Good news if you’re a fan of Alicia Fox, Eve, Kelly Kelly, Maryse, Michelle McCool or Natalya. Bad news if you’re a fan of anyone else! WWE has created its own CafePress-esque website, WWECreate where you can create your own coffee mugs, posters, stickers and mouse mats using the likeness of one of the above … Read more
New promotion alert! WILD Wrestling (World Independent Ladies Division) has sent in news and notes for January:
Los Angeles, CA. – Lucky O’Shea will defend the WILD World Championship this Sunday in Los Angeles at PWE (Pro Wrestling Entertainment), a lucha libre company. O’Shea has named her opponent in this match.
“I know we just did this, but I am going to put the title on the line against Tabitha Buck,” said O’Shea. “She really impressed me with her moves at IWL (on 12/10/2010), and I want to give her another shot. She almost beat me then. Let’s see how she does now that she’s familiar with me.
Women’s Superstars Uncensored (WSU) is pleased to announce
that WSU Uncensored #12 is now available for free viewing on inasectv.com/WSU.
Traci Brooks is profiled in this first episode of the year, and also featured is a look at the conception of Angel Orsini’s “All Guts, No Glory Title” featuring candid comments from around the Locker Room. Orsini is set to defend the title against Mercedes Martinez’s WSU World Championship Saturday January 22nd on gofightlive.tv. Also included is a full rundown of the January 22nd card, plus the latest “On the Road” news.
Traci Brooks, Angel Orsini, Mercedes Martinez, Serena, Jessicka Havok, Alicia, Brittney Savage, Protia Perez, Sassy Stephanie, The Belle Saints, “Pryme Tyme” Amy Lee and Cindy Rogers are just some of the WSU
Wrestlers covered in WSU Uncensored #12.
The title itself should explain the theme of tonight’s Redux. This week’s edition of Friday night SmackDown truly was good, bad, and ugly. But before we jump to conclusions, lets take a minute to reflect on the week in wrestling in general. There was a horrific match at TNA Genesis (popular consensus, of course. I, myself, have not watched it). There was an axed Diva’s match from Raw and lets face it, that’s not always a bad thing. Superstars saw the underused and underrated Alicia Fox and Gail Kim square off in a match that many people are saying is one of the most enjoyable matches in awhile (again, I have not seen it). And to cap things off, SmackDown delivered.
And it delivered in a truly ridiculously wonderful way.
To kick us off this week, we’re going to launch right into the good. That’s the whole point of good, bad, and ugly right? Michelle McCool (with Layla at ringside) taking on Beth Phoenix looks damn good on paper. It certainly looked brilliant when I saw the spoilers earlier in the week. The question is, did it deliver?
Lay-Cool, aka the Dynamic Duo, make their way to the ring first. Layla is rocking a hot, blue mini-dress and boots, while Michelle is in her green ring attire that I don’t like very much. They’re still carrying their Slammys and they’re still delicious heels. They play to the crowd as only they can and they get inside the ring to wait for Michelle’s opponent, the one and only Glamazon. Beth walks out in a rather plain Glamasuit but the crowd doesn’t care because they’re in Birmingham. No offense to my fellow Alabamians, but the majority of the state isn’t really up to par fashion wise. I am the exception. Anyway, once Beth is inside the ring and her entrance dies down, the bell rings and the match begins. The two statue-esque blonds circle one another. Beth gains the early advantage when she breaks the lock-up and forces Michelle into the turnbuckle. She drives her shoulder repeatedly into Michelle’s mid-section and follows up with several nice punches to the former school teacher’s skull. Beth finally backs off and Michelle moves from the corner, but she’s still positioned by the ropes. Beth whips her across the ring and takes her down by clubbing her in the chest.
Could it be?! Oh yes! It is time for yet another edition of the weekly Impact Write-Up with yours truly. Last week, we witnessed a rather weird tag team match-up between two teams that had to have been picked out of a hat. However, with an assist from the Elbow of Death, evil prevailed once again. This week, we have a returning Knockout surrounded by major controversary. We also have yet another tag team match but this time, the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles are on the line. Will the current odd couple champions maintain or will the power duo come by yet another knockout victory? What kind of trouble will the former Mrs. Angle get herself into? You’re only going to find out by following me down the rabbit hole! Don’t be afraid. I’ll hold your hand and in the end, I promise to give you cookies. Yes, the soft kind. Now GO!
