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Winners & Losers: SmackDown 05.29.20

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SmackDown this week was very enjoyable all around. Everything just clicked. We had two matches, one that was advertised that was pleasantly entertaining and also a “Fast Times” video featuring Mandy Rose and her boo Otis. Let’s discuss the advertised match first which was Sonya Deville vs. Lacey Evans. This match brewed from a social … Read more

Winners & Losers: AEW Dynamite 05.27.20

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HIKARU SHIDA

Coming off the back of the successful and highly entertaining Double or Nothing PPV we have the first AEW Dynamite of the Hikaru Shida era. The new AEW Women’s Champion would be in action against Christi Jaynes and Britt Baker provides an update on her injury. We were graced with Britt Baker’s presence as she … Read more

Winners & Losers: NXT 05.27.20

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Tensions are at an all-time high as an important Triple Threat match is looming for the NXT Women’s Championship. A week from Sunday on June 7 a potential show-stealing match between the champion Charlotte Flair, Io Shirai, and Rhea Ripley will undoubtedly be a match of the night contender. We received a small preview tonight … Read more

Winners & Losers: RAW 05.25.20

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RAW kicked off in a fashion that many fans missed and that was the noise of a crowd. For the first time in a couple of months we received a crowd reaction in the way of NXT and Performance Center wrestlers. The show started with the KO Show which featured first Asuka and then all … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 05.22.20

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Heading into SmackDown some may have said that Bayley had her work cut out for her. She challenged and old foe in that of the NXT Women’s Champion to have a Champion vs. Champion match. Last time Charlotte Flair went against Bayley in the squared circle, the Queen lost the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Bayley has … Read more

Winners & Losers: NXT 05.20.20

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NXT this week certainly had its quality moments as storylines progressed and the women were also the main event of the show. There were two matches. The first was Mia Yim facing Santana Garrett. Garrett who can’t seem to pick up a televised win continued her losing streak after Yim hit her Protect Ya Neck … Read more

Winners & Losers: AEW Dynamite 05.20.20

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Hikaru Shida

It’s the last episode of AEW Dynamite before Double or Nothing, AEW’s second PPV of the year, which takes place this Saturday. The card features two women’s matches, the first, Nyla Rose vs. Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women’s Championship and the second being Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander. To hype things up for the … Read more

Winners & Losers: RAW 05.18.20

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RAW this week had a lot of representation from the women and it was good to see. There were three women’s matches and a number of segments. Before we get into the Winners & Losers of the week, let’s unpack what has gone down. The show opened up with a video package of Becky Lynch’s … Read more

Winners & Losers: AEW Dynamite 05.13.20

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We’re back again for another week of AEW Dynamite. A show that features four of the best wrestlers in the women’s division all going head-to-head in a four-way match. Before we get into Dynamite there was an action-packed episode of Dark that featured Britt Baker vs Skyler Moore and Kris Statlander vs Dani Jordyn. Its … Read more

Winners & Losers: IMPACT 05.12.20

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IMPACT Wrestling has been providing exciting new talent to their Knockouts roster in the past several weeks. This has created a fresh take on the division that already shines through with their amazing talent. There were two matches that took place and both had a debut.

First, was Tasha Steelz making her debut facing Kylie Rae and then we witnessed Kimber Lee who showed up last week facing Havok. As reported earlier, Steelz had an impressive first outing, but she was no match for the red hot Rae. Rae has been on a winning streak since debuting for the company and she continued it when she applied her submission, the STF, on Steelz.

After the match, Rae had a unique confrontation with Susie who was confused with her last name. Once she realized that Kylie’s last name was Rae as in a ray of sunshine she seemed to comprehend. The interaction between these two should lead to something interesting, to say the least.

The next match was one that was built from last week’s debut of Kimber Lee on Madison Rayne’s Locker Room Talk. She confronted Havok by saying that the two know each other and that she is looking forward to climbing the Knockouts division in being the Crown Jewel. Havok is coming off of a loss from Rebellion against Rosemary and would like nothing more than a win against someone from her past.

Lee isn’t the only new Knockout that has familiarity with Havok. Nevaeh showed up at Rebellion to watch Havok’s match. These two know each other from other promotions as well and are currently the Guardians of RISE Champions for Rise Wrestling. Nevaeh showed up mid-match between these two as she stood off to the side of the ramp in the back watching intently. It is not fully known what her intentions are at this point.

