Ringdivas.com Last Stand — 2007 -womens Wrestling-

Ariel had sold out. In the plot, she was shutting down RingDivas to join a "corporate fed." Sumie was fighting for the DVD subscribers. The match was structured as a "Apology vs. Pride" fight.

The match lasted 22 minutes. It wasn't a spotfest. It was a slow, agonizing pressure. Rain used a "wire grater"—a piece of wire mesh—to file down LuFisto’s back. LuFisto, in turn, used a staple gun to attach a dollar-bill to Rain's forehead (a callback to the company's financial woes). RingDivas.com Last Stand 2007 -Womens Wrestling-

Rain wasn't trying to win the title. She wanted LuFisto to say "I quit" in front of LuFisto’s own family sitting in the front row (a rare inclusion for RingDivas). Ariel had sold out

remains the Alamo of hardcore women’s wrestling. They lost the battle (the website died). But the war for respect in violence? They won that long ago. If you have any footage or photographs from this event, digital archivists are actively trying to restore the full card. The history of women's wrestling is full of dark matches—but few burned as bright as the Last Stand. Pride" fight