WXw Femmes Fatales

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Femmes Fatales
Promotions Westside Xtreme Wrestling
First event2016
Event gimmick Single-elimination tournament for female wrestlers

Femmes Fatales is a single-elimination tournament annually held by Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) for female wrestlers. The tournament has been held every year since 2016, with the exception of 2020 and 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning in 2016 as an all-female event, the tournament is used to feature some of the best female wrestlers from various countries. Following the introduction of the wXw Women's Championship in 2017, the tournament winner receives a title shot for the Women's Championship at a future date and time.

Contents

List of winners

#YearWinnerTimes wonDateRunner-upCityVenueMain eventRef.
12016 Alpha Female 1October 1, 2016 Jinny, Melanie Gray and Shanna Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Turbinenhalle Oberhausen Alpha Female vs. Jinny vs. Melanie Gray vs. Shanna in a four-way elimination match in the final of the 2016 Femmes Fatales [1]
22017 Toni Storm 1October 7, 2017 Viper Toni Storm vs. Viper in the final of the 2017 Femmes Fatales [2]
32018 Meiko Satomura 1October 6, 2018 LuFisto LuFisto vs. Meiko Satomura in the final of the 2018 Femmes Fatales [3]
42019 LuFisto 1October 5, 2019 Leyla Hirsch Leyla Hirsch vs. LuFisto in the final of the 2019 Femmes Fatales [4]
52022 Aliss Ink 1October 1, 2022 Masha Slamovich Aliss Ink vs. Masha Slamovich in the final of the 2022 Femmes Fatales [5]
62023 Nicole Matthews 1September 23, 2023 Hyan Hyan vs. Nicole Matthews in the final of the 2023 Femmes Fatales [6]

Championship match for winner

  – Championship victory
  – Championship match loss
#WinnerEventYearChampionship match
1 Meiko Satomura 19th Anniversary2019Satomura lost to Amale for the wXw Women's Championship.
2 LuFisto World Tag Team Festival2019LuFisto lost to Amale for the wXw Women's Championship.
3 Aliss Ink World Tag Team Festival2022Ink defeated Baby Allison to win the wXw Women's Championship.
4 Nicole Matthews World Tag Team Festival2023Matthews lost to Ava Everett to win the wXw Women's Championship.

Tournament history

2016

The first Femmes Fatales event took place at the Turbinenhalle Oberhausen in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on October 1, 2016. It was the first all-female wrestling event produced by wXw. It was a two-round tournament featuring eight female wrestlers. Four wrestlers won singles matches in the first round to qualify for a four-way elimination match in the final which Alpha Female won.

QualifiersFinal
Leah Vaughan Pin
Melanie Gray7:31
Dahlia BlackPinMelanie Gray
Jinny 6:36 Jinny
Alexis RosePin Alpha Female Win
Alpha Female 3:23 Shanna 7:09
PollyannaPin
Shanna 7:48

2017

The second Femmes Fatales tournament took place at the Turbinenhalle Oberhausen in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on October 7, 2017.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Jinny Win
Toni Storm 7:05
Toni Storm Pin
Wesna 8:10
Wesna
Bye
Toni Storm Pin
Viper 7:48
Melanie Gray Pin
Viper 4:55
Viper Pin
Laura Di Matteo 5:15
Killer Kelly Sub
Laura Di Matteo 5:08

2018

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Meiko Satomura Pin
Wesna 9:59
Meiko Satomura Sub
Millie McKenzie 9:30
Audrey Bride Pin
Millie McKenzie 7:16
Meiko Satomura Pin
LuFisto 11:17
Killer Kelly Pin
Kris Wolf 7:09
Killer Kelly Pin
LuFisto 5:11
LuFisto Pin
Toni Storm 8:17

2019

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Session Moth Martina Pin
Wesna
Session Moth Martina Pin
Leyla Hirsch
Leyla Hirsch Sub
Sammii Jayne 5:36
Leyla Hirsch Pin
LuFisto 14:44
Baby Allison Pin
Lana Austin
Lana Austin Sub
LuFisto
LuFisto Pin
Vivien

2022

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Iva Kolasky Pin
Killer Kelly 6:09
Killer Kelly Pin
Aliss Ink 6:09
Aliss Ink Pin
Nicky Foxley 3:08
Aliss Ink Pin
Masha Slamovich 9:35
Anastasia BardotPin
Orsi 5:57
Anastasia Bardot Pin
Masha Slamovich 3:13
Ava Everett Pin
Masha Slamovich 7:14

2023

Semifinals Finals
    
Hyan DQ
Rina Yamashita 9:03
Hyan Sub
Nicole Matthews 13:07
Calypso Sub
Nicole Matthews 7:52

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