The NXT Women’s Championship will be defended on tonight’s show as Raquel Gonzalez is set to face Xia Li. Li approached Gonzalez last week and essentially demanded a title shot. The match was then instantly booked. Will Li be able to dethrone Gonzalez or will the reign continue? Also planned for tonight’s show is Franky … Read more
Nikki A.S.H. took no time in cashing in her Money in the Bank contract and is your new RAW Women’s Champion. This is Nikki’s first-ever singles title in WWE. She is a former two-time Women’s Tag Team Champion with Alexa Bliss.
She cashed in after the main event which saw now-former RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair in a rematch against Rhea Ripley. Flair had defeated Ripley on Sunday at Money in the Bank to become a five-time RAW Women’s Champion and 11-time Women’s Champion in total.
The rematch main event ended in disqualification when Flair clobbered Ripley in the head with the championship belt on the ramp. As Flair took time to gloat and hear that she was still the RAW Women’s Champion as a result of the disqualification, Ripley took the fight back to her. After Ripley had decimated Flair just enough, the Almost a Superhero Nikki rushed towards the ring with the briefcase in hand.
NIKKI A.S.H. CASHED IN HER #MITB CONTRACT TO BECOME THE NEW #WWERAW WOMEN'S CHAMPION!!!!
She asked for the match to start as she was cashing in, she climbed up to the turnbuckle waiting for the bell to ring. Once Flair was on her feet, Nikki hit a crossbody to get the three count on The Queen to become the RAW Women’s Champion for the first time in her career.
This makes the third time that Flair has been cashed in on. Previous Money in the Bank winners Carmella (2017) and Bayley (2019) both cashed in on Flair to each become SmackDown Women’s Champion. Carmella is the only briefcase holder to hold the briefcase for longer than one day.
What are your thoughts on Nikki’s win? Join the discussion below!!
Quinn McKay has been suffering at the mercy of The Allure (Angelina Love and Mandy Leon) for months now. As a Ring of Honor backstage interviewer and host, McKay has been mocked and told that she isn’t a wrestler.
McKay tried to become an early entry into the upcoming ROH Women’s Title Tournament as she faced Love in her ROH debut match. She suffered a defeat which gave Love a Bye in round one of the tournament. On the most recent ROH TV episode, McKay got one more shot as she faced Leon to try and get the last spot in the tournament brackets.
Leon came out with the win, but it was far from clean as her Allure teammate was the deciding factor. McKay had the Tangerine Dream submission locked in, which was causing Leon to tap. Love, however, had the referee distracted so he didn’t see it. As the ref was arguing with McKay who knew she had won, Love slipped the brass knuckles to Leon.
Leon then used the brass knuckles to the head of McKay as the ref was still arguing with Love. Leon then got the three count.
The Board of Directors and facilitator of the ROH Women’s Title Tournament, Maria Kanellis Bennett was on commentary. She wasn’t happy with what she saw and stated that she can do what is necessary about this outcome. Maria still has one final spot to fill for the tournament. She will be making some big announcements in the next few days.
After what I witnessed tonight, I have two announcements that I will be making over the next few days. #TheBoardhttps://t.co/rVrM1gjbDK
— MariaKanellisBennett (@MariaLKanellis) July 20, 2021
For the full listing of the upcoming tournament brackets, you can click here.
— MariaKanellisBennett (@MariaLKanellis) July 15, 2021
McKay may not have been able to celebrate this win, but she does have something in her personal life to celebrate. She did get engaged over the weekend to her now fiance Dak Draper. Draper is also in Ring of Honor. Congratulations to the happy couple!
