New Knockouts Champion Brooke Tessmacher, who won the title from Gail Kim last night, posted a message of thanks to her fans via Facebook today. TNA Slammiversary Results: Brooke Tessmacher Wins Knockouts Title Clearly still on Cloud 9 after her victory, Brooke wrote: Thank you guys so much for all the comments love and support. … Read more
Former TNA Knockout Karen Jarrett, who posted a series of tweets speaking out against TNA President Dixie Carter earlier this week, has once again taken to Twitter this weekend to speak out against Carter. It appears Karen may be upset that husband Jeff Jarrett, who founded TNA, is not in contention for the first TNA … Read more
Former TNA Knockout and wife of TNA founder, Jeff, Karen Jarrett posted a series of ominous messages on Twitter, taking aim at the company’s president, Dixie Carter. Karen, who had been teasing a storm brewing over the past few days, posted tweets aimed at Carter late last night and this morning. She went on to … Read more
New executive of the Knockouts division, Brooke Hogan, has intimated that her run in TNA may not be for the long haul. Brooke referred to her new role as ‘temporary’ when speaking to CNN on the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards this past Sunday. Brooke said: “Secretly I always wanted to wrestle, even … Read more
New Knockouts executive Brooke Hogan hit the red carpet not once, but twice this weekend, including at the MTV Movie Awards last night. Hogan was first seen on Saturday night in a figure hugging pink dress at Spike TV’s Guys’ Choice Awards, then last night, things got revealing as Brooke attended MTV’s annual extravaganza. Interesting … Read more
New executive of the Knockouts division, Brooke Hogan, who makes her debut this Thursday night on Impact Wrestling, has spoken about her debut to Busted Open. The daughter of Hulk Hogan revealed that the Knockouts division will be “more real”, with personal issues being brought to the forefront. She says: I think everyone is forgetting … Read more
Knockouts Champion Gail Kim and new husband Robert Irvine of Food Network fame opened up about their big day a couple of weeks ago to PEOPLE. As previously reported, the wedding was designed as a surprise for Gail with Irvine making all of the arrangements. Gail told the website: “He wanted to give me the … Read more
Knockouts Champion Gail Kim has officially broken the record for single longest Knockouts Championship reign. Marking 190 days as champion today, Gail surpasses Madison Rayne‘s 188 day reign to take the crown for single longest title reign. Kim returned to TNA after three years in WWE last October, quickly winning the Knockouts Title in her … Read more
TNA Knockout Tara, aka Lisa Marie Varon, tweeted earlier today that she’ll be featured in the latest issue of Penthouse magazine, a men’s magazine that is similar to Playboy. The four-time Knockouts Champion and two-time WWE Women’s Champion wrote: “Be sure to pick the newest edition of Penthouse to see your favorite knockout, Tara. Hubba … Read more
Congratulations go out to TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim who tied the knot to Food Network star and celebrity chef Robert Irvine today. Irvine revealed on Twitter yesterday that the wedding would be a surprise for Gail and that “she has no knowledge of what’s going on”. Meanwhile, Gail’s boss, TNA President Dixie Carter, tweeted … Read more
Former TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky gave a pretty honest, in-depth interview to the Miami Herald this week following her loss to Gail Kim at Sunday’s Lockdown show. Talking about breaking out as a singles wrestler compared to being part of the Beautiful People, she says: It was me and Angelina [Love in the Beautiful … Read more
It looks like original TNA Knockout Traci Brooks has once again parted ways with the company as her profile has been removed from the company’s official website. Brooks returned to the company after a two year hiatus last year, aiding Velvet Sky in her feud with ODB and Jackie. She is perhaps best known in … Read more
Greetings everyone, and welcome to another one of those rare TNA Xplosion Watches. The last time we met, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky had just faced off against one another in a match that saw Velvet Sky take the upset win despite repeated interference by Winter. This week, the two buxom blondes are at it … Read more
As seen on last night’s episode of Impact Wrestling, new Knockouts Tag Team Champions were crowned when ODB and Eric Young defeated Gail Kim and Madison Rayne for the straps. The title switch comes in the midst of a storyline between Gail and Madison, who are due to face off for the Knockouts Championship next … Read more
TNA Knockout Tara is part of a new fitness challenge in the Chicago area called the ‘Geek Fit Challenge’. Tara and GeekToMe.com are looking for ‘geeks’ in the Chicago area to join the challenge which will see them be trained by Tara for three months. Get the details here.
