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MLW crowns inaugural Women’s Featherweight Champion

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The first Women’s Champion in MLW history was crowned at a set of television tapings on Friday night.

Taya Valkyrie defeated Holidead at Kings of Colosseum on Friday to become the inaugural MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion. The match will air on a future episode of MLW Fusion.

Kings of Colosseum was the first time Valkyrie has appeared for MLW since 2018. In addition to winning the Women’s Featherweight Championship, Valkyrie also took part in a trios match. Valkyrie, Lince Dorado & Microman defeated Holidead, Arez & Mini Abismo Negro.

Valkyrie is also the current AAA Reina de Reinas Champion. She won that title from Deonna Purrazzo at Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion pay-per-view last month.

Valkyrie was formerly known as Franky Monet in NXT. She was released by WWE last November.

The MLW women’s featherweight division first launched in September 2021. MLW has stated that it plans to have multiple women’s weight classes in the future.

“MLW plans on having multiple women’s [divisions],” the promotion wrote. “Like the men with the heavyweight and middleweight divisions, the women’s featherweight division promises to showcase the best and promote fair fights in stature between fighters of similar attributes.”

MLW to crown first Women’s Featherweight Champion at Kings of Colosseum

Posted on by Joseph Currier

MLW is set to crown the first Women’s Champion in the history of the promotion.

The inaugural MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion will be crowned in a match between Taya Valkryie and Holidead at Kings of Colosseum on Friday, May 13. The show is being held at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

Holidead has been a member of the MLW women’s featherweight division since it was introduced in September of last year.

Kings of Colosseum will be the first time that Valkyrie has wrestled for MLW since 2018.

MLW notes that it plans to have multiple women’s weight classes in the future.

“MLW plans on having multiple women’s [divisions],” the promotion wrote. “Like the men with the heavyweight and middleweight divisions, the women’s featherweight division promises to showcase the best and promote fair fights in stature between fighters of similar attributes.”

Kings of Colosseum is a television taping for MLW Fusion. The updated card for the event is listed below:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone defends against Richard Holliday (w/ Alicia Atout)
  • Taya Valkyrie vs. Holidead to crown the inaugural MLW Women’s Featherweight Champion
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction match: Jacob Fatu vs. Mads Krugger
  • The Sandman in action

Chik Tormenta to make MLW debut at Azteca Underground tapings

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A debut is set for MLW’s Azteca Underground tapings in Dallas.

It was announced on Wednesday that Chik Tormenta will make her MLW debut against Holidead in a women’s featherweight division match at the Azteca Underground tapings. The show is being held at Gilley’s Dallas on April 1, which is the Friday of WrestleMania week.

Tormenta currently holds the Lucha Libre AAA World Mixed Tag Team titles with Arez.

MLW wrote about the match:

Cesar Duran has signed a women’s featherweight division clash: Chik Tormenta vs. Holidead for Friday, April 1 at Cesar Duran’s MLW AZTECA UNDERGROUND hosted by Gilley’s in Downtown Dallas with a special 2pm matinee, featuring an MLW Fusion TV taping and interactive experience.

The current AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion, the masked Chik Tormenta is considered the preeminent luchadora in Mexico. With a breathtaking arsenal of air attacks, including a double knee from the top rope onto her adversary’s chest but look out for her array of suplexes: all devastating.

A member of the notorious Los Nuevos Vipers in Mexico, Chik now looks to make her mark in Cesar’s cathedral of violence on April 1 at MLW AZTECA Underground. The question: is she ready for Holidead?

An unpredictable force since debuting last year, Holidead has stretchered opponents and defeated all in her path. Aligned with Arez and rumored to be a member of the Strange Sangre movement, Holidead sees this match as her proving ground to show Cesar Duran she should be in the mix for the featherweight championship.

Will Chik Tormenta walk all over Holidead en route to a perfect debut? Will Holidead remain undefeated? Find out April 1st in Dallas Cesar Duran presents MLW AZTECA UNDERGROUND!

It was announced earlier this month that MLW will soon be introducing a Women’s Featherweight Championship title. The women’s division was launched in September of last year.

