Update – Since the publishing of this article, Fightful Select has received additional information in regards to Chelsea Green. The report states that WWE had previously trademarked “Chelsea Green” which is the talent’s birth name, prior to her call up to SmackDown and when she signed her new contract in November 2020. She was released … Read more
NXT Superstar Dakota Kai wrestled a match before this week’s edition of SmackDown. Kai wrestled and defeated former NXT Superstar Aliyah before the show went on the air. This was the New Zealander’s first main roster dark match while Aliyah has taken part in several in recent weeks since her reported call-up. Kai joins numerous … Read more
It was announced on tonight’s SmackDown that SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair will face Sasha Banks at SummerSlam on Saturday, Aug. 21. This will be their rematch from WrestleMania in April where the two made history and Belair defeated Banks to win her first title within WWE. Banks made her return last week after a … Read more
It is being reported by Sean Ross Sapp from Fightful that Mercedes Martinez has been released by WWE. She is one of 12 names announced tonight as releases from the NXT brand. WWE has been releasing talent frequently since the week after WrestleMania in April. Martinez is a 20-plus year veteran in the wrestling industry … Read more
“The Boss” Sasha Banks returned last week on SmackDown and her initial intent proved that she had the back of the SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair. Banks originally returned and saved Belair from an attack brought on by Carmella and Zelina Vega. This turned into a tag team match for the main event. After Banks … Read more
The artist formerly known as Peyton Royce of The IIconics has disclosed what dreams and aspirations lay ahead for her. WWE released Cassie Lee earlier this year and now that her 90-day non-complete cause has expired many fans are expecting to see her turn up in IMPACT! or AEW. However, in a recent interview, she … Read more
On this week’s NXT UK Blair Davenport put the entire women’s division on notice while Stevie Turner got in the champion’s face.
The show kicked off with the match between NXT UK’s newest bad girl, Davenport and Xia Brookside.
The week prior Davenport called Brookside out. Davenport said that Brookside was only in NXT UK because of her surname. The snipe resulted in a match on this week’s show.
The match started with some back-and-forth action with both laying in the offence.
Davenport took control before landing a big knee strike followed by a Kamigoye. Brookside succumbed to the strikes and was pinned for Davenport’s second victory in the promotion.
After the match, Davenport added insult to injury by planting Brookside with a Michinoku Driver.
This was a good showcase to establish Davenport as someone to be reckoned with in the NXT UK women’s division.
Following the match, an Isla Dawn vignette played showing her doing spooky things. Then backstage footage showed Nina Samuels and Amale get heated as they get into each other’s faces. This confrontation results in a match booked for next week between the two.
Another video package shows Aofie Valkyrie cursing Jinny and Joseph Conners.
Stevie Turner approaches NXT UK Women’s Champion Meiko Satomura but it is quickly reminded it was a bad idea. It seems as though Turner is stepping up to challenge the champ, which is an even worse idea.
Kay Lee Ray is reported to be stateside and training at the WWE Performance Centre in Orlando. According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, Kay Lee Ray was spotted at the PC. The report states that they don’t know if she is there on NXT UK business but they can confirm her attendance. The Scary Queen of … Read more
This week’s NXT didn’t have any women’s matches, unfortunately, but what it did have was a lot of segments. Dakota Kai turned on her now former ally and tag team partner, NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez last week. So why did this happen? According to Kai, if it wasn’t for her then Gonzalez would still … Read more
The artist formerly known as Peyton Royce, Cassie Lee revealed that it was possibly her fault that the IIconics split up. Furthermore, she believes it was the “worst decision she made”. Lee was a guest on the most recent edition of Insight With Chris Van Vliet. During the interview, she talked about breaking up the … Read more
Ruby Soho dropped a fiery new look on her Twitter account recently. Gone is the signature green hair that accompanied her WWE run. Now a fierce new red look added to her name change is in place as she prepares for the next chapter in her wrestling journey. In June the former Ruby Riott spoke … Read more
On this week’s edition of RAW in Chicago the live crowd chanted “We Want Wyatt” during the segment between Goldberg and Bobby Lashley. The chants were backlash against the shocking release of Wyatt this past weekend. However, former RAW Women’s Champion, Ronda Rousey didn’t see it that way. Rousey took to Twitter to criticize the … Read more
On tonight’s NXT, Dakota Kai will be speaking on why she did what she did on last week’s show. Kai turned on the NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez after being tag team partners for a year and a half. It’s clear that Kai wants to be the one to take the gold away from Gonzalez, … Read more
The RAW Women’s Champion Nikki A.S.H. is having a great few weeks so far as champion. On this week’s RAW, she picked up a big win in a No Holds Barred match against Charlotte Flair in the main event. Despite being a champion and in the main event scene she still has some doubters.
Over the weekend, Nikki spoke with DS Shin from Ring the Belle. She had a message to those that may not be sold by her character right now. “It might just take little time to warm up.”
“When we approached this and when we came up with this, we put a lot of thought and love and a lot of time and energy into this. For me, I’m so happy to spread this message, and I’m so happy to show this character because it’s something I’m so proud of and satisfied with, and feel really fulfilled with. So for me, for the fans who are still warming up to it, that’s okay. That’s the joy of coming to a WWE event. That’s the joy of tuning into Monday Night Raw every week. You can resonate with the message, and it might be something you resonate with right away. Or it might just take a little time to warm up.”
Nikki is far from the first woman to fashion a cape in the WWE or in wrestling in general. She was asked who she would love to have in a Superhero stable.
TO THE NIKKIMOBILE!
