Returning Knockout Gail Kim challenges Velvet Sky for the Knockouts Championship tonight at Turning Point. Who will win? The Diva Dirt team weigh in… Bobby: This is a tough one to call. It could really go either way and I’m personally a fan of both women involved. I could easily see Gail taking the title … Read more
Ahead of their Knockouts Title match tonight at Turning Point, we take a look back at this Impact bout between Gail Kim and Velvet Sky back in 2008. At the time, Velvet and tag team partner Angelina Love had been running amok in the Knockouts division, “paper bagging” other Knockouts as the Beautiful People. In … Read more
WSU Spirit Champ Jessicka Havok made a big statement in a new video promo ahead of next week’s WSU Breaking Barriers 2 iPPV. Havok, who is never once to mince her words, puts a warning on Alicia, Brittney Savage and Mercedes Martinez as the build continues to the steel cage War Games match next Saturday. … Read more
We are exactly one week away from WSU’s Breaking Barriers 2 Internet pay per view which takes place live from New York on November 19th. The iPPV will air at 6pm ET on GFL.tv, and is headlined by a War Games match set inside a steel cage as Mercedes Martinez, Alicia and Brittney Savage battle … Read more
CHIKARA has announced a major dream match between Sara Del Rey and Aja Kong for JoshiMania Night 1 on December 2nd. The bout will take place in Philadelphia, PA. Also taking place on Night 1, the Diva Dirt Legacy Award presentation for Manami Toyota. Tickets and more information for JoshiMania here.
Another match confirmed for JoshiMania which will feature the iconic Aja Kong. Kong will face Meiko Satomura on Night 2 of the CHIKARA festivities, December 3rd, in Everett, MA. The next night, Satomura is scheduled to face Sara Del Rey. Aja is a decorated former champion, competed a few matches in WWF (including on Monday … Read more
TNA Knockout Gail Kim will face Hailey Hatred on November 25th at Absolute Intense Wrestling. Hatred, who now lives in Japan where she’s picked up several major championships, will put three (yes, three!) belts on the line against Gail — the TLW Championship, the Hybrid Fighting Championship and the JWP Open Class Championship. Also on … Read more
CHIKARA has revealed the first match for its three-night JoshiMania extravaganza from December 2nd-4th. Sara Del Rey will face off against Meiko Satomura on Night 3 (December 4th) in Manhattan, NY. For tickets and more information click here. As previously announced, Manami Toyota will receive the Diva Dirt Legacy Award on Night 1 in Philadelphia, … Read more
Some quick news bullets: * Mia Yim made her in-ring debut for Ring of Honor tonight in a losing effort against MsChif. Mia, who is part of the Embassy in ROH as Princess Mia, has been with the company since January. Of the match, Mia tweeted: “Lost against mschif at roh today. Its OK, it … Read more
Welcome to the second ever SHIMMER Roundtable! On this Diva Dirt exclusive audio, we look back at the SHIMMER weekend on October 1st and 2nd, giving our opinions on our favorite matches, best moments, debuts and much, much more. Joining Diva Dirt’s Steven on the SHIMMER Roundtable is the founder of independent wrestling website, Dirty … Read more
Asia One Sports has a news story covering yesterday’s All Japan Pro Wrestling press conference in Taipei, Taiwan that saw a brawl break out between Cheerleader Melissa and Japanese wrestler Makoto. The two will face off in the first ever female singles match on Taiwanese soil tomorrow, after competing in a six-person tag bout today … Read more
Ahead of their history-making bout this weekend in Taiwan, a fight broke out today between Cheerleader Melissa and Japanese star Makoto. The fight occured at a press conference for All Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Pro Wrestling Love in Taiwan” in Taipei which takes place tomorrow, November 5th and Sunday, November 6th. Melissa is due to team … Read more
Future WWE developmental Diva Tenille is the star of a new short film documentary. Fittingly entitled “Tenille. The Wrestler.“, the documentary is produced by her brother, Rhett Dashwood. In it, she discusses injuries in wrestling, support from family and friends, dietary and fitness requirements, and her WWE tryout in March. The video is well worth … Read more
