Posts Tagged ‘Hamada’

Former WWE Producer Arrested In Indiana

A former WWE backstage producer was recently arrested in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. According to a report from PW Insider, Sarah Stock was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with aggravated battery, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and resisting law enforcement.

She was booked and released early Sunday morning by the Vandenburgh Sheriff’s Department.

Stock had been with WWE since 2015 but was furloughed this spring and later released due to the ongoing global pandemic. She wrestled as Sarita in TNA Wrestling from 2009 to 2013. She has also competed for companies such as Shimmer as well as CMLL in Mexico. Stock had previously wrestled under the names Dark Angel and Canadian Dark Angel as well.

While in TNA, Stock won the promotion’s women’s tag-team championships twice. She won the inaugural titles in 2009 with Taylor Wilde. They would hold the belts for 106 days before dropping them to Awesome Kong and Hamada.

Stock would team with Zelina Vega in 2011 and again win the belts. This time her team defeated Angelina Love and Winter to gain the championships. They would hold the titles for 129 days until dropping them to Brooke Tessmacher and Tara. Her 2 reigns and 227 combined days spent with 1/2 of the women’s tag belts ranks her 5th all-time in the promotion.

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PWI Names The Top 50 Women’s Wrestlers Of 2011

SHIMMER Champion Madison Eagles has earned the number one position in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s fourth annual “PWI Female 50” list, which ranks the top 50 women’s wrestlers in North America from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. She succeeds Michelle McCool, who ranked No. 1 in last year’s list.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated attributes their decision to ranking Eagles as the top women’s wrestler in North America with the following: “This year’s list was unlike any other in the four-year history of the “Female 50.” For one thing, there was no obvious frontrunner in either WWE or TNA. Last year’s number one, Michelle McCool, retired after a few lackluster months. The WWE Divas title dropped in prominence and was held for a significant amount of time by Brie Bella who, while improved, doesn’t exactly conjure thoughts of Sensational Sherri or Trish Stratus.”

Mickie James and Madison Rayne were also considered for the top spot, but for a variety of reasons, were ultimately deemed not worthy.

“So we made a bold decision. We looked to the indies. Two possible candidates were SHIMMER champion Madison Eagles and WSU champion Mercedes Martinez. It was a difficult choice to make,” the magazine explains. “Fortunately for us, Martinez and Eagles faced off in March for Eagles’ SHIMMER title. Eagles managed to win a terrific match, which proved to be the deciding factor in our decision.”

PWI also explains how the “Female 50” was determined: “To determine this list, we evaluated each woman’s innate wrestling ability, accomplishments during the past year, physical strength and conditioning, quality of opposition, charisma, and title success.”

Some women’s wrestlers contracted to WWE and TNA, such as Nikki Bella, Rosa Mendes, Tamina and Brooke Tessmacher, were left off the “Female 50” because PWI felt they did not earn a spot over some of the independent talent listed. The magazine explains, “While being on WWE’s or TNA’s global platform helps your chances, it doesn’t mean you get a free passage onto the “Female 50.”

1. Madison Eagles
2. Mercedes Martinez
3. Mickie James
4. Natalya
5. Madison Rayne
6. Cheerleader Melissa
7. Beth Phoenix
8. Tara
9. MsChif
10. Sara Del Rey
11. Eve Torres
12. Angelina Love
13. Layla
14. Sarita
15. Kelly Kelly
16. Serena Deeb
17. Velvet Sky
18. Ayako Hamada
19. LuFisto
20. Winter
21. Brie Bella
22. Angel Orsini
23. Melina
24. Daizee Haze
25. Nikki Roxx
26. Gail Kim
27. Jazz
28. Maryse
29. Christina Von Eerie
30. Portia Perez
31. Rosita
32. ODB
33. Nicole Matthews
34. Rachel Summerlyn
35. Jessicka Havok
36. Brittany Force
37. Kellie Skater
38. Tina San Antonio
39. Melanie Cruise
40. Cherry Bomb
41. Sassy Stephie
42. Tasha Simone
43. Alicia Fox
44. Amber O’Neal
45. Allison Danger
46. Kacee Carlisle
47. Brittany Savage
48. A.J.
49. Melissa Coates
50. Jessica James

Knockouts Removed From Roster, Cookie Meets The Situation

— Both Taylor Wilde and Hamada have been removed from the roster page of the official TNA Wrestling website, confirmed their rumored departures from the organization.

