Beginning Monday, the Roundtable will be revamped! It’s out with the old and in with the new as we begin a new era of the Roundtable! The show will now have more of a ‘variety’ feel with news and topical debate based on current events.
Instead of a weekly WWE topic and TNA topic, the Roundtable will now be centered around discussing the headlines from the week gone by and bringing you even more news and observations from the different promotions. Each week, we’ll discuss the latest news making waves from the past week and putting our spin on it. The new Roundtable will also be more interactive, with reader surveys for each topic, letting you have the verdict!
What will remain: Where possible, we’ll still read out user comments on the discussion points. We will also be keeping the ‘Guess Who?’ game, the TV Talk and the Mailbag.
On Monday’s Roundtable, we discuss:
– Traci Brooks’ Playboy photoshoot
– SmackDown vs Raw 2010 Divas roster
– The Knockouts Tag Team Championships
– Lilian Garcia’s final night on Raw
– New faces headed to SmackDown
If you’d like to add your comments & ask a question for the Mailbag, reply with the following:
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What are your thoughts on Traci’s Playboy photoshoot?:
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Question for Melanie/Erin/Steven/Tiffany (delete as applicable):
Make sure your comment for each topic is no longer than one sentence. Any longer and it will be overlooked.
To take part in the reader survey for each of the topics follow the cut!
As noted last week, Kelly Kelly is currently out with an injured knee. We’re told that Kelly suffered the injury at the September 6th house show, when she & Gail Kim took on Beth Phoenix and Rosa Mendes. Kelly was actually substituting for Mickie James who went down with her ruptured breast implant the same … Read more
Looks like John Morrison and Melina are making a last ditch attempt to snag some Emmys tomorrow night! Do they do write-ins? In a moment so surreal that you’ll pee your pants, Melina dons a blonde wig and a True Blood accent to portray a certain Women’s Champion… Where do I sign up for more?!
Here’s a blast from the past: Former WOW and WWE developmental star, Bobbi Billard is back on the wrestling scene and has signed a contract with Wrestlicious. Billard was briefly part of OVW but was released along with another model-turned-wrestler, LaTasha Marzolla after the duo made some allegations against their trainers, veteran Divas Jacqueline and … Read more
As we suspected on the Diva Dirt Roundtable two weeks ago, Madison Rayne will replace Angelina Love in the Knockouts Tag Team Championship tournament finals this Sunday night at No Surrender. Last night on Impact, Madison was reunited with the Love and Velvet Sky after helping them win their semi-final match against Tara & Christy … Read more
Check out the first picture of the new TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship belts! The titles will be decided this Sunday at No Surrender when Taylor Wilde & Sarita challenge The Beautiful People. I’ve always thought TNA has the ugliest belts in wrestling, the unflattering Knockouts Championship and now this? That Divas Title sure is … Read more
Discuss tonight’s TNA Impact in this post! Tonight on the show: – The Beautiful People vs Tara & Christy Hemme – Sarita & Taylor Wilde vs Raisha Saeed & Awesome Kong – Cody Deaner vs Alissa Flash Also, give us your thoughts. With the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship being decided this Sunday at No … Read more
Divas, enjoy your royalty checks for SmackDown vs Raw 2010 — because the real lady making bank is the legendary Trish Stratus. While the Divas of WWE stand to earn a bonus for lending themselves to the WWE series, Trish is launching her own video game for the Nintendo Wii console. Frima Studios, who will … Read more
As noted in the spoilers for this week’s SmackDown, Melina was seen bleeding during her match, taped on Tuesday night. The former Women’s Champion suffered a busted lip which isn’t expected to be serious. Last weekend we reported that Melina is also working with a hand injury after jamming her fingers in July.
It’s the day of reckoning for ‘Original Flavour’ TNA Knockout, Traci Brooks. The first part of her Playboy photoshoot is now online for the world to see, with the second part being released on October 1st. Check out highlights of the Playboy.com interview with Traci: PLAYBOY: While you were in Iraq, you had an awkward … Read more
The full roster for this year’s SmackDown vs Raw game was revealed moments ago in a live webcast featuring Eve Torres. Representing the Divas will be: Beth Phoenix Brie & Nikki Bella, Eve Torres, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Maria, Maryse, Melina, Michelle McCool, Mickie James and Natalya. There are rumours that Trish Stratus may be … Read more
Expect to see a new Diva or two on SmackDown in the near future. We’re told that WWE officials are looking to put a few more Divas on the brand, to “fill it out.” That is how it was put to Diva Dirt by one source. Names mentioned included moving the Bella Twins back to … Read more
Welcome to another new feature here at Diva Dirt. You’ve already seen our ‘Screen Sirens’ but in ‘Casting Call’ we fit the role around the Diva. Which shows would your favourite Diva fit into? We’ve come up with the solutions judging from their characters and their own history.
