Fans can finally see Sunny’s Hall of Fame induction from this past April. The WrestleMania 27 DVD is out now, and someone has leaked Sunny’s induction onto YouTube. Watch below: Thanks to Sammy for the tip!
It looks like we will be getting a Divas Championship match this Sunday at WWE’s Over the Limit pay per view, despite no official announcement being made as yet. Brie Bella let slip on Twitter that she’ll be facing Kelly Kelly, but has since deleted her tweet. Kelly has picked up wins over the Bellas … Read more
It seems that the promise of a little Kharma has helped the Divas segments increase in the Raw ratings. This week’s Divas segment gained 333,000 viewers over the previous segment, perhaps aided by the attraction that is Kharma. That is a big upswing compared to the previous two weeks where the Divas segments lost viewers … Read more
As perhaps indicated by her touring with the brand this past weekend, AJ is scheduled to debut on SmackDown soon, reports the Wrestling Observer.
The Observer also reports that fellow ex-NXT Rookie Diva and FCW General Manager, Maxine, is set to debut also.
Retired Diva, Michelle McCool, joined Torrie Wilson and Lilian Garcia on the Tough Enough After Show this past Monday. Michelle’s official fansite has a transcript of her interview in which she was asked about whether there was any cattiness or backstabbing in the Divas lockerroom because of her status as ‘top Diva’.
Read below:
Torrie Wilson: Do you feel like the more you went up the ladder, getting the belts and being on television and had all these great things happening, do you feel like you had to work harder to prove yourself to the women? Did you see a lot of clawing and backstabbing, or was it… helpful?
Michelle McCool: Oh, gosh. No. You know the answer to that question! (laughs) The higher you climb the ladder, everyone is going to have a reason as to why you’re there, why you’re on TV, and they don’t want to believe the fact you’re in the working hard, fighting for storylines. Instead of complaining about only have two or three minutes on TV, you want to make those two or three minutes mean something, so that you can go somewhere the next week, and the next month, and then the next three months. And that’s what Layla and I did. And, yeah. A lot of people just didn’t want to believe that; I just think that’s the easy route. I think that they did, in their hearts, know that. The backstabbing, the clawing, it’s always there. It definitely comes up more when you’re on TV a little more often. And I can laugh. A prime example, Layla and I. We pitched an idea when we were going back and forth between RAW and SmackDown. We did a pre-tape on RAW when we got kicked off: so, we show up at RAW and get kicked out of the building. Two weeks later, they call us up to be on RAW again. It’s like, dang! Of course, all of the girls are complaining. We’re just like, ‘hey, we tried to get kicked off the show. It’s not our fault. Sorry we’re here.’ But you know, it’s like. Somebody else step it up! And I know that sounds horrible, but that’s what it is.
Spoilers for Friday:
This week on Monday Night Raw, the perpetually perky Kelly Kelly found herself in a non-title match against the Divas champion, Brie Bella with Nikki Bella at ringside. As we have seen in weeks past, Kelly has made her way onto Kharma’s list of potential victims. Will Kharma finally get her hands on Kelly this week, or will Kelly manage to slip through her fingers once more? Also, can Kelly Kelly pull out a win over the Divas Champion and move herself into title contention? Check out this week’s Divas segment below and find out:
Out first is Kelly Kelly, looking absolutely stunning in blue and not a teensy bit concerned about the fact that Kharma seems to show up in every one of her matches. I’m just saying if I was K2, I’d be looking to enlist some protection from Kharma. And by protection, I mean someone to distract Kharma while I run for my life. The Bellas are out next with the Divas title in tow. They do their usual entrance and our match is underway.
The latest TE after show with Michelle McCool as guest:
Get your Monday night Divas fix by tuning in to Raw tonight at 9pm ET on the USA Network. Be sure to tune in to the Post-Raw & Tough Enough Show LIVE at 11pm ET! Discuss the show in the comments!
Despite suffering an apparent shoulder injury a couple of weeks ago, Alicia Fox was back on the road this past weekend.
Alicia teamed up with Rosa Mendes to take on the team of Natalya and NXT Rookie Diva, AJ.
You can see a picture of AJ spotted at Saturday’s live event to your left.
