Pro Wrestling EVE announces Kay Lee Ray’s next match

Shortly after Kay Lee Ray returned to Pro Wrestling EVE, the British promotion has revealed that the former Alba Fyre will be in action at their next show. 

EVE announced on social media that Ray would be facing Rhio at Beers, Brawls, and Burlesque on July 3. The match will have championship stakes: the winner will be the top contender for the EVE International Championship, currently held by Miyu Yamashita. 

Rhio goes into that match off a win: she defeated Aliss Ink at EVE 150, the same show where Ray made her return. 

According to Cagematch, Ray and Rhio have shared a ring just once before: in June of 2019, Ray won a battle royal in NXT UK. Rhio was one of the other participants in that match. 

Also announced for the show: AEW’s Skye Blue, who will be facing Emersyn Jane in singles action. It will be Blue’s first appearance in EVE since last August, when she teamed with Julia Hart to go to a time-limit draw against Millie McKenzie & Safire Reed. 

Beers, Brawls, and Burlesque takes place July 3 at the Big Penny Social in London, England. Tickets are available here

Former WWE wrestler Alba Fyre makes unannounced indie return

Kay Lee Ray made an unannounced return to the ring on Friday for her first match since being released by WWE.

The former Alba Fyre showed up for Pro Wrestling Eve in London, answering an open challenge that was issued by Molly Spartan. KLR’s return was a successful one, with her getting the victory after landing a Swanton.

During the open challenge, there was a fake-out at first with Abi Cartwright — as “Abi Fyre” — coming down to face Spartan. Eve then delivered on KLR’s heavily speculated return with the actual former WWE star entering. The commentary team put over KLR, a former Eve Champion, as embodying everything the indie women’s wrestling promotion stands for.

“Anyone who is anyone in women’s professional wrestling has stepped through those ropes,” commentary said. “Legends, pioneers, women in the beginning of their careers, women making a name for themselves, nobody has ever personified Pro Wrestling Eve more than Kay Lee F***ing Ray — and she is back home.”

AEW’s Will Ospreay, who is one of the driving forces of Eve behind the scenes, shared video of the crowd reacting to her entrance.

Alba Fyre’s WWE release —

During her time with WWE, KLR was featured on the main roster, NXT, and NXT UK, including a nearly two-year reign as NXT UK Women’s Champion that partially took place during the pandemic era. She is a former Women’s Tag Team Champion (with Isla Dawn) and had been recently aligned with Chelsea Green on SmackDown as one of Green’s “Secret Hervice” members.

News of her release broke on April 24 during WWE’s post-WrestleMania 42 roster cuts.

Recently released WWE name being teased for indie wrestling return

Former WWE name Alba Fyre/Kay Lee Ray is being teased for a return to the UK independent scene this week. Pro Wrestling EVE will be hosting History Makers / Rule Breakers on Friday, June 5th and it looks like KLR will be coming in to face Molly Spartan.

EVE has sent out the following to promote the match: Molly Spartan has thrown out the challenge to someone for Friday June 5th, but is being ever so slightly vague with regards to this woman who she hopes will meet her in the middle of the ring at EVE 150 in London on Friday June 5th. All we know is this firey competitor is a former WWE Tag Team Champion, a former EVE Champion, and an absolute KiLleR in the ring…We’ll find out the answer to this mystery this coming Friday June 5 at EVE 150!

EVE 150 History Makers / Rule Breakers Card

Here is the card for the upcoming EVE event on Friday:

  • EVE International Championship Match: Kris Statlander vs Miyu Yamashita
  • EVE Championship: Session Moth Martina vs Alexxis Falcon
  • EVE Tag Team Championships: Lallie vs French Art
  • NYTE/SKYE vs Relentless All Stars
  • Lucy Sky vs Melissa Fierce vs Emersyn Jayne
  • Rhio vs Aliss Ink

