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Bianca Belair & Sasha Banks win an ESPY award for their WrestleMania match

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SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair and “The Boss” Sasha Banks are now ESPY award winners. In the category of WWE Moment of the Year, their WrestleMania main event match took the prize. The award was fan voted. There were four nominees for this award and Belair herself was nominated twice in the category. Her second … Read more

Liv Morgan added to MITB; Carmella now facing Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Title on July 16

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Bayley’s injury that was reported earlier on Friday shook the SmackDown women’s division and put a wrench into the Money in the Bank plans. Bayley was set to face Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Champion at the July 18 event but due to an ACL injury during training, she is now out of action for at least nine months.

WWE Authority Sonya Deville had to find a suitable replacement for Bayley now that she is unable to compete. Prior to Deville making her announcement, Bayley had some words to give to the WWE audience.

Now, what happens with the SmackDown Women’s Title match? It is no longer on the Money in the Bank card but will be on the July 16 episode of SmackDown, the first show back with a live crowd. Belair will be facing and defending her title against a former SmackDown Women’s Champion and two-time Money in the Bank winner – Carmella.

The most beautiful woman in all of WWE will have the chance to become a two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion which means she will no longer be in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Before Deville could announce that last part, an irate Liv Morgan made her way to the ring. She was tired of seeing Carmella getting handing opportunities while she herself has earned them.

Deville then snapped back at her letting her know she should have let her finish. Because Carmella has been pulled from the MITB match, Morgan is now in. As Morgan leaves with a smile on her face, she says she hopes Carmella defeats Belair so that she can win the briefcase and cash in on her.

This of course caught the eye of Bianca Belair. She says that she will gladly take Carmella as her challenger. She sends a message to Bayley saying she looks forward to finishing their feud when she comes back.

The Money in the Bank Ladder Match participants is now: Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Naomi, Nikki Cross, Zelina Vega, Liv Morgan, and two more women to be announced.

Check out what else happened on SmackDown with the debut of Shotzi & Nox by clicking here.

Check back in with Diva Dirt as we update you on all the news for Money in the Bank and the women of the SmackDown division.

Shotzi & Nox make their official SmackDown debut; Toni Storm coming soon to the blue brand

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Now dubbed as Shotzi & Nox, Shotzi Blackheart and Tegan Nox have officially made their debut on SmackDown. They faced the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Natalya and Tamina in a non-title match.

Nox just made her return to NXT this past Tuesday after being out action for nearly a year. Sidelined with her third ACL tear, Nox was written off NXT television after she was attacked backstage by Candice LeRae. Nox distracted LeRae during her and Indi Hartwell’s NXT Women’s Tag Team defense which resulted in a title change. Io Shirai and Zoey Stark became the new champions.

As for Shotzi, she was in a well-established tag team with Ember Moon. The duo were former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions and had a rivalry with Dakota Kai and NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez. Shotzi is now with Nox as Moon is staying in NXT. Moon took to Twitter to congratulate her now former tag team partner.

As for the match between the debuting team and the tag team champions, Shotzi picks up a huge win for her team after pinning the veteran Natalya. With the lack of tag teams on the main roster (mostly as a result of the WWE releases), this is a good start.

Shotzi and Nox aren’t the only call-ups coming. A vignette aired for the former NXT UK Women’s Champion Toni Storm. Storm has worked a dark match with Nox recently and along with Shotzi and Scarlett have been rumored to be moved to the roster. There is no further news on Scarlett at this time.

What do you think of these women making their way to the SmackDown roster? Join the discussion below!

Bayley out for approximately nine months with injury, Belair to receive new challenger for Money in the Bank

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WWE has officially announced that Bayley has sustained an injury while training for her upcoming Money in the Bank match. She was scheduled to take part in an “I Quit” Match against SmackDown Women’s Bianca Belair. A replacement for Bayley in the match against Belair will be announced tonight on SmackDown. The nature of the … Read more

Bayley speaks on recent WWE releases – “Most of them are really good friends and so talented”

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The longest-reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley spoke out recently on how she felt about the recent WWE releases. It is never easy to see someone lose their job, but with the most recent releases, Bayley has been hit hard by what has happened. While promoting her upcoming “I Quit” match with Bianca Belair at Money … Read more

