Chief Brand Officer of WWE Stephanie McMahon spoke with Ad Week about her role in WWE and how she can improve the perception of the company to a larger audience. During the interview she stated: “To the non-initiated there are definitely misperceptions about our brand. That’s one of my jobs as Chief Brand Officer is to … Read more
On the current state of the division and her era: “I loved what they did with us, I am not mad at it. Yeah they’re putting a lot more focus on the women too, but I feel like they’re shying away from the era of what I was – of the models, you know? … I … Read more
Ever since the announcement of the WWE brand split taking place on July 19th, speculation regarding the placement of the women of WWE has been a very popular topic amongst women’s wrestling fans. Some reports have stated that the women will end on one brand, whilst others have said something different. During a recent edition … Read more
New details regarding what initially seemed to be the detainment and arrest of WWE Superstar Paige, have been addressed by MLW Radio hosted by Court Bauer, Mister Saint Laurent and Konnan. According to the trio, Paige and Alberto Del Rio were enjoying the Absinthe show together in Las Vegas after Sunday’s Money in the Bank. … Read more
While the jury is still out on who really started the “divas/women’s wrestling revolution,” one of the first shots were fired in NXT by Summer Rae and her work with the BFFs in laying the foundation for a stronger division. Naluda recently sat down with Summer, real name Danielle Moinet, where she discussed her inspirations, … Read more
Linda McMahon spoke with Sports Illustrated about her role in helping build WWE, her life with Vince, newest venture with Women’s Leadership LIVE and more. On helping build WWE into its massive brand: She worked behind the scenes to create publishing, music, and licensing deals–like action figures–for the company, she explained. “We built each division … Read more
Was WWE Superstar Paige arrested after last night’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view? Wrestling News Source has obtained images of Paige being taken away in a police van by a police officer, which can be seen below. WWE Star Paige arrested?! – https://t.co/3QfWR8Qq6I #wwe pic.twitter.com/JyVIJGdYhA — WrestlingNewsSource (@WNSource) June 20, 2016 The report states that … Read more
WWE revealed more information this morning regarding its hotly anticipated brand draft which will split superstars’ rosters between its flagship Monday night Raw brand and Tuesday night SmackDown. The draft will take place during SmackDown’s first live show on Tuesday, July 19 at 8 pm ET. WWE issued this statement about the news: WWE’S DESTINY … Read more
Stephanie McMahon participated in a Facebook Q&A session where her responses ranged from her favorite promos, memorable programs with other female superstars, beliefs about her character and more. Transcript courtesy of WrestlingInc. On her favorite promos: The one she cut on Shane McMahon while getting the Legacy of Excellence Award, she said it was ‘challenging.’ … Read more
Is Sasha Banks in agreement with the majority of women’s wrestling fans regarding WWE’s recent booking of their female talent? It would certainly appear so, if implicit reblogging of fans on Tumblr are anything to go by. Sasha shared two posts from fans, questioning the storylines (or lack thereof) currently on display, featuring the likes … Read more
WWE2K Games has revealed that Sasha Banks is the first female Superstar to join this year’s gaming roster. Rob Schamberger, resident WWE artist and Canvas to Canvas creator, is at E3 this week revealing Superstars through artwork. Excited to announce that #THEBOSS @SashaBanksWWE is on the #WWE2K17 roster! Painting via @robschamberger #E3 #E32016 pic.twitter.com/kw137RowlD — … Read more
To promote her upcoming film GRIDLOCKED, Trish Stratus and Allan Unger, the writer/director of the movie, along with her co-star Cody Hackman, participated in a Reddit AMA. Questions ranged from her feelings on acting, to what she thinks about the current state of women’s wrestling, her fitness routines, and more. On how she got into yoga: … Read more
Muscle & Fitness Hers have released their July/August issue of their monthly magazine and the latest cover is graced by none other than “The Boss” Sasha Banks! The former NXT Women’s Champion sat down with Muscle & Fitness earlier this year to discuss what fitness plan she uses to keep herself in shape so that … Read more
