Asuka and Her Surprising Life Outside of Wrestling
Asuka is an incredible wrestler, but her skills don’t end there. She has had work in a variety of industries that may surprise you!

Discover more about the lives and careers of women wrestling pioneers who changed the scope of professional wrestling from the early 1900s to the present.
Asuka is an incredible wrestler, but her skills don’t end there. She has had work in a variety of industries that may surprise you!
The amazing, untold stories of Babs Wingo, Marva Scott, and Ethel Johnson, three African American wrestling sisters who paved the way.
Steve Austin opens up on the death of Chyna, her impact on the sport, and how her legacy should be remembered.
Veteran wrestler April Hunter weighs in and tells, from a female wrestler’s perspective, whether or not Netflix GLOW gets it right.
Roxy Astor shares her unlikely journey into wrestling and what it was like to be a part of the history of GLOW.
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Learn how two champion female wrestlers overcame the struggles of women’s wrestling and helped to revolutionize the sport.
Mad Maxine was poised for greatness but, after 2 years, abruptly left the business. She opens up about the realities of her time in wrestling.
Sandy Parker broke barriers as an openly gay Black wrestling champion in the 1960s and ’70s. Discover this pioneer’s secret, untold story.
Rhonda Sing wrestled as the punishing Monster Ripper and Bertha Faye. She had a rapid journey to the top but a fast descent once joining…
Read the gripping tale of The Ghastly Match Incident, a 2015 Stardom bout between Act Yasukawa and Yoshiko that went terribly wrong!
Hers is a tale of changing the wrestling landscape, inspiring others, and, ultimately, monster trucks. This is Madusa, and here is her story.
“Sensational” Sherri Martel was just that- utterly sensational. But what was her life truly like outside the ring?
15 overlooked moments that shaped the Jumping Bomb Angels, from AJW dojo trials to their abrupt WWF exit and influence on women’s wrestling.
Discover the secret, untold story of Sandra Gray, the genius costume designer behind pro wrestling’s greatest stars!
They engineered the hatred. They lost control of it. The full story of Dump Matsumoto, the Crush Gals, and 1980s Japan.
When my beloved friend Nicole Bass walked into a room, everything just stopped. This is my tribute to her and her life.
Aja Kong has made a lasting impact on wrestling (even influencing the creation of Big Van Vader)! But details of her life might surprise you.
On July 28th, 1951, tragedy struck when 18-year-old Janet Boyer Wolfe suddenly collapsed during only her third professional wrestling match.
Fabulous Moolah became the most powerful woman in wrestling through ruthless and cutthroat methods, leaving behind a controversial legacy.
Evelyn Stevens soared in women’s wrestling, then vanished. Discover the untold twists behind her championship legacy and fate.
Discover 25 transformative 1950s professional wrestling gimmicks that shaped television and changed the business forever.
Melissa Coates made a name for herself in multiple fields. But before her untimely passing, she went through her biggest fight yet.
Meet Suzie Tanner, the first female pro wrestling referee who fought for her dreams in a sport where opportunities for women were sparse.
On May 16th, 2019, Ashley Massaro was found unresponsive in her Long Island, New York home. Later, she would be pronounced dead just ten days…
They wrestled in secret, dodged danger, and rewrote history: 25 Black women who built pro wrestling’s golden era.
Kana (WWE’s Asuka) dropped a 2010 manifesto that ripped apart Japanese women’s wrestling and changed her career forever.
Brash, athletic, and tough as nails, the fierce yet wonderful Mae Young was a born performer, and professional wrestling was the perfect fit.
Velvet McIntyre was a barefoot high-flyer, world champion, and tag team pioneer who helped shape women’s wrestling. But has WWE noticed?
During WWE’s Attitude Era, a controversial match pushed boundaries and left a controversial legacy in wrestling.
With her imposing presence, Luna Vachon was a force to be reckoned with. This is the unfortunate story of her rise and tragic fall.
The 5’2” queen who made men tap. Mildred Burke’s reign hid bone-snapping holds, backroom scandals, and wrestling’s forbidden truth.
ECW did everything they could to make sure you didn’t change the channel. With these three ladies, there was a lot more than meets the…
Mother-daughter team Las Irmas (Irma González and Irma Aguilar) defied odds to become legends, paving the way for women in Mexican wrestling.
From WWE wrestlers in Playboy, Shawn Michaels’ regret, and more, discover 30 racy times pro wrestling entangled with the adult industry!
The feud between Gail Kim and Awesome Kong in 2007 and 2008 set a new standard not only for women’s wrestling but for professional wrestling…
She could have easily been another wrestling casualty. Discover the surprising untold story of Amy Dumas, the woman behind WWE’s Lita!
Io Shirai arrested at Narita Airport in 2012. How the frame-up nearly destroyed her before she became WWE’s IYO SKY. The untold story.
Lisa Marie Varon opens up about Trish Stratus, CM Punk, the WWE locker room, and her former restaurant, The Squared Circle.
What Debra Marshall did to Torrie Wilson in WWE, and what Sara Calaway had already done separately, would ripple under the surface for years.
Jacqueline Moore was one of the toughest to step inside a squared circle. However, this WWE Hall of Famer’s talent goes much beyond the ring!
From Tokyo Dome in 1994 to collapse in 1997: how ’90s joshi rose, fell, and the lasting mark it left on Japanese women’s pro wrestling.