Renee Young, Brie and Nikki Bella have shared their experiences being in close proximity to the terrorists attacks that left at least 129 dead and over 350 wounded in Paris on Friday. Renee revealed that she had been in Paris at the time, and was lucky enough to get a flight out of the city … 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: * At NXT live events this past weekend, … Read more
Four women have received WWE tryouts during their UK tour, according to reports: Nina Samuels, Jodie Champagnie, Toni Storm and Jessica Rose. Square Circle Sirens reported on these tryouts, which took place before Monday’s Raw in Manchester, England. Storm wrestled primarily in Australia before relocating to the UK last year and is said to have … Read more
The latest episode of WWE Breaking Ground wasn’t as Diva-heavy as its predecessors, shifting the lens to the Superstars as the crew headed to Texas for a series of live events. Dana Brooke‘s struggle to beak through saw a bit of focus, but functioned to tie up the previous episode’s cliffhanger. At NXT’s Texas live … Read more
Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s annual Female 50 issue has been released digitally, revealing the entire 2015 list. As announced yesterday, Nikki Bella tops the list, followed by Paige, Sasha Banks, Santana Garrett and Gail Kim. View the full list below. Last year’s placement is in parenthesis: 1. Nikki Bella (24) 2. Paige (1) 3. Sasha Banks … Read more
The latest episode of Renee Young‘s interview series Unfiltered welcomed WWE Hall of Famer Lita to the show to discuss the latest goings-on in her life. Lita confessed that she doesn’t really have a permanent home at the moment and is moving around a lot between Florida to California. She says her dog handles it … Read more
The latest episode of Table for 3 brought together Charlotte, Natalya and Tamina Snuka for a conversation about the pressures of living up to their famous relatives and blazing a path for themselves in the WWE. The Divas started off the conversation by sympathizing with each other for not being comfortable with traditional Diva roles. … Read more
On January 7th, SmackDown will make the move to the USA Network, placing the WWE’s two main shows on the same American channel for the very first time. USA Network’s official press release confirmed that the show will remain on Thursday nights for the time being, debunking rumors of a live airing on Tuesdays. Reports … Read more
Pro Wrestling Illustrated has revealed the woman atop its annual Female 50 list: Nikki Bella. The magazine revealed their pick on Twitter: Nikki Bella is No. 1 in the #PWIFemale50! Listen to her reaction on the @OfficialPWI Podcast at https://t.co/Ip3ocrA39F and iTunes Store. — PWI (@OfficialPWI) November 4, 2015 She made a huge leap this … Read more
The second episode of WWE Breaking Ground continued to pull the curtain back on the inner workings of the WWE Performance Center, showing fans the highs and the lows of Diva life, from the very beginning of the journey to the end of the road. The episode opened with the firing of Devin Taylor, who … Read more
Paige will face Divas Champion Charlotte at Survivor Series with the title on the line. She became the number one contender to the title by winning a Fatal Four-Way match, which pitted her against Becky Lynch, Brie Bella and Sasha Banks. After a lengthy, grueling match that elicited “This is Awesome!” chants from the crowd, … Read more
Nikki Bella may be taking time off from the road to rehab a nagging injury. The former Divas Champion tweeted a photo this afternoon at Physical Chiropractic in Tampa, Florida, calling it her “home” for the near future: My home 4 awhile. Injuries can only keep u down 4 a little bit. Time 2 get … Read more
The WWE has announced a Fatal Four-Way match for tonight’s Raw, with the winner going on to challenge Charlotte for the Divas Title at Survivor Series. Competing for the right to face the champ will be Becky Lynch, Brie Bella, Paige and Sasha Banks. The match was announced in a video posted to the WWE’s … Read more
Just over two weeks ago, former WWE Diva Melina made a surprise return to the ring, wrestling her first match in over three years. The match, which took place at STARDOM’s Covina, California show, saw her team with SHINE Champion Santana Garrett to take on Hudson Envy and Thunder Rosa. Today, the match is available … Read more
Ronda Rousey recently spoke to Rolling Stone about her pro wrestling aspirations, revealing her interest in helping change the landscape for women in the WWE. This follows recent comments that revealed her desire to win the Divas Championship, which prompted a response from current champion Charlotte. The UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion addressed Charlotte’s response, saying … Read more
Paige has responded to a challenge issued by WWE Hall of Famer Alundra Blayze, possibly opening the door for their social media feud to make the leap to television. The exchange, which originated with Alundra’s Instagram post deriding the Divas Revolution and a follow-up clarifying that her remarks are made in character, led to Paige … Read more
To celebrate Halloween, the WWE has put their own spin on classic horror movies with the help of a few Divas and Superstars. Becky Lynch and Charlotte spoof The Exorcist‘s famous stair spider crawl, Charlotte’s Figure Eight bridge scaring the daylights out of Becky. Brie and Nikki Bella‘s The Shining spoof, originally from a 2013 … 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 latest Taste of Tenille shares Emma’s … Read more
Next week, the WWE Network will premiere two Diva-themed episodes of original programming. First, the second all-Diva episode of Table for 3 will feature a discussion between Charlotte, Natalya and Tamina Snuka. The Network’s description for the episode reads: “Natalya, Tamina and Charlotte share stories of what it was like growing up in sports entertainment … Read more
Tough Enough competitors Gabi Castrovinci and Giorgia Piscina have responded to allegations that “troubling” parts of their pasts have prevented them from being signed by the WWE. GiGi’s involvement in the story came as the result of a mix-up by Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer, who initially stated that she would have been signed by the … Read more
To celebrate the release of WWE 2K16 yesterday in North America, WWE has published “entrance mashups”, showing Superstars and Divas making their entrances in someone else’s trademark style. In one of the videos, Nikki Bella‘s entrance is mashed up with John Cena‘s, showing her whipping out his “Never Give Up” towel and charging to the … Read more
Paige is the subject of Michael Cole‘s latest sit down interview for WWE.com, covering topics from the origins of the Diva Revolution and the breakup of Team PCB to the identity of Natalya‘s attacker. When Cole asks her what happened to the Paige who was “respectful and wide-eyed”, she says she’s exactly the same person. … Read more
Despite recent setbacks, Ronda Rousey still hopes to compete in a WWE ring one day, setting her sights firmly on the Divas Title. At a press conference for her fight at UFC 193, Rousey spoke about her future goals, expressing her hope to win world championships in boxing and jiu-jitsu as well as the WWE’s … Read more
After suffering betrayal at the hands of Paige on Raw, Charlotte and Becky Lynch caught up with Eden on Raw Fallout to share their reactions. Both Divas appear to be at a loss for words, Becky admitting that they should have expected Paige to betray them. Becky says Paige showed her true colors: her black … Read more
Nikki Bella is the latest Diva to share her experience with the paranormal for WWE’s Superstar Ghost Stories series. Nikki’s story centers on a hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. When she returned from celebrating Vickie Guerrero‘s birthday, Nikki noticed a chill in her room, despite the A/C being off. When she went to the bathroom to … Read more
Tonight at Hell in a Cell, Charlotte‘s first Divas Title defense was a successful one. She took on Nikki Bella – the woman she defeated for the title at Night of Champions – in the official rematch. Nikki, without Alicia Fox or Brie by her side as per an official ruling that banned all outsiders … Read more