Lana and Rusev have long since split on television, but in real life, they’ve just gotten engaged. The couple shared the news with TMZ, revealing that Rusev proposed to Lana last month in the pool of their Nashville home, filming it for posterity. They also gave TMZ an exclusive look at Lana’s engagement ring: Engagement … Read more
Monday night on RAW, we saw Team B.A.D. get the better of Team Bella, Natalya humble Paige in a thrilling contest, and Summer Rae proposing to Rusev that lead to a surprising ultimatum! Let’s see what happens in the latest chapter of The Divas Revolution/The Wizard of Oz/The Young & The Restless/Degrassi/La Rosa de Guadalupe … Read more
New WWE signee Athena made her NXT debut today at a live event in Winter Haven, Florida. Athena teamed with Gionna Daddio in a match against Alexa Bliss and Peyton Royce. Bliss and Royce picked up the win. An Athena fanpage on Facebook relayed the news with a photo: Athena made her debut tonight at … 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. Note: Events from this weekend’s SHIMMER tapings will be included in … Read more
Every Friday, the Social Media Catch-Up will bring you a roundup of our favorite social media postings by the women in wrestling and present them to you here. Have you found a post we should include next week? Send it in. Here’s our latest batch: On Saturday, WWE was live from the historic Madison Square … Read more
Devin Taylor has been released by the WWE, according to a new report. Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Devin, who served as a NXT backstage interviewer for nearly two years, has been released along with Superstar Cal Bishop. Devin never wrestled on NXT television, only competing in the ring during live events. She will … 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 cast of Total Divas headed to … Read more
Rosa Mendes and Sensational Sherri will both be included in WWE 2K16, but only in managerial roles. As discovered by Power Up Gaming, a screenshot of the game taken at a preview event last week shows both Rosa and Sherri as selectable managers: Until now, Rosa had been the only pre-Diva Revolution main roster Diva … Read more
The trailer for Paige‘s movie debut is now online. Santa’s Littler Helper, which co-stars The Miz and AnnaLynne McCord, sees Paige play an elf in a head-to-head competition with Miz: After getting fired from his job, a slick, fast-talking businessman (The Miz) is thrown into an elf competition to become Santa’s next second-in-command. Put through … Read more
Spoilers for the October 14th – October 28th episodes of NXT.
Respect, indeed. Last night at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, NXT Divas received their biggest opportunity yet: a spot in the main event. If that wasn’t enough, there was the added Iron Man stipulation, which guaranteed 30 minutes of wrestling and story that would surely hook the crowd. For me, this was cemented as the most inspiring … Read more
Rosa Mendes is engaged. The Total Divas star announced the news on Instagram, posting a photo of her engagement ring: I SAID YES!!!!!! I can't say the way he did it, but it was a dream come true!!! @bobbyschubenski you're my soulmate.#Paris A photo posted by Rosa Mendes (@wwerosamendes) on Oct 8, 2015 at 3:37am … Read more
In the wake of last night’s historic NXT TakeOver: RESPECT Iron Man main event, several women commented about the enormity of the moment and what it signifies for the future of the Divas division. Bayley and Sasha Banks stood side-by-side in an emotional post-match interview: Bayley dubbed Sasha the “best in the world”, expressing her … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, Bayley and Sasha Banks both made history, but only Bayley left with the NXT Women’s Title. The two took part in the first Divas Iron Man match, battling for 30 minutes in the night’s main event. Move reversals, dirty tricks and battles on the outside of the ring brought the … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, Asuka made a memorable first impression, to say the least. The Japanese star made her NXT in-ring debut in a match against Dana Brooke, unleashing her trademark kicks and submissions to great effect. To her credit, Dana hung in for most of the match, putting up a bigger fight than … Read more
Tonight, in the main event of NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, Bayley defends the NXT Women’s Title against Sasha Banks in a 30 minute Iron Man match. Who will go the distance? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Chris: This is one of the things I always dreamed about but never thought would happen. Growing up as … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, Asuka makes her NXT in-ring debut against Dana Brooke. Does Dana stand a chance against the Japanese phenom? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Chris: I’ll keep this short. In the words of Whoppi Goldberg- Dana, you in danger girl! Asuka wins. Erin: NXT has bent over backwards to make … Read more
Natalya is the subject of Michael Cole‘s latest sit down interview for WWE.com. In the interview, the former Divas Champion talks about watching the Diva Revolution blossom from the sidelines, Paige‘s new attitude and the possibility of retiring and more. Natalya spoke about taking time off of the road to tend to her injured husband … Read more
Leading up to the historic main event Iron Man match between Bayley and Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, we’re taking a look back at other moments in which WWE Divas made history. Today, we’re looking back at 2004, when Lita and Trish Stratus main evented Raw in a Women’s Title match. This was the … Read more
October 7th. Eight years ago today, Beth Phoenix won her first Women’s Championship. I remember the feeling I had that night. This was the start of a resurgence in the women’s division. Beth seemed like the piece that was missing since the departures of Trish Stratus and Lita about a year earlier. Her feud and … Read more
NXT Women’s Champion Bayley recently spoke to Rolling Stone about the future of NXT’s Divas division, who she wants to defend the Women’s Title against, changing the term “Diva” and more. The status of the NXT Divas division after recent changes: “I see that it has a million possibilities to get so much better. When … Read more
Leading up to the historic main event Iron Man match between Bayley and Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, we’re taking a look back at other moments in which WWE Divas made history. Today, we’re looking back at 2011, when Kelly Kelly helped Edge defend the World Heavyweight Title in a tag match on SmackDown. … Read more
Yesterday, Triple H conducted a media conference call to hype tonight’s NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, answering questions about Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s main event Iron Man match, Asuka‘s in-ring debut and the future of the Divas division. Transcript courtesy of PWInsider. Bayley vs. Sasha at TakeOver: Brooklyn: HHH thinks the match was huge, but there are … Read more
Wednesday night in the main event of NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, history will be made as Sasha Banks challenges Bayley for the NXT Women’s Championship in the first ever Divas Iron Man match. To celebrate this huge occasion, for the first time ever, Diva Dirt Hype features not just one, but two music videos highlighting the … Read more
2K Games has revealed details on their season pass and DLC for WWE 2K16. 2K Games had previously announced that Bayley, Sasha Banks, Charlotte and Becky Lynch would not be included in the game but there is some silver lining. Several Hall of Fame Divas were revealed in today’s announcement. Lita and Trish Stratus will … Read more