Archive for 2012

  • Beautiful People Reunite Against Familiar Face and ROH First Lady

    Beautiful People Reunite Against Familiar Face and ROH First Lady

    Independent News August 2, 2012 at 2:00 pm 12 comments

    The reunited Beautiful People, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, will face a very familiar name indeed in one of their first matches on the independent scene following their respective TNA departures: the very woman who broke up the last Beautiful People reunion in 2010 — Winter. As reported earlier this [...]

     
  • Report: Kelly Kelly Returning to WWE Next Week

    Report: Kelly Kelly Returning to WWE Next Week

    WWE News August 2, 2012 at 1:19 am 82 comments

    PWInsider is reporting that Kelly Kelly will be returning to the WWE full-time a week from tomorrow (August 9th) when the SmackDown brand heads to Japan. Kelly took time off from the road back in June, and her future with the WWE seemed to be in question. Last week she [...]

     
  • Another New WWE Signing

    Another New WWE Signing

    NXT News, WWE News August 2, 2012 at 12:44 am 27 comments

    While not much is known about her at this time, Diva Dirt can reveal that another new WWE Diva signing has reported to FCW. Diva Dirt’s Bobby, who attended the FCW live event in Melbourne, FL on Saturday, spotted a young woman with dark hair and foreign accent at the [...]

     
  • AIW Girls Night Out 7 News: New Win-Loss System, Big Show This Weekend

    AIW Girls Night Out 7 News: New Win-Loss System, Big Show This Weekend

    Independent News August 1, 2012 at 7:06 pm 0 comments

    Absolute Intense Wrestling has announced a new win-loss system for its Girls Night Out shows going forward. The latest Girls Night Out takes place this Saturday featuring two big matches: Mia Yim vs Allysin Kay in a cage match and Sara Del Rey facing Hailey Hatred in what is sure [...]

     
  • In Pictures: FCW Divas Battle Royal feat. Paige, Audrey, Raquel, Natalie & Debut of Tenille

    In Pictures: FCW Divas Battle Royal feat. Paige, Audrey, Raquel, Natalie & Debut of Tenille

    Eye Candy, NXT News August 1, 2012 at 3:43 pm 27 comments

    After recently reporting that she had relocated to Florida and begun training at FCW, former SHIMMER competitor, Tenille officially made her wrestling debut for the company Saturday night at a live event in Melbourne, Fl. Tenille squared off against Audrey Marie, Natalie (Buggy Nova), Raquel Diaz and Paige in a [...]

     
  • Rita Cortez Passes Away Aged 73

    Rita Cortez Passes Away Aged 73

    News August 1, 2012 at 3:17 pm 9 comments

    Female wrestler Rita Cortez has passed away at the age of 73. Cortez, part of the 1950-1960s era of women’s wrestling which was highlighted in the documentary Lipstick and Dynamite, was trained by WWE Hall of Famer, Fabulous Moolah and then-husband Buddy Lee. An affair between Lee and Cortez sparked [...]

     
  • Raw Redux (July 30th, 2012): AJ Suits Up, Dancing Occurs, But Has Anyone Seen the Women’s Division?

    Raw Redux (July 30th, 2012): AJ Suits Up, Dancing Occurs, But Has Anyone Seen the Women’s Division?

    Raw Redux July 31, 2012 at 8:46 pm 45 comments

    Hola everyone… yes let out your groans that I am the one taking over the redux this week while your Khaleesi gets her Olympics on. Okay, now if you didn’t automatically X out, first of all thank you. Second of all, let’s get down to business! Last night brought my [...]

     
  • Angelina Love & Velvet Sky Reunion Dates Announced

    Angelina Love & Velvet Sky Reunion Dates Announced

    Independent News July 31, 2012 at 6:20 pm 9 comments

    Former TNA Knockouts, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, collectively known as The Beautiful People, have announced their first dates together on the independent scene after leaving TNA. Northeast Wrestling has announced the pair for its September 22nd show in Fiskhill, New York. The event is a big one, featuring Hulk [...]

     
  • WWE Legend Thinks Velvet Sky Should be a WWE Diva

    WWE Legend Thinks Velvet Sky Should be a WWE Diva

    News, TNA News, WWE News July 31, 2012 at 6:13 pm 38 comments

    WWE legend Mick Foley sung recently departed TNA Knockout Velvet Sky‘s praises on Twitter when he responded to a fan’s question about whether she would make a good addition to WWE’s Divas division. Foley wrote: I think @VelVelHoller would be a valuable addition to the @WWE Divas roster. Hope it [...]

     
  • A Londoner’s Eye: Time for Divas to Take a Stand

    A Londoner’s Eye: Time for Divas to Take a Stand

    A Londoner's Eye, WWE News July 31, 2012 at 4:37 pm 87 comments

    It’s the morning after the night before and several thoughts are whirling through my brain. You see, on the first regular three-hour Raw, WWE seemingly showed us just how important the Divas division is to the company, because even with an extra hour of time, champion Layla and her colleagues [...]

