AJ Lee‘s shocking retirement announcement drew a lot of attention outside of wrestling circles. According to Gerweck.net, the former Divas Champion was the sixth most searched item on the internet last Friday in the United States. The term “AJ Lee” was searched over 50,000 times. Yesterday, AJ made her first comments since leaving the WWE, … Read more
According to a report from PWInsider (via Wrestling News Source), Tamina Snuka is backstage at Raw. Snuka has not been seen on television since last May, having been sidelined with a knee injury. She has reportedly been cleared to wrestle, but it is unknown if she will take part in tonight’s show. How would you … Read more
AJ Lee has broken her post-WWE silence, commenting for the first time since her departure from the company was announced on Friday. This afternoon, AJ tweeted a message to her fans, thanking them for her support and encouraging them to pursue their dreams. Accompanying the message was a simple photo of a pair of Converse … Read more
Former Divas Champion Eve Torres recently caught up with WWE.com to discuss her newly announced pregnancy, the return of the Diva Search, Total Divas and more. Has she gotten more acting roles following Matador?: “Yes. Being offered the role in the Jackie Chan film was amazing. I got to do a fight scene with Jackie … Read more
Last night, NCW: Femmes Fatales held its 17th event in Montreal and crowned a new NCW:FF Champion. LuFisto would claim the honor by defeating both Courtney Rush and Saraya Knight in a Triple Threat match. This adds another title to LuFisto’s mantle, joining the WSU World Title. Full results below, courtesy of Dave Muscarella: Pre-show … Read more
Could Renee Young be heading back to the commentary table soon? According to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via Lords of Pain), Renee has been impressing both Vince McMahon and Executive VP Kevin Dunn with her recent work. Plans are to keep her in her interviewing and hosting roles for the time being, but … Read more
Speculation and well wishes have been flooding in since the WWE announced AJ Lee‘s departure from the company yesterday afternoon. The WWE used specific language in the article announcing the news, saying that AJ has decided to “retire from in-ring competition with WWE,” but the impression seems to be that she’s done with the company … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 26, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees SHINE Champion Mia Yim going head-to-head with NWA World Women’s Champion Santana Garrett in a huge Title vs. Title match. In another big Title vs. Title match, SHINE Tag Team Champions a href=”http://www.diva-dirt.com/tag/cherry-bomb”>Cherry Bomb and Kimber Lee take on … Read more
WWE has announced a few moments ago that AJ Lee has retired from in-ring competition with the company, effective immediately. WWE issued a tweet announcing the news: BREAKING: AJ Lee (April Mendez) has decided to retire from in-ring competition with WWE. We wish AJ the very best. — WWE (@WWE) April 3, 2015 AJ – … 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: Book a main roster debut for an NXT Diva. We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on the website. … Read more
TNA will make its return to live Pay-Per-View this summer. According to PWInsider, TNA has started making plans to present Slammiversary live in late June. TNA’s last live PPV was the previous Slammiversary, which saw Angelina Love retain the Knockouts Title by defeating Gail Kim. Since then, TNA has aired taped One Night Only PPVs … Read more
Earlier this week, Eva Marie posted a quote from The Rock on her Instagram account as part of #WisdomWednesday: #WisdomWednesday @therock ???????? A photo posted by ? Eva Marie???? (@natalieevamarie) on Apr 1, 2015 at 10:51am PDT The Rock soon posted the same quote on his Instagram account, confirming that it was from a conversation … Read more
According to a report from F4WOnline.com (via Ringside News), the WWE may be planning another angle between Stephanie McMahon and Ronda Rousey at October’s Hell in a Cell event. Hell in a Cell will take place in Los Angeles, California, so getting Rousey to the event wouldn’t be an issue. It’s also one of the … Read more
Paige may be the next Diva to star in a WWE Studios film – pending the reveal of any April Fools pranks. The former Divas Champion is featured in an unlisted video published on Fox Home Entertainment’s YouTube channel, announcing that she will star alongside The Miz in a Christmas movie. The movie, set to … Read more
Good news Total Divas fans! E! has officially picked the show up for a fourth season, as revealed per a press release this afternoon. Season four had already all but been confirmed, as a return date of July 7th was announced at the end of the season three finale. More good news? It looks like … Read more
Charlotte and Sasha Banks‘s performance at last weekend’s NXT live event in San Jose may have put them that much closer to a main roster promotion. According to a report from PWInsider (via Lords of Pain), the show was the first time WWE CEO Vince McMahon attended an NXT live event. After seeing the NXT … Read more
Lana may start getting that rumored big push sooner than expected. Filming on her WWE Studios film Interrogation has already wrapped, her co-star Edge tweeting the news late last night: Wrapped on #Interrogation tonight. Full on, amazing, two week sprint. So fun and rewarding, thanks to all involved, you rock — Adam (Edge) Copeland (@EdgeRatedR) … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: NXT (3/25/15): Sasha Banks retains the NXT Women’s … Read more
Was the WWE considering moving the Divas tag team match from the main show of WrestleMania 31 to the Kickoff show? According to a report from PWInsider (via Lords of Pain), the WWE considered moving the tag match pitting AJ Lee and Paige against Brie and Nikki Bella to the Kickoff, but eventually decided against … Read more
Ronda Rousey created perhaps the most buzzworthy WrestleMania moment on Sunday when she hopped the barricade and came face to face with Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. After exchanging words with Stephanie and nearly capturing her in her infamous armbar, the undefeated MMA champion stood tall alongside her Furious 7 co-star The Rock, perhaps foreshadowing … Read more
Newly inducted WWE Hall of Famer Alundra Blayze has helped Paul Heyman get revenge on an overzealous Brock Lesnar fan. Blayze, who in her Hall of Fame speech named herself “the first Paul Heyman girl,” appeared in a follow-up to the fan’s viral video showing him hitting wrestling finishers on his girlfriend. In the video, … Read more
Her WrestleMania 31 appearance may have been a temporary return, but Lana is in line for a big push, according to a report from Wrestling Obersever (via Lords of Pain), Lana is in line for a big push. Vince McMahon is said to be very high on the Ravishing Russian and has “big plans” for … Read more
Eve Torres is going to be a mother. The three-time Divas Champion made the announcement tonight on Instagram, posting a photo of a tiny jiu-jitsu gi hanging on a clothesline: I'm growing love, life, and Renergy in my belly!! @renergracie and I couldn't feel any happier! ?? A photo posted by Eve Torres Gracie (@evetorresgracie) … Read more
There are few things in this world that I love more than fashion, so excuse me if the WWE Hall of Fame banquet is basically my favorite event of WrestleMania week. The Divas, past and present, as well as the Superstar wives, always bring their version of the best outfit, and today, I’m here to … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer Lita made a rare WWE television appearance on last night’s WrestleMania Kickoff show, answering questions from fans. On top of teasing some possible WWE Network content from her and Team Bestie partner Trish Stratus, Lita expressed enthusiasm about a possible WrestleMania tag team showdown pitting Brie and Nikki Bella against the … Read more
UPDATE: The WWE has confirmed that NXT Takeover events will air quarterly, not monthly, as previously reported. In his post-WrestleMania conference call, WWE CEO Vince McMahon has revealed big new plans for the WWE Network, including new series and monthly live NXT specials. The accompanying press release gave more details on the previously announced return … Read more