Stacy Keibler turned heads at last night’s 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The former WWE Diva was there in support of A-list boyfriend George Clooney, who ended up winning two Golden Globe awards: one for Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Drama) for his role … Read more
“I have the best date in the whole world,” Stacy Keibler proclaimed Tuesday night to People Magazine at the 2011 National Board of Review Awards Gala. Looking stunning in a long black dress, it appears Stacy’s not only won over Clooney, but his co-stars too. The Secret Life of the American Teenager star Shailene Woodley, … Read more
On January 7, Emi Sakura wrestled her final match for the joshi promotion Ice Ribbon. Citing ‘personal reasons’ as her choice for leaving, Sakura went out with a bang by wrestling Tsukushi – her most recent tag partner – in a fifteen minute match in Sendai, Japan. Tsukushi picked up the victory. Classed as the … Read more
As reported last year, legendary Japanese wrestler Bull Nakano announced that she would be retiring from wrestling in the early part of 2012. The former WWF Women’s Champion held her retirement show earlier today (January 8th) to mark her 44th birthday. Nakano unofficially retired in 1996 due to injuries, but has never had an official … Read more
Former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson has gone public with her new beau Alex Rodriguez aka A-Rod. After being linked to one another in recent weeks, Torrie and A-Rod pair made their first appearance together at a public event last night at a Lakers game. Spotted with the new couple were supermodel Cindy Crawford and her … Read more
Former WWE Divas Stacy Keibler and Torrie Wilson welcomed in the New Year whilst vacationing in Cabo, San Lucas, Mexico with a bevvy of celebrities. Other guests included Keibler’s Oscar winner boyfriend George Clooney, Wilson’s rumored beau Alex Rodriguez, model Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber. We, of course, can’t forget to mention Wilson’s … Read more
The people have spoken! In the 2011 Year-End Awards as voted by you, the Diva Dirt masses, Sara Del Rey, Mickie James and Beth Phoenix walked away with the biggest prizes as Independent Wrestler, Knockout and Diva of the Year respectively. Of the trio, Del Rey was also selected as Diva Dirt’s Wrestler of the … Read more
On December 17th, 2011 in New York, Family Wrestling Entertainment presented a cleverly named show – “Haastility” – featuring appearances from former WWE superstars Charlie and Jackie Haas. Charlie defended his FWE Heavyweight Championship in the main event against TNA’s Eric Young, while Jackie wrestled another TNA talent in what I believe falls into the … Read more
When it comes to the squared circle, there is perhaps no greater ring general in North American women’s wrestling than Sara Del Rey, so it’s only fitting that earlier this week we crowned her the Wrestler of the Year in our inaugural Writers’ Choice Awards. This year, just when fans thought she had done all … Read more
In 2011, the leggy former Duchess of Dudleyville, as we knew her, Stacy Keibler rose to Hollywood fame after being linked with the iconic George Clooney, and now it looks as though another former WWE Diva may have bagged herself an A-lister too. Radar Online has linked Stacy’s wrestling BFF Torrie Wilson with baseball player … Read more
Former WWE Divas Champion Maryse has followed in the footsteps of fellow Divas Lilian Garcia and Maria Kanellis by becoming the latest wrestling personality to pose for the NOH8 campaign. Maryse posted her picture taken by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska on her Twitter page. The campaign, which opposes California Proposition 8, has attracted hundreds of … Read more
Diva Dirt revealed the winners of its 2011 Writers’ Choice Awards over the past few days, and many of the women who picked up a blue ribbon have shared their excitement. Full list of Writers’ Choice Award winners Diva of the Year Kelly Kelly tweeted her thanks to our Twitter page, as did Knockout of … Read more
Talk about an eleventh hour addition! In an unadvertised Divas Championship bout, Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly once again did battle, rehashing their long rivalry over the summer and early fall, as 2011 comes to a close. The match stemmed from this past Monday’s Slammy Awards where Kelly and Beth had an altercation after Kelly … Read more
