New Knockout Champion, Angelina Love took to her MySpace, speaking for the first time on her title win at Lockdown this past Sunday. First off, thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who wrote me to see if I was okay and to congratulate me on winning the TNA Knockouts Championship last … Read more
In a focus piece on the lifes and times of one of the great female wrestlers, the Times & Transcript has posted a new interview with Trish Stratus. The legendary 7 time Women’s Champion however, has some criticism for her former employer – calling the current WWE women’s division “disappointing.” Considering some of the stuff … Read more
At last night’s Lockdown pay per view, TNA crowned a new Knockout Champion in Angelina Love of the Beautiful People. Love defeated previous champion Awesome Kong and Taylor Wilde in a triple threat match inside the Six Sides of Steel. In recent weeks, the Beautiful People have upped their game in the Knockouts division with … Read more
The TNA Pay Per View “Lockdown,” set to air on Sunday, April 19, will mark two events in the company’s history. Firstly, wrestler Eric Young will take on celebrity Danny Bonaduce in a dark match prior to the event. But more importantly, TNA President Dixie Carter will be making her official on-screen debut. While not … Read more
Interesting rumour following this week’s Raw… could the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix be turning face? It’s being reported that the two time Women’s Champion will be ‘seeing the light’ and eventually feud with Raw’s new top heel, Maryse. With Beth serving as a foil to Santino’s antics as Santina, it looks as if WWE is following … Read more
Clearing up some nasty post-WrestleMania rumors, Trish Stratus spoke to SLAM! Wrestling about why she declined her invitation to take part in the Miss WrestleMania Battle Royal, implicity stating that is had nothing to do with the match’s outcome: “Simply, there were no finishes, no ‘What’s going to happen? Will I win?’ discussed,” Stratus said. … Read more
The outcry that poured in, in the hours after WrestleMania 25 on April 5th wasn’t just limited to fans. The women involved in the match, themselves, were said to be upset at the way the segment turned out. It’s reported that most of the Divas involved in the match were not happy following the event. … Read more
Just moments ago, Maryse became the newest member of the Raw roster as new Raw Superstar, Matt Hardy scored a disqualification victory for the brand over new SmackDown Superstar, CM Punk. Maryse now brings her Divas Championship to Monday Night Raw. Earlier in the night, Melina got drafted to SmackDown.
Following a six Diva tag team match, the Women’s Champion Melina was drafted to SmackDown! The match saw SmackDown’s Michelle pin Raw’s Mickie James in order to secure SmackDown the draft pick. Melina will take her Women’s Championship to SmackDown. EDIT: Fan report from PWInsider: After Melina was drafted to Smackdown and Raw went to … Read more
Shock horror. Gail Kim‘s critically mauled movie, Royal Kill flopped at the Box Office over the weekend as expected, given it’s limited release. A trip to Box Office Mojo shows that the movie didn’t even make the weekend estimates chart. The lowest grossing movie on the chart is Valkyrie, making $1,500 over the weekend. One … Read more
And you thought the WWE-produced films got trashed! Gail Kim‘s new movie Royal Kill has been released in limited locations around the United States, and while reviews are few and far between (we could only find one), it doesn’t paint a pretty picture. Take the Washington Post’s word for it: “Royal Kill” is not a … Read more
Today as I was cruising YouTube for matches from my favorite indies, I came across this gem of a match from OVW. It features not one, not two but four former and current WWE Divas. There’s even a well known Knockout participating. My favorite part of the match however was seeing Kelly Kelly flexing her … Read more
Get the barf bag box of tissues ready; this one is surely going to tug at your heart. As I mentioned last night, the WWE Mobile on AT&T Exclusive following SmackDown saw Brie Bella and Nikki Bella reuniting. Well, just to clarify that they did in fact reunite and are on speaking terms, Nikki Bella … Read more
