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Raw Redux (December 20th, 2010): The Slap Heard ‘Round the World

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After a decisive victory over Lay-Cool at TLC on Sunday, Divas Champion Natalya was on the market for a new challenger for the coveted butterfly belt. Lucky for her, this week’s Raw featured a triple threat #1 contender match between Melina, Alicia Fox and Eve, all former champions in their own right. Which one of the beauties came out on top? Check out the match below:

We come from commercial to find Natalya at the announcer’s table, looking gorgeous might I add, scouting her future opponent. Melina’s music hits and she does an accelerated version of her usual entrance. Alicia Fox is out next, followed by Eve. As her opponents prepare themselves, Natalya engages in a bit of playful banter with the commentary team, showing off her more carefree side. The official signals for the bell and our #1 contendership match is underway.

Alicia wastes little time and goes right after Eve with a few stiff strikes. Melina tries to get in on the action, but eats an elbow in the process. Alicia goes back to work on Eve, throwing her into the top rope, before setting her sights on Melina. Alicia takes Melina out with a flurry of strikes, before pulling down to the mat by the hair. Eve tries to fight off the ‘vindictive’ one, but Alicia tosses her out of the ring, leaving her alone with Melina.

Raw Response: December 20th, 2010

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Get your Monday night Divas fix by tuning in to Raw tonight at 9pm ET on the USA Network.

Be sure to tune in to the Post-Raw Show LIVE at 11pm ET following Raw!

Discuss the show in the comments!

Diva Dirt Year-End Awards 2010: Nominations Revealed, Voting Open

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It’s that time once again! 2010 is nearly a wrap and it’s time to look back at the year gone by in our third annual Year-End Awards. Who will be crowned Diva of the Year? Knockout of the Year?

Each year these awards go through some changes and this year is no different. This year’s Year-End Awards are bigger than ever with far more categories and nominations than in the previous two years. Since we began taking suggestions earlier this month for nominations, the awards have gone through some changes which you will see as you browse below.

However, before jumping straight into the nominations and voting, please read our guidance notes below to help you.

Guidance Notes
Earlier this month we decided to include ROH in our awards for the first time along with WWE and TNA, however since then we have also decided to include the independents. Diva Dirt is always committed to providing independent coverage where possible and we wanted to reflect that in our Year-End Awards this year. There is a certain negotiation that has to occur for us to include independent wrestlers, promotions and matches, however. So rather unusually for these awards, I’ve decided to explain our choices beforehand. First of all, there are three independent categories, while the others relate to the ‘big three’. While we could have certainly included more of these independent categories, we have to take into account that the majority of our readers don’t watch independent products and are generally WWE and TNA viewers. Having said that, we wanted to honor the independents to an extent too because it is true that the girls on TV get all of the shine. They already have great high-paying jobs and are on national TV every week. We have the opportunity here to spotlight the independents as well, who don’t necessarily get that coverage. So like I said, there is some negotiation here and we think we have done the best we can this year. Depending on how things go, we will hopefully expand these awards again next year.

Most of the awards are pretty straight forward as with previous years (though there are a lot more nominations than ever before!) but in order for these awards to work, we need to make certain allowances. While the main categories are pretty much pick-and-choose from the nominees listed, the independent categories are less structured. Because the independents don’t have the same reach as WWE or TNA, the criteria for these awards is slightly different. The criteria for Independent Wrestler of the Year and Independent Promotion of the Year is not only based on merit for those who have access to the performers’ matches or the promotion’s DVDs/live events, but also based on reach and exposure. What has the wrestler or promotion done to get their name out there? How much exposure does it have online to fans worldwide? In wrestling media like Diva Dirt or in magazines? This is as much important on the independent level as being a great wrestler or promotion.

We have selected five independent female wrestlers for this award based on the above criteria but that does not by any means mean you have to vote for them. This category is very much fluid and there is a write-in option. Our nominations in this category, while we feel are merited, are also a guideline for that large majority of readers who are less informed of the independents.

