Hey, Diva-Dirt faithful! Mykel here filling in to discuss last nights’ Smackdown! We saw seven women on the blue brand in various capacities, so let’s jump into it! Note, these aren’t in chronological order. First, there’s Asuka and Becky Lynch backstage walking past an injured and beat up American Dragon Daniel Bryan. We see the … Read more
This weekend WWE will host its biggest event ever dubbed “The Greatest Royal Rumble” on Friday, April 27. But, there’s a catch, no women are allowed on the card. Triple H, Vice President of Live Events and Creative, is defending WWE’s decision to have the event in Saudi Arabia despite the restrictions placed on the female … Read more
One night after announcing their Raw Women’s Championship for Backlash, the WWE has officially added their SmackDown Women’s Championship match as Carmella will defend the title against Charlotte Flair. Wait a minute, is that DISRESPECT being shown to the #PrincessOfStatenIsland and YOUR #SDLive #WomensChampion, @CarmellaWWE?!? pic.twitter.com/jkqwoUU9IQ — WWE (@WWE) April 25, 2018 Renee Young overlooked … Read more
The Superstar Shake-Up last week changed up RAW and after seeing the developments on SmackDown… I’ll be honest and say that I think RAW drew the short straw. So to prove me wrong, the WWE decided to follow last week’s format with the men and put the women in a 5-on-5 tag match in this … Read more
The WWE have announced that at Backlash, Alexa Bliss will get her rematch for the Raw Women’s Champion against Nia Jax. Jax won the title from Bliss at this year’s WrestleMania. You can read WWE.com‘s announcement briefing below: At WWE Backlash, newly-crowned Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax will look to thwart the always-dangerous former titleholder … Read more
After releasing an editorial speculating on how Paige can make “controversial” decisions – such as creating a female tag division and bringing back Talking Smack – as SmackDown’s new GM, WWE is continuing to tease the possibility of women’s tag titles. In a special pictorial gallery WWE showcased several dominate teams the women’s division has … Read more
Former WWE Women’s Champion and Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Lisa Marie Varon, who competed as Victoria in WWE and Tara in Impact Wrestling, was a recent guset on Terri Runnels’ Cigars, Scars and Superstars podcast to discuss breaking into the wrestling business, first arriving to the WWE and potential for a induction to the WWE … Read more
Hey guys! Welcome to this week’s review of NXT. On last night’s episode, we were treated to a one on one match between Candice LeRae and Zelina Vega. This match comes as a result of various run-ins the two ladies have had since NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia. A huge THANK YOU to the @WWEUniverse from @JohnnyGargano … Read more
Last night’s Smackdown Live! featured the second and final night of the Superstar Shake-Up. The previous night, on Monday night RAW, saw a lot of superstars head to the “A” show. With knowing that the RAW roster has been larger due to it being a 3-hour show, fans are still curious who would now support … Read more
The Australian natives, the Iconic Duo, and now officially the IIconics, Peyton Royce, and Billie Kay are officially on Smackdown Live! These two best friends sat down with Lilian Garcia at Axxess during WrestleMania week before they were promoted to the main roster. Garcia’s podcast, Chasing Glory, has been a hit recently with her in-depth … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live (April 17), the WWE concluded their Superstar Shake-Up two night event. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville‘s move from Raw to SmackDown was announced via social media: .@RealPaigeWWE must be ABSOLUTELY excited about this… @SonyaDevilleWWE & @WWE_MandyRose are coming to #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/lvs46cmaZb — WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2018 Asuka’s arrival to SmackDown … Read more
Last week was the prolific “RAW after WrestleMania” and it lived up to the hype! With Ember Moon’s debut and Paige’s in-ring retirement changing up the division, we were set for more with the “Superstar Shake-Up”… since the WWE hates calling them ‘drafts’ these days. Either way, we know that some big changes were on … Read more
