The final match for Night of Champions this Sunday was made official at last night’s SmackDown taping. Women’s Champion, Michelle McCool will defend against Melina in a rematch from The Bash. The match, to me, is a thing of new in today’s women’s division where Divas can rarely get on the PPV cards let alone … Read more
This week’s SmackDown spoilers are up. The show airs Friday, July 24th. Highlight below to read:
*Melina and Michelle Mccool are backstage. Melina throws makeup in Michelle’s face.
*Eve defeated Natalya. Eve got the win via moonsault. [Source: Gerweck.net]
Thoughts under the cut:
Despite tacking on yet another gimmick to the Divas match, Raw managed to pull off a decent match which was dubbed a “Legs Match” with Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim, Alicia Fox & Rosa Mendes wrestling in shorts. Following in the footsteps of last week’s SmackDown, the red brand gave the ‘second string players’ a chance to shine a la Layla, Eve and Natalya on Friday. However unlike SmackDown, Raw also managed to push it’s Night of Champions match in addition to the second string quartet.
Earlier in the evening however, we saw an interesting dynamic in the ‘feud’ between Maryse and Mickie James, when Maryse sprayed a can of what we’re to assume is hairspray in Mickie’s eyes. This feud has never really been dialled up in the past two months that it’s been going on, we just seem to have Maryse avoiding Mickie because ‘she’s scared’ — which to me is just WWE’s excuse for lazy booking, they can’t come up with anything original or exciting. However in the final two weeks before their big pay per view match, we finally see the pace picked up as last week, Maryse pinned Mickie in the ‘Swimsuit Spectacular’ and this week she sprays Mickie in the eyes. What this tells us is that the writers are happy to bore us with teases of Maryse being scared of Mickie for two months and then when as we approach the PPV, go for the hard sell. To me, it’s a case of too little too late and while I’m sure they’ll have a great match on PPV, I’m not as excited as I should be. I don’t feel the personal animosity between them like I should do. Doing a hard sell the Monday before the PPV just comes off as desperate and is extremely transparent.
That said, I enjoyed this segment. It’s funny that WWE’s writers are actually in tune with the fans, as we saw in Mickie’s scripting last night — but yet they still go completely the other way from what we want to see. They had Mickie bring up the fact that Maryse beat her in a ‘Summer Swimsuit Spectacular’, sharing the same distaste for that type of match as the viewers and alluding to the fact that Maryse is an inferior worker which we know to be true. They mock it through Mickie here, yet they continue to book it. Things went downhill from there though, with nursery school rhyming — whichever writer came up with ‘Trampions’ deserves a gold star *Eye roll* Out comes The Miz, Maryse’s rumoured real life boyfriend [hence Vince’s pervy booking] berating Mickie. I know he’s playing a character, but I can’t help but sense that Miz truly does believe what he’s saying. I get the feeling that he and Maryse as a couple would be more narcissistic than Speidi. I liked Mickie’s comeback though, about getting his material off the Internet — coz it’s true! Out comes Maryse in a gorgeous pair of sandals and sprays Mickie in the eyes and does what she does best: flips her hair, smirks and waves her arms around. I heart her mannerisms.
Thoughts on the ‘Legs Match’ after the cut:
Three months after the fact, people are still talking about the trainwreck that was WrestleMania 25 [seriously, we need to name that shit — WrestleManiagate? Comment with your suggestions!] on April 5th. The latest Diva to weigh in is former four time Women’s Champion, Lita – real name Amy Dumas – in an interview with … Read more
In the latest Night of Champions promotional package, which airs as part of tonight’s SmackDown, Melina is included among a burst of title contenders that includes Jeff Hardy, Dolph Ziggler, Mickie James and John Cena. The four are confirmed to face the World Heavyweight, Intercontinental, Divas and WWE Champions respectively next Sunday. I guess we … Read more
Following Raw and SmackDown, the ECW Divas got their WWE Superstars debut last night. It would be Brie Bella taking on Katie Lea, in a rematch to the Nikki-Katie match on ECW last week. The Bellas have impressed me more and more since moving to ECW, so could they make it three weeks in a … Read more
New WWE Diva, Serena Deeb made her FCW debut at a house show last night in Punta Gorda, Florida. It looks as though they have ditched the ‘Deeb’ as she went simply by the name of Serena. She teamed with Maria and Angela Fong in a winning effort against Alicia Fox, Layla and Natalya. So … Read more
Minor spoiler image for this Friday’s episode of SmackDown, as the gorgeous Layla returns to her Miami Heat roots this week. The show emanates from the American Airlines Arena, the home of the Heat, where Layla made her name as a dancer and earned an NBA championship ring. As you can see above, Layla returns … Read more
This week’s SmackDown spoilers are below, highlight to read:
– Layla came out in a Miami Heat jersey and dances for the crowd. Ricky Ortiz interrupts and cuts a promo, he gives Layla a towel but she drops it.
