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| Founded | 2016 |
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| Defunct | 2020 |
| Style | Women's professional wrestling |
| Headquarters | Naperville, Illinois |
| Founder | Kevin Harvey |
| Owner | Kevin Harvey |
Rise Wrestling (stylized asRiSE Wrestling orRISE Wrestling and often referred to simply asRiSE) was an Americanindependentwomen's professional wrestlingpromotion. It aired events on Internetpay-per-view (iPPV by subscription) and hosts live events around the US. It has been inactive since late 2019 as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Rise was created in 2016 by formerShimmer ring announcer and associate executive producer Kevin Harvey. Initially created to be a discovery and development program for Shimmer, the company created wrestling seminars hosted around the nation to introduce talent to the industry, and to scout talent.[2] The company hosted the Rise PPV's and in 2017 began weekly tapings called Rise ASCENT, touring across the US.[3] In 2018, the company announced a partnership withImpact Wrestling and hosted Impact talent on Rise events.[4] Rise held its last event on October 23, 2020.
As of November 25, 2025
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix of Rise Championship | Big Swole | 1 | August 10, 2019 | 440 | Defeated Zoe Lucas. |
| Guardians of Rise Championship | Killer Death Machines (Jessicka Havok andNeveah) | 1 | March 29, 2019 | 574 | Defeated Paradise Lost (Dust and Raven's Ash) |
The inaugural Phoenix of Rise Champion was Angel Dust, who defeated Britt Baker, Delilah Doom and Kate Carney at RISE 1.[5] The inaugural Guardians of Rise Champions are Paradise Lost who won the titles in a four corners elimination match at RiSE of the Knockouts PPV defeating Chelsea Green and Britt Baker, Jessica Troy and Charli Evans, and Kylie Rae and Miranda Alize.[6]
As of November 25, 2025.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Angel Dust | November 10, 2016 | RISE 1: Ignite | Berwyn, IL | 1 | 121 | 2 | Dust defeatedBritt Baker, Delilah Doom and Kate Carney in afour-way match to become the inaugural champion. | |
| 2 | Shotzi Blackheart | March 11, 2017 | AIW Girls Night Out 19 | Cleveland, OH | 1 | 244 | 9 | ||
| 3 | Delilah Doom | November 10, 2017 | RISE 5: Rising Sun | Berwyn, IL | 1 | 236 | 4 | This was asix-way elimination challenge also involvingBritt Baker,Deonna Purrazzo, Dust and Kikyo. | |
| — | Vacated | July 4, 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | Delilah Doom vacated the championship due to injury. | |
| 4 | Tessa Blanchard | July 7, 2018 | RISE 9: RISE of The Knockouts | Naperville, IL | 1 | 104 | 1 | Blanchard defeatedMercedes Martinez in a 30-minuteiron woman match to win the vacant championship. | |
| 5 | Mercedes Martinez | October 19, 2018 | RISE 10: Insanity | Berwyn, IL | 1 | 161 | 1 | This was a 75-minuteiron woman match. | [7] |
| 6 | Kylie Rae | March 29, 2019 | RISE 13: Legendary | Berwyn, IL | 1 | <1 | 0 | This was a no ropesubmission match | [8] |
| 7 | Zoe Lucas | March 29, 2019 | RISE 13: Legendary | Berwyn, IL | 1 | 134 | 2 | Lucas won a 30-womengauntlet match on RISE 13: Legendary to receive a championship match at any time of her choosing. | [8] |
| 8 | Big Swole | August 10, 2019 | The Summit | Toronto,ON | 1 | 440 | 2 | [9] | |
As of November 25, 2025.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Paradise Lost (Dust andRaven's Ash) | July 7, 2018 | RISE 9: RISE of The Knockouts | Naperville, IL | 1 | 265 | 4 | Ash and Dust defeated The Blue Nation (Charli Evans andJessica Troy), Fire And Nice (Britt Baker andChelsea Green) andKylie Rae and Miranda Alize in afour-way tag team elimination match to become the inaugural champions. | |
| 2 | Killer Death Machines (Jessicka Havok andNeveah) | March 29, 2019 | RISE 13: Legendary | Berwyn, IL | 1 | 574 | 3 | [8] | |