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  • More on the Paramount purchase of WBD and details of when it goes through, if it goes through and details on how it helps or hurts UFC, AEW and Zuffa Boxing as well as a cost efficiency look at the three properties for 2027 if plans go through as stated.
  • The road to WrestleMania and why Paul Levesque is in a position where it’s impossible for him to do the job people want and impossible for him to fail, business notes on the show, and a look at the Elimination Chamber show, how it did on Netflix, the good and the bad.
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  • Odds on upcoming wrestling matches
  • Coverage of the New Japan New Beginning USA show in Trenton with two title changes
  • A look at the Demolition tag team as they go into the WWE Hall of Fame
  • The most detailed look at the ratings of all the pro wrestling TV shows, including demos, competition and comparisons with last year.
  • Johnny TV in the most heated match so far this year with Angel de Oro
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  • Stardom Cinderella tournament notes
  • Brothers face off in NOAH jr. tag tournament final
  • New Japan Cup first two days
  • Final night of Fantastica Mania notes
  • Jeff Jarrett documentary
  • Wrestler out of prison starts working on indices this week
  • Real American Freestyle angle
  • Update of the robbery of the Canadian promotion and the Davey Boy Smith Jr. Hall of Fame ring
  • John Laurinaitis wants back in to wrestling
  • 16 Carat Gold weekend in Germany
  • Pro Wrestling Eve has biggest show of its history this week
  • Brodie Lee Jr. first singles match date
  • Steph De Lander talks why she and Mance Warner quit TNA
  • Notes on David Finlay signing with AEW
  • ROH first TV tapings in a studio
  • UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight title updates
  • Lots of new UFC fights
  • Updates on WWE front office news and changes
  • The story behind leaking fast nationals
  • WWE accused of deleting key information in a lawsuit
  • More notes on the WWE deal with Endeavor and how it went down
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  • Bianca Belair update
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  • WWE uploaded the full Joe Hendry & Myles Borne vs. Ricky Saints & Ethan Page tag team main event from NXT
  • PWInsider reports that, prior to his appearance on NXT last night, William Regal had not been seen at the Performance Center for some time and also had not been on the road with the main roster for an extended period. The report says it’s expected that Regal and Fit Finlay will be regulars on NXT going forward for their role with NXT’s Birthright faction.
  • Cody Rhodes appeared on a new episode of Complex’s Graps podcast. He’ll also be the guest on a new edition of Insight with Chris Van Vliet this Friday.
  • JBL joined Undertaker on today’s edition of the Six Feet Under podcast.
  • Chantel Monroe has been cleared to return from a broken nose and will be back on WWE Evolve soon:
    • Three months ago I fractured my nose, and that’s why you haven’t been seeing Chantel Monroe in action these past couple of Wednesdays… but don’t worry divasss  I’m officially fully cleared, back, and ready to give EVOLVE the sparkle it’s been missing #wwenxt #wwe

