Diva Dirt’s Five to Watch 2010: Where Are They Now?

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Last year, Diva Dirt hand-picked five talents for its second annual Five to Watch list who we felt were making waves in women’s wrestling and embodied the traits it took to be a standout star. Those five talents, we felt had the talent, the look and personality to go far in the business and as such, they received the Diva Dirt stamp of approval.

This year, the Five to Watch is back! Five new talents will be unveiled over five days, beginning tomorrow, November 1st. Who will make this year’s list? The competition has been tough, as we’ve noticed more rising talent than ever before. But before we unveil the Class of 2011, we’re taking a look back at the Class of 2010 and what they’ve been up to since we included them in last year’s list…

ATHENA

Athena caught our eye with her work in Texas promotion, Anarchy Championship Wrestling, but has since expanded around the US. Now a regular in SHIMMER, Athena has competed against the likes of Cheerleader Melissa, Tenille and others. Recently, she picked up her first win in SHIMMER over Mia Yim.

In January, the self-proclaimed “Wrestling Goddess” made her debut in WSU, as well as competing in a 10,000 Tacks Match in ACW. Ouch!

Athena was recently crowned the new ACW American Joshi Champion, defeating Lady Poison.

BRITANI KNIGHT

Young Britani Knight has had a big year, not least of all including being signed by WWE.

Britani became the first ever Pro-Wrestling: EVE Champion by winning a tournament for the belt back in April, however, she dropped the belt to Jenny Sjodin over the summer.

Britani and mother Saraya made their debuts in SHIMMER in March in
perhaps the most memorable debuts in recent history, receiving
thunderous heat over the course of the weekend.

Recently, Britani has finished up in SHIMMER after a “Mother vs
Daughter” match and is expected to report to WWE’s developmental
territory, FCW, soon.

BRITTNEY SAVAGE

Former WSU Spirit Champion Brittney Savage
has risen to main event status in WSU following a face turn in August.
She is now set to headline the company’s next iPPV, Breaking Barriers
II, on November 19th in a steel cage War Games match.

Earlier this year, Savage won the annual WSU J-Cup tournament and
went on to co-headline the Uncensored Rumble iPPV against Mercedes
Martinez where she very nearly ended Martinez’s two-plus year reign as champion. Brittney won the belt when an unwitting referee failed to spot Martinez’s foot on the rope. However, the match was restarted and the win nullified as a second referee came out to correct the first’s
mistake. Still, for just a moment, Savage had broken Martinez’s streak.

In August, Savage retired veteran
Amy Lee, as she defeated her in her final match. The heel Savage won
Lee’s respect with her performance, signalling a heel turn as she
aligned herself with fellow WSU originals, Alicia and Martinez against
the Midwest Militia.

In arguably the biggest independent female show of the year, Savage
will team with Alicia and Martinez inside a steel cage on November 19th to face off against the Militia.

Brittney would also head north of the border, making her NCW Femmes Fatales debut in Montreal.

JAMILIA CRAFT (JENNY ROSE)

While some find fame in the “big leagues” of WWE or TNA, the other
big leagues is a career in Japan. And that is exactly what young Jenny
Rose, known formerly as Jamilia Craft, is achieving as we speak.

Earlier this year, Jenny packed her bags and headed to live and work
in Japan for Kyoko Inoue’s DIANA promotion. She’s already worked in the prestigious Korakuen Hall and continues to live her dream while honing her craft.

LEVA BATES

Leva Bates caught fans’ attention with her unique and quirky personality. A self-confessed comic book fan, Leva would dress up in ring attires inspired by the likes of
everything ranging from Chun_Li from Street Fighter to Iron Man.

Well, this year, Leva found a like-minded fan of all things geek
chic, veteran wrestler Allison Danger. Together, they formed
Regeneration-X (it’s a Doctor Who thing), and have become SHIMMER’s most
loveable tag team. With a veteran tag team partner and mentor in her
corner, Leva can only get better.

Also this year, Leva took part in a TNA tryout with Isis the Amazon.
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Of these 5 who do you think will have the better year and who if any do you like?

I think Diva Dirt hit the mark when they picked these 5 last year. All of them are really good. Athena and Britani Knight have the potential to change the wrestling world for women. They are two of the BEST athletes I've seen in a long time.

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