At last night’s WWE NXT live event in Tampa, Florida, a Diva debuted a brand new character. Lexi Kaufman, a former bodybuilder and fitness model who celebrated her birthday last night (Happy Birthday!), debuted as a love interest for NXT Superstar Scott Dawson. They were joined by Scott’s manager, Sylvester Lefort. This was confirmed on … Read more
It looks like we’ll finally get to see TNA’s One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown Pay-Per-View next month. A promo for the show, posted by UK channel Challenge TV, reveals that fans in the UK will be able to see the Knockouts-only show starting September 11th. Judging by the release of the previous One Night Only … Read more
TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James recently spoke to The Swerve Magazine, discussing the beginnings of her career and if she sees an end to it. She also shares her favorite matches – one of which will surprise you – what WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus taught her, the differences between the WWE and TNA … Read more
Is the WWE looking to feature other Divas on Total Divas? Maybe not yet, but they are gauging fans’ reactions to such a move. The WWE Fan Council, a fan polling service started by the WWE last year, has sent out a number of surveys asking fans for their opinions on Total Divas, but until … Read more
We knew former TNA Knockouts Champion and WWE star Kharma‘s explosive new YouShoot interview would be juicy, but it seems she’s causing a stir from just the trailer alone! In the two-minute teaser promo, Kharma — aka Amazing/Awesome Kong — can be heard calling out her former TNA colleague Rhaka Khan, real name Trenesha Biggers, … Read more
Taryn Terrell is not expected to be back in TNA for some time, according to two reports. The Knockout, who appeared to be on the fast track to a major title feud, has taken time off from TNA due to personal reasons. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, interestingly, reports that Taryn was originally scheduled to win … Read more
We’ve got an exclusive sneak peek from Sunday’s brand new episode of Total Divas and this week, Diva-in-training JoJo discovers just why WWE tells kids “Don’t try this” as she steps into the wrestling ring for a training session. JoJo and fellow newcomer Eva Marie were put through their places by NXT head trainer Bill … Read more
The card for October’s upcoming Bellatrix vs. SHIMMER event has been announced, with three major championships up for grabs during the show. In the first of three transatlantic main events, Canada’s Courtney Rush will defend her Bellatrix World Championship for the first time since winning it at NCW’s “Femmes Fatales XI” in March, against the … Read more
This post contains spoilers for this Friday’s SmackDown. On this Friday’s SmackDown during a MizTV segment featuring AJ Lee and Big E. Langston, SummerSlam host The Miz made the following match for the Pay-Per-View: AJ Lee and Big E. Langston vs. Kaitlyn and Dolph Ziggler. Are you looking forward to this match? RELATED: SmackDown Spoilers: … Read more
Diva Dirt is pleased to welcome former WWE Diva and the First Lady of Ring of Honor as our new weekly columnist. Stay tuned each week for new blogs from Maria. What’s up all you Stars and Studs!! First off, I would like to say thank you to Diva Dirt for giving me the opportunity … Read more
E! has released its official preview for next week’s episode of Total Divas. The episode, titled “Planet Funk is Funked Up”, looks to be as drama-filled as the episodes that preceded it. In the episode’s preview, Nikki Bella is shown calling her sister Brie and boyfriend Daniel Bryan “ungrateful”, and Naomi appears to be having … 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 Perfect 10 will be posted every Monday, taking into account any Pay-Per-View events. Ready to dive into the list? Click the arrow below … Read more
Several months after announcing her impending retirement, Ayumi Kurihara has finally hung up her wrestling boots. Ayumi made the tough decision to retire after incurring several nagging injuries, the worst of which was one to her clavicle. On her way out, she made one last appearance for SHIMMER Women Athletes in April, wrestling Mercedes Martinez … Read more
“I don’t know if I’m gonna get my job back after this one, y’all!” Former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Kharma, aka Amazing Kong, is holding nothing back in her new YouShoot interview for Kayfabe Commentaries judging from the just-released trailer. The former Knockouts Champion gets X-rated as she discusses her career, including some choice … Read more
WWE.com is now hosting its own Total Divas after show, aptly titled After Total Divas and hosted by interviewer Renee Young and Alicia Fox. The two discuss this week’s episode, highlighting Eva Marie‘s giant fib, Brie and Nikki Bella‘s trips to Tampa and Washington and the Funkadactyls’ wardrobe malfunction. Renee wonders why Eva didn’t at … Read more
The WWE has released a bonus scene from last week’s premiere episode of Total Divas, featuring two out of sync Funkadactyls. Cameron and Naomi are backstage, trying to perfect their entrance routine for WrestleMania, but they can’t seem to get it right. The Divas seem to have a bit of tension between each other, especially … Read more
The second episode of Total Divas is mere hours away… enough time for one more teaser, right? Total Diva and Funkadactyl Cameron took to her Twitter account to reply to my question and whet everyone’s appetites. Cameron tweeted that she will be debuting a new catchphrase that’s sure to trend on Twitter: “@Jack5326: @WWECameron What … Read more
Total Divas is a hit with us at Diva Dirt, but we can’t help but wonder: who else would we like to see on the show? Whether it’s a specific attitude, a penchant for drama, or a desire to see the woman behind the Diva, we all have one woman in particular we’d add to … Read more
Diva Dirt’s Fast 5 will take on a theme and present to you–in no particular order–five related things from the world of women’s wrestling. Following the heel turn by Layla on this past week’s SmackDown, we’re looking back at some of the most memorable moments when Divas went bad. Click on the arrow below to … Read more
TNA’s Executive Producer Eric Bischoff has tweeted his opinions on WWE’s new reality show, Total Divas. The show, which airs on the E! network, garnered praise from Eric, who worked in the WWE from 2002 to 2007. He tweeted that producing the show is “smart” and will help grow the WWE brand: Had a chance … Read more
WWE.com has compiled a list of the 25 “greatest matches in SummerSlam history”, and only one women’s match made the grade. Coming in at number 22, the Women’s Championship match between Alundra Blayze and Bull Nakano was noted for stealing the spotlight at the 1994 edition of SummerSlam. The site explains the choice in detail: … Read more
Last night’s SmackDown featured a Divas Championship match between AJ Lee and Kaitlyn, but the biggest story coming out of the match wasn’t the bout itself – it was Layla‘s apparent heel turn. During the match, Layla blocked Kaitlyn from hitting a crucial spear outside the ring, allowing AJ to maintain the upper hand and … Read more
Tonight, PWWA is holding their first show since last year’s event in October, which was headlined by a PWWA Interim Championship match between Evie and Kellie Skater – the third match in their series of singles bouts. This show will be headlined by Evie, the PWWA Interim Champion, defending her gold against Madison Eagles, the … Read more
The latest addition to WWE.com’s Alumni section is a controversial one: Alundra Blayze, also known as Madusa. Madusa, who competed for the WWE in the early nineties, is controversial for defecting to WCW while she was the WWE’s Women’s Champion and proceeding to drop the belt in a garbage can live on WCW Nitro. Her … Read more
The final name to be added to the card of the upcoming Bellatrix vs. SHIMMER event is none other than the SHIMMER Champion herself, Cheerleader Melissa. Bellatrix owner Saraya Knight made the announcement on her Facebook page, confirming that she is the final competitor to be announced. Melissa joins the previously announced NCW: Femmes Fatales … Read more
Ready for more Total Divas? We’ve got our hands on three clips from the second episode of E!’s new hit reality show, titled ‘A Tango With Fandango’. In the first clip, rookie Diva Eva Marie – with JoJo by her side – makes a proposal to Superstar Fandango. Having watched him perform, she offers him … Read more