This just in from the SHIMMER office: Serena Deeb has officially inked a deal with WWE. Here’s the press release: Everyone at SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES would like to congratulate Serena Deeb on officially signing a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. From the first day she stepped into a wrestling ring, it has always been … Read more
We all know Melina can act the part; she’s awesome in the ring & always looks great, but then there’s the other side of being in the public eye — doing publicity. It’s always interesting [and rare] to see the Divas get interviewed on shows and stuff, seeing how they carry themselves etc. Check out … Read more
Tonight on Raw, Vince McMahon announced his plan to move 15 Superstars and Divas to various brands in a move to “shake up” the rosters (even though we had a draft 2 months ago, but shhhh..). The moves have been announced on WWE.com, and here are the Divas making a move: To Raw: – Gail … Read more
Diva Dirt has learned that WWE has signed a new developmental talent in British wrestler, Jemma Palmer better known as ‘Inferno’ on the recently cancelled British version of American Gladiators. 23-year-old Palmer is currently in the United States and is expected to start with WWE this summer. Palmer has previously had several affiliations with WWE; … Read more
Looks like we could be seeing the last of Kong’s Syrian cohort in TNA. According to our partners at the Wrestling Globe Newsletter, TNA is dropping the ‘burkha babe’ character soon. Raisha Saeed, real name Melissa Anderson, will be taking on the persona of ‘Future Legend’ Melissa Flash. Just hazarding a guess, Flash will be somewhere along the lines … Read more
It is sad to report that Raw ring announcer, Lilian Garcia has announced that she will be leaving WWE later this year. Lilian, who first joined the WWE in 1999, will be leaving at the end of her current contract — hence why the company is looking for a new female ring announcer that can … Read more
In a blog at her GoDaddy.com page, Candice Michelle uses an interesting choice of words to describe her release from WWE, including that she’s “free from the ring.” And for those of you who have wondered whether Candice may perhaps in TNA or even go the indy route (and let’s be honest, can you really … Read more
For those of you who haven’t gotten the chance to see it yet, Delphia Entertainment has just received the opportunity of a brief interview with former WWE Diva Nidia! Nidia Guenard Interview With all of the gossip and allegations surrounding Nidia’s rumoured involvement in this year’s Miss Wrestlemania match, nostalgic Nidia fans alike were disappointed to discover … Read more
Details are beginning to leak out on WWE’s release of former Women’s Champion, Candice Michelle and among them are some damning reports on Candice’s look. Many [including myself] will probably be shocked by this, because it seemed as though their main gripe was her injury prone status. But sources within the company have really gone … Read more
Former Diva, Torrie Wilson‘s 25 days in the Costa Rican jungle came to an end tonight as on the season finale of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Torrie placed second on the show. Torrie was narrowly beaten by ‘jungle dad’, actor Lou Diamond Phillips. Earlier in the show, the other finalist – … Read more
My girl Torrie Wilson has done the impossible — she’s made it through to the final of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! This post is somewhat gratuitous but Torrie needs and deserves your votes to WIN the show! VOTE FOR TORRIE TO WIN 1-877-5-KEEP-11 1-877-553-37-11 CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON NBC.COM You … Read more
Over the weekend we reported that FCW’s Angela Fong was on the road with the Raw brand & the possible upside that could have to a main roster callup. Well there’s good news and bad news; Angela is being groomed for the main roster but not as a full-fledged, ass-kicking Diva. The Diva has been … Read more
You may have heard reports that Serena Deeb of OVW and SHIMMER fame has signed to WWE. It is noted on her Wikipedia page that she recently debuted in FCW in tag match defeating Rosa Mendes and Alicia Fox. Well it turns out you can’t believe everything you read on Wikipedia (Go figure). Despite appearing in … Read more
Rising FCW talent, Angela Fong has joined the Raw brand on the road this weekend which may or may not be a sign of the much-buzzed about Diva being readied for a jump to the main roster. Since joining FCW in February 2008, Angela has been praised for being one of the best female talents … Read more
Fresh from her WWE release last night, Candice made a gutsy move to go post a blog on the WWE Universe website (which has since been deleted). But being the super sleuths you Diva fans are, it is already online on various message boards. In the blog Candice namechecks some of her Diva friends within … Read more
In a piece of breaking news this Friday evening, former Women’s Champion Candice has been released. In what I assume is a response to her release, Candice writes on her Twitter page: “I’m free to grow!”
Former pornstar-turned-wrestler, Trina Michaels has hinted on her MySpace page that she could be joining TNA. Michaels retired from porn last year and sent out a press release in which she said, she was “giving up gangbangs to enter battle royals.” She writes: “You can’t spell Trina without using the letters TNA… Find out THIS … Read more
Two thirds of The Beautiful People were interviewed by Phil Strum of the Poughkeepsie Journal, who maintains his own blog called Under the Ring. The original two thirds, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky talk about the addition of Madison Rayne and more. On Rayne, Sky dishes: Madison’s really come into her own. At first, we … Read more
Last night’s SmackDown house show saw the passing of a title belt – the Women’s Championship – as Melina temporarily passed the title onto an unlikely ‘new champion’ in Chris Jericho, lol. The Intercontinental Champion accidentally left his belt at his hotel room, which meant he had an Intercontinental Championship match but no Intercontinental title. … Read more
It has been a slow news weekend, although given the manic week we’ve had, the downtime is much welcome! We usually post short news bulletins on our Twitter page, so to get the news first, be sure to follow us at twitter.com/divadirt. Anyway read on: Former WWE Diva, Lena Yada is in talks to join … Read more
Yesterday, a really despicable story made it’s way online that we chose to steer clear from, that Lisa Marie Varon aka Victoria aka Tara was the ‘mistress’ of Chris Benoit at the time of his murder-suicide two years ago, this month. That story was enough to send the usually dignified new Knockout over the edge, … Read more
According to a new story on Vickie Guerrero‘s WWE departure, Vickie’s daughters may have asked her to quit the company. Both of Vickie’s daughters are teenagers, one of whom is said to have just finished her senior year in high school, and were becoming upset at the portrayal of their mother on national television and … Read more
Our story on Maria yesterday has caught the attention of the Diva herself and this morning as I checked my e-mails as I do every morning, quite a few people brought her reaction to our attention. On her Twitter page, Maria responds to Diva Dirt as ‘haters’ and having ‘insulted her’. She writes: [In response … Read more
In a sign that WWE’s longest serving non-Diva could be hanging up her microphone, WWE is looking for a new female ring announcer that can moonlight as a singer. Perhaps they are simply looking to replicate her 10-year success for SmackDown, ECW or Superstars or perhaps Lilian Garcia will be retiring from WWE. Well either … Read more
One of our favourite, beloved ex-Divas turned TNA Knockout, Victoria aka Lisa Marie aka Tara, has written a new MySpace blog covering all the points of criticism that have been raised in the weeks since she joined TNA Wrestling. Among them, Lisa addresses why she left WWE, why she decided to go to TNA and … Read more
Looks like we aren’t the only ones noticing Maria has slowly been fading off SmackDown. According to sources, Maria’s stock has dropped with management, hence her lack of use over the past couple of months. While most of the Divas on the brand are seeing an upsurge in ringtime, Maria has noticeably been disregarded or … Read more