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Ivy Nile places first in three categories following fitness debut

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Congratulations to WWE Superstar Ivy Nile for her impressive fitness debut in Orlando!

On Saturday, April 25, 2026, Ivy Nile made her appearance for the 2026 NPC/IFBB Professional League GRL PWR Championship. Shortly after, our Bryan Alvarez reported that Nile made her fitness debut in Orlando at the fitness championship and won in all three categories.

The NPC/IFBB Professional League GRL PWR Championships took place at Wyndham I-Drive Avanti Resort & Conference Center in Orlando, Florida.

Nile, also known by her real name Emily Andzulis, won the Women’s Physique overall title at GRL PWR. She won the Women’s Bodybuilding (open & overall) as well as the Women’s Physique (Open Class A).

Shortly after her victory, several active and former WWE Superstars shared their heartiest congratulations to Nile on social media.

Nile, 34, had been training for this event for months now. She had uploaded her strict diet and fitness journey for her fans on social media throughout this tenure.

Aside from her fitness success, Nile is also an active WWE Superstar. She was last seen wrestling and losing to Kendal Grey at WWE World At WrestleMania 42 – Tag 2 on April 17, 2026.

Wrestling Weekly: Interview with Dr. Tom Prichard

Posted on by Victor Sosa

On this edition of Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa are joined by Dr. Tom Prichard to discuss what went into the decision he recently made to close his wrestling school. We also talk about some of the differences in trainees mindsets today compared to previous generations, schools out there today aspiring wrestlers should look into — as well as John Cena’s retirement, the rise of Dominik Mysterio, and one of Dr. Tom’s most recent success stories: WWE star Ivy Nile.

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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Sol Ruca retains WWE Speed Women’s title in first defense

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Sol Ruca is still WWE Speed Women’s Champion after prevailing in her first title defense.

A title match aired on WWE Speed this week with Ruca putting her belt on the line against Ivy Nile. With just seven seconds left of the five-minute time limit, Ruca was able to score the pin to remain champion. The advantage was on Nile’s side in the closing stretch after a powerbomb and swinging uranage, but Ruca rolled to the floor. Back in the ring, she avoided a charge in the corner and connected with a Sol Snatcher for the victory.

Ruca is the second-ever WWE Speed Women’s Champion, winning the belt from inaugural champ Candice LeRae this April. Ruca also successfully defended a different belt over the weekend at NXT Battleground, where she defeated Kelani Jordan to retain the NXT Women’s North American Championship.

The Ruca vs. Nile Speed match was taped at SmackDown last Friday.

Next Wednesday on Speed, the men’s division is back in action with the start of a new number one contender’s tournament. The winner earns the first shot at new WWE Speed Men’s Champion El Grande Americano. Here are the first-round matchups:

  • Kit Wilson vs. Berto
  • Joaquin Wilde vs. Lexis King

WWE crowns number one contender to Speed Women’s Championship

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Ivy Nile is first up to challenge Sol Ruca for the WWE Speed Women’s Championship.

A number one contender’s tournament wrapped up on Speed this week with Nile defeating Kelani Jordan in the finals. With her victory, Nile will challenge Ruca for the WWE Speed Women’s Championship on the episode of the show that premieres next Wednesday (May 28). It will be Ruca’s first title defense since winning the belt from Candice LeRae.

Nile scored the pinfall on Jordan with just seven seconds of the three-minute time limit remaining. Near the end of the match, Jordan was going for her One of a Kind moonsault before getting caught with a bridging German suplex by Nile. Jordan kicked out of that, but a kick to the head and a swinging uranage earned Nile the win.

Nile defeated Maxxine Dupri in the first round of the tournament before defeating Jordan. If Nile is able to dethrone Ruca, she’ll become the third-ever WWE Speed Women’s Champion in history.

While Jordan isn’t getting a shot at the Speed title, she will be challenging Ruca for a different championship this weekend. Ruca vs. Jordan for the NXT Women’s North American Championship is set for Sunday’s NXT Battleground PLE.

Ivy Nile advances in WWE Speed tournament

Posted on by Joseph Currier

With less than a second to spare, Ivy Nile defeated Maxxine Dupri to advance to the next round of the current WWE Speed number one contender’s tournament.

