This Sunday at Fastlane, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks will take on Naomi and Tamina Snuka. Erstwhile enemies Becky and Sasha have found common ground against Sasha’s former Team B.A.D. teammates Naomi and Tamina, whose attack on Sasha last week put a nail in the coffin for the trio. Read WWE.com‘s match preview below: If … Read more
In less than two weeks, Charlotte will defend the Divas Championship against Brie Bella at Fastlane. The match was announced on tonight’s Raw, building off of Brie’s surprise win over Charlotte last week. WWE.com has given an overview of the feud, angling Brie’s title opportunity as a chance to avenge her sister Nikki: Nikki Bella … Read more
The path of Charlotte‘s Divas Title reign heading into WrestleMania 32 is becoming a bit clearer. PWInsider (via Wrestling Inc) is reporting that the plan is for Brie Bella‘s new feud with Charlotte to wrap up at Fastlane with a Divas Title match, opening things up for a Triple Threat match between Charlotte, Becky Lynch … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Awesome Kong … Read more
Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * WWE.com has a video and gallery of … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy women’s wrestling event along the way. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact Wrestling (1/19/16): Gail Kim retains the Knockouts Title against Awesome Kong; Raquel … Read more
The Royal Rumble is known as the beginning of the road to WrestleMania, but for Divas, that usually isn’t the case. Typically, the road to Mania begins…well, a few weeks before Mania. As a result, we’re often treated to uninspired matches at what should be the biggest night of the year. This year, however, looks … Read more
January 25th, 2009: At 2009’s Royal Rumble, the Glamazon Beth Phoenix defended her Women’s Title against Melina. Beth did her best to thwart Melina, tossing her around like a rag doll and twisting her like a pretzel…
Tonight at the Royal Rumble, Charlotte once again reaped the rewards of playing dirty, but her next challenger may have her outclassed in that department. The Divas Champion retained her title against her former friend Becky Lynch using a combination of skill, sneakiness and the efforts of her father Ric Flair. The WWE Hall of … Read more
Tonight at the Royal Rumble, Charlotte defends her Divas Championship against Becky Lynch. We asked for your predictions for this match on our social media pages and picked some of the best to highlight here. As always, you can join in by leaving your comments! Amanda Marie: Would love for Becky to get the title … Read more
Ahead of the Royal Rumble tonight, we’re taking a look back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to last year, when Brie and Nikki Bella took on the makeshift team of Natalya and Paige. Despite Paige and Natalya’s considerable talents, the duo weren’t able to stop the … Read more
Ahead of the Royal Rumble tomorrow night, we’re taking a look back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re going back to 2010, when Mickie James took on Michelle McCool in one of the shortest Women’s Championship matches on record. Mickie finally got revenge on Lay-Cool for their endless “Piggie … Read more
Ahead of the Royal Rumble this Sunday, we’re taking a look back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking at the Rumble’s female entrants. To date, we’ve seen three women take part in the Royal Rumble match: Chyna, Beth Phoenix and Kharma. In 1999, Chyna made history as the … Read more
Get hyped for the Royal Rumble with an exclusive Diva Dirt Hype video package highlighting the Divas Championship match between Becky Lynch and Charlotte. Check out the latest Diva Dirt Hype below: Music: “Past is Dead” by Bad Religion Listen to every song featured in a Diva Dirt Hype video on our Spotify playlist.
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy women’s wrestling event along the way. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact Wrestling (1/12/16): Awesome Kong and Jade defeat Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky … Read more
This Sunday at the Royal Rumble, Charlotte will defend the Divas Title against Becky Lynch. On tonight’s Raw, Becky received the match she asked for on SmackDown, despite Charlotte’s own reluctance to agree to it. Taking a different tactic, Becky baited Ric Flair with insults, prompting the WWE Hall of Famer to accept the challenge … Read more
Eva Marie is front and center in the newly-released promo for WWE Fastlane. The promo, in keeping with the Pay-Per-View’s racing theme, shows Eva brandishing checkered flags and signaling the start of the race to WrestleMania: Congrats to @natalieevamarie for being the 1st diva to be featured on the #WWEFastlane promo. #AllRedEverything pic.twitter.com/zruJ7n9kz2 — Thomas … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown, Becky Lynch issued a challenge to Divas Champion Charlotte. In an interview prior to her match against Brie Bella, Becky challenged Charlotte to a Divas Title match at the Royal Rumble. .@WWE's resident #PUNisher @BeckyLynchWWE just challenged @MsCharlotteWWE to a match at #RoyalRumble! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/rqReri12Hk — WWE (@WWE) January 15, 2016 This … Read more
WWE Principal Owner Stephanie McMahon may be eyeing a return to the ring – at WrestleMania, no less. Stephanie, who last competed at SummerSlam 2014, tweeted after a late night workout last night, noting that she’s getting in shape for WrestleMania 32: First #MidnightWorkout of the year with @DeFrancosGym! Time to get in shape for … Read more
Last night at TLC, the future became a bit clearer. As we exited the fog of the booking that turned the Divas Title picture on its head, we saw a champion’s character finally take shape and a possible new challenger step up. Though her initial heel turn was woefully under-explained, Charlotte managed to make the … Read more
Tonight at TLC, Charlotte once again retained her Divas Title by defeating Paige. This time, though, the win was far from clean. The @WWEDivas Title is on the line as @RealPaigeWWE battles @MsCharlotteWWE. #WWETLC #DivasTitle https://t.co/CkE9LBBNrV — WWE (@WWE) December 14, 2015 In a match that laid bare the Divas’ hate for one another, Charlotte’s … Read more
Tonight on the TLC Kickoff show, Boston’s own Sasha Banks bested Becky Lynch in front of her hometown crowd. After Team B.A.D. serenaded the audience with an original “Christmas carol”, Sasha went to work, battling Becky in a back-and-forth match that tested both Divas’ technical prowess and stamina. .@SashaBanksWWE is in full #BossMode on the … Read more
Tonight at TLC, Charlotte defends the Divas Title against Paige. Will Paige be able to get in Charlotte’s head? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Chris: Who the hell is the heel? Charlotte wins. Erin: For various reasons, this feud ran out of steam around Survivor Series. I understand why the WWE has extended it, … Read more
Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks will square off on tonight’s TLC Kickoff show. The WWE has announced the match on WWE.com. The accompanying article has positioned the match as an opportunity for Sasha to assert herself in the Divas Title scene: The Kickoff match is the latest in a thrilling series of bouts fought this … Read more
Leading up to TLC tonight, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2014, when Nikki Bella defended the Divas Title against AJ Lee. Fresh off of a reunion at Survivor Series that won Nikki the title, the Bellas made full use of their alliance, Brie … Read more
Leading up to TLC tomorrow night, we’re looking back at memorable Diva moments from the history of the Pay-Per-View. Today, we’re looking to 2013, when AJ defended the Divas Title against Natalya. A combination of AJ’s wiles and Tamina Snuka‘s presence at ringside allowed AJ to extend her eventual record-setting reign. She would pin Natalya … Read more