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Exclusive: Torrie Wilson on WWE, ‘Mania 25, I’m a Celeb & More

May 22, 2019August 27, 2009 by Melanie

In our biggest interview yet, former WWE Diva legend, Torrie Wilson takes the Diva Dirthot seat. In this interview, Torrie discusses her run on NBC’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! as well as her thoughts on WrestleMania, the Divas and Women’s Championships, Playboy and much more!

It’s been two months since you left the jungle, how has your life changed?
Torrie: Still the same life. Just being recognized more, that’s it!

There was some competition between you and Lou in the challenges, you beat him in a few and he beat you in a few. If you had to come second to anyone, are you glad it was him?
Torrie: Lou and I were close in a lot of the challenges but Sanjaya, John Salley and Patti [Blagojevich] were good competitors as well and I would have been okay with getting second to any of them.

Speidi were the big camp villains. In the very first episode, you clashed with them over the dry shampoo & Spencer said some pretty nasty things. What was it like being in the camp with them and did you ever feel the urge to use some wrestling moves on Spencer?
Torrie: They were a handful to say the least but they are okay people. I see good in them. Thankfully, I didn’t really care what they thought of me so Spencer’s harsh words didn’t mean much. It would’ve hurt more coming from someone I respected more on a personal level. And yes! I almost hip tossed him into the river but kept my calm!

Have you seen any of the footage back and been shocked? Janice lying about the Granola bar comes to mind!
Torrie: I haven’t seen much of the footage but did see the first or second episode where Heidi questioned my faith and it did bother me. I knew Janice took the granola bar but seeing it will make me wanna hunt her down!

You noted that you’ve become a vegetarian since leaving the jungle, how did that come about?
Torrie: I have become semi-vegetarian. I cut out most meat but do still eat a small amount of turkey and chicken here and there. John Salley taught me a lot about the vegetarian and vegan lifestyle and I took lots of mental notes! I also felt great after not eating meat for 30 days, so I figured something must be right!

Since the show, I’m sure you’ve received a lot of offers. What are you doing next? We know you’ve got the fitness DVDs coming up!
Torrie:I am working on a few things but never like to talk about it until it’s actually happening! Things in Hollywood can change at the drop of a hat, I will keep you posted though!

Exclusive: Dishin’ Dirt with SHIMMER’s Daizee Haze

August 19, 2009August 12, 2009 by Steven

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Diva Dirt‘s Steven had the opportunity to speak with SHIMMER veteran, Daizee Haze in an exclusive interview. Daizee discusses being SHIMMER’s head trainer, a future in WWE or TNA and even tries her hand at her own Wrestlicious rap!

First off, thank you Daizee for taking the time out to do this interview with us. Let’s get right into things: What inspired you to get into wrestling?
Daizee: Well as a kid I was never allowed to watch wrestling, so it wasn’t something I dreamed of doing or becoming. It wasn’t until 2001 that I was exposed to wrestling and it was the technical amateur style and athleticism that caught my eye, but I saw the way women were portrayed and I wanted to change that.

Who are your idols in the ring, past or present?
Daizee: When I started watching wresting in 2001 Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit were the two that caught my eye and impressed me the most. As far as women go, Molly Holly is probably the woman I admire the most. Jim Cornette is fabulous all around. Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels are awesome together. And the All Japan women are just on a whole other level.

Last year, we saw you take on Cheerleader Melissa in a match on TNA Impact. How was it performing on such a widely known program? Were you ever offered a contract or was that a one shot deal?
Daizee: Well I worked for TNA quite a few times when they ran the weekly pay per view out of the Nashville Fairground. Delirious, Matt Sydal [WWE’s Evan Bourne] and I spent two years going down to there every Wednesday doing dark matches for their Xplosion programme. So I made a lot of connections over those years, so once they moved to Universal, people were pushing for me to get down there. It was a last minute thing, I think Jazz was supposed to do those tapings but had something come up and couldn’t make it, so Chris [Park, TNA’s Abyss] called me up to see if I could stand in for Jazz and I agreed. It was a great experience and I am close with alot of the guys and girls down there so it was fun to see everyone and I thought Melissa and I had a pretty good match. I received a lot of positive feedback but never had any kind of follow up with them. When Gail Kim left the company, I know I had a handful of girls including Gail Kim and Traci Brooks that were pushing for me to come in to take her ‘athletic babyface’ position, but I never heard anything from them.

Exclusive: Dawn Marie on Weight Loss, Wrestler’s Rescue and Much More

June 25, 2013July 9, 2009 by Melanie

As promised, I had the opportunity to interview the lovely Dawn Marie today in a chat that lasted well over an hour! We remember Dawn as the seductress of SmackDown but since then, she’s become a wife and mother and is now the driving force behind Wrestler’s Rescue. I gotta admit, I was nervous but … Read more

Exclusive: Roxxi Dishes on Her Release, Rhaka Khan and More

May 22, 2009May 21, 2009 by Melanie

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Diva Dirt had the great opportunity to speak to recently departed TNA Knockout, Roxxi aka Nikki Roxx. Among the highlights, we talk to Roxxi about her release and that situation with Rhaka Khan. Plus Nikki’s thoughts on working for WWE, the Knockouts Championship and much more.