“Mighty Molly and Super Stacy. I think we would be a formidable team. We also have the Hurricane. We have Shane Helms, the Hurricane Helms overseeing us. With Hurricane, Super Stacy, Mighty Molly, I think we would be quite a trio in the women’s tag division. I’m ready, let’s go. Let’s get in the Nikkimobile!”
As already mentioned, Nikki recently became RAW Women’s Champion. The night after winning the Money in the Bank briefcase, Nikki cashed in on newly crowned champion Charlotte Flair. The two along with Rhea Ripley are geared for a Triple Threat coming up at SummerSlam. DS asked Nikki what she did after she won the championship.
“My husband was on Facetime and I called, you know, my mom and my family. It was just so wonderful. Because of the time difference in Scotland, it was the middle of the night you know. So I’m calling my sister and my mom and tears were in my eyes. But I was also so happy, so they were happy. Joyful tears. I was just over the moon.”
Nikki talks about being back in Chicago and in front of the fans again for the first time in a long time. She speaks highly of the city as she worked many shows for the SHIMMER promotion before joining WWE. She speaks on the evolution of her gimmicks starting from her time in SHIMMER all the way to being Almost a Superhero.
“For me, there’s always a part of me in every stage. I think if you’ve been on this journey with me. Whether it was in SHIMMER at the Berwyn Eagles Club coming to cheer me or boo me, and then the NXT Nikki, and then the Nikki that was a tag team with Alexa, and then Nikki when me and Alexa parted. And then you’ve got now. And I think it’s all been different parts and different layers of the personality. We’ve just spent the last five years exploring that, developing that. So I think if you’ve been on the ride with me, and this roller coaster ride with me, buckle up! Because we’re about to go to even more amazing heights.”
No matter what Nikki is doing she always continues to have a smile on her face and her fans are loving it.
Credit to DS and Ring the Belle for this interview and go subscribe to Ring the Belle’s YouTube channel.
How are you likely Nikki’s reign as champion so far? Do you see her retaining at SummerSlam? Leave your thoughts below.
Shotzi Blackheart has responded to Chris Jericho’s response to her tweet she posted about the heavily criticized bump at AEW’s Blood and Guts. At the WarGames style event, Jericho took a dive off the top of the cage and onto the ramp that was clearly padded. The bump received the meme treatment online from fans … Read more
For the third week in a row, the women of the RAW brand main evented the show. This time, RAW Women’s Champion Nikki A.S.H. faced Charlotte Flair in a No Holds Barred Match. Nikki demanded to have this match directly after she lost to Flair last week. Flair is still reeling that she was cashed … Read more
Tonight’s RAW will have a No Holds Barred Match between the RAW Women’s Champion Nikki A.S.H. and Charlotte Flair. Flair and Nikki clashed in the main event of last week’s RAW. Along with Rhea Ripley, the three of them will meet at SummerSlam with the belt on the line, but will Nikki be able to … Read more
Nikki A.S.H. became RAW Women’s Champion the night after Money in the Bank when she cashed in her briefcase on Charlotte Flair. Flair herself had just become champion at Money in the Bank after defeating Rhea Ripley. The three now find themselves booked with the title on the line for the upcoming SummerSlam event.
Flair pinned Nikki last week in a non-title match. The feud continues tonight with them facing off in a No Holds Barred Match. Flair sent a message to Nikki over the weekend at a house show in Detroit. She says that she is going to teach Nikki how to be a champion and will humiliate her and punish her.
SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair attended the first Lollapalooza festival since 2019 and shared pictures of her and Megan Thee Stallion backstage. The hip-hop superstar was pictured with the WWE Superstar before performing on stage to 180,000 people. This is the second time in recent weeks that Belair has attended a major music festival cementing … Read more
Many wrestling fans have spent their day shocked at the news on the release of WWE Superstar Bray Wyatt. WWE broke the news today that Wyatt, also known as The Fiend, is no longer with the company. Alexa Bliss shared her thoughts on the news and just like fans, she is shocked as well. Bliss … Read more
Tegan Nox made her surprise SmackDown debut earlier this month along with Shotzi Blackheart. The duo teamed up to take on and defeat the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Tamina and Natalya in a non-title match. In a recent interview with Metro, the ‘Girl with the Shiniest Wizard’ disclosed the chaotic nature in which she found … Read more
Paige took to Twitter to share some great news about how her neck feels “awesome”. Here’s what she posted: “You guys I’m getting stronger squatting 185lbs again. I know it’s not a ton but it’s a big accomplishment for me who was worried to do any gym stuff because of my neck. But my neck … Read more
The Boss is back!! Sasha Banks made her SmackDown return on tonight’s show after being absent for nearly four months. She came to the aid of SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair. The setup for her return involved Belair in the ring being interviewed by Kayla Braxton celebrating 110-days as SmackDown Women’s Champion. As Belair soaked … Read more
Tonight’s SmackDown doesn’t officially have anything advertised for the women, however, the venue the show is at does show that Sasha Banks is listed. Banks hasn’t been seen on WWE programming since the SmackDown after WrestleMania. Will tonight be her return? SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair is coming off of back-to-back weeks where she has … Read more
Update: Since this article went up, Natalya has now posted about her injury on social media. Diva Dirt sends our best wishes and we hope she gets better soon. One-half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Natalya, is expected to take a few weeks off from an ankle injury that took place on the … Read more
The return of Becky Lynch is a hot topic. Ever since reports of her training at the WWE Performance Center, her comeback seems very close to happening. Recently pictures of her looking in incredible shape were posted on Instagram adding further speculation to the reports. Reports surfaced that Lynch was backstage at Money in the … Read more
