WWE has announced that it will be airing a special episode of NXT tonight that will take a look back at former rookies who have gone onto become full-fledged Raw and SmackDown Superstars. On the Divas side of things, AJ and Kaitlyn will be featured. The official preview reads: WWE NXT is WWE’s launching pad … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart has bestowed high praise upon Brie and Nikki Bella, listing them amongst his favorite current WWE stars. In an interview with Cardboard Connection, Hart says the Bellas are getting ‘better and better’. Excerpt below: The first names out of his mouth were the Bella twins, Brie and Nikki. “They’re … Read more
Here’s one for the ‘Oopsies’ file! SmackDown Diva Kaitlyn accidentally tweeted a message that was intended to be a direct message (DM), presumably commenting on her entrance music. Of course, it could be about something entirely different. She wrote: To be honest, I don’t have any criteria really or a timeline . I just hate … Read more
Former WWE SmackDown Diva, Lauren Jones, who was in the company for just a few months, was at last night’s Raw brand live event in Jackson, Mississippi. Jones tweeted about being at the show and posted a few pictures also. She wrote: As a former WWE Diva,who should I say hi 2 at the Jackson, … Read more
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Kelly Kelly is expected to defend her Divas Championship against Beth Phoenix in a SummerSlam rematch at Night of Champions next month. F4WOnline.com reports that match has been on the cards since a month ago, and given that Kelly won their initial meeting and the feud has continued since SummerSlam, it’s the most … Read more
As reported earlier this week, former Divas Champion Maryse underwent surgery for an abdominal hernia which has kept her out of the ring for the past month or so. Maryse’s surgery was successful and she’s now recovering. She wrote via her Facebook page: I am home now, and feeling good, still very tired from the … Read more
WWE is continuing the Vickie Guerrero/Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger storyline via its website with Vickie claiming that Dolph pushed her on Monday Night Raw this past week in a fit of jealousy over her managing Swagger. Vickie tells WWE.com: “I was pushed by Dolph Ziggler. Everyone knows that Dolph is jealous because I introduced Jack Swagger … Read more
WWE Superstar Goldust, who has been working as producer for the Divas matches of late, has stated he is proud of the Divas via Twitter. He wrote: “Want all the wwe divas to know that i am proud of all of you. Y’all r kickin some good storylines.” In the past month or so, the … Read more
WWE Diva Maryse has updated fans via Twitter on the status of her recent abdominal hernia injury. Maryse announced the injury, which has prevented her from competing in the ring, a few weeks ago. Today she revealed that she’ll be having surgery tomorrow. The former Divas Champ tweeted: Pre-Op appointment today, blood work, MRI, ects. … Read more
There’s good news and bad news. Good: There is a new Trish Stratus DVD on the horizon. Bad: It’s not a follow-up documentary to WWE’s 100% Stratusfaction Guaranteed like we had hoped. However, fans will be able to get their yoga on with the Stratusfying One as she expands her ever-growing Stratusphere Yoga brand. RELATED: … Read more
Very cool news, indeed. WWE will be featuring the first ever Divas ladder match on its next compilation DVD, reveals WWEDVDNews.com. The match between Beth Phoenix and Katie Lea (now Winter in TNA) took place in Ohio Valley Wrestling while it was a WWE developmental territory, thus making it the only Divas ladder match in … Read more
Unofficial confirmation, perhaps? Tough Enough host Stone Cold Steve Austin revealed to the UK’s Daily Star that a second season is in the works. Buried in an interview with the newspaper is this line: “Another Tough Enough is in the pipeline too, Austin reveals.” The first season of Tough Enough earlier this year saw Trish … Read more
WWE.com has released a video of Natalya talking about her new team with Beth Phoenix, the Divas of Doom. Watch below: Natalya also did an interview with the London Free Press talking about Divas of Doom. Excerpt: “I’ve been in WWE three years and I’ve evolved … I’ve grown a lot,” said Neidhart. “There’s been … Read more