The two faced off in a first-round matchup that premiered on Speed today. Dupri started fast but lost control of the match when Nile caught a kick and dropped her with a clothesline. Nile then threw Dupri into the barricade outside and suplexed her onto the floor. She kept the advantage until a back-and-forth in the closing stretch. Dupri hit a superplex, did The Worm into an elbow drop, and then hit a crossbody — but Nile rolled through and secured the pinfall just before the three-minute time limit expired.

The match was taped before Raw in Louisville, Kentucky this Monday and can be watched below:

Nile will now face Kelani Jordan on Speed next Wednesday (May 21) with the winner earning a title shot against new WWE Speed Women’s Champion Sol Ruca. Jordan defeated Wren Sinclair in the first round.

Ruca won the title from Candice LeRae last month, becoming the second-ever WWE Speed Women’s Champion. She also currently holds the NXT Women’s North American Championship.

Dakota Kai vs. Ivy Nile Intercontinental title number one contender’s match set for WWE Raw

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A new match has been added to the lineup for Monday’s episode of WWE Raw.

Dakota Kai vs. Ivy Nile in a number one contender’s match for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship is now scheduled for the show. This follows a backstage segment from last week’s episode, when Nile confronted champion Lyra Valkyria about her loss to Bayley earlier in the night.

“Monday Night Raw live tomorrow night from Charlotte, proud to announce a number one contender’s match for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship, Dakota Kai one-on-one with Ivy Nile,” Raw General Manager Adam Pearce said in a video WWE posted on Sunday.

As for Kai, she returned to action on last week’s show after being in concussion protocol since the January 20 episode when she took a stiff-looking springboard dropkick from Zoey Stark. Kai lost to Valkyria in the finals of the tournament to crown the first Women’s Intercontinental Champion.

Pearce also announced that Bianca Belair and Naomi will appear on Raw in Charlotte. The Women’s Tag Team Champions recently saw security footage of Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez walking away from the scene after Jade Cargill was attacked.

“And by now, everybody’s seen the footage of the Jade Cargill aftermath. Yes, Bianca Belair and Naomi will be in the house tomorrow night, and I’m sure that’s going to be fun,” Pearce added.

He also announced that Sami Zayn will have something to say on the show.

“Speaking of fun, we heard what Sami Zayn said on Friday night. What’s he going to say on Raw? Tune in to find out.”

Pearce finished his video by sending a shoutout to TNA’s Chris Bey, who recently updated fans on his condition following a serious injury suffered at TNA Wrestling tapings in October.

“And TNA superstar Chris Bey, we are thinking of you. You are going to beat this. One foot in front of the other. That my brother, is official.”

WWE Raw announced lineup for Monday, February 17, 2025:

  • Men’s Elimination Chamber qualifying match: Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor
  • Women’s Elimination Chamber qualifying match: Roxanne Perez vs. Raquel Rodriguez
  • AJ Styles vs. Dominik Mysterio
  • Penta vs. Pete Dunne
  • Dakota Kai vs. Ivy Nile in a Women’s Intercontinental title number one contender’s match
  • Naomi and Bianca Belair to appear
  • Sami Zayn has something to say on WWE Raw

Wrestling Weekly: Potential Survivor Series partners, Jon Moxley’s vision for AEW

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Jon Moxley laid out a vision for what he wants AEW to become. Can it happen and is it already on its way?

We discuss that this week as well as potential fifth men for the Survivor Series match between Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline and Roman Reign’s Bloodline. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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Two matches added to WWE Raw lineup for next week

Posted on by Ian Carey

Following the conclusion of last night’s WWE Raw, two matches were added to the lineup for next week’s episode.

Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser is now scheduled for the show. The match will be their third singles bout dating back to June. Kaiser defeated Sheamus on the June 3 Raw, while Sheamus avenged the loss two months later on the August 5 episode.

“After engaging in a fierce battle over the summer, the two Superstars are one win apiece and will seek to settle the score in this grudge match,” WWE.com wrote of the match.

Also announced for next week is the LWO’s Zelina Vega vs. American Made’s Ivy Nile. This match was made after Nile attempted to interfere in Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee’s match against The Creed Brothers last night but was thwarted by Vega. The LWO won the match and advanced to the tag team contenders tournament finals next week.

