This week on WWE Superstars featured battle between two rarely seen Divas. ‘The Paparazzi Princess’ Melina faced off against Gail Kim in singles action, a match that had Divas fans shaking with anticipation. Did the match live up to the hype? Check it out below:
Thoughts:
I came into this match with really high expectations. Sadly, the match did not live up to them, in my opinion.
Don’t get me wrong. By no means would I call this a “bad” match. On the contrary, it was better than most of the Diva matches that make it to the main shows. We all know that Melina and Gail can be quite impressive in the ring and they had some good moments at the start of the match. That said, things seemed to break down and get a bit clunky mid-match. I thought the ending was pretty good, but it just wasn’t as exciting as I thought it would be.
In past matches, these two Divas have shown great chemistry each other, so I’ll chalk this one up to an off night, Hopefully, they’ll get to face off again soon and deliver the match we all know they can.
Lay-Cool may not be around any longer, but who says new footage can’t still pop up every once in a while?
For fans of Layla and Michelle McCool, this should help fill the void left by their respective absences: A promo between the two former champions that went seemingly unnoticed for roughly six months, has surfaced online.
The segment takes place during the 2010 Slammy Awards, right before a battle royal was held to determine the WWE Diva of the Year, which was won by McCool.
Next weekend, Saturday, June 11th, Serena will be taking part in a show titled ‘Wrestling for Rotary’. The show will also feature many international wrestling superstars – including the likes of former WWE wrestlers U-Gene, “Ironman” Rob Conway, the “Intrepid Traveller” Paul London, Jimmy Yang and more.
The objective of the ‘Wrestling for Rotary’ event is to not only deliver entertainment to the Victorian fans, but raise funds for charitable causes (youth projects in particular) in Bendigo. Profits of the event will be distributed to specifically chosen charities, in particular the Eaglehawk Rotary Club’s R.O.S.E. (Rotary Orphan Student Exchange) program. In addition to the event, media conferences, public appearances and autograph signings will be held.
The event will be held at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Tickets are being sold for $125 AUS (ringside), $100 (premium), $60 (general), $35 (child) and $150 (family – two adults and two children), with the Rotary Club aiming for around 2000 patrons in attendance.
The event will kick off at 7.30PM, with doors opening at 6:00PM. If you would like to purchase tickets, please visit the Bendigo Cinemas or phone 03 5442 1666. For more information on the event, including names of more wrestlers who will be at the show, please visit the official website.
Serena has previously visited Australia during a WWE tour last year.
Diva Dirt will have coverage of Serena’s trip to Australia so stay tuned!
In case you missed it last night, we had a quartet of guests last night to help celebrate the one year anniversary of Diva Dirt LIVE.
Joining the show were Smashing Pumpkins front man, Billy Corgan, Alissa Flash, Shelly Martinez and Little Egypt, who all appeared to discuss the Pumpkins’ video shoot for their new single Owata last week.
As revealed by Billy on the show, the video is set to premiere in two weeks on Yahoo!
Check out the first portion of the interview featuring Billy below:
Please Note: This audio is the exclusive content of Diva Dirt (diva-dirt.com), for which we hold copyright. By downloading our audio you agree not to repost the content elsewhere including but not limited to other websites, blogs or message boards. Failure to respect copyright may result in legal action.
For the full episode including more from the ladies click here.
Our friends at Women Superstars Uncensored announced the release of two new DVD releases today, both of which includes never before seen matches. “History of WSU Spirit Championship” and “History of WSU Tag Team Championship” are now available for purchase from WSUVideo.com.
Official press release and match listings below:
[notice]WSU Releases Two Brand New DVDs
WSU, the leader in womens wrestling today, is proud to announce two new DVD titles in stock at the WSUVideo.com store. Those DVDs are “The History of the WSU Spirit Championship” & “The History of the WSU Tag Team Championship”. Both DVDs retail for $9.99 each and feature never before seen matches.