Unlike Steelz who was unable to pick up a win from her debut, Lee was able to punch out a win with some brass knuckles. While the referee was chased off by an angry Havok, she turned around to Lee who was perched up on the top turnbuckle. We saw that she was equipped with the weapon unbeknownst to Havok herself.

This was enough for Lee to pick up the win. As she exited up the ramp she gave a little wave to Nevaeh who was still looking on without a reaction.

Also on tonight’s show we saw a video package for Kiera Hogan. You can view this below:

This video hypes up Hogan stating that for the past five years she has been in the passenger seat watching others guide her. She hasn’t just been watching however as she has been learning and seeing her mistakes. Now it is about her and to prove that she is the hottest flame.

Let’s get into the Winners & Losers of the week:

WINNER: Kimber Lee

Kimber pulls out a big win from her debut. It isn’t clear if Nevaeh is going to be working with Havok or Kimber at this point, but we do know the common thread and that is that she has been watching Havok closely. I am very interested to see how all of this will pan out. Winning dirty in her first match is a nice touch as well.

She was impressive through the match and being no stranger to gold since she is the current SHIMMER Champion, I can see her heading up the ladder quickly.

WINNER: Susie

I don’t know why, but I love the Susie character. To me, it is strangely more creepy as this then her Su Yung persona. The news earlier in the week that she has re-signed with the company is a huge win as well for not only her but the fans of the Knockouts division as well. I hope to see her feud with Kylie because I think it would be fun to see it play out, especially if she goes back and forth as Yung during the feud.

LOSER: Havok

Havok hasn’t been picking up many wins lately. Coming off of a loss from Rebellion and now this loss to a debuting Kimber isn’t helping her. If Nevaeh is going to be with her instead of against her this could drastically change her recent course for the better. It doesn’t seem like she has done well though since she is being watched.

What did you think of this week’s IMPACT? Who were your Winners & Losers? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

Winners & Losers: RAW 05.11.20

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A RAW many soon will never forget, came with huge news provided by ‘The Man’ Becky Lynch that has changed the landscape of the women’s roster on the red brand. The 400-day reign of Lynch is over as she announced that she had to pass on the title due to becoming a mother as she is with child. As a result, Asuka is the new RAW Women’s Champion because her winning the Money in the Bank briefcase on Sunday was actually her winning the title. For a full review of this, you can check the prior article by clicking here.

After this kicked off the show it was hard to concentrate on anything else, however, a much needed return was right around the corner. The IIconics returned and originally challenged the Women’s Tag Team Champions to a title match. The title ended up not being on the line against Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross, but the returning duo did pick up a win as Peyton Royce pinned Bliss. That full report can be found here.

The second match of the night involved Shayna Baszler and Natalya. Nattie wasn’t very amused by Baszler’s reaction to Lynch’s baby announcement. She couldn’t fathom why someone who was at the top of their career. Nattie challenged Baszler to a match as a result of her inconsiderate response. Baszler then informed Nattie that she will never be a mother and the Hart Dynasty will end with her.

The match between the two was much expected with a win going to Baszler. She attempted to stomp the arm of Nattie as she has been doing lately to her opponents. Nattie was able to counter and avoid the move that has taken many women out. After a knee strike, The Queen of Spades gets the pin.

It seems that Baszler will be going for Asuka next as she is still determined to become champion.

Let’s get to the Winners & Losers of the night as this is pretty obvious this week:

WINNER: Becky Lynch

She may have had to relinquish the title that she has held for 400-days without losing it in a match, but she still has had one hell of a past year (plus). It was quite an emotional moment and I am glad she was able to share it with Asuka. Out of all the women in that Money in the Bank match, Asuka was the one that has the most history with her and the reaction was pure.

I just hope that Becky comes back afterward. She has had a great career with a lot of accomplishments but she is still young with a lot more to go. We will miss you Beckasaurus.

WINNER: Asuka

She just became a Grand Slam Champion, how could she not be a winner? Asuka certainly deserves it. Not only has she put in the work leading up to this from her days in NXT to main roster but she has carried the shows since they have been put on without an audience.

She definitely has Hall of Famer written all over her and in several years when that times come she deserves a standing ovation.

WINNERS: The IIconics

A big return capped off with a big win. They earned a title shot next week as a result. It is very refreshing to see them back. They provide that comedy that we all could use right now. Their first reign with the tag titles wasn’t treated the correct way, especially since their win at Mania was so powerful.