“After Zelina Vega and Ivy Nile tussled during The LWO’s match against American Made, the two Superstars will meet one-on-one for the first time ever,” wrote WWE.com.

The lineup for the Monday, October 28 WWE Raw: 

  • World Tag Team Championship contender’s tournament finals: The New Day vs. The War Raiders vs. Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee
  • Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser
  • Zelina Vega vs. Ivy Nile
  • Dominik Mysterio vs. a former World Champion

Maxxine Dupri vs. Ivy Nile added to WWE Raw

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Maxxine Dupri is looking for revenge this Monday.

On Instagram, the Alpha Academy member announced that Adam Pearce has given her a match against Ivy Nile for this Monday’s Raw. The match comes after Nile turned her back on her former friend, aligning with Chad Gable and The Creed Brothers who have now named themselves American Made.

Last week’s Raw saw Nile attempt to convince Dupri to stay backstage instead of accompanying Alpha Academy to the ring for their match against The Creed Brothers. Dupri said she would be out there to support them. The end of the match saw Nile attack Dupri at ringside, putting her in a submission hold. The distraction allowed the Creeds to score the win.

Here is the updated card for WWE Raw:

  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre defend against IYO SKY & Kairi Sane, and Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark
  • Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods & Odyssey Jones vs. Karrion Kross, Akam & Rezar
  • Sheamus vs. Pete Dunne
  • CM Punk to appear
  • Randy Orton to appear
  • Maxxine Dupri vs. Ivy Nile

WWE Main Event results: The Creed Brothers vs. LWO

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WWE Main Event this week took place at the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Monday.

Alba Fyre w/Isla Dawn defeated Ivy Nile (5:17)

Ivy Nile looked good here as she controlled the match bell to bell, but a mistake at the end meant she picked up the loss.

Nile was able to show off both her strength and improving in-ring work in this one as Fyre let her take control. The highlights were a delayed suplex, complete with squats, as well as a belly-to-back suplex that left them both gasping for air.

Dawn was essentially just there to distract and she did so twice, once early on and then again later to play into the finish. 

A chinlock partway through slowed things down but did go to show that this crowd likes Nile. WWE probably needs to pay attention to that, because she for sure has a lot to offer.

The finish made Nile look pretty stupid, though, as Dawn hit the apron to distract her and, after Nile took her out, she got nailed from behind and finished off with the Gory Bomb to give Fyre the win.

For those keeping count, the loss here means that Nile is without a singles win since February and only has two wins to her name in all of 2024. She has certainly looked a little better than those stats would indicate.

The Creed Brothers defeated LWO (Joaquin Wilde & Dragon Lee) (7:22)

This was a solid rematch from last week to leave these two teams evenly booked. The Creeds remain wildly entertaining, but this one never really got to that level.

It has felt a little jarring to see The Creeds being beaten on this show over the last few months. You have, in Julius and Brutus, raw talent that can provide you with some frankly jaw-dropping moments. That isn’t supposed to be hyperbole, it’s just how it is. Why they are being beaten is just as questionable as why they aren’t mainstays on a main roster show right now.

They kind of booked this match like a mirror of last week. LWO took the early going and nailed The Creeds with stereo dives over the top rope, instead of what they did last week where The Creeds took us to the ads on top.

The Creeds have been significantly more cocky of late, with Brutus attempting a pin with one foot on Lee in this one. But eventually, the tide turned and Wilde got the hot tag. He used a smooth-looking tornado DDT on Julius that brought Brutus back in.

The finish saw Lee get taken off the top rope and Wilde get knocked off the apron so that Julius could superplex Lee and Brutus could hit the Brutus Bomb for the win.

A possible rubber match next week would be good and it will be interesting to see which way they book it. Based on this, it seems like LWO will get the nod, but we will stay tuned to find out!

WWE Main Event results: Bronson Reed vs. Tyler Bate

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This week’s WWE Main Event was taped at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania before Monday’s episode of Raw.

Dakota Kai (w/Kairi Sane) defeated Ivy Nile (5:41)

In the time they had, this was pretty good. Some hard work and neat little things that they did together made this perfectly watchable.

This was actually Kai’s second ever Main Event appearance, having only been on the show once before back in the summer of 2021. It seems like the kind of place that she would have worked more.