Here is the information on both DVDs:
History of WSU Spirit Championship
Cover Art: http://www.declarationofindependents.net/doistore/images/covers/wsu_spiritchampionship.jpg
Ordering Link: http://www.declarationofindependents.net/doistore/2011/spiritchampionship.html
Match Listings:
1. Spirit Title Tournament Finals – Latasha vs Amber vs Roxxie Cotton vs Jana 8/14/09
2. (c) Latasha vs Jana vs Lea Morrison 10/3/09
3. (c) Jana vs Latasha – Empty Arena Match 10/10/09
4. (c) Latasha vs Brittney Savage vs Becky Bayless 10/10/09
5. (c) Brittney Savage vs Alicia 12/12/09
6. (c) Alicia vs Brittney Savage 3/6/10
7. (c) Brittney Savage vs Alicia vs Brittney Force 8/6/10
8. (c) Alicia vs Brittney Savage – Empty Arena Match 8/6/10
9 (c) Brittney Savage vs Sassy Stephanie 3/5/11
10. NEVER BEFORE RELEASED BONUS MATCH
Brittney Savage vs Nikki Styx 5/27/11
Price: $9.99
—-
History of WSU Tag Team Championship
Cover Art: http://www.declarationofindependents.net/doistore/images/covers/wsu_tagchampionship.jpg
Ordering Link: http://www.declarationofindependents.net/doistore/2011/tagchampionship.html
Match Listings:
1 Tag Team Title Tournament Finals – The Beatdown Betties vs Amy Lee/Missy Sampson 10/11/08
2. (c) Beatdown Bettties vs Amy Lee/Taylor Wilde 1/10/09
3. (c) Beatdown Betties vs Brooke Carter/Miss April 2/7/09
4. (c) Brooke Carter & Alicia vs Havok & Hatred 6/6/09
5. (c) Brooke Carter vs Alicia/Brooke Carter 8/22/09
6. (c) Havok/Hatred vs Mercedes Martinez/Angel Orsini 11/7/09
7. (c) Martinez/Orsini vs Cindy Rogers/Jana 4/17/10
8. (c) Rogers/Jana vs Belle Saints 11/5/10
9. (c) Marti Belle/Jazz vs Soul Sisters vs Lee/Rogers 3/5/11
10. NEVER BEFORE RELEASED BONUS MATCH
(c) Belle Saints vs Boston Shore 5/27/11
Price: $9.99
====
Don’t forget WSU returns to live iPPV on June 25th!
To Pre-Order This Event on iPPV & Save $5 Check Out:
http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Wrestling/WSU_presents_The_Uncensored_Rumble_IV/1011
—-
For more on WSU, visit the following sites:
http://www.WSUWrestling.com home of WSU online
http://www.WSUVideo.com where you can buy WSU DVDs
http://www.Facebook.com/wsuwrestling (Updated daily with pictures, stories and more) Tweets by WSUWrestling
http://www.Inasectv.com/wsu – home of WSU’s “Uncensored” TV program.
Thank you for reading this press release & for your support of WSU.[/notice]
WWE Diva, Alicia Fox, is set to appear on The Mo’Nique Show tonight at 11pm ET on BET. Recap below:
* Alicia is up next. Backstage, she has a run-in with a wannabe wrestler in a cape who tells her, “This isn’t over!”
* Mo’Nique discusses Alicia making the jump from modeling to wrestling, repeatedly calling Alicia a powerful woman. Alicia says that her mother was a big supporter of her going into wrestling.
* Alicia discusses injuries, saying her worst injury was a well-placed kick to the eyeball.
* Alicia proposes she and Mo’Nique team up to take on the Bella Twins, who she says are “babysitting” her Divas Championship belt. Mo’Nique calls her, Alicia and Kelly Price’s team “Triple Scoop Double Fudge Chocolate” and unofficially challenges them to a match.
Following online backlash towards the WWE Hall of Famer, Kharma has come to Jim Ross’ defense over a comment made several years ago which she mentioned this past Monday on Raw during a heartfelt promo.
Kharma recalled how she had auditioned for Tough Enough 2 only to be told she was ‘too fat’ for the WWE by Ross. Since the segment aired, Ross has been getting jibes sent to him via Twitter which he addressed earlier today.
Writing a blog about the situation, Kharma said:
If @JRsBBQ hadn’t shot from the hip all those years ago, I wouldn’t of had the fire to succeed as much as I did. I wouldn’t of had the strength to sacrifice being with my family, my country, my native tongue to live in Japan for 6 years and learn this craft. I owe Mr. Ross a great gratitude.
Kharma also notes that JR was one of her supporters in being signed by WWE when she left TNA last year, and that they’ve been good friends since meeting at the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion last year.
Women’s wrestling promotion WILD Wrestling announced on their Twitter today that WILD World Champion, “The Bloodthirsty Vixen” Amanda has forfeited her title and left the promotion.
The former champion recently posted a statement in regards to her departure:
[I’m] ditching the @WILD_Wrestling title.. thanks for your support wild fans but im moving on :)
Amanda recently made headlines when she won the title, becoming the first transgender athlete to win a championship in any sport. Amanda recently missed a title match against Allison Danger at Freak Show Wrestling in Las Vegas, NV.