Knocking off the tag champs is a great thing that shows promise for them possible winning back the titles. It would be rather poetic also for them to win them back from the team that beat them.

LOSERS: Alexs Bliss & Nikki Cross

There time could be numbered as champions. They have only held the titles since they beat The Kabuki Warriors at WrestleMania last month. They did defeat a makeshift team of Carmella and Dana Brooke a couple of weeks ago.

They could still retain after they face The IIconics next week, but as of this week it didn’t look good for them.

What did you think of this week’s RAW? Who were your Winners & Losers? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 05.08.20

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With the Money in the Bank pay-per-view this Sunday, most of the women on this week’s show were preparing for the event – except two. Two women who perhaps have the best storyline going between all brands during this strange moment in wrestling. They are the former Fire & Desire tag team, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville.

At this time Rose and Deville do not have a match on the MITB card. This doesn’t mean they still won’t, but one thing is for sure this feud is far from over. Tonight was the first the two have gone one-on-one since Rose made the first slap at WrestleMania.

The match was good for a first fight. The storytelling is tremendous and both women are selling it so much that most of us are buying in bulk. Between Deville pulling out Rose’s eyelashes telling her she is going to make her ugly to Rose slamming Deville into the announce table saying, “who is the bitch now bitch?” everything was entertaining.

Deville was able to pick up the win in this first match with a hand full of tights as she runs up the ramp from a scathing Rose. In a WWE Exclusive, Deville reiterated that she will ruin Rose and that she is nowhere near finished, she is just getting started.

The second match of the night focused on the SmackDown Women’s Championship match that will take place at MITB. Tamina and Lacey Evans teamed up to face on Bayley and Sasha Banks. The match mostly focused on Tamina and Bayley which makes sense as they are the two that will battle on Sunday. The match was okay, it had its spots and did what it was meant to do.

Tamina picked up with the victory with a pin on the champion after a super kick followed up by a Samoan Drop. Evans will be involved in the MITB Ladder Match on Sunday along with Dana Brooke and Carmella. Brooke and Carmella would have a quick interview backstage with both of them basically pumping themselves up as potential winners.

Let’s go over the Winner’s & Loser’s of the week.

WINNER: Sonya Deville

It is so funny how times have changed. For so many Winners & Losers columns, I would have to put Fire & Desire in the Loser section. Mostly it was due to their booking. I wasn’t too sure how I would feel about them being split up. I wasn’t too crazy to see them split up when there are only literally three tag teams in the division that I want to be better so bad. This combined with the fact I did want them to win as a team. But….this has been great.

Sonya has really shined. Mandy is doing great also, but it is Sonya that is really showing her chops as far as promos and storytelling. Mandy was more of a voice before, so it is good to see Sonya take a lead with this. I can’t wait to see how far this will go.

WINNER: Tamina

Tamina is looking strong heading into MITB with a win. Not only a win but a pin on the champion. If she finally wins a title (other than 24/7 of course) over Bayley who is the longest-reigning SmackDown Champion would be a big boost to her career. She doesn’t even need a long reign, just something to solidify her career. I am ready for it although it is still a long stretch.

LOSERS: Carmella & Dana Brooke

I feel like the MITB participants were put on the back burner. Sure Lacey had a match and she was talked up about her placement in the match, but the three women should have been given more. They could have even had the RAW participants show up and all six of them interact. I don’t know, I just felt there should have been more of a push for them.

What did you all think this week’s SmackDown? Who were your Winners & Losers this week? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

Check back in with Diva Dirt for coverage on Money in the Bank this Sunday, May 10.

Winners & Losers: AEW Dynamite 05.06.20

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We’re back after a two-week hiatus as the May 15 and 22 shows didn’t feature any women’s matches. This week AEW returned to live format, with live ‘crowd’ from Daily’s Place, which saw the return of AEW Women’s Champion ‘The Native Beast’ Nyla Rose. We were treated to a really good video package showcasing Rose’s … Read more

Winners & Losers: NXT 05.06.20

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NXT features many women appearances this week. The much-awaited match between Charlotte Flair and Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s Championship took place. We will get to that in a moment. The first woman we saw was Candice LeRae as she would come down to ringside during Johnny Gargano’s match against Dominik Dijakovic. She did … Read more

