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 ...

WWE confirms more matches for Evolution 2. Mercedes Moné marks her 1000th career match. Who Runs The World talent lineup updates. Davienne speaks with WrestleZone and more! Evolution, WWE’s ...

Maxxine Dupri gets her first taste of championship gold. Jacy Jayne regains the NXT Women’s Title. Mercedes Moné bests Red Velvet. Celine Faery chats with WrestleZone and more! The reign of Becky ...

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 ...

The NCAA has officially added women's wrestling as the 91st official championship sport following a vote from all three divisions at the 2025 annual convention. Adding new championship sports is a ...

Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch makes her entrance during Monday Night RAW on July 7, 2025 in Providence, Rhode Island. Women’s wrestling has been through many iterations—see the ...

The NCAA added women’s wrestling as its 91st championship sport, providing another athletics opportunity for female athletes to compete. Divisions I, II and III approved the addition at the ...

Courtesy photo Jordyn Fouse and her father, David Fouse. Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series on female wrestling in the region. In today’s world, women and girls are rightly ...

Former North Allegheny wrestler Leyna Rumpler’s first year in college is starting to look a lot like her last year in high school. The three-time Pennsylvania state finalist is off to a sizzling debut ...

On Thursday, Jan. 16, and Friday, Jan. 17, at the 2025 NCAA Convention, women's wrestling was voted to become an official NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III championship sport. The vote ...

Keystone College announced Friday that the school will introduce a women’s wrestling program starting next dall. Women’s wrestling was formally approved by the NCAA as a championship sport back in ...

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 ...