Nikki, thank you for taking the time out to do this interview with us. Diving right in, the obvious lead question would be about your TNA departure. Three weeks ago on your Twitter page, you wished TNA well in their future endeavors. There are conflicting reports about the situation; some say you requested the release and some say you were released by the company. Can you cast your mind back and tell us about the whole release?
ROXXI: I was told TNA’s creative team had just gone as far as they can with my character. They are taking the company in a new direction.

In regards to TNA, over the past couple of months there has been talk of an altercation between you and fellow Knockout, Rhaka Khan that led to a 60 day suspension? Can you shed light on that for us?
ROXXI: There was an altercation but that stuff happens in wrestling. There was a miscommunication in the ring between her and I, but it was solved that day. Her and I are actually friends. As for the suspension I have no idea what that was about. I was never told I was on suspension.

Do you have any reason to believe that situation may have led to your departure from the company?
ROXXI: I would hate to think that was the reasoning. But from what I was told it was not.

There have been a lot of rumours in regards to Rhaka aside from the situation with yourself, from a trading card incident, to her so-called political stroke with Kurt Angle and more recently, working stiff with newcomer Madison Rayne. From working with her, can you tell us what your personal opinion of her is?
ROXXI: My personal opinion of her is she is a good character but just needs a little more training in the ring is all.Â She’s in a great place for that. Having that many great wrestlers surrounding her it should take no time.

Trish Stratus Is Still Talking…

November 2, 2018February 12, 2009 by Hassan

I’m back! I know y’all missed me, but I took a little hiatus; having 4 Biology tests in one week will do that to you! Seems like whenever I stop keeping up with the Divas,Â big things start happening! TNA jabs WWE again, Ashley is hinting (again) at blessing us with her presence and curses … Read more

The Dawn of a New Era

January 30, 2009January 30, 2009 by Hassan

Following her WWE Women’s Championship victory at the Royal Rumble over Beth Phoenix, Melina was interviewed about coming around full-circle following an injury to becoming a champion. Before the interview was over, Melina said this about the new age of women’s wrestling: And what I also wanted to say is Trish wrote a blog about … Read more

Interview: Jackie Gayda-Haas on the Hotseat

August 21, 2008 by Melanie

Former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout, Jackie Gayda-Haas joins our new friend W.D. Hatfield on the Wrestling Hotseat this week. As we revealed on Monday, Diva Dirt has teamed up with the Wrestling Hotseat to provide to you first hand the latest and exclusive Diva interviews! Listen by clicking the player below as W.D. and … Read more

Interview: Torrie’s First Post-WWE Tell-All

August 18, 2008 by Melanie

Diva Dirt is proud to announce today, that we have engaged in a partnership agreement with the Wrestling Hotseat, the hottest ticket in town to exclusive interviews with wrestling stars from the past, present and future! Our new partnership will allow us to share exclusive audio interviews featuring some of your favourite Diva names, directly … Read more

Exclusive: Dishin’ Dirt with Jemma Palmer

August 8, 2008July 14, 2008 by Melanie

Meet Jemma Palmer, the female wrestler who has become a household name in the UK as Inferno from the hit Sky One reboot of “Gladiators.” Diva Dirt first introduced you to Jemma in April when we reported that she had been unveiled as one of the new breed of Gladiators – Jemma is an accomplished wrestler, with a purple belt in submission wrestling and even received a tryout from WWE in November 2005. Just a couple of weeks ago, we posted this scorching photoshoot of Inferno from Loaded Magazine. Well now we bring to you the woman herself! Diva Dirt had the opportunity to dish some dirt with Jemma last week on her pro wrestling career and WWE dreams:

Now us Brits know you as Inferno from Gladiators, but you are in fact a trained wrestler. How did you get into wrestling and can you give us some insight into your wrestling career?
I was always into wrestling as a child and grew up watching HHH, Chyna and Shawn Michaels. I did submission wrestling as this was about the closest thing I could do to pro wrestling as well as trampolining for the arial moves, as there wasnâ€™t anywhere else to train. I then was asked to do some modelling work at a local wrestling show and after that did valleting for FWA and Doug Williams, who was on TNA the other day, before getting a scholarship in the USA where I am still in training.

Here at Diva Dirt, we reported that you had a tryout with WWE in 2005 in Manchester. How was the experience?
The experience was great, I got to meet Kurt Angle, Shelton Benjamin, Ricky Steamboat and Finlay. At the time I didnâ€™t have any pro wrestling training under my belt, I got to show them I was willing to take bumps and had a passion for the business and they said liked my look and promo skills too. Overall it was very positive and encouraged me to get into the industry.

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