You know we get all teary-eyed when we see beloved former Divas reunite (example), so it should be no surprise that we’ve got our nostalgia hat on and are YouTubing old Divas matches as we speak type. Four former WrestleMania-headlining Divas were reunited today at an autograph signing event in California. Playboy covergirls Candice Michelle, … Read more
A former WWE and TNA talent, Kim Neilson, has signed up for the new season of NBC’s The Biggest Loser. Kim, who went by the name Desire in TNA during the company’s early days from 2002 to 2004, is now 38 year old and weighs 252 lbs. In TNA, Kim notably took part in the … Read more
This past weekend, former Knockouts Champion Mickie James took on Amber O’Neal for her ArenaChicks promotion. Results and pictures below: [notice]This past weekend was an exciting one for the Charlotte based indy federation PWXwrestling.com and Arenachicks.com! Friday night, CEO of ArenaChicks Amber O’Neal had the opportunity to go one on one with the former WWE … Read more
It’s that time of year again! WWE pays visit to all of our fighting men and women of the armed forces, and puts on a bonus two hour program for everyone to enjoy. This year TTTT is being held in an actual arena as opposed to the fresh open air of years past. We witnessed … Read more
The “hot potato” streak is officially over! Following title changes on the last four consecutive pay per views, the reigning Knockouts Champ Gail Kim proved to be a worthy champion by retaining the belt in a match against Mickie James. Gail can perhaps thank Madison Rayne — with whom she also holds the Knockouts Tag … Read more
Former WWE Women’s Champion Lita — real name Amy Dumas — was arrested yesterday (December 9th) in Columbia County, Georgia, for driving with a suspended or revoked license and speeding. AugustaCrime.com reports that Dumas’ bond is set at $2,200. The two official charges listed are: “DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED” and “SPEEDING IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM … Read more
Former Tough Enough contestant and 2010 Miss USA, Rima Fakih, made headlines over the weekend after she was arrested on a drunk driving charge in Michigan, according to TMZ. It’s reported that Fakih originally tried to cover up the arrest, tweeting on Saturday: “Let’s clear things up now…. I’m NOT in Michigan and I’m NOT … Read more
We now have a second report from last night’s JoshiMania Night 3 event in Manhattan, NY, as well as over 100 photos. PREVIOUSLY: – JoshiMania Night 1 Results & Extensive Photo Gallery: Del Rey vs Aja Kong, Manami Toyota & More – JoshiMania Night 2 Results (Everett, MA): Aja Kong vs Ayako Hamada & More … Read more
JoshiMania came to an end today with a matinee show in Manhattan, NY, headlined by Sara Del Rey taking on Ayako Hamada in the main event. PREVIOUSLY: – JoshiMania Night 1 Results & Extensive Photo Gallery: Del Rey vs Aja Kong, Manami Toyota & More – JoshiMania Night 2 Results (Everett, MA): Aja Kong vs … Read more
JoshiMania moves to Everett, MA for Night 2 featuring Aja Kong vs Ayako Hamada in the main event. PREVIOUSLY: – JoshiMania Night 1 Results & Extensive Photo Gallery: Del Rey vs Aja Kong, Manami Toyota & More Diva Dirt reader Dana Begeurie reporting… * Toshie Uematsu and Gami beat Cherry and Sawako Shimono. * Kaori … Read more
Last night, CHIKARA kicked off its three-night JoshiMania extravaganza in Philadelphia, PA, in a show headlined by Sara Del Rey facing her idol, returning to the US for the first time in years, Aja Kong. Plus, Manami Toyota was presented the Diva Dirt Legacy Award. Complete results and an extensive photo gallery below. Exclusive: Sara … Read more
Having ruled over the independent scene in North America for the past several years, Sara Del Rey is looking for a new challenge — WWE. Sara, who has earned her moniker as “Queen of Wrestling” through her work in promotions like SHIMMER, CHIKARA and ROH, says that the one thing that’s eluded her is a … Read more
Last night, Absolute Intense Wrestling hosted Hell on Earth 7 in Cleveland, OH, featuring the debuts of TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim and Mia Yim. Yim challenged Mickie Knuckles for the AIW Women’s Championship as Gail served as special guest referee. Mia, as the heel, lost the bout after being hit with a spinning powerbomb … Read more