RISE- ASCENT First Card for Weekly Show Announced
By Harmony Cox
RISE- ASCENT is pulling out all the stops with a packed card that includes Kimber Lee and Shotzi Blackheart for their May 30th premiere!
RISE- ASCENT is going to be awesome. If you haven’t heard of it yet, it’s time to get on board. RISE started out as SHIMMER’s developmental brand, but through savvy partnerships and stewarding great talent, it’s evolved into a huge push to get female talent in the ring and behind the cameras in independent wrestling.
As a part of the growth of the brand, RISE will begin releasing episodic content on their streaming subscription service beginning on May 30th. This will be all-new content, focused solely on women’s wrestling, available every week to subscribers. This is a huge step for RISE and their growing fanbase, and we’re excited to see what’s coming next.
Taping for the first four episodes wrapped up on May 12th. With the talent roster of SHIMMER as well as the up-and-coming talents of RISE to work with, it’s no surprise that ASCENT is bringing us an action-packed card for their first outing:
If you follow RISE, you know this is going to be a good show. Paradise Lost is Rosemary’s stable, and while Rosemary is unable to compete in the ring due to an injury, current members Dust and Melanie Cruise have been terrorizing the roster with her ringside assistance. It will be interesting to see if Carney and Shepard have what it takes to bring them down.
Xia Brookside and Kikyo are also well-known to fans of women’s wrestling. Xia has made an impact in Stardom, ICW and Pro Wrestling Eve. Kikyo is a veteran of multiple promotions, including RISE and SHIMMER, and is a member of Bull Nakano’s RISE stable Gokuaku-to. A singles competition between these two will be a heavy-hitting match up.
To top it all off, fan favorite Shotzi Blackheart and indy wrestling queen Kimber Lee are sure to provide a show-stopping main event!
Daily DDT will be providing next-day coverage of RISE: ASCENT as it’s released. Go check out the network and catch up on all the great matches you’ve missed, and get ready for ASCENT on May 30th!