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Beth Phoenix rumored for a Women’s Tag Team Title match at WrestleMania

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Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix has been a mainstay for the NXT brand as commentator since 2019. Phoenix originally left the squared circle and WWE in 2012. After her induction to the HOF in 2017 she has made several appearances back in the ring. She participated in the first ever women’s Royal Rumble match in … Read more

WWE PC release video of Tegan Nox’s emotional NXT TakeOver debut

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Tegan Nox made her long-awaited and much anticipated NXT TakeOver debut this past month when she took on former best friend Dakota Kai in a vicious street fight at NXT TakeOver: Portland. Nox’s heartbreaking injury-laden career and her inspiring comeback has been well documented and WWE cameras were on hand to capture all of the … Read more

The Bella Twins seemingly set as this year’s WWE Hall of Fame inductees

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It is being reported by WrestleVotes that The Bella Twins will indeed be the female inductees for this year’s WWE Hall of Fame. This has been the rumor that has been floating around since the first two inductees were announced in December. Those were Batista and the nWo. WrestleVotes has been looking into their sources, … Read more

NWA Women’s World Championship match set for next week

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On this week’s episode of NWA Powerrr Melina forced herself into a match against Thunder Rosa for the NWA Women’s World Championship next week. There has been growing dissent between the two former companions since Thunder Rosa captured the title at the Hard Times PPV last month. The episode recapped last week’s goings-on that centred … Read more

10 Best WWE Homegrown Talents

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With a surfeit of women’s wrestlers arriving in WWE from the Indy scene, we seem to forget that the WWE has actually had a lot of homegrown talent. Most of these talents have had their starts in the aftermath of Trish, Lita, and Molly Holly leaving WWE. We saw the likes of Eve Torres, Maryse, … Read more

Brandi Rhodes addresses the end of the Nightmare Collective

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Since the launch of AEW one of the most poorly received elements of the promotion has been the Nightmare Collective. A group consisting of Brandi Rhodes and Awesome Kong who had a penchant for collecting the hair of their fallen victims. Fans heavily criticised the collective since its inception but the backlash reached boiling point … Read more

WWE release video of Mercedes Martinez’s 19-year journey to NXT

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Mercedes Martinez is one of the most esteemed and widely regarded wrestlers in history. Her journey to WWE has been long, arduous and took her nearly two-decades to achieve her goal. In January it was announced that she had signed for the NXT and reported to the Performance Center. After 19 long years, Mercedes Martinez … Read more

Bayley vs. Carmella is taking place this Friday on SmackDown

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It was made official tonight on RAW that Carmella will quickly get her opportunity at Bayley’s SmackDown Women’s Championship this Friday. Carmella earned this chance at the blue brand’s championship by winning a Fatal 4-way last week on SmackDown. She pinned Naomi in a match that also involved Alexa Bliss and Dana Brooke. It was … Read more

Simone Johnson reports to the WWE Performance Center

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Simone Johnson, daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has reported to the WWE Performance Center to start her training. Under the tutelage of Matt Bloom and Sara Amato this would make Johnson the first fourth-generation Superstar.

Cathy Kelley was the one to break this news on WWE NOW. She states that she will have a sit-down interview with Johnson to speak on her signing and having to live up to her family legacy. This will take place this coming Wednesday at 3 P.M. ET on WWE’s official YouTube channel.

Johnson had the following to say during a press release:

“It means the world to me. To know that my family has such a personal connection to wrestling is really special to me and I feel grateful to have the opportunity, not only to wrestle but to carry on that legacy.”

Triple H would also add to this news by saying, “Simone Johnson’s unbridled passion and incredible drive has earned her a coveted spot training with the elite athletes from around the world at the WWE Performance Center. Not only does Simone now have an opportunity to cultivate and display her passion for WWE within the Performance Center, but she’ll carry on the tradition of her incredible family lineage while creating her own impact as WWE’s first fourth-generation Superstar.”

There were prior reports on Johnson training at the WWE Performance Center in 2018. However, at that time she was still under the age of 18.

What are your thoughts on Simone Johnson joining WWE? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

Check back with Diva Dirt for more updates on Simone’s signing including highlights from her upcoming interview with Cathy Kelley.

Ruby Riott opens up about her return to RAW in backstage video

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Ruby Riott returned to RAW last Monday night and attacked her former Riott Squad comrade – Liv Morgan. Riott returned from a bilateral shoulder injury that had her out of action since right after WrestleMania in April. Two surgeries later, Riott is right back where she belongs, in a WWE ring.

WWE released a video, that you can view above, of her return from a personal and backstage point of view. She first discusses her surgeries and how now she has the full range of motion with her shoulders. The torn labrums she had were 10-years old.

