Exclusive: Former WWE Diva, Katie Lea Speaks on WWE Release, TNA Tryout & More
Former WWE Diva, Katie Lea was a last minute addition to last night's episode of Diva Dirt LIVE, our weekly flagship show. Katie, real name Kat Waters, spoke to us in her first interview since being released by WWE in April, and answered questions from our callers too.
We talked to Kat about her TNA tryout on Monday night, her thoughts on her WWE release, which Divas she would have liked to work with, the story behind transitioning to a more goth gimmick and just where was that storyline ...
Best of Diva Dirt Interviews Vol. 1: Awesome Kong, Lilian Garcia & Maria Kanellis
Diva Dirt has had the chance to sit down with some of the most popular and most talented females in the wrestling industry over the past couple of years. Producing high quality, lengthy audio interviews with your favourite women of wrestling has been our forte and we've delivered some pretty darn great ones!
As both Allison Danger and Kristin Astara are taking a well deserved break this week from their audio shows, we thought we'd take a look back at some of our best audio interviews! Perha...
Exclusive: Traci Brooks on Her Time in TNA, Current Direction of Knockouts, Canadians in Wrestling & More
The original TNA Knockout, Traci Brooks sat down with Diva Dirt earlier this week in her first interview since being released from her TNA contract back in March. Traci spoke to David and Cryssi in this 50 minute interview, and had plenty of stories and great humor to boot!
Traci discusses how she got into wrestling in Canada, coming up the ranks with Gail Kim before discussing her time in TNA from the early days of working at the Asylum in Nashville to TNA's current home of Orlando. We g...
Your Questions for Traci Brooks
The original TNA Knockout, Traci Brooks will be sitting down to talk to us next week and we want to hear your questions!
Is there anything you're burning to know? Leave your suggestions in the comments!...
Exclusive: Wrestling’s Newest Siren Reby Sky Speaks on MTV2?s Lucha Libre USA
Allow us to officially introduce you to wrestling's newest siren: Reby Sky. This 23-year-old bombshell is best known for her work as a model -- credits include Playboy -- but she's also a huge sports fan, particularly pro wrestling. Reby has already dabbled in the industry, co-hosting Sirius XM's Busted Open every Wednesday, but tomorrow night she begins a new journey as backstage interviewer and commentator for MTV2's Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors.
With the premiere of the new series ...
In Audio: Madison Rayne Interview on Busted Open Radio
Reigning Knockouts Champion, Madison Rayne joined our friends on Busted Open Radio this past Wednesday to discuss her title defense at Slammiversary this weekend as well as a host of other topics including Eric Bischoff's comments on the Knockouts division.
The Busted Open team have kindly sent us audio from the interview to share with our readers. Check out the full interview below:
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Thanks to Reby Sky and Dave Lagreca!
Ple...
Exclusive: First Ever Wrestlicious Champion Glory Speaks on Winning the Wrestlicious Crown
On this week's episode of Wrestlicious TakeDown, the promotion crowned its first champion in Glory aka independent wrestler Christie Ricci. Glory took the crown in a hard-fought bout -- perhaps the best match produced yet by Wrestlicious -- against fellow indy veteran, Rain, known in the promotion as Felony.
Hot on the heels of the episode airing, we caught up with Glory to discuss how she feels about being the first ever Wrestlicious Champion.
First of all, congratulations on being the ...
Exclusive: 10 Questions with Mickie James by John Canton
I was asked by my friends here at Diva Dirt to write some kind of review of my Mickie James' new album Strangers & Angels. I was like, "Can I write that?" I write about wrestling, sports and sometimes TV shows, but country music? I don't know if that's under my area of expertise. That would be like Mark Henry writing an article about how to have a successful diet. With that said, I like the album. I think Mickie's got a great voice and does a very nice job of proving it over the eleven tra...
Exclusive: Previewing the Debut of Pro-Wrestling: EVE This Weekend with Promoter Dann Read
This Saturday, May 8th, sees the launch of Pro-Wrestling: EVE, Europe's answer to the likes of SHIMMER. With a roster including Sweet Saraya Knight, Jetta and WWE developmental-signed talent Jemma Palmer, EVE aims to showcase to the world just what European female wrestlers can bring to the table.
The show will take place at the Delphi Club in Sudbury, Suffolk in the UK on Saturday. Doors open at 6.30pm.
Ahead of EVE's debut, I caught up with promoter Dann Read to discuss the launch of...
Exclusive: Awesome Kong on TNA Departure, ROH Return, Bubba, Praise from Stone Cold & More
As one of the most prominent TNA Knockouts of the past several years, Awesome Kong's departure from TNA in March was saddening yet controversial. Following a well-documented backstage incident with Bubba the Love Sponge in January, Kong's TNA future had been in doubt. With her release granted, Kong is looking forward to many new projects -- including a return to Ring of Honor on May 8th in New York.
In this interview with the two-time Knockouts Champion, we get Kong's reaction to being bl...