Several performers (Ariel, Skye) have since defended their RingDivas work. In shoot interviews (Kayfabe Commentaries, 2015), they note that RingDivas allowed them to book their own finishes , refuse acts they found degrading (unlike WWE’s “bra & panties” matches), and earn more than a Shimmer show . Skye stated, “I controlled the narrative. If I bled, I decided where.”
remains the Alamo of hardcore women’s wrestling. They lost the battle (the website died). But the war for respect in violence? They won that long ago. RingDivas.com Last Stand 2007 -Womens Wrestling-