All Elite Wrestling’s President Tony Khan looks to have big plans when it comes to women’s wrestling. On The Steve Austin Show podcast, Khan revealed that there are plans for a Women’s Tag Team Championship. The news comes along with a Women’s Championship as well. While Khan confirmed AEW’s plans for the women’s division, he … Read more
Op-ed by Bob MageePro Wrestling: Between the SheetsPWBTS.comPWBTS on Facebook As many people know, June is Pride Month for the LGBT community. WWE recently had several of its talent commenting on how it affects them, first including Sonya Deville, the only out LGBT performer on the WWE rosters (who nicely had a rainbow towel in … Read more
Taya Valkyrie is the current Impact Knockouts Champion. She has had a lock on the championship since January when she won it at the Homecoming pay-per-view. She defeated Tessa Blanchard in a match that had Gail Kim as special guest referee. The champion is currently dominating the division and holding strong at 160-days and counting. … Read more
There has been chatter among many fans about the little to no use of former Riott Squad member Liv Morgan. Since the trio was separated thanks to the brand split, it seems that things have quieted down for all three members (Sarah Logan and Ruby Riott, who is currently injured), which is the polar opposite … Read more
Dana Brooke has been underutilized for quite some time now. She finally received her “opportunity” by participating in the Money in the Bank ladder match last month. Since then she hasn’t appeared on RAW since (minus being a part of a Memorial Day barbecue). In fact, the majority of the female roster hasn’t been utilized … Read more
Professional wrestling fans all over are rapidly shifting their attention towards AEW and their product. They recently had their first event Double or Nothing and many fans are raving about the show. The company has three pay-per-view’s currently scheduled through the summer and a television deal coming in the fall. This deal with the TNT … Read more
WWE has a huge main roster between both RAW and SmackDown. In a Reddit post by WaitingOnNetwork, the statistics presented are showing that in total, 56 wrestlers (male and female) have not wrestled on television in two weeks or more. Two weeks may not seem very long, however, the majority of the talent hasn’t competed … Read more
Charlotte Flair is currently at nine title reigns after beating Becky Lynch for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. She then quickly lost to Bayley when she cashed in at Money in the Bank. Previously the Rumor Roundup at CageSide Seats highlighted certain rumors that WWE has future plans for Charlotte to beat her father’s title reigns. … Read more
In October WWE hosted it’s first ever all-woman pay-per-view, Evolution. An event with only women’s matches is far from a new idea. Promotions such as SHINE, SHIMMER, and more recently RiSE have been putting on amazing matches for years. Nevertheless, this was a first for the worlds largest wrestling organization. At this time WWE has … Read more
Op-ed by Bob MageePro Wrestling: Between the SheetsPWBTS.comPWBTS on Facebook Ex-WWE superstar Ashley Massaro was found hanging in an apparent suicide, multiple sources connected with the situation told TMZ Sports on Tuesday. She was found unconscious inside of her Suffolk County, NY home the last Thursday morning after not reporting to her Long Island disk jockey job, was … Read more
WWE’s annual Money in the Bank is happening tonight at Hartford, Conn. at the XL Center. Diva Dirt’s own Simon Hannig is making his overall predictions along with one bold prediction. Here’s what is on the card for the women’s side of the show. Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match Becky Lynch (c) vs. … Read more
Are WWE’s women subject to colorism? Over the course of the last 8-9 months, race has reared itself into the consciousness of women’s wrestling fandom, it started with Gail Kim making her feelings on WWE’s alleged racist attitudes clear. After Asuka’s shoddy treatment, word was that her language barrier was a problem. Many fans juxtaposed … Read more
Short title reigns are an issue that has consistently plagued WWE. Wrestling is unpredictable and it is normal for things to not go as planned. For example, Naomi’s first reign as SmackDown Women’s Champion only lasted 9 days because it cut short due to an injury. That is an exception, but WWE seems to like … Read more
Sasha Banks has been MIA since she and Bayley lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships to The IIconics Wrestlemania 35. Rumors have swirled about her for the last few weeks. Some say the former Raw Women’s Champion is taking a sabbatical. Others claim she wanted to quit, and WWE is giving her a break. … Read more
Money in the Bank is just a few weeks away. The event will take place on May 19, earlier than its usual placement on the calendar. The highlight of the card, the Money in the Bank ladder match, grants the winner an opportunity to face the champion of their choosing. Two years ago, women were … Read more
The Superstar Shake-Up is just a few days away, meaning any wrestler could move to a different brand. After WrestleMania, WWE starts fresh with new storylines and competition for both brands. Becky Lynch currently holds both women’s titles, which opens the playing field for any woman on either roster to step up. New faces are … Read more
This Sunday, at WrestleMania 35 women will compete in the main event for the first time ever. It’s a watershed moment that is long overdue. Indeed, with an overabundance of talent available on the roster, the company couldn’t afford to marginalize women’s wrestlers much longer. This salient decision came at a pivotal time for female … Read more
WWE announced the second annual WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal just last week. Since, it has been announced that this match will take place on the kickoff show—the same spot on the card where this match was billed last year. At this moment, WWE has only announced 13 entrants. The participants include the majority of the … Read more
Sasha Banks and Bayley will compete in their biggest title defense this Sunday at WrestleMania. Their opponents in the fatal four-way are the IIconics, the returning Divas of Doom, and the team of Nia Jax and Tamina. Any of these talented teams could possibly win this match. So who should win? The Boss ‘n’ Hug … Read more
Stardom is in the midst of an attempted expansion into the western market. Mayu Iwatani, formerly of the dominant stable Threedom with Kairi Hojo and Io Shirai, is enjoying a run as Women of Honor World Champion, and will defend her title at G1 Supercard. Other Stardom performers on the card include World of Stardom … Read more
Last night, after weeks of irregular appearances on SmackDown Live, even though she is the reigning women’s champion, we see Asuka in a match. Not against Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, or even Naomi or Carmella. No. The woman standing across from her in the ring is Charlotte Flair. What’s more, it’s for the SmackDown Women’s … Read more
Last night’s episode of SmackDown was baffling but eventful. Twelve days before WrestleMania, Charlotte Flair defeated Asuka to become the SmackDown Women’s Champion in a stunning finish to a title match no one expected. What exactly does this mean though? Charlotte’s eighth title win over the champion, who has barely been on television, raises so … Read more
WrestleMania is less than two weeks away. WWE has done a great job building the Raw Women’s Championship match into a worthy main event, but to say the SmackDown Women’s title has taken a backseat would be an understatement. However, it’s not too late to give the fans pay off on months of storylines with … Read more
The Women’s Battle Royal has not been officially announced for WrestleMania, but rumors are circulating it will be added to the card. The first-ever all-women’s battle royal took place last WrestleMania, where Naomi outlasted 19 other women. Here are five moments we would like to see at this year’s Battle Royal, if speculation proves right.
UFC’s parent company, William Morris Endeavor (WME), has returned a $400 million investment to Saudi Arabia’s government investment fund, according to a report in the New York Times. The deal with Saudi Arabia was inked early last year in order to support the entertainment giant’s expansion plans, which would have included bringing its products to … Read more
Pioneers is a series dedicated to the women who pushed forward the evolution in women’s wrestling. Diva Dirt staff will highlight women with spotlight pieces all March, in honor of Women’s History Month. It’s hard to imagine where the WWE women’s division would be right now if it weren’t for AJ Lee. It seems to … Read more