Diamond Star Wrestling

Diamond Star Wrestling is an all-women email fed that runs indy-style shows from the Las Vegas House of Blues. It employs a hardcore style similar to classic ECW, and holds shows on a monthly basis. The fed made its official debut in December of 2002, before shutting down in July 2003 after some unfortunate business. The brand was since revived, and held its first show of the new era on the 13th of August 2008...

The Good Ol' Days: 2002-2003
Coming Soon!

2008 Shows

 * August 13, 2008

The first UNLEASHED! of the new era kicked off with Erika Sato taking on Kiora Donovan. Sato, slightly discomfited by the unfamiliar surroundings of DSW, tried to take the fight into her aerial comfort zone, but Kiora was having none of it, and scored the win with the Kiora Claw. (WINNER: Kiora Donovan) Next, seasoned veteran 'The Show' Sierra Browne squared off with fresh-faced rookie (and Wonder Woman fangirl) Sheila Sims. Despite having the advantage in experience, Browne found herself down for the count after tasting the Lasso of Truth. (WINNER: Sheila Sims) And in the main event, three old hands from the earlier DSW run - Moira Faith, Lara Leigh Love and 'Mockingbird' Nina Grimsson - took part in an astoundingly brutal triple threat match. Each woman held the advantage briefly, then lost it, and many falls were broken up before, finally, Grimsson pinned Love following a Dragon Spike. (WINNER: Nina Grimsson) Post-match, Nina 'celebrated' by locking Love in a clawhold, refusing to break until security pried her off.

DARK MATCHES: Laura Davis def. Arianna Garza, Tesla St. James def. Ashleigh Winters


 * September 11, 2008

The show began with a tense backstage confrontation between Nina Grimsson and Lara Leigh Love; Love obviously had issues with the ending of the previous show's triple threat match, and Nina remained unrepentant. Next, Moira Faith went one-on-one with Tesla St. James. At various points during the match, Moira came close to succumbing to her 'darker' tendencies, but on this occasion, she held temptation in check, and successfully put Tesla away with the devastating Burn, Bleed, Ascend for the win. (WINNER: Moira Faith) The next match pitted 'The All-Around Athlete' Laura Davis against Lara Leigh Love, giving fans watching the YouTube broadcast their first taste of Davis' puritanical attitude towards wrestling, as she repeatedly ignored various advantageous situations involving weapons and the like, whilst trying to pull off a big submission win. Unluckily for her, Love showed no such restraint, and blasted Davis with a Bad Deal onto a steel chair for the pin. (WINNER: Lara Leigh Love) Post-match, Davis was viciously attacked by new signee Erica Toughill. This was followed by Veronica 'Ronnie' Benedict addressing the fans, and formally announcing the tournament that would determine the first new Shooting Star Champion, which would begin on the next show. Finally, the main event pitched Nina Grimsson against Sheila Sims, whose popularity had soared following her win over Sierra Browne. Sims put forth a strong effort, but was sabotaged by interference from not one, but TWO other women; first, Sierra Browne accidentally cracked Sims with a chair, then Lara Leigh Love treated Grimsson to a Bitch Blaster that laid Grimsson out on top of Love, which counted as a pin. (WINNER: Nina Grimsson) Afterwards, an understandably annoyed Grimsson locked Love in a phone booth that had been placed on the entrance ramp, then pushed it off the stage to the floor.

DARK MATCHES: Kiora Donovan def. Arianna Garza, Sierra Browne vs. Erika Sato went to a No Contest


 * October 10, 2008

The show began with an introductory segment for 'Demolition' Debbie Denton, in which the entire month's budget was wasted on exceedingly random explosions. In the first proper match of the evening, Moira Faith took on the so-far-winless Arianna Garza. Garza, as ever, showed a lot of heart, but ultimately it wasn't enough, as Faith took a (clean) win with the Burn, Bleed, Ascend. (WINNER: Moira Faith) Moira bowed to Garza out of respect following the match. Next, Debbie Denton had her first match against Tesla St. James. Denton showed astounding skill and poise for someone so new to the game, and came very close to putting away 'Red Irish' on several occasions. Tonight was not her night, though, as Tesla put her down with a Golgotha Driver. (WINNER: Tesla St. James) Erica Toughill then had her first official match, taking on Lara Leigh Love. It was no surprise that the match was horribly violent, but what was surprising was the outcome, as Toughill took the win after a Spiral Shock to the floor. (WINNER: Erica Toughill) In the main event slot, 'The All-Around Athlete' Laura Davis met Kiora Donovan in a battle of opposites, wherein some of Davis' own high-&-mighty principles were bended, but not quite broken. Eventually, Davis scored the win through a roll-up that preyed on Kiora's knee, injured earlier in the match. (WINNER: Laura Davis)

DARK MATCHES: Sierra Browne def. Nina Grimsson, Sheila Sims vs. Erika Sato was cancelled.


