SHINE Champion Rain, try as she might, was forced to defend her title tonight for the very first time. Jessicka Havok emerged from a #1 Contender’s Triple Threat match with a shot at Rain’s belt, defeating Mia Yim and Ivelisse to advance to the main event. Havok couldn’t beat the numbers game, though, as April … Read more
SHINE Wrestling presents SHINE 12 tonight from Ybor City, Florida. The show is headlined by a Triple Threat match for the number one contendership to the SHINE Championship and a subsequent title match against champion Rain. Also booked is a match between indy veterans Kharma and Mercedes Martinez. The iPPV starts at 9pm ET, and … Read more
Earlier this month, indy star Athena suffered a shoulder injury while competing at a WSU event in New Jersey. Diva Dirt initially reported a statement from Athena saying that she would be out of action roughly two months, pending a MRI. Today, in an exclusive statement to Diva Dirt, Athena reveals that she will be … Read more
What do you get when you take a current NXT talent, two former TNA Knockouts and one of the stars from Total Divas? A pretty sweet blast from the past moment featuring Rebecca Knox, Sarita, Winter and Natalya‘s time in Japan. The quartet toured the historic wrestling territory back in 2005, a few years before … Read more
Ohio Valley Wrestling filmed today’s episode last night in Louisville, Kentucky. The show (#731) can be seen at OVWrestling.com later today. Spoilers below:
Ahead of tomorrow’s SHINE 12, SHINE Wrestling has released a number of video promos from the women who will be competing at the event. Angelina Love counters Shanna‘s Twitter smack talk with a promise that she will let her wrestling do the talking. Leva Bates, in an effort to get out of her competitive funk, … Read more
Earlier this year, indy star Brittney Savage announced that she would leave wrestling this December, saying it was something she had been considering for months. Just last month, though, Brittney seemed to be reconsidering that decision, tweeting that she had something big in the works: Due to something big that just happened for me, I … Read more
Diva Dirt is pleased to have former WWE Diva and the First Lady of Ring of Honor as our weekly columnist. Stay tuned each week for new blogs from Maria. What’s up all you Stars and Studs!!!! Thank you to everyone that has welcomed me into the Diva Dirt family. I have felt very blessed … Read more
For each week’s Perfect 10, the Diva Dirt team will compile a list of the top 10 women in wrestling. Placement is determined by performances and achievements from the past week. The list will be presented in video form by Diva Dirt’s Jake. The Perfect 10 will be posted every Monday, taking into account any … Read more
OVW fans, I have good news and bad news. Let’s go with the bad news first, shall we? The bad news is this is the second week in a row without a women’s match. The good news is the segment taking place on this week’s show plants the seeds for the weeks ahead. Watch the … Read more
Yes, you read that correctly! The always ’80s-tastic Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling is a treasure trove of cheesy goodness, not least for their show-opening raps. There’s one rap in particular that stands out from the rest, and none other than “Stone Cold” Steve Austin knows the words! While on AfterBuzzTV’s post-show for Redneck Island alongside … Read more
Following yesterday’s undercard reveal for SHINE 12, tongues were left wagging about the SHINE Championship picture and if Rain would defend her newly-won title. Rain posted a video message stating that until a number one contender is established, she won’t be defending her belt. Well, those virtuous enough to be patient have now been rewarded, … Read more
Ohio Valley Wrestling filmed today’s episode last night in Louisville, Kentucky. The show (#730) can be seen at OVWrestling.com later today. Spoilers below:
Earlier today, SHINE Wrestling released part of the card for next week’s SHINE 12. Although advertised to appear, SHINE Champion Rain‘s match wasn’t revealed. She has addressed this in a video message posted to SHINE’s YouTube channel. In the video, Rain talks about her interaction with Saraya Knight at last month’s SHINE 11, insisting she … Read more
Congratulations are in order for Brittney Savage! The independent wrestler has announced her engagement to former TNA star Jesse Neal. Brittney shared her exciting news on Twitter, using what’s got to be the sweetest hashtag. She tweeted: We*re engaged ???????????? @thejesseneal #whenyouknowyouknow http://t.co/E5at0XOhUc — Brittney Savage (@TheBrittySavage) August 14, 2013 Brittney also posted a photo … Read more
With just nine days till the iPPV, SHINE Wrestling has unveiled the first matches taking place on their 12th show, the first since the monumental SHINE 11 that saw Rain crowned the inaugural SHINE Champion. Interestingly, a match for the SHINE Champion has yet to be announced. Rain’s Valkyrie stable members, April Hunter and Ivelisse … Read more
For each week’s Perfect 10, the Diva Dirt team will compile a list of the top 10 women in wrestling. Placement is determined by performances and achievements from the past week. The list will be presented in video form by Diva Dirt’s Jake. The Perfect 10 will be posted every Monday, taking into account any … Read more
Last Saturday we learned that indy star Athena had been injured and was forced to drop out of her WSU World Title match with Jessicka Havok. Now we’re learning the extent of her injury. In an exclusive statement to Diva Dirt, Athena reveals that she won’t be able to get an MRI until next week, … Read more
Yesterday Saraya Knight was featured in our Picture of the Day in a photo that showed her when she was pregnant with NXT Women’s Champion Paige. It looks as though the former SHIMMER Champion likes to carry on with things without knowing the whole story, as it’s happened again! Except, she’s not preggers this time. … Read more
If anyone in Scottish promotion ICW: Fierce Females has been bad recently, look out – Kharma is coming. Now competing under the name Awesome Kong, the former WWE Diva and TNA Knockouts Champion has been confirmed for ICW: Fierce Females’s September 22nd show, XX: It’s In Our DNA. The news was confirmed in a … Read more
We’ve got a short OVW Write-Up this week, as the ladies of OVW never actually saw in-ring action. What did happen was strange and kind of creepy, so proceed with caution. Watch the segment below: Taeler Hendrix comes to the ring, followed by Hannah and Holly Blossom, who are described as “sugar, spice and everything … Read more
WSU held its sixth annual Uncensored Rumble earlier today, headlined by a 28-woman rumble match. Results below, courtesy of WrestleView.com: * Jenny Rose (w/ Veda Scott, Jessie Brooks & Sammy Geodollno) def. Christina Von Eerie after hooking the tights for leverage. * Chicks Using Nasty Tactics (Kimber Lee & Annie Social) def. Veda Scott & … Read more
For most female wrestlers on the independent circuit, finally landing that lucrative WWE contract is no doubt the dream, but SHINE star and Playboy beauty Reby Sky recently revealed that she doesn’t quite share that same vision. Reby shared an interesting viewpoint on her future in wrestling, feeling that she is “too old” to join … Read more
Women Superstars Uncensored holds its sixth annual Uncensored Rumble this afternoon, live on iPPV. As previously reported, the main event Two out of Three Falls WSU Championship match between Athena and Jessicka Havok has been cancelled due to injury. The show will feature the Uncensored Rumble and a match to crown the number one contender … Read more
It looks like WSU’s Uncensored Rumble 6 main event is off the books. At last night’s WSU “secret show”, Athena was injured during her match when she took a “nasty spill” during a German Suplex. WSU tweeted the following: Athena is getting x-rays now. She is experiencing numbness in her left arm after landing on … Read more
Former TNA Knockouts Champion Kharma‘s explosive new YouShoot interview has caused a real stir in wrestling circles this week, and now another wrestling personality has come forward to respond to her controversial comments. Hot on the heels of former TNA star Rhaka Khan responding to Kharma’s jibe in her interview, SHINE wrestler Reby Sky has … Read more