Diva Dirt has learned that British independent wrestler Britani Knight, who recently featured in our Five to Watch 2010, received a tryout with WWE yesterday in London prior to the Raw brand house show at the O2 Arena. 18-year-old Knight is something of a wrestling prodigy in the UK as both her parents are veterans … Read more
Mexican lucha star, Sexy Star reportedly has heat on her in her home promotion AAA following her decision to try out for WWE earlier this year, according to the Wrestling Observer. Dave Meltzer writes: “Sexy Star, who has been in the dog house since she went for a WWE tryout, did herself no favors in … Read more
The season finale of the current (and probably final) season of NXT will be on November 30th meaning there are just three episodes remaining. One more Rookie Diva will be axed this coming Tuesday, leaving just three to compete in the final two weeks of the competition before a winner is crowned. Though the season … Read more
Voting is open for the third elimination of NXT which will take place next Tuesday night. Vote now to save your favorite by clicking here. • • • • • It’s also time for our third pre-elimination poll. So far in these polls, there has been a spot-on trend between your votes and the votes … Read more
Diva Dirt LIVE is back tonight at 10pm ET (9pm CT/7pm PDT/3am UK)! Plus, the chat room returns tonight and will open at 9.45pm ET. Here’s what’s coming up tonight and how you can get involved…
Tonight: We are joined by our regular guest co-host, Mia Yim. Plus, our special guest tonight is new WSU Tag Team Champion, Marti Belle. We’ll also be discussing the WSU iPPV this past Saturday and TNA’s recent resurgence with the Knockouts and more.
All the details you need to call in:
Following our exclusive first look yesterday, WSU has issued the following press release firming up plans for their December 11th show. Our very own Kristin Astara is due to make her debut as well as the very talented Athena, who featured on our Five to Watch 2010.
WSU Announces 12/11 Joint Show with NWS
WHAT: WSU Returns on 12/11 with our final show of the year!
WHERE: The Dunellen Knights of Columbus at 647 Grove Street in Dunellen, NJ
WHEN: December 11, 2010
BELLTIME: 7:35PM
TICKET INFORMATION: $19 Adults/$17 Kids/Seniors
TICKET ORDERING Info: Call 732-888-1704 or email [email protected]Coming off the heels of our successful debut on iPPV, WSU has announced one more show for 2010, as WSU teams up with our big brother promotion, NWS. WSU has been working with NWS since our inception in March 2007, and this will be another WSU/NWS joint show, featuring 6 WSU matches.
MATCHES ANNOUNCED:
MAIN EVENT
Battle of Former WSU World Champions
Alicia vs Nikki RoxxFor the WSU All Guts, No Glory Championship
(c) Angel Orsini vs AthenaKrissy Vaine vs Niya
Submission Match
Jana vs Cindy RogersIntergender Battle
Melissa Coates vs Rick CataldoFor the WSU Tag Team Titles
(c) The Belles Saints vs Jennifer Cruz & a Mystery PartnerAlso appearing on the card will be ECW original Little Guido aka Nunzio and the stars of NWS in three NWS matches!
More after the cut:
NXT week ten is in the books. That means once again, it’s time to vote. What did you think of this week’s episode? Rate the show below and vote for the Rookie Diva who impressed you most. Vote below:
Watch and root for your favorite as the Rookie Divas compete for dominance in the 3rd season of NXT. Remember: NXT is now airing online at 10pm ET and is only available to US viewers. Click here to watch. Be sure to tune in to the Post-NXT Show LIVE at 11:30pm ET following the show! … Read more
Spoilers for next week’s Impact below:
A new render of her character model, as well as several screen shots from in-game footage, finally give us our first look at what co-Divas Champion, Layla will look in SmackDown vs Raw 2011. Though the game is already on sale, Layla was not featured in the initial release. Instead, fans will be able to … Read more
Taping spoilers from SmackDown in Manchester, England:
NXT taping results from Manchester, England. The show airs tonight.