As for Independent Match of the Year, this award is open to all as a write-in category but there is a catch. The matches must be available for public consumption either on DVD, pay per view, online etc.

You will also find under each nomination a description of the criteria for that category. That criteria should be used in helping you inform your vote.

Of course, we have now also launched the Diva Dirt Legacy Award, which will be a physical award that will be awarded to one female each year as determined by Diva Dirt’s editors. This year, we are honoring Trish Stratus. Click here for the press release.

Remember: these awards are supposed to be fun and are not serious. Each year we get people who take them far too seriously and seem to really get worked up over the nominations and eventual winners. We include our readers in the entire process of these awards from suggestions for nominations and the actual voting. Again though, this is just for fun and it’s something we do for you (it’s actually a lot of hassle to put this together and it’d be a lot easier if we didn’t do it). Have fun with it and don’t take it too seriously.

And the nominations are…

Top Awards

Diva of the Year
To the Diva who has had the best year in terms of matches & storylines.

Alicia Fox
Beth Phoenix
Brie Bella
Eve Torres
Gail Kim
Kaitlyn
Kelly Kelly
Layla
Maryse
Melina
Michelle McCool
Natalya
Nikki Bella
Rosa Mendes
Tamina

Knockout of the Year
To the Knockout who has had the best year in terms of matches & storylines.

Angelina Love
Chelsea
Christy Hemme
Cookie
Daffney
Madison Rayne
Mickie James
Sarita
SoCal Val
Tara
Velvet Sky
Winter

Independent Wrestler of the Year
To the independent female wrestler who has accrued the most notability in 2010. Criteria includes: notable matches, title wins, media coverage, exposure to fans, use of social media/Internet.

Alissa Flash/Cheerleader Melissa
Britani Knight
Mercedes Martinez
Mia Yim
Sara Del Rey
Write-in option available

Match of the Year
To the match that best combined good craftsmanship in the ring, exciting moments and crowd participation.

Awesome Kong & Hamada vs Sarita & Taylor Wilde (January 4th, Impact)
Daffney vs Tara (First Blood Match; March 29th, Impact)
Michelle McCool vs Mickie James (April 16th, SmackDown)
Beth Phoenix vs Michelle McCool (Extreme Makeover Match; April 25th, WWE Extreme Rules)
Gail Kim vs Jillian (June 3rd, WWE Superstars)
Daizee Haze vs Sara Del Rey (November 22nd, ROH on HDNet)
AJ vs Naomi (November 23rd, NXT)
Mickie James vs Tara (November 7th, TNA Turning Point)
Mickie James vs Tara (Cage Match, December 9th, 2010, Impact)
Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs Lay-Cool (Divas Tag Team Tables Match; December 19th, WWE TLC)

Independent Match of the Year
To the match that best exhibited the craftsmanship of the sport and engaged audiences.  Must be available for release on DVD and/or online. No matches that are not distributed. May include non-televised and non-pay per view Ring of Honor matches.

Write-in.

Brand of the Year
To the brand that most demonstrated good matches and storylines for its female competitors.

Raw
SmackDown
NXT (Season 3)
TNA
ROH

Independent Promotion of the Year
To the promotion that best exhibited strong female wrestling in terms of matches, storylines as well as showing growth in terms of fanbase and notability using the Internet/social media such as Diva Dirt. Promotions must have already existing distribution i.e. television, pay per view, DVD, online.

NCW Femmes Fatales
Pro-Wrestling: EVE
SHIMMER Women Athletes
Women Superstars Uncensored
Wrestlicious
Write-in option available

News Story of the Year
To the news story that most resounded amongst fans and captured the zeitgeist of the year.

Awesome Kong has altercation with Bubba the Love Sponge
Luna Vachon passes away
Mickie James released from WWE
Tiffany arrested and suspended
WWE unifies the Divas and Women’s Championships, retires Women’s Championship

One to Watch in 2011
To the female who has yet to hit their stride and/or accomplish a major accolade, however exhibits the potential to do so in the coming year.

