july 17, 2023 - weekly women’s pro wrestling news roundup: week of july 10-16, 2023
this week's news roundup includes:
News & results from last week’s editions of Monday Night Raw, NXT, and Friday Night SmackDown.
News & results from last week's editions of WWE Main Event and NXT Level Up.
News & results from last week’s editions of AEW Dynamite, AEW Rampage, AEW Collision, and AEW Battle of the Belts VII.
Other updates and news from last week.
Pro Wrestling Illustrated's weekly top 10 recap.
Things to look forward to in women’s wrestling this week!
spoilers below the cut for shows/events listed above!
Notable news & results from TV last week:
Monday Night Raw (7/10):
Zoey Stark defeated Becky Lynch. The match was back and forth, with both women nearly scoring pinfall wins several times. Eventually, Becky was distracted by Trish Stratus at ringside, and Zoey was able to roll Becky up for the 3 count. match length-10:30.
Shayna Baszler defeated Emma. Shayna did her signature stomp on Emma's arm, before forcing her to tap to the Kirifuda clutch. match length-1:30.
After the match, Ronda Rousey came to the ring. The two former friends faced off, before they began to brawl. Ronda managed to get the upper hand, locking in the armbar, but not getting Shayna to tap.
Backstage, Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green confronted WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, questioning why they were going to be ringside for their match. Raquel & Liv said that they wanted to scout the competition. The tag champs were then confronted by Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley, who stepped to Raquel and told her to stay out of her business.
Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green defeated Kayden Carter & Katana Chance. Chelsea was able to roll Katana up with her feet on the ropes and Sonya on the outside giving her the assist for the pinfall win. match length-2:20.
NXT (7/11):
Cora Jade defeated Kelani Jordan. The finish saw Cora stop Kelani from attempting a springboard move by kicking the middle rope. Cora then followed up with the Death Rider for the win. match length-3:57.
After the match, Cora tried to attack Kelani with a kendo stick, but she was interrupted by Dana Brooke, who hit Cora with a series of dropkicks.
NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton defeated Ivy Nile. Tiffany defeated Ivy after executing the Green Bay Plunge, before hitting the Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the pinfall win. match length-4:39.
Backstage, Blair Davenport was interviewed. She said that she enjoyed beating up Roxanne Perez and that she would do it again.
AEW Dynamite (7/12):
Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament semifinal: Ruby Soho defeated Skye Blue. Ruby had the numbers advantage early in the match with Saraya and AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm in her corner, but the duo were ejected after interfering. Skye attempted the Code Blue but Ruby countered it. Ruby pinned Skye after hitting No Future. match length-8:47.
WWE Main Event (7/13):
Natalya defeated Xia Li. match length-5:19.
Indi Hartwell defeated Dana Brooke. match length-7:55.
Friday Night SmackDown (7/14):
Bayley defeated Zelina Vega. match length-2:02.
After the match, Shotzi appeared onscreen, and taunted Bayley while shaving her head.
Bianca Belair defeated Asuka by DQ; Asuka retained the WWE Women's Championship. Iyo was about to cash in her Money in the Bank contract, but Asuka hit Bayley in the face with the mist. match length-9:01.
NXT Level Up (7/14):
Valentina Feroz defeated Lola Vice. match length-4:59.
AEW Rampage (7/14):
Taya Valkyrie defeated. Izzy McQueen. match length-0:24.
After the match, Taya was confronted by Saraya and AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm. Taya challenged Toni to a title match at Battle of the Belts VII.
Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament semifinal: Willow Nightingale defeated Athena. match length-10:36.
AEW Collision (7/15):
Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament final: Willow Nightingale vs. Ruby Soho. match length-9:08.
AEW Battle of the Belts VII (7/15):
Toni Storm defeated Taya Valkyrie to retain the AEW Women's World Championship. match length-11:16.
Other news & updates from last week:
On Monday, July 10, Nikki Cross announced on Twitter that she has officially graduated with her Master's in History from the University of Edinburgh.
On Thursday, July 13, Ariel Helwani tweeted that he was told Ronda Rousey is not considering returning to the UFC. The tweet comes after a rumor was started on Wednesday during media day for UFC Vegas 77.
On Saturday, July 15 at Impact Slammiversary, Trinity (fka Naomi) defeated Deonna Purrazzo to win the Impact Knockouts World Championship. This win marks Trinity's first time holding a singles title since 2017 when she was SmackDown Women's Champion.
On Sunday, July 16 on Twitter, Ring of Honor announced that Athena will defend the Ring of Honor Women's World Championship against Willow Nightingale this Friday at Death Before Dishonor.
Pro Wrestling Illustrated top 10 rankings recap:
Evaluation period: July 7-13, 2023. Published on July 14, 2023.
Note: my recap of PWI's top 10 tag teams of the week will only cover the women's tag teams listed in the rankings for the week (PWI includes both men's and women's tag teams in their rankings).
PWI lists their criteria for rankings as the following: championships held/defended, win-loss record, push, and technical ability.