Winners & Losers: RAW 04.27.20

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This week’s RAW saw two women’s matches, one had implications of the upcoming pay-per-view event. WWE had advertised a Triple Threat heading into the show between the three RAW competitors for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Nia Jax vs. Asuka vs. Shayna Baszler was supposed to take place. Asuka started the segment by … Read more

Winners & Losers: RAW 04.20.20

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What can I say? Tonight’s RAW had five women’s matches. FIVE! Where was this booking when we had a live crowd? Sure, some of the matches were suspect in their booking, length, and ridiculous squashing, but at least we are able to see more women on our television screens. The matches tonight were as follows: … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 04.17.20

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Another SmackDown is in the book and again we have been treated with many of our favorite women from the blue brand. All eyes are set on Money in the Bank and we need to start building the women of SmackDown for the event.

There were two matches tonight. The first was Naomi vs. Dana Brooke, the winner joins the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. The second match was Tamina vs. Sasha Banks. If Tamina wins then she gets as SmackDown Women’s Championship match against Bayley.

As previously reported, Dana Brooke walked away with a surprising victory. I would go on record by saying that most people expected Naomi to win this. She has been in two prior ladder matches compared to Brooke’s one. However, perhaps with her being removed from the WrestleMania SmackDown Women’s Title match has allowed her to get this OPPORTUNITY.

Another reason why some may have thought she wasn’t going to qualify was because she also has a Women’s Tag Team Championship match next week. Her and Carmella will be facing the champs – Nikki Cross & Alexa Bliss. Could Brooke maybe actually be getting a push towards getting her first gold in some form?

The second match as stated above was between Tamina and Sasha Banks. The match itself wasn’t much, but it did serve its purpose. Lacey Evans coming out to provide the assist made sense to continue her rivalry with Banks. More than one storyline intertwining is nice to see.

Tamina was able to pick up the win and get her shot one-on-one against Bayley at Money in the Bank. This will be her first one-on-one title shot in recent memory.

It was also announced that Evans vs. Banks will take place next week to take the second blue brand spot for the MITB match.

Now let’s take a minute to talk about the masterpiece that is Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose. This storyline is probably one of the most entertaining across the board. I am truly heartbroken that this isn’t happening in front of a crowd, because the reactions would be amazing.

The purpose of this segment was for Deville to explain to Rose why she has done what she has done. She starts with the tears and how much she loves Rose and how she is a sister to her. This turns once she says, “you are the most selfish human being I have ever met in my entire life.”

Deville opens up to flood gates on who she feels is an eye candy with no talent. According to her, Rose is a dime a dozen who looks like she was created in some sort of lab just like any other typical blonde.

The range of Deville here was amazing. Rose bounced off of it great as well. This broke down when Ziggler and Otis came out, but I feel that this should lead to Mandy vs Sonya at MITB. I am pretty sure it will be a mixed tag match, which is fine, but I really want the women to go one-on-one.

Here are my Winners & Losers of this week’s SmackDown:

WINNER: Dana Brooke

Everything may be coming up Dana. I know I shouldn’t count my chickens before they hatch, however, I have a good feeling about this. I think it would be an utter shock if Alexa and Nikki lost the titles this early next week to Carmella and Dana. Then again, The Kabuki Warriors had a long title reign and this may have just been the quick way to transition the titles. Either way there isn’t a solid tag division so that still remains the problem.

Dana has more of an odds at winning the tag titles then winning MITB. With Shayna and Nia in that match, I am not expecting an underdog to win.

WINNER: Sonya Deville

Sonya freaking Deville gave me my life and something I didn’t even realize I needed. Her mic work has improved leaps and bounds to what it used to be. The levels she was able to portray. I also love how it built up. She started low with her voice and then she built that volume up. As I have mentioned earlier, THIS should have been in front of a crowd, but I am glad it is happening.

Mandy sold it as well, and the fact they are such good friends in real life gives me big hopes for the future of this storyline. I hope WWE doesn’t mess it up.

LOSER: Naomi

Although Naomi will be fine from her not making it into the MITB match, it will be a miss for the fans. She thrives in these types of matches. I am very glad that Dana is in it, but Naomi should be as well. With Shayna and Nia in the match we need every athletic person we can get to make sure it doesn’t stay slow. With that being said, the way they are doing the match this year makes me excited regardless.

Final Thoughts:

Overall it was another good SmackDown highlighting the women. In fact, for the past several weeks, all shows have done a nice job for the ladies and given us all a lot to talk about.

