Last night we saw Asuka fend off Nia Jax during the fight of her life, the first time we saw The Empress of Tomorrow in a compromising position. However, before we get to the match, we are taken to footage of both women preparing for the bout. We also see Bayley backstage offer Asuka a … Read more
These past few months have seen Nia Jax take on all comers as she rose up the ranks of the NXT Women’s Division while Asuka waited with the championship at the top. It was only a matter of time before the two met after Jax injured Bayley during a rematch from NXT: TakeOver London, putting … 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: Asuka Asuka … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Dallas brought with it the biggest challenge yet for the woman who’s made a career out of the playing out a constant David vs. Goliath narrative. At this point, overcoming the odds must be second nature for Bayley. Facing a challenger like Asuka, though, required her to throw out the rule book: there … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: Dallas, a new NXT Women’s Champion was crowned. The undefeated Asuka retained her perfect record by defeating the resilient Bayley, claiming the victory with the Asuka Lock. Bayley, ever the fighting champion, refused to tap out, and eventually passed out in the hold, forcing the referee to call the match. The … Read more
Get hyped for NXT TakeOver: Dallas with an exclusive Diva Dirt Hype video package highlighting the NXT Women’s Title match between Bayley and Asuka, made by LitHarmony. Check out the latest Diva Dirt Hype below: Music: “Twisted Nerve” by Bernard Herrmann; “The Hills” by Best Kept Secret Listen to every song featured in a Diva … Read more
Last night’s episode of NXT featured a video package hyping Bayley‘s NXT Women’s Title defense against Asuka at TakeOver: Dallas. The video, which looks at Asuka and Bayley’s paths to TakeOver, features predictions from the very Divas these two have faced and defeated along the way. Watch the video below: NXT TakeOver: Dallas takes place … Read more
Join Diva Dirt’s Chris, Erin, Jake, Cryssi, Kyle and Steven as we discuss NXT TakeOver: Dallas, Jacqueline‘s WWE Hall of Fame induction and WrestleMania 32. We give our thoughts and predictions on Bayley‘s NXT Women’s Title defense against Asuka, Team BAD and Blonde vs. Team Total Divas and Charlotte‘s Divas Title defense against Becky Lynch … Read more
NXT Women’s Champion Bayley‘s next title defense has been booked for NXT TakeOver: Dallas. As announced on tonight’s NXT, she will defend her title against Asuka. JUST ANNOUNCED: @WWEAsuka vs. @itsBayleyWWE at #NXTTakeOver Dallas for the #WWENXT Women's Championship! https://t.co/naXyolL4Bt — WWE (@WWE) March 17, 2016 NXT GM William Regal made the match official following … Read more
The results are in! Over the past few weeks you have been voting in the thousands for the winners of the 2015 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. Now it’s time to reveal who you’ve picked! Televised Match of the Year: Bayley vs. Sasha Banks, TakeOver: Brooklyn (46%) View the full results below: Who did … Read more
The results are in! Over the past few weeks you have been voting in the thousands for the winners of the 2015 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. Now it’s time to reveal who you’ve picked! News Story of the Year: Bayley and Sasha Banks main event NXT TakeOver: RESPECT (22%) View the full results below: … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its fifth annual Writers’ Choice Awards, as decided by the Diva Dirt team. As we come to the end of 2015, we have picked the best of the best to be awarded our Writers’ Choice trophies. Match of the Year: Bayley vs. Sasha Banks (NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn) Throughout nearly every … Read more
Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s Women’s Title match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn has been named WWE.com’s second greatest match of the year. The match was beaten out by only one bout – Brock Lesnar, John Cena and Seth Rollins‘s Triple Threat World Heavyweight Title match at Royal Rumble – and is described on the list as … Read more
NXT TakeOver: London continued the Divas division’s streak of great, memorable TakeOver matches. For the first time, though, it brought to the table two Divas matches that were equal in hype: NXT Women’s Champion Bayley put her title on the line against the undefeated Nia Jax, while the similarly undefeated Asuka finally clashed with Emma. … Read more
Today at NXT TakeOver: London, Bayley did what no other woman has done yet: defeat Nia Jax. Nia seemed poised to claim Bayley’s Women’s Title throughout the match, beating down the champ and taking her to her limit. Ever the resilient underdog, though, Bayley persevered, buoyed by the crowd’s chants and infectious energy. Again and … Read more
Today at NXT TakeOver: London, Emma overcame her fear of Asuka, but it wasn’t enough to defeat the NXT phenom. The Divas opened TakeOver with a match that was often lightning quick, Emma proving herself capable of keeping up with Asuka’s rapid style. However, she clearly didn’t rest all of her hopes on defeating Asuka … Read more
Today at NXT TakeOver: London, Bayley defends her NXT Women’s Championship against Nia Jax, while Asuka and Emma collide for the first time. We asked for your predictions for these matches on our social media pages and picked some of the best to highlight here. As always, you can join in by leaving your comments! … Read more
For the first time, a NXT TakeOver event will take place during WrestleMania weekend. Today, the WWE announced a NXT TakeOver event for Friday, April 1st, two days before WrestleMania 32. It will emanate from the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, less than 20 miles from AT&T Stadium, the site of WrestleMania. … 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. Note: Events from this weekend’s SHIMMER tapings will be included in … Read more
Respect, indeed. Last night at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, NXT Divas received their biggest opportunity yet: a spot in the main event. If that wasn’t enough, there was the added Iron Man stipulation, which guaranteed 30 minutes of wrestling and story that would surely hook the crowd. For me, this was cemented as the most inspiring … Read more
In the wake of last night’s historic NXT TakeOver: RESPECT Iron Man main event, several women commented about the enormity of the moment and what it signifies for the future of the Divas division. Bayley and Sasha Banks stood side-by-side in an emotional post-match interview: Bayley dubbed Sasha the “best in the world”, expressing her … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, Bayley and Sasha Banks both made history, but only Bayley left with the NXT Women’s Title. The two took part in the first Divas Iron Man match, battling for 30 minutes in the night’s main event. Move reversals, dirty tricks and battles on the outside of the ring brought the … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, Asuka made a memorable first impression, to say the least. The Japanese star made her NXT in-ring debut in a match against Dana Brooke, unleashing her trademark kicks and submissions to great effect. To her credit, Dana hung in for most of the match, putting up a bigger fight than … Read more
Tonight, in the main event of NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, Bayley defends the NXT Women’s Title against Sasha Banks in a 30 minute Iron Man match. Who will go the distance? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Chris: This is one of the things I always dreamed about but never thought would happen. Growing up as … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, Asuka makes her NXT in-ring debut against Dana Brooke. Does Dana stand a chance against the Japanese phenom? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Chris: I’ll keep this short. In the words of Whoppi Goldberg- Dana, you in danger girl! Asuka wins. Erin: NXT has bent over backwards to make … Read more
October 7th. Eight years ago today, Beth Phoenix won her first Women’s Championship. I remember the feeling I had that night. This was the start of a resurgence in the women’s division. Beth seemed like the piece that was missing since the departures of Trish Stratus and Lita about a year earlier. Her feud and … Read more