According to Squared Circle Sirens, WWE NXT Star Zeda has been released. Zeda, aka Julia Ho, reported to WWE in January of 2017 after receiving a tryout in September 2016. She received her training at Santino Brothers Academy in Florida in between her tryout and reporting to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Zeda made … Read more
Former SmackDown Superstar Kristal Marshall was a recent guest on Noonan Speaks podcast to look back at her WWE career, which Superstar she was starstruck by and which Superstars she stays in contact with. Highlights of the interview below, courtesy of Wrestling INC. On first arriving at WWE: For the most part, I would say … Read more
Despite promoting a second annual women’s tournament, WWE has been mum on official details regarding the Mae Young Classic II. According to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE is interested in indie talent Xia Brookside, step-daughter of NXT trainer Robbie Brookside. It was noted in the report that she … Read more
Nikki Bella and John Cena called their engagement off in April, shocking everyone while other fans questioned if the situation was a promotional tactic for Total Bellas. According to US Weekly, who broke the story yesterday on May 31, Nikki and John have rekindled their relationship. The site reveals, “Just a month and a half … Read more
In celebration of her near one anniversary with NXT, Dakota Kai recently spoke with WWE.com to discuss her current run with the brand, her NXT Women’s Title match against Shayna Baszler, who influenced and more. Highlights of the interview below. On her recent NXT Women’s Title match: This match was personal. I’m happy that I … Read more
Squared Circle Sirens is reporting that independent star Deonna Purrazzo has signed with the WWE and will be reporting the Performance Center shortly. While Purrazzo was signed to a Ring of Honor contract but PWInsider adds that the deal allowed Purrazzo to opt out after six months. Purrazzo has wrestled in various promotions all throughout … Read more
Hey guys! Welcome to this week’s review of NXT. As announced on last week’s episode, tonight’s main event featured Dakota Kai going one on one with Shayna Baszler for the NXT women’s championship. While the focus for the NXT women’s division was on this week’s title match, other members of the women’s roster were able … Read more
We finally have all 8 women in the Money in the Bank match set, now we just have to build up to the match on June 17th. Last nights Smackdown Live! started on the build up between Naomi and Lana. We were lucky to witness, guess what everyone, a dance off!! That’s right we went … Read more
American Ninja Warrior star turned NXT Superstar Kacy Catanzaro was recently interviewed by TV Insider to discuss her jump for the action-packed reality competition to joining WWE’s NXT brand, her initial doubts of becoming a wrestler and shares which Superstar she would like to see take on the American Ninja Warrior obstacle courses. Highlights of … Read more
WWE is holding a second UK tournament next month and LiveNation is advertising the inclusion of a women’s match for the event. According to the site, on June 18th, night one of the WWE United Kingdom Tournament, WWE will hold a fatal four-way match featuring the top four talents in Europe. Toni Storm (who reportedly has signed … Read more
Hola Diva Dirt fans and welcome to this week’s Raw Recap. It’s Josue and I’ll be pulling Raw duty for Alex again. Well after nearly a month of qualifying matches, we finally know who will be the eight Superstars competing at this year’s Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match! Throughout the night, some of … Read more
Tonight (May 28th) on the main event of Monday Night Raw, Sasha Banks defeated Bayley, Dana Brooke, Liv Morgan, Mickie James, Ruby Riott and Sarah Logan in a Last Chance Gauntlet Match to earn the final spot at this year’s Money in the Bank Ladder match. She's starting off this Last Chance #GauntletMatch, but @itsBayleyWWE ain't scared! #RAW pic.twitter.com/XcaKfy6bdU … Read more
According to Tokyo Sports, STARDOM’s Io Shirai will be heading to the WWE shortly after her final show with Japanese promotion on June 17th. Shirai recently lost her Wonder of Stardom title to Momo Watanabe but the Observer reports that the title change had nothing to do with WWE and Stardom did not know she was leaving … Read more
