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Updated report on Deonna Purrazzo’s mystery opponent for Slammiversary

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Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo is set to defend her title at Slammiversary on July 17. But who is her opponent? Note: This article contains possible spoilers. Former seven-time Knockouts Champion and IMPACT producer Gail Kim made a face-to-face announcement on this past week’s IMPACT! that Purrazzo will not find out her opponent until the day … Read more

Yuka Sakazaki in action on AEW Dark: Elevation

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Yuka Sakazaki makes her return to the AEW ring for the first time in five months. Last month Tokyo Joshi Pro announced the ‘Magical Girl’ was returning stateside to return to AEW. Her comeback match takes place on the first-ever edition of Dark: Elevation outside of Daily’s Place. The matches were filmed before Dynamite: Road … Read more

Liv Morgan added to MITB; Carmella now facing Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Title on July 16

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Bayley’s injury that was reported earlier on Friday shook the SmackDown women’s division and put a wrench into the Money in the Bank plans. Bayley was set to face Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Champion at the July 18 event but due to an ACL injury during training, she is now out of action for at least nine months.

WWE Authority Sonya Deville had to find a suitable replacement for Bayley now that she is unable to compete. Prior to Deville making her announcement, Bayley had some words to give to the WWE audience.

Now, what happens with the SmackDown Women’s Title match? It is no longer on the Money in the Bank card but will be on the July 16 episode of SmackDown, the first show back with a live crowd. Belair will be facing and defending her title against a former SmackDown Women’s Champion and two-time Money in the Bank winner – Carmella.

The most beautiful woman in all of WWE will have the chance to become a two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion which means she will no longer be in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Before Deville could announce that last part, an irate Liv Morgan made her way to the ring. She was tired of seeing Carmella getting handing opportunities while she herself has earned them.

Deville then snapped back at her letting her know she should have let her finish. Because Carmella has been pulled from the MITB match, Morgan is now in. As Morgan leaves with a smile on her face, she says she hopes Carmella defeats Belair so that she can win the briefcase and cash in on her.

This of course caught the eye of Bianca Belair. She says that she will gladly take Carmella as her challenger. She sends a message to Bayley saying she looks forward to finishing their feud when she comes back.

The Money in the Bank Ladder Match participants is now: Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Naomi, Nikki Cross, Zelina Vega, Liv Morgan, and two more women to be announced.

Check out what else happened on SmackDown with the debut of Shotzi & Nox by clicking here.

Check back in with Diva Dirt as we update you on all the news for Money in the Bank and the women of the SmackDown division.

Shotzi & Nox make their official SmackDown debut; Toni Storm coming soon to the blue brand

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Now dubbed as Shotzi & Nox, Shotzi Blackheart and Tegan Nox have officially made their debut on SmackDown. They faced the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Natalya and Tamina in a non-title match.

Nox just made her return to NXT this past Tuesday after being out action for nearly a year. Sidelined with her third ACL tear, Nox was written off NXT television after she was attacked backstage by Candice LeRae. Nox distracted LeRae during her and Indi Hartwell’s NXT Women’s Tag Team defense which resulted in a title change. Io Shirai and Zoey Stark became the new champions.

As for Shotzi, she was in a well-established tag team with Ember Moon. The duo were former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions and had a rivalry with Dakota Kai and NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez. Shotzi is now with Nox as Moon is staying in NXT. Moon took to Twitter to congratulate her now former tag team partner.

As for the match between the debuting team and the tag team champions, Shotzi picks up a huge win for her team after pinning the veteran Natalya. With the lack of tag teams on the main roster (mostly as a result of the WWE releases), this is a good start.

Shotzi and Nox aren’t the only call-ups coming. A vignette aired for the former NXT UK Women’s Champion Toni Storm. Storm has worked a dark match with Nox recently and along with Shotzi and Scarlett have been rumored to be moved to the roster. There is no further news on Scarlett at this time.

What do you think of these women making their way to the SmackDown roster? Join the discussion below!

Deonna Purrazzo to defend her Knockouts Title against a Mystery Opponent at Slammiversary

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After Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo successfully defended her championship in an open challenge to a debuting Lady Frost, she declared that she didn’t even need to know who her opponent will be at Slammiversary. IMPACT Hall of Famer and seven-time Knockouts Champion Gail Kim then joined her in the ring.

Although Purrazzo complimented Kim she also didn’t take too kindly that she interrupted her. She went on to say that she was going to accept the match that Kim was about to disclose to her thinking that she was going to face the legend herself. Kim then confirmed she is retired from the ring but let Purrazzo know that since the champion doesn’t need to know who her opponent is to defeat them, her opponent at Slammiversary is – a mystery.

The champion will find out who her opponent will be at the event. Kim tells her that she better prepare for the fight of her life.

With speculation already swirling on who Purrazzo’s opponent may be, she is not the only one who has to defend her title at the upcoming big event. The Knockouts Tag Team Champions Fire ‘N Flava will have to defend against Havok & Rosemary.

