SmackDown Discussion: August 26th, 2011
Tune in to Friday Night SmackDown to see what the blue brand Divas are up to this week. Watch at 8pm ET on Syfy. Discuss the show in the comments!
WWE
Rumored Divas Match For Night of Champions (To The Shock Of No One)
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Kelly Kelly is expected to defend her Divas Championship against Beth Phoenix in a SummerSlam rematch at Night of Champions next month. F4WOnline.com reports that match has been on the cards since a month ago, and given that Kelly won their initial meeting and the feud has continued since SummerSlam, it’s the most … Read more
Maryse Recovering from Surgery
As reported earlier this week, former Divas Champion Maryse underwent surgery for an abdominal hernia which has kept her out of the ring for the past month or so. Maryse’s surgery was successful and she’s now recovering. She wrote via her Facebook page: I am home now, and feeling good, still very tired from the … Read more
Vickie Guerrero Says Dolph Ziggler Pushed Her on Raw
WWE is continuing the Vickie Guerrero/Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger storyline via its website with Vickie claiming that Dolph pushed her on Monday Night Raw this past week in a fit of jealousy over her managing Swagger. Vickie tells WWE.com: “I was pushed by Dolph Ziggler. Everyone knows that Dolph is jealous because I introduced Jack Swagger … Read more
Goldust Says He’s Proud of the Divas
WWE Superstar Goldust, who has been working as producer for the Divas matches of late, has stated he is proud of the Divas via Twitter. He wrote: “Want all the wwe divas to know that i am proud of all of you. Y’all r kickin some good storylines.” In the past month or so, the … Read more
NXT Watch: Nice Guys Finish Last
Welcome back to another riveting edition of the NXT Watch, where this week we see two former rookies, AJ & Maxine, square off one on one in an attempt to top their match together from Season 3, as they headline tonight’s show. Can AJ seek revenge for the surprise attack from last week? Or will … Read more
SmackDown Spoilers: August 26th, 2011
Spoilers for this week’s episode of SmackDown. The show airs on Friday on Syfy.
Maryse Injury Update
WWE Diva Maryse has updated fans via Twitter on the status of her recent abdominal hernia injury. Maryse announced the injury, which has prevented her from competing in the ring, a few weeks ago. Today she revealed that she’ll be having surgery tomorrow. The former Divas Champ tweeted: Pre-Op appointment today, blood work, MRI, ects. … Read more
Trish Stratus Unveils Yoga DVD Cover
There’s good news and bad news. Good: There is a new Trish Stratus DVD on the horizon. Bad: It’s not a follow-up documentary to WWE’s 100% Stratusfaction Guaranteed like we had hoped. However, fans will be able to get their yoga on with the Stratusfying One as she expands her ever-growing Stratusphere Yoga brand. RELATED: … Read more
Raw Response: August 22nd, 2011
Get your Monday night Divas fix by tuning in to Raw tonight at 9pm ET on the USA Network. Be sure to tune in to Diva Dirt LIVE tonight at 11:15pm ET! Discuss the show in the comments!
Beth Phoenix vs Katie Lea OVW Ladder Match Featured on WWE’s “Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn” DVD
Very cool news, indeed. WWE will be featuring the first ever Divas ladder match on its next compilation DVD, reveals WWEDVDNews.com. The match between Beth Phoenix and Katie Lea (now Winter in TNA) took place in Ohio Valley Wrestling while it was a WWE developmental territory, thus making it the only Divas ladder match in … Read more
Season Two for Tough Enough?