According to WILD, Amanda will make an official statement later this week.
WILD has announced that there will be a tournament over the summer and fall to crown a new WILD World Champion.
Jim Ross has been in hot water with fans on Twitter since Kharma revealed how he once called her ‘too fat’ during auditions for Tough Enough 2 several years ago. But the WWE Hall of Famer explains that the comments made on Raw this past Monday were ’embellished for entertainment purposes’.
Kharma tried out for TE in Vegas at an open casting call for seemingly hundreds of potential talents. I never told her she was ‘too fat’ but that she was ‘too big’ at that time to be cast in a role that the role’s criteria had been clearly outlined to us. People don’t get that pro wrestling shows are entertainment based and facts, situations, etc are often times embellished for entertainment purposes. Those that have lashed out at me have wasted their time denigrating me for something that was not factual and was scripted.
Thoughts: What fans who bashed JR failed to understand is that, regardless of whether JR called her ‘too fat’ or ‘too big’, his comment was not a personal opinion, but rather, he was speaking for the company. By WWE’s standards, Kharma doesn’t fit the typical Diva look. However, it worked out for the best and she made it to WWE eventually with them knocking on her door.
It can be all but confirmed that Kelly Kelly will appear in WWE’s new video game, WWE ’12, due for release later this year.
K2 will be appearing at the E3 convention next week in Los Angeles to help promote the game along with The Miz and Alberto Del Rio, both of whom have been confirmed.
Obviously, with Kelly on hand for promo, it can be deduced she’ll be in the actual game. Of course, though not officially confirmed by WWE and THQ, there really isn’t any doubt that Kelly will make the cut as she’s in the top tier of Divas who appear every year.
THQ’s press release about the game below:
[notice]THQ REVEALS A BIGGER, BADDER AND BETTER WWE VIDEOGAME EXPERIENCE
WITH DEBUT OF WWE® ’12 AT ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO
Iconic and Authentic WWE Simulation Franchise Set to Deliver Core Gameplay Improvements and Most Extensive Feature Set to Date Through Visceral, Edgy and Polished Presentation
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – June 1, 2011 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced development of WWE® ’12, the electrifying rebirth of the renowned WWE flagship videogame franchise. Featuring a bigger game, badder presentation and better simulation-based gameplay, WWE ’12 will include long-awaited and critical core gameplay improvements, the most creative and extensive feature set to date and a visceral, edgy and polished presentation. WWE ’12 is currently in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Wii™ system from Nintendo, with a scheduled release timing of November 2011 in UK.
“With vital changes to core gameplay, innovative feature support and an incredibly striking presentation, the WWE simulation experience is back with WWE ’12,” said Danny Bilson, Executive Vice President, Core Games, THQ. “At E3 2011, this is the definitive WWE videogame experience you do not want to miss.”
WWE ’12 will be playable for the first time at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), booth #2001 in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center, from June 7-9, 2011. In addition, prominent WWE personalities are slated to attend E3 in support of the new WWE ’12 experience. WWE Superstar Alberto Del Rio™ and WWE Diva Kelly Kelly® are currently scheduled to appear on Tuesday, June 7 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., while WWE Superstar The Miz® is currently scheduled to appear on Wednesday, June 8 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. All talent appearances are subject to change.
About WWE ’12
WWE ’12 will offer players the opportunity to engage in the WWE experience through the new Predator Technology™ dynamic gameplay system, which is poised to deliver the most fluid, dynamic, authentic and action-packed WWE simulation experience to date. Included are the new Breaking Point submission system, new Attributes and control layout as well as significant improvements to other key gameplay systems, including Momentum and Stamina. WWE Universe Mode 2.0 will generate new and more impactful elements of unpredictability based on player decisions, while dynamic visual changes to gameplay presentation, including new animations, camera positions, lighting and improved rendering, will set the tone for delivering an exceptional simulation of WWE programming.
WWE ’12 will feature the franchise’s best-in-class creation suite, enabling players to develop and customize their own Superstars, entrances, finishing moves, storylines, Highlight Reels and other all-new capabilities to be announced later this year. As well, the popular Road to WrestleMania® Mode will enable players to explore compelling new storylines and major gameplay improvements. WWE ’12 will also boast one of the largest rosters of WWE Superstars, WWE Divas and WWE Legends in franchise history, including cover Superstar Randy Orton, John Cena, The Miz and the debuting Alberto Del Rio.