Havok & Rosemary earned their title match by defeating Kimber Lee and Susan on this week’s IMPACT. After Havok neutralized Susan, Rosemary hit a spear to get the pin and the victory for their team. In preparation for their tag team title shot, Havok will take on Tasha Steelz next week one-on-one.

Kimber had no choice but to consult Father James Mitchell after the match. She is tired of losing and now that Purrazzo has kicked her and Susan to the curb she is getting desperate. She has to go to her backup plan. She needs Su Yung back.

Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb with a K guested another All About Me. A show where whoever is invited on becomes the host and has to ask Dashwood a question. With Jazz appearing on this week’s show, Dashwood is upset that she has spent the entire year so far trying to get a tag team partner to win the Knockouts Tag Team Titles.

She has spent all this time and effort and feels that it isn’t her fault that everyone she has tried to team with ends up being the issue. Finally, she thought she had the perfect partner in Rachael Ellering (who is Jordynne Grace’s partner) because they had instant chemistry and she blames Jazz for messing things up. Jazz brought in Ellering to be Grace’s partner and played the peacemaker between the two when things were rocky.

The segment got intense and when Jazz thought that she was done with Dashwood, she was attacked from behind being thrown right into the camera. Moments later, Grace and Ellering found their friend laid out on the ground. They helped Jazz up and the duo is far from pleased. They cut a promo later saying that they are coming for Dashwood and Kaleb and a match is set between the two teams next week.

What did you think of this week’s IMPACT? Who do you think will be Deonna’s opponent? Will Havok & Rosemary become new tag champs? Join the discussion below!

Lady Frost makes her IMPACT in-ring debut

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Lady Frost coming from “somewhere cold” has made her IMPACT debut. Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo made an open challenge with her title on the line for this week’s IMPACT just nine days before Slammiversary. Lady Frost answered the challenge. With Lady Frost holding her own, she delivered a spinning roundhouse kick before going up top. … Read more

Holidead and Marti Belle added to ROH’s Quest For Gold Tournament

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ROH Board of Directors member Maria Kanellis Bennett took to the company’s YouTube channel to hand out two more tickets to gold. ROH is just about to announce the brackets of the Quest for Gold Women’s Title Tournament, which we finally now know is set to kick off in three weeks. The brackets will be revealed this Sunday at Best in the World.

The two women who just received their tickets are Holidead and Marti Belle. Both names are popular on the indie scene and have appeared with major promotions. Holidead was recently seen on AEW Dark in a match against Nyla Rose. She has worked for many promotions including ROH and is a former SHINE Tag Team Champion with Thunder Rosa.

Belle has also worked with many promotions and is most known for time with IMPACT Wrestling as a member of the Dollhouse with Taryn Terrell and Jade (Mia Yim). She participated in WWE’s Mae Young Classic and she is a two-time SHINE Tag Team Champion with Jayme Jameson. Other than with SHINE she was recently with NWA until November.

With the addition of these two competitors, they join the list for the tournament as follows:

  • Angelina Love (first round bye)
  • Rok-C
  • Allysin Kay
  • Trish Adora
  • Mazzerati
  • Willow
  • Miranda Alize
  • Mandy Leon
  • Nicole Savoy
  • Max the Impaler
  • Alex Gracia
  • Sumie Sakai
  • Holidead
  • Marti Belle

Vita VonStarr was originally scheduled to be in the tournament but the stipulation was she would no longer interfere in the men’s matches. She could not keep to that promise and Maria removed her from the tournament. Allie Recks was offered a ticket to gold but was unable to accept it at this time due to injury to her knee.

With this list, there is one spot left. It was recently announced that Quinn McKay will receive another shot at gold. She will be facing Mandy Leon in under two weeks to see if she can earn her spot.

The winner of the Quest For Gold Tournament will become the new ROH Women’s World Champion with a new lineage. The prior title was deactivated in 2020 after former champion Kelly Klein’s contract was not renewed.

Check back in with Diva Dirt to see how the brackets will shape up and follow along for the rest of the summer as we report on the tournament leading to a new champion!

Yuka Sakazaki returns to an AEW ring to face Penelope Ford at Fyter Fest Night One

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Yuka Sakazaki returns to AEW and will be in the ring for the first time since February where she took part in the AEW Women’s World Champion Eliminator Tournament for the Japan bracket. This will be the first time she is back in an AEW ring stateside since February 2020. Her opponent will be Penelope … Read more

Bayley speaks on recent WWE releases – “Most of them are really good friends and so talented”

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The longest-reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley spoke out recently on how she felt about the recent WWE releases. It is never easy to see someone lose their job, but with the most recent releases, Bayley has been hit hard by what has happened. While promoting her upcoming “I Quit” match with Bianca Belair at Money … Read more

Sumie Sakai is now in the ROH Women’s Title Tournament; Allie Recks gets the offer but unable to accept due to injury

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The first-ever women’s champion in the history of ROH has finally received her golden ticket to the upcoming Quest for Gold Women’s Title Tournament. Sumie Sakai received a call from Board of Directors Maria Kanellis Bennett to receive the offer that she gladly accepted. With only a few spots left it makes sense for Sakai to be in this tournament. A tournament to crown a new champion for the new title.

