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: * At NXT live events this past weekend, … Read more
In one week, Bayley will make her second title defense as NXT Women’s Champion. This time, the glitz and glamor of a live special main event won’t be there, the the sparkle of Alexa Bliss will be. This week, NXT’s mission is to build to the match and make Alexa a believable threat to Bayley’s … Read more
Four women have received WWE tryouts during their UK tour, according to reports: Nina Samuels, Jodie Champagnie, Toni Storm and Jessica Rose. Square Circle Sirens reported on these tryouts, which took place before Monday’s Raw in Manchester, England. Storm wrestled primarily in Australia before relocating to the UK last year and is said to have … Read more
Spoilers for the November 13th episode of WWE Main Event.
The latest episode of WWE Breaking Ground wasn’t as Diva-heavy as its predecessors, shifting the lens to the Superstars as the crew headed to Texas for a series of live events. Dana Brooke‘s struggle to beak through saw a bit of focus, but functioned to tie up the previous episode’s cliffhanger. At NXT’s Texas live … Read more
WWE are in the midst of their UK tour, and Raw has hit Manchester! Hell is being raised in the UK as tensions boil over between WWE Divas Champion Charlotte, her Asterix/Ginger Spice looking pal Becky Lynch and their former buddy turned bitter rival, Norwich’s own, Paige. Meanwhile I am plotting my revenge on Kevin … 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: Asuka Asuka … Read more
Hey guys! So last week on SmackDown, we witnessed Team B.A.D. attack after costing Natalya a match and Summer Breeze once again made an impact at the cost of Dolph Ziggler. How will Nattie rebound from last week now that her target is clear? Let’s watch! We get a look back (via video package) to … Read more
New NXT Diva Nia Jax recently spoke to WWE.com, sharing how she overcame self doubt to pursue wrestling, who gave her the push she needed to try out for the WWE and more. Despite coming from a wrestling family and counting The Rock as a cousin, Nia revealed that she didn’t express a desire to … Read more
Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s annual Female 50 issue has been released digitally, revealing the entire 2015 list. As announced yesterday, Nikki Bella tops the list, followed by Paige, Sasha Banks, Santana Garrett and Gail Kim. View the full list below. Last year’s placement is in parenthesis: 1. Nikki Bella (24) 2. Paige (1) 3. Sasha Banks … Read more
Last night on NXT we were treated to not one but two Divas matches on NXT. Any women’s wrestling fan would be cheering but many last night actually expressed their disgust that Eva Marie and Cameron were the highlighted Divas competing. Most of the complaints I saw were about how these women aren’t wrestlers and … Read more
Welcome, welcome to another NXT Redux! On this week’s show, NXT continued their pattern of booking two enticingly fresh Divas matches, both playing their own role in establishing a new status quo for the division. Everyone’s favorite intimidating Diva Asuka takes on a returning Cameron, while Eva Marie wrestle her first match in a few … Read more
The latest episode of Renee Young‘s interview series Unfiltered welcomed WWE Hall of Famer Lita to the show to discuss the latest goings-on in her life. Lita confessed that she doesn’t really have a permanent home at the moment and is moving around a lot between Florida to California. She says her dog handles it … Read more
The latest episode of Table for 3 brought together Charlotte, Natalya and Tamina Snuka for a conversation about the pressures of living up to their famous relatives and blazing a path for themselves in the WWE. The Divas started off the conversation by sympathizing with each other for not being comfortable with traditional Diva roles. … Read more
On January 7th, SmackDown will make the move to the USA Network, placing the WWE’s two main shows on the same American channel for the very first time. USA Network’s official press release confirmed that the show will remain on Thursday nights for the time being, debunking rumors of a live airing on Tuesdays. Reports … Read more
Pro Wrestling Illustrated has revealed the woman atop its annual Female 50 list: Nikki Bella. The magazine revealed their pick on Twitter: Nikki Bella is No. 1 in the #PWIFemale50! Listen to her reaction on the @OfficialPWI Podcast at https://t.co/Ip3ocrA39F and iTunes Store. — PWI (@OfficialPWI) November 4, 2015 She made a huge leap this … Read more
The second episode of WWE Breaking Ground continued to pull the curtain back on the inner workings of the WWE Performance Center, showing fans the highs and the lows of Diva life, from the very beginning of the journey to the end of the road. The episode opened with the firing of Devin Taylor, who … Read more
Last night on Raw, four Divas were in the spotlight as a new #1 Contender to Charlotte‘s WWE Divas Championship was cemented. Becky Lynch, Brie Bella, Paige and Sasha Banks clashed in a Fatal-4-Way match for the right to face Miss Flair for the silver and pink bling at Survivor Series. And of course, there … Read more
Join Diva Dirt’s Chris, Erin and Jake for a special Halloween edition of Diva Dirt Weekly. We look back at the past two months in the women’s wrestling world, covering the biggest stories we missed during our ongoing hiatus, tossing in plenty of belated Halloween hijinks along the way. Listen below or download by right … Read more
Paige will face Divas Champion Charlotte at Survivor Series with the title on the line. She became the number one contender to the title by winning a Fatal Four-Way match, which pitted her against Becky Lynch, Brie Bella and Sasha Banks. After a lengthy, grueling match that elicited “This is Awesome!” chants from the crowd, … Read more
Nikki Bella may be taking time off from the road to rehab a nagging injury. The former Divas Champion tweeted a photo this afternoon at Physical Chiropractic in Tampa, Florida, calling it her “home” for the near future: My home 4 awhile. Injuries can only keep u down 4 a little bit. Time 2 get … Read more
The WWE has announced a Fatal Four-Way match for tonight’s Raw, with the winner going on to challenge Charlotte for the Divas Title at Survivor Series. Competing for the right to face the champ will be Becky Lynch, Brie Bella, Paige and Sasha Banks. The match was announced in a video posted to the WWE’s … Read more
Just over two weeks ago, former WWE Diva Melina made a surprise return to the ring, wrestling her first match in over three years. The match, which took place at STARDOM’s Covina, California show, saw her team with SHINE Champion Santana Garrett to take on Hudson Envy and Thunder Rosa. Today, the match is available … Read more
Ronda Rousey recently spoke to Rolling Stone about her pro wrestling aspirations, revealing her interest in helping change the landscape for women in the WWE. This follows recent comments that revealed her desire to win the Divas Championship, which prompted a response from current champion Charlotte. The UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion addressed Charlotte’s response, saying … Read more