Wilde’s contract expired while Hamada opted to part ways with the company after returning to Japan in October.

Meanwhile, Winter has been added to the roster page.

— Cookie came face-to-face with The Situation of Jersey Shore Thursday night. According to TMZ.com, the TNA Knockout was hired to bartend The Situation’s Christmas party for his new protein-infused vodka. Sources tell TMZ the two hung out for a while.

— To correct an earlier report, TNA has not signed UK wrestler Johnny Moss to a contract. He has solely agreed to wrestle Jeff Jarrett at an upcoming TNA event in London.

source: PWInsider.com

New Angle For Tara, Reason For Hamada’s Departure From TNA

— As reported earlier, Tara suffered a torn ligament in her elbow when she took a bad landing on her arm during her Steel Cage Match with Mickie James last week on iMPACT!. She will continue appearing on television while she heals as she will be using her cast as a foreign object.

— Regarding Hamada’s recent departure from TNA Wrestling, she was not fired as it was her decision to part ways with the organization. She headed back to Japan in October and wasn’t interested in returning.

— In response to rumors that she has parted ways with TNA Wrestling, Taylor Wilde noted on Twitter that she will clear them up in the near future.

She wrote, “There are a lot of rumours flying around right now, and I promise to clear them up in the upcoming weeks. For now, lets just roll with it!”

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Hardy Nearly Loses Custom Belt, Matches Announced For Impact

— Jeff Hardy nearly lost his custom made Immortal Championship, which according to the Pro Wrestling Torch, cost $18,000 to make. The TNA World Heavyweight Champion noted last night on Twitter that he had just received it back from Southwest Airlines.

“JustGotThaWorldTitleBackFromSouthwestAirlines…,” he wrote.

— TNAWrestling.com has announced the following matches for Thursday’s episode of iMPACT!:

* Robbie E vs. Jay Lethal in an X Division Championship Match

* Rob Van Dam vs. Rob Terry

* The Beautiful People vs. Mickie James and a partner to be a selected by Eric Bischoff in a TNA Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament Match

— Hamada, who was released last week by TNA Wrestling, returned to Japan in October when the organization stopped using her. It is said that her former tag team partner, Taylor Wilde, has also parted ways with the organization. (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

TNA Releases Current Champion, Tournament Set For “iMPACT!”

TNA Wrestling has released Knockouts Tag Team Champion Hamada from her contract. She held the title alongside Taylor Wilde.

Beginning this week on iMPACT!, a tournament is being held for the vacated belts. The first match will feature Sarita and Daffney vs. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky.

source: PWInsider.com

Two TNA Knockouts Cleared To Return, Update On Hamada, More

— TNA president Dixie Carter announced on Thursday that both Angelina Love and Daffney have received medical clearance to return to the ring. Carter said the duo “will be back in the coming weeks.”

Love has been out with an arm injury suffered during a Triple Threat Match last month against Tara and Madison Rayne. Meanwhile, Daffney suffered a badly bruised sternum during a match against recent signee Betsy Ruth last month. The incident resulted in “The Scream Queen” being stretchered out of The Impact! Zone.

— Infrequently seen TNA Knockout Hamada was recently in danger of being released but scored a reprieve from management due to the shortage of female wrestling created by Lisa Marie Varon’s departure from the organization, as well as injuries suffered by Angelina Love and Daffney. Talk of cutting Hamada led to much head scratching amongst the wrestlers as she’s considered the best worker in the Knockouts division.

— TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Madison Rayne will be throwing out the first pitch at Saturday’s Durham Bulls minor league baseball game in Durham, North Carolina.

Update On Suicide Character, Knockouts In Action (Video), More

— As seen this past Thursday night on iMPACT!, Frankie Kazarian appeared as himself rather than the Suicide character, which seemed to indicate that the gimmick is through. It should be noted that he is still playing the masked character at house shows, but will be appearing as himself on television from this point forward. Though he will no longer play the character on television, TNA plans on continuing the gimmick as they are considering other wrestlers for the role.

Also note, TNA has added Kaz to its roster page, with Suicide retained.

— TNA referee Mike Posey defeated Alabama Junior Heavyweight Champion Mike Jackson this past Friday night in Graysville, Alabama to end his 45-year reign as champion.

— — In TNA’s latest webmatch, Hamada squares off against the infrequently seen Traci Brooks. You can view the bout at the following link.

(source: www.f4wonline.com)