Best men's and women's wrestlers, feud, match and more 2025 pro wrestling awards

Pro wrestling insiders identify their top stars and biggest moments of 2025 in WWE, AEW and other top promotions.
Fightful

Deonna Purrazzo Says She Was Shocked To Win ROH Women’s Pure Championship

Deonna Purrazzo says she was shocked to become the first-ever ROH Women’s Pure Champion. The Virtuosa won the title at ROH Final Battle earlier in December, defeating Billie Starkz in the tournament finals.

Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer Closes Out 2025 With Impressive Stat

With this week's episode of WWE NXT in the rearview mirror, WWE can now look ahead to 2026 beginning with Friday's episode of SmackDown. 2025 was a banner year
NCAA

Everything to know about NCAA women's wrestling: How it works, scoring, weight classes

The 2025-26 season will mark the first year of women’s wrestling as an NCAA championship sport. Here’s everything you need to know about women’s wrestling as a collegiate sport and what to expect in this opening season. Wrestling first became an NCAA ...
Fightful

Deonna Purrazzo On Winning ROH Women’s Pure Championship: It Was The Perfect Way To End What I Might Call A Really Crappy Year

Speaking on Gabby AF, Deonna Purrazzo says winning the ROH Pure Women’s Championship was a great way to end 2025 for her.
The Gazette

Coralville’s Xtream Arena to host first NCAA women’s wrestling championships in 2026

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CORALVILLE — The first-ever NCAA women’s wrestling championships will take place in the University of Iowa’s backyard. The NCAA has named Xtream Arena in ...
Time

WWE Evolution 2 Marks a Bittersweet Moment for Women’s Wrestling

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 Attitude era and the Divas era. Sunday brings the next ...
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