Diva: Daffney Show:Supernatural The 411: Supernatural does exactly what it says on the tin! It’s a show about two [sexy] brothers facing all sorts of ghoulish nightmares come true! All the while, they deal with their daddy issues and the female fans hope to see some skin. Role: Some sort of demon from hell. Why: If it’s not obvious already, Daffney most certainly has the looks of someone who belongs on Supernatural. Whether it be a vampire, a gothic witch or whatever… Daffney could cause some havoc to a few innocent people before being slayed by Sam and Dean.
Now, we normally wouldn’t do this… Backstage interviewing. Boring. But we’re making an exception for this young Diva, Angela Fong now known as Savannah on ECW. Why? Just because we like her and think she has a ton of potential. It’s nice to keep tabs on her even if she is just ~interviewing~ So each … Read more
Where to begin? The legend returned last night to deliver Stratusfaction to all and boy, did she. Trish Stratus may have her detractors [though personally, I can’t see why — it’s like hating bunny rabbits] but she proved last night just why she was considered the hardest working Diva in WWE for so many years. She’s still got it! From the vivacious personality to the in-ring display, it truly was like she never left. All that’s changed really is the hair and boobs!
Plus the Stratusfaction was sprinkled on another Diva Dirt favourite, as on the evening we were reunited with Trish, we also air-punched for the one and only Alicia Fox. Let’s start with that match:
As a huge fan of both Alicia and Gail Kim, I wasn’t sweating the outcome of this match. If Gail won, awesome and if Alicia won, awesome. I never thought they’d pull the trigger on Alicia, I have to tell you. Despite wowing audiences with her in-ring work in the short time she’s been on the main roster, Alicia has shown so much potential and has all the tools it takes to be a future top Diva and future champion. But for some reason, I never really thought they’d pull the trigger on her — it’s always the talented ones that get left behind, whereas Kelly, Maryse, Eve and Maria seem to be the ones WWE focus on. I am pleasantly surprised that they gave Alicia the win because for the first time in a long time, it gives me hope that WWE can be in tune with the fans. The fans have gotten so behind Alicia, it would’ve been wrong to ignore that because in the online world in particular, fans have ‘made Alicia happen’.
Alicia and Gail work really well together, so I was excited for this one and it started out well with the aggressive Alicia Fox kicking Gail straight at the bell. Gail goes for the Flying Dragon I think, which Alicia blocks and goes for a TKO that Gail counters into an arm drag. Nice work there. A hurricanrana and dropkick through the ropes by the veteran, but as they get back in the ring Alicia hits a beautiful tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Alicia grounds the match with a submission move, it’s nice to see one of these young Divas incorporate the basics as opposed to going from spot to spot. Gail fights back, but Alicia manages to hit another beautiful looking move, this time the fisherman suplex.
She then wraps her legs around Gail in another submission move, nice work. Fast forward a little bit and Alicia sets up her axe kick but Gail move sout of the way and manages to hit her neckbreaker. Gail mounts offense with clotheslines and a nice stinger splash in the corner followed by a great crossbody. Gail goes for the ‘Eat Defeat’ but Alicia counters, shoving Gail into the corner. Gail goes up top for a missile dropkick but misses, is it just me or can Gail not go a match without doing a move where she misses a high spot? She’s only hurting herself even more! Alicia takes advantage to hit the axe kick and gets the win.
I enjoyed this match but I felt there was more of a focus on Mickie at ringside rather than the wrestling. It seems King and Mickie bouncing off each other, while great chemistry, took away from the match in the ring and that’s not a good thing.
I truly hope this is the start of a push for Alicia, however I am not going to get too excited until I see it. Already this year, several Divas have earned Divas title shots and they’ve ended up being “one shot deals” for example, Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim and Beth Phoenix. Mickie’s presence at ringside however, suggests that they could be building to something between Alicia and Mickie, that attention wasn’t given to the latter three. Alicia is a young Diva with a wealth of potential and I think given the opportunities, she really could shine. I’m not suggesting that she win the Divas Championship but I’d just like to see her work with these talented veterans and really bounce off them; already she’s worked so well with Gail, Melina and Michelle McCool. Alicia is at a similar level to Maryse, though I would argue she’s a better worker, so I’m holding out for better end product from Alicia & Mickie than we got with Maryse and Mickie.
