A week ago, Pro Wrestling Illustrated had announced that SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa had topped their annual PWI Female 50 list, which ranks the fifty best women’s wrestlers based on factors such as championship reigns, win/loss records, etc. Now, the complete list has been released via the magazine’s online issue a few days prior to … Read more
In the third episode of Independent Women – titled “Bitches Get Stitches” – Cheerleader Melissa waits to get a forehead wound stitched up at the hospital. She discusses getting busted open at the SHIMMER tapings: how it went down, how it felt and the reception she got backstage. Watch it below: Independent Women is Diva … Read more
Yesterday, TNA made a blockbuster announcement about the future of the company, revealing a renewed partnership with Universal Studios Orlando. Universal Studios, which used to exclusively house Impact tapings, will help TNA roll out a new programming strategy dubbed “Where Action Never Ends”, aiming to give TNA fans a 24/7 entertainment experience. The official press … Read more
Yet another Diva has made her WWE 2K14 debut, as Aksana‘s entrance and finisher have been revealed. 2K Sports has unlocked her official profile, allowing us to witness the video game debut of the Lithuanian Diva. Aksana enters to her signature saxophone theme and hits her finisher, the Divo Drop. Watch the video below: What … Read more
You now have even less time to wait for the return of Total Divas, as E! has announced that the second half of the first season will premiere a week earlier than expected. E!’s official PR account tweeted the news, revealing that the show will return on November 10th at 10pm ET: E! SETS PREMIERE … Read more
Ahead of tomorrow night’s SHINE 14 iPPV, a number of the competitors have released video promos hyping their matches. SHINE Champion Rain, Jessicka Havok, Leva Bates and more address their opponents and vow to be victorious. Leva, who has, to put it mildly, been going through an existential crisis, caps off her diatribe on Nevaeh, … Read more
Diva Dirt’s latest leap forward is its own original web series: Independent Women. The series will give fans a peek behind the scenes at the lives of women’s wrestlers on the independent scene, from life on the road to the action backstage. The star of the series will be SHIMMER Champion and the woman atop … Read more
For each week’s Perfect 10, the Diva Dirt team will compile a list of the top 10 women in wrestling. Placement is determined by performances and achievements from the past week. The list will be presented in video form by Diva Dirt’s Jake. The Perfect 10 will follow Raw, taking into account all events leading … Read more
On last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Brie and Nikki Bella pulled a bit of “twin magic” on one unsuspecting security guard. The Divas appeared in one of Kimmel’s pranks, which have become the late night host’s signature. In it, they dress in identical black dresses and claim to be one woman named Bella. … Read more
2K Sports has finally revealed Divas Champion AJ Lee in all her WWE 2K14 glory, unlocking a video showing her entrance and finishing move. The video shows AJ making her signature skipping entrance and hitting the Shining Wizard on Kaitlyn. Watch the video below: View AJ’s profile on the official WWE 2K14 site. What do … Read more
After being pinned for a second time by Brie Bella on Raw, AJ Lee looks absolutely distraught heading into Hell in a Cell this Sunday. Renee Young (aka Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‘s April O’Neil) caught up with AJ to talk about her strategy for her upcoming Divas Championship match, first encountering Tamina Snuka, who instructed … 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: SmackDown (10/18/13): Brie Bella defeats Divas … Read more
This Sunday at Hell in a Cell, Brie Bella will get a second shot at AJ Lee‘s Divas Championship. WWE.com has made the announcement, revealing that it was Brie’s win over AJ on SmackDown that earned her the title match. This debunks rumors that emerged last week saying that plans were in place for a … Read more
Most wrestling fans will be familiar with the term “tweener” – a wrestler who sits comfortably between being a babyface and a heel. Recently, fans have suggested that Divas Champion AJ Lee is heading to that middle ground, and today WWE.com has added fuel to that fire, publishing an article that debates whether fans should … Read more
2K Sports has revealed revealed some long-awaited details on the downloadable content for WWE 2K14, telling us which Divas which be available to add to the game. Summer Rae, Brie and Nikki Bella will be available for download in the “WWE Superstars and Moves Pack”. Though Summer is listed as coming “free of charge” with … Read more
The latest SHIMMER weekend is in the books, and we have full results of the tapings for each four volumes. Check out results in the posts below: * Volume 58 * Volume 59 * Volume 60 * Volume 61 Photo: Kristine Roper/Twitter.
Tonight at Bound For Glory, TNA crowned a new Knockouts Champion in Gail Kim. Gail took advantage of interference from Lei’D Tapa, who took out both champion ODB and Brooke. This was Gail’s third Knockouts Title win and marks the formation of a new alliance between Gail and Lei’D Tapa. What did you think of … Read more
The latest woman to be profiled on the WWE 2K14 roster page is none other than the Billion Dollar Princess herself, Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie’s character in the game is a retro model, wearing ring gear from No Way Out 2001 and entering to Triple H‘s old “My Time” theme music. Her finisher is, of course, … Read more
This weekend SHIMMER returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois to film the next set of its DVD series. Volume 61 results below, courtesy of Jennifer. SHIMMER Volume 61: * Santana Garrett def. Nevaeh w/ Mademoiselle Rachelle via a Shining Star Press. * Jessicka Havok def. Crazy Mary Dobson via a sitout chokeslam. … Read more
This weekend SHIMMER returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois to film the next set of its DVD series. Volume 60 results below, courtesy of Jennifer. SPARKLE: * Midianne def. JK Kennedy by using the ropes for extra leverage. SHIMMER Volume 60: * Nikki Storm def. Heidi Lovelace via the Eye of the … Read more
Pro Wrestling Illustrated has revealed the the woman topping this year’s Female 50, and it’s none other than SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa. The news was revealed at today’s SHIMMER tapings, with PWI’s Dan Murphy making the announcement in the middle of the ring before awarding Melissa with a plaque. We’ve also learned that 20 members … Read more
This weekend SHIMMER returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois to film the next set of its DVD series. Volume 59 results below, courtesy of Jennifer. SHIMMER Volume 59: * ThunderKitty def. Miss Natural via a sleeper hold. * Christina Von Eerie def. Saraya Knight, Melanie Cruise and Su Yung after Cruise hits … Read more
This weekend SHIMMER returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois to film the next set of its DVD series. Volume 58 results below, courtesy of Jennifer. SPARKLE: * JK Kennedy (formerly Jessie Kaye) def. Midianne via a second rope flatliner. * Angie Skye def. “Crazy” Mary Dobson via the Unprettier. SHIMMER Vol 58 … Read more
Hosted as always by Jake, Diva Dirt TV will be 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: AJ Lee‘s gif-able faces, a Match of the … Read more
Remember that indy wrestling web series we spoke of last month? Well, it’s all coming together. While we don’t want to release too many details just yet, we do want to share with you its name: Independent Women. Independent Women will present a never-before-seen look at the lives of your favorite indy women’s wrestlers, from … Read more
For each week’s Perfect 10, the Diva Dirt team will compile a list of the top 10 women in wrestling. Placement is determined by performances and achievements from the past week. The list will be presented in video form by Diva Dirt’s Jake. The Perfect 10 will follow Raw, taking into account all events leading … Read more