The New Year’s Day edition of SmackDown Live left the identity of Asuka’s Royal Rumble opponent up in the air. In a backstage segment, each of the previous three champions – Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Carmella – made their case to Triple H. He simply responded that management would take it under advisement. But … Read more
On Jan. 1, news broke that Toni Storm was the victim of a hack. A website leaked personal photos and videos of the NXT UK superstar online, causing her to leave social media. Wrestling Twitter responded in the following days with an overwhelming amount of love and support for Storm. A We Support Toni Twitter … Read more
Early Tuesday morning, while everyone was winding down from their New Year’s celebrations, the Elite made a game-changing announcement on their YouTube channel. After months of rumors, All Elite Wrestling is official. This left fans and critics anxious to see what this meant for women’s wrestling. Well according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dr. Britt … Read more
The new year is starting off with a gross undertone, after a website known for leaking photos of celebrities has invaded a woman’s privacy once again. This time, the unfortunate victim is NXT UK Superstar and indy queen, Toni Storm. Yesterday, news hit that nude pictures and video of Toni Storm had been leaked by … Read more
The debate on whether the term “Diva” is hurtful to women wrestlers still cycles from time-to-time in the WWE universe. Diva Dirt’s Kristen Ashly got to speak to Maria Kanellis, who gave her thoughts on the term, and how she refuses to trade “Divas” for “Women”. Kanellis has worked for Ring of Honor, Chikara, New … Read more
As another year is about to start, society as a whole will continue to have the same social issues. The main focus of the past few years, including 2018, in particular, is gender equality. On paper, there is no denying that women have stolen the show from their male counterparts. An endless amount of “firsts,” … Read more
Jordynne Grace made good on her statement at Progress Chapter 76: Hello Wembley back in September by beating Jinny for the Progress Women’s Championship in Progress Wrestling’s final show of 2018, Progress Unboxing. This is the culmination of a meteoric rise that has seen the indie darling make statement after statement in recent months in … Read more
Tonight’s episode of Raw was pre-recorded, and so most fans didn’t expect any huge news to come out of the Christmas Eve edition of the Monday night mainstay. All of that was blown out of the water, when Vince McMahon dressed as Santa Claus delivered some presents to WWE fans and the WWE Universe. According … Read more
As if the first weekend in April 2019 wasn’t already filled to the brim with various shows, Stardom will be holding an event in the U.S. during WrestleMania weekend. Stardom made the announcement today on Twitter that they will hold an event called American Dream in the Big Apple 2019 at the NYC Arena in … Read more
Very early Friday morning, Diva Dirt broke news that a title match for Royal Rumble was confirmed for Asuka vs. Becky Lynch, as reported on WWE Main Event. It looks like the match is no longer confirmed. Friday afternoon, ex-General Manager of SmackDown Live, Paige, posted this tweet on her Twitter account. The tweet comes … Read more
Today, Impact Wrestling has announced their departure from PopTV and their move to Pursuit. Ed Nordholm, president of Impact Wrestling stated, “Pursuit is a natural fit for Impact”. Rusty Faulk, CEO and founder of Pursuit channel, has welcomed Impact into their Friday lineup of popular shows. Impact’s choice to migrate to Pursuit seems a little … Read more
After over 7,000 votes for EACH category, the 2018 Diva Dirt Fan Awards winners have been announced. This year, Diva Dirt announced the winners in multiple platforms, making it easier for readers and fans to find out which women wrestlers won their favorite categories. Diva Dirt partnered with women’s wrestling YouTube channel Ring The Belle … Read more
WWE Mixed Match Challenge Season 2 has been a real mixed bag. This season added two more episodes and five more minutes per, making it 14 30-minute episodes. It seemed like it dragged on forever though, in part because of the change to a round-robin style bracket. The who’s who list of wrestlers who were … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] According to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via Squared Circle Sirens), Raw Superstar Emma is expected to make her return in mid-June. As it was previously reported, Emma suffered a shoulder injury during a live house show at Liverpool, England as part of WWE”s European tour on May 7th. Here, … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”600″][/media-credit] According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, the women of SmackDown Live will be getting a Money in the Bank Ladder match next month! Money in the Bank, the SmackDown exclusive pay-per-view, will take place next month, and current plans are exciting for the women. “If all goes to plan” the women of … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”600″][/media-credit] Over the past few months we’ve been receiving information here and there regarding the upcoming Women’s Tournament. Triple H, the man that WWE describes as being the “driving force” behind the Women’s Evolution, took to Twitter to reveal the official name and logo for the tournament: A tournament with top female talent from … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Asuka has met every challenger with a ferocious intensity that hasn’t been seen in NXT ever. She has now met 176 wins, according to Cageside Seats, in her more than 414 day reign as NXT Women’s Champion. Nikki Cross and Ruby Riot, meanwhile, were in a war with each other that … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] According to a report from Pro Wrestling Sheet, Eva Marie will not be returning to Total Divas for the show’s seventh season. The report also adds that there is uncertainty as to whether Paige will continue to be featured but that original cast members Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Natalya and Naomi … Read more
[media-credit name=”Netflix” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] And now we have the first official full trailer for the series! Executive produced by Orange Is The New Black creator Jenji Kohan, GLOW tells the tale of Ruth Wilder (Community’s Alison Brie), a failed actress that receives an audition for “unconventional women”. The role is for ‘Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (G.L.O.W.)’, a wrestling … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] As announced last month, WWE will be hosting a women’s tournament this summer! The tournament will feature 32 different women from 17 different countries, and it will be showcased only on the WWE Network. New details, courtesy of PWInsider have cropped up, detailing that the tournament will be taped on July … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] After months of waiting, including going beyond the due date, Birdie Joe Danielson has officially been born! WWE.com posted an article announcing the news, and included a quote from the mother herself. Brie Bella said: “There is no better feeling in the world than meeting your daughter. I can’t even express the overwhelming … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @waynemason/Twitter” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] A huge congratulations to 2015 Tough Enough winner, Sara Lee and her partner Wesley Blake on the birth of their daughter Piper, who was born on May 1st. In an Instagram post today, the former NXT Superstar showed the world a first glimpse at her pride and joy. View this … Read more
[media-credit name=”Instagram/@WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] A six woman tag team match has been announced for SmackDown’s upcoming PPV event Backlash. As seen on tonight’s episode of SmackDown, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and the SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi will team up to take on Carmella, Natalya and Tamina, who have collectively become known as ‘The Welcoming Committee’. … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] After last week‘s number one contender Battle Royal match, there was much speculation as to whether Ember Moon would be able to compete at TakeOver: Chicago after she took a nasty fall off the barricade. WWE.com is now confirming that Ember Moon has been pulled from the NXT Women’s Title match at … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] During a live house show at Liverpool, England show today, Emma took part in a Women’s tag team match were she teamed up with Mickie James to take on the team of Bayley and Sasha Banks. Looks like Emma just sustained a shoulder injury at #WWELiverpool. Landed badly in the corner. … Read more
[media-credit name=”STARDOM” align=”alignnone” width=”615″][/media-credit] STARDOM star Kairi Hojo has announced that she will be leaving the promotion shortly. The news comes after it was previously reported that Kairi had signed a multi-year deal with the WWE. https://twitter.com/we_are_stardom/status/860811241312231425 Kairi requested to team as Threedom one last time tomorrow. Io and Mayu agreed. They will face Kyona, … Read more