STARDOM announced that they will host their ten-year anniversary show next year. On March 3, next year the promotion will celebrate their tenth-anniversary show at the legendary Budokan Hall. STARDOM was formed in 2010 and held its first event on January 26th 2011. Over the years it grew into one of the greatest professional wrestling … Read more
Off of the heels of a, if I can be partial, fantastic WarGames and a pretty solid Survivor Series match, the women of WWE are sitting pretty high. While the men also killed it, history was made on the women’s side of things with their first ever “WarGames” match, and they delivered. Team Ripley showed … Read more
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
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
Pioneers is a series dedicated to the women who pushed forward the evolution in women’s wrestling. Diva Dirt staff will highlight women with spotlight pieces all March, in honor of Women’s History Month. If any woman in the history of wrestling deserves to be called a pioneer, it is surely Josephine Blatt, the first-ever women’s … Read more
Pioneers is a series dedicated to the women who pushed forward the evolution in women’s wrestling. Diva Dirt staff will highlight women with spotlight pieces all March, in honor of Women’s History Month. Sara Del Rey is currently known in WWE by her real name, Sara Amato. Prior to using her real name professionally, Amato … Read more
We are in the middle of the most pivotal era of women’s professional wrestling. The Women’s Revolution has changed the game for WWE, and there is no turning back. There are dozen’s of women who made this revolution, or evolution, possible throughout the years. The Four Horsewomen, made up of Sasha Banks, Bayley, Becky Lynch … Read more
Pioneers is a series dedicated to the women who pushed forward the evolution in women’s wrestling. Diva Dirt staff will highlight women with spotlight pieces all March, in honor of Women’s History Month. It’s hard to imagine where the WWE women’s division would be right now if it weren’t for AJ Lee. It seems to … Read more
Pioneers is a series dedicated to the women who pushed forward the evolution in women’s wrestling. Diva Dirt staff will highlight women with spotlight pieces all March, in honor of Women’s History Month. When we’re not talking about the Litas and the Mae Youngs of the wrestling world, there’s a bevy of female grapplers who … Read more
If you are a fan of WWE, Paige, The Rock and good movies, go see “Fighting With My Family”. I have already seen the movie twice since the limited release last, week. I laughed, I cried, I screamed. I’m so proud to see the WWE Studios logo on the ‘big’ screen, and to be a … Read more
SHINE 56 is now officially in the books from La Boom in Queens, NY. The event saw a new talent, a match ending in a no contest and the tag team titles changing hands. The first match of the night saw a newcomer to SHINE by the name of Trish Adora make her debut against … Read more
Going in to ‘She Who Dares, Wins’, Pro Wrestling EVE quite commendably managed to sell out the entire venue (and amass a waiting list of 200+ people) without having announced a single match. This should tell you something about the kind of promotion EVE has developed into over the past year. Their Resistance Gallery home, … 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
WWE has announced their upcoming all Women’s Evolution PPV will celebrate the women of the past and present, will include matches that will see the Raw, SmackDown, NXT UK and NXT Women’s Titles on the line and will serve as the site of the final of the Mae Young Classic. However, the announcement that women … Read more
For the past year, the keywords “First Ever Women’s…” have been plastered all over marketing for WWE’s Women’s Division from the ‘First Ever’ Women’s Royal Rumble to the ‘First Ever’ Women’s Elimination Chamber. Even ROH is in on the action, with their tournament to crown the inaugural Women of Honor Champion well under way. It’s … Read more
As we bring in the new year, the pro-wrestling world is surrounded with talk about the ‘Women’s Revolution’ in WWE reaching another step by holding its first ever Women’s Royal Rumble! We finally got confirmation that 30 women will be taking part in the Rumble, leaving our minds to start all the fantasy booking of … Read more
Diva Dirt’s Fast 5 will take on a theme and present to you – in no particular order – five related things from the world of women’s wrestling. With the overall quality of wrestling rising, indie women’s wresters are blossoming into future stars that are likely to end up on your television screen in the … Read more
Ladies and Gentlemen, as you may have noticed or seen already, we are no longer doing our weekly Reduxes and PPV reviews as we want to stay on top of all the wonderful news in the women’s wrestling world. However, we still love to hear your opinions and see if they reflect ours… which means … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Ember Moon receives her first-ever Mattel action figures. (WWE.com) * WWE officials are still planning on doing the Horsewomen vs. Horsewomen match … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Brie Bella shares plans of making a wrestling comeback in early 2018 and have another baby later in the year. (YouTube) * … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix opens a box of 2017 Topps WWE Women’s Division trading cards. (YouTube) * James Ellsworth credits … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Nikki Bella’s next routine for Dancing With The Stars’ Most Memorable Year episode will be inspired by her comeback to WWE from … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Sasha Banks speaks Charly Caruso in a revealing interview on her marriage, starting off her wrestling career and her family’s struggle. (YouTube) … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Nikki Bella gives a behind the rehearsal look at her Dancing with the Stars training. (YouTube) * Eve Torres and her husband … Read more
Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Current plans, which could all change if Vince McMahon decides otherwise, call for Asuka to win the Raw Women’s Championship upon debuting … Read more