Maria Kanellis launching ‘Women’s Wrestling Army’ project

  • Ian Carey
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Maria Kanellis is forming a “Women’s Wrestling Army.” 

In a social media post on Wednesday evening, Kanellis announced the formation of the “Women’s Wrestling Army.” Although it is not clear if this new project is a promotion, the website she links to in her tweet asks visitors to subscribe to an email list “to hear about upcoming shows and events.”

“The journey, it’s a thousand seemingly insignificant decisions. It’s the wrong turns, the dead ends, the climb, the process, the successes, and the failures. It’s the word, ‘no.’ The next ‘no.’ A million beating drums inside your mind that say, ‘no’. A hated word, ‘diva,’ that defined your career. Can you small-town girl, diva, turn that ‘no’ into a simple but almost unattainable word, ‘yes,’” Kanellis says in a video announcing the project. 

“Yes, you can transition from small-town girl turned diva, to manager, mother, producer, to produce change, changing ever so slightly to keep up with my less-experienced contemporaries, to remain relevant with them, to create opportunities for them.” 

“Let’s create an army, a women’s wrestling army,” she concludes. 

Kanellis currently performs in Impact Wrestling. She noted in an interview with WrestleFest recently that she is under a per performance deal with the company with nothing currently booked following the Rebellion PPV and tapings in Poughkeepsie, New York on April 23 and 24. She did not rule out a return to the promotion, however. 

 

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Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has appeared in award-winning publications such as NOW Magazine and The Huffington Post. He joined the F4WOnline team in 2019 and was named managing editor in the summer of 2026. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Ian has covered professional wrestling for more than 15 years.