For the past two weeks we’ve been watching the rise of the most exciting performer to ever grace the WWE. The artist formerly known as Awesome Kong, Kharma, debuted back at Extreme Rules giving Michelle McCool the greatest exit of any Diva. Since then she’s been scaring Divas on both Raw and SmackDown, taking out the likes of Alicia Fox, Maryse, and Eve Torres along the way. This week not only does Kharma add another Diva to her list of casualties, she sets her sites on someone else. Dun dun duuuuuuuun!
This week’s Diva portion of SmackDown kicks off after an unfortunate plug for the main event later in the evening (which I won’t be watching because I’m still boycotting, haha). Layla is in the ring, dressed in street cloths and holding a microphone, and her music is playing. I’m just going to call it her music now because it’s the second week in a row that she’s used it. Anyway, once the music fades, she starts speaking. Layla says that at Extreme Rules her friendship with Michelle McCool came to an end when she finally beat her in a Loser Leaves WWE match. Layla continues on by saying that during the match she ended up hurting her knee, but as painful as the injury is, it was worth it. She’s glad she finally rid the WWE of the poison that is Michelle McCool.
WWE Tough Enough will film extra scenes this coming Thursday (May 19th) at the FCW Arena in Tampa, FL. The Tough Enough cast will be in attendance as well as trainers, Trish Stratus and Booker T. More details here. It’s not yet known what the new scenes will entail. The main filming for the show … Read more
Former model, Brandi Alexis Reed, debuted in a ring announcing role on this week’s episode of WWE Superstars. Reed signed with WWE earlier this year and recently reported to FCW.
Former Tough Enough champion, Jackie Haas blogs on the new series of Tough Enough. Read her insight and opinion on the series every week exclusively here at Diva Dirt.
I don’t like to read the reviews even about the show before I see it… most weeks now I have to DVR the show due to my PM running schedule, but I was expecting exactly what happened and two to be cut this week. And the weakest links went.
Even though I had been kind of in Ivelisse’s corner as of last week, if she’s nagging about her injury then she simply isn’t tough enough. Yes, shit hurts, especially a legit injury and I can totally speak from personal experience but if you make it be known just as Booker T said, then it becomes a “cop out” in my book. Not being able to keep up with the competition is a legit way to get cut and I give her my best wishes. She’s trained for years to get to this point and taken down by an injury yes does suck but what else is she to do or the trainers to do but cut her. Sure this won’t be the last of her that we see as Stone Cold said – she may even have a developmental by now.
Christina did impress me and being in the bottom three was the best “wake up call” for her. I think she was playing it a bit too safe and coasting through to this point just as she said A.J. is. Good for her that she showed off some spunk and after this week I am in her corner for her to be in the finals with the guys. Even though she does remind me exactly of her sister.
Spoilers for this week’s Friday Night Smackdown:
All the Divas on both Raw and SmackDown have been put on notice in the past few weeks by the force known as Kharma. Last week on Monday Night Raw, Kelly Kelly barely managed to escape the wrath of Kharma. Can she get a reprieve for a second week in a row, as she teams with Eve Torres to face The Bella Twins? Speaking of The Bellas, with the Divas Title in their camp, could they be the next targets for Kharma? Check out the match below and find out!
We kick things off with The Bellas in the ring, Divas Champion in tow. Eve Torres make her way out next to a lukewarm reaction, followed by Kelly Kelly, who gets a big pop from the crowd. (Awkward…) After a quick Maxim Hot 100 plug, the official signals for the bell (Is that Nunzio?!?!?!) and our Divas tag match is underway.
The latest episode of the TLC after show below: Also, MichelleMcCool.net has revealed that Michelle McCool, fresh from leaving WWE, will appear on next week’s show.
Following her elimination from Tough Enough last night, Ivelisse had choice words for the remaining female contestant, Christina. Ivelisse says she feels Christina robbed of her remaining in the competition because of the injury during training seen last week. “I hope that the trainers see through the bullshit of Christina and can finally make the … Read more
According to the official Tough Enough website, four WWE Divas will guest star on next week’s episode. UPDATE: The Divas will be the Bella Twins, Eve & Kelly. They’ll be joining the contestants for a night out.