Decade Diva, Lilian Garcia made a very notable snafu last night on Monday Night Raw — announcing a triple threat match for the #1 Contendership to Divas title. Of course, only two Divas were in the match, Alicia Fox and Gail Kim. In a tweet to Diva Dirt, Lilian addresses the mishap: Was told that … Read more
Backstage speculation at the Air Canada Centre suggests that the legendary Trish Stratus may work a match tonight as part of her guest hosting gig. And with the Divas Champion, Mickie James and Kelly Kelly hurt, it seems like the stars have aligned. If you listened to today’s Diva Dirt Roundtable, one reader suggested Trish … Read more
This week on the Roundtable: It’s ladies only this week on the Diva Dirt Roundtable! Melanie, Erin and Tiffany discuss the MTV Video Music Awards, what to expect from Trish hosting Raw tonight and we speculate Traci Brooks’ TNA future after being shunned by Playboy. We also have the Diva Dirt Mailbag, TV Talk and … Read more
As noted over the weekend, former Women’s Champion Melina was seen with her fingers in a splint at an autograph signing on Saturday. Diva Dirt has now learned the extent of Melina’s injury. We’re told that Melina has been working with her fingers taped for the past six weeks, since jamming her fingers, reportedly during … Read more
Wrestlicious star, Lacey Von Erich has joined the recently announced ‘HULKAMANIA – Let the Battle Begin’ tour, due to take place in Australia in November. The tour will be headlined by duh, Hulk Hogan and is a joint venture between him and Eric Bischoff. There have reportedly been talks for Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan … Read more
Since leaving WWE, former Diva Kristal Marshall has found new callings — mother and rising fitness model. Since giving birth to her and Bobby Lashley’s son, Myles last year, Kristal got herself into amazing shape and has taken the bikini modelling world by storm! Just this past summer, Kristal earned her pro card by winning … Read more
Now former TNA Knockout, Jenna Morasca has spoken for the first time on her release from TNA Wrestling last month. Morasca, who was involved in that infamous Victory Road match in July with Sharmell, reveals she was let go the night before her boyfriend was due to have a major surgery. Speaking to SunSport, Morasca … Read more
Our friends at Wrestlicious e-mailed in to let us know that one of the stars of the series, Cousin Cassie, is featured in a spoof video clip that has become an Internet sensation. The clip, ‘Kate is Enough’ which sees Emmy-award winning reality star Kathy Griffin spoof Kate Gosselin was first aired on Jimmy Kimmel … Read more
The Roundtable is back on Monday to our usual format, in our new slot! This week’s WWE and TNA topics are below, so sound off in tyhe comments with your opinions: Please try to keep them short and sweet — just one sentence, so we can read out as many comments as possible. WWE Topic: … Read more
Former WWE Divas Champion, Maryse returned to the ring last night in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada according to a PWInsider fan report. Maryse teamed up with Alicia Fox and Jillian in a losing effort to Gail Kim and the Bella Twins. EDIT: Looks as though there could be a mix-up, which is why I’m always wary … Read more
Welcome to the Diva Dirt Style Jury! No more are the separate ‘Best’ and ‘Worst’ lists, instead we have come up with a scientific approach *cough* to compiling our weekly fashion column. The Diva Dirt team will weigh in on the different looks from the week gone by & mark each look with a score out of ten. The look with the highest average score will be our best look and the look with the lowest average score will be the worst look. Click each photo to see the look in full size.
Let the proverbial runway show begin!
THE BELLA TWINS Erin: Is there a 2-for-1 special going for red ruffled polyester? I dig wrestlers having signature looks but this one stinks, especially on twice the Divas. 3/10 Melanie:Honestly, their overuse of colour sets off my gag reflex. They have nice legs though, so good to ditch the pants. 2/10 Steven: I’m ready to see this cha-cha inspired gear make it’s way to the garbage bag. 3/10 Tiffany: This outfit gets a 4 from me, for lack of imagination and too many damn ruffles. I think I’m being generous. 4/10
JILLIAN Erin: Too bad she was stuck behind a podium on “contestant’s row”, because I really want to see more of the outfit. From what little we could see, I kinda liked it. 7/10 Melanie:She looks good but nothing too exciting here, so she gets a middle of the road score. 5/10 Steven: Cute and simple, but nothing mind-blowing. 8/10 Tiffany: Jillian looked great this week. I love the simplicity, and it’s well put together. 8/10
KATIE LEA Erin: I’m not quite sure if I like it. I definitely think it fits her character and demonstrates some creativity on her part, but I can’t imagine being able to even stomach it on any other Diva. That’s a testament to her spooky persona, I guess.. Still, I think the look could be a lot more cohesive. 6/10 Melanie:Not a fan of this particular style, but it’s unique and her own & she makes it work Tim Gunn-style. 6/10 Steven: Loving the gothic look on Katie, especially the top. The blonde dreads gotta go however. 7/10 Tiffany: Katie gets an automatic 8 for this outfit. I’m a fan of the gothic-kooky girl look. Or as Tazz would say, “Zombie hot.” 8/10
KELLY KELLY Erin: Kelly’s gotten the memo that if you keep a look simple, and you’re less likely to fail. The glaring hot pink is kinda much (We know you’re a girl!), but it doesn’t really hurt the overall look. 7/10 Melanie:Extremely pleasant surprise from Kelly. Simple and classy. 7/10 Steven: I love that Kelly went for classy rather than trashy. The high-waisted skirt looks great on her. 9/10 Tiffany: Kelly made me proud this week. She looked all grown up. Hardly the glorified stripper of yesteryear. 7/10
Read on for more of this week’s outfits and to see who’s been branded our winner and loser.
