Diva Dirt is excited to reveal the nominations for our ninth annual Fan Awards! Taking into consideration your suggestions, as well as discussing amongst the Diva Dirt team, we’ve compiled the nominations looking back at the best of women’s wrestling in 2016. Voting is now open and will continue until 12:01am ET on December 31st, … Read more
[media-credit name=”E!” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] According to Show Buzz Daily, the sixth episode of Total Divas, titled “Too Many Cooks”, drew in a viewing audience of 705,000 viewers – the highest rating of this season so far. This is up 149,000 viewers than last week’s rating of 556,000 viewers. In the 18-49 demo, the episode drew … Read more
[media-credit name=”Lucha Underground” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight on Lucha Underground Sexy Star squared off against Johnny Mundo in a rematch for the Lucha Underground Championship. Surrounded by a steel cage, Sexy became the first woman in the Temple to participate in a match with such a stipulation. Sexy would use the cage to her advantage and … Read more
[media-credit name=”TNA” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] TNA continue to look and steam ahead for the year of 2017! As previously reported, TNA have planned a marathon of tapings for the first week of 2017 and have since announced that they will indeed return to the Impact Zone beginning January 5th, with a semi-live episode of Impact Wrestling, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Lucha Underground” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight on Lucha Underground a longstanding rivalry will come to a head when Sexy Star takes on Johnny Mundo surrounded by a steel cage for the Lucha Underground Championship. Sexy will become the first female in the Temple to compete in a match with such a stipulation. Last week the mind … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] The rivalry between the Lass Kicker and the Spiteful One will continue as a rematch for the SmackDown Women’s Championship will take place next Tuesday. Last week an impromptu bout took place between the two but was mired in controversy when Alexa Bliss claimed she suffered an injury, leading to a … Read more
It’s that time of year once again! Now that we are into the final month of 2016, it’s time to give out some awards. For the ninth year running, Diva Dirt presents its Year-End Awards! Who will follow Nikki Bella as WWE’s female Superstar of the Year, Gail Kim as Knockout of the Year, Santana Garrett as … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at Roadblock: End of the Line, Charlotte Flair became a four-time Raw Women’s Champion after defeating Sasha Banks in a 30 Minute Iron Man match. PINFALL TO @MsCharlotteWWE!! #IronManMatch UPDATE: @SashaBanksWWE – 0@MsCharlotteWWE – 110:30 remaining#WWERoadblock @WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/hMRURGVW9t — WWE (@WWE) December 19, 2016 Charlotte was able to score the … Read more
[media-credit name=”Twitter/@jamesdelow” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] One of the UK’s major television broadcasters, Channel 4, will be airing a one-off hour documentary titled “Women of WWE”. This documentary is being produced by James Delow, who hosts popular UK WWE fancast Gorilla Position. James has revealed via his Twitter page that the show will be airing sometime in … Read more
[media-credit name=”E!” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] According to Show Buzz Daily, the sixth episode of Total Divas, titled “Mother of the Groom”, drew in a viewing audience of 556,000 viewers. This is down 7,000 viewers than last week’s rating of 563,000 viewers. In the 18-49 demo, the episode drew in a 0.25 rating, which is lower than … Read more
[media-credit name=”Ring of Honor” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Could ROH’s Women of Honor division soon be fighting for a new Women’s title? According to a report from PWInsider, Ring of Honor are currently in the works of introducing a new title for their female roster and crown its first women’s champion in the upcoming year. The report … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] For the second year in a row, an NXT TakeOver event will take place on the weekend of WrestleMania in Orlando. WWE.com announced that this NXT TakeOver event for April 1st, 2017: NXT TakeOver: Orlando takes place on Saturday, April 1, at the Amway Center, less than 24 hours before The … Read more
[media-credit name=”Mick Foley’s FB Page” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] One of the biggest blows in pro-wrestling this year was the death of former WWE Intercontinental and Women’s Champion, Chyna this April. It would appear that the legend would finally escape the chaos that surrounded her life. Unfortunately, it will be a while longer before the “Ninth Wonder … Read more