Our first glimpse into Knockout beauty this week, comes in the form of a returning Karen Jarrett. She starts out the show, as the Knockouts should every week, by arriving to the arena with her husband, Jeff. Karen looks gorgeous, as usual, fabulous in a bright blue strapless dress that I adore. New marriage does a body good, apparently. The couple canoodle and smooch before heading into the arena. A little while later, they are caught walking to the Immortal locker room when Jarrett stops her. He wants to make sure that she’s ready for this encounter. Karen says that she’s been sitting at home for two years and she’s never been more ready in her life. You go girl! Rawr!
Later in the show, Karen and Jeff Jarrett are seen walking down the backstage corridor. Jeff cuts a small promo on Kurt Angle, who just happens to be Karen’s ex-husband and his opponent at Genesis. Karen admires her man and he blushes on her just as much. He asks her to do just one thing which is not to lose her temper. Karen claims she’s as cool as a cucumber but by the look on Jeff’s face, he thinks otherwise. I think we all know that if your ex-husband was making your life hell and you’d sat back for two years watching, you’d be like a ticking time bomb. It is time to let the drama unfold!
Take Gail Kim in a fierce and sexy orange outfit and put her in the ring with Alicia Fox’s fiery red mane. You’d be forgiven if you thought you were watching an ‘Inferno Match’.
In the first Divas match on Superstars in 2011, the Raw Divas went one-on-one hoping to build momentum going into a brand new year. Both have all the tools it takes to be a top Diva in WWE, but just can’t seem to get there. Could a victory here set the tone for the year ahead? Let’s find out…
Foxy is out first and while I loved her red hair when she first debuted it, it does not look good here. Next out is Gail Kim in show-stopping orange. She just gets finer with age, doesn’t she?
The match kicks off with a lock-up before Alicia takes control, wrenching Gail’s arm. The former Women’s Champ shows her experience, rolling through and kicking Fox off of her. They lock up again as Fox backs Gail into the corner and the referee tries to pry them apart. Using the distraction, Kim bolts through the ropes and Fox eats turnbuckle as she tries to lunge at Gail.
The awards keep rackin’ up for Layla and Michelle McCool. As well as several Diva Dirt Year-End Awards between them, WWE Magazine has also voted Lay-Cool its ‘Beauties of the Year’ for 2010. You can read their ‘acceptance speech’ in the January issue of the magazine.
Following in the footsteps of Mia Yim last year, SHIMMER Academy graduate Jamilia Craft is the latest female wrestler to be awarded Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s ‘One to Watch’ ranking. Craft is profiled (as seen above) in the March 2011 issue of PWI which is on sale now. Jamilia made her professional match debut just one … Read more
Interesting anecdote from ROH star, Colt Cabana on his latest Art of Wrestling podcast. Cabana claims that while he was in WWE’s developmental territory a few years ago along with the Bella Twins, Brie and Nikki threatened to quit the company if they weren’t called up to the main roster. During a discussion about his … Read more
Independent wrestler, Lizzy Valentine has revealed that she turned down the opportunity to audition for WWE Tough Enough and will instead be joining Lucha Libre USA. Earlier this month, Valentine — who was once part of MTV’s Wrestling Society X with WWE Superstar, Evan Bourne — noted that she was asked to submit an application … Read more
Season two of Lucha Libre USA will see the addition of two familiar faces. Former NXT rookie, Isis the Amazon (Aloisia) and former TNA Knockouts Champion, ODB have been signed up to appear at tapings in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Isis will debut at next weekend’s tapings, however is in Albuquerque doing promotion for LLUSA this … Read more
Oops… we did it again! A big thank you to Lethalwow.com and their visitors for voting Diva Dirt ‘Website of the Year’ for the second year in a row. You can read more here.
