The latest addition to WWE.com’s Alumni section is a controversial one: Alundra Blayze, also known as Madusa. Madusa, who competed for the WWE in the early nineties, is controversial for defecting to WCW while she was the WWE’s Women’s Champion and proceeding to drop the belt in a garbage can live on WCW Nitro. Her … Read more
In the latest edition of WWE Inbox, Divas Summer Rae and Renee Young gave tongue-in-cheek responses to the fan question, “When not at a WWE event, what’s your typical summer attire?” Backstage interviewer Renee Young draws inspiration from RUN DMC, preferring to wear a full gray tracksuit. Summer Rae, meanwhile, likes to steal Big E. … Read more
Former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Katarina Waters has been cast in a steampunk sci-fi/fantasy web series that’s asking for your funding to make it a reality. The series, titled Tinker, has a Kickstarter fundraiser running through the end of August. The Kickstarter page describes the series quite succinctly: “Think: Dr. Who + Blade Runner … Read more
Every time the WWE goes on a tour, one of the biggest perks for the Divas has got to be seeing the sights. With the WWE running simultaneous tours in Australia and South Africa, you can be sure the Divas are taking full advantage of that perk. For longtime Divas Lilian Garcia and Brie Bella … Read more
With the “hottest event of the year” just around the corner, WWE.com has posted a gallery of rare SummerSlam-themed photos, and Divas from the past and present are represented. Several of the photos go behind the scenes of SummerSlam commercial shoots with former Divas Christy Hemme, Maria Kanellis and Candice Michelle. Remember that car wash … Read more
After debuting to high ratings, Total Divas has gotten the entire wrestling world talking. WWE Hall of Famer Jim “JR” Ross was among the 1.3 million people who tuned in to see the Divas stir up some drama on the July 28th debut episode. Ross recently posted to his blog and addressed the new hit … Read more
Ready for more Total Divas? We’ve got our hands on three clips from the second episode of E!’s new hit reality show, titled ‘A Tango With Fandango’. In the first clip, rookie Diva Eva Marie – with JoJo by her side – makes a proposal to Superstar Fandango. Having watched him perform, she offers him … Read more
The WWE and its Divas have embarked on two far-reaching tours to Australia and South Africa. Natalya and Aksana took to Australia, wrestling matches in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. WWE.com posted photos of them in the ring and amongst the fans, as well as a sight-seeing excursion by Aksana. Natayla also posted Instagram photos … Read more
Hot on the heels of becoming E!’s highest rated series debut in a year, Total Divas continued to hit the high notes by besting the 1.3 million viewers who tuned in for the series premiere on Sunday night by grabbing a further 1.5 million last night. In a special encore performance after last night’s broadcast … Read more
First and foremost, I want to thank my dear colleague, Chris Riddle, for checking on me last night. I indeed had a moment during Raw, and yes, I nearly lost consciousness there for a moment. My beloved Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match, and through my tears of joy, I came to … Read more
UPDATE: Maysa has tweeted a message denying reports of her signing with the WWE. The WWE seems to be stocking up on developmental Divas, because on top of the recent signing of three Divas, two more women appear to be in training with the company. Olivia Karpinski and Maysa Quy have both tweeted about training … Read more
E! Entertainment has released a promo for this Sunday’s episode of Total Divas, revealing what’s in store for the show’s second episode. The video, dubbed “Highs and Lows for ‘Total Divas’”, shows Nikki Bella living the high life with John Cena, while Eva Marie tries – and fails – to make an impression while auditioning … Read more
WWE.com recently posted a poll asking fans to pick the Diva they’d most like to see return. The choices included Stacy Keibler, Kelly Kelly, Melina, Trish Stratus, Lita, Beth Phoenix, Victoria, Michelle McCool, Torrie Wilson, Eve Torres and Maxine. As of this writing, Maxine is running away with the poll, garnering 68% of the vote. … Read more
Get your Monday night Divas fix by tuning in to Raw tonight on the USA Network at 8pm ET. This episode was taped last week. View spoilers by clicking here. Discuss the show in the comments!
The folks at E! and WWE — and of course the Total Divas cast — should be patting themselves on the back right now, because as has already been touted by the network, last night’s premiere was E!’s highest rated series debut since August 2012. Even more impressive, the WWE Divas proved more popular with … Read more
WWE.com’s latest RANK’D countdown has taken a look at the greatest bloopers in wrestling history. Moments featuring Wendi Richter and Lilian Garcia make the list at numbers seven and six. Wendi’s moment occurred when interviewer Gene Okerlund cracked up at her promising that she wouldn’t let anyone “climb on top” of her and “cover her” … Read more
We’ve always loved the WWE Divas, and now it looks like the rest of the world is falling in love with them! Total Divas debuted last night on E!, delivering 1.3 million total viewers. This made it E’s most watched debut series since August 2012’s Married to Jonas, besting recent premieres of What Would Ryan … Read more
We’ve seen the commercials. We’ve trolled their Twitters. We’ve waited for months. And finally… it arrived! The premiere of Total Divas was everything it needed to be and then some. It had drama, romance, the usual cattiness you have when a group of women get together, and surprises. Not only did this episode introduce us … Read more
Last night, I felt like it was my birthday. A WWE Divas reality show, could there be anything better?! For a fan whose obsessed with reality shows and pro-wrestling, definitely not. We certainly saw a lot of drama on the show that Erin, Chris and I discussed in the Total Divas Post Show but we … Read more
Total Divas airs its first episode tonight at 10pm ET on the E! Network. Tonight’s episode is titled “Welcome to the WWE”. Discuss the show in the comments!
Diva Dirt reader Jacob has sent in footage from the tapings for this Friday’s SmackDown. The video shows Kaitlyn‘s win over AJ Lee on this Monday’s Raw, as well as an interview with Kaitlyn and Layla. Layla tells interviewer Renee Young that she’s never seen anyone with more drive than Kaitlyn. There’s also footage of … Read more
Ready for tonight’s Total Divas season premiere tonight on E? Well, here’s something to get your viewing parties off and popping! One of the questions we’ve been receiving is, “Just what are the catchy theme songs seen in the promos?” Well, the main theme song is called Top of the World by CFO$. The Flo … Read more
Hello, loyal SmackDown Redux readers and welcome to this week’s (slightly late) edition! While there was no match this week on the blue brand, we saw Divas Champion AJ Lee return to her scorned ex-girlfriend roots in a segment that also featured her ex-BFF and former Divas Champion, Kaitlyn. Check out the segment below: Thoughts: … Read more
WWE and E! may not be the most conventional of tag team partners; the network known for its estrogen-fueled programming like Keeping Up with the Kardashians paired with burly men battling it out in spandex? That’s like chocolate on a hot dog. Until now… Enter the WWE Divas! Throw in a pinch of WWE Superstar … Read more
Real talk… raise your hand if you’ve been having some serious Lay-Cool withdrawals. Well pine no more, because after some time apart, the sneaky twosome comprised of Michelle McCool and Layla were reunited this week when the WWE traveled to Texas, Michelle’s current state of residence. McCool tweeted the picture earlier today, captioning it with, … Read more
Welcome, Diva fans to another Superstars Redux! This week, we were treated to a match between Alicia Fox and Layla. This is a singles pairing that, despite the Divas’ shared years in the WWE, we haven’t seen too often. Watch the match below: The Divas get the fans hyped up before starting the match and … Read more