Kanellis made another call to give out a second ticket to gold. This time it went to Allie Recks. In a heart wrenching moment, Recks wasn’t able to accept her ticket and place in the ROH Women’s Title Tournament. She explained that during her recent match with Max the Impaler on Women’s Division Wednesday her knee wasn’t feeling right and she tried to power through it. She found herself in surgery for her knee and due to her injury she will be out for at least eight to nine months.

On this week’s pre-taped Women Division Wednesday, Recks was in action teaming up with Gia Scott as they faced Sakai and Willow. Despite some disconnect between the team of Recks and Scott, Recks was able to secure a big victory as she speared Willow to get the pin.

Sakai joins the following women who will be in the upcoming tournament. The brackets will be announced this Sunday at ROH’s Best in the World.

  • Angelina Love (earned first-round bye)
  • Rok-C
  • Miranda Alize
  • Trish Adora
  • Allysin Kay
  • Nicole Savoy
  • Willow
  • Mazzerati
  • Mandy Leon
  • Max the Impaler
  • Alex Gracia
  • Sumie Sakai

Quinn McKay is getting another shot at entering the tournament as it was announced that she will face Mandy Leon in two weeks on ROH TV. Maria will also be handing out two tickets tomorrow. Who will be wrapping up the final spots?

Check back in with Diva Dirt for all news in regards to ROH rebuilding their women’s division and the search to crown a new champion.

Liv Morgan talks Money in the Bank, says she is one of the best on the roster

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The yearly Money in the Bank event is rapidly approaching and will be in front of a live audience on Sunday, July 18. WWE is gearing up for its women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match and there will be eight women involved in the high-risk, high-reward style atmosphere. There have only been four women … Read more

New NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions crowned, Tegan Nox makes her return

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Tegan Nox has returned and as a result, Io Shirai and Zoey Stark are the NEW NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions at The Great American Bash. Shirai & Stark ended the 63-day reign of The Way and become the fourth team to win the titles since its inception in March. The Way’s Candice LeRae and … Read more

Quinn McKay gets another chance at a ticket to gold for the ROH Women’s Title Tournament

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Quinn McKay is getting a second chance to enter into the upcoming ROH Women’s Title Tournament. McKay kicked off the hunt for a ticket to gold as she faced Angelina Love in her ROH in-ring debut. Love ended up defeating her which means that Love earned a first-round bye to the tournament. With few spots … Read more

Sumie Sakai & Willow vs. Allie Recks & Gia Scott set for ROH’s Women’s Division Wednesday

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Four women are set to be in action for an upcoming Women’s Division Wednesday. Although not officially announced on Ring of Honor’s YouTube page just yet, Gia Scott has posted to her Twitter that she will be in tag team action alongside Allie Recks. They will take on the team of Willow and Sumie Sakai. … Read more

Zelina Vega says she has “unfinished business” with Bianca Belair

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Zelina Vega shocked the WWE audience when she returned to SmackDown this past Friday. Vega was released from the company in November and reports in May started to swirl noting that she would be making her return. Up until Friday that was pure speculation.

WWE Authority Sonya Deville announced Vega’s returning by adding her into the upcoming Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Vega was on this weekend’s Talking Smack to discuss her return and involvement in the match and which champion she may target if she wins the briefcase. She was also in action on Friday in a losing effort against Liv Morgan who is trying to prove she deserves her own spot in the MITB match.

“I think I have some unfinished business with Bianca [Belair]. If she’s even going to remain champion, although, I’m not really fond of Bayley either. Whoever it’s going to be, that’s who I have my eyes on right now.”

In 2020, Vega and Belair had a rivalry in which Belair came out with victories on numerous occasions. The story writes itself regardless if Vega wins the briefcase or not with her being a potential future opponent for the SmackDown Women’s Champion. Vega also included NXT in the discussion of possible champions to cash in on if she were to win the contract.

She joins Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Naomi, Nikki Cross, and Carmella so far for this upcoming match. Two more names from SmackDown are still to be announced. Belair is set to defend her title against Bayley at Money in the Bank in an “I Quit Match.”

With the names so far announced for the MITB match, do you think Zelina has good odds to win? Join the discussion below.

Hikaru Shida, Thunder Rosa and Serena Deeb in action on AEW Dark: Elevation

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AEW Dark: Elevation has a stacked card this coming Monday with several top names in action. Former AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida takes on the impressive Dani Jordyn. This is Shida’s third match on Elevation since losing the title to Britt Baker at Double or Nothing. Shida and Jordyn have met before inside in … Read more

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