Tree’s Thoughts

       The Braid of the Cell   On surface level, it was laughing and a braid but it’s a lot more than that with Hell. At Wrestlemania Backlash, Bayley had every trick in the book to get the win: trying to use the ropes, the ring steps on Bianca’s rib, raking Bianca’s eyes, going after Bianca’s ears to gain an advantage, and using Bianca’s braid multiple times. Despite all of this, Bianca used her braid to retain her SD women championship. She turned the tables on Bayley. However, Bayley still saw Bianca as a joke of a champion that got lucky. She kept saying Bianca cheated who needs her hair to win.     Bayley  thinks Bianca would be nothing without her braid. That Bianca wouldn’t have won at Wrestlemania if she didn’t use her braid. That Bianca wouldn’t be champion (which is not the case). Why does Bayley really think this ? Why does she have a gripe with Bianca braid?    There’s more to Bianca braid than just whipping opponents wi...

                   The Evolution of Bayley  The headband. The colorful gears. The hugs. Her big smiles. She lit up the room everytime she showed up. It’s Bayley! Her journey to the NXT women title was the “babyface that never gives up” narrative. She kept losing and losing but was determined to win. However, what made Bayley’s journey to the title more special was who she was. She was a wrestling fan in the ring. She refused to change. She didn’t turn on anyone to get success. She stayed true to herself, had the smiles and hugs, had the fans behind her. She was a fan that had a dream to get to WWE and succeed by being herself. It wasn’t manufactured or scripted; it was all her! She had you believing that being yourself is worth it. She had all the kids rooting for her. She was the heart  of NXT! Bayley character progression within the last two years has been fascinating to watch. The small seeds of moving from the hugs towar...

                      “The Babe with the Power” Willow Nightingale     Willow Nightingale has been a remarkable performer in the independent scene whether it be within tag team wrestling or as a singles star. She has made her mark in NYWC, CHIKARA, WoW and  Beyond Wrestling  to name just a few, and now she gets a chance to showcase her talents in AEW .   She has worked her way throughout the wrestling world and build a following by being a quirky powerhouse women wrestler.   The first time I noticed Willow Nightingale was within her match with Jennacide. Instantly I was a fan of her. Her purple afro, her pink to purple gear, her personality. She’s having fun and challenging Jennacide to dance battle. I watched more of her early matches and had a better understanding of her: she’s an athletic powerhouse wrestler who has fun and can be intense within matches. She can do spinebusters but also hit moonsault...

  Mission Pro Wrestling IS women wrestling!  Women wrestling in Texas is booming with upcoming talents. Reality of Wrestling has many women you should be paying attention to: Hyan, Promise Braxton, Rok-C, Raychell Rose…etc! Great talent across the board in RoW, on Texas wrestling shows and rising up the ranks.  Women wrestling within Texas is taking over and it shows even within an all women promotion called Mission Pro Wrestling . This promotion has slowly grown a following the last couple years ; showcasing a all women brand. Matches, commentary, management… it’s all women wrestling! Thunder Rosa became more vocal on women wrestling, their positions, and treatment within wrestling on and off screen. With the Speaking Out movement within wrestling, Thunder Rosa felt she had to create an safe empowering environment for women: “   Actually, it was my husband and my friend Jeremiah that were the ones that were running Mission Pro Wrestling before…After [SpeakingOut] I ...

  The excellence of.... This week of wrestling was for black wrestling fans. WrestleMelanin! So much black talent within wrestling was winning from being champions in major promotions, having an all black wrestling show, WaleMania, more wrestlers getting shine on big promotions... it was the blackest Mania week ever! But really it was for black women wrestling that was truly winning across the board.  First you had the announcement of  the biggEST match on the Mania 37 card being announced as the main event: Bianca vs Sasha for the SD women championship . It was gonna main event night one and the amount of happiness from wrestling fans, women wrestling fans and specifically black women were . WWE announced them before the go-home episode of SD going into Mania AND on Bianca’s birthday. The article that came out earlier with Jazz, Bianca, Sasha and Naomi was everything to read and then the news broke! It was so special and was worth all the hashtags that fans were pushing...