[media-credit name=”Photo: @billiekaywwe/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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 … 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
[media-credit name=”Photo: @Spike/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Former TNA Knockout and current GFW talent Lei’D Tapa will fight inside the octagon for the first time on New Year’s Eve. Tapa has been announced for Japanese MMA promotion Rizin Fighting Federation’s New Year’s Eve event, where she’ll face Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout Gabrielle Garcia. Both will be making their … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Pro Wrestling Illustrated” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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 … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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 … 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
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
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: * The latest Taste of Tenille shares Emma’s … Read more
Diva Dirt has learned new details about Cheerleader Melissa‘s role in Lucha Underground. Contrary to earlier reports, Melissa will not be portraying the sister of Marty “The Moth” Martinez. She will be playing a different role altogether: one that plays heavily into Lucha Underground’s tribe mythology. We’re told that her character will be an important … Read more
Cheerleader Melissa is joining Lucha Underground for its season season. Melissa, at two-time SHIMMER Champion who previously competed for TNA, is said by the Wrestling Observer to be playing the sister of Marty “The Moth” Martinez, who most recently squared off with Sexy Star in an attempt to claim her Aztec medallion. Melissa started filming … Read more
Happy Halloween! We’re celebrating our eighth anniversary of dreaming up Halloween costumes for the women of wrestling. This year, we’ll be splitting up the women into three categories: NXT, TNA/Lucha Underground and WWE. But before you see this year’s picks, be sure to catch up on the past seven years of this feature: 2008 2009: … 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: Alexa Bliss … Read more
Spoilers for an upcoming episode of GFW Amped, taped October 23rd, 2015.
[media-credit name=”Community.WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: * NXT Divas recently … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: battle-news.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Welcome back to another edition of the Joshi Roundup! We are back with results and news from Japan, as well as a closer look at legend Dump Matsumoto! Joshi News Photo: battle-news.com Ice Ribbon continues to battle injuries, as not only has Aoi Kizuki not recovered from her knee … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @StardomJoshiPuroresu/Facebook” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Last night in Baldwin Park, California, STARDOM presented the second and final night of its USA tour, bringing Japanese stars and American indy scene regulars together for one more blockbuster show. The event saw former WWE Diva Melina wrestle again after making her surprise return to the ring on Friday … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: ECWAProWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight in Woodbury, New Jersey, ECWA and ChickFight presented the second annual women’s Super 8 Tournament. Deonna Purrazzo became the second woman to win the crown, defeating last year’s winner, Tessa Blanchard, by forcing her to tap out. In addition to taking home the coveted trophy, Deonna was crowned the … 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: Alexa Bliss … Read more
Tonight in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, ECWA and ChickFight will present the second annual women’s Super 8 tournament. In anticipation of the event, Diva Dirt’s sister site OWW spoke to competitors Deonna Purrazzo and Jewells Malone, getting their thoughts leading up to the big night. To listen to the interview, click here. Diva Dirt will … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @StardomJoshiPuroresu/Facebook” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight in Covina, California, STARDOM presented the first night of its USA tour, bringing Japanese stars and American indy scene regulars together for two blockbuster shows. The event saw the surprise in-ring return of former WWE Diva Melina, who teamed with SHINE Champion Santana Garrett to defeat Hudson Envy and … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: BDRocks.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] 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: * AJ Lee … Read more
Scottish indy wrestler Nikki Storm is expected to start work for the WWE soon, according to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via Wrestling Inc). The Observer reports that Storm has had two WWE tryouts within the past year, leading to her signing. Last month, she was rumored to be joining the WWE alongside eventual … Read more
Global Force Wrestling has released two preview videos of the first episode of Amped. The videos, which reveal the episode’s cold open and show clips from the action, feature women wrestlers Mickie James, Christina Von Eerie and Lei’D Tapa, who will square off in the first bout of the Women’s Title tournament. Watch the videos … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHIMMERWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Today, SHIMMER taped matches for volumes 78 and 79 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. Full results below, courtesy of @ProWresLand: Volume 78 SPARKLE: Mary Elizabeth Monroe def. Paloma. Solo Darling def. Amanda Rodriguez with an X-Factor. LuFisto def. Veda Scott with the Mangalizer. Allysin Kay def. Shazza … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @DaveMuscarella/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Madison Eagles is now a two-time SHIMMER Champion. Eagles won the belt by defeating champion Nicole Matthews in a No DQ match in the main event of SHIMMER’s volume 77 taping, hitting Matthews with the Hellbound onto a steel chair to get the decisive pin. The match saw Matthews and … Read more
Portia Perez will wrestle her final match this weekend. The SHIMMER mainstay announced her retirement at this weekend’s tapings, citing her need for career-ending neck surgery. Her final match has been booked for Sunday afternoon’s volume 79 tapings. Perez made her wrestling debut in 2004. Since then, she’s carved out a significant place for herself … Read more