WWE Superstars, John Morrison, had high praise indeed for girlfriend and former Diva, Melina, in a recent interview. Speaking to Canada’s London Free Press, JoMo stated that Melina was “the most talented diva ever to be employed by WWE.” John continues: She’s got charisma and sex appeal. But the main thing that sets her apart … Read more
As reported yesterday, Council for Unity member Lisa Wright wrote a letter to the Be a Star Alliance questioning its affiliation with WWE. Over the past few months, WWE has teamed with Be a Star for an anti-bullying campaign and has aired commercials for the campaign on its programming. RELATED: Be a Star Targeted for … Read more
Well, it’s about time someone poked holes in WWE’s affiliation with the ‘Be a Star’ anti-bullying campaign. That someone is Lisa Wright from the Council for Unity, who wrote a letter — obtained by the Wrestling Observer — to Be a Star following ‘fat jokes’, construed as bullying, being made about Vickie Guerrero on air. … Read more
Okay, now she’s just showing off! Less than a month after revealing her hot cover for Revive magazine, Trish Stratus is at it again! This time, Trish is all about the yoga, posing on the cover of Sweat Equity magazine. With her yoga mat, fitgloves and sneakers in tow, Trish is ready to school us … Read more
SmackDown is going to air a live special on Tuesday, August 30th, Syfy has revealed. SmackDown will air live from 8pm ET on Syfy just one day after a live episode of Raw. The show is usually taped on Tuesdays and airs Fridays. The live show will be re-aired in the regular Friday night timeslot. … Read more
Tonight’s edition of NXT featured the main roster debut of NXT season 3 rookie Maxine. In her debut, she performed a sneak attack on fellow former rookie AJ. Watch the debut below (skip to 5:20):
Diva fans were severely disappointed this past weekend when the Divas roster for WWE ’12 was revealed. The roster had seemingly been cut in half from the year before. Just seven Divas were revealed on Saturday, down from 13-14 for last year’s SmackDown vs Raw. With Trish Stratus also expected to be in the game, … Read more
Our friends at Kayfabe Commentaries have released a sneak peak from Jim Cornette’s upcoming Timeline: History of the WWE DVD in which Cornette talks about events in the company in 1997. In a clip from the DVD, Cornette puts former WWE Diva Sable on blast, saying that she didn’t want to be in the wrestling … Read more
The FCW website has officially re-added the profiles of both Tough Enough alumni, Christina Crawford and Ariane Andrew as of this morning. Last week, Andrew’s profile was removed just days after her addition to the site, but it looks as if they just placed her on the site too soon. RELATED: Exclusive: Christina Crawford Talks … Read more
Divas Champion, Kelly Kelly, retained her title against Beth Phoenix tonight at SummerSlam after stealthily countering the Glam Slam into a victory roll. Kelly upset the Glamazon following a good match that saw Beth dominate Kelly. However, Kelly also had some shining spots including a great crossbody to Phoenix on the outside. However, despite winning … Read more
WWE Executive Vice President of Creative Development, Stephanie McMahon, made a cameo appearance at SummerSlam tonight in a backstage segment with CM Punk. The former General Manager and Women’s Champion appeared to wish Punk good luck for his WWE Championship match later in the evening, leading to a back and forth between the pair. Stephanie … Read more
Tonight, Kelly Kelly defends the Divas Championship against Beth Phoenix. Can she overcome the Diva of Doom? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: April: SummerSlam is the biggest party of the summer so what better way to celebrate than with a new champion? I think Beth Phoenix is going to dominate in this match. She … Read more
This past year she was a Tough Enough trainer, returned to Raw and competed at WrestleMania 27, so it only makes sense that Trish Stratus would be one of the legends in WWE ’12, right? RELATED: WWE and THQ Unveil Divas Roster for “WWE ’12? / Videos from WWE ’12: Diva Entrances and Finishers, Plus … Read more