In Part 1, I hopefully introduced you to some new wrestlers that I think will really make an impact on independent wrestling and possibly beyond. Some people like Nikki Blackheart and Fallyn Grey are already starting to get attention in the US, while women like Christyan Reid and Ava Brooks are just starting their careers.

In this part, I have some international talent, a tag team from outer space, and much more.

Rita Stone

Rita Stone has been a force in singles and tag team wrestling in Australia. Her tag team, CBK, with Ben Braxton has the classic style of having the larger and smaller partners. Ben has the power, Rita has the speed, and they are both incredibly athletic. CBK has wrestled some of the top teams in Australia, including Brotherhood Of RANGA, North Shore Wrestling, and The Velocities. They’re always putting on incredible matches.

As a singles wrestler, Rita has climbed the ranks of the very competitive women’s divisions in Australia. She won the SLAM! Women’s Championship after a year long feud with Kingsley and became the first female Newy Middleweight Champion. Rita has faced the best that Australia has to offer in Lena Kross, Shay Kassidy, Jessica Troy, and had an incredible 30 minute Iron Woman match against Charli Evans.

She has also ranked on the PWI Women’s 250 the past two years, at 125 in 2024 and 114 in 2025. Whether it is as a tag team wrestler or in singles, Rita is looking to become another top women’s star to come out of Australia and make an impact on the world. 

Leela Hall

At only 19 years of age and two years of wrestling, Leela Hall is on a fast pace to become a star. She has already made herself known in promotions like Black Label Pro, OVW and Hooligan Championship Wrestling. She has also captured gold in ACIW and in HCW, as a tag team with Allie Albright.

Leela was trained by Truth Martini and is probably one of the most athletic wrestlers on the indies due to her cheerleading background. Leela shows off her athleticism in her matches with some great dives to the outside of the ring and one of the best bridges you will see. With the excitement that she brings to the ring, you are sure to see her in a lot more promotions in 2026.

Kingsley

Kingsley is from Australia and has made her name in PWA and other promotions around Australia. She was mainly known for her time in the Backslide Girlz, where she teamed with Shay Kassidy and Everett Conners. The Backslide Girlz were one of the most popular teams in Australia, coming out to the ring to huge musical numbers and having very entertaining matches.

Kingsley decided that she needed to go out on her own and start her singles career in Canada. She brought her unique style of singing and wrestling to a new territory and got reactions as soon as she came to the ring. Kingsley had a show stealing match at Pandemonium’s show during Wrestlemania week against Hyan.

She’s taken on Canada’s best, the likes of KC Spinelli, Leah Sparks, Taylor Rising, Jody Threat, Kristara, and others. Look for Kingsley to make an even bigger impact in Canada and beyond in 2026.

MOIST

MOIST stands for Masters Of Intersteller Space Travel and is a tag team that consists of Evelyn Sage and Mars Cress. Evelyn is a veteran wrestler and Mars recently converted from being a referee to a wrestler. They are from outer space and they wear space helmets to the ring. They are silly, but tare also an exciting tag team.

They mix quick offense, double team maneuvers, and wacky shenanigans to always give you an entertaining match. As a tag team, they have wrestled in MEGA, 880 Wrestling, Real Shoot Wrestling, Devine Pro Wrestling and other promotions. Look out for this tag team to land in more promotions in 2026. 

Heather Blue

Heather Blue is a very entertaining young wrestler from Michigan who has really been making a name for herself in the past year in the mid-west. Hether has an energy that excites the crowd as soon as she comes to the ring. I was able to see this first-hand when she had a great match against Ava Brooks at NEOPRO, as well as when she teamed up with Alice Crowley, Dixie Douglas and Noelle Summit at HCW’s amazing “Ascending The Queendom” event.

Heather Blue is surprisingly tough and hard hitting for her size and is used to taking on opponents much bigger than her. Heather captured the Devine women’s championship and the MEGA Baddies Championship. She has also faced some of the top names in the Midwest, like Leela Hall, Stxrm Garcon, Laynie Luck, Blair Onyx, Alice Crowley, and others.

Miko Alana

Miko Alana comes out of the West Coast Pro Academy, and with only a year and a half of matches, she is becoming one of the top rising stars on the west coast. She has held the TW Women’s Title, which she won from Mighty Mayra. She has also challenged Miley for the Combat 1 Women’s Title and Johnnie Robbie for the West Coast Pro Women’s Title.

Miko has also taken part in her share of intergender matches, facing Lazarus and Tyler Bateman at PrideStyle, teaming with Vinnie Massaro to take on Haley Dylan and Kevin Blackwood in West Coast Pro, and facing Danny Orion in the first round of the West Coast Cup.