Other Wrestling

  • Eddie Kingston, who has been out of action due to severe migraines, is advertised to compete at ROH & Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling’s Global Wars Canada event in Windsor, Ontario on March 27.
  • Along with Thursday night’s regular edition on Honor Club, ROH will be broadcasting a special TV episode on YouTube at 7 p.m. this Friday.
  • Renee Paquette spoke to TV Insider about how much she enjoys passing on knowledge to up-and-coming female broadcasters in the wrestling industry:
    • I love to be able to help the other girls. That’s something I didn’t have as much time to do when I was in WWE. With the time I spent there, and the things I learned there and the experience I have for the duration of my career, I love being able to help these other girls out. Someone like Lexi [Nair] I think has grown so much. She is so great and awesome to work with. She always has a good attitude. She always wants to learn more. She will be doing Ring of Honor tapings till whatever time in the morning. She wants to be there and get better. 
    • It’s the same for Arkady Aura. I’m not a ring announcer, so I can’t contribute with that, but with all the prep she does wanting to get all the names right and pronunciations right, especially when you have all these wrestlers coming in. You have guys from CMLL and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, so you want to make sure you’re on your game with that stuff. To see these girls grow and develop, I love that. Even with the WWE side, to see what Jackie Redmond has been able to do over there. Her and I go way back, so it’s really fun for me to see her in that role at WWE.
  • TV Insider asked Paquette if her daughter Nora understands what her mother and father (Jon Moxley) do for a living:
    • Oh yes. She is very into it. She has really gotten into watching women’s wrestling, which is really fun for me to get to show her some stuff. She doesn’t love watching dad wrestle so much because it’s much scarier. It’s cool to see her soak it all in. One day she is like, ‘Mommy, I want you to teach me everything about broadcasting.’ The next day she’ll tell me she wants to be a wrestler like dad. I think she has a good comprehension of what we both do. Maybe not the gravity of it or the magnitude, but she has an understanding. It is funny being a parent and watching your kids soak up that environment. I sort of pull myself out of it wondering what her first memories are going to be of walking into the women’s locker room with me, and there are all these amazing female athletes and characters, and all the people who see backstage getting there earlier in the day. She sees the stage and set and how the show comes together. I wonder if she is going to think about that when she is older.
  • In an interview with The Takedown on SI, Thekla discussed how being a “control freak” has helped her succeed in pro wrestling:
    • I’m a massive control freak. It’s like, these are the colors. This is my logo. I design it. I was working with somebody and I was telling him it’s gonna be a mix of a spider with a hazard sign, right? So, it’s all me. I’m great on ideas and then connecting with people and telling them this is exactly what I want.
    • I get hyped when I go out and I think the fans can really feel this. There’s those two things. The person and the music really make sense together. Those are small artistic details that I’m crazy about.
  • Pro Wrestling Eve promoter Dann Read put out a statement addressing the backlash over Paul Robinson working for the promotion as a producer. During the Speaking Out movement in 2020, Robinson was accused of having kissed a 16 year old girl and getting close with her until the mother of his children found out.
  • NJPW’s English-language website posted an interview with HENARE.
  • Taiji Ishimori will be in action at Fantastica Mania USA in Charleston, South Carolina on April 12. The event is being put on by MLW in collaboration with NJPW and CMLL.
  • Sherilyn Guerrero interviewed Mick Foley about his memories of her late father Eddie.
  • Richard Holliday was a guest on TMZ’s Inside the Ring podcast.

Dakota Kai wrestles first match since WWE release

Dakota Kai, now wrestling as Charlie, took part in her first match since her WWE release on Sunday in London.

Charlie wrestled Kris Statlander for the EVE International Championship at Pro Wrestling EVE’s Wrestle Queendom 8 from indigo at The O2 in London, England. Statlander successfully defended her title, pinning Charlie after a series of Tombstone piledrivers.

The commentary team noted that Statlander’s repeated Tombstones may have been unnecessary.

It was Charlie’s first match on record since the March 24, 2025 WWE Main Event tapings held at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. She was part of WWE roster cuts revealed on May 2, 2025.

Last month, Charlie spoke about taking a break from wrestling following her WWE departure.

“I think I just really needed to take a step back and sort of rebuild myself in terms of confidence and what I thought about myself as a wrestler in this world. I didn’t really know if I still had a place in this world,” she said during an interview with Busted Open Radio.

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New NJPW Strong Women’s Champion crowned at Pro Wrestling EVE show

Alex Windsor is the new NJPW Strong Women’s Champion.

She defeated Syuri for the title on Sunday at Pro Wrestling EVE’s WrestleQueendom 8 from indigo at The O2 in London, England.

The finish of the match saw Syuri fight to get to the ropes while in a sharpshooter, only to be hit with a series of lariats and the Made in Japan by Windsor for the pin.

Windsor is also the current RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Champion after defeating Mercedes Moné for the title at the December 17 AEW Collision taping in Manchester.

Syuri’s reign ends after 63 days and zero title defenses. She won the championship in a title-for-title match against Saya Kamitani at Wrestle Kingdom 20. Syuri most recently defended her IWGP Women’s title against Athena at New Beginning in USA on February 27.

Windsor becomes the eighth champion in the title’s lineage, which dates back to Willow Nightingale becoming the inaugural champion when she defeated Mercedes Moné at NJPW Strong Resurgence 2023 in a match where Moné suffered a significant leg injury.