AJ
Kaitlyn
Naomi
Nikki Bella
Sarita
Winter

‘Best of’ Awards

Best Feud
To the feud that best elicited good matches, strong promos and excitement amongst fans.

Angelina Love & Velvet Sky vs Madison Rayne
Beth Phoenix vs Lay-Cool
Lay-Cool vs Mickie James
Lay-Cool vs Natalya
Mickie James vs Tara

Best Angle
To the angle that most entertained fans.

87-year-old Mae Young competes in a match and defeats Lay-Cool (November 15th)
JWoww from Jersey Shore catfights with Cookie (October 14th)
Knockouts brawl opens TNA Impact (October 28th)
Lay-Cool as ‘BFF champs’
Maryse lays out Eve Torres with Divas Title & takes pictures (May 3rd)
Lay-Cool host ‘Piggie James going away party’ (January 22nd)
Winter is devoted to Angelina Love

Best Champion
To the woman/women whose championship reign generated strong fan response, interesting storylines & entertaining matches.

Alicia Fox (Divas Champion)
Angelina Love (Knockouts Champion)
Beth Phoenix (Women’s Champion)
Eve Torres (Divas Champion)
Lay-Cool (Co-Divas Champions)
Lay-Cool (Co-Women’s Champions)
Madison Rayne (Knockouts Champion)
Maryse (Divas Champion)
Melina (Divas Champion)
Mickie James (Women’s Champion)
Natalya (Divas Champion)
Tara (Knockouts Champion)
The Beautiful People (Knockouts Tag Team Champions)

Best Newcomer
To the female who most impressed and entertained upon her debut on television; to an already existing female talent who impressed upon her debut in a wrestling capacity; to an already recognizable female talent portraying a new character.

AJ
Cookie
Aksana
Kaitlyn
Naomi
Tiffany
Winter

Best Finisher
To the move that was most often displayed in 2010 eliciting a good reaction and excitement when applied.

Axe kick (Alicia Fox)
Eat Defeat (Gail Kim)
Faith Breaker (Michelle McCool)
Glam Slam (Beth Phoenix)
Octopus submission (AJ)
Rayne Drop (Madison Rayne)
Sharpshooter (Natalya)
Widow’s Peak (Tara)

Best Babyface
To the female that most demonstrated in 2010 support from the crowd.

Angelina Love
Beth Phoenix
Kaitlyn
Kelly Kelly
Mickie James
Natalya

Best Heel
To the female(s) that best elicited in 2010 a strong negative crowd reaction.

Cookie
Lay-Cool
Madison Rayne
Sara Del Rey
Sarita
Tara
Vickie Guerrero

Best Gimmick
To the female wrestler whose character proved most compelling and entertaining.

Aksana
Cookie
Daffney
Lay-Cool
Madison Rayne
Serena
Vickie Guerrero
Winter

Personal Achievement Awards

Most Improved Wrestler
To the female who best showed strides compared to previous years.

Alicia Fox
Eve Torres
Kelly Kelly
Layla
Madison Rayne
Nikki Bella

Most Skilled Wrestler
To the female who showed good ring generalship with less-experienced workers and had consistently strong matches year-round.

Gail Kim
Michelle McCool
Natalya
Sara Del Rey
Sarita
Tara

Most Underrated Talent
To the female who showed consistency as a character and in the ring however received little acclaim in 2010.

Daffney
Gail Kim
Jillian
Hamada
Sarita
Taylor Wilde
Tiffany
Velvet Sky

Miscellaneous Awards

Most Stylish
To the female who proved most fashionable in and out of the ring in 2010.

Alicia Fox
Gail Kim
Kelly Kelly
Layla
Maryse
Michelle McCool

Best Use of Social Media
To to the female who best used Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, WWE Universe, YouTube etc. to connect with their fanbase and entertain.