With her combination of strength, toughness, athleticism and personality, she will continue to become more of a star on the west coast and beyond in 2026.

Gypsy Mac

Gypsy Mac, along with Brittnie Brooks and Fallyn Grey are the fastest rising stars in the Nevada/Arizona area. Gypsy has been one of the top stars at FSW, which is one of the top promotions in the Las Vegas area. There, she has had quite a feud with Brittnie Brooks, which culminated in a Casket Match. She has also feuded with Alice Blair, which ended with her winning the FSW women’s title in a steel cage match.

Gypsy Mac has defended the title against Katie Forbes, Brittnie Brooks, and Daena Lynn before losing it to Brittnie Brooks in first blood match. Gypsy has one of the best frog splashes that I have seen in a very long time, and she iconically delivered this in her match against Katie Forbes in front of Rob Van Dam, who is known for the five star frog splash.

Gypsy also did a little bit of traveling this past year. She made it out to New Jersey for JCW to take on Janai Kai, Ava Everett, Joseline Navarro, Nixi XS and Zayda Steel in a scramble match. She faced Midwest star Regan Lydale at Uprising in Illinois. She also took part in the Focus Pro Women’s Championship Tournament in Massachusetts, defeating Sara Jade in August and Izzy Moreno in September, before falling to Kaia McKenna in November.

Gypsy Mac has proven how good she is on the west coast, 2026 is the year that she shows the world. 

Jade Onyx

Jade Onyx is another young wrestler that has been tearing up the southeast. Jade has a very unique offense that keeps her opponents guessing. She likes to say that it is a high-flying offense, as her favorite wrestler growing up was Rey Mysterio Jr, but it is also a diversified offense, as she likes to finish her opponents with an arm bar. Jade also likes to hit a beautiful 450.

She brings a very athletic background to the ring, as she was a Division 1 softball player. Jade has been collecting championships and facing some of the best in the area. She’s currently the NEXTUP Interim Champion and the C.R.E.W. Women’s Champion. One of her biggest matches was when she faced Leah Night in front of a packed house at RVA. She has challenged for the NEXT Up Women’s Championship in a 3-way match against Avery Jax and Ameera Roze, and has had very impressive matches at Belle 2 Bell against Adrianna Mosley, and against Kaia McKenna at the PWF Legacy Cup.

Jade has proved throughout her life that she is mentally and physically tough and she is ready to take that next step in the ring in 2026.

Alexandra Quinn

Alexandra Quinn may not have as many matches under her belt as the other people on this list, but she has made the most out of every one of them and has made an impression on fans and fellow wrestlers alike. Quinn trained under AR Fox, so you know that her offense is unique and very fun to watch. She has already faced the likes of Ashlyn Alexander, Corinne Joy and Tootie Lynn.

Quinn also competed in some pretty big women’s shows. On the same weekend, Quinn wrestled CC Young at Jewelz of Wrestling on December 26, then teamed with Ezabella Wilder and Corinne Joy to take on The Goons and Bella Skye at TWE’s “Femininomenon” on December 27. She also competed in the PWF Legacy Cup where she took on Clara Carter. Quinn keeps popping up on bigger and bigger shows, and that is going to continue, seeing how good she is in the ring.

Erza Menagerie Tinker

Erza Menagerie Tinker, also known as EMT wrestles out of the Colorado area. She is a very diverse wrestler, as she wrestles many different styles, including deathmatch. She can gracefully fly across the ring, or just hit you with a light tube.

Tinker trained at Rocky Mountain Pro and Primos. Prior to starting wrestling, she got a degree in drama, which she has used as a professional wrestler. She has faced some of the top wrestlers in the region. She has also faced Tyra Russamee in multiple different promotions and Joan Jetson in a great I Quit Match at “Joan Jetson’s Big Queer Launch 2.”

She took on Neil Diamond Cutter in the semi-finals match of Primo’s “Slave to the Deathmatch” in what was an extremely violent display. EMT has also competed for multiple championships, challenging for the women’s titles at Primos, MWA, and CSW.

In possibly her biggest achievement of her career so far, EMT won the Primos’ “Omega 9” tournament, which is Primo’s yearly women’s tournament. She is looking to break out to even  more areas and more promotions, so look out for her on your deathmatch shows and your more traditional shows.

Cutting this list down to 20 was very difficult, as there are so many incredible women on the independents across the globe that are poised to become stars. Some of the other names that look to rise the ranks in 2026 are JEM, CC Young, Dolli Darko, Zenith, Riley Matthews, and Layla James, to name a few. Check out all of these women on their social media, and the shows that they are on, whether they are streaming or if you are lucky enough to see them live. Support promotions that support independent women’s wrestling.