After over 500 days as SHINE Champion, LuFisto has announced via Facebook that she is forfeiting the SHINE Championship. Lufisto won the title at SHINE 40 when she defeated Mercedes Martinez and Sienna in a Triple Threat match after Ivelisse vacated the title due to injury. Lufisto elaborated that due to an upcoming surgery on … Read more
The results are in! Over the past few weeks you have been voting in the thousands for the winners of the 2015 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. Now it’s time to reveal who you’ve picked! Independent Match of the Year: Mia Yim vs. Santana Garrett, SHINE 26 (22%) View the full results below: Who … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its fifth annual Writers’ Choice Awards, as decided by the Diva Dirt team. As we come to the end of 2015, we have picked the best of the best to be awarded our Writers’ Choice trophies. Best Tag Team/Group: The Kimber Bombs (Cherry Bomb & Kimber Lee) In a year … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHINEWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Last night, SHINE Wrestling presented SHINE 30 on iPPV, co-headlined by a SHINE Championship match between champ Santana Garrett and Evie and an “Anything Goes” match between Allysin Kay and Saraya Knight Full results below, courtesy of PWInsider: Sparkle Showcase: Aria Blake def. Aspen Rose when she rolls through a … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHINEWrestling.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tonight, SHINE Wrestling presented SHINE 29, headlined by a SHINE Championship match between champ Santana Garrett and Allysin Kay. The night would prove to be disastrous for Allysin, as she would lose both her title shot and control of her stable. Against her wishes, April Hunter and Taylor Made would … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: ShineWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 28, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event pits new SHINE Champion Santana Garrett against former titleholder and Lucha Underground star Ivelisse. The SHINE Tag Titles will also be on the line, as champs Cherry Bomb and Kimber Lee defend the titles against … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: SHINEWrestling.com” align=”alignright” width=”620″][/media-credit] This Friday will see SHINE Wrestling return to iPPV for SHINE 28, headlined by a SHINE Championship rematch. The main event pits new SHINE Champion Santana Garrett against former titleholder and current Lucha Underground star Ivelisse. The SHINE Tag Titles will also be on the line, as champs Cherry Bomb … Read more
The WWE may be forging a partnership with WWN, the parent company of indy promotions SHINE, EVOLVE and Full Impact Pro. According to a report from PWInsider, the WWE is interested in being able to “pick up and sign” any talent from these promotions in deals that would include merchandising and licensing rights, eliminating a … 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: Cherry Bomb … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: ShineWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 27, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event pits new SHINE Champion Santana Garrett against the woman she won the belt from at SHINE 26: Mia Yim. The SHINE Tag Titles will also be on the line, as new champs Cherry Bomb and … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: ShineWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This Friday will see SHINE Wrestling return to iPPV for SHINE 27, headlined by a SHINE Championship rematch. The main event pits new SHINE Champion Santana Garrett against the woman she won the belt from at SHINE 26: Mia Yim. The SHINE Tag Titles will also be on the line, … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact Wrestling (4/3/15): Gail Kim defeats Angelina Love. … 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: AJ Lee … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 26, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees SHINE Champion Mia Yim going head-to-head with NWA World Women’s Champion Santana Garrett in a huge Title vs. Title match. In another big Title vs. Title match, SHINE Tag Team Champions a href=”http://www.diva-dirt.com/tag/cherry-bomb”>Cherry Bomb and Kimber Lee take on … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: ImpactWrestling.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Make no mistake: Mia Yim is taking over. She’s been wrestling for almost eight years, but over the course of the past few months, Mia has hit warp speed, winning the SHINE Championship, joining the top ranks in SHIMMER and earning a career-changing opportunity with one major wrestling company. In … Read more
Next Friday will see SHINE Wrestling return to iPPV for SHINE 26, headlined by a massive Title vs. Title match. The main event pits SHINE Champion Mia Yim against NWA Women’s Champion Santana Garrett. Also booked for the show is a brutal No DQ tag match in which Havok and Leva Bates will team up … Read more
SHINE marked a big milestone on Friday night, with three enormous title matches to mark its 25th show. It’s been pretty cool to have seen the progress it’s made since I started doing these reviews at SHINE 5 back in 2012 – we’ve seen two championships be introduced, two epic, almost year-long feuds reach their … 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: AJ Lee … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 25, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees SHINE Champion Mia Yim and Nevaeh going on-on-one with the title on the line in a Two Out of Three Falls match. Also on the card, number one contenders The Kimber Bombs (Kimber Lee and Cherry Bomb) will take … Read more
Friday will see SHINE Wrestling return to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida for SHINE 25, with three championship matches announced for the show. Originally intended to be a three-way dance, an ankle injury to Ivelisse has made the SHINE Championship match a one-on-one contest between current champion Mia Yim and Nevaeh, who many will … Read more
Diva Dirt wants to hear your voice! Diva Dirt Countdown is ranking the Best Authority Figures! We’ve narrowed down the finalists, and now it’s up to you to determine the top five. Voting will be open until Thursday, February 19th. The results will be revealed the following Sunday.
In this modern world of empty excess, round-the-clock news and constant global instability, it’s difficult to find anything truly surprising or shocking nowadays. Indeed, I think the last three or four moments of genuine speechlessness I’ve experienced in my life have all been sport-related (including good ol’ fake sport), and even then they were spread … 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: Bayley Bayley … Read more
Diva Dirt presents live coverage of SHINE 24, airing tonight on iPPV. The main event sees SHINE Champion Mia Yim put her title on the line against the recently-returned Santana Garrett, while plum ties on the undercard include SHINE Tag Team Champions Legendary (Malia Hosaka and Brandi Wine) teaming up with their accomplice Thunderkitty to … Read more
SHINE Wrestling returns this Friday to the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida for SHINE 24, with a sensational championship match heading the bill. With former champion Ivelisse suspended by SHINE’s VP of talent relations Lexie Fyfe following her actions at last month’s show, and rightful number one contender Nevaeh not medically cleared to compete, a … Read more
The results are in! Over the past few weeks you have been voting in the thousands for the winners of the 2014 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. All of the votes have been counted and verified, and it’s now time to reveal who you’ve picked. Independent Wrestler of the Year Ivelisse – 30.8% View the … Read more