Style Showdown: A Battle Between Beautiful People

10 comments | Posted by Erin

Welcome to Diva Dirt’s Style Showdown! Last time on the Showdown, we had a pre-Night of Champions matchup, pitting Mickie James against Katie Lea, with both donning their in-ring best. Mickie, as at the PPV, was victorious, garnering 81 votes, while Katie Lea only drew 55 of her own. Looks like you guys prefer Mickie’s punchy colors over Katie’s more subdued look.

This week, we’ve decided to inject a little TNA flavor into our Showdown. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, known to TNA fans as The Beautiful People, are famous for their “paper-bagging” of foes, a unique way of combining insult and injury. However, I’m not concerned with their partnership at the moment - I’m more curious as to who has the better style. Is it Angelina and her bustiers or Velvet and her fishnets? Clearly, they share a love for fingerless gloves, but each have their own unique style. Which side of this dangerous duo do you prefer?

TNA Impact Redux For 7/3/08

6 comments | Posted by Doug

Today Kicks off Diva Dirt’s first “Impact Redux”, brought to you by yours truly, Doug. Most of the TNA Knockouts were shown throughout the show, including: Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Roxxi, Moose, Taylor, Raisha Saeed, Awesome Kong, Karen Angle and Salinas, who all made for an interesting event.

Thoughts & Reactions
Roxxi vs. Moose:
The first set of Knockouts shown, I believe were Roxxi and Moose in a “Bimbo Brawl”. Moose entered first with her shopping cart of weapons, while Roxxi entered second with a chair. The match was utterly brutal, with Roxxi getting hit upside the head with two pans, and a “Yield” sign. Moose also took a beating, getting thrown into her shopping cart, and than getting a nasty baseball slide by Roxxi. The match ended when Moose set up the “Yield” sign on the mat, and planted Roxxi with a double underhook DDT on top of it. Roxxi was shown with a large cut on her forehead, and was bleeding pretty badly.

Overall, the match was pretty well done. Both ladies had great chemistry with one another, making the overall atmosphere pretty bitter. Roxxi and Moose each got their fair share of blows, and each showed an incredible amount of skill throughout. Read the rest of this entry »

Chyna Getting Back On Track?

6 comments | Posted by Melanie

Mainstream America has Britney and we wrestling fans have Chyna! The former Intercontinental and Women’s Champion has had a whirlwind seven years since leaving WWE in 2001 and it’s fair to say that her life likened a train wreck. Well in a recent interview, Chyna seemed far more composed and looked pretty good compared to what we’ve seen of her in the past few years. Could the former Diva be getting her life back on track? Over the past 7 years, she has been the center of a sex tape, drugs scandals and loads more - in fact, so much more that I can’t keep count. But from the looks of this video, Chyna is getting back on track and has her head screwed on.

I was a big fan of Chyna during her WWE career and I truly welcome this change, I hope she is able to keep it up because she looks and sounds like she’s doing good. If she keeps this up, I think she could make major bank from an in-ring return in the next year or so. Anyway, bravo Chyna! Check it out below:

SmackDown Redux - July 04, 2008

6 comments | Posted by Melanie

This week on SmackDown: The Divas once again battled it out in a “Golden Dreams Match” to determine Natalya’s opponent for the Divas Championship, which was ultimately won by Michelle McCool. Meanwhile, Vickie Guerrero gave an showstopping performance with Edge.

Thoughts & Reactions
In a July the Fourth episode of SmackDown, the metaphorical fireworks were let off! Finally we got some development in the Divas Championship saga after the title was jilted from the Night of Champions card, Michelle McCool won a second “Golden Dreams Match” to face Natalya for the title in future. And in all honesty, were you actually expecting anyone other than Michelle to win this one? So now what we have all assumed over the past few weeks will become a reality - Michelle vs Natalya for the gold, I can’t wait! But as for last night’s deciding match, I felt this was very well put together and much better than the first “Golden Dreams” which was won by Natalya last month. This match seemed to be more choreographed with all the individuals involved given some time to shine, I guess the fact there were fewer Divas in this match helped. The match was far more memorable and worked really well on the whole.