Willow Nightingale to defend AEW TBS title at Wrestle Queendom

Pro Wrestling EVE has announced that another AEW champion will defend her title at Wrestle Queendom this weekend. 

EVE broke the news on social media this afternoon that Willow Nightingale would be defending the TBS Championship this Sunday against Nina Samuels. They were sure to thank AEW CEO Tony Khan and AEW “for making this happen.”

Nightingale won the TBS Championship from Mercedes Mone at New Year’s Smash on December 31, 2025. She has defended the title twice since then. The first defense was against Julia Hart on Collision in January. The second was in a four-way against Marina Shafir, Megan Bayne, and Mina Shirakawa on Dynamite in February. 

Samuels, age 37, made her pro debut in 2014 and spent four years in the WWE developmental program in NXT UK. She has never wrestled Nightingale before, but has had one match in AEW, teaming with Kid Lykos II in a loss to Kris Statlander & Stokely Hathaway in a mixed tag team match on Collision in August of 2024. 

Wrestle Queendom VIII airs live on YouTube from the Indigo at O2 in London, England, on Sunday, March 8. The card so far, which now includes five full-time AEW wrestlers and a handful of others who have made frequent appearances for the promotion:

  • Sudden Death 16 Match: DASH Chisako vs. Amale vs. Miyu Yamashita vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Alexxis Falcon vs. 11 wrestlers yet to be named
  • EVE Tag Team Title Match: LALLIE (Hollie Barlow & Lana Austin) (c) vs. Charli Evans & a mystery partner
  • AZM vs. Safire Reed
  • TBS Championship: Willow Nightingale vs. Nina Samuels
  • Amira (w/Cassius) vs. Harley Cameron
  • NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship: Syuri vs. Alex Windsor
  • EVE International Championship: Kris Statlander vs. Charlie
  • EVE Championship: Rhio vs. Session Moth Martina

Alex Windsor challenges Syuri for Wrestle Queendom VIII

It was a busy night for Syuri at NJPW New Beginning USA. Minutes after she defeated Athena to retain one championship, Alex Windsor challenged her for another at Pro Wrestling EVE’s Wrestle Queendom in March. 

Syuri is the current IWGP Women’s Champion and New Japan STRONG Women’s Champion. She pinned Athena with a Death Valley Driver to retain the IWGP title in Trenton, New Jersey, on Friday night. Afterwards, she grabbed Athena’s ROH Women’s World Championship belt, teasing a match for that title. Before either could make that match official, however, the lights went out and Windsor appeared on the video screen. 

As the video showed Windsor working out and training, her voice was heard talking about her previous loss to Syuri in a challenge for the IWGP Women’s Championship at a previous Pro-Wrestling: EVE event in London last June.

Windsor then turned and spoke to the camera, addressing Syuri by name. “It seems like destiny just keeps bringing us back together, doesn’t it?” she asked. “The only thing that has changed since last time is the prize I am fighting to take off you. On Sunday the Eighth of March, International Women’s Day, at the Indigo O2, I challenge you for your New Japan Strong Women’s Championship. Wrestle Queendom VIII. Syuri-Windsor II.”

This is the eighth match announced so far for Wrestle Queendom VIII, which has already sold out. Other championship matches include Rhio defending the EVE Championship against Session Moth Martina, Kris Statlander defending the EVE International Championship against Charlie (Dakota Kai), and Hollie Barlow & Lana Austin defending the EVE Tag Team Championships against Charli Evans and a mystery partner. 

Harley Cameron, Willow Nightingale, AZM, and Jamie Hayter have also been announced for the show. 

Willow Nightingale announced for Pro Wrestling EVE event

Willow Nightingale is heading to London later this year.

Pro Wrestling EVE announced on Sunday that the TBS Champion will be at WrestleQueendom 8, which will take place at the O2 Arena on March 8. Tickets are available here.

The show already has a few matches announced. AEW Women’s Champion Kris Statlander will take on Charlie, aka Dakota Kai, for the EVE International title. Rhio will defend the EVE Championship against Session Moth Martina, and Harley Cameron will take on Amira Blair.