*Please note, spoilers are included in this article from the most recent IMPACT taping.* IMPACT just wrapped up their Slammiversary event over the weekend and a lot of things took place. We have new Knockouts Tag Team Champions when Decay defeated Fire ‘N Flava, Chelsea Green returned, Mickie James showed up, and Thunder Rosa was … Read more
RAW is ready to get loud as tonight’s show will be the first since fans have returned. Fans returned on this past Friday’s SmackDown and continued to be present for Money in the Bank on Sunday and here on out. Over the weekend we witnessed Nikki A.S.H. do what seven other women couldn’t and that … Read more
It is being reported by PWInsider that they have confirmed that RAW Superstar Naomi has been moved to the SmackDown brand. Naomi was one of eight women who participated in Sunday’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. The match was won by Nikki A.S.H. Naomi, who didn’t spend a full year back on RAW, was … Read more
Charlotte Flair adds another championship to her repertoire as she becomes RAW Women’s Champion for the fifth time in her career. In what many would call the match of the night, Flair defeated Rhea Ripley to capture the title, ending Ripley’s reign at 98-days. This match had everything and both women delivered. The dynamic these … Read more
Nikki A.S.H. isn’t just Almost a Superhero, she is now Ms. Money in the Bank. The RAW Superstar beat out seven other women to secure her shot at a championship for up to a year. With all of the women at the top of three ladders, minus Alexa Bliss, Nikki was able to reach over … Read more
Possible Spoilers are listed in this article. Mickie James returned to IMPACT Wrestling last night at Slammiversary. After Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo retained her title against a mystery opponent, which ended up being Thunder Rosa, James came out to offer up an invitation. James has been working with the NWA promotion since being released from … Read more
Who is ready for a new Ms. Money in the Bank?! One of eight women will climb the ladder and grab the briefcase ensuring that she will get a title shot. Tonight, Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Asuka, Nikki A.S.H., Liv Morgan, Tamina, Natalya, and Zelina Vega will battle it out for a great opportunity. The RAW … Read more
IMPACT is coming off of a very successful event with Slammiversary and is already looking forward to its future events. At that event, Havok & Rosemary became new Knockouts Tag Team Champions while Deonna Purrazzo retained her title against Thunder Rosa. IMPACT has announced both Homecoming which will be an IMPACT Plus event and Bound … Read more
Hardcore Country!! That’s right, former three-time Knockouts Champion Mickie James made an appearance for IMPACT’s Slammiversary as she came to the ring after Deonna Purrazzo retained her title. James was released from WWE in April and since then she has been putting in the work to highlight and create a bigger platform for women’s wrestling … Read more
The “Hot Mess” is back! Chelsea Green returned to the ring for the first time since her release from WWE in April. She has come home to IMPACT Wrestling where she is a former Knockouts Champion under the name Laurel Van Ness. She was the surprise tag team partner for Matt Cardona during the Mixed … Read more
Havok & Rosemary are now your NEW Knockouts Tag Team Champions as they defeated Fire ‘N Flava on the pre-show of Slammiversary. Havok has now fully joined Decay and their power together ended the 63-day reign of Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz. Havok got the pin on Hogan after delivering a Tombstone. The Knockouts Tag … Read more
One of IMPACT’s biggest shows of the year is tonight and there is a lot of surprises that could take place. We have two mystery competitors showing up which creates a bit of suspense for the event. Slammiversary could possibly see some new additions to the Knockouts division. The pre-show starts at 7 P.M. EST … Read more
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair received an absolute electric reception when crowds returned on last night’s SmackDown. She successfully defended her title against a determined Carmella but the Most Beautiful Woman in all of WWE wasn’t happy with this last-minute booking.
Because Carmella wasn’t “prepared” for her match, she is getting another one. The two will clash again next Friday on the July 23 episode of SmackDown.
Belair appeared on Talking Smack after their match and provided a response to Carmella who says she wasn’t ready because she only had six days to prepare. The champ says people like Carmella tend to go on Twitter and act like they aren’t bothered when they are. So if Carmella wants a rematch then she can have that because Belair is a fighting champion.
Alright Knockout fans, we’ve made it to Slammiversary.
IMPACT! currently has three matches involving the Knockouts planned for the event. The matches are as follows:
Pre-Show – Knockouts Tag Team Championship
Fire ‘N Flava (c) vs. Havok & Rosemary
Mixed Tag Team Match
Tenille Dashwood & Brian Myers vs. Matt Cardona and TBA
Knockouts Championship
Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. TBA – Mystery Opponent
Fire ‘N Flava (c) vs. Havok & Rosemary for the Knockouts Tag Team Championships
After spending some time trying to best each other to get to the Knockouts Championship, Havok and Rosemary realized that they may be better off together. Havok consistently having the back of Rosemary has led to this partnership forming and has made Rosemary now wanting Havok to fully commit and join Decay.
Fire ‘N Flava has been against their opponents getting a title shot feeling they haven’t earned it. Since then, Rosemary & Havok have had a chance to prove they are on the same page and defeated Kimber Lee and Su Yung to become the number one contenders. This match was recently moved to the pre-show.
Havok holds a singles victory over Tasha Steelz heading into this match and Rosemary defeated Kiera Hogan in June.
Predictions:
Nick: This one I can see go either way and now that it has been moved to the pre-show it makes me doubt that Havok & Rosemary will win. However, I feel as though the push and focus have been more on Havok & Rosemary over Fire ‘N Flava so I will still be with them as the winners and new champions.
John: Huge mark for Rosemary and she and Havock make a great team. Fire ‘N Flava has been good champions but it is time to take the titles to the dark side. Rosemary and Havok as new champions
Tenille Dashwood & Brian Myers vs. Matt Cardona & TBA
This match certainly was a last-minute surprise. On this past week’s IMPACT, Dashwood said hello to her real-life ex- Matt Cardona, and not in the nicest way. After hitting a low blow on Cardona, Dashwood was revealed to be the person that Brian Myers needed to help take down his former lifelong friend. Although this was a random booking, it doesn’t even need a build up due to the history of the three involved.
What is the wildcard here is who will Cardona pick as his partner? Since this match was announced, Cardona has spent a lot of time on Twitter saying who his opponent will NOT be. Most recently confirming that it will indeed not be Vickie Guerrero.
Nick: With Chelsea Green showing up to ROH and announcing that she still has about a month left of rehabbing her arm, her being her real-life fiance’s partner seems less likely. That is unless she is playing it up and she really is ready to get back in the ring. I am guessing that Taylor Wilde will return as Cardona’s mystery partner based on her friction with Tenille prior to her time off TV. I have Cardona and whoever his partner is winning.