It’s interesting to note that Michelle, while she won the match, was more or less being thrown out of the ring for the majority of the match. The real in-ring work was done by the likes of Maryse and Kelly Kelly, Michelle seemed to take more of a backseat - which was kinda cool. I guess because we all pretty much knew Michelle would win, they created a twist by having her not as dominant and letting the other Divas do the spots where they climb the pole and stuff. More interesting was all the face-on-face action, I believe Michelle knocked her best friend, Cherry off the ring apron and later was seen with Kelly on the outside. Again, this creates a cool feeling and shows how much these Divas want that title!

My favourite spot of the match, somewhat harkens back to Kelly Kelly’s insane bump a few weeks back - when Victoria hit the ring apron mouth first. It looked pretty real and was an “ouch moment” in itself. I couldn’t help but laugh at her reaction afterwards with the “Oh my God.” Victoria’s BFF, Natalya was on commentary for this bout sporting her hot new auburn hair colour. Natalya seemed a little on edge however, a little nervous but seemed to carry herself sufficiently enough. I think there is a danger of Natalya sounding too personable on commentary and also in her blogs at WWE Fan Nation, as she is meant to be a heel. I personally don’t mind it, I think she comes across a genuinely nice person through her blogs but there is a character to uphold.

We don’t usually cover Vickie in the Redux, but this week I felt as though Vickie gave a pretty powerful performance on SmackDown. Not that i’m calling for her to win an Oscar or anything, but her backstage segments with Edge she really came across believable and there was an intensity in her acting. However the final scene with her screaming the building down? Not so much.

PS, Maria will be coming soon to SmackDown. I think I said everything there is to say in an earlier post, but anyway I think they should run these commercials for a week or so longer and then have her debut. Read the rest of this entry »

Gladiator Inferno Gets Loaded

8 comments | Posted by Melanie

Time to fill our “miscellaneous” quota for the month! Here is former WWE Diva hopeful, Jemma Palmer who is now known as Inferno on the hit British reboot of Gladiators as you’ve never seen her before! The Brit is a trained wrestler who auditioned in 2005 for a WWE contract when they were in the UK. It was from those tryouts that WWE hired current Raw Diva, Katie Lea. Unfortunately for Jemma, she wasn’t picked up by WWE but has found nationwide success on Gladiators, Inferno is cashing in with this revealing spread in Loaded magazine.

I don’t know about you but it seems to me that Jemma has the Diva look down pat, she is certainly winning to show some skin! And unlike some of our current crop, Jemma is quite the wrestler also:

Jemma is a wrestler, trained by the team behind Ultimate Warrior, having won a scholarship with Ultimate Pro Wrestling. She was also invited to be a WWE Diva Search finalist and was a Musclemania finalist and fitness competitor. Jemma has been a Miss Hawaiian Tropic finalist, a Ms USA Dream Bikini Body finalist, a Maxim Little Black Book UK top three winner and a Miss Maxim UK finalist. She also has a purple belt in submission wrestling.

Check out the pictures below! What do you think? Has WWE missed the boat on this fiery redhead?

Maria Gets Hype for SmackDown Move

40 comments | Posted by Melanie

Just as I suspected (and told Erin over MSN yesterday), WWE is hyping Maria’s move to SmackDown with “coming soon” promos, something not often used for the Divas. Only a handful of Divas in years past have received such hype but I think it’s great way to introduce Maria to SmackDown.