Hot on the heels of Torrie Wilson saying ‘No’ to a possible turn as a TNA Knockout, another ex-Diva and Women’s Champion has quashed rumours of her possibly joining TNA. Victoria – real name Lisa Marie Varon – was spotted with TNA owner, Dixie Carter at a recent MMA show leading to some news sites … Read more
This most certainly doesn’t make any sense. The Bella Twins, Nikki and Brie, have apparently reunited. Following SmackDown, WWE sent out an exclusive for their WWE Mobile on AT&T, which featured the Bella Twins having a little chat with the Divas Champion, Maryse. Here is the official recap from WWE.com: After SmackDown, Nikki & Brie … Read more
There’s a bunch of Divas and Knockout news that has made its way online, but each tidbit is not really big enough news to warrant an entire post. That said, I thought I’d post a potentially new feature called a News Quickie to keep all our devoted Diva Dirt fans well-rounded in their news. – … Read more
During a press conference in Japan on Wednesday, April 8, Japanese wrestler Ayako Hamada announced that her last matchup with the Ito Dojo will be on April 19 as she has signed a contract with TNA Wrestling. Ayako will be a second generation wrestling Knockout, as her father is Gran Hamada, who is from former … Read more
In case you missed Raw, there was a few things to note. First of all, the 5-on-5 Raw vs. SmackDown match was actually not half bad. We saw Raw’s Mickie James, Melina, Jillian, Layla, and Kelly Kelly take on SmackDown’s Maryse, Natalya, Maria, Gail Kim, and Eve Torres. Hopefully the WWE is listening to the … Read more
Sometimes, I really wonder who comes up with these rumors and how they get around the Internet so fast. Maybe Joy herself WWE did it to spark interest in an otherwise lame match. Anyway, reports are circulating that after last night’s tragic display of a match, Joy Giovanni was offered a contract by the WWE. I’ll … Read more
Word is that WWE is telling people that Trish Stratus wasn’t ‘brought’ to WrestleMania after saying she’d only appear if she won the match. Something sound wrong with that sentence? That’s because that’s the word WWE’s higher ups are spreading, as the official ‘company reason’. In a more likely scenario, Trish may have turned the … Read more
Since Torrie Wilson left the WWE last year, there have been numerous rumours circulating about TNA, specifically, Jeff Jarrett wanting to sign her as their newest Knockout. I’m not sure if TNA got the memo or not, but Torrie’s not exactly in wrestling shape after her string of back problems. But it’s not unlike TNA … Read more
Sure must suck to be injured Diva, Candice Michelle, who’ll have to watch all of her fellow Divas and even some past ones go out to the ring tomorrow night for WrestleMania while she’s stuck in the back watching it on the monitor. But it looks like injury prone Candice could have a new career … Read more
SmackDown Divas, Eve Torres and ‘a Bella’ as WWE.com so kindly put it, unveiled their own artwork at WWE’s WrestleManiArt event in Houston earlier this week. Check out Eve’s expressionist take on what it means to be a Diva. The collage is not unlike what you’d find on someone’s bedroom wall, but nonetheless it’s kinda … Read more
So Chyna won’t be going to WrestleMania, but she really does have a book coming out. And let me tell you, she is looking fierce. Chyna’s new book, Paper Doll is a photographic collection of the former Intercontinental Champion as you’ve never seen her before. And if she really is looking like this (i.e. if … Read more
Looks like Angela Fong may finally be getting her call up to the main roster… as a manager. According to reports online, WWE officials are in discussions to bring the Queen of FCW to the main roster as a manager for Cryme Tyme. I don’t know how I feel about this. I would love to see Angela on my screen … Read more
Webmasters were left on guard yesterday, when WWE launched an assault on wrestling – specficially Diva – fansites. The company’s legal team sent out cease and desist letters to unsuspecting fansite owners and over the last 24 hours, dozens of sites have disappeared. The cull is unlike anything the company has done before; it seems … Read more