As Brock Lesner prepares to step foot inside the octagon again for a co-main event at UFC 200, WWE is eyeing up a female fighter to debut in its squared circle for SummerSlam. Fox Sports is confirming that Paige VanZant is in preliminary talks with WWE to appear in some capacity at the event. Mike … Read more
WWE Superstars Nikki Bella, Brie Bella and Sasha Banks attended Wizard World this past week to meet fans and promote WWEÂ at the annual convention. The women discussed many topics such as their dreams in WWE, their favourite competitors, Bella Twins: The twins were asked about their favourite Superstars currently in WWE. Brie’s choice was the … Read more
Over the past month reports on former NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks being injured circled the world wide web. “The Boss” was kept away from television screens from mid-April up until her latest appearance on Main Event at the beginning of June. Whilst attending the Wizard World convention in Philadelphia, we got to hear Sasha speak on the … Read more
Former multi Women’s and Diva’s Champion Beth Phoenix has given birth to her second child with beau Adam “Edge” Copeland. The couple had first announced the news back in April during this year’s WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, when Beth was already eight months along. The proud father shared the news on Twitter, revealing that … Read more
According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the Bulgarian Brute Rusev and his Ravishing Russian Lana will tie the knot on September 2nd and Total Divas cameras will be on hand to capture the event! Lana joins newcomers Renee Young and Maryse, along with the returning Naomi and Total Divas staples Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Eva … Read more
Several of WWE’s female superstars have been confirmed to star in Season 2 of WWE Network-exclusive series Swerved. All nine episodes of the second series of WWE’s pranking comedy show will drop on the WWE Network on June 6th, with four and a half hours of practical joke content at viewers’ disposal. This marks the … Read more
WWE Superstars Naomi and Maryse have been cast in the next WWE Studios movie – The Marine 5: Battleground. Reprising his role as Jake Carter from The Marine 4, The Miz will lead the cast featuring the two talented WWE ladies and fellow Superstars Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel and Heath Slater. According to WWE.com, the … Read more
After back and forth news this week speculating on Sasha Banks‘ condition, the Wrestling Observer is now reporting she has been “cleared to work.” They’re also reporting she’ll be working WWE house shows this weekend in Winnipeg and LaCrosse. This update comes after wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer yesterday speculated original plans for The Boss at SummerSlam … Read more
According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Sasha Banks’ concussion sustained at a recent house show may be impacting the WWE’s (more specifically, Vince McMahon’s) direction for her going forward. Original plans for her included going head to head with Charlotte for the Women’s Championship at SummerSlam. Now those plans are possibly in doubt. Dave Meltzer … Read more
After Eden, real name Brandi Runnels, put in her notice yesterday asking to be released from her WWE contract, she took to her blog to explain why. Free Yo Mind…. …and the rest will follow. I’ve loved that En Vogue song since I was a little girl.It just screams freedom and equality. The simple words … Read more
In light of the recent news that both SmackDown and RAW will each hold their own individual rosters of talent, everyone has been speculating which performers will belong to either brand. Whilst speaking on Wrestling Observer Live, journalist Bryan Alvarez stated that the female competitors of WWE’s main roster may be exclusive to one brand only. This means that both … Read more
According to Variety, as of July 19th 2016, WWE’s SmackDown will be moved to a live broadcast every Tuesday night from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. This now turns the weekly dose of three hours of live WWE entertainment into five. Chris McCumber, president of entertainment networks at NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, had the following to … Read more
Former WWE Superstar Cameron, real name Ariane Andrew, reunited with her former Tough Enough host “Stone Cold” Steve Austin on his podcast The Steve Austin show to discuss various topics, weeks after being released by the WWE. How she came about being cast for Tough Enough: “I actually originally was a part of a Diva Search, that’s … Read more