Leading up to the historic main event Iron Man match between Bayley and Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, we’re taking a look back at other moments in which WWE Divas made history. Today, we’re looking back at 2003, when Lita and Victoria became the first Divas to compete in a Steel Cage match. The … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE Hall of Famer Lita has been seen on the road with the WWE quite frequently for the last couple of weeks. According to a new report, this is because Lita is now working full time with the company in a backstage role. According to PWInsider (via Lords of Pain), … Read more
A new video hyping Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s historic Iron Man match at tomorrow’s NXT TakeOver: RESPECT focuses on the preparations each Diva is making in the lead up. In the video, Bayley and Sasha speak about the importance of respect, acknowledging that they have given each other opportunities to prove themselves and make an … Read more
The WWE has released a preview clip of Lita and Trish Stratus‘s episode of WWE Rivalries. The clip shows snippets of their feud and includes commentary from Summer Rae as well as Lita and Trish themselves. Watch the clip below: The Lita/Trish episode of WWE Rivalries premieres on the WWE Network today at 5pm ET. … Read more
Leading up to the historic main event Iron Man match between Bayley and Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, we’re taking a look back at other moments in which WWE Divas made history. Today, we’re looking back at 2010, when the teams of Lay-Cool (Layla and Michelle McCool) and the Divas of Doom (Beth Phoenix … Read more
Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s historic main event Iron Man match being hyped in a new ad. The commercial, which aired on tonight’s Raw, quotes reviews of their highly acclaimed match at TakeOver: Brooklyn and touts their TakeOver: RESPECT as history in the making. Watch the commercial below: NXT TakeOver: RESPECT takes places this Wednesday at … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] WWE.com has published a new list ranking the top ten matches in NXT history, and a lauded Divas match has landed at number one. Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn topped the list, beating out several acclaimed men’s matches, including Neville vs. Sami Zayn from NXT TakeOver: … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Divas Champion Charlotte will defend the title against Nikki Bella later this month at Hell in a Cell. The match was announced today in a Facebook video posted by the WWE: EXCLUSIVE: Tom Phillips breaks a MAJOR Announcement for Hell i… BREAKING NEWS: Charlotte – WWE will defend her Divas … Read more
Leading up to the historic main event Iron Man match between Bayley and Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, we’re taking a look back at other moments in which WWE Divas made history. Today, we’re looking back at 1999, when Chyna became the first (and so far only) woman to win the Intercontinental Title. At … Read more
That ending tho… Dolph Ziggler and Nikki Bella have some insane chemistry. I can’t be the only one that noticed it. The tease has been building all season and finally on this past Tuesday’s finale, we got Dolph/Nikki in all of its beautiful glory. He legitimately has no business trying to butt into her life … Read more
The new season of the WWE Network series WWE Rivalries premieres this Tuesday with an episode focusing on the historic rivalry between WWE Hall of Famers Lita and Trish Stratus. The episode description reads: Two women revolutionize sports entertainment and raise the bar for WWE’s growing Diva’s Division en route to Hall of Fame careers. … Read more
Several new Diva action figures were unveiled by Mattel at yesterday’s Ringside Fest convention in New York City. Bayley, Brie Bella, Lana, Nikki Bella and Sasha Banks were among the figures featured. WWE.com has posted detailed photos of the figures, which you can view below: Bayley and Sasha’s figures are the first for both Divas. … Read more
Tonight, the WWE held a live WWE Network special at the most famous arena in the world: Madison Square Garden. The event featured a Six Diva Tag Team match, pitting Alicia Fox, Brie and Nikki Bella against the dysfunctional team of Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Paige. Becky and Charlotte used the match to get some … 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: Dana Brooke … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @MobbVanDam/Twitter” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Carmella may have suffered an injury at tonight’s NXT live event in Nashville, Tennessee. According to Wrestling Inc, Carmella suffered what appeared to be a stinger during her match with Eva Marie. After she took a bump on the back of her head, the referee stopped the match, throwing up … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @trishstratuscom/Instagram” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Every Friday, the Social Media Catch-Up will bring you a roundup of our favorite social media postings by the women in wrestling and present them to you here. Have you found a post we should include next week? Send it in. Here’s our latest batch: Cameron is unleashing all of … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: @MsCharlotteWWE/Twitter” 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: * Charlotte tweeted … Read more
Monday night on Raw, we saw Becky Lynch and Divas Champion Charlotte on a heated segment on Miz TV get interrupted by Team Bella, leading to a Six-Diva Tag Team match with Paige walking out on her fellow PCB teammates, attacking Natalya in the process. Most notably, Team B.A.D. was nowhere to be found on … Read more
Two-time Divas Champion Maryse is featured in the trailer for the new movie Karla. The film, which was announced last spring, is a romantic comedy. Its plot description reads: A womanizing Executive gets more than he bargained for when he hires a new Personal Assistant. Watch the trailer below: For more information on Karla, visit … Read more
We’re less than a week away from the biggest night in the NXT Divas division so far, but the surprises are still coming for NXT TakeOver: RESPECT. Apparently, Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s history-making main event Iron Man NXT Women’s Title match isn’t enough, because we now have another Divas match on the card. Which will … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Eve Torres has given birth to her first child: a son named Raeven. The three-time Divas Champion’s husband, Rener Gracie, made the announcement on Instagram this morning, revealing that Eve gave birth on Monday: Welcome to the World Raeven Gracie! Your name is pronounced “Haven,” which represents a safe place. … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Ahead of their history-making main event Iron Man match at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, Bayley and Sasha Banks have taken a trip down memory lane to illustrate how long they’ve dreamed of changing women’s wrestling. Both Divas have tweeted photos of school essays, in which they explain why they dream of … Read more
Another Divas match have been announced for next week’s TakeOver: RESPECT live special: Asuka vs. Dana Brooke. The match was announced on this week’s episode of NXT: JUST ANNOUNCED: @DanaBrookeWWE will face @WWEAsuka at @WWENXT #NXTTakeOver: Respect next Wednesday! pic.twitter.com/dT2b4nVdSl — WWE (@WWE) October 1, 2015 This will be Asuka’s first match for the NXT … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Tuesday’s Total Divas season finale saw the show make a big rebound in the ratings, drawing 1.158 million viewers according to TV by the Numbers. This is a big jump from last week’s 795,000 viewers, which was nearly a series low. The episode drew a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] E! has announced the renewal of former Divas Champion Kelly Kelly‘s reality series, WAGS. The news was announced in a press release, which revealed that the show’s season season will air some time in 2016. The show, which follows Kelly and her fellow “Wives and Girlfriends of Sports Stars”, had … Read more