AJ (Twitter)
Allison Danger (Podcast)
Melina (Twitter, YouTube, WWE Universe)
Sassy Stephie (YouTube)
Shelly Martinez (BlogTalkRadio, Twitter)
Tara (MySpace, Twitter)

Best Diva Dirt Interview
To the female who provided the most engaging interview in the past 12 months.

Angel Orsini
Awesome Kong
Lilian Garcia
Maria Kanellis
Taryn Terrell (Tiffany)
Traci Brooks
Trish Stratus

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

TLC in Review (December 19th, 2010): Divas Go Extreme and Look Fashionable While Doing So

A lot of people, myself included, were left flabbergasted when the mysterious Raw GM announced last Monday night that Michelle McCool and Layla would face off against Divas Champion, Natalya, and Beth Phoenix in the first ever Divas Tables Match at TLC. Lets face it, the WWE doesn’t exactly have a reputation for taking their girls seriously, and when this announcement was read I pretty much felt my jaw hit the ground from sheer and total shock. I quoted several times this week that this match had all the potential in the world, but it would end up being a total hit or miss. Thankfully for everyone involved, from the girls to the fans, the match was an absolute hit. Beth, Natalya, Layla, and Michelle made history last night and put their bodies on the line just to entertain the fans in the audience and those watching around the world. They proved that above all else they are wrestlers with just as much passion for the business as the people who bust their asses on the independent scene for years. Those people who write the Divas off just because they work for a company that only believes in giving them five minutes of airtime a week (max) that they’re not capable of putting together a truly good show. I really hope that everyone who watched the match or will watch will appreciate that the four ladies involved made the best use of their allotted time and did everything they could to make the match memorable.

It truly was one of the best Diva matches I’ve ever seen.

Former Divas Champions, Lay-Cool, are the first two to make their way to the ring. The Slammy award winners have their statues in their hands as they make their way to the ring. Both Michelle and Layla are sporting new ring gear and allow me to show my real wrestling fandom here; no doubt the top ring gear I’ve ever seen. Wow, both of those outfits are gorgeous. Anyway, moment over. Lay-Cool aren’t their usual confident selves as they go to the ring. They walk past several tables and Layla pretty much looks like she wants to cry. Michelle takes her hand and they finish walking together. As both members of Lay-Cool get on the apron, Layla declares that she doesn’t want to do the match at all. The cameras cut to highlights from SmackDown featuring what went down between all four women before cutting back to the ring. Michelle and Layla were seen having just watched the package and of course, that just got their emotions going again. They turned around and pointed to the pink table, crying about what could happen to them, when the Glamazon’s music started to play.

WSU Announces Second iPPV for January, Headlined by Ladder Match

WSU will return to iPPV on January 22nd, the company revealed to Diva Dirt today.

The iPPV titled ‘The Final Chapter’ will be headlined by a blockbuster match. Both the WSU World Championship and the All Guts No Glory Championship will be on the line as Mercedes Martinez and Angel Orsini do battle in a ‘Winner Take All’ ladder match.

More details about the iPPV are due to be released tomorrow.

Extreme Makeover Gets ‘Best of 2010’ Nod by WWE

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April’s Extreme Makeover Match between Beth Phoenix and Michelle McCool has been deemed one of the top 25 matches of 2010 by WWE.com.

The match ranked #21 on the year-end list.

See the countdown here.

Thoughts: Perhaps a little premature as last night’s match definitely blew ‘Extreme Makeover’ out of the water. Nonetheless, congrats to Beth and Michelle.

WWE TLC: Lay-Cool Laid Out in First Ever Divas Tag Team Tables Match

The holiday season isn’t getting off to a great start for Lay-Cool.

The Diva duo were sent crashing through a table by Divas Champion, Natalya in the first ever Divas Tag Team Tables Match at TLC just moments ago.