Liv Morgan talks Money in the Bank, says she is one of the best on the roster

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The yearly Money in the Bank event is rapidly approaching and will be in front of a live audience on Sunday, July 18. WWE is gearing up for its women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match and there will be eight women involved in the high-risk, high-reward style atmosphere. There have only been four women … Read more

New NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions crowned, Tegan Nox makes her return

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Tegan Nox has returned and as a result, Io Shirai and Zoey Stark are the NEW NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions at The Great American Bash. Shirai & Stark ended the 63-day reign of The Way and become the fourth team to win the titles since its inception in March. The Way’s Candice LeRae and … Read more

RAW Discussion Post: 07.05.21

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Tonight’s RAW has one main topic that social media has been buzzing about ever since Friday and that is Charlotte Flair’s medical update announcement. Since Friday, it has been advertised that Charlotte Flair will be providing a medical update since the RAW Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley took out her knee after their six-woman tag team … Read more

Zelina Vega says she has “unfinished business” with Bianca Belair

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Zelina Vega shocked the WWE audience when she returned to SmackDown this past Friday. Vega was released from the company in November and reports in May started to swirl noting that she would be making her return. Up until Friday that was pure speculation.

WWE Authority Sonya Deville announced Vega’s returning by adding her into the upcoming Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Vega was on this weekend’s Talking Smack to discuss her return and involvement in the match and which champion she may target if she wins the briefcase. She was also in action on Friday in a losing effort against Liv Morgan who is trying to prove she deserves her own spot in the MITB match.

“I think I have some unfinished business with Bianca [Belair]. If she’s even going to remain champion, although, I’m not really fond of Bayley either. Whoever it’s going to be, that’s who I have my eyes on right now.”

In 2020, Vega and Belair had a rivalry in which Belair came out with victories on numerous occasions. The story writes itself regardless if Vega wins the briefcase or not with her being a potential future opponent for the SmackDown Women’s Champion. Vega also included NXT in the discussion of possible champions to cash in on if she were to win the contract.

She joins Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Naomi, Nikki Cross, and Carmella so far for this upcoming match. Two more names from SmackDown are still to be announced. Belair is set to defend her title against Bayley at Money in the Bank in an “I Quit Match.”

With the names so far announced for the MITB match, do you think Zelina has good odds to win? Join the discussion below.

Zelina Vega returns to WWE and is added to the Money in the Bank Ladder Match

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Zelina Vega is back!! It was first reported mid-May that Thea Trinidad, known as Zelina Vega in WWE, was possibly returning to the company. She was released in November after breaching WWE’s policy of being on third-party platforms. Now she is back and is not only on the SmackDown brand but is in the upcoming … Read more

Bianca Belair vs. Bayley in an “I Quit” match set at Money in the Bank for the SmackDown Women’s Title

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The stakes continue to pile high surrounding the SmackDown Women’s Championship!

On this week’s SmackDown, Bianca Belair has challenged Bayley with her SmackDown Women’s Title on the line once again to a match at the upcoming Money in the Bank event. However, since Belair defeated Bayley inside Hell in a Cell it can’t be just any ordinary match. The two will battle in an “I Quit” match.

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Bayley was able to pin Belair in a Mixed Tag Team Match last week which has placed that chip firmly right back on her shoulder. The Role Model feels that the EST is not living up to the expectations of the WWE Universe and her prior win was just a fluke. Belair feels that Bayley just won’t leave her alone and move on after defeating her over and over again.

After Belair said she wanted this type of match, Bayley started laughing. Once she realized she was serious she was all for it. Bayley says she has never quit anything in her whole life. Adding to the conversation she says that if she utters “I Quit” then she might as well not only quit SmackDown, she should quit the WWE and while she’s at it, wrestling altogether. She says that if Belair says she quits though, Bayley would not be surprised in the least.

What do you think of this stipulation? Will these be the nice cherry on top of this rivalry to end it? Leave your thoughts below.

Mickie James reveals who she wants to face at NWA76

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Mickie James makes her long-awaited and much-anticipated return to the ring at NWA’s 73rd Anniversary event. The former six-time WWE women’s champion appeared on the recent Two Man Power Trip podcast. During the interview, James addressed her return to action and who she would like to face at NWA73. Here’s what the wrestling legend had to … Read more

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