WWE Diva AJ Lee sent out her stamp of approval toward the NXT Divas via Twitter yesterday, after they made appearances at WWE’s Royal Rumble fan fest in Phoenix, Arizona. AJ wrote: “The future is in good hands.” In tag team action, Paige and Sasha Banks faced off against Emma and Summer Rae. Paige and … Read more
You might be curious — as were we — what were Diva Dirt’s biggest stories of 2012? For the first time ever, we’re taking a peek behind the curtain by revealing the 10 articles that received more hits than any other in 2012 here at Diva Dirt, based on traffic reporting from Google Analytics. The … Read more
Stacy Keibler is once again turning heads for her stunning appearance during Hollywood’s awards season. She was spotted at last night’s 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards – held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California – at the side of boyfriend George Clooney. The two have been dating since July 2011. Clooney presented … Read more
Returning TNA Knockout Velvet Sky beat four other women to become the new number one contender to Tara‘s Knockouts Championship last night at Genesis, but she perhaps has Gail Kim to thank most for her victory. The former Knockouts Champion eliminated not one, not two, but three of her opponents in a gauntlet match which … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 6 airing live on iPPV tonight, headlined by Amazing Kong, aka Kharma, taking on Mercedes Martinez. (Order the event) Full results of the show below: All times are GMT 01:51 AM: The stream is up and running, with previews of some of the matches that we’ll be seeing … Read more
WWE’s AJ Lee, TNA’s Brooke Tessmacher and SHINE’s Jazz led the fifth annual Diva Dirt Fan Awards, which saw over 30,000 votes cast. The Diva Dirt readers had the opportunity to crown their top women, matches, moments and news stories of 2012, with AJ Lee taking Diva of the Year, as well as slew of … Read more
It’s that time of year again when we make our annual wishes and predictions for women’s wrestling in the year ahead. Previous wishes/predictions posts here (2010), here (2011) and here (2012). 2013 Wishes * Sara Del Rey to wrestle on WWE TV (even if it is just on NXT), and not just be stuck behind … Read more
It’s January 1st, which means there will be plenty of well intentioned, if unfeasible, promises made for the year ahead. We thought it might be fun to cook up our own humorous New Year’s resolutions for the women of wrestling, and of course, we want you to join in the fun, too, by coming up … Read more
The Diva Dirt Writers’ Choice Awards 2012 are in the can, with awards being revealed over the course of December. Some of the women who picked up wins have shared their excitement at being acknowledged by the Diva Dirt writers. See the full list of Writers’ Choice Awards winners Writing on her Twitter page, Gail … Read more
Hello and welcome to another dose of Joshi courtesy of the girls over at Ice Ribbon! Yesterday was the 144th episode of their weekly online show “19 O’Clock Pro Wrestling” took place at the Ice Ribbon dojo, and here’s what happened: First up is the impressive newcomer Risa Sera up against another rookie, Hiroko Terada, … Read more
Diva Dirt is excited to reveal the nominations for our fifth annual Fan Awards! Taking into consideration your suggestions, as well as discussing amongst the Diva Dirt team, we’ve compiled the nominations looking back at the best of women’s wrestling in WWE, TNA and the independent scene (predominantly North American). Voting is now open and … Read more
Tonight at WWE: TLC, Naomi was on the way to having a Cinderella-like night, rising from her usual Funkadactyl duties to becoming the #1 contender to the Divas Title in the pre-show Battle Royal. When it came time for her to face Divas Champion Eve Torres, Naomi came out swinging, showing off amazing agility and … Read more
Earlier tonight at WWE: TLC, Naomi became the #1 Contender to the Divas Championship. The NXT Season 3 runner-up turned Funkadactyl bested Alicia Fox, Aksana, Cameron, Kaitlyn, Layla, Natalya, Rosa Mendes and Tamina Snuka in order to earn an opportunity to face WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres. The finish saw Eve attack Kaitlyn when her … Read more
