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WWE has signed a third female contestant from the revival of Tough Enough which aired on USA Network earlier this year. Puerto Rican wrestler Ivelisse Velez has reported to developmental territory, FCW in Tampa. She made her debut at a live event last night. Ivelisse joins Christina Crawford and Ariane Andrew, who are already under … Read more
CHIKARA has announced a major dream match between Sara Del Rey and Aja Kong for JoshiMania Night 1 on December 2nd. The bout will take place in Philadelphia, PA. Also taking place on Night 1, the Diva Dirt Legacy Award presentation for Manami Toyota. Tickets and more information for JoshiMania here.
TNA has uploaded a video package for Sunday’s Knockouts Title match between Gail Kim and Velvet Sky. Watch below: Turning Point airs on pay per view this Sunday at 8pm ET.
WWE reportedly has long-terms plans to build to a feud between Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and her partner, Natalya. The Divas of Doom implosion and feud over the Divas Title is said to be on the cards, reports the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, however the timeframe for the storyline isn’t yet known. Thoughts: We knew it’d … Read more
Another match confirmed for JoshiMania which will feature the iconic Aja Kong. Kong will face Meiko Satomura on Night 2 of the CHIKARA festivities, December 3rd, in Everett, MA. The next night, Satomura is scheduled to face Sara Del Rey. Aja is a decorated former champion, competed a few matches in WWF (including on Monday … Read more
As we’ve been talking about over the past couple of days, former WWE Intercontinental Champion Chyna appeared on The Howard Stern Show this past Monday talking about several topics. Chyna talks at length about her career in porn and her first movie, Backdoor to Chyna. She also talks about the circumstances of her WWE departure … Read more
Detailed spoilers for Friday’s episode of SmackDown taped in Liverpool, England are below. Thanks to reader Matthew for the report: Read below:
In an appearance on The Howard Stern Show yesterday, former WWE icon Chyna revealed that she had reached out to Vince McMahon, writing him a letter about possibly doing business together and returning to the WWE. However, Chyna went on to reveal that Vince did get back to her, however, told the 9th Wonder of … Read more
Last night’s Raw from Liverpool, England seemed to work on paper, but in execution, fell flat. A nice break from the standard two minute tag team matches, last night’s Raw instead featured an in-ring segment positioned around Kelly Kelly‘s unveiling of her new Maxim magazine cover. With the Divas rarely getting mic time, this segment … Read more
Former WWE icon Chyna revealed some major news today in an appearance on The Howard Stern Show — she wants to return to the WWE! Chyna, who has had a busy year with a guest spot in TNA and a fledgling career in pornography, reveals that she wrote a letter to Vince McMahon asking if … Read more
TNA Knockout Gail Kim will face Hailey Hatred on November 25th at Absolute Intense Wrestling. Hatred, who now lives in Japan where she’s picked up several major championships, will put three (yes, three!) belts on the line against Gail — the TLW Championship, the Hybrid Fighting Championship and the JWP Open Class Championship. Also on … Read more
WWE.com has a new piece looking at Beth Phoenix and Natalya‘s pin-up strong movement and pondering whether their pin-up strong message may be hypocritical following their actions in recent months. From their changing look to their bully antics, WWE.com asks if pin-up strong has become “pin-up wrong”? The article says: If you follow @TheBethPhoenix and … Read more
Why does all the fun stuff happen off camera? Similar to all of the babyfaces — including Beth Phoenix — hitting their finishers on a heel CM Punk a few months ago, WWE has made The Miz the target this time. On the current European tour, they’ve been doing spots where Miz is cornered by … Read more
CHIKARA has revealed the first match for its three-night JoshiMania extravaganza from December 2nd-4th. Sara Del Rey will face off against Meiko Satomura on Night 3 (December 4th) in Manhattan, NY. For tickets and more information click here. As previously announced, Manami Toyota will receive the Diva Dirt Legacy Award on Night 1 in Philadelphia, … Read more
Welcome to Diva Dirt’s Five to Watch 2011! This annual list compiles five rising talents in the world of female wrestling that we think have what it takes to be the next big thing. From their in-ring abilities to their unique personalities, we aim to spotlight some of the upcoming female talent that you may … Read more
Some quick news bullets: * Mia Yim made her in-ring debut for Ring of Honor tonight in a losing effort against MsChif. Mia, who is part of the Embassy in ROH as Princess Mia, has been with the company since January. Of the match, Mia tweeted: “Lost against mschif at roh today. Its OK, it … Read more
WWE held a kick-off party for WrestleMania 28 in Miami yesterday as tickets for the extravaganza finally went on sale, five months for ‘Mania rocks the Sun Life Stadium on April 1st. Several Divas were on hand including the muy caliente Rosa Mendes, who is not often seen on TV. Rosa told the Miami Herald … Read more
Asia One Sports has a news story covering yesterday’s All Japan Pro Wrestling press conference in Taipei, Taiwan that saw a brawl break out between Cheerleader Melissa and Japanese wrestler Makoto. The two will face off in the first ever female singles match on Taiwanese soil tomorrow, after competing in a six-person tag bout today … Read more
WWE.com caught up with AJ and Kaitlyn, collectively known as the Chickbusters, to talk about the raging debate in the Divas division of “models vs wrestlers”. The former NXT graduates feel that they don’t fall into either category, with AJ saying that she doesn’t understand why Beth Phoenix and Natalya have labelled them as models. … Read more
With the recent buzz about former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler and her new Hollywood heartthrob beau, celebrity tabloid show The Insider invited three former Divas Champions onto the show to talk about their jobs and show host Brooke Anderson a few moves. It’s pretty much the standard piece — why did you want to be … Read more
Female wrestler Faye Palmer was evicted from the British version of Big Brother tonight. 19-year-old Palmer lasted 57 days in the competition since entering the house on September 9th. Faye managed to survive eviction last week, however, didn’t escape the vote a second time. She didn’t appear surprised when her name was called out as … Read more
Ahead of their history-making bout this weekend in Taiwan, a fight broke out today between Cheerleader Melissa and Japanese star Makoto. The fight occured at a press conference for All Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Pro Wrestling Love in Taiwan” in Taipei which takes place tomorrow, November 5th and Sunday, November 6th. Melissa is due to team … Read more
TNA has released a promo package for the upcoming Gail Kim vs Velvet Sky match at Turning Point. They really do these video packages well and it gives the matches more importance, I think. In this promo, Gail notably says that the Knockouts Championship is “waiting for its mommy”. Watch below:
TNA crowned new Knockouts Tag Team Champions on tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling when the returning Gail Kim and Madison Rayne picked up the belts. The win marks a fast turnaround from return to title win for Gail, who made her comeback on Impact just three weeks ago. The new champions defeated previous champions Tara … Read more
Sexiest of the Sexy, Maryse, who was released from WWE last week, had just two words for her former employer: “Your loss!” The former Divas Champion was filmed by paparazzi last Friday night as she celebrated her release, where she was asked what she thought of her release. The former Diva told the camera guy: … Read more