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Winners & Losers: SmackDown 12/13/19

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The last show before the TLC pay-per-view is over and it did absolutely nothing for the women of SmackDown. In fact, as of now we don’t have a SmackDown Women’s Championship match for TLC still.

Of course we know that a match can be announced at any moment without it being televised but it was a missed opportunity. In fact – Lacey Evans wasn’t even on the show to officially challenge Bayley.

Who was on the show though was Dana Brooke who continues to get way more air time then she ever did on RAW. She has a decent non-title match with Bayley but of course comes out with a loss.

Just as predicted Fire & Desire had a tag team match against Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross. The best part of this whole interaction was that Fire & Desire ran to the back and attacked Bliss & Cross prior to the start of the match.

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For a moment it appeared that they were being given the momentum for a win, but alas in the end Cross would pin Sonya Deville after a neckbreaker.

Let’s get into the Winners & Losers of the night:

WINNER: Dana Brooke

Dana may not have won her match but she is finally being utilized pretty regularly for what it’s worth. Personally it would be nice if she would receive a title match for a change. In a WWE Exclusive, Bayley comments that Dana has been the only one to accept a challenge. It is a long shot but it would be nice to see her vs. Bayley at TLC.

LOSER: Lacey Evans

For whatever reason the ball has been dropped. It could be possible that something may have caused her to not be on Smackdown this week that was out of everyone’s control. However, not having the potential challenger for a title before a pay-per-view present doesn’t look good. Regardless if she was there or not the match could have at least been booked.

LOSERS: Fire & Desire

What makes them being placed on the losers list even worse is that there was a glimpse of hope they would pull out a win. Their early attack prior to the match getting underway was a quick excitement. A quick excitement that quickly burned out as quickly as the match lasted.

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If the booking was better they would make a point to this feud. Mandy Rose has been saying that Nikki and Alexa will never be as pretty as her for months now. We get it.

If this feud had perhaps a number one contender implication it could happen on the Kick Off show at TLC. Then again, we would know that outcome.

What were your thoughts on this lackluster SmackDown? Who were your Winners & Losers? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

Check in with Diva Dirt on Sunday for the happenings of TLC.

Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch Tables Match SmackDown Women’s Title: TLC 12/04/16

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WWE’s TLC pay-per-view event is this Sunday on Dec. 15. In honor of this upcoming event which will see The Kabuki Warriors defend their Women’s Tag Team Championship against Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch let’s go back a few years to 2016.

During this year it was an exciting time for the women of SmackDown and the roster would famously become known as the SmackDown Six. Two of these six, Alexa Bliss and Becky Lynch went one-on-one in a Tables Match for the SmackDown Women’s Title.

2016 was also the starting year for this championship. Lynch was the inaugural champion heading into this match. She would fail to retain her belt as Bliss would powerbomb the Irish Lass Kicker through a table to win her first title in WWE.

What were your thoughts of this match? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

Check back in with Diva Dirt next Friday for another Free Match Friday!!

Winners & Losers: AEW Dynamite 12/11/19

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This week we were treated to Big Swole versus Emi Sakura. This would be Big Swole’s first match on AEW Dynamite and her first match since she officially signed with the company. We would also get appearances from Allie/The Bunny, Penelope Ford and Brandi Rhodes throughout the show. To start we have The Butcher, The … Read more

TLC tag team match confirmed for Women’s Tag Team Championship

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What has been rumored for the past few weeks has now been confirmed. The Kabuki Warriors will be defending their Women’s Tag Team Championship against Charlotte Flair & RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch in a TLC match. This news was made official on tonight’s RAW and will take place at the TLC pay-per-view on Dec. … Read more

Trish Stratus & Lita reminisce on their monumental RAW main event

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Trish Stratus posted on her social media yesterday to take a trip down memory lane with Lita.

Dec. 6 marked 15-years that Stratus and Lita main evented Monday Night RAW one-on-one for the Women’s Championship. These two women revolutionized women’s wrestling and did it by being both foes and allies throughout their tenure.

Stratus wrote that it was fitting that she was spending her time with her bestie during this anniversary. She went on to say:

“Kicking down doors. Breaking glass ceilings. Grabbing the brass ring. We clawed our way into the history books.”

This duo will forever be in the history of WWE as they have taken their rightful place in the Hall of Fame (Stratus 2013, Lita 2014). This historic match had everything it needed to have to be a classic.

Both women pulled out their signature moves that made their careers. Stratus with her Matrix move and Stratusfaction along with Lita’s Twist of Fate and Moonsault topped off an incredible back and forth match.

Stratus’ heel antics were strong throughout such as her removing her protective mask to use as a weapon. And no one will ever forget Lita’s suicide dive that had everyone gasping.

