Former WWE Intercontinental & Women’s Champion, Chyna has been acucsed of ‘viciously attacking’ another women according to TMZ. The website writes: The accuser, Gabriela Targos, tells TMZ Chyna called her up to hang out at the motel Saturday — but when Gabriela arrived, she claims Chyna immediately snapped and began attacking her for no reason. … Read more
Speaking for the first time on a variety of subjects, Mickie James spoke with the Canadian “Fight Show with Mauro Ranallo” in her first interview since being released by the WWE. Mickie maintains a professional, optimistic stance on the subjects in question, ranging from her release to the controversial “Piggie James” storyline. In the interview, … Read more
WWE.com has now added Katie Lea, who was released along with Mickie James last week, to the Alumni section. Click here to check that out. I am pretty certain that the profile was not up at the time of the earlier post about Maria & Mickie as I took a moment to scan the whole … Read more
Five time Women’s Champion, Mickie James and Celebrity Apprentice star Maria Kanellis have been added to WWE.com’s ever growing Alumni section in record time. James was released just last week while Kanellis was let go in February, meanwhile the last former Diva to make the page, Candice Michelle, was only added in March after a … Read more
Celebrity scandal meets wrestling! The woman whose affair with Sandra Bullock’s husband, Jesse James, led to the end of their marriage — Michelle ‘Bombshell’ McGee — is getting into wrestling. The tattooed model will be part of a ‘celebrity’ [and I use that term loosely] wrestling bout on May 7th in New Jersey for Dangerous … Read more
Former TNA Knockouts Champion, Tara has CONFIRMED that is leaving TNA next month on her MySpace page. The blog comes after a report in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter revealing that Tara — real name Lisa Marie Varon — may be leaving at the end of her contract, which expires on May 21st. The Observer went … Read more
Two former TNA Knockouts Champions’ futures look uncertain going into next month. Three time Knockouts Champion, Tara tweeted that her contract with the company is set to expire next month amidst rumours that she may be leaving the company. The Wrestling Observer newsletter says: “Her contract expires at the end of next month and she … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer, Jim Ross posted the following on his website about the state of women’s wrestling (I’m assuming) in the major promotions i.e. WWE and TNA. He writes: We get lots of emails from fans of women’s wrestling. I hate to break the news to you die hards of this specific genre but … Read more
A ‘We Want Mickie’ chant broke out during a Divas tag team match on tonight’s live three hour Draft episode of Raw. The episode hails from Richmond, Virginia, James’ hometown. The former five-time Women’s Champion was released last Thursday after being the top babyface Diva for the company for the past several years. Perhaps it’s … Read more
In advance of tonight’s Post Raw & Impact Show, here are some news and notes from Extreme Rules last night: * The 1st Mariner Arena is tiny! Only about 12,000 people were there and the place was full. * The crowd was really, really fired up at the beginning of the night. The dark match … Read more
WWE Magazine has named the Beth Phoenix vs Melina ‘I Quit’ Match at One Night Stand 2008 as an ‘Extremely Underrated’ match in the May 2010 issue. The feature looks at some of the stipulation matches that have perhaps been overlooked by WWE fans. An unnamed Diva Dirt reader emailed the following: In the May … Read more
The Glamazon, Beth Phoenix has won her third Women’s Championship, defeating Michelle McCool at Extreme Rules moments ago. Beth pinned McCool after hitting the Glam Slam. The switch came in an awesome Extreme Makeover Match, the first of its kind, which saw the two Divas battle using several props. Congratulations to Beth!
We’ve all been wondering what an Extreme Makeover Match is, well look no further. The following was posted by WWE Universe leader, Corey Clayton in the ongoing live chat on WWE.com: I’ve received word that “Extreme Makeover Match” rules are the same as a hardcore or “Extreme Rules” match. Anything goes. Sounds promising considering it … Read more
WWE Hall of Famers, Jim Ross and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin have tweeted their desire to see Awesome Kong in WWE. Kong met both the legends last week at the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas. JR writes: “Met Awesome Kong @ CAC. What an opponent for Beth Phoenix or Nattie Neidhart, among other … Read more
Katie Lea posted the following on her Twitter earlier today in regards to her release: omg you guys! v touched by all the love and support… actually a little bit overwhelmed… thank you !! :) As we mentioned on last night’s podcast, Katie is someone who never truly got a break in WWE and has … Read more
‘Sevin Sins’, the debut EP from Maria Kanellis, is now available internationally on iTunes. The record was released in the US last Tuesday with the rest of the world slowly following suit. As of now, the EP is available in the UK for £3.16 as well as in Australia and other countries. Click here to … Read more
Former WWE Diva, Maria Kanellis‘s initial reaction to Mickie James’ release was caught on tape in an interview with fansite Maria-Kanellis.org earlier today. Kanellis found out the news while chatting to the website and discusses the release of both her and Katie Lea in the clip. Listen below: [gplayer href=”http://diva-dirt.com/audio/mariamickie.mp3″][/gplayer] To listen to the full … Read more
The word ‘Mickie’ is trending on Twitter in the San Antonio, Texas region tonight. Obviously, this is probably to do with Mickie James‘ release a few hours ago. Steven notes that Mickie was also trending in Canada, while Katie Lea was trending in New York City but at press time, they have fallen out of … Read more
Mickie James posted the following on her Twitter page: Awe… Thank you James Gang! I just want to say its been a beautiful journey… Wwe has been a childhood dream come true & I have loved every step… There is not a moment I would change for the world… It breaks my heart but the … Read more
WWE.com has just announced that 5 time WWE Women’s Champion, Mickie James and Katie Lea have been released. Perhaps the most shocking release in recent years has to be that of Mickie James, who is without a doubt the most popular Diva in the WWE. James signed with WWE in 2003 before making her debut … Read more
Former Diva & Knockout, Shelly Martinez is still campaigning for a return to TNA, it has been reported. Last month, we reported that Martinez was asking fans to tweet TNA President Dixie Carter to bring her back but now, Martinez herself has taken matters into her own hands. PWInsider reports that Martinez has pitched the … Read more
TNA Knockout, Daffney, who was hurt during a dark match at Tuesday night’s Impact taping, posted the following on her MySpace page: I sunset flipped my opponent but she stayed standing – then she sat down which caused the bruised sternum. Honestly, after that, I went into auto-pilot mode. I do not remember the rest … Read more
The only good thing to come out of last week’s Baywatch themed match is that WWE managed to get some recognition on the hilarious E! series, The Soup last Friday night. Joel McHale mocked guest host David Hasselhoff sitting at ringside watching on the as the three teams of Divas competed in red one-pieces. Watch … Read more
Before a crowd of over 400 guests from the world of professional wrestling, last night saw the announcement of the Female Fight League at the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas. The Female Fight League, spearheaded by ChickFight founder and our business partner Jason Deadrich, aims to unite promotions worldwide to work together to … Read more
As well as Daffney, now former Knockouts Champion Angelina Love was hurt at last night’s Impact tapings confirms TNA President, Dixie Carter. She writes on her Twitter page: Angelina Love suffered a partial bicep tear & complete ulnar collateral ligament tear at iMPACT taping. Out a few weeks. Our best wishes go out Angelina on … Read more
The Super Hardcore Anime, LuFisto, who suffered a stroke last weekend is doing just fine and has written a blog about her ordeal. On her MySpace page, she writes: About 30 minutes after my match at NCW last Saturday, I just couldn’t catch my breath. Then, I started to have a lot of pain in … Read more