Unofficial confirmation, perhaps? Tough Enough host Stone Cold Steve Austin revealed to the UK’s Daily Star that a second season is in the works. Buried in an interview with the newspaper is this line: “Another Tough Enough is in the pipeline too, Austin reveals.” The first season of Tough Enough earlier this year saw Trish … Read more
In Video: Natalya Talks About Divas of Doom
WWE.com has released a video of Natalya talking about her new team with Beth Phoenix, the Divas of Doom. Watch below: Natalya also did an interview with the London Free Press talking about Divas of Doom. Excerpt: “I’ve been in WWE three years and I’ve evolved … I’ve grown a lot,” said Neidhart. “There’s been … Read more
John Morrison: “Melina is Most Talented Diva Ever Employed by WWE”
WWE Superstars, John Morrison, had high praise indeed for girlfriend and former Diva, Melina, in a recent interview. Speaking to Canada’s London Free Press, JoMo stated that Melina was “the most talented diva ever to be employed by WWE.” John continues: She’s got charisma and sex appeal. But the main thing that sets her apart … Read more
Council for Unity’s Lisa Wright Apologizes to Be a Star Alliance and WWE
As reported yesterday, Council for Unity member Lisa Wright wrote a letter to the Be a Star Alliance questioning its affiliation with WWE. Over the past few months, WWE has teamed with Be a Star for an anti-bullying campaign and has aired commercials for the campaign on its programming. RELATED: Be a Star Targeted for … Read more
SmackDown Discussion: August 19th, 2011
Tune in to Friday Night SmackDown to see what the blue brand Divas are up to this week. Watch at 8pm ET on Syfy. Discuss the show in the comments!
Be a Star Targeted for Affiliation with WWE Following Vickie Guerrero ‘Fat Jokes’
Well, it’s about time someone poked holes in WWE’s affiliation with the ‘Be a Star’ anti-bullying campaign. That someone is Lisa Wright from the Council for Unity, who wrote a letter — obtained by the Wrestling Observer — to Be a Star following ‘fat jokes’, construed as bullying, being made about Vickie Guerrero on air. … Read more
Queen of Covers: Trish Stratus’ Sweat Equity Magazine Cover Unveiled
Okay, now she’s just showing off! Less than a month after revealing her hot cover for Revive magazine, Trish Stratus is at it again! This time, Trish is all about the yoga, posing on the cover of Sweat Equity magazine. With her yoga mat, fitgloves and sneakers in tow, Trish is ready to school us … Read more
SmackDown to Air Live on Tuesday, August 30th
SmackDown is going to air a live special on Tuesday, August 30th, Syfy has revealed. SmackDown will air live from 8pm ET on Syfy just one day after a live episode of Raw. The show is usually taped on Tuesdays and airs Fridays. The live show will be re-aired in the regular Friday night timeslot. … Read more
NXT Watch: AJ’s Love Life Just Isn’t Meant To Be
Welcome back to NXT Redemption, or as I like to call it, the never ending season. The funny thing is though, after what transpired this week, I honestly am not sure I’m ready for it to end anymore. This episode saw former rookie, AJ, get proposed to by her loving leprechaun, Hornswoggle, until Derrick Bateman … Read more
Double Dose of FCW Watch: Naomi vs Sonia + AJ, Kaitlyn, & Caylee vs Sonia, Audrey, & Raquel
Time to play FCW catch up, as two weeks worth of episodes were released last night featuring a multitude of Divas in action. The first kicks off with a segment involving recently removed general manager, Maxine, before transitioning into a “scheduled” match between Naomi and Aksana. The week following highlights a six Diva tag team … Read more
SmackDown Spoilers: August 19th, 2011
Spoilers for this week’s episode of SmackDown. The show airs on Friday on Syfy.
In Video: Maxine Debuts on NXT
Tonight’s edition of NXT featured the main roster debut of NXT season 3 rookie Maxine. In her debut, she performed a sneak attack on fellow former rookie AJ. Watch the debut below (skip to 5:20):
THQ Creative Director for WWE Games Talks About Size of Divas Roster in WWE ’12
Diva fans were severely disappointed this past weekend when the Divas roster for WWE ’12 was revealed. The roster had seemingly been cut in half from the year before. Just seven Divas were revealed on Saturday, down from 13-14 for last year’s SmackDown vs Raw. With Trish Stratus also expected to be in the game, … Read more
Jim Cornette Speaks Out Against Sable: “She Didn’t Want to be in the Wrestling Business”
Our friends at Kayfabe Commentaries have released a sneak peak from Jim Cornette’s upcoming Timeline: History of the WWE DVD in which Cornette talks about events in the company in 1997. In a clip from the DVD, Cornette puts former WWE Diva Sable on blast, saying that she didn’t want to be in the wrestling … Read more
Raw Response: August 15th, 2011
Get your Monday night Divas fix by tuning in to Raw tonight at 9pm ET on the USA Network. Be sure to tune in to Diva Dirt LIVE tonight at 11:15pm ET! Discuss the show in the comments!