What were some of your best moments of this monumental match? What other matches between these two Hall of Famers are your favorites? Let’s discuss in the comment section.

Shayna Baszler vs. Rhea Ripley made official for NXT Women’s Title

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On tonight’s episode of NXT it was made official by Shayna Baszler that she will be defending her title against Rhea Ripley. Although it was already a guarantee that Ripley was the next in line to face Baszler the fans didn’t know when it would happen – until now. Baszler will face Ripley in just … Read more

Ten things to help AEW’s Women’s Division

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As a fan of AEW, one of my biggest gripes with the company has been its delivery of their women’s division. So far it felt lost and confused with little direction and purpose. The division could and should be so much more. They have the talent, the passion and the energy, however, something just hasn’t … Read more

Taya Valkyrie vs. Jordynne Grace for the Knockouts Title at Hard to Kill

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IMPACT Wrestling has officially announced that Taya Valkyrie will defend her Knockouts Title against Jordynne Grace at Hard to Kill. This event takes place on Jan. 12. Valkyrie is currently the longest reigning Knockouts Champion and has just about defeated the entire roster. She has successfully defended her title against the likes of Tenille Dashwood, … Read more

Big Swole signs with AEW

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Big Swole has confirmed that she has signed with AEW. The news was confirmed in an interview with Fightful Select‘s Jeremy Lambert this past weekend at WrestleCade. Big Swole first appeared for AEW during the Casino Battle Royale at All Out back in August. She returned to the company this November for AEW Dark where … Read more

Rhea Ripley Bound for Superstardom After WWE Survivor Series Weekend

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It has been said that Rhea Ripley is a ‘can’t miss’ Star.  After last weekend’s events, the statement cannot be any more accurate. Since Ripley’s 180 transformation from the long blond hair beauty at the inaugural Mae Young Classic, there isn’t anything that stops her from being the total package.  From her bad ass look … Read more

Asuka needs the Raw Women’s Championship

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A few years ago the catchphrase “No one is ready for Asuka” sent a powerful message throughout the women’s revolution as “The Empress of Tomorrow” left her path of destruction through NXT and WWE’s main roster. She went undefeated for 914 days before suffering her first loss at the hands of Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 11/29/19

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This week’s Friday Night SmackDown certainly had its moments for the women’s division. Coming off a Survivor Series loss, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Sasha Banks addressed their fellow colleagues in disgust. The one to answer their tirade was Lacey Evans.

The only match of this week’s show was between Sonya Deville and Nikki Cross. The match itself was short but with Cross pulling off a victory it led to the return of Alexa Bliss.

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For the full rundown of the show, you can head over to the live coverage that you can view here.

Here are the Winners & Losers from this week’s SmackDown:

WINNER: Alexa Bliss

Alexa Bliss made her return and although it wasn’t entirely a surprise it puts her as a big win. Bliss is scheduled to be in a Fatal 4-way this weekend at Starrcade on Sunday, so her reemergence was expected. She was last seen almost two months ago at Hell in a Cell and has been nursing a shoulder injury since.

WINNER: Lacey Evans

Lacey Evans received the biggest win of the week. Although it hasn’t been confirmed that she is Bayley’s next challenger for the title it can be assumed. The face turn for her still remains to be seen on how good it will work, but it is a start. She received a decent reaction from the crowd as well.

Although personally, Evans wouldn’t be my first choice for the next opponent for Bayley, at least it isn’t the same Nikki Cross/Alexa Bliss feud that has been done way too much. More than likely it is only going to be a temporary feud as I don’t see Bayley losing the title until at least WrestleMania.

LOSER: Bayley

Bayley’s heel persona fell big this week. Generally, I feel like her heel turn has been working even if it is a little lackluster. This week however was not a good way to build the champion up especially after a loss at Survivor Series.

After Lacey took down Sasha Banks her bestie simply stood there. It is not a good look for the SmackDown women’s division to have a champion who doesn’t have that fire. She should have won at Survivor Series in order to further her character development.

Final Thoughts:

Sasha Banks could use her own feud and break away some from Bayley. It looks like this could be Carmella. And if nothing comes from this, it should.

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I am not opposed to Lacey being Bayley’s next opponent, especially as it may just be a one-off to get to the Royal Rumble. However, this was the perfect time to give Dana Brooke her moment. With her Twitter romance with Batista, Brooke is the talk of wrestling social media right now.

They could have built off of this and had Brooke as the one to come out to confront Bayley and Sasha instead of Lacey. Instead, she was just provided with a backstage segment with Drake Maverick trying to give her a little smoochy smooch. Missed opportunity and we all know Dana loves her opportunities.

