With mere weeks separating us from NXT TakeOver: Dallas, we finally know how NXT Women’s Champion Bayley will be spending that night. She will defend her title against the phenom Asuka, presenting us with an intriguing scenario: will Bayley lose the title, or will Asuka suffer her first loss? Before that match could be booked, … Read more
NXT Women’s Champion Bayley‘s next title defense has been booked for NXT TakeOver: Dallas. As announced on tonight’s NXT, she will defend her title against Asuka. JUST ANNOUNCED: @WWEAsuka vs. @itsBayleyWWE at #NXTTakeOver Dallas for the #WWENXT Women's Championship! https://t.co/naXyolL4Bt — WWE (@WWE) March 17, 2016 NXT GM William Regal made the match official following … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] Total Divas rebounded in the ratings this week, drawing 650,000 viewers according to Showbuzz Daily. This is the show’s highest viewership in three weeks, bouncing back from two weeks of series low ratings. In the 18-49 demo, the episode scored a 0.31 rating. This is up from last week’s 0.25 … Read more
We’re so close to WrestleMania that we can almost taste it. Sadly for Brie Bella, all she is tasting is defeat! Brie has had a rocky road as of late due to the distracting presence of Lana, who she had to contend with again last night. Brie and Alicia faced Naomi and Tamina in tag … Read more
Yesterday, the WWE officially revealed Jacqueline as the latest addition to the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016. An announcement on Raw was accompanied by a video highlighting Jacqueline’s career, the full version of which has been posted to the WWE’s YouTube channel. The video featured praise from several of today’s Divas and fellow … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy women’s wrestling event along the way. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact Wrestling (3/8/16): Gail Kim defeats Jade to retain the Knockouts Title. Total … Read more
WWE Shop has unveiled new t-shirts for the three women competing for the Divas Title at WrestleMania 32: Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Sasha Banks. Becky’s shirt plays off of her steampunk image and reads “100% Bad Lass.” Charlotte’s reads “2nd Nature” and sports her signature rhinestone eye accent on the back. Sasha’s is emblazoned with … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] The WWE has made it official: Jacqueline will join the WWE Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2016. The news, which was broken last week with the release of the WrestleMania 32 commemorative magazine, has now been officially confirmed by the WWE via FOX Sports. Jacqueline spoke … Read more
WWE Roadblock wasn’t supposed to threaten a Divas Title change, but the power of Natalya and a home country crowd made Charlotte‘s title reign flash before her eyes on Saturday night, if only for a moment. Sure, it shouldn’t be shocking that an impromptu title match between the the Divas that brought us one of … Read more
Tonight at WWE Roadblock, Divas Champion Charlotte encountered a WrestleMania roadblock of her own in the form of Natalya. Forget attrition, it's a war of SUBMISSION between @WWEDivas Champ @MsCharlotteWWE and @NatByNature! #WWERoadblock https://t.co/c1YNa6g9fA — WWE (@WWE) March 13, 2016 In a match that saw Charlotte come full circle from her NXT Women’s Title win … Read more
This week, Main Event continued its role as the host of Diva storylines currently bubbling under the surface. These stories may pay off at WrestleMania, and they may not, but the fact that they’re being developed at all is a win in my book. On this week’s show, the Divas division’s resident odd couple Paige … Read more
Welcome to this week’s SmackDown Redux! To quote the great philosopher Chris Riddle, we are on the Road to Roadblock to WrestleMania! And in Divaland, it seems a new rivalry has been started with Brie Bella and Lana. And on RAW, Lana hit a Bella Buster on the former Divas Champion after costing her a … Read more
Whose star shone brightest this week? You tell us! With our Star of the Week poll, we’ll pick the week’s top five women in wrestling and let you choose who is number one. The poll will open each Saturday and close on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at this week’s top five: Becky Lynch … Read more
A Divas match has been added to the card of tomorrow night’s WWE Roadblock live special. Divas Champion Charlotte has revealed on Twitter that she will face Natalya, nothing that the match will see her come full circle: Headed to Toronto… Tomorrow my career will come full circle against @NatbyNature #WWERoadblock pic.twitter.com/2wipG5du1E — Charlotte (@MsCharlotteWWE) … Read more
Each Friday, The Wrap will wrap up the week in women’s wrestling by compiling the week’s smaller news stories, rumors and gossip – anything not normally covered by Diva Dirt. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. Here’s this week’s roundup, in no particular order: * The WWE has confirmed Orlando, Florida as … Read more
On this Tuesday’s episode of Total Divas, Nikki Bella starts rehabbing her back with help from John Cena. However, Nikki gets a rude awakening when she trains with John, learning that she’ll have to make significant changes to achieve the body she wants. Her commitment is called in to question as well, Cena stealing her … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: Shop.WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] After a long wait, Naomi finally has her first official t-shirt for sale on WWE Shop. The shirt, which references Naomi’s signature light-up shoes, reads “FEEL THE GLOW” on the front and features an illustration of a shoe on the back. The design is available in adult, youth and women’s … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] This week’s Total Divas notched a new low in viewership, drawing 580,000 viewers according to Showbuzz Daily. This is a new series low, down from last week’s 591,000 viewers. The 18-49 demo rating also took a hit, earning a 0.25, down significantly from the series average 0.4 rating. The episode … Read more
The Road to WrestleMania has been filled with two-match shows each and every week, with this week’s being no different. Summer Rae and Brie Bella square off in a singles match whilst Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks team up to tackle Naomi and Tamina in a Fastlane rematch. Throw in notable appearances from Stephanie McMahon, … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy women’s wrestling event along the way. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: Impact Wrestling (3/1/16): Gail Kim is attacked by Jade after exchanging words with … Read more
[media-credit name=”Photo: WWE.com” align=”aligncenter” width=”620″][/media-credit] After weeks of speculation, it has been confirmed that Jacqueline will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2016. The news was revealed by the release of the WWE’s special edition WrestleMania 32 magazine, which includes the Dallas-born Diva with the rest of … Read more