In an extremely entertaining match that saw multiple twists and turns, Lay-Cool were outsmarted by ‘Glama-Hart’, the team of Beth Phoenix and Natalya.

The end saw Natalya push both Layla and Michelle McCool off the turnbuckles resulting in them falling onto the table. However, as the table didn’t break, Natalya then took a big leap of her own – hitting a crossbody to pick up the win for her team.

Amongst the highlights of the match were a double Sharpshooter as Natalya locked in both members of Lay-Cool for the infamous submission, as well as a pretty scary bump for Beth Phoenix. After being tossed out of the ring by Michelle, the Glamazon landed rather badly on her neck yet got back to her feet and resumed with the rest of the match.

Thoughts: This was one of the most exciting, compelling Divas matches in recent memory. The gamble of doing such a match most certainly paid off. Kudos to all involved.

Diva Dirt LIVE Does WWE TLC | Live at 11pm ET | Call 347-989-8156

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WWE TLC Discussion Post

WWE presents TLC tonight featuring the first ever Divas Tag Team Tables Match between Lay-Cool and Beth Phoenix & Natalya. Who will be going through a table?

It all kicks off at 8pm ET on pay per view.

Discuss the show in the comments!

PPV Predictions: WWE TLC 2010

Tonight will see the first ever Divas Tag Team Tables Match as Beth Phoenix and Natalya (Glama-Hart) team up to take on Lay-Cool. Who will be put through the table? And who will walk away with the victory? The DD team weigh in…

Cryssi: I expect a lot of shenanigans mixed with chaos in this match. The WWE picked the right four women to compete in this type of match. Natalya and Beth are brawlers, and Lay-Cool will have the comedy aspect down pat. Call me an optimist, but I expect this to be a beautiful match. Everyone will get a ‘spot’, but at the end of the night I fully expect to see Michelle McCool to go through a table with Layla slammed down on top of her giving Natalya and Beth Phoenix the victory. As far as after the match, that’s when things get fun. As the champ and the Glamazon celebrate, Melina runs out with a steel chair in hand and clocks Beth in the back, getting rid of her. Natalya is confused but she starts brawling with Melina. When the A-List Diva gets the upper-hand I expect her to ‘Last Call’ Natalya in the middle of the ring, set up a table, and send the Divas Champion through it. Heel turn completed.

David: Tonight’s Divas Tag Team Tables Match at TLC should be historic! If it was simply Divas Champion Natalya and a returning Beth Phoenix vs. resident bad girls Lay-Cool, that would be exciting enough for me. But add in a rich, interesting storyline (a rarity in WWE) and the hardcore stipulation, and these four girls have a great chance to wrestle a match we’ll remember for a long time. I am not sold on Beth’s friendship with Nattie; sure they might like each other but Nattie has something the Glamazon wants, the championship belt. I think Natalya and Beth Phoenix will defeat Lay-Cool tonight but then once the match is over Beth will slam Natalya through a table, sending her a message: in the end “gold and diamonds” really are a girl’s best friend.

Eric: There are two questions floating around in my head about this match. 1) Do both partners have to go through a table? 2) Is Beth even capable of a stunt like this? Does Layla even have the body mass to go through a table? While I am interested to see what WWE decides to do with the match, I don’t see any heel Beth/heel Melina swerves going on. I predict a short and sweet match. Look for Michelle to go through the table and look for Layla to be slammed on top of her. Natalya and Beth Phoenix will win. Maybe then Natalya will finally get a new challenger.

Diva Dirt & TNA Knockout Winter Nominated for Wrestling Radio Award

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Diva Dirt’s interview with former WWE Diva turned TNA Knockout, Winter (Katie Lea) is up for a Wrestling Radio Award!

The interview is nominated under ‘Female Interview of the Year’. You can vote for us here.

The interview with Winter can be found here and took place in August this year on Diva Dirt LIVE. This was Winter’s only interview after leaving WWE and before joining TNA.

