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Sunday night, in her hometown of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, we saw Trish Stratus compete in her final match. She may have come out on the losing end of her match with Charlotte Flair, but she held her own and showed us she still had it in her first singles match in nearly a decade. This … Read more
When WWE fans hear about the “Golden Era” from 2002-2005, we automatically think of Trish, Lita, Molly, Victoria, Jazz, Gail Kim, Ivory, and Jacqueline. These women were physical and tore it up in the ring; they had good matches, there were different characters and some fun storylines that kept RAW interesting. There were steel cage … Read more
In the near six decades WWE has been around, there have been a large number of women who have worked for the company. Some women were blessed with in-ring skill, unmatched beauty, charisma, but only a precious few were so blessed as to be given the gift of gab. This list, compiled in no particular … Read more
Update: Several media outlets including the New York Post have confirmed that Massaro’s death was due to suicide. She is survived by her teenage daughter who left a heartfelt message on her Instagram story. Former WWE RAW Diva Search winner Ashley Massaro has passed away, aged 39. At present, the details of her death are … Read more
As we know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Former WWE Divas Champion and mental health advocate, AJ Mendez-Brooks took to social media. She shared what she would have told her younger self about having Bipolar. She credits it as a superpower, watch below: Mental health is something that still is stigmatized, and it’s great … Read more
On Friday, I had the great pleasure of being able to conduct my first ever interview here at Diva-Dirt with up and coming independent wrestling star Amber Nova. In it, we discuss her career, the Women’s Evolution, thoughts on the women and places she’s worked, intergender wrestling and upcoming events (posters included). We also touch … Read more
Are WWE’s women subject to colorism? Over the course of the last 8-9 months, race has reared itself into the consciousness of women’s wrestling fandom, it started with Gail Kim making her feelings on WWE’s alleged racist attitudes clear. After Asuka’s shoddy treatment, word was that her language barrier was a problem. Many fans juxtaposed … Read more
Sasha Banks has been MIA since she and Bayley lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships to The IIconics Wrestlemania 35. Rumors have swirled about her for the last few weeks. Some say the former Raw Women’s Champion is taking a sabbatical. Others claim she wanted to quit, and WWE is giving her a break. … Read more
Rhea Ripley has been the talk of the online wrestling community, and not in a good way since last night. The former WWE NXT UK Women’s Champion found herself in a bit of hot water for using a homophobic slur during a live stream on Twitch. As the story goes, a fan asked to be … Read more
Tonight, the Women’s Tag Team Championships were on the line for the first time in WrestleMania history. The Boss ‘N’ Hug connection defended their titles in a fatal four-way match against the Divas of Doom, the IIconics, and the team of Tamina and Nia Jax. In a shocking finish, the IIconics overcame the odds to … Read more
Last night, after weeks of irregular appearances on SmackDown Live, even though she is the reigning women’s champion, we see Asuka in a match. Not against Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, or even Naomi or Carmella. No. The woman standing across from her in the ring is Charlotte Flair. What’s more, it’s for the SmackDown Women’s … Read more
Last week, after once again being attacked by Becky Lynch during a match, an incensed Ronda Rousey demanded that Vince McMahon get out to the ring and lift Becky Lynch’s 60-day suspension. Who she got instead was Stephanie McMahon. The Billion Dollar Princess promptly told The Baddest Woman on the Planet that the suspension will … Read more
As originally reported by ESPN, word around the wrestling world this morning is that the late Joanie “Chyna” Laurer would be included into this year’s WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. It was noted, however, she would not be inducted alone, but part of the faction D-Generation X. WWE are now confirming that D-Generation X will, … Read more
