Rachael Ellering and Brandi Lauren Complete the Knockouts Knockdown Tournament Field
Impact Wrestling's first Knockouts Knockdown event since 2017 is just a few days away. In the countdown to the event, the details about Knockouts Knockdown have been announced piece-by-piece, with the details including the participants in the eight-woman tournament. Six of the women have already been unveiled: Mercedes Martinez, Lady Frost, Renee Michelle, Chelsea Green, Tasha Steelz, and Jamie Senegal. Two spots remained, and one of those spots went to Rachael Ellering.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Tasha Steelz and Jamie Senegal Enter the Knockouts Knockdown Tournament
Knockouts Knockdown, Impact Wrestling's returning all-Knockouts event, is less than a week away, and this past weekend saw two more women announced for the Knockouts Knockdown tournament: Tasha Steelz and Jamie Senegal.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Chelsea Green Enters the Knockouts Knockdown Tournament
The latest edition of Impact Wrestling saw the completion of one match being set for Knockouts Knockdown. On the program, The Influence (Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood) defeated Jordynne Grace and Rachael Ellering, and as a result, they will challenge Jessicka Havok and Rosemary for the Knockouts Tag Team Championship at Knockouts Knockdown. Also, Impact's website announced the latest entrant in the eight-woman tournament, and it is none other than Chelsea Green.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Lady Frost Enters the Knockouts Knockdown Tournament
The Knockouts Knockdown news keeps on coming! Just one day after announcing that Mercedes Martinez will enter the Knockouts Knockdown tournament, Impact Wrestling announced a second entrant: Lady Frost. I figured Lady Frost would be part of this, so this news has me immensely elated, as Lady Frost is one of my newest faves in women's wrestling.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Renee Michelle Enters the Knockouts Knockdown Tournament
The highly anticipated return of Knockouts Knockdown grows closer and closer, and another day brings more news regarding the eight-woman tournament that will take place at the event. Gail Kim revealed that the tournament will feature four of Impact's regular Knockouts, as well four of the most talented women from various promotions, and earlier in the week, Mercedes Martinez and Lady Frost were announced as the first two entrants in the tournament. A third was just revealed very recently, and it was none other than Renee Michelle.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Mercedes Martinez Enters the Knockouts Knockdown Tournament
On the most recent edition of Impact Wrestling, it was announced that an eight-woman tournament will take place at Knockouts Knockdown on October 9, with the winner receiving a future shot at the Knockouts Championship. The announcement, made by Gail Kim, also included the revelation that four of the participants will be regular Knockouts, while the other four slots will be occupied by any other talented names appearing at the event. One of those names was just recently announced, and it was none other than Mercedes Martinez.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Knockouts Championship Match Set for Bound for Glory
A lot of Knockouts-related news came out of the most recent edition of Impact Wrestling, with the centerpiece being the announcement of an absolute dream match that will take place at Bound for Glory--which is Impact's version of WrestleMania. At the event, Deonna Purrazzo will defend the Knockouts Championship against Mickie James in a match that has been building up since Slammiversary this past summer.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Knockouts Knockdown Returns to Impact Wrestling
The recent wave of women's wrestling being placed in the immense and well-deserved spotlight continues with this big news from Gail Kim: Knockouts Knockdown is returning! This year has seen Ring of Honor showcase women's wrestling with their Women's Championship Tournament; we have the amazing Maria Kanellis Bennett to thank for that. This was followed by the National Wrestling Alliance's first-ever all-women's event, the fabulous EmPowerrr; we have the legendary Mickie James to thank for that as well. And now, thanks to Gail Kim, we have the return of Knockouts Knockdown--an event I have enjoyed in the past.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
My Thoughts (So Far) on Mandy Rose's Heel Turn and Her Faction
What a difference two months makes! Two months prior, Mandy Rose suddenly returned to NXT; a huge surprise considering she had spent several months as part of a tag team with Dana Brooke. Her surprise return came on the July 13 edition of NXT, as she stood at the entrance ramp and watched Sarray's match against Gigi Dolin, which Sarray won.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