On this week’s episodes of Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live, the WWE will hold a Superstar Shake-Up two night event. Tonight saw the Riott Squad make their Raw debut when they interrupted a grudge match between Sasha Banks and Bayley. The Riott Squad would use the numbers game to lay out both Banks and Bayley: … Read more
Tonight, April 16, on Raw the Superstar Shake-Up begins. Reports speculating as to which Superstar will switch brands hit the news stands as soon as the event was announced. Here’s a rundown of the top rumors for this week’s event: According to Wrestlinginc, Asuka could be going to the SmackDown brand. The Empress of Tomorrow is … Read more
WWE Superstars Nikki Bella and John Cena have called off their engagement and ended their relationship after six years together. Cena proposed to Bella at last year’s WrestleMania after they defeated the team of The Miz and Maryse in a Mixed Tag Team match. The couple gave the following statement to Us Weekly, who broke … Read more
At last night’s (April 13th) NXT house show in Venice, Florida, international wrestling star Nixon Newell (competing under her real name Steffanie Newell) made her NXT debut when she teamed up with Dakota Kai in a losing effort against the team of Vanessa Borne & Reina Gonzalez. Stephanie Newell AKA @NixonNewell makes her NXT debut … Read more
Last month due to public outcry WWE removed Moolah’s name from WrestleMania’s first Women’s Battle Royal. Now that the event has passed, several women are defending Moolah and rebuking allegations made against her. Moolah remains a controversial figure in the wrestling world. Allegations from former students of Moolah’s include sexual exploitation and shady business practices that … Read more
During an interview last week, First Lady of NXT Lacey Evans made a vow to beat Kairi Sane. This week, Lacey got the chance to live up to her promise as she went one on one with the pirate princess. Kairi took control of the early match up. After, following her signature springboard elbow drop, … Read more
WWE has taped several weeks worth of NXT tonight at Full Sail University. Spoilers below:
Here we are ladies and gentleman, the week after WrestleMania. RAW saw the debut of Ember Moon and the retirement of Paige from in-ring action. Smackdown certainly did not disappoint, going full speed and giving the fans of women wrestling plenty to talk about. It made me proud as a women’s wrestling fan to see … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live (April 10th), two NXT Superstars made their SmackDown debut and a new SmackDown Women’s Champion was crowned. #SDLive just got ICONIC…@BillieKayWWE & @WWEPeytonRoyce are here to confront #SDLive #WomensChampion @MsCharlotteWWE! pic.twitter.com/XGNsN8Jszj — WWE (@WWE) April 11, 2018 It started when Charlotte Flair came out to reflect on her big WrestleMania 34 … Read more
Yesterday during Raw Paige made the announcement that she’ll be retiring from in-ring competition due to injury. Speculation abounded as to what her next role would be. Now we have an answer. During the opening segment of SmackDown Shane McMahon praised his partner Daniel Bryan‘s performance during their match last night. However, now that Bryan … Read more
It’s time for the big one, the RAW after WrestleMania! The day of the ‘WrestleMania’ hangover has only recently become a big thing for us women’s wrestling fans. After WM 33, we saw the return of ‘Evil Emma’ after the ditched Emmalina gimmick. After WM 32, Maryse made her welcome return to the division after … Read more
Last night, April 9, 2018 on Raw, in a somber speech Paige retired from in-ring competition. Now speculation is emerging regarding her future. PWInsider is reporting that Paige’s retirement speech last night is her last appearance on WWE television. At least that’s the plan for now. WWE plans on keeping Paige in some capacity, potentially … Read more
Tonight on Monday Night Raw, WWE Superstar Paige officially announced her in-ring retirement. Word of Paige’s in-ring retirement first surfaced in January of this year after the two-time Divas Champion suffered stinger during a Live House the month prior. "Unfortunately due to neck injuries, I can no longer perform in this ring as an in-ring competitor." … Read more
After an intense NXT Women’s Championship match that saw Ember Moon taken to her limits by Shayna Baszler, Ember arrived on RAW tonight (April 9, 2018). New Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax was set to take on Alexa Bliss and Mickie James in a tag match. However, Nia’s partner was MIA until Nia revealed the … Read more