[media-credit name=”Lucha Underground” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] While Season 3 of Lucha Underground is underway, few details have been revealed about the status of Season 4. Last week Lucha Underground executive producer Eric Van Wagenen was on the Mid Week War podcast where he discussed last week’s Gauntlet Match along with all things LU. He had this to … Read more
[media-credit name=”E!” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] According to Show Buzz Daily, the fourth episode of Total Divas, titled “Gone Girl”, drew in a viewing audience of 563,000 viewers. This is down from last week’s 595,000 viewers. The show featured it’s first glimpses at Paige and Alberto Del Rio’s relationship along with Eva Marie‘s career struggles and more. … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @kimber_lee90/Instagram” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] A new wave of female talents will be making their way to the WWE come 2017! PWInsider reports that the WWE have signed a batch of independent stars that include CHIKARA’s first female Grand Champion Kimber Lee, fellow CHIKARA history maker, the 2014 Chikara’s Young Lion’s Cup winner Heidi Lovelace, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Lucha Underground” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight on Lucha Underground Sexy Star beat PJ Black for a rematch with Johnny Mundo for the Lucha Underground Championship. The match will take place in a steel cage. This will make Sexy the first female competitor to be granted such a stipulation. The match was made with PJ under … Read more
[media-credit name=”CNBC” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] As it was speculated last month, former WWE CEO Linda McMahon will join US President Elect Donald Trump’s administration as overseer of the Small Business Administration. In a statement earlier today, Trump said that Linda McMahon would aim to “bring back our jobs and roll back the burdensome regulations that are … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE has released a new list (via the WWE Network) of their 2016 “Match of the Year”. The list of twenty, which covers from January 2016 to October 2016, features two women’s matches. Ranking in at number nineteen is Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks for the Raw Women’s title on the October … Read more
[media-credit name=”TrishStratus.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] On the latest episode of Lilian Garcia‘s podcast Trish Stratus revealed the gender of her baby and it’s a girl! She made the original announcement that she was expecting in October. Trish had this to say on Facebook: She also posted this picture of her son, Max, on her website: [media-credit name=”TrishStratus.com” … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] One week after their Falls Count Anywhere main event match, Sasha Banks and Charlotte will meet again at WWE’s Roadblock: End of the Line, this time competing in a 30-minute Iron Man match! #Raw Women's Champion @SashaBanksWWE CHALLENGES @MsCharlotteWWE to an #IronMan Match at #WWERoadblock. pic.twitter.com/zYehAFPZim — WWE (@WWE) December 6, … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] After her fierce showdown against Asuka at NXT TakeOver: Toronto, Mickie James could be finding her way back to the WWE on a full time basis. Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that the WWE have offered their former Women’s Champion a new deal to return and compete on their main … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight at TLC, Alexa Bliss got her rematch for the SmackDown Women’s title against Becky Lynch in a Tables match and this time walking away with the gold. Becky cornered Alexa early on and quickly went hunting for tables under the ring. Alexa caught up with Becky, managing to take her … Read more
[media-credit name=”WWE.com” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Raw could be on the verge of adding another female Superstar to their roster. According to a report from PWInsider, Tamina has been medically cleared by doctors to return to the ring and will be traveling on the road as early as next week with the Raw roster. After confirming she … Read more
[media-credit name=”TNA” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] After a whirlwind year that saw a shift in power, non-stop lawsuits and legal settlements, TNA (and new partner Anthem Sports) are looking ahead to the upcoming year with plans for new televised material. PWInsider reports the company has informed talents that they plan to have a marathon week of tapings from … Read more
[media-credit name=”Twitter/@ImpactWrestling” align=”alignnone” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight on Impact Wrestling’s main event, the vacated Knockouts Championship found a new title holder in Rosemary. The Demon Assassin won the belt by defeating Jade in the anticipated Six Sides of Steel cage match. The previous Knockouts Champion Gail Kim had a front row seat for the match, in full … Read more