     
  • Today in History: Lita & The Rock vs. Trish Stratus & HHH

    Today in History: Lita & The Rock vs. Trish Stratus & HHH

    Today in History July 31, 2012 at 4:00 pm 7 comments

    On this day in history: July 31st, 2000 | Things were a bit awkward between Trish Stratus and HHH, so they probably weren’t thrilled to be made partners in a main event match on Raw, facing the team of Lita and The Rock. Unsurprisingly, Lita and The Rock had better [...]

     
  • Jazz, Reby Sky Advance to ArenaChicks Championship Tournament Finals

    Jazz, Reby Sky Advance to ArenaChicks Championship Tournament Finals

    ArenaChicks, Independent News, Results July 31, 2012 at 3:57 pm 3 comments

    Jazz and Reby Sky have both advanced to the finals of ArenaChicks‘ first ever championship tournament, joining previous qualifiers Sara Del Rey and Angel Orsini. At a taping held on July 28 at the new CWF Mid-Atlantic Sportatorium, Jazz defeated TNA Knockout Rosita in what was described as a “great [...]

     
  • Raw Response: July 30th, 2012

    Raw Response: July 30th, 2012

    Monday Night Raw, Raw Response July 31, 2012 at 12:45 am 59 comments

    Get your Monday night Divas fix by tuning in to Raw tonight on the USA Network at 8pm ET. Discuss the show in the comments!

     
  • New Women’s Promotion BLOW (Really!) Debuting in October

    New Women’s Promotion BLOW (Really!) Debuting in October

    Independent News July 30, 2012 at 4:34 pm 15 comments

    A new (and unfortunately titled) women’s promotion, Bombshell Ladies of Wrestling — or BLOW — will debut on October 11th. The promotion comes from the promoters behind Pro Wrestling Syndicate and will take place in Rahway, NJ. Former WWE star Ashley Massaro will be part of the event. Details below: [...]

     
  • In Video: Lita Featured on WWE’s Greatest Finishing Moves DVD

    In Video: Lita Featured on WWE’s Greatest Finishing Moves DVD

    Videos, WWE News July 30, 2012 at 3:56 pm 30 comments

    Former WWE Women’s Champion Lita, real name Amy Dumas, is the only Diva featured on WWE’s upcoming DVD release, ‘The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves’. WWEDVDNews.com has released an exclusive clip from the DVD featuring Lita’s moonsault. Watch the clip below: The DVD is due for release on August 21st.

     
  • Maria Kanellis Regains FWE Womens Championship

    Maria Kanellis Regains FWE Womens Championship

    Independent News July 29, 2012 at 9:43 pm 6 comments

    Maria Kanellis has regained the FWE Women’s Championship after defeating TNA Knockout, Winter, last night during Family Wrestling Entertainment’s event, titled “FWE: X” held in Long Island, New York. The finish did not come without some controversy, though, as Maria’s boyfriend, Mike Bennett began to destroy various referees for not [...]

     
  • The Week in Eye Candy: Week of July 22nd, 2012

    The Week in Eye Candy: Week of July 22nd, 2012

    Eye Candy, The Week in Eye Candy July 29, 2012 at 3:00 pm 30 comments

    Our weekly photoshoot breakdown is constructed to give you, the reader, the main stage. Each week, we’ll highlight the new WWE and TNA photoshoots and give you the opportunity to vote for your favorite. In the next week’s post, we’ll unveil the winner. At the end of the month, we’ll [...]

     
  • WWE Hall of Famer’s Daughter Reports to FCW

    WWE Hall of Famer’s Daughter Reports to FCW

    NXT News, WWE News July 29, 2012 at 12:46 am 20 comments

    Two-time WWE Hall of Famer, Ric Flair’s daughter has reported to WWE’s developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). Ashley Fliehr Johnson, the young daughter of the wrestling legend, was signed earlier this year. She was spotted at tonight’s (July 28) FCW live event in Melbourne, FL by Diva Dirt’s Bobby. [...]

     
  • Today in History: Jillian Hall (and Her Mole) Debuts

    Today in History: Jillian Hall (and Her Mole) Debuts

    Today in History July 28, 2012 at 4:00 pm 7 comments

    On this day in history: July 28th, 2005 | MNM was in need of a PR makeover, so Melina brought in the debuting Jillian Hall as their official “fixer”. She seemed like a normal enough PR professional, save the ghastly growth on the side of her face. Of course, Melina, [...]

     
  • Your Two Cents: Diva General Managers

    Your Two Cents: Diva General Managers

    Your Two Cents July 28, 2012 at 3:00 pm 25 comments

    “Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling. This week, we’re asking this: With AJ being named Raw’s new General Manager, we want to know: if you could place any past or present Diva [...]