Instead of following up on the feud going on between Natalya and Lay-Cool at the moment, WWE opted to go with a six Diva gimmick tag match. Go figure. This week, the team of Eve and The Bella Twins face off against Alicia Fox, Maryse and Tamina. But this is no ordinary battle, oh no! From the geniuses that brought us ‘Diva Bowl’ last year, comes the ‘Divas Cup’… except, there’s no cup in sight? Cheapskates! Check out the match below:
The babyface team makes their entrance first, sporting Manchester United uniforms, to a chorus of jeers from the crowd. I’m told this is because of rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool (which is being represented by the heels). I’m not really a soccer fan, so this was completely wasted on me and the majority of Americans watching at home.
Out next are the heels, and apparently Tamina missed the memo for this match. Doesn’t she know that they’re supposed to be ‘sexy’ soccer players? She looks like she’s an actual soccer player! *shock horror* All jokes aside, I kinda like the fact that Tamina doesn’t try to be as overtly sexy as her counterparts. I think it makes her come across as a more serious competitor. That said, she really stuck out like a sore thumb coming down the ramp with Maryse and Alicia. The Divas take their places in their respective corners, Mike Chioda signals for the bell and the Diva Cup is underway with Eve and Tamina kicking things off.
It was perhaps the biggest acquisition ever made for the Knockouts division when Mickie James signed with the company a couple of months ago. Speaking for the first time on her official website, Mickie discusses why she joined TNA.
Read below:
I think a lot of people know (TNA President) Dixie Carter attended my CD release party in Nashville in May, so we were talking. I was entertaining the move for a while. I think what made it click was working an independent gig where friends of mine were there. It made me remember why I got in wrestling in the first place. It was my genuine love for wrestling. I think sometimes it becomes a business and you forget the important details. Now I feel like I have a renewed spirit. I remember why I got into the business and it’s that love. I know that Dixie is behind me 100% with the music too. We’re going to try to work both of the schedules together. One hand feeds the other. She gets that. She wants me to be successful and to pursue music or acting if I so choose. She knows I’m representing TNA with everything that I do. That’s not a liberty that you often have in any business. I think that’s a really cool thing. It gives everybody power over their own destiny. It allows you to go after your dreams and do what you want to do. You’re still an individual.
James also discussed her big match/brawl with Tara this past Sunday:
Former WWE Diva, Serena was the special guest on Right After Wrestling last night with Arda Ocal. The ex-Straight Edge Diva commented on living the Straight Edge Society gimmick outside of the ring during her time in WWE. One of the reasons that Serena was supposedly released is because she didn’t play up the gimmick … Read more
Diva Dirt has an exclusive first look at the card for WSU’s next show which will take place on December 11th. It will be a joint show with NWS with half of the card dedicated to WSU and half to NWS. Set to make their WSU debuts, Diva Dirt‘s own Kristin Astara and rising star, … Read more
Just announced tonight on Raw: The third generation Diva, Natalya will be facing off against not one, but both members of Lay-Cool at Survivor Series. Natalya has come up short on two occasions due to Lay-Cool’s antics in the past. How will she fare when both of the flawless ones are legal participants in the … Read more
Get your Monday night Divas fix by tuning in to Raw tonight at 9pm ET on the USA Network. The show was taped earlier today in Manchester, England so spoilers are available here. Be sure to tune in to the Post-Raw Show LIVE at 11pm ET following Raw! Discuss the show in the comments!
Spoilers for Impact this Thursday below:
Billed as a match that had it’s roots in the company they both formerly worked for, last night saw a grudge match between Tara and Mickie James.. At first, it felt like Mickie would simply have to go through Tara to get a shot at the Knockouts Championship, but this feud has taken on a life of it’s own. Each woman is eager to get their hands on the other. So who would come out victorious?
Prior to the match, backstage we see Christy Hemme with Mickie James. It’s a short promo but MJ gets straight to the point. She admits there might’ve been mutual dislike between the two in the WWE, but no matter what, she says that Tara “will respect me.” There’s a gleam in her eyes as she glares at the camera before stalking off.
JB announces Tara being accompanied to the ring by Madison Rayne, but as Tara rides out on her bike, she’s going solo. (JB must’ve had a tad bit of the hair o’ the dog…) She’s sporting boots, fishnets, and a ripped t-shirt and frankly I’m hard pressed to make sense out of this outfit. It looks trashy to be honest. However, I adore the red streaks in her hair so I’ll overlook the outfit. Next out is Mickie James and I vastly prefer her new gear over the cut off shorts and tied shirt. Her outfit tonight is a blue top like she used to wear in the WWE, plus pants that have cowboy chaps on them. She should’ve taken the chaps off, but on the whole it’s a big improvement.