Elimination Chamber is over. Not only did WWE deliver us with another event on the Road to Wrestlemania, but they offered the fans a few talking points we are still discussing to this very morning. We were given two matches involving a staggering 14 different women; 17 if you count segments and that weird appearance … Read more
The 2019 Royal Rumble event is over (for the women), and we were blessed with three matches: 2 championship matches and the Royal Rumble. The reception to the matches were mixed. There were some sloppy spots in the singles matches and there were people all over the place in the Rumble match itself. There were … Read more
WWE TLC is in the books, and in it we saw four matches involving a total of 11 women. We’re going to look at the top winners of the night. Not necessarily who won matches, but who came out of their matches, angles, and segments looking as good as, or better than, when the bell … Read more
Earlier tonight, we saw the SmackDown Live return of Becky “The Man” Lynch. In her return, she states that she is tired of watching from the sidelines and that “The Man” is putting herself back in the game, wasting no time in calling out Charlotte Flair. https://twitter.com/beckylynchwwe/status/1067590532619210752?s=21 This led to a war of words between … Read more
In a move that might be a shock to fans, Alexa Bliss has been made the Women’s Raw General Manager. On Monday night’s episode of Raw, Bliss approached General Manager Baron Corbin, who was visually upset and stressed out from duties of the job. Did @BaronCorbinWWE just say @AlexaBliss_WWE can oversee the ENTIRE #RAW Women’s division?! … Read more
Survivor Series 2018 is done, and as with most WWE pay-per-views, it was a mixed bag. We saw two interpromotional women’s matches involving 13 superstars, and coming out of Survivor Series, there were definitely some winners, and also losers, and not people who just ate pins. We’re going to look at the biggest winners and … Read more
Fans often see wrestlers as larger than life and superheroes on our TV, phone and laptop screens, and then there are some days these TV heroes are real-life heroes. Early this morning, in the streets of Sapporo, Japan, a physical altercation broke out. A young man said to be in his twenties was physically assaulting … Read more
Nia Jax has finally spoken out, via Twitter, and here’s what she had to say: https://twitter.com/niajaxwwe/status/1062738524347289601?s=21 Becky Lynch clapped back on her and Ronda on her Twitter. https://twitter.com/beckylynchwwe/status/1062753374443978752?s=21 https://twitter.com/beckylynchwwe/status/1062799029325778944?s=21 Becky has been reading these girls for filth, and the legend of “The Man” grows. Clearly Nia is going the Rhea Ripley route and play off … Read more
This Survivor Series, we are treated to another champion vs. champion match; Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey. Last year, fans saw Charlotte Flair take on the now-injured (get better, soon, Alexa…concussions are no joke) Alexa Bliss in what was a pretty good match. This year, we’re being offered something totally different. Upon entering WWE, everyone … Read more
Welcome back to the Mae Young Classic! We are down to our final four: Io Shirai, Rhea Ripley, Toni Storm and Meiko Satomura. Who will make it to the finals? We’re going to find out NOW! Again, no slideshows, just straight into the matches! And then there were four.#WWEMYC pic.twitter.com/PV1qMYjFMm — Mae Young Classic (@MaeYoungClassic) … Read more
Hello y’all, and welcome to the seventh week of the Mae Young Classic! This week we have: Meiko Satomura vs. Lacey Lane Rhea Ripley vs. Tegan Nox Io Shirai vs. Deonna Purrazzo Mia Yim vs. Toni Storm How did they fare? Well, let’s get into it and find out! I’m dispensing with the slideshow here … Read more
Hello, party people! Mykel is back (three reviews this week! Boo-yah!) with another Mae Young Classic Review! We saw Rhea Ripley, Meiko Satumora, Lacey Lane, and Toni Storm advance from the Sweet Sixteen to the Elite Eight. This week we see who will join them! We have the following match-ups: Io Shirai vs. Zeuxis Deonna … Read more
Hey y’all! It’s Mykel back again with another edition of the Mykel Night Raw Review! You’re seeing me twice in a week! Isn’t that fabulous? I can tell you what wasn’t fabulous: this week’s RAW. Ahead of the show, we heard that Trish was going to be in attendance! Yay, Stratusfaction, and cheap plug here, … Read more