Thanks to the Wrestling Radio Awards for nominating us & thanks to Winter aka Kat for giving us her time!

In Video: Divas Have Wrestled in Tables Match Before (Trish, VicTara)

While tonight’s TLC pay per view may be the first all-Divas tables match, Divas have competed in a tables match before! Trish Stratus and the former Victoria, Tara, competed in an intergender tables match several years ago.

Watch:

More:

A History of Divas Going Through Tables

Tonight’s TLC pay per view will see the first ever Divas Tag Team Tables Match, but it wouldn’t be the first time in history that a WWE Diva has gone through a table, however. Oh no!

During WWE’s boom period, the ‘Attitude Era’, many a Diva found herself in that devastating spot — usually courtesy of Bubba Ray Dudley.

Let us reminisce on some good ole fashioned Diva table spots!

Trish Stratus

Before she became the 7-time Women’s Champion and built a legacy befitting of our first ever Diva Dirt Legacy Award, Trish was known as something of a harlot while with Test & Albert. She ended up on the wrong side of a certain Bubba Dudley and ended up paying for it.

Diva Dirt LIVE Does WWE TLC Tonight at 11pm ET: How to Call In & Interact

Diva Dirt LIVE returns for a pay per view special as we dissect all the fallout from tonight’s TLC pay per view. We’ll be discussing tonight’s first ever Divas Tag Team Tables Match and as always, taking your calls throughout the night too.

All the details you need to call in, tweet and comment are after the cut:

TNA’s Cookie Meets Jersey Shore’s Situation!

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TNA Knockout, Cookie moves from one Jersey Shore star to the next.

Following her faux-feud with JWoww in the tabloids and on an episode of Impact, Cookie has now been snapped by TMZ with The Situation!

According to the article, Cookie was hired to bartend at The Situation’s Christmas party this past Thursday and ‘they really hit it off’.

I guess Robbie E was too busy applying another coat of fake tan?

Diva Dirt’s Stars of the Week: Week of December 13th, 2010

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It’s time to hand out some proverbial gold stars! Based on the week’s TV and news, each of the Diva Dirt team members have picked one female who they deem to be their ‘Star of the Week’. Read below…

April: I’m sure a lot of people would disagree but I think Michelle McCool finally got what she deserved. Diva of the Year is a worthy title for the former champion. She has been a staple in the WWE this past year and really secured herself in the Divas division. She is a major talent and I hope she continues on well into the future.

Cryssi: Despite nearly getting put through a table on SmackDown, Lay-Cool stand out as the Stars of the Week for me. Not only did they steal a Slammy win from a 105-year old woman, the ‘Cool’ part of the faction rightfully won the Diva of the Year Slammy by disposing of Diva’s Champion, Natalya, in a battle royal on Raw. Further more, Lay-Cool are going to step foot inside the ring on Sunday at TLC in the first ever Diva tables match. Whether they win or lose come Sunday, Lay-Cool are stars not just of the week, but of the whole year to be honest. Love them or hate them, they make you talk about them. And that is exactly what makes them the stars that they rightfully are.

David: My Star of the Week is Michelle McCool. She won the Diva’s battle royal on Monday Night Raw to officially be named “2010 Diva of the Year”, an honor I feel she deserved whether she won that battle royal or not. McCool was front and center of the Divas division all year and held the championship multiple times. Maybe the WWE had her win a battle royal because they knew fans wouldn’t vote for her. Whatever the reason, her win this past Monday night cemented a great year in her career. I would also like to hand out a second star of the week, this one to Allison Danger, as she was named the president of a new female wrestling promotion, Pro-Wrestling SUN. Congratulations and best wishes to her as she spearheads another great opportunity for fans to cheer the hard-working women in professional wrestling!