WWE is taping tonight’s Raw in Manchester, England tonight thus the show will air via tape delay. Spoilers below:
Lee Burton returns with the second part of his look at the women of Tough Enough, this time focusing on the best of the rest. Click here to read part one.
In the original part of this look back of The Women of Tough Enough, we checked out the three winners – Nidia Guenard, Linda Miles and Jackie Gayda Haas. In this concluding part, we should take a peek at some of the other contestants who ended up in the biz, as well as the applicants who didn’t make it into the house but still forged a career in wrestling anyway.
So let’s go through it season by season…
Tough Enough 1
As mentioned in the previous article, Nidia won the original season after being picked over her only other real competition, Taylor Matheny (now 30). At the finale, Taylor promised that she wouldn’t quit her dream of making it as a wrestler, and stuck to her promise… at first.
Taylor was a salty character on Tough Enough. Participating in the show at the disapproval of her parents and being very focused on the prize at the end, she pushed herself in the ring and was dedicated to learning the craft. However, things went south when the remaining contestants went on the road with Al Snow, as she got utterly hammered in a bar and was very delicate the next day. If anything, this might have been an indicator to the WWF that she had pangs of irresponsibility and had some growing up to do. If anything, Taylor wanted it TOO much.
Nobody could doubt her desire though – as evidenced on the final live episode where she looked utterly crushed when Nidia was announced as the victor.
After TE1 ended, Matheny wrestled dates in the US, Canada and Japan (most notably with the celebrated ARSION promotion), defeating the likes of Cheerleader Melissa along the way, and tangling with the likes of SHIMMER co-founder Allison Danger, earning her a 3rd runner-up spot in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year rankings. The problem was that by the time she had earned that honour, Taylor was starting to wind down as a wrestler.
In 2004, Matheny quit wrestling to take up a course studying Hollywood make-up, though she did appear in the Florida promotion Full Impact Pro in a special guest appearance with her then-boyfriend, now-husband. His name: Brian Kendrick.
Yes, THE Brian Kendrick – the one who held the WWE Tag Team Championship for a year and currently plies his craft in TNA. Even after removing herself from wrestling, Taylor’s still associated with it, thanks to her marijuana-loving beau.
Here are the pictures from the big angle that was filmed this past Saturday night at WSU’s second taping. Former Straight Edge Society Diva, Serena — who we were used to seeing as a crowd favorite in SHIMMER — became Rihanna’s favorite Diva by going bad and hacking off a lock of WSU World Champ, … Read more
As well as the live iPPV (results here), WSU taped a second show afterwards which will be distributed on iPPV and DVD at a later date. Complete results from the second taping below courtesy of WSU.
Angel Orsini came out to talk about making her All Guts No Glory Championship the biggest prize in WSU. Orsini said she’d take on anyone. The Cosmo Club came out. Brittney Savage, who has been trying to recruit Orsini for the Cosmo Club since April 2010, said that if any member of the Cosmo Club could defeat Orsini, then not only was the AGNG Championship hers, but Orsini would have to join the Cosmo Club. Orsini accepted.
MATCH ONE
For the WSU All Guts, No Glory Championship vs Forced To Join Cosmo Club
Angel Orsini d. Rick Cataldo in 10 seconds
Angel Orsini d. Cindy Rogers
Angel Orsini d. Jana
Angel Orsini d. Melissa Coates via tapout
Angel Orsini d. Brittney Savage
Angel made it clear that these were 5 more victims, and said she would wipe out everyone in WSU until there was no one left until WSU was forced to rescind the Ironwoman stipulation and finally give her a WSU World Title match.
Moments ago at TNA Turning Point, former WWE Divas and current TNA Knockouts Mickie James and Tara faced off in a match that made it’s way all around the Impact Zone and was eventually ruled a no contest by the referee. Shortly after it began, the match spilled out of the ring and into the … Read more
TNA presents Turning Point tonight live as Mickie James makes her in-ring debut on PPV against Tara. Which former Women’s Champ will come out on top? Tune in tonight at 8pm ET live on pay per view. Discuss the show in the comments!