Nightingale, Statlander, and Cameron have formed a trio in recent weeks after Nightingale defeated Mercedes Mone for the TBS Championship on the last AEW Dynamite of 2025. After spending most of 2025 distancing themselves from one another, Statlander and Nightingale embraced at the end of th show, rekindling their friendship.

In addition to the TBS Championship Nightingale is also one half of the first-ever AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions alongside Cameron. They won a championship final defeating the Timeless Love Bombs (Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa) on the December 10 edition of Dynamite.

Harley Cameron opponent announced for Wrestle Queendom VIII

Pro Wrestling Eve has revealed who Harley Cameron will be facing when she makes her debut for the indie promotion.

It was announced today that Cameron — one half of the AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions — will be facing off against Amira Blair at Wrestle Queendom VIII on Sunday, March 8. The show, which is Eve’s biggest event of the year, is being held in London on International Women’s Day 2026.

Blair is from Ireland and competes on the indies in Europe, along with managing Michael Oku for his matches. Blair also wrestled her first CMLL tour in March 2025.

Cameron was recognized as one of pro wrestling’s most improved stars of 2025. She and Willow Nightingale were crowned the inaugural AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions toward the end of the year.

Eve, an all-women’s promotion in the ring, is co-produced by Cameron’s AEW colleague Will Ospreay. The card for Wrestle Queendom VIII includes an Eve International Championship match with AEW star Kris Statlander defending against Charlie (formerly known as Dakota Kai in WWE). That’s the first match Charlie has been announced for since being released from WWE last May.

Former WWE star Dakota Kai announced for indie return

The former Dakota Kai is getting back into the ring.

Since her release from WWE back in May, Kai has been on a break from wrestling. That will be ending soon, though, with Pro Wrestling Eve announcing that Kai will be competing at its Wrestle Queendom VIII show on March 8, 2026. She is being billed as “Charlie” and is set to challenge AEW star Kris Statlander for the Eve International Championship.

Wrestle Kingdom VIII is happening on International Women’s Day in 2026. The show will be held in London, England at Indigo at The O2.

It remains to be seen if this will be Kai’s first match back or if she will be taking more bookings before then. During a stream on her “charliegirl” Twitch channel this September, Kai said she missed wrestling and would be returning after taking some time away.

“I miss wrestling, you guys. We’re going to get back into it,” she said. “It’s just one of those things where it’s been nice to have a little bit of a break. I’ve been doing it for a long time, longer than the last seven years I was with WWE, you know what I mean? So it is nice to take a step back… but I really do miss it.”

Along with streaming on Twitch, Kai co-hosts a podcast with WWE’s Zelina Vega.

Pro Wrestling Eve is a UK-based women’s wrestling promotion that has existed since 2010. Will Ospreay is involved with helping the promotion behind the scenes.

Wrestle Queendom is Eve’s biggest event. The name of the show is a takeoff of NJPW’s annual Wrestle Kingdom spectacular.

Jamie Hayter’s in-ring return match announced

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After getting injured during this month’s first-ever women’s Blood and Guts match, former AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter has her in-ring return date set — but not for AEW.

Hayter will be returning to familiar grounds with London’s Pro Wrestling EVE promotion as she will team with Session Moth Marina to take on EVE Champion RHIO and Alexxis Falcon. The date was announced earlier this week with the match itself official Sunday.

The show entitled Let’s Slam Santa is set for Friday, December 5 in Walthamstow, London.

AEW has two dates before the EVE event: this Wednesday’s dual Dynamite/Collision taping in Nashville, Tennessee, and the following Wednesday’s Dynamite in Fishers, Indiana. That leaves the possibility open she will compete in AEW prior to the EVE booking.

In the aforementioned Blood and Guts match, Hayter took a chair shot throw from Megan Bayne which was reported to have chipped some teeth and “messed” Hayter’s face up according to our Bryan Alvarez.