John: If it’s not Chelsea Green what are we even doing here? I fully expect to see the ‘Hot Mess’ return to IMPACT alongside Cardona to take out Dashwood and Brian Myers.
Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Mystery Opponent – Knockouts Championship
This match has the most buzz surrounding it and Purrazzo has done a wonderful job building up the match essentially by herself. She has had the help of Gail Kim and Scott D’Amore to punch home the excitement, but without someone across the ring from her yet, she has had to do all the work.
Gail has told her to get prepared for the fight of her life and that this match will not only change our world but Deonna’s as well. Those words alone make it sound like her opponent is going to be tough to beat. Purrazzo has gone through the entire Knockouts Division (other than Taylor Wilde) and since Slammiversary last year she is a two-time champion and seems to be unstoppable.
D’Amore has continued to tease recent WWE releases as being possible opponents for Purrazzo, but only when the bell is about to ring will we truly find out.
Predictions:
Nick: Deonna will retain. Regardless of the opponent, Deonna will, and for a few reasons. One, because of her future bookings which require her to still be a champion, and two I feel they will have her surpass the longest reign held by Taya Valkyrie. Now, this doesn’t take away from a great match that we hopefully are about to watch. Chelsea was my go-to choice, but as already mentioned that seems less likely now. Mickie James makes the most logical choice here. The rumor is it will not be someone currently on the Knockouts Roster.
John: Deonna is easily the best Knockouts Champion in years and as Nick says will retain. For the mystery opponent, I’m hoping for someone way out of left field like Jazzy Gabert, Serena Deeb or even NWA World Women’s Champion Kamille accompanied by Mickie James.
Along with Mickie and Chelsea, Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay, formerly known as The IIconics, are two more women who many are hoping to see at this event.
What are your picks for these Knockouts matches at Slammiversary? Comment below and check back in with Diva Dirt later today to join the Slammiversary Discussion Post.
This week’s Friday Night SmackDown was an explosive showing as live crowds have returned for the first time in 16-months. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair was able to defend her title for the first time in front of a crowd since she won it at WrestleMania in April. Carmella was her opponent and what a … Read more
It was announced on tonight’s SmackDown that Toni Storm will be making her debut on the brand next week, July 23. A video promo premiered last week teasing her debut and with it just saying “coming soon” we didn’t know at that time when she would show up. Now we do. Storm is coming from … Read more
Tonight’s a big night. WWE is back in front of fans from here on out and SmackDown is the first show to do so. Heading into the weekend, this is the last show before the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event that takes place this Sunday. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair is ready to put … Read more
NXT Superstar Xia Li is reportedly planned to have a dark match prior to this week’s SmackDown. Fightful Select is reporting this was the plan as of Tuesday. An opponent has not been named at the time of this writing.
EDIT: Since this posting, Aliyah has been confirmed as Xia Li’s opponent.
Li joins several other NXT talents that have had dark matches over the course of the past number of weeks. Tegan Nox, Scarlett, Shotzi, and Toni Storm have all been included on that list. Nox and Shotzi debuted on SmackDown last week and came out with a win in tag team action by defeating the Women’s Tag Team Champions of Natalya and Tamina. A video package started airing last week showing that Storm is coming to the blue brand as well.
At this time, Fightful has not heard of any plans of Li being called up. However, the plan is to continue to have NXT talent work dark matches prior to RAW and SmackDown now that fans will be in attendance.
Li has the biggest opportunity of her career coming up on next week’s NXT as she will be challenging Raquel Gonzalez for the NXT Women’s Championship. She has been a part of a very popular NXT stable at the moment along with Boa and Mei Ying, known collectively as Tian Sha.
Check back in with Diva Dirt for any further news on NXT talent being utilized for the main roster.
Slammiversary is this Saturday and we have another match with Knockouts involved added to the card. Tenille Dashwood will be teaming up with Brian Myers taking on Matt Cardona and a tag team partner of his choosing. Myers was out in the ring with Sam Beale as they were calling out Jake Something. Jake didn’t … Read more
Knockouts fans, we have made it to the last IMPACT! show before Slammiversary which will take place this Saturday on July 17. So far there are two matches booked for the event, both with championships on the line. Rosemary & Havok will get a shot at the tag team gold as they face the champions … Read more
Tamina becomes the eighth and final woman added to the Money in the Bank Ladder Match which will take place this Sunday on July 18. A spot that many speculated was going to be a “surprise entrant” was just officially announced by WWE as one-half of the Women’s Tag Team Champions. She joins her tag … Read more
For what it is worth, AEW’s Fyter Fest Night One takes place tonight. On the card for this event is one women’s match that has the returning Yuka Sakazaki taking on Penelope Ford. Sakazaki returned to the states to the company and picked up a win over KiLynn King on Elevation this past Monday. Next … Read more
AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker wants to finally have the women included in the AEW and IMPACT Wrestling cross-promotion. At the end of 2020, the two companies announced some exciting news that they were going to work together moving forward in some capacity. Many fans and talent alike were excited about the possibilities. However, … Read more