– The Hart Dynasty def. Cryme Tyme & Eve Torres in a six person tag team match. Natalya pinned Eve for the win.
Melanie’s thoughts under the cut:
Spoilers for this Thursday’s WWE Superstars show are up. As always, highlight below to read. Brie Bella defeated Katie Lea Burchill, picking up the win with help from Nikki. Stay tuned for SmackDown spoilers ASAP!
Last night’s Raw was a scary one, as WWE seemingly found a balance between the throwback T&A and actual wrestling. However, the two don’t quite go together and as the title of this post would suggest, I liken it to ‘running with scissors’. It wasn’t a bikini contest nor was it a respectable wrestling match, … Read more
It’s unanimous that the ‘Trump Trade’ two weeks ago helped beef up Monday Night Raw, gaining the services of two Diva Dirt favourites, Alicia Fox and Gail Kim. Meanwhile, it’s becoming clearly evident that SmackDown is now suffering due to the lack of Divas available — case in point, we pretty much saw the same … Read more
As you all know, this week’s ECW was pre-empted from it’s usual Tuesday night spot and instead will air tonight at 7pm ET on the rebranded Syfy network. However, why wait? The whole episode has leaked online and below we have this week’s Divas action as newcomer Nikki Bella [with sister Brie] takes on the scarcely-seen Katie Lea.
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On Monday, I made an audio bulletin about how I was unsure of Jemma Palmer‘s signing, the news which we broke last week. Well in another correction, I have now been able to independently confirm that Jemma has indeed signed with WWE and is headed to FCW. So there you have it, the final word. … Read more
Get out your pitchforks, people, ’cause Michelle McCool‘s talking. Surely that fact alone would be enough to send certain fans into a raging frenzy, but this instance is a bit more meaningful. In a new WWE.com article, she’s making sure everyone’s aware of her history-making Women’s Championship win and becoming the WWE’s first Diva Grand … Read more
While Tiffany annoys the hell out of us on ECW and Teddy Long battles for survival on SmackDown, Raw is getting a guest GM every single week! We’ve seen injured Superstar, Batista and legend Ted DiBiase take the reins so far. It seems there is a ‘requirement’ almost for these guest GMs — be a … Read more
Raw newcomer Gail Kim scored a huge win in her first night back on the brand, when she pinned Maryse in a tag team match, also featuring Alicia Fox and Mickie James.
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As you all know, tomorrow night’s episode of Raw was taped last Monday due to an international tour — the Raw brand is currently visiting Australia. Check out a few ‘preview’ pictures after the cut courtesy of a user at the Wrestlingfigs.com Forums.
The pictures are pretty non-spoiler, they don’t necessarily reveal anything about the outcome of the show — only the Divas on the broadcast. Just to be safe, they are under the cut. To read spoilers [if you haven’t already] click here.
As I mourn the abrupt end of the relationship between Alicia Fox & Michelle McCool on SmackDown, it probably wasn’t a good idea that I came across this video… *Tears* “I wish I could quit you!” It’s official, Michelle needs Alicia. Is there anything this girl can’t do? She continues to grow as an in-ring … Read more
These shows air next week, on July 9th and 10th respectively. Next week’s ECW is pre-empted and airs on Thursday at 7pm ET. ECW Nikki Bella def. Katie Lea SmackDown Melina & Eve Torres def. Michelle McCool & Layla
The first promo shot of Michelle McCool with her newly won Women’s Championship was added to WWE.com today. Hopefully a full shoot will be released soon. On another note — I just noticed Michelle is sporting something of a five-head, ruh roh… Bring back the bangs, baby girl!
I gotta be honest, I didn’t think much would come of the Bella Twins’ move to ECW. I expected it would be their restover on the plane to Releaseville, but last night’s show actually booked the Bellas in a way that set up a future storyline. I’m sure we remember their brief feud before WrestleMania … Read more
I have been less than enamored with Monday Night Raw since the Draft in April. You could blame it on lousy booking, little storyline development and average at best in-ring work. But on the night of the 15 Superstar trade, it looks as though Raw has returned to form with an excellent and enjoyable fatal … Read more
This week’s SmackDown spoilers are below. Show airs on Friday night. Check back to Diva Dirt on Friday for our Redux! Melina & Maria def. Layla & Michelle McCool. Melina pinned Layla after the inverted leg drop.
Spoilers for next week’s episode of Raw are below. The show airs next Monday night, as the Raw stars will be on tour: Gail Kim & Mickie James def. Alicia Fox & Maryse. Gail Kim pins Maryse with her straight-legged jawbreaker.
Tonight on Raw, Vince McMahon announced his plan to move 15 Superstars and Divas to various brands in a move to “shake up” the rosters (even though we had a draft 2 months ago, but shhhh..). The moves have been announced on WWE.com, and here are the Divas making a move: To Raw: – Gail … Read more