Live Coverage of ROH Final Battle: Del Rey & Serena Victorious Over Kong & Haze

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Tonight, ROH presents something of a dream team match as Daizee Haze and Awesome Kong take on Sara Del Rey and Serena Deeb at the Final Battle iPPV.

Live coverage of the match below:

We kick off with a nice video package with Daizee Haze and Sara Del Rey discussing how they’d like to see more competition for women in ROH and their rivalry with each other. They want to test each other and put each other ‘through a battle’.

Del Rey and Serena are out first in matching red gear. Next is Daizee and Kong, now going by ‘Awesome Kong’ in ROH rather than ‘Amazing Kong‘.

Daizee & SDR kick things off as Del Rey slams haze onto the mat. Daizee manages to hit a hurricanrana into a roll up but Del Rey kicks out. She later then hits another hurricanrana from the top rope.

Del Rey tags out to Serena who stops Haze from tagging out to Kong. The fans chant ‘CM Punk’ in reference to Serena. As the action is going on, Del Rey runs into the ring with a boot to Kong on the apron. Del Rey tags back in and begins stomping Daizee in the corner before applying an abdominal stretch. She tags out to Serena who applies an abdominal stretch of her own, digging her elbow into Daizee’s side. She then receives some leverage from SDR from the outside, holding her arm from the outside. SDR now tags in and they do the same spot with Del Rey holding Serena’s hand on the outside. As the referee is distracted by Kong, Daizee has Del Rey rolled up and could have had won the match.

WWE Tribute to the Troops Discussion Post

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WWE airs its annual Tribute to the Troops tonight at 9pm on NBC.

Discuss the show in the comments!

UPDATE: It looks as though the Divas match is being saved for the two hour edition of TTTT which will air on Wednesday on USA Network.

TNA Xplosion Watch: The Mickie vs Sarita Trilogy Concludes (or Does It?)

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Knockouts Mickie James and Sarita do battle for the third time on this week’s Xplosion. Watch below:

UK Viewers to Receive Live SmackDown on Tuesday Night

Good news for UK viewers! Sky Sports will be simultaneously airing the live episode of SmackDown this coming Tuesday night at 2am (9pm ET).

As a reminder, USA Network will be having a big ‘WWE Week’ from Monday with a live Raw on Monday as usual, live SmackDown on Tuesday and a two hour airing of Tribute to the Troops on Wednesday.

The latter will not be simulcast in the UK.

ROH Final Battle iPPV Tonight featuring Daizee Haze, Del Rey, Kong & Serena – How to Order

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Two big nights of women’s wrestling this weekend as ROH presents its Final Battle iPPV tonight live from New York, followed by WWE’s TLC pay per view tomorrow.

Final Battle will feature a big Women of Honor tag team match as Daizee Haze teams up with Amazing Kong to take on Sara Del Rey and Serena Deeb in her first appearance for one of the big three since being released from WWE.

The iPPV begins at 7.30pm ET and can be ordered for just $14.99 by clicking here.

Diva Dirt will have live coverage of the show tonight, so stay tuned.

SmackDown Redux (December 17th, 2010): Natalya and Beth Send A Message

With TLC just mere days away, the Divas of the WWE were getting into the pay-per-view spirit on this Friday’s rendition of SmackDown. Michelle McCool, Layla, Beth Phoenix, and Diva’s Champion, Natalya, put together a nice little segment that built up their Sunday night showdown pretty darn well. Elsewhere, Kelly Kelly found a new potential soulmate in the form of a six foot six, dreamy blue eyed Scottish lad by the name of Drew McIntyre. Unfortunately for Drew, Kaitlyn the cockblocker showed up and ruined his chances of scoring a date with the WWE’s Barbie girl, but there’s always next week, right?!