On tonight edition of Tough Enough, Puerto Rico native Ivelisse Velez was ousted from the competition. Steve Austin cited her leg injury as the reason for her elimination, but said he believed she “belongs in the ring.” Ivelisse, also known as Juliet the Huntress on the independent circuit, is originally from Puerto Rico where she … Read more
Get your Monday night Divas fix by tuning in to Raw tonight at 9pm ET on the USA Network. Be sure to tune in to the Post-Raw & Tough Enough Show LIVE at 11pm ET! Discuss the show in the comments!
Former Tough Enough champion, Jackie Haas blogs on the new series of Tough Enough. Read her insight and opinion on the series every week exclusively here at Diva Dirt.
Note from Melanie: Apologies for publishing this late!
Girls, girls, girls, come on and make me proud. I had a feeling that this week’s episode would capture the ladies finally but not nearly in the light that I would have hoped. There is no editing the weak and sorry to say it but the gal with the most guts is gone. Neither Ivelisse or Christina is strong enough to even be past the next round. Not that I am being biased but I am simply stating what I hope that everyone else is seeing. Just as Trish said many of times, you need to have such a thick skin inside and, of course, on the outside to survive in the WWE and all of pro wrestling for that matter. Especially Superstar status-wise and the two ladies remaining just don’t have that quality.
Now Christina displays more of the “pretty athleticism” but overall, I really think that she is the weaker one. Even though Ivelisse showed weakness in the physical challenge as well as in the ring, I really think that in the long haul that she would be more successful in the business. With the right guidance and a current WWE Diva to take her under her wing AND keep her head focused in the game at all times, she could be a real good heel.
The title ‘What A Difference A Week Makes’ is basically the gist of this entire Redux. Think about what you were doing at this time last week and take a look at how far we have come in just seven days. Last week, Layla and Michelle were brawling inside the ring with one another until Layla (wo)manned up and challenged her former best friend to a match at Extreme Rules. Michelle accepted and added a stipulation that the loser would have to leave the WWE. At this time last week, all of us were still sitting on her hands wondering when the artist formerly known as Awesome Kong would debut in the WWE. I was a proud worshiper of Randygod. Christian had never touched main event championship gold. And as far as we knew it, Osama Bin Laden was still living large somewhere in the Middle East.
And now?
The decorated career of Michelle McCool is nothing more than another chapter in the history books. Layla is/should be the top face on SmackDown. Kharma is running rampant on both brands (as we will see later). I no longer support Randy Orton title reigns because it prematurely ended the first ever, and well deserved reign of Christian.
Oh yeah, that Bin Laden guy is dead, too.
So yeah, what a difference a week makes, right?
SmackDown opens up for the Divas by showing a highlights from the Layla/Michelle Extreme Rules match. The match itself still gives me chills for the sheer emotion it brought to the table. They leave out Kharma’s debut and when the show returns, the Lay-Cool theme song begins to play. I suppose we have to call it Layla’s song now, but anyway, the feisty little spitfire makes her way to the ring. She’s still sporting the word “Flawless” on her gear, which I love, and she plays to the crowd once she enters. After a second, her music fades out and is replaced by the sassy little beat belonging to new SmackDown Diva, Alicia Fox. Foxy sashays her way out to the ring dripping with attitude and beaming with confidence. She enters the ring, plays to the crowd as well, and gets settled for her first match on the blue brand in awhile. Once Fox’s music fades, the referee calls for the bell.
This week on WWE Superstars, ‘The Paparazzi Princess’ Melina, takes on long time rival ‘The Glamazon’ Beth Phoenix, in singles action. Can Beth score a win in her first match back on the Raw roster or will Melina send the firebird down in flames? Check out the match below:
Thoughts: Another very strong showing from the Raw Divas this week’s Superstars. Whenever we the phrase “Beth vs Melina”, I’m sure most Diva fans’ minds go back to that excellent ‘I Quit’ match at Extreme Rules and rightly so. While I won’t say this match was as entertaining as that one, it was excellent in it’s own right.
Raw’s newest Diva, Kelly Kelly, spoke to WWE.com about making Maxim’s Hot 100 list at #82.
Kelly said: ““Honestly, it’s so crazy to think about the big names that are on there. Getting the honor to be on that list with them is amazing.”
Tough Enough trainer, Trish Stratus’ official website uploaded a clip of her teaching yoga to the contestants. Apparently the scene was cut from the show hence Trish making it available. Watch below: