Yesterday evening, Stephanie McMahon announced the sad news of WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young‘s death at age 90. Since the tragic story broke, WWE Divas past and present have paid tribute to Mae on social media. Following Stephanie’s initial tribute, the likes of former Womens Champion Mickie James and Total Divas star Natalya were … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young passed away tonight at age 90. Mae had been receiving hospice care for the past few weeks due to an unknown illness. Last week, rumors swirled that she had passed, but were soon debunked. Tonight, Stephanie McMahon broke the news of Mae’s death, tweeting: #RIPTheOneandOnlyGreatMaeYoung A true pioneer and … Read more
NXT Women’s Champion Paige is “back to work”, having recovered from an unspecified injury. Speculation about an injury began last week, when at the NXT tapings, Emma claimed she would defeat Paige for the title when she was “healed”. She hadn’t wrestled since a NXT live event in late November. Today, Paige posted a photo … Read more
Former WWE Diva Lita has taken part in the latest Fan Forum Five, a Q&A feature on Trish Stratus‘s official website. How she met Trish: “I wonder if Trish remembers this…… It was in Florida, we had both just been hired and were not on the road yet. At this time there was not a … 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 Impact Wrestling to SmackDown to Raw. Joining the audio will be team members Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Kaitlyn leaves the WWE. What effect … Read more
Last week, Kaitlyn left the WWE. The former Divas Champion promised to follow up with her fans, and now she has posted a video regarding her WWE departure. Kaitlyn revealed in her video that she will be getting married and is planning her own wedding, which any bride knows isn’t an easy feat. She also … Read more
NXT Diva Emma made her main roster debut on Raw, appearing in the audience during a match pitting Cameron and Naomi against AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka. Emma was shown only briefly, holding an #Emmataining sign. The commentators acknowledged her by name and as an NXT Diva. It was a quick debut, but a debut … Read more
Former Divas Candice Michelle and Michelle McCool have recently undergone surgeries, both to remedy nagging injuries from their time in the ring. Candice Michelle went under the knife to fix a broken nose, sustained years ago in the ring. She tweeted a photo yesterday, showing herself four days after the surgery: 4 days in,compliments of … Read more
Could AJ Lee be the next Diva to transition into mainstream media? The Divas Champion is included in a poll on Maxim Magazine’s website asking fans which woman they want to see on a future cover of Maxim. AJ is on the list alongside Summer Glau, Miesha Tate, Nina Dobrev and Kate Beckinsale. AJ is … Read more
Making the round are photos of Total Divas star Cameron hanging out with R&B singer Ray J this weekend. The two were spotted leaving a gym together, trailed by what we assume are Total Divas cameras. Maybe Cameron will have a little help advancing her music career next season? This isn’t the first time Ray … Read more
While appearing with Tom Phillips on the WWE App during SmackDown, Brie and Nikki Bella came upon the topic of Brie’s fiance Daniel Bryan joining The Wyatt Family. Brie takes exception to Nikki’s claim that they lost on Raw because Brie was distracted. RELATED: Video: Brie Bella Talks Daniel Bryan Joining the Wyatt Family Brie … Read more
Hosted by Jake, Diva Dirt TV is posted every weekend, wrapping up the week in women’s wrestling by naming the best moments of the week as “Match of the Week”, “Tweet of the Week”, “Story of the Week” and more. On this week’s episode: Jake talks Kaitlyn‘s WWE departure, Aksana‘s sudden push, Brie Bella‘s reaction … Read more
Last November, we learned that Total Divas star Naomi was spending some time in the recording studio. Since then, details on her venture into music have been scarce. Today, though, we’ve learned from Naomi herself that not only does she have a single (titled “Dance All Night”), but she’s already filming its music video. She … Read more
UPDATE: Mike Mooneyham, a wrestling columnist, has reported that reports of Mae passing away are false. She is still at home and off life support but has not passed yet. He tweeted: Mae Young has not passed away. The source who reported her passing received incorrect information. Mae is gravely ill, but still alive. — … Read more
As we reported earlier, Kaitlyn has left the WWE. While her departure seems quite sudden, Wrestling Observer is reporting that the former Divas Champions left due to numerous storylines for her never coming to fruition. Kaitlyn, they say, was “just over it”. Kaitlyn doesn’t seem to be leaving the WWE without plans, though. Her fiance … Read more
WWE.com has reported that as of today, Kaitlyn is no longer under contract with the company. Kaitlyn confirmed the news on her official Twitter account, tweeting: Today is bittersweet. I've officially left @WWE on my own terms. Much love to WWE and all of you guys. http://t.co/Kch3WEEaGo — K8LYN (@KaitlynWWE) January 8, 2014 Apparently, the … Read more
Anyone who follows Eva Marie on Twitter last night couldn’t miss her references to “old school” WWE throughout last night’s RAW. Someone has definitely been doing their homework. Eva appears to be tweeting so much because she’s at home recovering from some sort of illness or injury. She has tweeted her thanks E! for sending … Read more
The official poster for this year’s Elimination Chamber Pay-Per-View has been revealed, and as you can see, Stephanie McMahon is front and center. The poster, playing off of Stephanie’s role in the oppressive Authority stable, shows her looming above the Elimination Chamber structure. It was revealed by InDemand.com on their official event page for Elimination … Read more
Hannah and Holly Blossom announced on their official Facebook page that they are taking a hiatus from wrestling and are no longer a part of OVW or TNA. The post reads, in part: As of late we have been getting a lot of questions about the impact tour, TNA and OVW, etc, and we absolutely … Read more
Total Divas star Brie Bella joined Josh Mathews on the WWE App last night to discuss her fiance Daniel Bryan‘s decision to join The Wyatt Family. She says it’s been hard to watch what Bray Wyatt has been doing to Daniel over the past few weeks, calling it “nasty”. However, Brie knows that Daniel’s going … Read more
Total Divas star Natalya will be gracing the pages of the February issue of FLEX Magazine, appearing in her own feature. The former Divas Champion gave fans a preview of the spread, posting a shot on her Twitter account: Im SO excited about my feature in the February edition of @Flex_Magazine!!! On sale January 27th … Read more
Madison Rayne has been named TNA’s Knockout of the Month for January, and her accompanying interview helps shed light on her recent return to the company. The excitement of returning: “I never thought anything would top the excitement I felt when I signed my first TNA contract in 2009. At that moment, a little girl … 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 Impact Wrestling to SmackDown to Raw. Joining the audio will be team members Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: WWE NXT (1/1/14): Emma defeats Natalya … Read more
Much like she did in early May last year, NXT Diva and #1 contender to the NXT Women’s Championship Emma worked an WWE live event on Saturday night. In Hampton, VA, she teamed up with the woman she defeated for said #1 contendership on the New Year’s Day edition of NXT, Natalya, to take on … Read more
It’s that time of year again when the Diva Dirt team compiles our annual wishes and predictions for women’s wrestling in the year ahead. Previous wishes/predictions posts can be seen here (2010), here (2011) and here (2012) and here (2013). 2014 Wishes * Sara Del Rey to appear on on WWE TV. Yes, we … Read more
Reports began surfacing a few days ago that WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young had been hospitalized for an unknown illness. According to these reports, she was placed in hospice care. Today, more details have emerged, revealing that Mae is back in her home, but is still receiving hospice care. While we still don’t know … Read more