Lay-Cool were walking to the ring when SmackDown returned from a commercial break, which set up the most important part of the show in my humble opinion. The two-time Slammy award winning duo were dressed in matching outfits and wore matching expressions of irritation on their faces. They had microphones and Michelle started us off. She said that what we were witnessing was the official protest of the Diva’s tables match at TLC this Sunday. She said that the match was not going to happen and Layla said that the match was completely barbaric. Michelle agreed and then Layla asked the crowd who in their right mind would want to see them go through a table? The crowd cheered which did nothing but piss off Lay-Cool. Michelle began to rant that no one seemed to understand what “diva” was. She said the crowd knew nothing about it and that the girls in the back knew nothing about it as well. Layla spoke up and said that being diva meant being flawless, and both Michelle and Layla gestured to themselves. Michelle declared that the table match at TLC was off and they stood their ground as Natalya’s music starting blaring across the PA system.

Impact Write-Up (December 16th, 2010): Now That’s a ‘Knockout’ Victory…

It is that time once again, folks. Time to dive back into a total recall of full throttle action by TNA’s Knockouts. Last week, we saw an epic cage match between Mickie James and Tara, The Beautiful People advanced in the newly announced Knockouts Tag Team Title tournament and our resident Scream Queen, Daffney returned to the Impact Zone. This week, the tournament continues. Who will go on to face Angelina Love and Velvet Sky for the gold? I know you are all chomping at the bit to find out what happened this week so onward we go!

Our first, earth shattering glimpse of TNA beauty comes in the form of Cookie this week. She escorts her slick haired guido, Robbie E. to the ring in an X-Division Title rematch against Jay Lethal. I am still not sure about these two. I have never been a fan of the Jersey Shore and everytime I see them, I feel like I am being forced to watch bad MTV reruns. Nonetheless, Cookie is sporting all black with the purple streaks. Love a curvy woman being on the roster but that outfit was not flattering, Cooks.

The match starts off quick, as does Cookie’s interference in the match-up. She easily flattens Lethal with an ankle grab, sending him to the mat. This prompts the flaming firecrotch, Christy Hemme to charge the ring, wasting little time taking the Guidette to the ground. Christy, barefoot and dressed like she stepped out of a Knockouts Christmas card, whips out a silver set of handcuffs. Yes, this is definitely a Jersey Shore rerun. With a little effort, Christy manages to cuff herself to Cookie, who is not happy at all. Ladies and Gents, I do believe we have a ‘Situation’ on our hands.

New FCW Divas Champion Crowned

Spoilers ahead…

Spoiler
Former Queen of FCW, AJ defeated Naomi to become the new FCW Divas Champion at last night’s taping.

The match will air in January.

The episode will also see Shaul Guerrero’s television debut for the company.

Tara Releases Statement on Fire at Her Business, Black Widow Customs

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Following yesterday’s report of a suspicious fire at Knockout, Tara‘s business Black Widow Customs in Louisville, Kentucky, the former champion issued a statement via her MySpace page.

Tara — real name Lisa Marie Varon — writes:

I just want to reach out to everyone who has expressed their concern over the fire at Black Widow Customs. First, thanks so much! The most important thing is that no one was hurt. Also, our window tinter Justin walked in on the fire. He acted heroically by first warning the neighbors, then attempting to put it out himself, and assisting the fireman as they scrambled to the scene. And for those who weren’t aware, there was an ice storm the previous night, and the roads were covered in sheets of ice, but the fire department arrived very quickly and kept it from being a VERY bad situation. So much thanks to them as well. The damage looks a lot worse than it is. The weeks leading up to Christmas are obviously a very busy time of the year for any retailer, and BWC will reopen ASAP. It may be as soon as Monday, although we’ll know better later today.

A local news station has also focused on an unhappy customer recently. I know the guys at BWC work hard and and take pride in what they do. I’m confident that they did the right thing, and anyone who knows me knows that I believe that the best defense is a good offense. You’ll be hearing more on this once BWC takes action.

More importantly right now, BWC has some hard working, dedicated employees that are suddenly out of work ten days before Christmas through no fault of their own. I will personally make sure that their hard work is rewarded, and that they have a happy holiday season.

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