The “climb the corporate ladder” version of the MITB match this year intrigues me. I am looking forward to it. My big fear is that it may open the gates for Shayna Baszler to dominate much like she did at Elimination Chamber. If that is the case, then that will make this a waste of time. Regardless, I am very impressed with these alternate ways WWE is planning to do matches without having a crowd.

What were your thoughts on SmackDown this week? Who were your Winners & Losers? Leave what you are thinking in the comment section below.

Winners & Losers: NXT 04.15.20

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After a long day of uncertainty within WWE due to the release of talent, we still had our weekly NXT show to view. Heading into the night the only thing that was for certain was that we would hear from at least Charlotte Flair. Flair defeated Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania and is now ready for … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 04.10.20

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Friday Night SmackDown picked up where RAW left off and that is with plenty to talk about from the women’s division. WrestleMania may be in the rear view, however, there is still plenty to build from as a result of that event. The match of the night saw The Kabuki Warriors getting a rematch for their former gold. They faced the new Women’s Tag Team Champions – Nikki Cross & Alexa Bliss.

Another great match between these four women was a joy to watch. Personally, I feel that the WrestleMania match was better, but this one certainly was entertaining. Asuka and Cross arguing on top of the commentary desk was fun to watch. Speaking of Asuka, she certainly has been the glue that has held both RAW and SmackDown together. She has been appearing on both shows for the past several weeks and has been the most entertaining to see during this time.

The match culminated with Kairi Sane being isolated in the ring. This allowed for a blind tag by Cross. She would enter the match and hit a neck breaker to pick up the pin on Sane to retain the title. With these two being the only two teams left on-screen I couldn’t have been the only one wanting The IIconics to return tonight.

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In regards to the tag team division there seems to be a new team brewing and that is Dana Brooke and Carmella. They were seen backstage approaching Bliss & Cross after their win. They challenged them to a match and although Bliss was reluctant, they accepted. There wasn’t any mention of when this match would take place but because Brooke and Carmella weren’t on WrestleMania they wanted a chance for the gold.

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Brooke was also announced to be in a qualifying match for next week against Naomi for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match that will take place on May 10.

From the tag titles we transfer to the SmackDown Women’s Title. Bayley retained in a Fatal Five-way at Mania and she continues to think she is the unstoppable role model. Her and Sasha Banks stood in the ring and explained the opinions of the sheep. They were interrupted by a determined Tamina. The two best friends attempt to smooth things over as always with the compliments to her. Tamina wasn’t buying it and issued a challenge of her own. She explains that although she may have been first out during the Fatal Five-way match, it took all four of the other competitors to do so. She wants a title shot one-on-one with the longest reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion.

Bayley would agree to this, however, Tamina has to go through Banks first next week. It has been a while since Tamina has been seen as an unstoppable force and also standing on her own instead of being the bodyguard for someone else. So could she be finally getting her moment?

Sonya Deville was also on the show to accompany Dolph Ziggler to ringside. Ziggler defeated Tucker and although it appears Mandy Rose is busy with Otis, Deville will meet with her next week. Deville and Ziggler maintain that the footage that was shown about their involvement with the Valentine’s date gone wrong was doctored. Let’s see how Deville talks her way out of this one as she will be face to face with Rose next week.

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Let’s get into the Winners & Losers of the week:

WINNER: Sasha Banks

Banks has really been killing it on the mic. Her reactions to Tamina have been comical and having that during these times is a nice relief. Since Bayley was the one to make the match between Sasha and Tamina for next week, it seems that there is still that break up lurking. Although I won’t get my hopes up to much because we all know what happen for the majority of 2018 between the two.

WINNER: Dana Brooke

OPPORTUNITY!! Brooke was unfortunately taken out of the WrestleMania match but she is back and is ready to finally get some gold. Between her qualifying match for the MITB Ladder match as well a Women’s Tag Team Championship If anyone’s immediate future looks bright it would be Dana’s.

LOSER:

Everyone on tonight’s show seems to be moving forward in there storylines so it really is hard to pick a loser this week. The Kabuki Warriors could be considered on the losing end as they lost their rematch, but with how Asuka has been carrying both shows and the match itself being good that seems to be a stretch.

What did you think of this week’s show? Who were your Winners and Losers? Did you find anyone on the loser end? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

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