Whether you’re a fan or not, there’s no denying that Maria is one of WWE’s most bankable Divas and will add some name value to the SmackDown women’s division. Hyping her debut is a wise move by WWE and I’m actually glad they’re doing this rather than have her debut in last night’s “Golden Dreams Match.” I was going to put this in the SmackDown Redux but I think it fits here just fine; I felt having Maria in last night’s SmackDown match would be unfair on the other Divas who have wrestled and been part of the Divas Championship storyline over the past month. Plus it would also hurt Maria, because I think everyone knew Michelle McCool would be Natalya’s eventual opponent. Maria - who is a pretty big star among the Divas and will no doubt join Michelle as the two top babyfaces of the brand - coming to SmackDown with little fanfare and losing her first match would hurt her in the long run. This way they protect Maria, so when she eventually debuts she can be a top babyface for SmackDown but she would also be introduced in a fresh environment.

Now that the contenders for the Divas Championship have been announced - from next week and going forward, WWE can plan new storylines for the other Divas. Maria coming in at this time would give her greater benefit as all the other Divas (except Michelle and Natalya) need new storylines too, I would love to see Maria’s first feud be with Victoria and have that be a secondary feud to the Michelle-Natalya feud over the next few weeks. That’ll build up Maria nicely as a face and she can eventually get involved in the title picture once Michelle vs Natalya has run it’s course.

Anyhoo, check out the video package below:

Second Impressions?

22 comments | Posted by Melanie

They say first impressions count, but what about second impressions? Here is a more clear look at the newly created Divas Championship direct from WWE.com itself. Have your initial impressions changed or is the Divas Championship still gaudy as hell? Sound off in the comments!

Natalya’s Impressive With a Pen Too!

3 comments | Posted by Melanie

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of third generation Diva, Natalya, oh what an impact she has made in just three short months! And now with the launch of her own Fan Nation page, Natalya proves that not only is she gifted in the ring - but she’s a pretty darn good writer too! Me thinks if Natalya’s career ever gets cut short (God forbid) she has a career in Journalism!

Read Natalya’s latest blog which was posted last night, in which she talks about the Divas Championship and her new hair colour below:

Hey, guys! I am excited to write you all again so soon…I am sure by now all of you have seen the debut of my new hair color on Smackdown. I decided that I wanted to really be bold and do something to stand out from the other divas.

To be honest, I was nervous of leaving my blonde locks behind, because I have always been blonde. But, I decided to do it with the attitude that “change is good!”

I took a deep breath and dove right.in..which is exactly what a third generation diva does in the ring, too! It takes courage to change, to step up to the plate and take the unbeaten path. It’s not just about your hair color, either. It’s about being you! I feel like that is one of the best parts about being in the WWE… that our differences and “idiosyncracies” are valued and celebrated.

More after the cut: Read the rest of this entry »

Melina: Surgically Repaired

5 comments | Posted by Melanie

Injured Diva Melina’s on-and-off beau, John Morrison updated us on the A-Lister’s recovery in a MySpace blog. One half of the current WWE Tag Team Champions, Morrison wrote that Melina has had successful surgery and will be in a cast for a few months eek. Read below:

So aside from that here’s what’s really on my mind. The most talented Diva in WWE was injured last week on the Monday Night RAW Draft show. In case you don’t know I’m talking about Melina.

Melina fractured her calcaneus bone (heel bone) in three places. Three days ago, she had surgery to put everything in her foot back where it’s supposed to be… and knowing her, she’s gonna need it to kick ass when she comes back. After some screws and a titanium plate Melina was released with a good prognosis. She’s in exceptionally good spirits for someone who’s going to be in a cast for the next few months.

Once again, our best wishes to Melina!

Michelle Shows a Little Summer Skin

3 comments | Posted by Erin

WWE.com has officially kicked off their Summer Skin feature, starting things off with Michelle McCool. They included several goodies, like a questionnaire (viewable above). Others include an interview, a video of the photoshoot, and a “How to Date a Diva” feature, which is pretty self explanatory. Also, most importantly of course, they provided us with a few photos of Michelle sporting her summer best. These aren’t the prettiest bikinis in my opinion, but Michelle looks quite nice regardless.

To read the interview, view the video, and see what Michelle looks for in a guy, follow the cut. Read the rest of this entry »