Knockouts Champion Tara‘s Hollywood boyfriend Jesse proved too great a nuisance for Mickie James to overcome. Tonight at Final Resolution, Tara put her title on the line against Mickie, and the two did battle both inside and outside the ring. Jesse was a constant presence, distracting Mickie and taking a few lumps for his troubles. … Read more
All aboard the Joshi train, as we see what happened in today’s episode of Ice Ribbon’s weekly online show “19 O’Clock Girls Pro Wrestling”! Two matches today, both featuring the ever-present face of 19Pro, Sayaka Obihiro (who is leaving Ice Ribbon this month, and will face Hamuko Hoshi for the IW19 Championship on the 28th … Read more
Former WWE star Kharma, real name Kia Stevens, recently revealed that she was going to retire from wrestling before she got the call from WWE. The star — who has re-adopted her Amazing Kong moniker on the independent scene — only appeared on WWE television for just over a month last year, and in an … Read more
Last Wednesday’s Ice Ribbon event saw two titles change hands in the same match, as Hailey Hatred and Hamuko Hoshi defeated International Ribbon and REINA Tag Team Champions Tsukasa Fujimoto and Hikaru Shida in a match where both titles were on the line. Fujimoto and Shida had only won the International Ribbon belts a few … Read more
Hello everybody and welcome to another journey into the wonderful world of Joshi, as we see what happened earlier today at Ice Ribbon’s weekly online show “19 O’Clock Girls Pro Wrestling”: First off is footage from earlier in the week, including Mio Shirai‘s defence of the ICE x60 Championship against Neko Nitta, and the whirlwind … Read more
WWE.com has published a new article focusing on the current state of the Divas division. The report looks candidly on the loss of top Divas such as Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly and Kharma, and suggests that although the ‘E have lost some of their “best and brightest”, the landscape now is allowing those who are left to … Read more
Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis has announced her engagement. Ring of Honor’s First Lady of Wrestling broke the news on her Twitter account alongside an image of her ring. The AfterBuzz TV host’s fiancé is Mike Bennett, whom she has managed in ROH, CHIKARA and in FWE, where she is also the reigning FWE Women’s … Read more
Top Joshi promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom’s “Goddesses of Stardom” tag tournament reached its climax yesterday as Natsuki*Taiyo (yes, that’s actually how her name is written) and Yoshiko defeated Kairi Hojo and Natsumi Showzuki in the final to become the new Goddesses of Stardom Champions. Taiyo (who is also the Stardom High Speed Champion) and … Read more
Divas Champion Eve continued to roll in her reign of dominance as she bested challenger Kaitlyn in their title match tonight at Survivor Series. Prior to the bout, Kaitlyn was on her way to the ring when she was attacked by a hooded woman in a blond wig, that of which she managed to turn … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 5 airing live on iPPV tonight, headlined by the return of former WWE star Kharma to the ring. (Order the event) Full results of the show below: All times are GMT 00:54 AM: Just minutes to go now. The stream is airing a couple of promos from … Read more
It’s time for a short trip into the world of Joshi, as we look at today’s episode of Ice Ribbon’s “19 O’Clock Girls Pro Wrestling”, which aired earlier this morning (or tonight if you’re in Japan): We start with some footage from earlier in the week, at the two most recent Ice Ribbon main shows, … Read more
Despite many months apart, married couple ODB and Eric Young proved that their love is still strong, beating Knockouts Champion Tara and her “Hollywood boyfriend” Jesse in mixed tag action at tonight’s “Turning Point” pay-per-view. The two showed off just how in sync they are, not missing a step as a team and pulling off … Read more
Pro-Wrestling: EVE promised its biggest ever event, flying in talent from both the US and Japan for a female wrestling extravaganza — and one of those women is now the new EVE Champion. Veteran Japanese star Emi Sakura, one of the founders of Japan’s Ice Ribbon promotion, ended the night as new Pro-Wrestling: EVE Champion … Read more