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Riott opens up and gets emotional over what leaving wrestling for 10 months meant to her. She states that she suffers from anxiety, depression, and ADHD. As a result of not being in the ring and on the go constantly, she states that she no longer had a distraction from those things during her time off. She had to face them and sought help through a therapist.

She further explains that she feels incredible and that she is ready to use wrestling as her purpose as opposed to a distraction. The video ends with what we saw on Monday and her betrayal on Liv Morgan.

What are your thoughts on this video? Leave your thoughts on the video and Riott’s return in the comment section below!

Carmella becomes the next challenger for the SmackDown Women’s Title

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Update: Although it still hasn’t officially been announced on TV or on social media, Bayley vs. Carmella is set for Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia. This news comes from a mass e-mail sent out to WWE fans advertising SmackDown. In it, it states the winner of the Fatal 4-Way will face Bayley at Super ShowDown. … Read more

Jacqueline vs. Chavo Guerrero -Cruiserweight Title 05/06/04

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For this month’s Free Match Friday’s, in honor of Black History Month, Diva Dirt is going to feature Black women in the industry. To kick things off will be a classic match that was history-making before making history was the cool thing to do. The match is Jacqueline challenging Chavo Guerrero for the Cruiserweight Championship.

Setting up the moment was Guerrero in the ring with his father, Chavo Sr. As the current Cruiserweight Champion at the time, he issued an open challenge. He stressed that this person could be literally anyone who wanted a crack at the title. He even would state it is him against the world.

What Guerrero (as well as everyone else) didn’t expect was Jacqueline to answer his challenge. Guerrero seemingly cocky throughout the match didn’t take her as a serious opponent and that cost him. After a low blow by Jacqueline when the referee was distracted by Chavo Sr., she rolled him up and over into a pin to get the three count. The crowd erupted and we had the first-ever female Cruiserweight Champion.

Sadly, Jacqueline would only go on to hold the title for about 12-days and lost it back to Guerrero at the Judgement Day pay-per-view. She would be released the following month prior to heading to TNA. She was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame in 2016.

What are your memories on this match? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below!

Check back in with Diva Dirt next Friday for another Free Match Friday in celebration of Black History Month.

Naomi, Ember Moon, & Bianca Belair speak on diversity in wrestling

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Wrestling has always been an outlet for many people. It has been a way to fit in for those that feel different in society in whichever way they feel as such. Essence magazine sat down with three powerful women to discuss how they feel about Black diversity in wrestling. They also went over body image … Read more

Winners & Losers; AEW Dynamite 02/05/20

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The first February episode of AEW Dynamite took place last night from Hunstville, AL. The show featured the returning Yuka Sakazaki in her Dynamite debut taking on Britt Baker. Before we get to all the goings-on on Dynamite we had a few interesting things take place on AEW Dark. First, we got a match between … Read more

Thunder Rosa retains the NWA Women’s World Championship

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Last night’s episode of NWA Powerrr saw the NWA Women’s World Championship on the line in a rematch from the Hard Times PPV between Thunder Rosa and Allysin Kay. Thunder Rosa defeated Kay at the PPV to become the NWA Women’s World Champion in an awesome and hard-hitting match. Melina joined commentary at ringside for … Read more

Aja Perera signs with NXT *Updated*

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Update: It has been confirmed by WWE’s Performance Center YouTube channel and NXT’s Twitter that Aja Perera has been signed as a referee. This makes her the first African American woman to become a referee for the company. She is now going by Aja Smith. It is being reported by Squared Circle Sirens that Aja … Read more

Becky Lynch vs. Asuka rematch announced for next week’s RAW

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Next week’s episode of RAW will host the Royal Rumble rematch of Becky Lynch vs. Asuka with the RAW Women’s Championship on the line. Asuka defeated Natalya in a hard-hitting match on this week’s show and immediately got on the microphone and challenged Becky Lynch to a rematch. Since defeating Asuka at Royal Rumble and … Read more

Ripley attempts to coerce Flair on RAW to pick her for WrestleMania

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Charlotte Flair has yet to decide who she will be facing at WrestleMania. She can challenge any champion of her choosing. The Queen’s win at the Royal Rumble match has caused quite a quandary for the 10-time champion. She is having trouble deciding who she wants to face. The Nightmare from NXT made her way … Read more

The Kabuki Warriors to become the longest-reigning Tag Team Champions

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The Kabuki Warriors have held the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship since October. This is where they defeated Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross at Hell in a Cell. Today marks 119-days which is just one day shy of The IIconics longest reign of 120-days. Unless they lose their championship on RAW tomorrow they will surpass … Read more

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