The NCAA added women’s wrestling as a sport Friday, bringing its total number of championships to 91.The sanctioning body approved the addition at the annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee.Women’s ...

Women’s wrestling saw a meteoric rise in the Southeast Asian region this past year, and the Philippines has been at its forefront. Though it remains to be a male-dominated industry, promotions such as ...

The NCAA approved the addition of women’s wrestling at the Division I, II and III levels as a championship sport, it announced Friday. The sport’s first NCAA women’s championship will take place in ...

Chelsea Green claims the throne as the inaugural WWE Women’s United States Champion. ROH Women’s Champion Athena and Billie Starkz prepare to main event ROH Final Battle. Maya World chats with ...

The Babes of Wrath become the inaugural AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions. Kendal Grey conquers the Iron Survivor Challenge. Red ...

College wrestling is here, marking the inaugural sanctioned women’s freestyle NCAA Championship season. Here are the storylines you need to follow. Get ready for a season-long game of cloak and dagger ...

Iowa superstar women’s wrestler Kennedy Blades was voted the 2025 USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year on Tuesday. The award was voted on by wrestling journalists, women’s wrestling ...

This story is featured in the January/February 2025 issue of ESSENCE. On April 10, 2021, wrestling fans at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, witnessed history. Performers Bianca Belair and ...

Girls wrestlers from around the country are ready to add their names to the growing fame of Women of Ironman Tournament at ...

Snap, go-behind and then lift-off. Iowa women's wrestler Kennedy Blades has a simple formula for something that looks so spectacular when it happens. The Blades Suplex, known officially as a grand ...

WWE Superstar Bianca Belair at the 2022 MEAC-SWAC Challenge in Atlanta. (Photo credit: Rashad Milligan for rolling out) The professional wrestling industry is experiencing a seismic shift as Black ...

The NCAA is adding women’s wrestling as a championship sport. Division I voted in favor on Wednesday, followed by Divisions II and III on Friday. Women’s wrestling, which has been on the Olympic ...