What were your thoughts on this week’s SmackDown? Who were your Winners & Losers? Discuss this week’s show and developments in the comment section below.

The matches that made “The Man” Becky Lynch

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This week Becky Lynch celebrated becoming the longest-reigning WWE Raw Women’s Champion, so to commemorate I have devised a list of her top matches from early career to main-eventer. The matches span through her time at NXT where she established herself as the “Irish Lass-Kicker” with her gutsy break-through performances. To the matches en route … Read more

Winners & Losers: NXT 11/27/19

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After a huge WarGames/Survivor Series weekend, there was a lot to unpack on NXT this week. Although we didn’t get an answer from Dakota Kai on why she turned on her best friend – Tegan Nox – she was in action against Candice LeRae. LeRae was part of Team Ripley who was left high and dry when Kai decided to take out Nox.

All three women have been really close friends which has caused LeRae to take the attack on Nox rather personal. Kai entered her match tonight with new music and a new theme marking her heel turn. The match between Kai and LeRae was a really good battle. The match ended in a DQ however when Kai hit LeRae over the head with Nox’s knee brace.

Kai stayed on LeRae after the bell rang and her intention was to clearly take her out of commission much as she did to Nox at WarGames. Rhea Ripley would rush down to the ring to stop the attack and cause Kai to retreat.

The second match of the night was Vanessa Borne taking on Xia Li to seek some retribution on what happened to her tag team partner Aliyah.

The match would be rather short as NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler along with Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke would make their way down to ringside. Li would be distracted for just a moment, but she would still secure a fast victory over Borne.

After Li put away Borne, Baszler and the other two would attack. Shafir and Duke would attack first as Li took them out pretty quickly. She would fight off Baszler at first but the numbers game was simply too much as they were able to take out Li.

Baszler would then boast about how she was the big star over this past weekend. She gloated that she took out both Bayley and Becky Lynch and did it at the same time. Enter Rhea Ripley. Ripley would make her way to the ring but by the time she entered the ring Baszler and the other two would be retreating up the ramp. Ripley took to the mic and asked for Baszler to return because she wanted to talk to her face to face.

Baszler would make her way back and stand on the ring apron. Ripley would congratulate her. She did defeat Bayley. She did defeat Becky Lynch. There was one woman she didn’t beat and that was Ripley. Ripley said the next time she battles Baszler it is going to be for the title and she suggested they do it right then and there. Baszler wasn’t having it as she made her way back up the ramp.

Here are your Winners & Losers of the week:

WINNER: Dakota Kai

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Overall Kai was a winner this week. Her heel turn is going to take some convincing to people as she is a natural babyface. For me personally, I think she is doing a great job to start. She may not have picked up the win in her match but she did cause the DQ. She stayed on LeRae as well after the match. My only complaint would be that she didn’t cut any type of promo, but hopefully, that will take place in the weeks to come.

WINNER: Rhea Ripley

Ripley pretty much confirmed that she is the number one contender for Baszler’s title which makes her a big winner. After the week she has had as well she not only deserves to get the title shot but she will most likely win. Something tells me it isn’t going to be right away though. Her promo with Baszler was really good also. I feel like they bring the best out of each other.

LOSER: Xia Li

Li may have won her match in a quick fashion much as she did against Aliyah but her being taken out afterward did her no good. It actually didn’t make much sense either besides for Baszler just to take someone out in order to cut her promo.

Final Thoughts:

Overall they touched on the fallout from WarGames and Survivor Series, but I feel like they could have done even more with the women this week. To be honest, I was worried for a moment we weren’t even going to get two women’s matches. The Kai and LeRae match was great and although I understand and accept why the match ended in a DQ I personally don’t like it when good matches end in that fashion.

I really enjoy Vanessa Borne and wish she was being used more than just a jobber. Her theme is great and so is her look. It was great to see her in a match tonight, but that alone wasn’t enough to make her a winner.

What were your thoughts on NXT this week? Who were your Winners & Losers? Let us know in the comment section.

Starrcade match changed to a Fatal 4-Way

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WWE has changed the landscape of their women’s match at Starrcade. It was previously said that we would see The Kabuki Warriors defending their Women’s Tag Team Championship against RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair, It was being booked as a Texas Tornado Match. The pressure has now been applied even more for … Read more

The Women of NXT Ruled This Weekend

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Off of the heels of a, if I can be partial, fantastic WarGames and a pretty solid Survivor Series match, the women of WWE are sitting pretty high. While the men also killed it, history was made on the women’s side of things with their first ever “WarGames” match, and they delivered. Team Ripley showed … Read more

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