Nile used her power and strength in the early moments to show off. A delayed release vertical suplex was the highlight, before Kai took control and slapped on a rest hold.

The crowd got behind Nile as she looked to work her way out and she fired up with a head scissors another suplex for two.

In the end, while Nile was trying to get the thing won, using some roll-up attempts, Sane came on the apron with the distraction and that was enough to turn the match around.

Kai used her scorpion kick followed by the Go To Kick to get the win and she and Sane made off out of there like bandits. Crowd hated which was good heat and you realise how increasingly well-liked Nile is.

Bronson Reed defeated Tyler Bate (w/Pete Dunne) (6:50)

Bate and Reed had a strong match, particularly in the closing minutes. Much like last week, Bate and Dunne could work this show every week and it would be fine by me.

Although Bate did enter with Pete Dunne, they agreed that Bate didn’t need him and so Dunne headed to the back. Seems like a stupid move when you look at the size differential with Bronson Reed, but it isn’t something you see very often on this show, so was a cool little move.

They went to the break after two minutes or so and so the opening moments was all about Bate trying to grapple with Reed to get the upper hand before he got tossed over the top rope.

After the ads and after Bate had worked his way out of the bear hug, they did a killer spot where Bate used three clotheslines to finally topple Reed and then put him in an airplane spin. I loved this and the crowd loved it too but it wasn’t enough to defeat the big guy.

Reed used a big power bomb and then dragged him into position so that he could finish him off with the Tsunami off the top rope.

I’m still not sure that they know what to do with Reed, but if nothing else, his finisher always seems pretty over.

WWE Main Event results: Natalya vs. Alba Fyre

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This week’s WWE Main Event was taped at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina before Monday’s episode of Raw.

Kiana James defeated Ivy Nile (6:46)

This was a good little opener from the two NXT Level Up graduates and the crowd seemed into it which helped as they went longer than you would expect from a Main Event curtain jerker.

Nile is now 32 and so six years James’ senior, but despite her relatively young age, James continues to look good here with Nile quite a generous opponent.

The early going was James trying to avoid the chase from Nile and they did some mat work until Nile showed off her strength to an appreciative crowd with a vertical suplex that had some serious delay.

It felt like it could go either way here with Nile putting in a strong showing, but James was typically plucky, avoiding the charge so that James was posted. They started to trade some two counts as they went to the finish.

It kind of came out of nowhere, which is probably an issue with the pacing of the match, but after a gut-wrench from Nile for two, James essentially just got Nile into the corner to set up for the 401 K.

Natalya defeated Alba Fyre (w/ Isla Dawn) (7:07)

Natalya continues to be the veteran on the women’s roster who gets a great reaction wherever she goes and the Sharpshooter is still a finisher that is very much over here 2024.

As is often the way in these matches at the top of the show, they tend to take a break quite jarringly early into the bout, but as a result, really get into their grove after the ads.

Much like I have said before in these reviews, Natalya’s matches follow a particular pattern these days. She spends her time looking to hit her Sharpshooter and, realistically, it makes a ton of sense: why wouldn’t you just try to lock in your most dangerous move to get the thing won as soon as you can? Perhaps that’s an oversimplification of wrestling psychology, but when you’re only given seven minutes every other week, I like that logic very much.

Fyre is a feisty competitor and looked to do anything she could to avoid getting trapped in the submission. Dawn was also employed well on the outside, looking to disrupt things as much as she could, and this played into the finish.

After Natalya used a high cross for a near fall, Fyre went outside and this allowed Dawn to get involved. Natalya tried to lock in the Sharpshooter on Dawn, but she still had the wherewithal to shove Fyre into Dawn so that she was taken out.

Natalya finally reversed a roll-up attempt into her finisher and Fyre tapped to give Natalya a win that went over very nicely with the Greenville crowd.

WWE Main Event results: Ivar vs. Apollo Crews

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This past week’s WWE Main Event was taped at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, before Monday’s Raw — a solid, fun show with some good wrestling and some interesting results.

Ivy Nile defeated Xia Li (6:16)

It was good to see Nile get the win as she is being booked well and the submission finish made sense.

Nile made her Main Event debut here after having worked some other main roster shows over the last few years. She has an MMA background and a low center of gravity, but is clearly really strong and some of her work has a really neat and tidy look about it.