For more information about WWE ’12, please visit wwe.thq.com, facebook.com/WWEgames and twitter.com/WWEgames.[/notice]
As reported last month, TNA Knockout Winter will be hosting a new DVD series of cult horror films under her real name, Katarina.
You can watch a preview of Katarina’s Nightmare Theater below:
Thoughts: Kat has been branching out into acting a fair bit since being released by WWE last year, and she seems to have a good comedic style in this clip.
Following in the footsteps of TNA Knockout, Winter, former WWE star Maria Kanellis will also host a DVD series.
Kanellis’ series will be titled ‘Maria’s B-Movie Mayhem’ and will feature a collection of cult and horror films released by Code Red DVD, according to her fansite.
Former WWE developmental Diva, Bobbi Billard, is attempting to raise money for PANCAN, a cause that helps research and fight pancreatic cancer. Having lost her own father to the illness, her goal is to raise $1 million dollars in charity.
Bobbi says:
[notice]Dear Friends –
Thank you so much for helping me reach my goal to raise $1 million to fight pancreatic cancer! I lost my dad to pancreatic cancer when I was only 19, and my whole world crumbled. I watched him suffer from this horrible disease and knew that I didn’t want anyone else to go through what he went through.
Pancreatic cancer has the worst survival rate and is the most under funded of all major cancers. 76% of pancreatic cancer patients will die within 12 months from their diagnosis, and a mere 6% survive for five years!!! The only way to change the horrible statistics is to raise as much money as possible for research! We’ve seen what research efforts have done for other diseases. Let’s raise money to fund research NOW for pancreatic cancer and not let another person lose someone they love.[/notice]
If you would like to donate to this very worthwhile cause, and help Bobbi to reach her goal of $1 million dollars, please click here. As of writing, she has raised over $26,000 dollars.
If you would like to learn more about PANCAN and what they do, visit their official website.
For those interested, Bobbi’s last appearance in wrestling was when she worked for Italy’s NU Wrestling Evolution as a valet. She was controversially released from the WWE in April 2004 after suffering a neck injury whilst training in OVW with Ivory and Jacqueline. In July 2004, she underwent level two neck fusion surgery with Dr. Lloyd Youngblood, who has treated the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Edge and Lita in the past. In late 2009, she was signed for Wrestlicious but never made an appearance on the show.
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Raw Redux! With Kharma out of the way for the foreseeable future, the Divas are able have their tag team matches without fearing for their lives. HOORAY!!! This week Kelly Kelly and Eve team up to take on the Bella Twins. Who will come out on top? Check out the match below:
We start off with The Bella in the ring, clad in leopard print gear. Kelly and Eve make their entrance next to a good pop from the crowd. As they make their way to the ring, we’re treated to a video package of Kelly Kelly on the red carpet of the Maxim Hot 100 party. Back to the ring, Brie Bella and Eve are kicking things off for their respective teams. The referee signals for the bell and our match is underway.
The Divas start off with a lockup, and Eve gets the upperhand on Brie, locking in a side headlock. Brie manages to fight out and levels Brie with a shoulder block. Eve hits the ropes, but Brie see her coming and rolls out of the way. Eve transitions into a nifty hands-free cartwheel, followed by a deep armdrag into an armbar.
Firmly in control of the match, Eve tries to whip Brie of the rope, but is countered by the devious Divas Champion. Eve comes back with a counter of her own, leaping over Brie and rolling her up with a sunset flip for a near fall. Brie tries to reverse the pin, but Eve quickly transitions into a really nifty submission hold.
Seeing her sister in trouble, Nikki baits Kelly into coming into the ring, distracting the referee. With the official’s attention on Kelly, Nikki runs in, kicks Eve in the head and switches places with Brie in the process.
Nikki drags Eve to the Bella corner and the twins work over Eve with frequent tags, before taking her down with a double team maneuver for a two count. Brie throws Eve into the ropes and chokes her out, prompting the referee to pull her away. Nikki uses the distraction as a chance to land a stiff kick to Eve’s head. Ouch.
The Bellas tag once again and Nikki kicks Eve in the head once again, before locking in a front chancery. After a bit of struggle, Eve counters with a modified Northern Lights suplex, taking Nikki off of her feet. Nikki tries to get back in control, but Eve crawls between her legs and makes the hot tag to a fresh Kelly Kelly.