Hayter hasn’t been on TV since and wasn’t part of this past week’s push to Full Gear or the pay-per-view itself.

Pro Wrestling EVE notes: Willow Nightingale, Nyla Rose

Willow Nightingale is heading to Pro Wrestling EVE.

It was announced during their show on Saturday that the former Owen Hart Foundation tournament winner will be heading to the company for their Elite Encounters event on November 7 in London.

Nightingale has made appearances outside of AEW during her time with the company, previously winning the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship and the CMLL Women’s Championship.

During their show on Sunday, another AEW star in Nyla Rose won the EVE Championship, defeating Nightshade to become the new champion.

After the show went off the air, EVE posted footage of Rose being attacked by Rhio, likely setting up a future title match between the two.

Rose meanwhile hinted the last person she wanted to face was Mercedes Mone, who saw the tweet and replied.

Elsewhere on the show, Queen Aminata defeated Anita Vaughn while Julia Hart and Skye Blue went to a time limit draw with Millie McKenzie and Safire Reed. The three were previously announced, as they are in Europe for Forbidden Door weekend.

Pro Wrestling EVE notes: Kris Statlander wins title, Skye Blue & Julia Hart appearance set

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Notes coming from today’s Pro Wrestling Eve event.

Kris Statlander won the Pro Wrestling EVE International title in the main event of Friday’s Mean Grrrls event in London, defeating Anita Vaughan to win the title for the first time. Vaughan’s reign ended after 92 days.

Statlander is signed to AEW, where she has been featured in recent weeks still conflicted about her relationship with Willow Nightingale. Despite turning against her last year, Statlander seems torn on whether to repair their relationship. She most recently competed on the June 25 edition of AEW Dynamite, winning a four-way between Athena, Thunder Rosa, and Nightingale to earn the number one spot in the upcoming Women’s Casino Gauntlet match at All In. 

Pro Wrestling Eve also announced that Julia Hart and Skye Blue would be appearing at an upcoming show on August 23, the same weekend as AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. A video aired during the show making the announcement.

Skye Blue made her return from injury in March, quickly reassociating herself with Hart.

Women’s IWGP Championship Match at Pro Wrestling EVE Details

Pro Wrestling EVE’s upcoming show on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Walthamstow, London, will feature a landmark IWGP Women’s Championship match, plus the EVE debut of rising powerhouse BoZilla. New Japan’s reigning IWGP Women’s Champion Syuri will put her title on the line against UK standout Alex Windsor, with bell time set for 8 pm at the Big Penny Social venue.

The winner of Syuri vs. Windsor will immediately set their sights on a high-profile match against Sareee on June 21 at Tokyo’s Yoyogi National Stadium. Meanwhile, German sensation BoZilla, known for her European and Japanese independent-scene tenure, will make her first EVE appearance, adding further intrigue and depth to EVE’s Hit Me Baby One More Time card.

IWGP Women’s Championship: Syuri vs. Alex Windsor

Syuri, fresh off her historic win to become IWGP Women’s Champion, has accepted Alex Windsor’s challenge for EVE 135 on June 6. Windsor, a stalwart of the UK independent scene and former RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Champion, issued her challenge during EVE’s “Punkin’ Instigators” show.

Championship Stakes: Defense Against Sareee on June 21

Stardom veteran Sareee officially challenged the June 6 winner to a title match on June 21 at STARDOM’s The Conversion show at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo.

BoZilla’s EVE Debut

BoZilla, real name Bo Joy, a German powerhouse who debuted in 2022 under the tutelage of Ulf Herman and Scott D’Amore, will be making her Pro Wrestling EVE debut on June 6. BoZilla has gained acclaim across Europe’s indies and Japan’s Marigold promotion, where she held the Marigold Twin Star Championship alongside Tank.

How to Watch Pro Wrestling EVE

Pro Wrestling EVE have live stream access to the major of their shows via YouTube. For only £8.99 a month you can access live streams of upcoming shows and watch back a ton of content on demand featuring the likes of Paige/Saraya, Toni Storm, Lyra Valkyria, Alba Fyre and Jamie Hayter.