According to a report from PWInsider (via The Ring Fan) Ronda Rousey‘s appearance at WrestleMania 31 was due in large part to The Rock. It is said that Rousey’s Furious 7 co-star spoke with UFC President Dana White and convinced him to let Rousey take part in the segment with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. … Read more
Tally ho Diva fans and welcome to this week’s spiffing Raw Redux from merry old England! Tonight is the night were we find out who will be the new #1 Contender to Nikki Bella‘s Divas Championship as Alicia Fox, Cameron, Emma, Naomi, Natalya, Paige, Rosa Mendes and Summer Rae compete in a Battle Royal to … Read more
WWE.com has issued a storyline update on Paige‘s condition following Naomi‘s attack last night on Raw. Paige, who had won a Battle Royal to earn a Divas Title shot against Nikki Bella at Extreme Rules, was ambushed by Naomi post-match and tossed repeatedly into the barricade. In an update on Paige’s condition issued this afternoon, … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: SmackDown (4/9/15): Natalya defeats Alicia Fox, but Cameron … Read more
Paige has officially earned a shot at Nikki Bella‘s Divas Title in two weeks at Extreme Rules. Paige was the last woman standing in tonight’s Battle Royal on Raw, becoming number one contender to the Divas Championship. She last eliminated Naomi, who prior to this match was considered the frontrunner for a shot at the … Read more
Tune in to Raw on the USA Network at 8pm ET, as well as the pre-show on the WWE Network. Discuss the show in the comments! RELATED: Raw Spoilers: April 13th, 2015
Former TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion Sarah Stock is serving as a guest trainer this week at the WWE Performance Center, according to PWInsider. Stock, who competed in TNA as Sarita, has been working exclusively in Mexico for the past year, wrestling for CMLL as Dark Angel. She also did a stint in Japan in … Read more
Diva Dirt Countdown takes on various aspects of women’s wrestling, ranking them and presenting them to you. Hosted by Diva Dirt’s Jake, its aim is to prompt debates about everything from matches and clothing to entrances, music and more. In this special edition of Diva Dirt Countdown, to honor the career of AJ Lee, the … Read more
The Miami Herald has confirmed the WWE’s signing of Australian indy wrestler Jessie McKay. Jessie, along with the previously announced KC Cassidy and Jasmin, are among the 11 talents that have recently begun training at the WWE Performance Center. McKay, who hails from Sydney, Australia, has competed for American companies SHIMMER and SHINE and has … Read more
Yo! I’m coming off this weekend a little late with this Redux, I know. Unfortunately my work sort of took over and so I’m up early this Monday morning to bring this write up to you. It’s the least I could do, right? So last week’s Main Event brought us Summer Rae vs. Emma. It’s … Read more
The competitors in this Monday’s number one contendership Battle Royal have been confirmed, thanks to a match graphic posted to Instagram by Rosa Mendes. Rosa posted the graphic to express her excitement, saying she “can’t wait” to compete for a shot at the Divas Title. As pictured in the graphic, Alicia Fox, Brie Bella, Cameron, … 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: Awesome Kong … Read more
Veteran WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia is taking time off to recover from a knee injury, having just undergone surgery to repair a torn meniscus. Lilian tweeted the news yesterday, posting a video in which she promises to return to work soon: BREAKING NEWS: Having surgery today! pic.twitter.com/sQPiInfL2E — Lilian Garcia (@LilianGarcia) April 10, 2015 … Read more
Welcome to another SmackDown Redux! This week, we’re taking a break from the Divas Title scene (sort of) when Alicia Fox takes on Natalya. Cameron has been appointed special guest referee. Confused? Let this backstage segment explain it all: Renee Young interviews Alicia, Cameron and Natalya about this Monday’s Battle Royal. Alicia and Cameron deny … Read more
Tune in to SmackDown tonight at 8pm ET on Syfy. Discuss the show in the comments! RELATED: SmackDown Spoilers: April 9th, 2015
It’s been nearly two weeks since Alundra Blayze was inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame and delivered an incredible speech, highlights of which included a tribute to the troops and the return of the Women’s Championship belt that Blayze threw in the trash. Fellow WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley recently posted on his Facebook … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: What is your favorite moment from AJ Lee‘s WWE career? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on the … Read more
The WWE has posted several NXT Breakdown videos of various Divas and Superstars talking about the hype around NXT. Among them are WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon and NXT Diva Bayley. The videos highlight NXT’s successful San Jose show on March 27th during WrestleMania weekend. On attending the NXT live event, Stephanie said, “Seeing … Read more
WWE has trademarked several new Diva related terms, according to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via PWMania). Among the terms trademarked by the WWE is “Anti-Diva”, which was Paige‘s former moinker in NXT. Could the WWE have plans to resurrect the name for Paige? The WWE also trademarked the term “Athletic Diva”. It’s unclear … Read more
This post contains possible spoilers for this Monday’s Raw.
Tune in to NXT on the WWE Network and Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network, both at 8pm ET. Discuss the shows in the comments! RELATED: NXT Spoilers: March 25th – April 15th, 2015
With the Diva Search set to make its return this fall, speculation has already begun on who will host the show. Lords of Pain is reporting rumors that indicate a former competitor may serve as host. This narrows the possibilities down to a few women. Of former Diva Search contestants, only a few are still … Read more
According to a report from F4WOnline (via PWMania), the current high profile plan WWE wants to proceed with for WrestleMania 32 is Ronda Rousey vs. Stephanie McMahon. Original reports stated that Stephanie may team with her husband Triple H against the team of Rousey and her Furious 7 co-star The Rock. No deal has been … Read more