Texas-based Anarchy Championship Wrestling has two big female matches this weekend. First up is Rachel Summerlyn vs Athena in a ‘10,000 Tacks Match’. The feud between these two has been brewing for some time in ACW, which is home promotion to both. The tacks came into play at last November’s ACW show when Athena viciously … Read more
Good news for Christy Hemme: she’s landed another hosting gig! ‘TNA Knockouts: Mad Sexy’, the pay per view compilation show dedicated to the ladies of TNA, has been renewed for volume two. The company announced the latest volume in its fan newsletter. You can read more here. The original volume aired on demand via cable … Read more
It’ll be SHIMMER co-founder versus SHIMMER Champion on March 20th at Pro Wrestling SUN, the new all-female promotion from Allison Danger and WORLD-1 Wrestling.
Danger will face Madison Eagles in the main event of the debut show in Jackson, NJ.
In case you missed it on Tuesday night (and you’re forgiven if you did), here’s the double date segment that featured the Bella Twins, Daniel Bryan and his rookie, Derrick Bateman. Continuing the sisterly bickering, Nikki Bella once again showed us just why she is one of the Divas to keep an eye out for … Read more
Former WWE Diva, Sunny continues her talk with WWE.com today in the second part of her ‘Where Are They Now?’ feature.
In the final part of the article, Sunny discusses her long-standing heat with fellow former Diva, Sable saying:
“It wasn’t professional jealousy at all, it was personal differences,” she said. “I’m not going to go into it, but to me she wasn’t a quality human being and that’s why I didn’t like her.”
Furthermore, Sunny reveals why she was released from her WWE contract all those years ago:
WWE.com caught up with the self-professed original Diva, Sunny for their latest ‘Where Are They Now?’ feature. In the piece, Sunny attempts to explain why she feels she’s the ‘original Diva’ in WWE, commenting: “My definition of a Diva is that all-around, well-rounded performer,” Sunny said. “The girls who came before me were so one … Read more
Diva Dirt LIVE is back tonight at 10pm ET right here at Diva-Dirt.com. Tonight we’ll be discussing thoughts on Taylor Wilde’s retirement from wrestling, her retirement match. Plus, we ask the question: “What is the cut off age for female wrestlers on TV?” in light of Taylor’s comments, as well as WWE reportedly not hiring … Read more
2010, what a year. Talk about highs and lows! In April all of us Beth Phoenix fans celebrated her championship victory at Extreme Rules only to have the Glamazon injure her knee several weeks later, in effect ending her title reign. When Beth officially lost the belt to Layla (and Michelle) it felt like a funeral, a cruel twist considering how well Beth’s face turn had been handled and how emotional she seemed when she won. Then it was announced Beth would be out of action for many, many months. Basically the rest of the year; it felt like ‘the longest time’.
Top of the mountain to the bottom of the barrel. Obviously this was terrible for Beth, but it was also terrible for her fans. Truthfully, I didn’t handle it very well. My inspiration, my role model, my main reason for watching WWE was going to be out for a long period of time. How could I even watch “Smackdown” anymore? How could I even watch WRESTLING anymore? I could just see myself bored to tears, basically ‘sleeping with the television on’. I shut down. I was hoping I could pick myself up and find enjoyment in wrestling again, at least until Beth returned, but I was constantly haunted by the same thought, “What if she didn’t recover?” Gulp. It was going to be hard to ‘keep the faith’ and I knew I wasn’t going to get through this alone. I started spending a lot of time with ‘Captain Jack’ (or Johnny, as I call him).
My wife is usually very supportive of my wrestling habit but she got tired of me moping around the house every day moaning about bad luck, knee injuries, and co-Women’s champions. Of course I thought she was completely overreacting. So what if I wouldn’t take off my Glamasuit…that ‘ain’t no crime’ in my book. I started resenting her as a way to channel my frustration. As a result there was a definite ‘storm front’ brewing.
Independent wrestler, Divina Fly, received a tryout with TNA tonight prior to the Impact tapings. Fly, best known for her work in Women Superstars Uncensored, wrestled Angelina Love in a losing effort. Love won the match with a bicycle kick, according to Wrestling News World. Divina is 20 years old and from Queens, New York. … Read more
It’ll be SHIMMER co-founder versus SHIMMER Champion on March 20th at Pro Wrestling SUN, the new all-female promotion from Allison Danger and WORLD-1 Wrestling.