TNA ring announcer Christy Hemme took to Twitter yesterday to apologize for a mishap at Monday night’s Impact Wrestling taping. The red-headed Knockout tweeted: Dear front row at IMPACT, I publicly apologize for my wardrobe malfunction. My battery pack was too heavy for the string that held it on! Oopsies!
In an interview with Schema Magazine, TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim discusses life in wrestling as an Asian woman, sharing who she finds inspiration from and whether she’s faced stereotyping in the business. How she inspires others, and which Asian women inspire her: “I definitely feel as though I’m representing Asians everywhere and not just … Read more
Congratulations to TNA Knockout and CMLL superstar Sarita, aka Dark Angel, as she celebrates her 10th year in wrestling. Sarita reminisced on hitting the 10 year mark in her career last week on Facebook, writing: A day like yesterday, 10 years ago, I had my first match in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada. I thank … Read more
Believe it or not, we, the esteemed Diva Dirt staff, operate under rules and guidelines, and most importantly, we have deadlines. Granted, I usually throw two of the three out the window on a weekly basis when I consistently praise Prince Dolph for his overwhelming hotness and launch into pointless conversations with myself over which … Read more
Three TNA Knockouts are scheduled to be involved in a new martial arts themed movie called “Double Fury“. In a press release that was sent out recently, Winter, Brooke Tessmacher and Knockouts Champion Gail Kim are listed as part of the cast. Also in the movie are former WWE stars Chavo Guerrero and Billy Gunn. … Read more
Katie Hebner, the daughter of TNA referee Earl Hebner, has stated on her Twitter page that she wants to be a TNA Knockout. Katie had a brush with Knockout fame in 2008 when she made an appearance on Impact as Gail Kim‘s on-screen sister, Katie Kim, as Gail battled Awesome Kong (Kharma) in Gail’s final … Read more
Greetings to all, and allow me to welcome you to a special episode of TNA’s secondary program that sadly only airs outside of the United States, Xplosion! The last time we met for one of these, Madison Rayne was squaring off against Brooke Tessmacher… and that was about two months ago. As you can see, … Read more
Former Knockouts Champion Angelina Love is currently in India filming for TNA and Endemol’s new wrestling series for the Indian market, Ring Ka King. The five-time Knockouts Champ tweeted: Miss everyone back home but having an awesome time here in India! Fortunate to be able to travel the world #RingKaKing.” Angelina joins Mickie James and … Read more
Former Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky addressed the possibility of a Beautiful People reunion in Impact Wrestling during a recent interview with Zoo magazine in the UK. Velvet said: You can never say never in wrestling, hint hint TNA creative. Don’t get me wrong I am enjoying my run just now as a singles competitor. When … Read more
Speaking to The Sun ahead of TNA’s upcoming UK tour, TNA Knockout Tara likened the current Knockouts division to the “glory days” of the Divas division in the 2000s which saw competition between Divas like herself (then Victoria), Trish Stratus, Lita and Mickie James. Tara told the paper: “When I left the WWE I really … Read more
TNA has officially removed Jackie Moore and Toxxin from its online roster page. Veteran WWE and TNA star Jackie revealed last year that her contract was set to expire, and that she didn’t expect it to be renewed as she hadn’t heard from TNA. Prior to her departure, Jackie hadn’t been used on TV for … Read more