MLW will have two events at Gilley’s Dallas during WrestleMania week. A regular set of MLW tapings is set for Thursday, March 31.

The updated lineup for the Azteca Underground tapings is listed below:

  • Azteca Apocalypto match: LA Park vs. Jacob Fatu
  • Aerostar, Microman & El Dragon vs. Arez, Mini Abismo Negro, and a mystery partner
  • Octagon Jr. vs. Matt Cross
  • Chik Tormenta vs. Holidead

Three entrants added to ROH Women’s title tournament

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All but one of the entrants for ROH’s Women’s World Championship tournament have now been revealed.

ROH has announced that Sumie Sakai, Holidead, and Marti Belle will be participants in this summer’s Women’s World Championship tournament. Sakai was presented with a Ticket to Gold by Maria Kanellis-Bennett on this week’s Women’s Division Wednesday episode, granting her a spot in the tournament. Kanellis-Bennett then presented Holidead and Belle with Tickets to Gold in a video that ROH uploaded on Thursday night.

Allie Recks was also going to be given a Ticket to Gold by Kanellis-Bennett on this week’s Women’s Division Wednesday, but Recks is unable to compete in the tournament due to undergoing knee surgery. Recks said she’ll be out of action for 8-9 months.

Sakai competed in ROH’s first-ever women’s match in 2002 and became the first Women of Honor World Champion in 2018.

Holidead has regularly teamed with Thunder Rosa as The Twisted Sisterz during her career. She made her AEW Dark debut on last week’s episode and has wrestled for ROH several times previously.

Belle has formerly wrestled for the NWA and TNA/Impact Wrestling. She was also an entrant in WWE’s inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017. Belle appeared for ROH in 2019 when she unsuccessfully challenged Allysin Kay for the NWA Women’s World Championship.

The ROH Women’s World Championship bracket will be revealed at this Sunday’s Best in the World pay-per-view. The tournament will kick off on ROH TV the weekend of Saturday, July 31.

But before the tournament starts, Quinn McKay will face Mandy Leon on the ROH TV episode that begins airing on Saturday, July 17. If McKay wins, she’ll get the final spot in the tournament.

McKay, who is part of ROH’s broadcast team, lost her first shot to be in the tournament when she was defeated by Angelina Love this May. Leon interfered to help Love win that match. As a stipulation of her win, Love is getting a first-round bye in the tournament. 

The ROH Women’s World Championship is a new title that’s replacing the former Women of Honor World Championship. Here’s the updated list of entrants for the title tournament:

  • Rok-C
  • Angelina Love (getting a first-round bye)
  • Miranda Alize
  • Trish Adora
  • Allysin Kay
  • Mazzerati
  • Willow Nightingale
  • Nicole Savoy
  • Mandy Leon
  • Max The Impaler
  • Alex Gracia
  • Sumie Sakai
  • Holidead
  • Marti Belle

Three more matches set for ROH TV tapings

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Two more title matches have been added to Ring of Honor’s television tapings in Lakeland, Florida this weekend.

Willie Mack will defend the NWA National Championship against Rhett Titus at the tapings, and Women of Honor World Champion Kelly Klein will defend her title against Stella Grey. The tapings are taking place at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland this Saturday (February 9).

In storyline, Klein has vowed to defend her title in all of her singles matches.

Klein is set to defend the WOH Championship against Stardom’s Mayu Iwatani at ROH’s Bound By Honor event in Miami on Sunday (February 10). Iwatani vs. Holidead has also been added to Saturday’s tapings in Lakeland.

Here’s the updated lineup for the tapings:

  • ROH Television Champion Jeff Cobb defending against Silas Young
  • Women of Honor World Champion Kelly Klein defending against Stella Grey
  • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia & TK O’Ryan) defending against Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, PCO & Brody King)
  • ROH World Champion Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham vs. Coast 2 Coast (Shaheem Ali & LSG)
  • Dalton Castle vs. Kenny King
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Rocky Romero
  • Rush vs. Tracy Williams
  • ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoes & Shane Taylor vs. Cheeseburger, Eli Isom & Ryan Nova
  • Mayu Iwatani vs. Holidead
  • NWA National Champion Willie Mack defending against Rhett Titus