Things continue to get better and better for recently crowned SHIMMER Champion, Cheerleader Melissa, as she will be competing for the highly prestigious All Japan Pro Wrestling this weekend when they embark on a tour of Taiwan. AJPW, one of the top companies in Japan, rarely features female wrestlers, so it’s a big honor for … Read more
The next name (and second “gaijin”) added to CHIKARA’s big JoshiMania weekend to be held on December 2, 3 and 4 is none other than former SHIMMER and current PWWA champion, Madison Eagles! Eagles joins Sara Del Rey, Cherry, GAMI, Mio Shirai, Commando Bolshoi, Mayumi Ozaki, Toshie Uematsu, Meiko Satomura, Manami Toyota and Aja Kong … Read more
We always hear about independent wrestling in the USA, but what about those oft-forgotten countries… like Australia? Here are the latest happenings in the Australian wrestling scene, including recent results and upcoming events you can attend: September 24th – PROWL (Cleveland, QLD): Storm def. Brandy Alexander September 30th – MCW (Tullamarine, VIC): Shazza McKenzie def. … Read more
SHIMMER has announced the dates for its next set of DVD tapings: March 17th and 18th, 2012. The company will film Volumes 45-48 in its DVD series over the two days at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, IL. At the last set of tapings which took place at the top of the month, Cheerleader … Read more
Earlier this month, Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Dan Murphy made an appearance at SHIMMER Women Athletes to present a plaque to Madison Eagles, who netted the #1 spot on their annual Female 50 list in September. Our friends at SHIMMER have released the video of the presentation, which also features SHIMMER mainstay, Serena Deeb.Check out the … Read more
The trailer for a new movie called ‘Beat Down‘ has been released. The movie is directed by Canadian native Deanne Foley and stars Marthe Bernard (Republic of Doyle) as a young girl who defies her father by pursuing her dream of becoming a pro wrestler. The film also stars Canadian wrestlers Cherry Bomb, Courtney Rush … Read more
Recent SPARKLE debutant KC Spinelli last night defeated Nicole Matthews at ECCW’s “Halloween Hell” event to win their Women’s Championship. Matthews was just one day shy of a year long reign. As previously stated, she made her debut for SPARKLE at the recent SHIMMER tapings on October 1 and 2, and was featured on the … Read more
Diva Dirt is pleased to announce a unique partnership with WSU for their blockbuster “Breaking Barriers II” Internet pay per view on November 19th, which will feature the debut of Melina, as well as a steel cage War Games match! Read the details below: [notice]DIVA DIRT TO BE OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER FOR WSU’S “BREAKING BARRIERS … Read more
Interesting match up set for Turning Point on November 13th: Sarita and Toxxin (no longer spelt Toxine, apparently) will be part of a six person tag team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championships. Sarita will team with Mexican America’s Hernandez and Anarquia against Ink, Inc., the team of Jesse Neal, Shannon Moore and … Read more
Fresh from her return to Impact Wrestling, Gail Kim is already in the title picture for the next pay per view, Turning Point. The first ever Knockouts Champ is set to face off against current Knockouts Champion, Velvet Sky, for the title on November 13th. Can Gail reclaim the title that she first held? Too … Read more
WSU star Serena has issued a video statement discussing the cancellation of her highly publicized match with former WWE Diva Melina at WSU’s Breaking Barriers II Internet pay per view on November 19th. Serena Recovering from “Serious Concussion”, Taking Time Off Serena was forced to pull out of the match under doctors’ orders after suffering … Read more
In an update to our piece earlier today, Serena has now officially been pulled from WSU’s 11/19 Breaking Barriers II pay per view. Serena was due to face Melina in one of the night’s two main events, however the match was thrown up in the air when Serena announced that she’d be taking an indefinite … Read more
WSU promoter Sean McCaffrey has issued a statement to Diva Dirt regarding Serena‘s status for the 11/19 Breaking Barriers II Internet pay per view, where she is due to face former WWE star Melina. Serena announced last week that she is out of action indefinitely after suffering a “serious concussion”. WSU tells us exclusively: “Right … Read more