 * November 19, 2008

After some creepy opening remarks from Nina Grimsson, the November UNLEASHED! started properly with Lenny Lorenzo attempting to interview 'Demolition' Debbie Denton, who wasn't too happy with the beating she took from Erica Toughill after forcing Toughill to quit in their pre-show dark match. For the first match, the ever-so-plucky Arianna Garza faced 'The Show' Sierra Browne. In what was quickly becoming a pattern, Garza tried her best but it wasn't quite enough, with Sierra latching on her STD hold until Garza lost consciousness. (WINNER: Sierra Browne) Next, Erika Sato took to the ring, addressing the fans with enigmatic words and showing off a new look and new philosophy. This was followed with 'Mockingbird' Nina Grimsson battling 'The All-Around Athlete' Laura Davis, in another of Davis' efforts to show everyone else in DSW how wrong they were. This was another contest beset by interference, as Lara Leigh Love smashed Grimsson through a table, and Kiora Donovan brutalised Davis' knee with a tire iron. In the end, Grimsson applied a Marine Throat Lock and forced Laura to the canvas, gaining a sneaky pinfall. (WINNER: Nina Grimsson) A vignette was shown to announce the coming debut of Sayoko Nanohara, aka 'Sayo-K.O.', MMA starlet and former KOKORO worker, making her American debut in DSW. For the main event of the evening, Tesla St. James squared off with Kiora Donovan in a match where both women seemed to spend more time outside the ring than in it. The advantage was traded evenly back & forth, and there were near falls aplenty, until eventually Tesla trapped Kiora in the Bastard Grinder and held it long enough - falling out of the ring in the process - to extract a submission victory. (WINNER: Tesla St. James)

DARK MATCHES: Debbie Denton def. Erica Toughill, Moira Faith def. Lara Leigh Love


 * December 19, 2008

UNLEASHED! opened with Lenny Lorenzo interviewing Erika Sato, who was distracted by the sight of a 'ghost' - perhaps that of Christmas Past, Present or Future? Next, Sayoko Nanohara made her well-hyped debut against Erica Toughill, who clearly hadn't prepared for Sayo-K.O.'s ground-&-pound strategy or her lightning-fast strikes. After she backed off from an exchange, the crowd began to heckle Toughill - but this only drove her to new heights of madness, leading her to attack with greater fury and force Sayoko to tap out in the Shrew's Fiddle hold. (WINNER: Erica Toughill) This was followed by a remarkably high-budget segment that introduced new signee Samantha Valiant, a sort of tyrannical businesswoman. The reformed Erika Sato then went head-to-head with 'Mockingbird' Nina Grimsson in a surprisingly short contest. Erika tried to keep the fight in her aerial comfort zone, but Nina was having none of it, and put her away with a Murderous Air Wave Drop. (WINNER: Nina Grimsson) 'Demolition' Debbie Denton then took to the ring to face 'The All-Around Athlete' Laura Davis, in a match which had to satisfy Laura's fondness for 'clean' wrestling; this was probably the most by-the-book match DSW has ever booked. The result, though, didn't go Laura's way, as she fell to the Blast Off and Denton got the 3. (WINNER: Debbie Denton) Finally, in the main event, Moira Faith took on 'The Show' Sierra Browne. Despite Moira's determination to walk the purist path, and Sierra's considerable achievements in other, 'cleaner' feds, the match wasn't quite as squeaky-clean as the one before, thanks largely to Sierra's valet, Indigo, getting involved. Moira, however, was able to overcome this difficulty, and pin Sierra following the Unhallowed. (WINNER: Moira Faith) The show closed with a creepy, enigmatic segment that prophesised the coming of Apathy...

DARK MATCHES: Tesla St. James def. Arianna Garza, Lara Leigh Love def. Kiora Donovan

2009 Shows

 * January 17, 2009

The first UNLEASHED! of '09 began with a pre-recorded segment in which Lara Leigh Love and Nina Grimsson had another tense confrontation, ending with Love laid out and coughing up blood. The first match of the show pitted Erika Sato - who'd seen another ghost - against 'The All-Around Athlete' Laura Davis - but it looked for a time like the match would be cancelled, after Kiora Donovan attacked Davis backstage (in retribution for Davis disrupting Kiora's dark match with Lara Leigh Love on the previous show). Nevertheless, Davis continued with the match, in spite of an injured knee, which Erika naturally attempted to capitalise on. Battling back, Laura overcame the odds and made Sato submit to the dangerous Heel Hook. (WINNER: Laura Davis) Backstage, Moira Faith was given a tongue-lashing from her former pupil Achika Akatani, who encouraged her to return to her roots - Moira violently refused. Next, Lara Leigh Love - recovered from the injuries suffered earlier in the day - took on Sayoko Nanohara, who certainly seemed more confident in the ring than she had against Erica Toughill. In fact, Nanohara looked to have it in the bag following an STO onto the ring steps, but she was derailed by Samantha Valiant, who left Sayoko in a heap on the floor, ripe for LLL's picking. (WINNER: Lara Leigh Love) 'Demolition' Debbie Denton was booked to face Kiora Donovan next, but suspiciously, Erica Toughill also made her way out. Thankfully, Toughill refrained from interfering, instead choosing to simply perform guest commentary duties. Kiora, who'd been on a bad streak recently, seemed determined to turn her fortunes around, and took full control of the match early on - but one mistake on her part allowed Denton to lock the Anaconda Vice in place, holding it until Kiora simply passed out. (WINNER: Debbie Denton) After the match, Erica tried apologising to Debbie for her previous behaviour, but the crowd's jeers and Debbie's goading comments snapped Toughill's patience, and she rushed Denton - only to take the Blast Off for her troubles. Lastly, Ronnie Benedict announced a six-woman tag match as the main event for the next UNLEASHED! - and the girl who scored the pin or submission would join the two tournament finalists for a Three Way Dance to determine the new Shooting Star Champion at the UNLEASHED One Hour Special!

