WWE legend The Rock recently took to Facebook to compliment his cousin, NXT Diva Nia Jax, after she stopped by his personal gym. In a heartfelt Facebook post, Rock shared his advice to her: don’t worry about championships or becoming famous. He also predicted that, one day, she’ll do big things: Pleasure having my cousin … Read more
NXT Women’s Champion Bayley recently talked with UK publication The Independent to promote NXT’s upcoming TakeOver: London live special, discussing a move to the main roster, her title reign, the heat Eva Marie generates and more. Coming off of a successful title defense against Eva Marie on last week’s episode of NXT, Bayley was asked … Read more
According to a new report, the WWE is planning a historic Divas match for the upcoming TLC Pay-Per-View. PWMania is reporting that tonight’s Raw may see Ric Flair announce that Paige is challenging Charlotte for the Divas Championship at TLC in the first ever main roster Divas Ladder match. So far, nothing has been confirmed … Read more
Today in Winston Salem, North Carolina, Queens of Combat crowned their first champion: Taeler Hendrix. Taeler defeated Tessa Blanchard in the finals of the championship tournament, which kicked off last summer. Full Queens of Combat 7 results below, courtesy of Diva Dirt’s Chris: Fatal Four-Way to take Santana Garrett‘s spot in the semi-finals: Candice LeRae … Read more
Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * This past weekend, Santana Garrett won the … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: Who should be the next woman to challenge Charlotte for the Divas Title? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight … Read more
Awesome Kong is denying reports that she’s retiring from wrestling. In a statement to Pro Wrestling Sheet, the two-time Knockouts Champion says all she’s retiring at the moment is her Amazing Kong moniker, which she uses on the indies and in Japan: “Amazing Kong is retired from wrestling, but Awesome Kong has further obligations to … Read more
Tonight at Survivor Series, Charlotte earned two big victories: retaining the Divas Title and getting sweet revenge on Paige. In an intense match that displayed traces of the fervor that erupted last Monday, Charlotte dug deep, overcoming an early disadvantage to overpower Paige and retain her title. After trading control throughout the match, Paige’s fate … Read more
Is Awesome Kong retiring from the ring? Japanese wrestling site Battle News is reporting that Kong – real name Kia Stevens – has been advised by her doctor to retire from wrestling after being pulled from a tournament at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall for health reasons. It is believed that these issues stem from the back … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series tonight, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2012, when Eve Torres defended her Divas Title against Kaitlyn. Despite an attempted repeat of Night of Champions by Aksana, Kaitlyn came close to victory. Eve’s wiles proved too much to handle, though. … Read more
Yesterday, WSU presented its latest event, Cherry-T, on iPPV. The event served as a fundraiser for injured WSU Champion Cherry Bomb. Full results below, courtesy of Dave Muscarella: Annie Social def. Angie Skye. Penelope Ford, Brittany Blake, Sozio, Joey Janela & Kira def. Amanda Rodriguez, Jewells Malone, Sassy Stephie, Dave Crist & Greg Excellent when … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2010, when Natalya took on Layla and Michelle McCool in a Handicap match for the Divas Title. Natalya would win the match and gain her first Divas Championship, but Lay-Cool sought revenge … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2007, when Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Maria Kanellis, Michelle McCool and Torrie Wilson took on Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, Layla, Melina and Victoria. The 10-Diva Tag Team match did not operate under … Read more
Every Friday, the Social Media Catch-Up will bring you a roundup of our favorite social media postings by the women in wrestling and present them to you here. Have you found a post we should include next week? Send it in. Here’s our latest batch: After last week’s horific attacks on Paris, wrestling fans were … Read more
Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * Kimber Lee defeated Mickie James to become … Read more
Ahead of Survivor Series this Sunday, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to the very first Survivor Series, when The Fabulous Moolah led Rockin’ Robin, Velvet McIntyre, Itsuki Yamazaki and Noriyo Tateno against Sensational Sherri, Leilani Kai, Judy Martin, Donna Christanello and Dawn Marie Johnston. … Read more
Former Diva AJ Lee is writing a memoir. AJ announced the news today, revealing that she’s struck a deal with The Leschne Agency to publish the book, titled Crazy is My Superpower, in spring 2017: So proud to announce my book deal with @penguinrandom / @CrownPublishing . A lifelong dream come true. https://t.co/wiXkkcSQt1 — A.J. … Read more
New details have emerged about the controversial segment between Charlotte and Paige that closed Monday’s Raw, revealing how and why the memory of Charlotte’s late brother Reid Flair was evoked. According to PWInsider, the idea was something that was presented to Charlotte, and she was given the opportunity to give feedback on every aspect of … Read more
UPDATE: Wrestling Observer is reporting that the match is no longer planned for the show. Could Natalya and Sasha Banks go head-to-head on the Survivor Series Kickoff show? According to the Wrestling Observer (via Wrestling Inc), at one point, the match was planned for the pre-show. However, it’s unknown if this is still the plan. … Read more
TNA has revealed its new television home: POP TV. POP TV, formerly known as the TV Guide Channel, will air Impact Wrestling on Tuesdays at 9pm ET starting January 5th. The premiere episode will be a live two hour show. A video promo announcing the news has been released: View the full press release below: … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: What are your predictions for Charlotte vs. Paige at Survivor Series? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on … Read more
Get hyped for Survivor Series with an exclusive Diva Dirt Hype video package highlighting the match between Paige and Charlotte for the Divas Championship. Check out the latest Diva Dirt Hype below: Music: “True Friends” by Bring Me the Horizon Listen to every song featured in a Diva Dirt Hype video on our Spotify playlist.
Ric Flair has spoken out on the controversial angle that closed Monday night’s Raw, which saw Paige invoke the memory of his late son Reid Flair during a Divas Title match contract signing with Charlotte. On his WOOOOO! Nation podcast, Ric revealed that he was not forewarned about that angle and admitted to crying while … Read more
In a new interview promoting the new WWE Studios movie Santa’s Little Helper, Paige turned her ire away from her fellow Divas and towards her co-star The Miz and E! News’s Maria Menounos. Paige stayed in character for the interview, mocking Miz’s charm and calling out Maria for “trying to be a Diva” when she … Read more
Divas Champion Charlotte joined former WWE announcer Jonathan Coachman for SportsCenter’s weekly Off the Top Rope segment, talking about her childhood, her path to wrestling and Ronda Rousey‘s shocking loss at UFC 193. Charlotte spoke about growing up with Ric Flair as her father, saying that he was very much a normal dad, aside from … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus has added her voice to the multitudes calling for the WWE to give greater opportunities to the Divas, writing out her thoughts in a post on her official website. Trish connected her belief in the viability of the Divas division to the star power of Ronda Rousey, who she … Read more