WWE.com has compiled a list of the 25 “greatest matches in SummerSlam history”, and only one women’s match made the grade. Coming in at number 22, the Women’s Championship match between Alundra Blayze and Bull Nakano was noted for stealing the spotlight at the 1994 edition of SummerSlam. The site explains the choice in detail: … Read more
Last night’s SmackDown featured a Divas Championship match between AJ Lee and Kaitlyn, but the biggest story coming out of the match wasn’t the bout itself – it was Layla‘s apparent heel turn. During the match, Layla blocked Kaitlyn from hitting a crucial spear outside the ring, allowing AJ to maintain the upper hand and … Read more
There’s Divas action on tonight’s SmackDown, so tune in at 8pm ET on SyFy. Discuss the show in the comments! RELATED: SmackDown Spoilers: August 2nd, 2013
Former WWE Diva Maxine has been cast in a new web series entitled The Cell. Maxine, real name Karlee Perez, confirmed her involvement in the project on her Twitter account. She tweeted: I signed a deal with Imani Films I will be going to El Paso next month for the filming!!!! — Karlee Leilani Perez … Read more
Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler has been announced as the cover star for Line Magazine‘s upcoming Fall issue. Stacy was recently thrusted into the media spotlight once again following her split from George Clooney, who will no doubt be a talking point in the online publication’s interview with the Supermarket Superstar host. Line Mazagine posted … Read more
What’s up Diva fans and welcome to this week’s NXT Redux! How are you lot this week? I’m on top of the world, thanks for asking. Two weeks ago, Charlotte was on top of the world after defeating Bayley in her debut match. Tonight, Charlotte returns to Full Sail (sadly without her good ol’ Dad, … Read more
The WWE’s Be a STAR anti-bullying program routinely visits schools in America, but now they’ve taken it worldwide, with some help from the Funkadactyls. While in Durban, South Africa, Naomi participated in an anti-bullying rally with some high-spirited kids. She posted the above photo with the caption, “sweetest kids ever #beastar…I didn’t want to leave … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: If you could add one former or current Diva to the Total Divas cast, who would it be? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of … Read more
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