PWI's Women's Wrestling top 10:
1: Tam Nakano (Stardom)
2: Giulia (Stardom, NJPW)
3: Alex Widsor (Freelancer)
4: Mirai (Stardom)
5: Tiffany Stratton (NXT)
6: Mizuki (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, DDT Pro Wrestling)
7: Rika Tatsumi (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, DDT Pro Wrestling)
8: Vert Vixen (Freelancer)
9: Miyu Yamashita (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling)
10: Utami Hayashishita (Stardom)
PWI's Tag Team Wrestling top 10:
3: Giulia, Mai Sakurai, & Thekla (Stardom)
5: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (WWE)
10: Hyper Misao & Shoko Nakajima (Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling)
Things to look forward to this week:
A reminder that the upcoming edition of Friday Night SmackDown on July 21 will air on FS1 instead of Fox due to coverage of the Fifa Women's World Cup.
Tonight, July 17 on Monday Night Raw, WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez put the gold on the line against number one contenders Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green.
Current Women's Champions in WWE & AEW:
WWE:
- Women's World Championship: Rhea Ripley
- WWE Women's Championship: Asuka
- NXT Women's Championship: Tiffany Stratton
- WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez
- Ms. Money in the Bank: Iyo Sky
AEW:
- AEW Women's World Championship: Toni Storm
- TBS Championship: Kris Statlander
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Camp Half Blood. First is the cabin leader/oldest unless the oldest of the cabin turns down the leader role. Demigods have become less frequent in recent years but every cabin has at least one occupant besides Hera’s cabin that is a tribute to the goddess.
Zeus: Cody Rhodes.
Zeus’ cabin is pure white, shadows appear to have lighting on them. Cody hates his father and regularly curses him, making a small camp away from a statue of Zeus to be able to sleep.
Hera: None, cabin is nothing more than a tribute. Constantly vandalized until Chiron told everybody to stop.
Poseidon: Roman Reigns, Mia Yim, Ava Grace
Poseidon’s cabin is much like a dock with walls built around it. A large fountain sits in the middle, one of many presents for Roman from his father. A small room appeared when Mia was claimed, to give her privacy. Roman has a trident from his father.
Hades: Malaki Black, Violet Giliath, Paige Bevis, Ruby Riott, Darby Allin, Rosemary.
The Hades Cabin is black with green flames lit on torches, the interior is also black, with beds lining the walls. Coffins used to be there but thrown out. Twins Paige and Ruby line their walls around their bed with band posters. Darby Allin had shelves installed for his skateboards. Malaki and Violet are co-leaders and as such each have private rooms.
Ares: Raul Mendoza, Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, Elektra Lopez, Raquel Gonzalez, Leon Ruff, Adam Page, Dio Maddin/Mace, Keith Lee, Ember Moon
Ares cabin is painted dark red, the grounds alined with land mines, the cabin members usually like being paid in sharp things in exchange for being told where the mines are. Leon is constantly teased for being so small and skinny but his brothers and sisters defend him. Raul is the cabin leader due to Santos turning it down
Athena: TJ Perkins, Drew Gulak, Dominik Dijakovic/T-Bar, Sami Callihan, Jake Atlas, Mustafa Ali, Kay Lee Ray, Baron Corbin, Xia Li, Boa, Charlotte Flair, Adam Page
A white cabin, the walls are aligned with blue prints and all the beds have a private desk. TJ is in a constant battle over the cabin leadership with Charlotte who has grown selfish and wants to position for nothing more than it’s title.
Demeter: Aliyah, Anna Jay, Evil Uno
Aphrodite: Vanessa Borne, Zelina Vega, Andrade Cien Almas, Angel Garza, Ace Austin, Zelina Vega,
A pink cabin that smells like perfume and hairspray. The sons and daughters of the love goddess are beautiful and could pass as supermodels. Ace has the rare ability of charmspeak, though he never uses it
Apollo: Elias, Crazzy Steve, Trey Miguel, Charly Caruso, Dana Brooke, Adrian Neville/Neville, Humberto Carrillo,
A large cabin, completely gold, causing many headaches if looked at for too long. The children of Apollo are musically and athletically talented. Humberto happens to be the cousin of Andrade, Angel, and Zelina though their mortal side
Artemis: No one, the hunters of Artemis stay there whenever they visit the camp. Silver cabin that glows in moonlight
Hecate: Toni Storm, Bayley, Candice Lerae,
Iris: Mandy Rose, Xia Brookside.
Nemesis: Pete Dunne and Rhea Ripley (twins)
Eris: Liv Morgan and Jamie Senegal (twins)
Hephaestus: Becky Lynch, Jon Moxley, Wes Lee, Austin Flynn
This cabin looks a-lot like a factory, faded bronze and has smoke coming out of the roof twenty four seven. It is normal to see the children of Hephaestus covered in oil, dirt and cuts and bruises. The four occupants each made their bed, Austin’s has a radio stationed to Olympus and Becky’s has a waterbed for example
Hermes: Rohit Raju, Zachary Wentz,
Dionysus: Chris Bey
Hypnos: Fallah Bah
Tyche: Deonna Purazzo
Nike: Taya Valkyrie
Hebe: Tenille Dashwood
Arete: Indi Hartwell
Discordia: Johnny Gargano (nicknamed the shit stirrer)
A simple wooden cabin with the walls taken out to make sure Johnny isn’t planning pranks or worse. A force field is around the cabin to protect him from monsters. A purple sword given to Johnny by his mother hangs on a hook, cursed to cause bad luck to whoever steals it until it is given back to Johnny.
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