Kelly comes in like a house of fire, taking Nikki down with a Thesz Press, followed by an ass slap. Kelly followed up with her whirlybird headscissors, followed by a stinkface in the corner. Finally, Kelly lands a bulldog out of the corner and goes for the pin, which is broken up by Brie. Before Brie can do any more damage, Eve comes to the rescue, taking her out with a dropkick. With Brie neutralized, Kelly finishes Nikki off with the K2 to pick up the win for her team.
All in all, a pretty good match from the Divas this week. I thought Kelly played her role well as the hot tag and did better than she has in past weeks. I was really impressed with Eve tonight. You can tell she has been working on her craft and is getting better and better as a result. I really wish we would have seen this side of Eve when she had the Diva Championship a while back.
The Bellas also impressed me this week. They’re starting to work like an actual tag team, and not just like two Divas tagging together, which is a good thing. I was pretty skeptical when Brie won the belt, but I think she’s she’s starting to come into her own as a champion and as the top heel on Raw. Not bad for someone who was just eye candy last year. Hopefully, WWE doesn’t drop the ball with the Bellas, as they’ve done with countless other Divas.
Also on this week’s Raw, Kharma addressed the WWE Universe and dropped a bomb on them. Watch the segment below:
Wow. A very touching moment from Kharma. I never expected WWE to let Kharma talk about her wrestling past (or say the word ‘wrestling’, to be honest) or her personal life on the air. I assumed WWE would have some way to write Kharma out of the division for the time being. Very classy move on WWE’s part to let Kharma have that moment with the fans.
I also have to give an honorable mention to the Bellas, who piggybacked on Kharma’s announcement to get some realy good heat from the fans. If the audience was indifferent to the Bellas before, they definitely hate them now (which is a good thing). If the Bellas are going to be the top heels, they need all the heat they can get and this was a great way to get it.
In closing, excellent Divas action this week. With Kharma out of the picture for now and Kelly Kelly pinning the Divas champion tonight, I see a Kelly/Bella feud in the near future. Or maybe someone new will step up to the plate? Or maybe we’ll have another tag team match… yay… In any case, we’ll have to wait till next week’s Raw to find out.
WWE has announced today that long running video game series, SmackDown vs Raw, is no more.
As of this year, the title is being re-branded, and will simply go by the name ‘WWE ’12’.
More details below:
[notice]Complementing its robust roster, WWE ’12 features the most expansive creation suite to date, with a wide selection of tools allowing members of the WWE Universe to create their own Superstars, entrances, finishing moves, storylines, highlight reels and more. Players can then share and download their creations online, allowing limitless gameplay possibilities.
WWE ’12 will also feature a bigger, badder and better “WWE Universe” mode, empowering players to determine the destiny of WWE‘s Superstars and Divas with storylines, matches, alliances and rivalries that are shaped by their decisions. Additionally, a revamped “Road to WrestleMania” mode allows WWE Universe members to experience the action, drama, twists and turns as they choose their favorite Superstar and embark on an exciting journey to The Showcase of the Immortals. [/notice]
SmackDown Diva, Alicia Fox, will be the special guest on Oscar-winning actress Mo’Nique’s talk show tomorrow, WWE has announced.
Foxy will appear on The Mo’Nique Show which airs at 11pm ET on BET.
Tune in!
Thoughts: It’s always a big deal when one of the Divas get to appear on a talk show since it happens so rarely. Hopefully Alicia is able to come across as her bubbly self and represent WWE well. Look forward to it.
The folks at Kayfabe Commentaries have released their latest innovation in shoot series: Wrestling’s Most… The DVD series will feature a new topic in each DVD, the first being about controversial moments in wrestling.
[notice]Last year we asked you guys a bunch of questions to see what you thought about some cornerstones of the wrestling business. Now, the result of that voting is our fun new series Wrestling’s Most… Our first edition is the most controversial moment and you certainly had some good ones to choose from.
This disc features a dozen stars of the wrestling business in brand new exclusive interviews just for this series! This is not some mash-up of recycled footage. We count down your top 5 most controversial moments and the stars will tell you what they think of your choices.
It’s the most fun hour in the shoot interview game, and it’s got “Wrestling’s Most…AWESOME retail price” of $15![/notice]
Get your weekly dose of Knockouts action on tonight’s Impact. To watch, tune into Spike TV from 9pm ET.
Former WWE Diva 
The ‘too fat’ saga continues…
Women’s wrestling promotion WILD Wrestling announced on their 
Jim Ross has been in hot water with fans on Twitter since 
Former WWE developmental Diva, 
WWE has announced today that long running video game series, SmackDown vs Raw, is no more.
SmackDown Diva, 