Li took a lot of the going here, using stomps, kicks and strikes. Nile sold well throughout until she got a chance to mount a comeback.

Nile used a couple of suplexes before the pair traded kicks in the middle of the wrong. Nile used one too many, getting caught and pushed into a sloppy-looking Li crossface.

Nile worked her way out easily and then used a spinning kick to knock Li to the mat. She then locked in an unusual finisher: a standing dragon sleeper. Li didn’t spend anytime fighting it off and immediately tapped.

Logically, if it was that easy to get the win, Nile had a ton of opportunities to put this one to bed, but they made her look dangerous as she continues to improve.

Ivar (w/ Valhalla) defeated Apollo Crews (7:19)

There were some impressive spots between two big, strong dudes. Crews hasn’t lost much on this show of late, so it was intriguing to see them give Ivar the honors. This was good stuff that the live crowd really appreciated. Interestingly, too, this was Ivar’s first ever solo win on Main Event.

After Ivar beat Crews up and slowly wore him down, Crews caught him running the ropes with a diving clothesline to finally get him off his feet. Crews did a kip-up to signal to the crowd that this was his chance and they roared in appreciation.

Crews came off the top rope with a high cross but, still selling his ribs, he couldn’t fully hook the leg to enforce the pin. Ivar kicked out at two, but Crews used two consecutive standing moonsaults only to then miss the frog splash when Ivar rolled out of the way.

Impressively, Crews tried to hoist Ivar onto his shoulders and nearly got there, but didn’t quite have the strength.

Plucky ’til the end, when Ivar went up to the top for his finisher, Crews tried to pull him down, but got posted and planted in position for Ivar to finish him off with the top rope moonsault.

Creed Brothers & Ivy Nile called up to WWE Raw roster

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The Creed Brothers & Ivy Nile have officially been called up to WWE’s main roster. 

It was revealed during Monday’s Raw episode that NXT’s Diamond Mine trio of Brutus Creed, Julius Creed, and Ivy Nile had been added to the roster after signing storyline contracts with the brand earlier in the day. Raw general manager Adam Pearce congratulated the group on signing with Raw rather than SmackDown. 

On their first night as official members of the roster, The Creed Brothers defeated DIY’s Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano in tag team action, while Nile participated in a Women’s World Championship number one contender’s battle royal where she was eliminated from the bout by Nia Jax after Jax had been thrown out of the match. 

As the Creed Brothers, Brutus & Julius won both the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and the NXT Tag Team Championship during their time with the brand. 

It was reported last week that the group was tentatively set to be called up, with a tag match on last week’s Raw serving as something of a final audition. 

Julius Creed was signed by WWE in October 2020, with Brutus then signed in February 2021. Both had high-level amateur wrestling backgrounds with Julius competing at Duke University and Brutus wrestling at Otterbein University.

Nile’s signing was announced in 2020 after she had competed on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Titan Games show on NBC. Nile also competed in one amateur MMA fight prior to signing with the company.

Two new matches announced for WWE NXT

Posted on by Ian Carey

Two matches have been added to the lineup for NXT this week. 

WWE announced today that Blair Davenport vs. Kelani Jordan, and Ivy Nile vs. Kiana James will take place on Tuesday’s show. 

Jordan called out Davenport in a social media post over the weekend after Dana Brooke told her to find her “killer instinct” on last week’s show. 

“Dana told me to call somebody out and find my killer instinct and I’ve been thinking about her advice over and over again, so why not take it? I’m calling out one of the most feared women in NXT, Blair Davenport,” Jordan said in a video posted on 8/5. 

Nile comes into her match against James following a loss to Tiffany Stratton in her last match on the 7/11 show. James defeated Gigi Dolin in her last televised match on 7/18. 

WWE made both matches official on Monday. 

WWE NXT lineup for 8/8: 

  • NXT North American title: Dominik Mysterio (with Rhea Ripley) defends against Dragon Lee (with Rey Mysterio)
  • Noam Dar’s “Heritage Cup” trophy: Noam Dar “defends” against Tyler Bate
  • Bron Breakker vs. Von Wagner
  • Mustafa Ali vs. Axiom
  • Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams
  • Ivy Nile vs. Kiana James
  • Blair Davenport vs. Kelani Jordan
  • Tiffany Stratton returns