Us Weekly confirms that former WWE Superstar Stacy Keibler is pregnant and expecting her second child with her husband, Jared Pobre. Keibler, who married Pobre in March 2014, was spotted with her baby bump while out for dinner with husband on Friday night (May 25) at Avra restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. The couple welcomed their first … Read more
During an appearance at MegaCon in Orlando, Alexa Bliss took part in a Q&A panel. When a young fan who is recovering from an eating disorder, a struggle that Bliss has gone through and openly spoken about, asked if Bliss was ever told she was too small to do things the Raw Superstar offered these … Read more
After losing the PROGRESS Women’s Championship to Jinny this past weekend, reports are surfacing that WWE is offering Toni Storm a “revolving” UK contract. According to The Wrestling Observer, Toni Storm has signed a UK contract with WWE, not a developmental one, granting her a similar contract like wrestlers Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, and Trent … Read more
After the success of last year’s Mae Young Classic, the WWE announced earlier this year that they would hold a second all women’s tournament event. According to the Wrestling Observer (via Cageside Seats), the taping dates for tournament will take placr on August 7th and 8th at Full Sail University. Rumored participant names (per the … Read more
Hey guys! Welcome to this week’s review of NXT. Tonight’s program featured a grudge match between Kairi Sane and Lacey Evans. This match comes as a result of numerous altercations that have occurred in past weeks, with the most recent incident happening last week. In addition to the grudge match, we heard a little backstory … Read more
The focus of Smackdown Live continues to be on Money in the Bank. Last night we saw two qualifying matches for two of the three remaining spots for the MITB ladder match. The first match was Lana facing off against Billie Kay. Lana had Aiden English in her corner, because her husband, Rusev, was unable … Read more
WWE Superstars and It Couple The Miz and Maryse will star in their own docu-series titled. The six-episode, half-hour series will feature and follow the married pair as they become parents for the first time. The Miz and Maryse welcomed their daughter Monroe Sky on March of this year. During tonight’s SmackDown Live, The Miz … Read more
Tonight on SmackDown Live (May 22nd), two more Superstars qualified to this year’s Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match. In the first of two Qualifying matches, Lana took on one of half of the IIconics Billie Kay. The ICONIC pipes on @PeytonRoyceWWE & @BillieKayWWE!!! Apparently, @WWEDramaKing isn't the only Superstar who can sing! #SDLive … Read more
Hola Raw fans and welcome to this week’s Raw Redux. Sorry for the delay this week! Josue here and I’ll be covering Raw for Alex this week. The Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match is beginning to take shape with another qualifying match this week. Elsewhere, the Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax makes her … Read more
Next month’s Money in the Bank PPV event could be the start of a new trend for the WWE. According to PWInsider, the company has informed its international broadcasting partners that starting with June 17th’s Money in the Bank, their PPV events will start at 7 PM ET with a Kickoff show likely starting at … Read more
Tonight on Monday Night Raw, Natalya became the latest Superstar to qualify for this year’s Women’s MITB Ladder match. Nataya qualified after defeating Dana Brooke, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan in a Fatal 4-Way match. It's time to start a RIOTT. Will @YaOnlyLivvOnce or @sarahloganwwe manage to qualify for #MITB?! #RAW pic.twitter.com/xFZ83Nf41O — WWE (@WWE) … Read more
After calling off their engagement a little over a month ago, John Cena and Nikki Bella are said to be ‘basically back together’ and that ‘ ‘their commitment is stronger than ever’ A source tells People: “This was never really about ending their relationship — it was about calling off a wedding because something didn’t feel … Read more
SmackDown Live will have a new home come October 2019. According to ESPN, SmackDown will be heading to Fox Network (The Hollywood Reporter says the new deal is for five years at $205 million annually) next fall while WWE’s Raw will continue to be a part of NBC Universal’s line-up. Throughout the years, SmackDown has … Read more