Celebrating Black Women in Joshi Puro
For years, women’s wrestlers have traveled to and from Japan to share the universal language of professional wrestling beyond borders. In honor of Black History Month, here’s a look at the history of Black women and their legacies in Joshi…
WWT Celebrates Black History Month | Chantiese
Chantiese aka Harts is a podcast host, Black Wrestling Historian, and a wrestling show creator. I met Chantiese in 2020. We were both co-hosts in wrestling, and an entertainment podcast called Unpopular Review. From there both she, and I would…
WWT Celebrates Black History Month | Alicia Taylor
Alicia Taylor is the current announcer for WWE NXT, her voice has been captivating since being a part of the brand. Alicia has had a love not only for music but wrestling as well. My favorite aspect from Alicia’s voice…
The Legacy of Sasha Banks in WWE
Sasha Banks is one of WWE’s greatest wrestlers, men and women. Sasha’s list of WWE accomplishments is endless, and she has broken many barriers and glass ceilings as a woman and a Black woman. Sasha debuted in New Japan Pro…
WWT Celebrates Black History Month | Kiki aka Keeks
I met Kiki aka Keeks through Chantiese, and from day one she was a person I vibed with off the fact that she was a wrestling fan like me. Kiki had a wrestling website called Queen K Wrestling News, where…
Generational Knowledge and Paying it Forward
Never underestimate the power of generational knowledge. It is the lifeblood of wrestling, literally what keeps it alive. There is no wrestling manual you can pick up and read. No internet masterclass to take. Learning from someone else is the…
WWT Celebrates Black History Month | Samantha Irvin
Samantha Irvin was born on January 9, 1995, and her real name is Samantha Johnson. She grew up in Cape Cod in the Massachusetts town of Dennis before relocating to New Bedford. After graduating from New Bedford High School, she…
WWT Celebrates Black History Month | Fire ‘N Flava
IMPACT! Wrestling stands to be the most dominant place for women in wrestling. From Awesome Kong to Rhaka Khan, black women continue to help build the importance of the Knockouts division. With the introduction of Fire ‘N Flava, the Knockouts…
WWT Celebrates Black History Month | Lo Of Wrestling Winedown
Lo and I first met in February 2021, when I was one of the panelists and she invited me to discuss social media on a Royal Rumble episode. The group was known as The Prosecco Panel. Lo started her podcast…
WWT Celebrates Black History Month | Those Wrestling Girls
Queen PR and Krista B, known as Those Wrestling Girls, have built a wrestling community with 10K Twitter followers and 1.05K Youtube subscribers. They also highlight women’s wrestling, especially Black women wrestlers. As Krista states, “Being Black means everything! It’s…