DARK MATCHES: Godiva Rage def. Apathy, Samantha Valiant def. Aimee Christian


 * February 14, 2009

NEXT CARD:

Aimee Christian vs. Apathy (Dark Match)

Godiva Rage vs. Sayoko Nanohara (Dark Match)

Tesla St. James vs. Erica Toughill (Tournament Semi-Final)

'Mockingbird' Nina Grimsson vs. Moira Faith (Tournament Semi-Final)

Kiora Donovan vs. Samantha Valiant

Laura Davis, Sierra Browne & loser of Grimsson/Faith vs. Debbie Denton, Lara Leigh Love & loser of Toughill/St. James

Championships & Active Roster
Shooting Star Champion: VACANT Apathy Sierra Browne Aimee Christian 'The All-Around Athlete' Laura Davis 'Demolition' Debbie Denton Kiora Donovan Moira Faith 'Mockingbird' Nina Grimsson Lara Leigh Love Sayoko Nanohara Godiva Rage Erika Sato Tesla St. James Erica Toughill Samantha Valiant

On Hiatus
Arianna Garza Sheila Sims

Staff Members
Veronica 'Ronnie' Benedict - One of the somewhat infamous Benedict family, and one of the few who don't actively wrestle. Ronnie's a multi-millionaire, her fortune gained through unspecified means, who could probably make DSW a lot bigger than it is if she wanted to. However, she doesn't expect the fed to turn any kind of profit; it's more an amusing side-project to her. Nevertheless, she's been smart and savvy enough to attract a crew of top-flight workers from far and wide, and has granted them essentially free reign to do whatever the hell they want. Ken Callaghan - The play-by-play announcer from DSW's first run, Ken has somehow conspired to keep his job, and luckily for him, he no longer feels like puking whenever something interesting happens. Like any good play-by-play guy, Ken tends to side with the faces, but he does his best to maintain an open mind to fighters from all walks of life. Andrea Kristian - A slightly mental bisexual party chick, Andrea was handed the color commentating gig presumably because nobody else applied for it. She loves violence, and lusts after anyone willing to indulge her bloodthirsty nature. How she can be kept behind her announce desk for entire shows at a time is a mystery for the ages. Recently, however, Andrea has had some trouble with the Vegas PD, which led to her position being occupied by... Freddy Nuckels - He used to be the color commentator in the good ol' days, but he's been relegated to hosting the 'Beauty Calls' show (aired on YouTube), wherein he voices his tawdry opinions on whatever the roster have been talking about recently. Much like Andrea, he loves violence and he loves girls - combine the two and you get "Bloody Boobies", his favourite phrase. Following Andrea's arrest, he returned to the announcers' desk, much to the dismay of...well, everyone. Victor LaRosa - Victor's the head referee for DSW, and has been doing his job since before most of the roster were foetuses. He might be older than the hills, but his cadence is perfect, and his judgement solid. Mary Sterling - Mary's the second referee, who takes over whenever Victor has to go empty his colostomy bag. She used to be a wrestler, but nagging injuries forced her retirement. Though she has grown better at her new role over time, she still isn't quite up to LaRosa's standard, and her calls have often been a source of frustration for the wrestlers. Lenny 'The Leech' Lorenzo - Lenny was the first backstage interviewer employed by DSW, and was infamous for his bizarre hiding spots and impertinent, offensive line in questioning. Despite a long-standing service record, he was fired after DSW programming moved from KFBT Channel 33 to University of Las Vegas TV (UNLV for short). Rebecca Howard - Lenny Lorenzo's successor as backstage interviewer, Rebecca is much more polite and proper in her approach, and asks far less uncomfortable questions. She's knowledgable about the wrestling business as a whole, and much like Laura Davis, has a preference to 'pure' wrestling over the 'garbage' favoured by most DSW wrestlers (and fans). Sandra Cassaro - DSW's longtime ring announcer, Sandra's got an impressive set of pipes behind her pretty smile, and her voice maintains a gentle lilt even when she's forced to bellow over the cries of a particularly irritated audience. She's gained quite a large fanbase over the years, presumably due to her looking really rather gorgeous.