Yesterday, Triple H conducted a media conference call to hype tonight’s NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, answering questions about Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s main event Iron Man match, Asuka‘s in-ring debut and the future of the Divas division. Transcript courtesy of PWInsider. Bayley vs. Sasha at TakeOver: Brooklyn: HHH thinks the match was huge, but there are … Read more
Wednesday night in the main event of NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, history will be made as Sasha Banks challenges Bayley for the NXT Women’s Championship in the first ever Divas Iron Man match. To celebrate this huge occasion, for the first time ever, Diva Dirt Hype features not just one, but two music videos highlighting the … Read more
A new video hyping Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s historic Iron Man match at tomorrow’s NXT TakeOver: RESPECT focuses on the preparations each Diva is making in the lead up. In the video, Bayley and Sasha speak about the importance of respect, acknowledging that they have given each other opportunities to prove themselves and make an … Read more
Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s historic main event Iron Man match being hyped in a new ad. The commercial, which aired on tonight’s Raw, quotes reviews of their highly acclaimed match at TakeOver: Brooklyn and touts their TakeOver: RESPECT as history in the making. Watch the commercial below: NXT TakeOver: RESPECT takes places this Wednesday at … Read more
WWE.com has published a new list ranking the top ten matches in NXT history, and a lauded Divas match has landed at number one. Bayley and Sasha Banks‘s match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn topped the list, beating out several acclaimed men’s matches, including Neville vs. Sami Zayn from NXT TakeOver: R Evolution. Bayley and Sasha … Read more
Ahead of their history-making main event Iron Man match at NXT TakeOver: RESPECT, Bayley and Sasha Banks have taken a trip down memory lane to illustrate how long they’ve dreamed of changing women’s wrestling. Both Divas have tweeted photos of school essays, in which they explain why they dream of becoming successful wrestlers and breaking … Read more
Another Divas match have been announced for next week’s TakeOver: RESPECT live special: Asuka vs. Dana Brooke. The match was announced on this week’s episode of NXT: JUST ANNOUNCED: @DanaBrookeWWE will face @WWEAsuka at @WWENXT #NXTTakeOver: Respect next Wednesday! pic.twitter.com/dT2b4nVdSl — WWE (@WWE) October 1, 2015 This will be Asuka’s first match for the NXT … Read more
NXT Women’s Champion Bayley recently spoke to Title Match Wrestling about her history-making main event match against Sasha Banks at TakeOver: RESPECT, possibly turning heel, the Diva Revolution and more: On her popularity: She says it’s weird to be considered one of the most popular women wrestlers, since she still sees herself as a “normal … Read more
The WWE has announced the main event of the next NXT TakeOver special, and it’s a huge one for Diva fans. In a rematch from NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, Bayley will defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Sasha Banks in a 30 Minute Iron Man match. The news was announced at tonight’s NXT television tapings and … Read more
New NXT Women’s Champion Bayley recently spoke to WWE.com about her monumental victory at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, sharing her emotional experience before, during and after the big match. Her reaction upon winning the title: “All I could do was cry. I was crying because of everything I’ve been through to get there, how I got … Read more
The WWE has confirmed the next big leap for NXT: a live TakeOver special from London, England. The news was announced by WWE COO Triple H, who tweeted: If you can't be in the UK in person to see @WWENXT take over, #NXTLondon will be LIVE only on @WWENetwork 12/16. pic.twitter.com/8K5esUiO7S — Triple H (@TripleH) August … Read more
Last night, the NXT Divas managed to raise the bar once again in the first live special off of their home turf. NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks took a break from the main roster to defend her title against the ultimate underdog, Bayley, in what was billed the co-main event of the evening. I’d speculate … Read more
Following her huge NXT Women’s Championship victory at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, Bayley spoke to WWE.com about what the moment meant to her. Through her tears, Bayley explained that though she had been dreaming of this moment for years, she was never truly prepared for it. She said the post-match congratulations she received from fellow Four … 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: Bayley Bayley … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, a new NXT Women’s Champion was crowned. In what was billed the co-main event of the evening, Bayley unseated champion Sasha Banks. Both Divas were taken to their absolute limits in the match, resulting in a hard fought victory for the underdog. Sasha took aim at Bayley’s broken hand, at … Read more
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn airs live tonight at 9pm ET on the WWE Network. Tune in to the pre-show at 8:30pm. Sasha Banks will be defending the NXT Women’s Title against Bayley. Discuss the show in the comments!
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, Sasha Banks defends the NXT Women’s Title against Bayley. Will we see a fourth Women’s Champion? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Chris: This quite frankly Ladies and Gentlemen, should be the main event. I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for a match on a PPV/Live … Read more
Get hyped for tonight’s NXT Takeover: Brooklyn NXT Women’s Championship match between Bayley and NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks with a unique rivalry-spanning video package entitled “The Tale of the Four Horsewomen” made by YouTuber LitHarmony. The narrated mini-movie focuses on the journeys of both champion and challenger, as well as the history also involving … Read more
Join Diva Dirt’s Chris, Erin and Jake as we discuss NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn and SummerSlam, giving our thoughts and predictions on Bayley vs. Sasha Banks and the Three-Team Elimination Tag Team match. We also talk Tough Enough, previewing Tuesday’s big finale. Listen below or download by right clicking here. Listen to the songs featured … Read more
Get hyped for NXT Takeover: Brooklyn with two exclusive Diva Dirt Hype video packages highlighting the participants in tomorrow’s NXT Women’s Championship match. The first, made by YouTuber Jordan, highlights the challenger Bayley: The second video, made by YouTuber Branden, takes a look at the NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks: Music: “Superstar” by RuPaul; “Up … Read more
WWE Hall of Famer and current Tough Enough trainer Lita will join Renee Young, Byron Saxton and Corey Graves on the pre-show panel for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn this Saturday. Her involvement was announced in a tweet from NXT, which also confirms that the Kickoff show will start at 8:30pm ET, despite conflicting reports: Don't miss … Read more
UPDATE: This week’s NXT has confirmed that both of these matches are being taped for next week’s episode of NXT. Two more Diva matches have been added to the undercard of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. The two matches – a Fatal Four-Way between Becky Lynch, Charlotte, Emma and Dana Brooke and a one-on-one bout between Carmella … Read more
After scoring a huge victory over Divas Champion Nikki Bella on Raw, Sasha Banks joined her Team B.A.D. teammates Naomi and Tamina Snuka for an interview on Raw Fallout. Sasha acknowledges that it was a big win, but doesn’t see why anyone should be surprised by the outcome – she’s the NXT Women’s Champion, after … Read more
The WWE has announced the next live NXT TakeOver event, which will emanate from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. WWE.com has revealed that the show will take place on Saturday, August 22nd, the night before SummerSlam. This will mark the first time a TakeOver event has taken place outside of Orlando, Florida and … Read more
There has been talk of having the NXT Divas main event a future NXT TakeOver special, according to a report from the Wrestling Observer (via PWMania). The report states that the WWE has taken notice of the NXT Divas’ success and the positive crowd reaction their matches have garnered. Sasha Banks and Charlotte have already … Read more
Each week following Raw, Diva Dirt Weekly will take a look back at the week preceding it, hitting every noteworthy event along the way, from NXT to Impact Wrestling to Raw. Joining the audio will be Chris, Erin and our host Jake. We cover the following events: NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable (5/20/15): Bayley and Charlotte defeat … Read more